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Westbrook 36 mins ago

Madison man struck by wrong-way driver on I-95 in Westbrook has died: police

A 47-year-old Madison man was killed when he was struck by a driver who was going the wrong way on Interstate 95 in Westbrook on Wednesday night, according to state police. Mark A. Palumbo Jr. was dri...

Hurricane season 1 hour ago

Dozens of flights between Conn. and Florida canceled due to Hurricane Milton
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StormTracker 2 hours ago

Sunny and chilly weather for Thursday

We will have plenty of sunshine and chilly weather on Thursday. High temperatures will be in the upper 50s and a frost advisory is in effect for Northern Litchfield County for early Friday morning. We...
New Haven 3 hours ago

Bear's Smokehouse holds fundraiser in New Haven for Helene relief efforts in Asheville, North Carolina

Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ in New Haven held a fundraiser Wednesday night for hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina, providing hope for the people there in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. There wer...
Vermont 4 hours ago

NTSB releases preliminary report on Vermont plane crash

The small plane that crashed in Vermont near an airport in Ferrisburgh in early September was on an instructional flight when it went down, killing the student pilot, the instructor and two passengers...

Hurricane season 3 hours ago

People with Conn. ties deal with Hurricane Milton's fury

We’re hearing from people with ties to our state who are hunkering down in their homes in Florida. They are dealing with everything from powerful winds to tornadoes. “This is the worst hurricane I’ve ever been through,” Carissa Carter, of Palmetto, FL, said. Carter is originally from East Hartford and is now living near Sarasota. “We lost power 20....
North Haven 15 hours ago

University of Tampa student home safe in CT as Milton approaches Florida

A student from the University of Tampa is back home with her family and friends in Connecticut before Hurricane Milton made landfall in the area. Sophomore Sophia Mastriano says it’s her third time evacuating campus due to hurricanes, but this time was different. She was a little lucky. “We decided to come home just for a weekend,&#8221...
Connecticut 17 hours ago

New report aims to address Connecticut's crisis of disconnected youth

Erica Soares, 24, of Waterbury, shared her story on Wednesday in front of dozens of local and state leaders to help create change. “At a young age, I faced challenges most people don’t experience in a lifetime; homelessness, sexual assault, the incarceration of a parent, losing a parent,” Soares said. Soares did not let her circumstance...
Transportation 17 hours ago

Roadway deaths continue to mirror deadliest year in decades, prompting more calls for action

State and local leaders continue to sound the alarm about roadway deaths in Connecticut. We have seen 245 deaths along Connecticut’s roads so far this year, with just under three months to go. The state is on pace with 2022, one of the deadliest years on our roads in decades. Many are calling for more to be done and officials…
Connecticut 16 hours ago

Hikers encouraged to enjoy Connecticut parks and be safe while doing so

Fall foliage season is upon us. It’s a time many consider the perfect time of year to take in all Connecticut has to offer. “It’s like the best day of the year,” said Terry Reinhardt, of Bristol. He’s taking his kayak out in Satan’s Kingdom State Park in New Hartford. “It seems to have all of a sudden picked...
Old Saybrook 16 hours ago

Cruise ship stops in Connecticut ports on journey from Boston to New York City

American Cruise Lines’ New England cruise ship sails from Boston to New York City this week and on the way, it stopped in Connecticut twice. “I think the Connecticut shoreline in particular is just a beautiful place to be especially now in October,” said American Cruise Lines Public Relations Manager Alexa Paolella. The first stop in New London on ...
space 14 hours ago

Northern Lights might be visible again Thursday and Friday nights. Here's what to know

We will have another good chance to see the Northern Lights in Connecticut tomorrow night and into Friday. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) is monitoring the sun after a strong solar flare and coronal mass ejection that began Tuesday night. The solar activity was so strong, that space forecasters have issued a severe (G4) geomagn...
New Haven 1 hour ago

Police ID 21-year-old man killed in shooting in New Haven

A 21-year-old man who was shot in New Haven on Wednesday afternoon has died. The man was on a dirtbike in the area of Ferry Street and Wolcott Street when the shooters drove up in a car just after noon and fired three shots, hitting the victim, Niygere L. Wicker, in the head, according to officials. Police said the driver…
New Haven 20 hours ago

Intruder sprayed Yale students with pepper spray during break-in: police.

Someone broke into the home of two Yale students in New Haven on Tuesday night and sprayed them with pepper spray after a struggle. Yale police said the attempted burglary happened on Lake Place just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The stranger got into the residence and the two Yale students told him to leave after a brief struggle. After using…...
Flooding 22 hours ago

How to find out if you are eligible for disaster unemployment assistance due to August flooding

If your job was interrupted or you lost it because of flooding in August, you might be eligible for assistance. Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo said more than 100 Connecticut businesses shut down during the storm and recovery Now FEMA has authorized the state Department of Labor to launch federal Disaster Unemployment ...
Food & Drink 3 hours ago

Public health alert issued for some chicken salad that could contain wheat

A public health alert has been issued for some chicken salad that was mislabeled and could contain wheat, according to the U.S.D.A Food Safety and Inspection Service. It was shipped to retail locations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey and New York. Wheat was not declared in the label. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food...
Hurricanes 23 hours ago

Rhode Island man heads to Florida two days after becoming Red Cross Volunteer

As Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida, the American Red Cross has continued to send volunteers to the region to help with disaster recovery. One of those volunteers is Joe Balcher. He signed up to be a volunteer on Monday and left for Florida on Wednesday morning. “I’ve always wanted to, always wanted to be part of helping others...
Bridgeport 23 hours ago

Officer stabbed while responding to call in Bridgeport is released from hospital

A Bridgeport police officer who was stabbed over the weekend is now out of the hospital and recovering. Officer Marie Cetti was stabbed multiple times while responding to a call for help, Bridgeport Police Chief Roderick Porter said Wednesday morning. The call ended in a police shooting, where the suspect was shot twice. “The officer who was injure...
Union 24 hours ago

Manchester woman seriously injured in crash on I-84 in Union

A 35-year-old Manchester woman was seriously injured when her car hit a tree off Interstate 84 in Union on Tuesday night, according to state police. State police said she was driving a Subaru Legacy on I-84 East near the exit 73 off-ramp when her car went off the road and hit a tree around 7:56 p.m. Firefighters pulled her from…

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