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Plymouth 5 mins ago

At least one injured in reported oxygen bottle explosion in Plymouth

Authorities are looking into what caused an oxygen bottle to reportedly explode Thursday night in Plymouth. Officials say first responders were called to Frankie Lane for the report around 8. Injuries...

  • North Canaan 2 hours ago

    2 hospitalized, hundreds go through decontamination process after possible hazmat incident in North Canaan

    Two people were taken to the hospital and hundreds had to go through a decontamination process after a report of a suspicious package at a company in North Canaan on Thursday, according to the state Department or Energy and Environmental Protection. DEEP said emergency crews reported to the Becton Dickenson facility on Grace Way in North Canaan on ...
  • Waterbury 4 hours ago

    4 arrested after woman seeks help from school bus driver to report assault in Waterbury

    Police said a woman who was assaulted in Waterbury went to a school bus driver for help to call police and officers have arrested four suspects. Officers responded to Chapman Avenue around 7 a.m. Thursday after a 38-year-old woman sought help from a school bus driver who was nearby to contact police. She told the officers a group of men…...
  • Backus Hospital Nurses Picket on May 15, 2025
    Norwich 9 hours ago

    Nurses picket at Backus Hospital in Norwich

    Nurses at Backus Hospital in Norwich said they were sounding a “code red.” They claim patient care is deteriorating. On Thursday, they called attention to it through an informational picket outside the hospital. The hospital currently has 100 open nursing positions and a 70% turnover rate over the last five years, according to Heather B...
  • Shelton 12 hours ago

    Dog found abandoned in Shelton needed to be euthanized: animal control

    A dog that was left in a cage at a construction site in Shelton was so badly hurt that he needed to be euthanized, according to Shelton Animal Control. They said the dog was found soaking wet around 5 a.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of Bridgeport Avenue and the workers brought him into the building and used their own…

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    Powerball 13 hours ago

    Powerball ticket sold in Connecticut won $50,000

    There was a $50,000 Powerball winner in Connecticut on Wednesday night, according to the CT Lottery. The winning numbers were 4-10-24-29-53 and the Powerball was 4. Powerplay was x3. The ticket that won $50,000 matched four numbers and the Powerball. It didn’t have Powerplay. No information was immediately available on where the ticket was sold. No...
  • StormTracker 1 hour ago

    Scattered storms and temperatures in the 60s and 70s Thursday  

    We will have lots of clouds and widely scattered showers or a thunderstorm on Thursday, but there will be some sunny breaks as well. High temperatures will be in the 70s inland and 60s at the shore and it will feel a bit muggy. We have more of the same on Friday, but it will be warmer, with low temperatures…

  • Norwalk police cruiser
    Norwalk 13 hours ago

    Police arrest man accused of hitting child on bike in Norwalk

    Norwalk police have arrested a New York man who is accused of hitting a child who was riding a bike last month and seriously injuring the victim. Police said it happened on Wilson Avenue around 7:17 p.m. on April 19. The child was taken to Norwalk Hospital to be treated after the crash. The Norwalk Police Department Crash Reconstruction Unit…...
  • Traffic 12 hours ago

    Crash caused heavy delays on Route 9 South in Berlin

    There were heavy delays on Route 9 South after a crash in Berlin, but the scene has since cleared. State police said a driver went off the road before the Christian Lane exit and the vehicle landed on its side. EMS was called about possible injuries.

  • West Haven Police Cruiser
    West Haven 22 hours ago

    Man accused of operating a drug factory out of West Haven motel room

    Police have arrested a man who is accused of operating a drug factory out of a motel room in West Haven. Last month, the West Haven Street Crime Unit began investigating what they said was illegal distribution of crack cocaine and fentanyl by a man who was using a room at the Econo Lodge Motel as the base of operations…

  • Waterbury 21 hours ago

    CT's second childcare incubator opens in Waterbury

    Childcare advocates and new providers toured the state’s second childcare incubator in Waterbury Wednesday. A childcare incubator is similar to a business incubator. Aspiring childcare providers are given free resources like training and space to launch their own childcare business. Maria Martinez was one of the 23 Spanish-speaking providers ...
  • New London May 14

    Man charged in connection to deadly shooting in New London

    A man has been charged in connection to a deadly shooting that happened in New London earlier this year. Officers responded to Moore Avenue in New London on Tuesday, March 18, around 6:15 p.m. for a report of gunshots fired and someone who had possibly been soht. When police arrived, they said they found a man who had appeared to…

  • Hamden May 14

    Quinnipiac students leave food behind to help those in need

    “Be kind, leave your food behind.” That’s the message Quinnipiac University is sending to students before they leave for summer break. And students have responded in a big way. This is the 17th year Quinnipiac has held the food drive. According to Vincent Contrucci, the director of community engagement at Quinnipiac, students donated roughly 2 and ...
  • New Haven May 14

    New Haven invites residents to register RING cameras to help solve crimes

    The City of New Haven announced a new program in efforts to help the police department solve crimes faster with the community’s help.  On Wednesday, Mayor Justin Elicker announced the Residential Camera Registry Program which invites residents with a RING doorbell camera to register their devices to allow investigators to collect video e...
  • Social media 4 hours ago

    House approves bill requiring parental consent for social media

    The CT House of Representatives Wednesday approved a bill aimed at giving families more control over how their children use social media.   The bill, which garnered a 121-26 vote, would require consent from a parent or guardian before anyone under the age of 18 can open a social media account.   It would also limit how platforms can target&#82...
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