Local

Storrs 53 mins ago

Remains found in Japan confirmed to be missing hiker from Storrs: family

More than two years after a woman from Storrs went missing while hiking in Japan, investigators have found her remains and confirmed her death, according to her family. Pattie Wu-Murad went missing on...

East Hartford 11 mins ago

Pratt & Whitney workers on strike to lose health insurance on Monday
New Haven 2 hours ago

Woman dies after hitting speed bump, colliding with tree in New Haven

Sponsored

Quinnipiac University Launches New Careers in Nursing Program

Promoted By Hartford HealthCare
StormTracker 2 hours ago

Severe thunderstorms possible this afternoon, evening

Good morning! We have patchy fog this morning with mild and muggy conditions. Fog will burn off later this morning with a mix of sun and clouds. Things will remain humid with temps reaching the low 80...
North Canaan 2 hours ago

Suspicious package delivered to North Canaan facility tests negative for several biohazards

A medical manufacturing facility in North Canaan was closed on Friday after a potential hazmat situation on Thursday when a suspicious package made it into the building. Just before 9 a.m. Thursday, a...
Housing 16 hours ago

Growing challenges to find and afford starter homes in Connecticut

It can be especially daunting for those considering buying their first home and to see the costs surging. Karess Cannon is ready to stop renting and is searching for her first home somewhere in centra...

Hartford 17 hours ago

Officials, service providers in CT decry proposed cuts as DC tries to find budget deal

Connecticut officials are warning about cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and heating assistance in Congressional Republican’s budget proposal. Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves said the cuts will be devastating for the state’s lowest income residents, some of whom rely on several programs. “This is a full-on...
New Haven 17 hours ago

New Haven's Spring Night Market returns to Downtown 9th Square

New Haven’s Spring Night Market makes its return for the 10th time! The one-night event happens on Orange Street in Downtown New Haven’s Ninth Square District until 10 p.m on Friday. The event which began back in 2018, is being put on by the Town Green District. People will get to enjoy shopping, live music, food, drinks, and arts...
Vernon 18 hours ago

‘We've all lost this': Vernon woman says pre-paid funeral funds are gone

Some people in northern Connecticut are on alert after learning about allegations of a funeral home owner embezzling their pre-paid funeral funds. Philip Pietras was arrested on a larceny charge in April, accused of mishandling more than $80,000 of pre-paid accounts. Based on Pietras’ case on the Connecticut Judicial website, a plea has not been en...
Stonington 18 hours ago

Child riding bicycle hit by school bus, seriously injured in Stonington

A child on a bicycle was seriously injured when they were hit by a school bus in Stonington on Friday afternoon. It happened just after 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of Palmer Street and Courland Street, according to police. The child was taken to the hospital to be treated for serious injuries, police said. No one on the school bus…
Southington 16 hours ago

Southington teens go viral for act of kindness at Hartford Hospital

A video of an act of kindness at Hartford Hospital is going viral on TikTok. Liliana Vera and Evan Jekubovich, seniors at Southington High School, spent a date night in April making other people’s day. “I saw a TikTok that was like similar, and we had nothing to do, and I really wanted to do it as our four-month...
Bethany 17 hours ago

Report details alleged failures by Bethany first selectman, state police amid sex assault investigation

A new report details the failings of the Town of Bethany’s first selectman, its Parks and Recreation director, and state police prior to the arrest of a town employee accused of sexually assaulting five girls at summer camps or after-school programs. Anthony Mastrangelo was first arrested in May 2024 and charged with sexually assaulting one v...
South Windsor 22 hours ago

South Windsor teen named Connecticut's Youth of the Year

Earlier this month, 16-year-old Emani Lee was named Connecticut’s Youth of the Year by Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford. The South Windsor High School junior has been a member of the Southwest Club for the past six years. She will now represent the state at the regional Youth of the Year competition in New York City this June....
UConn 23 hours ago

How to watch Paige Bueckers' WNBA debut

Paige Bueckers will make her WNBA regular-season debut on Friday night as the Dallas Wings host the Minnesota Lynx to open the season. The occasion is being marked in her hometown of Hopkins, Minnesota, with a renaming of the city in her honor and a local brewery’s offering of “Paige’s 3-Point Pale” ale. The 2025 first-overall pick from the.....
Paralympics 23 hours ago

After Paralympic medals, Ali Truwit paying it forward for others

NBC Connecticut first introduced you to swimmer Ali Truwit about a year ago. At that time, she was one year out from surviving a shark attack that took her foot, and in the process of qualifying for the Paralympics. Since then, she qualified, won two silver medals for Team USA in Paris, and has started a foundation that has already…
Animals and Wildlife 23 hours ago

Baby owl that fell from branch in Woodbridge is rescued

A baby owl that fell from a tree in Woodbridge has been rescued. Woodbridge Regional Animal Control said they rescued the bird of prey on Thursday. They received a call that a baby owl fell off its perched branches, so animal control called A Place Called Hope and they guided animal control through the rescue. The baby owl did not…
Trumbull 22 hours ago

Crews respond to glycol leak, then fire at Trumbull High School

Firefighters responded to Trumbull High School twice between Thursday night and Friday morning. First, it was for a glycol leak, then for an electrical fire hours later. The school had a three-hour delay on Friday. Volunteer firefighters responded to a hazmat call at the high school around 8:24 p.m. Thursday and found more than 100 gallons of glyco...
Waterbury May 16

Support group for family of homicide victims at risk of losing federal funding

Survivors of Homicide, a Connecticut-based nonprofit that supports families of homicide victims, is at risk of losing a huge chunk of their funding that comes the federal government. The nonprofit has been around since 1983 and receives about $138,000 from Crime Victims Fund, established under the Victim of Crime Act. Jessica Pizzano, the director ...
West Hartford May 16

One injured in West Hartford fire

One person was taken to the hospital to be treated for burns after a fire in West Hartford on Thursday night. Firefighters responded to a single-family house on Fennbrook Road just after 10:30 p.m. and found heavy smoke and fire visible on the back side of the residence. No one was in the home, but one adult was burned while…
Plymouth May 15

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 were reported, according to authorities, but the extent of the injuries weren’t disclosed. Additional details related to the ongoing investigat...

Local

Follow Us