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A new Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) report shows Connecticut continues to fall behind on its emissions goals. The report indicates greenhouse gas emissions fell in Connecticut in 2020, when people were home during the pandemic, but rose the two years after that. “It’s clear that we have really tough road ahead of us prepa...

The countdown for opening day at Lake Compounce and Quassy Amusement Park is on. Both of the parks will open their doors to visitors on Saturday. “We’re really excited about opening day,” Quassy co-owner George Frantzis said. “We’re ready for people to splash, enjoy the park, enjoy the land rides.” “We have something for every age group,” Lake Comp...

A man has been arrested after allegedly grabbing a bank customer and holding a sharp object to her neck while demanding money in New Haven. Police said they responded to Wells Fargo on Chapel Street on April 8. The incident happened just after 9 a.m. Employees told police that after a customer finished her transaction with the teller, a man…...

“It’s almost like a rancid meat smell when it happens and the odor permeates,” Tasca Ford General Manager Tom Moran said. An unpleasant odor is creating unhappiness for residents and businesses like Tasca Ford in Berlin. “I didn’t know where it was coming from at the time, but it was very pungent,” Berlin’s Lee Chiodo said. Residents say the......

The closure of a nonprofit is leaving a Kent family, and potentially many others around the country, under financial stress. Eric Epstein is diabetic, and the disease has killed his kidneys. His family says they initially applied to the National Foundation for Transplants (NFT) on the suggestion of hospital social workers to help pay for his kidney...

The job market in southeastern Connecticut is growing. In fact, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Norwich-New London region has the fastest growing job market in the state and the second fastest across New England. Lawmakers say fueling this growth is the Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative. The federally funded program launched i...

A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife after an argument at their home in Simsbury Friday afternoon. Authorities were called to Wildwood Road just before 11:30 a.m. on Friday after receiving a report from a relative about an altercation inside of a home. Responding officers found a woman with extreme trauma and life-threatening inju...

A man is facing new charges in connection to the assault and carjacking of an Uber driver in North Haven last month. North Haven police said they were called to a reported armed carjacking on North Frontage Road on March 1. An Uber driver allegedly picked up a 17-year-old and an adult from Hamden and transported them to their destination…...

Authorities have arrested two minors accused of intentionally starting a fire that destroyed a beloved church in Eastford last year. Firefighters from several towns battled a blaze at the Congregational Church of Eastford on April 23, 2023. Despite their efforts, the church, which was built in 1829, was destroyed. The fire on Church Road broke out ...

A man is in critical condition after a car crash on New Britain Avenue in Rocky Hill Friday evening. Police said a man was critically injured in the crash, which involved three vehicles. Another person has minor injuries, according to authorities. Police said the road was closed in both directions from the Berlin town line to New Road. It has&#8230...

A state trooper was hit by a car during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 in Bridgeport on Monday morning. State police said it happened on I-95 North near exit 30 just after 8:30 a.m. A Jeep Grand Cherokee and a state police Ford Explorer had been parked in the right shoulder when a driver in a Honda Accord lost…

The body of a man was pulled from a river in Waterbury on Friday morning. Police responded to the area of 135 East Liberty Street after getting a report of a body in the Mad River. The body was taken from the river and police confirmed the man was dead. Police have identified the man, but are not releasing the…

State police said they have arrested suspects who are accused of causing more than $20,000 worth of damage at Valley Regional High School in Deep River. The investigation started when state police received a complaint on April 7 that a portable classroom and the main building had been damaged overnight. State troopers, along with Deep River Police ...