NBC CT Responds 10 hours ago

6 questions to ask before donating to Hurricane Milton relief: BBB

As Floridians continue to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Milton, the Better Business Bureau Giving Alliance recommends consumers ask these six questions before donating. Number one: Can the cha...

  • Groton 12 hours ago

    Long Island Sound report card offers progress and improvement for waterway

    The 2024 report card for Long Island Sound is out and experts say taking the long-term view, this one is fridge worthy. The Sound scored a clean bill of health in four of the five main basins along the Sound, and even those close to the water on a brisk October Thursday noticed a difference. “Originally from Western Mass and…

  • Bridgeport 4 hours ago

    Family wants justice for 6-year-old boy fatally beaten with baseball bat

    The family of 6-year-old Jathan Escobar is calling for justice after he was brutally beaten with a baseball bat in Bridgeport last month and died days later. They gathered outside a Bridgeport courthouse Thursday morning all wearing matching sweaters honoring the life taken too soon.  They were there for the court appearance of Abdulrahim Sula...
  • Ethel Kennedy attends the 30th Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Awards Ceremony, in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, November 21, 2013, in Washington, DC. Ragia Omran, Egyptian human rights attorney and women’s rights activist,  was selected for the award in June out of a field of 111 nominees.
    Greenwich 14 hours ago

    Ethel Kennedy's connections to Connecticut

    Long before Ethel Kennedy became a matriarch to one the most powerful political dynasties in American history she was a little girl who grew up in Connecticut. The world knew Ethel Skakel Kennedy as the wife of U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and sister-in-law of President John F. Kennedy, but her own story started on April 11, 1928, when&#...
  • Haddam 15 hours ago

    Search underway in Cockaponset State Forest for missing 81-year-old Haddam man

    Search and rescue teams are at Cockaponset State Forest on Thursday where they are looking for an 81-year-old Haddam man who has been missing since Sunday. The missing man, Normand Manning, has white hair and hazel eyes and he wears glasses. He is 5 feet 8 and weighs 180 pounds. When he was last seen, he was wearing a white…

  • New Haven 16 hours ago

    2nd STREET second-hand clothing shop to open in New Haven

    2nd STREET, a second-hand clothing shop, is opening at The Shops at Yale in New Haven. The company was founded in Japan in 1996 and the first U.S. store opened in Los Angeles in 2018. This will be the resale fashion shop’s first Connecticut location. The two-floor store will be located at 272 Elm St. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be…
  • Enfield 16 hours ago

    Crane hits bridge on I-91 North in Enfield, causing heavy traffic delays

    A crane mounted to a truck struck a bridge on Interstate 91 North in Enfield Thursday morning, taking down a highway sign, according to state police. The crane struck the Route 190 overpass just prior to Exit 47W around 9:15 a.m. The sign came down and hit another vehicle, state police said. There were no injuries. The collision damaged metal&#8230...
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    New London 16 hours ago

    One in critical condition after scooters collide in New London

    One person is in critical condition after two scooters collided in New London on Wednesday morning, according to police. The other scooter operator was also hurt and his injuries are not life-threatening. Police said officers and firefighters responded to the entrance of the Cedar Grove Cemetery just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday after receiving a re...
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    Milford 16 hours ago

    Customer accused of robbing employee of Milford spa at knifepoint

    Milford police have arrested a man who is accused of robbing a spa employee at knifepoint. Police said they responded to Lynn Spa at 10:25 a.m. on Sunday to investigate a robbery at knifepoint and the victim said a customer pulled a knife on her and demanded the employee’s phone, money and clothing. The Detective Bureau responded and assumed......
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    Westbrook 19 hours ago

    Madison man struck by wrong-way driver on I-95 in Westbrook has died: police

    A 47-year-old Madison man was killed when he was struck by a driver who was going the wrong way on Interstate 95 in Westbrook on Wednesday night, according to state police. Mark A. Palumbo Jr. was driving a 2014 Ford Mustang, heading south on I-95 South between exits 66 and 65 just after 8 p.m. when he was struck by…

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    Hurricane season 20 hours ago

    Dozens of flights between Conn. and Florida canceled due to Hurricane Milton

    Dozens of flights between Connecticut and Florida are canceled Thursday because of Hurricane Milton. Officials from Bradley Airport said Thursday morning that 24 departures and arrivals have been canceled between BDL and Florida. They urge anyone who plans on traveling in the coming days to the affected areas to contact their airline for the status...
  • Decision 2024 20 hours ago

    Hayes, Logan trade jabs during 5th Congressional district debate 

    U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes and Republican George Logan made their case to voters during a contentious debate Wednesday in Waterbury.   Hayes, (D- CT 5th District) said she’s done enough to deserve a fourth term in Congress, while Logan argued the district should elect a Republican for the first time since 2006.   The two candidates ran a tigh...
  • StormTracker 3 hours ago

    Sunny and chilly weather for Thursday

    We will have plenty of sunshine and chilly weather on Thursday. High temperatures will be in the upper 50s and a frost advisory is in effect for Northern Litchfield County for early Friday morning. We will have lots of sunshine on Friday and Saturday and milder temperatures. Then there are chances for rain showers on Sunday and Monday.

  • New Haven 22 hours ago

    Bear's Smokehouse holds fundraiser in New Haven for Helene relief efforts in Asheville, North Carolina

    Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ in New Haven held a fundraiser Wednesday night for hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina, providing hope for the people there in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. There were a lot of smoked meats and drinks to be had at Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ in New Haven. While this may seem like just another party at the...

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    Vermont 23 hours ago

    NTSB releases preliminary report on Vermont plane crash

    The small plane that crashed in Vermont near an airport in Ferrisburgh in early September was on an instructional flight when it went down, killing the student pilot, the instructor and two passengers, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The victims, all from Connecticut, were identified...
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