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Plan b in Southington has announced that it will be closing this weekend. The restaurant opened in February of 2020 and officials said it never got the start that was envisioned because of the pandemic. According to the restaurant, the other Plan b locations nearby in West Hartford, Hartford and Glastonbury have also seen guest traffic overlap sign...

Final preparations are underway for opening day of ‘Once On This Island.’  “I can say for the most part I am excited and ready to do this,” lead performer Kayla Prioleau said.  The musical is focused on a powerful tale of love and resilience. It follows the journey of one brave girl named Ti Moune, as she is guided by…

A groundbreaking was held for a housing project that some believe will be transformative for Hartford. On Tuesday, Governor Ned Lamont, developers and others took part in the event near several buildings on Trinity Street across from the State Capitol and next to The Bushnell. These former state offices will be converted into 104 apartments, includ...

A woman died while in the custody of Waterbury Police Department over the weekend and her death is now being investigated by the state Office of the Inspector General. Investigators said a 29-year-old woman was arrested on Friday near an abandoned house on Willow Street in Waterbury. At the time of her arrest, officers searched her and said they fo...

Three New London police officers were justified when they shot a suspect in a hotel room in November 2023, according to a report from the Office of the Inspector General. Police initially responded to the America’s Best Value Inn on Bayonet Street on Nov. 26, 2023 for a report of a shot being fired from a second floor window. The…...

A Waterbury police officer has been placed on administrative duty amid an internal investigation into an interaction after the officer tried to stop a driver who fled, according to police. Police said the officer saw a driver make an illegal turn at West Main Street and Willow Street around 9 p.m. on Friday and tried to stop the person, but…...

Avelo Airlines, a budget airline that serves mostly small U.S. cities, began federal deportation flights Monday out of Arizona, a move that’s inspired an online boycott petition and sharp criticism from the union representing the carrier’s flight attendants.

Wolcott police have arrested three 16-year-olds who are suspected of committing a burglary at a gun store in April and they said one of the teens was accidentally shot in the hand. The burglars crashed a stolen Hyundai into the front of Sportsmen’s Outpost on Wolcott Road just before 5:30 a.m. on April 18 and stole nine guns, according to…...

A man has serious injuries after he was struck in Hamden on Monday night and police are looking for the driver who they said left the scene. Police dispatch received calls around 8:30 p.m. from people reporting that a pedestrian was struck at Dixwell Avenue and Mather Street, police said. Officers responded and found a man lying in the road…....

Route 2 is closed in both directions in North Stonington after a vehicle hit a pole, according to CTRoads.org. State police said a driver hit a pole in the area of 209 Norwich Westerly Road and the pole and wires are down. The injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The road is closed between Rocky Hallow Road and Route…

An East Haven woman was killed in a crash on Interstate 91 in North Haven on Tuesday, according to state police. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. on the northbound side of I-91 near Exit 10. Police say 33-year-old Andrea Baquero was driving in the left lane when her car suddenly veered across all three lanes, went off the highway…

A man who was accused of killing and dismembering his roommate in Groton and leaving part of her body in a suitcase near a cemetery by their apartment has died. Donald Coffel, 68, of Groton, died on Friday at the Corrigan Correctional Center, according to the Connecticut Department of Correction. They said his death is not considered suspicious and...

Five people, including three teens and two adults, were taken to the hospital after a crash in Colchester on Sunday afternoon. State police said a driver in a Kia Soul and a Nissan Rouge collided around 3:17 p.m. at the intersection of Parum Road and Lake Hayward Road. State police said the driver of the Kia, an 18-year-old Colchester man,…...

Temperatures on Tuesday will be in the 70s inland and in the 60s at the shoreline. The sun will fade behind high and mid-level clouds and a few rain showers are possible late Tuesday night and Wednesday. We will have lots of clouds on Wednesday a few showers are possible from time to time. A few thunderstorms are possible Thursday…