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A troubling concussion seen by millions on a nationally televised NFL game Thursday night had people once again visiting the issue of concussions in youth sports. We’re talking about a play during Thursday Night Football where the Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a scary concussion. He has had a long history with this injury. In Connect...

An L.L. Bean store is coming to Southington. The company said the store will be at the location of the former Bob’s Stores and they expect it to open in mid- to late-October.

Traffic was slow on Interstate 91 North in Meriden on Saturday afternoon because of a vehicle fire. The fire was between exits 18 and 20 and the right lane was closed but it has reopened. No additional information was immediately available.

UConn police have arrested a 40-year-old Washington state man who is accused of stalking and harassment. UConn police arrested him on Friday and he has been charged with stalking, harassment and breach of peace. The investigation started in June when a UConn employee said that members of their department had received multiple emails with references...

Police responded to a church in Portland on Saturday afternoon after a crisis line contacted dispatchers about a threat and they determined the building was safe after searching it. A veterans crisis line called dispatchers in Middletown around 12:22 p.m. and said the man who was on the line told them that he was at the Middletown–Portland Seventh ...

State police said they arrested a 34-year-old Killingworth man and found drugs after the suspect hit a state police cruiser while trying to get away from police and fought with a trooper who took him into custody. State police responded to Route 2 near exit 10 in Glastonbury just before 1:30 am. Friday because a silver Cadillac Deville was stopped&...

The Ocean State Job Lot store in Groton is closing. The store, located at 941 Poquonnock Road, will close in mid-October. A pre-closing sale started on Thursday and items are being offered at 30% off, according to a news release. Employees will be offered an equivalent position at a nearby Ocean State Job Lot, according to a statement. “We apprecia...

A 49-year-old Waterbury man was killed in a motorcycle crash in New Haven late Friday night. State police said one motorcycle hit the back of another on Route 34 West near South Orange Street around 11:09 p.m. According to the preliminary investigation, Noel Gonzalez, 49 of Waterbury, was driving a 2011 Can-Am Spyder and hit the back of a  Kaw...

It’s a Puerto Rican weekend in Waterbury. On Saturday, hundreds came out for the second annual Borifest at Hamilton Park.  “It is amazing. Last year, we grew out of Washington Park. This park is double in size,” said Rafael Feliciano-Roman, founder of the Greater Waterbury Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival. He says there w...

Firefighters came to the rescue when a family’s cat got stuck under the front seat of their car at a gas station in Rocky Hill on Friday night. The unusual rescue happened at the Shell gas station at 1380 Silas Deane Highway around 7:43 p.m. on Friday. The mission? Free a large cat that was stuck under the front seat…

Three people went to the hospital after a shooting during a gathering for a memorial in Hamden on Friday night, according to police. Officers responded to reports of several gunshots in the area of 1247-1253 Whitney Ave. in Hamden at 11:59 p.m. and found that a memorial gathering was just ending. Investigators found shell casings and blood and offi...

Holy Cross beat Woodland, 24-15, in our NBC CT Game of the Week. The Hawks opened up a brand-new turf field but came up short against the Crusaders. New Canaan took down Maloney, 42-13. St. Joseph defeated two-time defending state champs North Haven, 17-7.

An 18-year-old Rhode Island man was killed in a crash in Trumbull on Friday night. State police said a BMW X5 driven by an 18-year-old Cranston, Rhode Island man sideswiped a BMW X1 driven by a 61-year-old Braintree, Vermont man on Route 25 South near exit 9 in Trumbull around 11 p.m. After the initial collision, the BMW X5 spun…

High temperatures away from the shoreline have been running well above average and that warmth continues into the weekend. Friday’s high temperatures were nearly eight degrees above the average of 77 degrees in the Hartford area. Today will be no exception to the warmth. In fact, it might be a degree or two warmer than Friday. While Sunday wi...