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Sept. 15 marked the start of Hispanic Heritage Month which celebrates Hispanic culture, history and achievements. On Monday, students at the Naylor School in Hartford came together to celebrate with an Olympic-themed pep rally. “This is just to get everyone excited and remind them why they need to come to school everyday,” principal Alesia Ettson s...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal warned Monday that an upcoming report will give a damning review of shortcomings that led to an assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. While reacting to a second assassination attempt Sunday, he said a report is coming “very soon” summarizing the findings of an investigation by Congress and the U.S. Senate i...

A man has been arrested in connection to a deadly motorcycle crash that happened on Interstate 95 in Milford last year. A motorcycle and truck crashed on I-95 North just before exit 39A. The motorcyclist, 33-year-old Victor Ryan Forbes, of West Haven, died at the scene. Troopers said a truck towing a trailer drifted between the left and center lane...

Dozens of UConn students had a clear message for school leaders on Monday. “Meet with us, meet with us,” students chanted outside of Gulley Hall. The student organization, UConnDivest, is asking the president’s office to meet in-person to discuss the new updates to the university’s protesting policies. Some of the changes include limiting amp...

A woman is facing manslaughter charges after a state Department of Transportation (DOT) worker was struck and killed while on the job in Wallingford. The New Haven Judicial District State’s Attorney’s Office said 55-year-old Denise Lucibello, of East Haven, is facing additional new charges after 26-year-old Andrew DiDomenico, of Meriden...

Michelle Troconis was back in Stamford Superior Court Monday. Attorneys are still working toward a resolution on her contempt charge, but there has also been movement on her appeal. The appearance was brief, and no offers are on the table at this point related to her contempt charge. “No offer was conveyed on the matter, but we did have further&#82...

Trailblazing ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince died at age 29 on Friday in New York City. She was born as an orphan in Sierra Leone during a time of war and turmoil. She was adopted by Americans when she was four years old. DePrince became a well-respected and well-known ballerina with many principal roles and celebrity projects. Most recently, s...

Two mobile homes sustained major damage after an explosion ignited a significant fire in East Hartford Monday morning. The fire department said they responded to a reported explosion in the area of Navajo and Shawnee Road at about 10:30 a.m. Responding crews found multiple mobile homes on home, two of which were significantly damaged. Officials sai...

Warning: Details in this story may be difficult to read. A woman has been arrested after lying about a dog dying in her care while at her boarding and training business in Haddam, according to police. State police said they responded to a home in Haddam last week to arrest 65-year-old Jacqueline Witt. An arrest warrant states that Witt had…...

New legislation is targeting the gambling industry, specifically sports betting, which has been growing at a fast rate since being made legal in many states, including Connecticut. The SAFE Bet Act, introduced by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-20), would set federal standards for sports betting when it comes to adv...

A motorcyclist that was seriously injured when he was struck by a vehicle in Norwalk over the weekend has died. Dispatchers received a 911 call about a motorcyclist that was hit by a vehicle on Winfield Street on Saturday around 5:30 p.m. Emergency crews responded to the scene and began providing medical attention to the motorcyclist. The motorcycl...

What is driving up the cost of food at the grocery store? That’s the question our local leaders are trying to get to the bottom of. In New Haven on Monday, Representative Rosa DeLauro hosted a roundtable discussion with several local and federal agencies discussing what they can do to lower food costs. “People are struggling. They live ...

Two Powerball tickets sold in Connecticut won $50,000 for Saturday’s drawing. The tickets matched four numbers and the Powerball. Saturday’s winning numbers were 29-34-38-48-56 and the Powerball was 16. The Powerplay was 2, but neither of the tickets had the Powerplay. There was no jackpot winner on Saturday. The jackpot for Monday nigh...

Former FBI Special Agent Kenneth Gray weighed in on the investigation into who was behind what the FBI calls the apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.  “They will throw whatever resources necessary to figure out who this guy is and what motivated him,” Gray, a University of New Haven criminal justice distinguished ...