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Transportation is one of the hurdles that forces youth all over the state to lose contact with work or school. Lawmakers recently did something about it, thanks to a push from some Hartford students. The legislature included funding for free buses for Hartford and New Haven students as part of a bill to spend as much as $400 million in…...

The 2023 Canadian wildfire season was the most destructive on record. In fact, there were still fires burning on New Year’s Eve. Some fires from 2023 persisted into the new year – those are called “zombie fires.” A zombie fire is one that continues to burn underground, continuing to smolder through the winter, and re-emerges...

Serious injuries are being reported in a crash that closed Route 32 in Franklin on Tuesday evening. Troopers said they were called to the area of 157 Route 32 just after 4:15 p.m. for a motor vehicle crash. The road was closed for several hours but has since reopened. Serious injuries are being reported. No additional information was immediately av...

On Tuesday, the American School for the Deaf (ASD) in West Hartford welcomed representatives from the Republic of Guinea for a luncheon event. “It is such a unique experience,” Executive Director Jeffrey S. Bravin said. “In three weeks, we were able to make all of this happened.” The representatives joined Bravin, Princess Karen Chatman, West Hartf...

The City of New Haven and surrounding communities continue to crack down on illegal ATV and dirt bike riding in the city. The city police department is anticipating the usage of the machines to increase as the weather gets nicer heading into the summer months. But they have already confiscated many from New Haven. “Probably into triple digits store...

Connecticut Republicans are facing a possible August primary to determine who will challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy in November. Delegates at the state convention on Monday endorsed Gerry Smith, the four-term first selectman of Beacon Falls. However, Matt Corey of Glastonbury, a small businessman who challenged Murphy six years ago, won ...

“Not just in the United States. She’s known all over the world now,” Connecticut Sun fan Charlie Miller said. The dawn of the Caitlin Clark era, drawing crowds at the box office over five hours before tip-off. “It’s making women’s basketball be more receptive to the die-hard guy who never would go watch a women’s basketball game, and I’m...

One of the four people who was killed in a wrong-way crash on the Merritt Parkway in Stratford last week was a Fairfield University student who was driving home to Massachusetts for the summer, according to officials. The crash happened around 1:43 a.m. Thursday when the driver of a Honda CRV who was going north in the southbound lane collided&#823...

A motorcyclist has serious injuries after a crash that closed Route 4 in Goshen on Tuesday. The crash was reported just before 1:30 p.m. The road was closed at Beach Hill Road but has since reopened. State police said a motorcycle going eastbound on Route 4 was hit while trying to turn. The motorcyclist was thrown from their bike. Troopers…...

Police are investigating burglaries at two smoke shops in New Haven early Tuesday morning. Police said officers responded to 841 Whalley Ave. at 2:55 a.m. Tuesday after an alarm went off and they found that someone had thrown a large rock through the front window and around $600 worth of vape pens had been taken. Then, at 3:01 a.m., officers…...

The job website Indeed, which has headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut and Austin, Texas, is laying off around 1,000 people, which is around 8 percent of the company. No information has been released on how many jobs in Connecticut will be affected. “I am sad to share the news that we have made the difficult decision to reduce our headcount throug...

Foo Fighters, Goo Goo Dolls, Boyz II Men, Norah Jones, Lisa Loeb and more acts are coming to Connecticut in September for the Soundside Music Festival. The festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept. 29 at Seaside Park in Bridgeport. The team that was behind the Sound On Sound Music Festival is working with C3 Presents,…...

Back in March, Michelle Troconis was found guilty of conspiring to murder Jennifer Dulos in 2019. She was also convicted on five other counts related to the case. She is scheduled to be sentenced on May 31. Following the verdict, NBC Connecticut sat down with the Troconis family for their first interview after leaving the courthouse. The father and...

A state police cruiser that was parked in a construction zone on Interstate 91 in Wethersfield was struck by a vehicle on Tuesday morning. State police said the trooper’s cruiser was in the left lane of three on I-91 North near exit 25/26 while the trooper conducted traffic control around 5:30 a.m. The cruiser was stopped with its emergency l...