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Back in mid-July, Hydrilla, an invasive species, was found at Gardner Lake State Park in Salem. “It spread significantly in a month and a half,” advocate Kate Johnson said.  Now, the Hydrilla is almost reaching the shoreline. “There is a whole clump of it,” First Selectman Ed Chiemlewski (R-Salem) said. Hydrilla negatively impacts fish, plants...

Police in Hartford are investigating vandalism to the walkway of Immanuel Congregational Church. The walkway has been painted rainbow colors for the last three years, and the artist said nothing has ever happened before. But now, days before the city’s Pride celebration, it was defaced with a hateful slur. “Both sadness and anger,” Rev. Jay Terbush...

Bert Baez was considering not voting for a president when his choices were President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump.   He remained undecided when Biden stepped out and Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee.   That was until Tuesday’s presidential debate.   “Trump just kind of seemed to be going on tangents...

Mr. Fortune is free at last. “Fortune was a formerly enslaved man here in Waterbury. He was enslaved to a doctor by the name of Preserved Porter,” Alex Breanne Corporation President John Mills said. Fortune died in 1798. His bones traveled through the years. First, they were used by Dr. Preserved Porter for medical research for over 130 years. Then...

On Wednesday, the American Red Cross, Hartford Fire Department and city officials installed free smoke alarms for families in the city. The initiative commemorated the Sept. 11th attacks and was a part of the “Sound the Alarm” event. “Our goal is to hit 300 smoke alarms today,” Red Cross Connecticut and Rhode Island CEO Richard Branigan said. “We d...

Officials are investigating after a threat prompted a lockdown at an elementary school in West Haven on Wednesday. City officials said Savin Rock Elementary School was under a lockdown this afternoon but it has since been lifted. West Haven police said they received a phone call that there was a person on school grounds with a gun. Police found no&...

Route 5 has reopened in East Windsor after a three-vehicle crash on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation. The road was closed between Stoughton Road and Abbe Road, but has since reopened. No additional information was immediately available.

Authorities are warning the public to be on the lookout for an armed and dangerous fugitive that may be in Shelton or the surrounding area. The U.S. Marshals Service and Shelton police are asking for your help finding Daniel Reid, 38, who has multiple arrest warrants related to narcotics and firearm offenses. Reid is a fugitive from justice and is&...

A man and woman have been arrested after allegedly sexually and physically abusing multiple children in Meriden, according to police. The police department said they’re investigating multiple allegations dating back to November 2023. A man and woman are accused of abusing children between the ages of four and nine, authorities said. Dorcas Ot...

State police have arrested a man who is accused of going 110 miles per hour on Interstate 84 in Willington while trying to get away from a state trooper. State police said a trooper based out of Troop C in Tolland was conducting highway speed enforcement and saw a GMC SUV speeding on I-84 West, passing exit 73 in Union,…

Police have responded to the campus of the high school and middle school in North Haven after a threat. Police said school staff issued a shelter-in-place after being notified of concerning comments of a threat of violence at the school. Authorities said they received a complaint that revolved around a witness who claimed they overheard a high scho...

A Danbury man who is accused of driving under the influence, hitting a construction worker on Interstate 95 in Stonington and leaving the scene was arrested in Rhode Island, according to state police.   Connecticut state police said troopers responded to I-95 North near exit 91-92 in Stonington around 6:30 p.m. after receiving reports that a d...

Police are investigating after someone was shot several times in Norwalk on Tuesday night. Dispatchers received calls around 9:20 p.m. about several gunshots in the area of Strawberry Hill Avenue and Catalpa Street and found that a person who had been shot several times had gone to Norwalk Hospital. Police said the victim is in serious condition an...

One person has been taken to the hospital after a motorcycle crash on Interstate 84 West in Willington on Wednesday morning. The right and center lanes of Interstate 84 West were closed in Willington between exits 72 and 71 but have reopened. State police said the crash happened around 9:59 a.m. and the injuries are not believed to be life-threaten...