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Man Shot While Inside Apartment in New Haven: PD

A man was taken to the hospital late Tuesday night after getting shot while inside of an apartment in New Haven, according to police. Officers and firefighters responded to a 911 call about a person s...

Connecticut primary 1 hour ago

Votes Still Being Counted in Conn. Primary Election Amid Ongoing Pandemic
tropical storm isaias 1 hour ago

Power Out for Nearly 1,700 More Than a Week After Isaias

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first alert weather 1 hour ago

PHOTOS: Tropical Storm Isaias Rips Across Connecticut

Tropical Storm Isaias has knocked out power to hundreds of thousands across Connecticut as it moves through the Northeast. For the latest details on the storm, click here.
East Haven 1 hour ago

Police Search for Man Accused of Firing Multiple Shots Into East Haven Home

Police are searching for a man who they said fired multiple shots into a home in East Haven late Tuesday night. Officers were called to Kimberly Avenue around 11:30 p.m. after getting a report of shot...
CCSU 2 hours ago

Students Begin Phase One of Move In Process at CCSU

Students will soon start to move onto campus at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, but because of COVID-19, there are new procedures in place and the move-in will be done in two phas...

Elections 9 hours ago

Connecticut Voters Test Two Ways of Voting

Tuesday was a day where voters cast ballots in new and old ways. But however they did it, many voters were voting at the last-minute. “I’ve had it for probably close to a week and I’m a last-minute kind of guy.” That’s what Breck McNab said as he dropped his ballot in the box outside Hartford City Hall. It...
New London 11 hours ago

13-Year-Old Hit by Car in New London; Driver & Passenger Also Injured

A 13-year-old is recovering after being hit by a car in New London Tuesday. Police said the car hit the child in a parking lot at 320 S. Frontage Road then crashed into the Harbor Freight building and a cement abutment. The child was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver and a passenger in the car were…
UConn 12 hours ago

UConn Will Not Allow Out-of State Students Taking Online Classes to Live on Campus

UConn has just announced that out-of-state students who are enrolled only in online courses will not be allowed to live in university housing this fall and the school is asking them to stay home for the semester. This comes as students are scheduled to return to campus for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to close in…...
eee 13 hours ago

Mosquito in Connecticut Tests Positive For EEE For First Time This Season

A mosquito trapped in Connecticut has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis for the first time this season. The mosquito was trapped at Stonington High School on August 3, according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) can be transmitted to humans through mosquito bites. It is a disease tha...
Elections 13 hours ago

COVID-19 Protocols Vary Between Polling Places

There was light foot traffic at many polling stations across the state on primary day in Connecticut, perhaps due to concerns about coronavirus. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill assured voters that polling locations are safe. Personal protective equipment was distributed, and all locations should provide hand sanitizer and following social dis...
coronavirus in connecticut 15 hours ago

No New COVID-Related Deaths Reported; Positivity Rate Jumps Above 1%

There were no new coronavirus-related deaths reported in Connecticut Tuesday, but the positive test rate jumped up to 1.4%. There were 117 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state, bringing the total to 50,684. There were 8,338 new tests reported, for a positivity rate of 1.4%. In total, there have been 909,305 tests administered in Connecticut. Th...
Decision 2020 16 hours ago

Connecticut Congressional Candidate Arrested on Eve of Primary

A candidate for Connecticut’s Second Congressional District was arrested Monday night. Wethersfield police said Thomas Gilmer, of Madison, was placed under arrest Monday night and charged with strangulation in the second degree and unlawful restraint in the first degree. Gilmer is a Republican candidate for the state’s Second Congressional District...
new haven 17 hours ago

17-Month-Old Dies After Medication Overdose in New Haven: Police

A baby girl who was in critical condition after an overdose on medicine in New Haven has died, according to police. Police officers and firefighters responded to a Norton Street home at 12:40 p.m. Saturday after getting a 911 call about an unresponsive child and officers learned the 17-month-old girl had likely ingested adult medication, police sai...
SHOPPING 18 hours ago

What You Need to Know About CT Sales Tax-Free Week 2020

The 2020 annual Connecticut sales tax-free week will begin Sunday, Aug. 16 and go through Saturday, Aug. 22.
tropical storm isaias 18 hours ago

Attorney General Calls for Investigation Into Utility Response to Tropical Storm Isaias

The attorney general is calling for regulators to investigate Eversource and United Illuminating for their response to Tropical Storm Isiais, which knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes across the state, many of which are still waiting for power a week later. Attorney General William Tong is also asking the two utility companies for d...
Connecticut Department of Public Health 19 hours ago

Former Health Commissioner Claims Discrimination in Firing

Connecticut’s former public health commissioner is alleging that Gov. Ned Lamont fired her for “discriminatory reasons” and administration officials prohibited her from implementing nursing home protocols that would have saved lives amid the coronavirus pandemic. Renée Coleman Mitchell lodged the claims in a five-page statement released Monday nigh...
East Haven 20 hours ago

Woman Injured After Crashing Into Building in East Haven

A woman was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries after police said she crashed into a building in East Haven on Tuesday. Officers and firefighters were called to the area of Hemingway Avenue and Short Beach Road after getting a report of a car into a building. When crews arrived, they said they found a car lodged…
travel advisory 21 hours ago

RI Removed, Hawaii Added to Locations on the Updated CT COVID-19 Travel Quarantine List

The state of Connecticut has updated the list of COVID-19 hotspots that require people to quarantine for two weeks if they are traveling from any of those locations. As of last week, the list included 35 hot spots, including Rhode Island. Rhode Island has been removed from the list. Hawaii, South Dakota and the Virgin Islands have been added to&#82...
coronavirus in connecticut 22 hours ago

College Town Leaders Call for Stricter Gathering Limits Ahead of Fall Semester

As some universities begin welcoming students back to campus, there is a push by town leaders to ask for restrictions on gathering limits. Ava Corsi is one of the many students returning to the University of Connecticut for the fall semester. Corsi came back early for her on-campus job and believes students should follow both state and college guid...

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Man Shot While Inside Apartment in New Haven: PD

Votes Still Being Counted in Conn. Primary Election Amid Ongoing Pandemic

Power Out for Nearly 1,700 More Than a Week After Isaias

Adopting a Shelter Pet in 2020—Everything You Need to Know

PHOTOS: Tropical Storm Isaias Rips Across Connecticut

Police Search for Man Accused of Firing Multiple Shots Into East Haven Home

Students Begin Phase One of Move In Process at CCSU

Connecticut Voters Test Two Ways of Voting

13-Year-Old Hit by Car in New London; Driver & Passenger Also Injured

UConn Will Not Allow Out-of State Students Taking Online Classes to Live on Campus

Mosquito in Connecticut Tests Positive For EEE For First Time This Season

COVID-19 Protocols Vary Between Polling Places

No New COVID-Related Deaths Reported; Positivity Rate Jumps Above 1%

Connecticut Congressional Candidate Arrested on Eve of Primary

17-Month-Old Dies After Medication Overdose in New Haven: Police

What You Need to Know About CT Sales Tax-Free Week 2020

Attorney General Calls for Investigation Into Utility Response to Tropical Storm Isaias

Former Health Commissioner Claims Discrimination in Firing

Woman Injured After Crashing Into Building in East Haven

RI Removed, Hawaii Added to Locations on the Updated CT COVID-19 Travel Quarantine List

College Town Leaders Call for Stricter Gathering Limits Ahead of Fall Semester

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