StormTracker 12 mins ago

Showers possible Friday afternoon, partly sunny start to Memorial Day weekend

We have some early sunshine and it will fill in with clouds on Friday. Scattered showers are possible after 2 p.m., especially through northern Connecticut. Cool temperatures will persist as we enter ...

  • NBC CT Responds 15 hours ago

    Shop smarter this summer with these tips

    As summer nears, some people are finalizing their plans and others are adjusting theirs because of costs. Savings website RetailMeNot asked 1,000 consumers where they plan to cut back spending this summer. The top 5 categories include: dining out or takeout, clothing and accessories, electronics, travel and leisure, and lastly, home goods and furni...
  • New Fairfield 14 hours ago

    New Fairfield school employee charged with sexually assaulting student

    State police have arrested a school paraeducator and basketball coach accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student in New Fairfield. Police began their investigation into 26-year-old Christopher Fernandes in March after receiving a complaint from two students that Fernandes was sending inappropriate text messages to a different student. The...
  • WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL MERIDEN
    Meriden 16 hours ago

    Student charged with setting fire in middle school bathroom in Meriden

    A seventh-grade student was arrested in connection with a fire at Washington Middle School in Meriden on Monday. Firefighters responded to the school on North Broad Street around 11:45 a.m. on Monday and found someone had set fire to paper towels in a second-floor girls bathroom. There was a heavy smoke condition in that area of the school, accordi...
  • A person runs past Dunster House at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, March 17, 2025.
    Harvard University 7 hours ago

    Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

    The Trump administration has followed through on its threat to pull Harvard University’s ability enroll and host foreign students unless it gives the federal government information about students in the country on visas.

  • AAPI Heritage Month 18 hours ago

    Students at Connecticut River Academy celebrate AAPI Heritage Month

    Flags from different Asian countries were walked in by students and staff at Connecticut River Academy (CTRA), a Goodwin University magnet school in East Hartford, to kick off the third annual AAPI magnet theme day.  “I love to see that it’s continuing on and the students are actually making a dedication to make it work,” former CTRA stu...
  • StormTracker 8 hours ago

    Above average hurricane season predicted

    Sunday, June 1 marks the official start to the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The season is defined from June 1 to Nov. 30, when tropical systems are most likely to form across the Atlantic Ocean, with the peak of the activity in September. This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, predicts an above-average season of...
  • Milford 13 hours ago

    Man sentenced to 40 years for 2022 murder of former girlfriend in Milford has outburst in court

    A man who killed his former girlfriend, a mother of three, in her Milford home in 2022 while two of her children were home has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. In March, Ewen Dewitt, 45, accepted a plea deal for 40 years to serve. During Thursday’s sentencing hearing, the court heard from Julie Minogue’s sister, mother and eldest…...
  • Damage to Park Road in Oxford
    Severe weather 19 hours ago

    Deadline approaching for small businesses, nonprofits to apply for federal help after August 2024 storms

    The deadline is approaching for small businesses  and private nonprofit organizations in Connecticut to apply for low-interest federal disaster loans to cover costs from the severe storms last August.   The U.S. Small Business Administration said the deadline is June 20 to apply for loans to offset economic losses from flooding, landslide...
  • Danbury 22 hours ago

    Danbury man wins $2 million on scratch-off ticket

    A Danbury man won $2 million on a scratch ticket. He bought the ticket for the “$2,000,000 Mega Multiplier” scratch game at J & R White Street Citgo on White Street in Danbury. The CT Lottery said he originally stopped in to play keno, but bought a few scratch tickets while he was there. He said he’s won a few…

  • Manchester 23 hours ago

    Firefighters, police officers rescue kittens from drain in Manchester

    Police officers and firefighters rescued a litter of kittens they found stuck in a drain. The fire department was responding to a call on Tuesday night when a resident told them that it looked like a litter of kittens was stuck in a drain, so firefighters and police officer worked together to free them, police said. The kittens have been…...
  • Norwich 23 hours ago

    Possible solutions to Yantic River flooding discussed during Norwich open house

    Any time heavy rain is on the way, people in Norwich keep a close eye on the Yantic River. After years of devastating floods, business and homeowners are looking for solutions to keep the water out. “We flood many, many times. Back from the ’70s all the way through,” Lori Danis, a commercial building owner, said. She’s no stranger...
  • East Granby 23 hours ago

    Fire departments look to replace gear containing cancer-causing chemicals

    Cancer is the leading cause of death for firefighters and their turnout gear has chemicals that have been linked to the disease. Lawmakers are now considering a bill that would help departments replace that gear. The jacket and pants that firefighters wear to fight flames contain PFAs, a class of fluorinated chemicals known as “forever chemicals,” ...
  • StormTracker 8 hours ago

    Nor'easter brings heavy rain, winds on a chilly, raw Thursday

    A nor’easter, a strong coastal storm system with gusty northeast winds, is bringing heavy rain to Connecticut on Thursday. The eastern part of the state is getting the brunt of the storm. A cold, raw rain will fall throughout the day, some of it will be heavy at times. We will get half-an-inch to two two inches of rain....

  • Hartford 22 hours ago

    1 dead in crash in Hartford

    One person was killed in a crash in Hartford on Wednesday night. Officers responded to the area of 2995 Main St. just after 9:30 p.m. and found a car had crashed into the back of a parked box truck, according to police. The passenger in the front seat of the car was unresponsive and was rushed to the hospital where…

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