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Connecticut is upgrading its voting equipment for the first time in nearly 20 years. The new machines will arrive in time for nine towns to test them during this fall’s presidential election. “These machines will absolutely help bring out election infrastructure into the 21st century,” Registrars of Voters Association of Connecticut President Chris...

Dozens of frustrated electricity customers gathered at the Capitol Thursday, pleading with lawmakers to return for a special session to address a recent rate hike. The rally-goers want lawmakers to remove the public benefits portion from electricity bills, saying a July 1 hike to the public benefits rate is forcing people to make difficult decision...

In partnership with local businesses, the Hartford Chamber of Commerce launched its College Kickbacks program on Wednesday. The program offers a city-wide discount to college students in Connecticut. Over 30 businesses in Hartford are participating to offer students discounts in entertainment, retail, beauty, dining, fitness and more. Rory Gale is ...

A teen is facing felony charges after allegedly damaging school property several times in Ellington, according to town officials. State police identified a 17-year-old that repeatedly damaged soccer nets at Ellington High School. The teen also burned the net at a local tennis court. Authorities said the vandalism happened several times over the pas...

Officials have arrested a minor after a threat prompted a lockdown at an elementary school in West Haven on Wednesday. City officials said Savin Rock Elementary School was under a lockdown Wednesday afternoon after receiving a phone call that there was a person on school grounds with a gun. Police found no threat after conducting an investigation. ...

State police have arrested a woman who is accused of driving the wrong way on Interstate 95 in Stamford and causing a five-vehicle crash. They said she was under the influence. State police responded to I-95 North near exit 9 in Stamford around 2:53 a.m. Wednesday and people said a dark-colored Toyota Corolla had been going the wrong way. Troopers&...

Federal charges have been filed against six men from Florida who are suspected in a carjacking and kidnapping in Danbury. According to court documents, the group planned the crime through group texts and one suspect booked the flights they took from Florida to commit the crimes. The investigation started when Danbury police received several 911 cal...

One student was taken to the hospital after a school bus hit a car, a boulder and a pole in Groton on Thursday morning and police said they have charged the bus driver for following the car too closely. Officers responded to Route 1 near Flanders Road around 9 a.m. to investigate the crash. They said a Student Transportation of…

An underground water leak in Downtown Norwich will impact traffic in the area Thursday and Friday, according to Norwich Public Utilities. The leak is under the traffic rotary on Main Street. Workers will be replacing a 40-foot section of a pipe underground and the work will last into Friday, NPU said. Main Street is shut down between the rotary and...

The state police bomb squad responded to Milford for a suspicious device on Thursday morning and has rendered it safe, according to Milford police. The device was found behind 57 New Haven Ave. and Shipyard Lane was shut down temporarily, Milford Police said. The device has been removed and the area is now open. UPDATE: Connecticut State Police Bom...

A man shot and killed his ex-wife before killing himself in her home in Ansonia Thursday morning, according to police. Officers responded to the home on Westfield Avenue around 5 a.m. for a report of a serious assault. When they arrived, the found a woman and man inside the house suffering from gunshot wounds. The woman, identified as 45-year-old M...

The NBC Connecticut StormTracker meteorologists are keeping an eye on the impact of geomagnetic activity and the chance of seeing the North Lights in Connecticut on Thursday night. Geomagnetic activity has reached strong activity and the Space Weather Prediction Center Aurora forecast shows the Northern Lights could be visible just to our north. Ge...

Five elementary school students and a staff member were taken to the hospital after a garbage truck hit a school bus in Plainfield on Thursday morning. No major injuries have been reported, according to the superintendent. He said the school bus was heading to Shepard Hill Elementary School and a garbage truck hit it on Main Street in Moosup. Five&...

Smith Elementary School and the campus of the Roosevelt campus are in a shelter-in-place because of an incident in the neighborhood, according to school officials. No additional information was immediately available.