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New Haven 2 hours ago

Police make arrest in January 2024 shooting death of 16-year-old from New Haven

New Haven Police Wednesday announced an arrest in the January 2024 shooting death of a teenager. Police said they arrested 22-year-old Gabriyel Fraser and took him into custody on Monday. He is charg...

politics 2 hours ago

House Democrats approve Trust Act change amid immigration fight with President Trump
health 2 hours ago

Connecticut Attorney General takes action against bootleg weight loss drugs

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AAPI Heritage Month 2 hours ago

Avon business owner's entrepreneurial spirit shaped by immigrant experience

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says there are more than 3 million AAPI-owned businesses across the country. Many of them owning restaurants or stores as recent immigrants. When it comes to an idea, Kham...
Berlin 2 hours ago

Deadline to sign up for $5 junior golf rounds approaching

Kids 6 through 18 years old across the state have until this weekend to sign up for Youth on Course. It’s a year-round golf program that provides an opportunity for junior golfers to golf at a d...
Middletown 3 hours ago

Video appears to show union members block entrance to Pratt & Whitney as strike continues

Union workers at Pratt & Whitney have been on strike for nearly three weeks, and on Thursday, talks resume at the bargaining table. Amid the strike, a video has surfaced online that appears to sho...

Environment 2 hours ago

Changing Climate: How CT did in 2024 environmental report card

The state’s annual report on the condition of our air, water, land and wildlife for 2024 has been released. Generally, Connecticut’s environment is better than it was 10 years ago, and significantly better than 50 years ago. “In the 1980s, our air quality was horrendous, and it has improved massively since then. The Clean Air Act worked,” exp...
Connecticut 3 hours ago

Noem tells U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduates they will lead a ‘brand new' service

The U.S. Coast Guard is facing its largest readiness crisis since World War II, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday as she promised an overhaul of the service that she called the “point of the spear” in the nation’s defense. Noem, the keynote speaker at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s commencement, outlined the Trump a...
Hartford 1 hour ago

Hartford Taste is back for a fourth year

If you are a fan of delicious food, live music and great vibes, then look no further than the Hartford Taste Festival. The two-day event is just around the corner, and we’re getting a better look at what to expect. We spoke with people who look forward to the event year after year and also to business owners and...
Connecticut 5 hours ago

DEEP issues summer alcohol ban at several state recreation areas

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has imposed temporary alcohol bans at nince state recreation areas. The ban took effect Wednesday and will continue through Monday, Aug. 18. DEEP said the measure will help ensure safety and reduce illegal activity at the parks. “Enacting this measure will help ensure the safety of others and pr...
Connecticut 2 hours ago

More than 100,000 residents to learn some or all medical debt has been erased

If you get a letter in the mail in the next week or so that says some or all of your medical debt has been erased, it’s part of a state initiative. Gov. Ned Lamont said letters are being mailed to more than 100,000 Connecticut residents this week. The state partnered with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt and this is…
West Hartford 7 hours ago

One Connecticut town makes list of best 25 in U.S.

One of the 25 best places to live in the United States is right here in Connecticut, according to U.S. News & World Report. West Hartford came in at 19 on the list. “West Hartford may be the smallest city among U.S. News’ top 25 Best Places to Live, but it punches above its weight in terms of living standards,”…
Litchfield 3 hours ago

Person rescued from Bantam Lake after sailboat capsizes

A person was rescued from the water after their sailboat capsized in Bantam Lake on Tuesday, according to Bantam Fire Company. Several fire companies responded with rescue boats to the scene near the State Boat Launch just after 2:30 p.m. By the time crews arrived, the person was out of the water and on a bystander’s boat, fire officials......
health 7 hours ago

UConn Health works to reach underserved population about HIV prevention

UConn Health in Farmington has been working to reach underserved populations and educate them about PrEP for HIV. PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is a medication people can take to prevent HIV, providing another alternative to condoms or abstinence. The FDA approved the first PrEP medication in 2012. Even after other drugs have come on the marke...
Portland 7 hours ago

Route 66 in Portland reopens after crews remove car involved in fiery crash

Police temporarily closed Route 66 in Portland at 11 a.m. to remove a vehicle after a fiery crash on Wednesday morning. The road was closed eastbound and westbound at Middle Haddam Road in Portland and Cobalt Center. Traffic was detoured while the road was closed. Route 66 has since reopened. Police said the crash happened just after 4:30 a.m. and&...
New London 6 hours ago

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gives Coast Guard Academy commencement keynote address

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will be the keynote speaker at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, the Coast Guard announced Thursday. The 144th Coast Guard Academy Comencement Excercises are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on May 21. Noem, the former Governor of South Dakota, was nominated to be Homeland Security Secretary by...
New Haven 13 hours ago

Man was 3 times the legal limit while driving the wrong way in New Haven: state police

A man was reportedly over three times the legal alcohol limit when he was driving the wrong way on Route 15 in New Haven on Tuesday, according to state police. Troopers received numerous 911 calls about a wrong-way driver traveling northbound on Route 15 South around 12:20 a.m. In the area, troopers found the vehicle stopped in the right shoulder&#...
Meriden 13 hours ago

Route 71 in Meriden remains closed hours after crash

A portion of Route 71 in Meriden remains closed hours after a crash. Police said there was a two vehicle crash on Route 71 around 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday night. According to police, a pole was snapped and wires came down across the intersection. The road remains closed at Chamberlain Highway on Wednesday morning. The area will likely remain closed&#82...
New Haven 15 hours ago

New Haven welcomes art shop and bakery in Westville neighborhood

The City of New Haven celebrated the addition of two small businesses in New Haven’s growing Westville neighborhood. Located at 910 Whalley Ave is the new Inkberry Art Shop and at 912 Whalley Ave is Malby Artisan Bread and Pastries. “InkBerry and Malby are exactly the kinds of businesses that we want in our city. They’re family-owned, neighbo...
Hartford 15 hours ago

Hartford man to receive honorary diploma 57 years later

A Hartford man will get an honorary diploma from Hartford High School, 57 years after he was set to graduate. Gerlad Fothergill Jr. says he was a month-and-a -half from graduating when he said he was expelled for walking out of school the day after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Hartford’s Board of Education voted unanimously....

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