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We will have more sun and warm temperatures on Thursday with highs in the high-70s and low-80s. The weekend will be lightly warmer and humid, but there are no storms in sight. The NBC Connecticut Stormtracker meteorologists are tracking Tropical Depression Francine, which is in Louisiana.       

An elementary school parent has been arrested after allegedly writing a concerning social media post and showing up at Hubbell Elementary School in Bristol on Wednesday. Bristol police said they responded to the elementary school located on West Washington Street after being notified of several alarming social media posts by a parent. Authorities s...

A remembrance ceremony took place Wednesday night in West Haven to honor the firefighters who responded during the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City. It included one firefighter who survived after the north tower collapsed. The sounds of bagpipes filled the air as the flag was raised to half-staff at Bradley Point Park in West Haven. The solemn ...

More schools in the state have upped security amid possible threats. Experts say they have to be taken seriously by law enforcement. But even if they turn out to be unfounded, they can still have an impact. From North Haven to Wethersfield to New Haven, these were just some of the latest districts dealing with possible safety concerns at schools&#8...

A teenage dirt biker is dead after colliding with a dump truck in Westport Wednesday afternoon. The police department said the crash happened around 3:20 p.m. on Old Hill Road. A dirt bike was traveling southbound and a fully loaded dump truck was traveling in the other direction when they collided. The dirt bike and dump truck were trying to&#8230...

Several people were rescued from a third floor apartment in Danbury after a fire broke out Wednesday afternoon. The fire department said they responded to Lions Condominium on Triangle Street just after 3:15 p.m. Responding crews found heavy smoke coming from the third floor of Building B. Firefighters saw several people trying to evacuate. Crews r...

A man is dead after a shooting on Spring Street in Bridgeport Wednesday evening. The police department said they responded to a home in the 100 block of Spring Street at about 5:45 p.m. Responding officers found a man lying in the street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital where he later died, police said…....

A person has been arrested after an apparent domestic incident at a home in Hamden, police said. Officers responded to a home on West Shepard Avenue at about 2 p.m. after getting a 911 call reporting a domestic incident. Police said a woman stopped a person on the road and indicated that she was in danger. She went back inside…

Authorities are working to get a car out of the Connecticut River in Glastonbury Wednesday evening. Fire officials said a person was inside the car when it went in, but they were able to make it out OK. Crews are still working to remove the car from the water. No additional information was immediately available.

Goodwin University hosted their annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony Wednesday morning. “It’s a day that’s impossible to forget,” said Craig Jordan, Goodwin University’s Veteran Coordinator. “In many ways, 9/11 reshaped how Americans think about war and peace.” Members of the community came together at the Conn...

An event to honor and remember was held at Southern Connecticut State University.  The university held its Paws and Reflect 9/11 Remembrance event on Wednesday for the second year in a row.  Sgt. Cynthia Torres with SCSU’s police department was the organizer of the event.  Sgt. Torres shared she was on the job on Sept. 11, 2001. She ...

Allen Hill Road has reopened in Brooklyn after a car crash involving a dump truck Wednesday evening. State police said they were called to the area just before 3 p.m. for a reported collision. The road reopened several hours later. The extent of injuries is unknown. No additional information was immediately available.

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...