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Time is ticking to get your taxes filed. With April just a day away, this is your reminder that taxes are due on the 18. Amber Whitehead, known as “Amber the Tax Lady,” says there are two questions she’s hearing time and time again this tax season: is the Child Tax Rebate taxable? And, what about the CT Earned Income…

“We bleed blue,” Daswani Clothiers owner Manoj Daswani said.  UConn pride is on display across the state. At Daswani Clothiers in West Hartford, the owners have a sign on their storefront.  “We are very passionate about it, and that’s why we put it on the window,” Daswani Clothiers manager Daniele Antoniella said.  Over at Ted’s Res...

NBC Connecticut meteorologists are watching a wet and windy start to the weekend. A few evening showers on Friday make way for more rain Saturday morning. A break in the rain comes midday before a cold front brings a line of showers – and storms – for the evening. Most of Connecticut is under a level 2 (of 5) risk…

CT Transit will begin collecting fares on buses again starting tomorrow. The bus fares will be collected on all buses and ADA paratransit in the state starting April 1. Fares have been suspended on all public transit buses in Connecticut since April 1, 2022, due to a state law Governor Lamont signed, according to state officials. Federal restrictio...

UConn sophomore guard Jordan Hawkins was not feeling well Friday morning and is resting at the team’s hotel in Houston, according to the university. Hawkins will not participate in the Huskies’ Final Four open practice Friday nor the team’s media availability. He is suffering from a non-Covid illness, according to UConn. Hawkins w...

Service is resuming on two historic ferries that carry passengers across the Connecticut River. The Connecticut Department of Transportation said the Chester-Hadlyme Ferry will begin operations on Saturday, April 1, and run daily through Nov. 30. Because of high water levels, the Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry will remain closed this weekend, but it ...

A 23-year-old Norwalk man who worked for a gaming company in Fairfield that hosts online casino dealer games is accused of cheating and defrauding DraftKings out of at least $47,000 by manipulating blackjack hands and placing bets, according to state police. State police said the Department of Consumer Protection Gaming Division contacted the State...

An impaired driver hit a state police cruiser on Interstate 95 in East Haven early Friday morning, according to state police. The trooper was not in the cruiser at the time and was not injured. State police said it happened on Interstate 95 North in East Haven, near exit 52, just after 12:30 a.m. The state trooper had pulled over…

Fire destroyed a multifamily home on Beach Lane in Montville Friday morning. Chief Micah Messer, of the Oakdale Fire Department, said the house to the right was also exposed to fire. One man was home when the fire started and was able to get out, Messer said. The Red Cross will be helping the man who is displaced.

We will have sun, then clouds Friday and mild temperatures, and the NBC Connecticut meteorologists are tracking some rain this weekend.   A few showers are possible Friday evening. Overnight clouds and showers are possible, then rain moves in Saturday morning. There will be sunny breaks Saturday afternoon and it will be warm with a high temper...

Two people jumped from a second-floor window of a Bloomfield home that was on fire early Friday morning and have been taken to the hospital. Chief Peter Barnard, of the Bloomfield Center Fire Department, said they received the call about the fire on Tunxis Avenue just after 3:30 a.m. Two residents were home when the fire alarm woke them u...

The bombshell development of the indictment of Donald Trump could have wide-ranging impacts for the former president, the next presidential election and the entire country. “This is a huge deal. It’s never happened before. We’ve never had a sitting or former president being indicted,” said Scott McLean, professor of political science at...

People across Connecticut from voters to political leaders are reacting to the news of former president Donald Trump’s indictment. “Well, it’s about time,” Carolyn Alessi, who lives in Windsor, said. “I’m disappointed. I’m disappointed at what’s going on in New York,” Edward Berry, who lives in Windsor, said. Mixed reaction from the people of Conne...

The University of Connecticut’s beloved mascot Jonathan the XIV is heading to Texas to support the UConn Huskies when they face off against the Miami Hurricanes in the Final Four.