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Two people were taken to the hospital and hundreds had to go through a decontamination process after a report of a suspicious package at a company in North Canaan on Thursday, according to the state Department or Energy and Environmental Protection. DEEP said emergency crews reported to the Becton Dickenson facility on Grace Way in North Canaan on ...

Police said a woman who was assaulted in Waterbury went to a school bus driver for help to call police and officers have arrested four suspects. Officers responded to Chapman Avenue around 7 a.m. Thursday after a 38-year-old woman sought help from a school bus driver who was nearby to contact police. She told the officers a group of men…...

Nurses at Backus Hospital in Norwich said they were sounding a “code red.” They claim patient care is deteriorating. On Thursday, they called attention to it through an informational picket outside the hospital. The hospital currently has 100 open nursing positions and a 70% turnover rate over the last five years, according to Heather B...

A dog that was left in a cage at a construction site in Shelton was so badly hurt that he needed to be euthanized, according to Shelton Animal Control. They said the dog was found soaking wet around 5 a.m. Wednesday in the 1000 block of Bridgeport Avenue and the workers brought him into the building and used their own…

There was a $50,000 Powerball winner in Connecticut on Wednesday night, according to the CT Lottery. The winning numbers were 4-10-24-29-53 and the Powerball was 4. Powerplay was x3. The ticket that won $50,000 matched four numbers and the Powerball. It didn’t have Powerplay. No information was immediately available on where the ticket was sold. No...

We will have lots of clouds and widely scattered showers or a thunderstorm on Thursday, but there will be some sunny breaks as well. High temperatures will be in the 70s inland and 60s at the shore and it will feel a bit muggy. We have more of the same on Friday, but it will be warmer, with low temperatures…

Norwalk police have arrested a New York man who is accused of hitting a child who was riding a bike last month and seriously injuring the victim. Police said it happened on Wilson Avenue around 7:17 p.m. on April 19. The child was taken to Norwalk Hospital to be treated after the crash. The Norwalk Police Department Crash Reconstruction Unit…...

There were heavy delays on Route 9 South after a crash in Berlin, but the scene has since cleared. State police said a driver went off the road before the Christian Lane exit and the vehicle landed on its side. EMS was called about possible injuries.

Police have arrested a man who is accused of operating a drug factory out of a motel room in West Haven. Last month, the West Haven Street Crime Unit began investigating what they said was illegal distribution of crack cocaine and fentanyl by a man who was using a room at the Econo Lodge Motel as the base of operations…

Childcare advocates and new providers toured the state’s second childcare incubator in Waterbury Wednesday. A childcare incubator is similar to a business incubator. Aspiring childcare providers are given free resources like training and space to launch their own childcare business. Maria Martinez was one of the 23 Spanish-speaking providers ...

A man has been charged in connection to a deadly shooting that happened in New London earlier this year. Officers responded to Moore Avenue in New London on Tuesday, March 18, around 6:15 p.m. for a report of gunshots fired and someone who had possibly been soht. When police arrived, they said they found a man who had appeared to…

“Be kind, leave your food behind.” That’s the message Quinnipiac University is sending to students before they leave for summer break. And students have responded in a big way. This is the 17th year Quinnipiac has held the food drive. According to Vincent Contrucci, the director of community engagement at Quinnipiac, students donated roughly 2 and ...

The City of New Haven announced a new program in efforts to help the police department solve crimes faster with the community’s help.  On Wednesday, Mayor Justin Elicker announced the Residential Camera Registry Program which invites residents with a RING doorbell camera to register their devices to allow investigators to collect video e...

The CT House of Representatives Wednesday approved a bill aimed at giving families more control over how their children use social media.   The bill, which garnered a 121-26 vote, would require consent from a parent or guardian before anyone under the age of 18 can open a social media account.   It would also limit how platforms can target&#82...