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Governor Ned Lamont said he expects Connecticut will receive 30,000 Johnson & Johnson one-dose COVID-19 vaccines by Tuesday, March 2. The announcement comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the emergency use of the vaccine on Saturday. The Johnson & Johnson shot is now the third with emergency authorization to co...

Officials have arrested the man they believe is responsible for targeting at least four Connecticut EMS agencies with Molotov cocktails Saturday night. Richard White, 37, of Torrington, was arrested after police obtained a warrant on third degree arson and burglary charges. White fled the state and was located in Pennsylvania shortly after 10 p.m.,...

Like each Saturday this month, volunteers were working this weekend at Dunkin’ Donuts Park. Since Feb. 6, these volunteers have helped vaccinate hundreds of Hartford residents. Still, much more work lies ahead. Among those at the park’s vaccination clinic Saturday was Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, who had a message. “We want to make it as easy ...

Paige Bueckers made the key passes, Aaliyah Edwards handled the boards. The scoring, both stellar freshmen did their share and more for No. 1 Connecticut. Bueckers set a school record with 14 assists and also had 20 points, Edwards added 24 points and 14 rebounds, and UConn routed Butler 97-68 Saturday. Bueckers, who led the Huskies in scoring, ass...

Neighbors helping neighbors was the theme for a group of Windsor volunteers on Saturday morning. The food drive was hosted by the Live-Love-Give group, who prides itself on giving back to the community. The cold and dreary start didn’t seem to faze Sharon Rispoli or her group of neighbors, friends, and children. “There are so many peopl...

A pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic was held in Hartford on Saturday. The clinic marks the fourth pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic and was held at Dunkin Donuts Park. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin spoke at the clinic and reminded eligible residents how they can sign up to get their vaccine. There are two ways to sign up: Online If you have a…

Two systems are expected to bring rain to the state this weekend. An initial burst of snow this morning trended to periods of rain for most of the day Saturday. Another system looks to bring another round of showers for Sunday, especially for the shoreline during the afternoon and evening. Temperatures will be on the mild side into the 40s,…...

A Connecticut man is facing sentencing after he pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 12-year-old girl from a Massachusetts park and sexually assaulting her before abandoning her in an unfamiliar neighborhood. Joshua Besaw, 37, of Thompson, is set to be sentenced to 20 to 25 years in prison Monday in federal court in Hartford. He pleaded guilty to a kidna...

Several hundred doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine stored at Charter Oak Health Center in Hartford are still viable and safe to be administered after a safety door lock failed on a freezer containing them, according to Moderna. The Department of Public Health said Friday that the doses may have been spoiled, but Moderna officials confirmed S...

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s effort to legalize recreational marijuana for adults received criticism Friday from two completely different fronts: people who outright oppose legalization and those who support it, but believe the Democrat’s bill falls short in addressing racial inequities. Multiple members of Lamont’s administration tried to assure ...

Police have secured an arrest warrant for murder for a man who was previously wanted for questioning in connection to the death of a Yale graduate student earlier this month. New Haven police said they have obtained an arrest warrant charging Qinxuan Pan with murder in the fatal shooting of Kevin Jiang. Earlier this month, Jiang, 26, was found lyin...

A manager of a Danbury company sprang into action after a truck caught on fire inside of a loading dock on Saturday morning. Dispatchers received a 911 call around 7:45 a.m. reporting a truck on fire in the loading dock at Omaha Beef on Maple Avenue. As firefighters were responding, officials said Jason Street, the manager of Omaha Beef, who…...

One person has died after he or she was ejected during a rollover crash in Lebanon early Saturday morning, according to the fire department. Firefighters were called to Exeter Road near North Street around 3:45 a.m. after getting a report of a rollover accident. When crews arrived, they said they found one vehicle on its roof in the middle of&#8230...