Energy 8 mins ago

Lower supply rates won't mean lowered Eversource bills. Here's why

Eversource is planning to lower its supply rate this summer, but it won’t be enough to offset state-mandated increases elsewhere in the bill. The utility company filed paperwork with the Public Utilit...

  • Darien 1 hour ago

    Video shows four suspects break into Darien jewelry store: police

    Police in Darien have opened an investigation into a reported burglary at a jewelry store on Post Road. On Wednesday morning around 4:30 a.m., police say four suspects wearing masks and gloves broke into David Harvey Jewelers on Route 1. Released surveillance video shows the glass of the front door being broken and people entering the store: Darien...
  • Bloomfield 8 hours ago

    Bomb threat forces evacuation of school in Bloomfield

    A magnet school in Bloomfield was evacuated Friday morning due to a bomb threat, according to police. Officers responded to the Global Experience Magnet School on South Griffin Road around 8:15 a.m. after school security noticed some graffiti in a bathroom that was percieved as a bomb threat, police said. The school was evacuated. The Hartford poli...
  • new haven 9 hours ago

    New Haven Public Schools making plans to expand career pathway programs

    Three interdistrict magnet schools in New Haven may not have enough students who are not Black or Latino, according to recent state data. Interdistrict magnet schools are open to students who don’t live in a school district. The school’s student population demographic should be at least 25 percent or more non-Black and Latino, and less than 75 perc...
  • South Windsor 2 hours ago

    Police arrest woman accused of abandoning dog in the woods in South Windsor

    Police have arrested a woman they say abandoned a dog in South Windsor last month. Janiya Bradford, 26, of Manchester, turned herself in on Thursday and was charged with cruelty to animals. She is accused of attaching the dog’s collar to a large tree branch in the Frank Niederwerfer Wildlife Sanctuary and abandoning him there. A person out wa...
  • north haven 3 hours ago

    Person in critical condition after North Haven crash

    A person is in critical condition after a crash in North Haven on Friday morning. The crash happened on Valley Service Road. The road was closed in both directions early Friday, but has since reopened. North Haven police said two cars collided, and one of the drivers was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. The accident remains under inves...
  • StormTracker 1 hour ago

    Brighter weather Friday but gray skies return to start the weekend

    After a couple of gloomy days, Friday will be brighter with a mix of sun a clouds. High temperatures will climb into the mid-70s by the afternoon. The clouds return on Saturday. There is a slight chance of showers or sprinkles Saturday afternoon, but the day won’t be a washout. By Sunday, the gray skies are gone and we...

  • New London 19 hours ago

    NBC CT Responds helps New London Maritime Society recover almost $20K

    Something was not adding up for a New London nonprofit when its bank account was short almost $20,000. New London Maritime Society fought for months to get its hands on its hard-earned cash with no luck. That is until NBC CT Responds came to the rescue. “It takes a lot of tours and a lot of volunteers and a lot…

  • New London 21 hours ago

    Minor taken to hospital after car and bike collide in New London

    A minor was taken to the hospital after a car collided with a bike in New London on Thursday evening. The police department responded to the area of Jefferson Avenue and Ashcraft Road just after 3 p.m. A car and bike collided, and the minor on the bike was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver stayed…

  • LGBTQ+ 18 mins ago

    LGBTQ+ community and allies work to create events, safe space after Tisane closure

    Tisane Euro-Asian Café, a beloved restaurant and bar in Hartford’s West End, suddenly closed its doors this week. Now some loyal customers feel they have lost a safe and inclusive space for the LGBTQ+ community. “We’ve danced there, we’ve cried there, we’ve had so many great experiences there,” Casey Potetz, a former Tisane employ...
  • Connecticut 19 hours ago

    Former CT budget official had difficult working relationship with others

    A former Connecticut public official is facing federal charges including bribery and extortion through his position giving out school construction grants. One person who dealt with him found him to be quite difficult to work with. Leaving the federal courthouse Thursday in Hartford, Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis and his lawyer had no comment about...
  • colchester 2 hours ago

    CT middle school track coach steps down after allegedly calling student a racial slur

    A track coach from William J. Johnston Middle School in Colchester has stepped down after being accused of calling a Black female student from Middletown a racial slur. Colchester Public Schools told NBC Connecticut in a statement that students were singing an explicit song named “Faneto” by Chief Keef to which the coach ...
  • 2024 paris olympics 23 hours ago

    Simone Biles, Suni Lee, and Gabby Douglas to compete in Hartford on Saturday

    This weekend, Hartford will welcome three big names in women’s gymnastics. The world’s most decorated gymnast, Simone Biles, 2012 Olympic all-around champion Gabby Douglas, and reigning Olympic all-around champion Suni Lee will all compete on Saturday at the Core Hydration Classic. “This weekend in Hartford is really and truly the start of kind of ...
  • soccer 19 hours ago

    CT Unified FC launches free youth academy program

    Things are moving quickly for CT United FC, the new MLS Next team coming to Bridgeport in 2025. “When we first started this, we genuinely wanted to have a positive impact on the community,” said André Swanston, founding partner of Connecticut Sports Group. “Bridgeport and the greater area, people are genuinely excited about this.&...
  • Hartford May 16

    Two men taken to hospital after shooting in Hartford

    Two men have been taken to the hospital after a shooting in Hartford on Thursday evening. Police said they responded to Homestead Avenue at about 3:10 p.m. after getting a ShotSpotter alert. Officers said two men, both in their 20s, were dropped off at the hospital with gunshot wounds. Police said the men both have non-life threatening injuries. Th...
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