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Hartford 2 hours ago

Hartford receives award for use of COVID-19 relief funds

Hartford city leaders are celebrating a prestigious national recognition. The city’s “Hart Lift” grant program is being saluted for the way it has used federal COVID-19 relief funds for ec...

Hartford 2 hours ago

Hartford launches new campaign to connect families to childcare options
west haven 1 hour ago

West Haven High School announces sudden death of student

west haven 1 hour ago

Water main break impacts water supply for some West Haven residents

A water main break is causing issues for some West Haven residents Tuesday evening. City officials said water has been shut off in the area of Washington Avenue. It’s expected to remain off for ...
Derby 2 hours ago

Westchester County officials say crash that left 5 Derby kids dead was an accident

Westchester County officials have concluded that a crash in New York, leaving five kids from Derby, Connecticut dead, was an accident. The Westchester County Police Department said no criminal charges...
UConn 2 hours ago

UConn ‘spirit rock' to remain after Israeli-Palestinian paintings spark potential move

“It’s just like a staple here on the UConn campus. I walk by it every single day,” UConn junior Tyler Sheehy said. UConn’s spirit rock is one of three rocks located throughout the school’s campus. For...
Simsbury 4 hours ago

Police look for whoever stole ATM at gas station in Simsbury

Police are investigating the apparent theft of an ATM machine at a Simsbury gas station early Sunday morning. Officers responded to the Mobil gas station on Hopmeadow Street after being alerted of int...

East Haddam 2 hours ago

Cats believed lost in East Haddam fire found alive

A kitten and a cat believed to have been lost in a house fire in East Haddam last week have been found alive. Several kittens were taken out during the fire on North Moodus Road Thursday. Firefighters were able to resuscitate one of the kittens. Three other kittens didn’t survive. The surviving month-old kitten was cared for by veterinarians....
Waterbury 5 hours ago

Waterbury police arrest suspect in fire at Holy Land USA

Waterbury police have arrested a local man who is accused of building a firepit that caused a brush fire at Holy Land USA in Waterbury in April. The fire started near the large cross at Holy Land on the afternoon of April 12 and smoke could be seen from Interstate 84. After extinguishing the fire, firefighters found evidence of a…
Bloomfield 7 hours ago

Police release new information on SUV believed to be connected to Bloomfield homicide

Bloomfield police are investigating the shooting death of a man on Monday morning and they have released new information on the SUV they are looking for as the search continues for the shooter. Timothy Ross, 31, of Bloomfield, was shot on Bloomfield Avenue, near Cottage Grove Road, around 8:50 a.m. Police said they are looking for a 2014 or 2015&#8...
Waterbury 7 hours ago

Man hospitalized after shooting in Waterbury Tuesday morning

A 52-year-old man was shot in Waterbury Tuesday morning, according to police. Officers responded to the area of 346 Baldwin Street around 8:45 a.m. for a report of a gunshot victim in the road. They found a man who had sustained gunshot wounds to his legs. The victim was taken to the hospital. Details on his condition were not released…....
uconn basketball 8 hours ago

From Croatia to Connecticut, Muhl sisters will face each other on the court for the first time

UConn point guard Nika Muhl says she and Ball State guard Hana Muhl used to fight about almost everything while growing up together in Croatia. But the sisters from Zagreb, now living on the other side of the Atlantic and more than 800 miles apart, have become so close as adults that they have each other’s first initial tattooed behind…...
Child Care 9 hours ago

Early learning center in Bristol celebrates renovation amid ‘childcare crisis' in Connecticut

The HRA Lake Avenue Early Learning Center in Bristol celebrated a renovation and expansion on Tuesday. The federal grant-funded renovation began in August 2020 and allowed the facility to expand Head Start slots by 18. The facility now also offers an Early Head Start program. “We were able to expand slots for the preschool-age children in the...
CT Lottery 10 hours ago

CT Lottery to partner with Fanatics Betting & Gaming

The Connecticut Lottery is partnering with a new sports betting provider. The Fanatics Sportsbook will serve as CT Lottery’s exclusive betting provider for mobile and retail channels, according to lottery officials. Sports fans living in and visiting the state will be able to download the Fanatics Sportsbook app to participate. The app is an online...
west haven 2 hours ago

Officials release new information on West Haven shooting that injured officer and killed man

The Office of the Inspector General is investigating after a man shot a police officer in West Haven and police fired back, killing the man last week, and has released a preliminary report on that investigation. The shooting happened when police responded to an apartment on Terrace Avenue in West Haven just before 2 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 1 to…...
Crime and Courts 2 hours ago

Man tried to hire hitman to kill family member: officials

A man from Kenya who has been living in a hotel in Putnam is suspected of trying to hire a hitman to kill a family member to bring other family members back to Kenya, according to statements made in court Tuesday. State police arrested Leonard Thuo Mwithiga, 52, on Monday, two days after a confidential informant went to state police...
new haven 7 hours ago

Man struck on I-95 in New Haven has died: police

A New Jersey man has died after he was hit by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in New Haven on Tuesday morning. State police identified the man as 55-year-old Alexis Vincente, of Union City, New Jersey, They said the truck he was driving was stopped in the triangular area of I-95 South, near the exit 46 off-ramp, and he was…
Mystic Aquarium 10 hours ago

Seal rescued by Mystic Aquarium to be released in Rhode Island

An injured seal that was rescued by Mystic Aquarium earlier this year has been rehabilitated and will be released in Rhode Island this week. The aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program received a report of a sick and injured seal on Block Island on June 30. First responders and the local community were able to rescue the seal, who is named Cranberry...
StormTracker 35 mins ago

Even chillier temps expected on Wednesday

We continued the workweek with a chilly day on Tuesday. There was morning sunshine before afternoon clouds. Temperatures were chilly and seasonable – in the lower 40s. Wednesday and Thursday will be colder with highs in the mid to upper 30s. A stray snow flurry is possible. Friday and Saturday will be milder with highs in the upper 40s and&#8...
Windham Hospital 21 hours ago

State OKs Windham Hospital ending labor and delivery services with conditions

A years-long fight to restore labor and delivery services at Windham Hospital appears to be over. The state has officially given the hospital the green light to permanently end those services. But the bargain calls for the hospital to provide other programs to support women. Now that Windham Hospital has officially been given the OK from the state ...

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