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politics 11 mins ago

House Democrats approve Trust Act change amid immigration fight with President Trump

House Democrats approved changes to Connecticut’s Trust Act on Wednesday, saying the proposal is an attempt to give the law teeth while rolling back some protections. The 96-51 vote, which sends...

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Berlin 50 mins ago

Deadline to sign up for $5 junior golf rounds approaching

Kids 6 through 18 years old across the state have until this weekend to sign up for Youth on Course. It’s a year-round golf program that provides an opportunity for junior golfers to golf at a d...
Middletown 1 hour ago

Video appears to show union members block entrance to Pratt & Whitney as strike continues

Union workers at Pratt & Whitney have been on strike for nearly three weeks, and on Thursday, talks resume at the bargaining table. Amid the strike, a video has surfaced online that appears to sho...
Environment 10 mins ago

Changing Climate: How CT did in 2024 environmental report card

The state’s annual report on the condition of our air, water, land and wildlife for 2024 has been released. Generally, Connecticut’s environment is better than it was 10 years ago, and significantly b...

Connecticut 1 hour ago

Noem tells U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates they will lead a ‘brand new' service

The U.S. Coast Guard is facing its largest readiness crisis since World War II, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday as she promised an overhaul of the service that she called the “point of the spear” in the nation’s defense. Noem, the keynote speaker at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s commencement, outlined the Trump a...
Hartford 3 hours ago

Hartford Taste is back for a fourth year

If you are a fan of delicious food, live music and great vibes, then look no further than the Hartford Taste Festival. The two-day event is just around the corner, and we’re getting a better look at what to expect. We spoke with people who look forward to the event year after year and also to business owners and...
Connecticut 4 hours ago

DEEP issues summer alcohol ban at several state recreation areas

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has imposed temporary alcohol bans at nince state recreation areas. The ban took effect Wednesday and will continue through Monday, Aug. 18. DEEP said the measure will help ensure safety and reduce illegal activity at the parks. “Enacting this measure will help ensure the safety of others and pr...
Connecticut 52 mins ago

More than 100,000 residents to learn some or all medical debt has been erased

If you get a letter in the mail in the next week or so that says some or all of your medical debt has been erased, it’s part of a state initiative. Gov. Ned Lamont said letters are being mailed to more than 100,000 Connecticut residents this week. The state partnered with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt and this is…
West Hartford 5 hours ago

One Connecticut town makes list of best 25 in U.S.

One of the 25 best places to live in the United States is right here in Connecticut, according to U.S. News & World Report. West Hartford came in at 19 on the list. “West Hartford may be the smallest city among U.S. News’ top 25 Best Places to Live, but it punches above its weight in terms of living standards,”…
Litchfield 2 hours ago

Person rescued from Bantam Lake after sailboat capsizes

A person was rescued from the water after their sailboat capsized in Bantam Lake on Tuesday, according to Bantam Fire Company. Several fire companies responded with rescue boats to the scene near the State Boat Launch just after 2:30 p.m. By the time crews arrived, the person was out of the water and on a bystander’s boat, fire officials......
health 6 hours ago

UConn Health works to reach underserved population about HIV prevention

UConn Health in Farmington has been working to reach underserved populations and educate them about PrEP for HIV. PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is a medication people can take to prevent HIV, providing another alternative to condoms or abstinence. The FDA approved the first PrEP medication in 2012. Even after other drugs have come on the marke...
Portland 5 hours ago

Route 66 in Portland reopens after crews remove car involved in fiery crash

Police temporarily closed Route 66 in Portland at 11 a.m. to remove a vehicle after a fiery crash on Wednesday morning. The road was closed eastbound and westbound at Middle Haddam Road in Portland and Cobalt Center. Traffic was detoured while the road was closed. Route 66 has since reopened. Police said the crash happened just after 4:30 a.m. and&...
New London 5 hours ago

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gives Coast Guard Academy commencement keynote address

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will be the keynote speaker at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, the Coast Guard announced Thursday. The 144th Coast Guard Academy Comencement Excercises are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on May 21. Noem, the former Governor of South Dakota, was nominated to be Homeland Security Secretary by...
New Haven 12 hours ago

Man was 3 times the legal limit while driving the wrong way in New Haven: state police

A man was reportedly over three times the legal alcohol limit when he was driving the wrong way on Route 15 in New Haven on Tuesday, according to state police. Troopers received numerous 911 calls about a wrong-way driver traveling northbound on Route 15 South around 12:20 a.m. In the area, troopers found the vehicle stopped in the right shoulder&#...
Meriden 12 hours ago

Route 71 in Meriden remains closed hours after crash

A portion of Route 71 in Meriden remains closed hours after a crash. Police said there was a two vehicle crash on Route 71 around 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday night. According to police, a pole was snapped and wires came down across the intersection. The road remains closed at Chamberlain Highway on Wednesday morning. The area will likely remain closed&#82...
New Haven 14 hours ago

New Haven welcomes art shop and bakery in Westville neighborhood

The City of New Haven celebrated the addition of two small businesses in New Haven’s growing Westville neighborhood. Located at 910 Whalley Ave is the new Inkberry Art Shop and at 912 Whalley Ave is Malby Artisan Bread and Pastries. “InkBerry and Malby are exactly the kinds of businesses that we want in our city. They’re family-owned, neighbo...
Hartford 14 hours ago

Hartford man to receive honorary diploma 57 years later

A Hartford man will get an honorary diploma from Hartford High School, 57 years after he was set to graduate. Gerlad Fothergill Jr. says he was a month-and-a -half from graduating when he said he was expelled for walking out of school the day after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Hartford’s Board of Education voted unanimously....
Connecticut May 20

Nonprofits rally at state capitol in push for more funding

Nonprofit service providers and their clients rallied outside the Capitol Tuesday as they continue to up their public pressure for more funding. “Programs will close,” Community Health Resources President and CEO Heather Gates said just before speaking to roughly 2,500 rally-goers. “There’s just no way to continue to operate services given the defi...

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