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Interstate 91 South in Windsor has reopened after a motorcycle crash caused miles of delays on Tuesday morning. The crash happened between exits 40 and 38A shortly before 8 a.m. The three left lanes of the highway were closed in the area. At one point, there was about three miles of delays between exits 42 and 38A. The highway has…

The 2024 national champion UConn men’s basketball team is headed to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to be honored at the White House. The team will be there on Tuesday along with the national champion South Carolina women’s basketball team to meet with President Joe Biden,

Police are investigating the death of a 27-year-old mom in Bridgeport. They said that they were looking for a man who they said should be considered armed and dangerous and said later that he was found dead in Stratford on Tuesday morning. The man was wanted for questioning in connection to the death. Officers responded to a report of shots…...

Six people are displaced after a fire ripped through a home in Manchester Monday night. Firefighters were called to a structure fire on School Street around 9 p.m. Responding crews found fire coming from the back corner of the home. The fire department said the fire spread rapidly to the second floor. The blaze was brought under control within 20&#...

There will be an increased security presence at Platt Technical High School in Milford because of a suspicious message, state police said. Troopers said there will be added security at the high school Tuesday out of an abundance of caution. State police say there’s no threat to the public. No additional information was immediately available....

Outside Glastonbury High on Monday, teachers, superintendents, parents and even the business community from around the state joined together for the launch of a campaign called Public Education Champions. “Connecticut is facing unprecedented challenges in education,” Kristen Basiaga, Glastonbury Education Association president, said. The hope is to...

Update: Police said a 27-year-old mother Is dead and the homicide appears to be a domestic assault. A man is wanted for questioning in connection with her death. See the original story below. A police investigation is underway after a homicide in Bridgeport Monday night. Police said they were called to a reported assault with a gun on Seaview Avenu...

Two people have been taken to the hospital after a reported drive-by shooting in New Haven Monday afternoon. Police said they responded to the area of State Street and Ferry Street just after 1 p.m. Responding officers found a man lying on the ground suffering after being shot multiple times. He was taken to the hospital for treatment. Another man&...

Four people have been displaced after a fire tore through a home in Fairfield Sunday night. The Fairfield Fire Department said they were responded to a home in the Southport section of town on Pease Avenue at 7:30 p.m. Crews said smoke could be seen on Interstate 95. When firefighters got to the scene, they saw flames and heavy smoke…

A Silver Alert has been issued for a 74-year-old man that has been reported missing out of Hartford. Nelson Moquette was last seen wearing beige pants and a checkered shirt. He has black hair and brown eyes. Police said Moquette is 5-foot-6 and weighs about 160 pounds. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Hartford polic...

Police are investigating after a 5-year-old fell out of a window while playing at a friend’s house in Hartford Monday night. Fire officials said the friend’s mother was home at the time and immediately called 911. Authorities say it happened on Barbour Street. The child is alert and conscious, according to police. Responding crews said ...

Carli Ellis felt her school in rural Maine wasn’t setting herself up for success. Most of the people in her community went on to work in retail or construction, but she didn’t find either interesting. “I was very like, kind of in a depression spiral,” she said. She dropped out of school and eventually moved to Connecticut last year....

Gov. Ned Lamont has formally submitted a request to President Joe Biden seeking a major disaster declaration after historic flooding that impacted Connecticut last month. The governor’s office said the request comes after towns in Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven counties sustained massive damage after severe flooding on Aug. 18. In the we...

The water on Jobs Pond has dropped more than two feet since pumps were installed over a week ago. Monday, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and Portland First Selectman Ryan Curley made a visit to see the progress for themselves. The residents thanked them for their efforts in securing state and federal money for the pumps and expediting installation...