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Crime continues to drop in Connecticut, following a national trend, and the state has a new way of sharing data to be more transparent. That’s according to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Crime overall, according to the department, is down in a four quarter period in 2024, compared to the same timeframe in 2023. They bre...

New Haven Public Schools announced plans Wednesday to cut teaching positions for the next school year. The district informed staff at 12 schools they intend to eliminate positions to adjust for a budget shortfall, according to a spokesperson. The school district is facing a budget deficit of more than $23 million, according to school superintendent...

After a four-year term, Deputy Chief State’s Attorney, Inspector General Robert Devlin is retiring in June and leaving his mark as the first person to hold the position. “He [Devlin] has established that office as an independent autonomous operation that in my view has discharged its responsibility with extraordinary care and thoughtfulness and sin...

A deputy fire chief in East Lyme has been terminated amid an ongoing investigation, according to the town’s first selectman. First Selectman Daniel Cunningham said Deputy Fire Chief Erik Quinn was terminated on Wednesday, effective immediately. “After careful consideration, I have determined that the community’s trust in the Fire Services lea...

On Friday, Hopkins, Minnesota will rename itself Paige Bueckers, Minnesota. “She’s an inspiration as an athlete,” said Hopkins Mayor Patrick Hanlon. “I think it’s an inspiration not only to the young women here, but just to all of our athletes in coming back in and competing at the highest level.” This comes after a unanimous proclamation pas...

Trinity Health of New England has launched a program to help combat pregnancy-related deaths. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States are preventable.   “I think a lot of patients don’t recognize that pregnancy doesn’t really end when we have our baby. There is a ...

Police say a 19-year-old East Hartford woman was going 124 mph and racing another car when she caused a fatal crash on Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill in March 2024. The woman turned herself in on Tuesday and was charged with second-degree manslaughter. According to the arrest warrant, she was on I-91 South in Rocky Hill near Exit 22s around…...

Telling stories through elaborate dance and music while keeping in touch with their Indian roots. A local dance group in Connecticut, Layavinyasa, is helping children keep in touch with their heritage. Clapping to the pace of her tempo, Sarada Nori is guiding her students through their performance. All of them practicing an Indian classical dance c...

The Connecticut Sun are looking at all options for the franchise’s future, including a potential sale, team president Jen Rizzotti said Tuesday. The team is owned by the Mohegan Tribe, which runs the casino where the team has played since 2003. The Tribe bought the franchise for $10 million and relocated it from Orlando that year. The Connect...

Products were shipped to distributors in Massachusetts and New York and then sold at retail locations in both states and Connecticut, the FDA says.

Hundreds of child care educators and parents attended rallies across the state on Wednesday to draw attention to what it would be like to have a “Morning Without Child Care” in Connecticut. In the crowd of more than 100 people who attended the rally in New Haven was Cora D’Alessandro. Her two young children attend a child care center in...

The state has taken temporary custody of 15 horses that they said were seized from Stirrup Fun Stables Rescue in Lebanon and seeks permanent custody. Attorney General William Tong and Department of Agriculture Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt said the horses had been neglected, a petition was filed on Monday in Hartford Superior Court and the court gran...

An 11-year-old was hit by a vehicle in Waterbury on Wednesday morning and has been taken to the hospital, according to police. They said the child was struck on Old Colony Drive around 7:50 a.m. and the injuries are not life-threatening. The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, police said.

Police have arrested a 15-year-old who is accused of bringing an unloaded gun onto a school bus in Waterbury, according to police. The investigation started when a Wilby High School student reported around 7:38 a.m. Wednesday that another student had a gun on the school bus. School officials said Wilby High School and North End Middle school were i...