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Catholics all across Connecticut are reflecting on the legacy Pope Francis leaves behind with many praising his commitment to inclusivity and devotion to helping the poor and marginalized. “He was such an amazing man,” Sydney Crockett, a Southern Connecticut State University sophomore, said. A man who touched the lives of more than a billion people...

An 18-year-old is facing manslaughter charges in connection to a crash that left a Branford High School senior dead last year. The crash happened on Interstate 91 South in New Haven on April 10. Isabela Osler, 17, died in the crash, according to police. Osler was a passenger in a Jeep Cherokee that collided with a truck on I-91 South…

Jury deliberations have officially started in the trial of Jose Morales. Morales is accused of murder and tampering with evidence in the death of his girlfriend Christine Holloway in December of 2019. The state is charged with proving the case beyond a reasonable doubt. On Monday, the jury was presented closing arguments by Senior State Assistant’s...

The Connecticut River has come a long way since the first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. Over 55 years ago, it was legal, and actually common, for toxic waste to be dumped in the river. “The river for a very long time prior to the 1960s was incredibly polluted,” Lauren Bennett-Dionne, director of education at the Connecticu...

Four people died and one person sustained minor injuries after a multi-vehicle crash in Newington Sunday morning. On Monday, the families of the victims and members of the community stopped by to place flowers on Willard Avenue where the crash occurred. “I wish this upon no families ever,” Ryan Ashford said. “I hope they have access to all the reso...

A recently released letter from the Office of Higher Education sheds light on why Paier College’s application to reopen was denied. Paier College in Bridgeport previously notified the state of their intention to shut down. The president of the college let the state know they’re withdrawing their authorization to operate last Tuesday. Th...

Democrats on a new Select Committee on Special Education unveiled a plan Monday meant to help local school districts keep costs down. The identical proposals come as municipalities say special education costs are driving up budgets. “We are at a crisis point,” Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D-Trumbull) said. “We are at a point where special education i...

Some see Pope Francis as a reformer who addressed past scandals and embraced marginalized people. “I wish he could have lived forever because he’s so special,” Deirdre DiCara, the executive director of the Friends in Service to Humanity of Northwestern CT, said. DiCara is remembering Pope Francis and the times she got to see him, including wh...

A man who was arrested following a crash that killed a 96-year-old woman in Griswold is now facing manslaughter charges. He was arrested days after the crash and was initially held on a $1.5 million bond. When state police responded to the intersection of Taylor Hill Road and Oakville Road in Griswold around 4:45 p.m. on June 9, they found…...

The Yale Climate Opinion Maps have been released from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communications, within the Yale School of the Environment. The goal is to study how people around the world are responding to the issue of climate change, mostly focusing on the United States. “We study how people around the world are responding to the issue of...

Michelle Troconis was back in Stamford Superior Court on Monday while her attorney attempts to have her contempt charge dismissed. She is accused of showing a livestream camera a sealed custody report on her laptop that she was not supposed to have in her possession.   Attorneys have been shuffled on both sides of the bench. Troconis is represented...

Firefighters are battling a brush fire on Upper Maple Street in Dayville. The Dayville Fire Company said several fire departments are providing mutual aid and they are asking people to be cautious in the area and seek other routes. They are asking people with personal drone to avoid the area as crews work to put out the fire. The East…...

The jury has started deliberating after closing arguments were delivered in the trial of Jose Morales, the man who is accused of killing his girlfriend, the mother of his missing daughter, in her Ansonia home in December 2019. Morales has been charged with the murder of Christine Holloway five years ago and tampering with evidence, and he pleaded n...