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The Rite Aid in your neighborhood might be closing. The U.S. pharmacy chain filed for bankruptcy protection for a second time and is closing or selling stores to a new owner. Customers were surprised to see the Rite Aid on Main Street in Cheshire closed on Saturday. “I pulled up here and I’m like ‘what happened?” asked Scott LaFlamme.......

A shelter in place order that was affecting some residents in Madison on Sunday has been lifted as crews have repaired the large gas leak. Firefighter said a tree came down and brought down power lines, causing damage to a large nearby gas main. Multiple homes in the area of Overbrook Road between Opening Hill Road and Colonial Road were…...

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Connecticut won $30,000 on Friday night, according to the CT Lottery website. The winning numbers were 9-10-12-48-60 and the Mega Ball was 16. The ticket that won $30,000 matched four numbers and the Mega Ball and it had a 3x megaplier. There was no immediate information on where the ticket was sold. No one…...

A Christopher Columbus statue removed in 2020 amid a climate of racial reckoning after the police killing of George Floyd has finally found a home in a new museum dedicated to preserving the history of New Haven, Connecticut. Mayor Justin Elicker and other officials on Friday announced an “art loan agreement” has been reached with the Lost in New H...

Police have arrested a suspect for a shooting that took place during a funeral at a Hartford church on Friday. Officers responded to The Gospel Lighthouse Apostolic Church at 2003 Main Street just after 10 a.m. Friday after getting several calls about shots being fired inside the church. There were about 150 people in the church for a funeral at&#8...

On Saturday, the 22nd annual Race in the Park took place in New Britain. People participated in several races including a 5k, 4k walk, one mile walk, and kids race which all started at the Walnut Hill Park. The Connecticut Breast Health Initiative hosted the event to raise funds from cancer research and education in the state. Runners from all&#823...

A man was stabbed during a domestic dispute in East Hartford Saturday and then arrested, according to police. Officers responded to a home on Bell Court around 6 a.m. for the report of a domestic dispute. When the arrived, they found a man had been stabbed in the chest with a small knife. He was taken to the hospital to…

After cool temperatures on Saturday night, we can expect a gorgeous day on Sunday. Sunday will be sunny and warmer with temperatures in the 70s for Mother’s Day. Winds will be calm on Sunday. We will see a warmup on Monday and Tuesday with inland temperatures climbing to the upper 70s. Rain chances return on Wednesday and Thursday.

The governor has signed a bill that updates the Connecticut Firefighters Cancer Relief Program. The updates include streamlining claims so that firefighters get benefits quicker, extending benefits to state firefighters working at UConn and Bradley Airport, and adding skin cancer to the list of covered conditions. According to research conducted by...

A large antique flea market in Bridgeport, Connecticut, announced that they’re closing at the end of June. Mongers Market, which is located in an old warehouse on Railroad Avenue, said their last day in business will be June 29. The flea market has been open since 2018 after undergoing a years-long renovation. “COVID threw us a curvebal...

Elizabeth Emory was 25 weeks pregnant when she learned she had stage four Burkitt non-Hodgkin lymphoma. “It was shocking, of course, and terrifying,” Emory said. The National Institute of Health describes Burkitt as an aggressive cancer that starts in the blood. “You’re talking about replacing the blood for me but also for my chil...

Hundreds of middle schoolers from across the state were present at Southern Connecticut State University to participate in the second annual Generationally Enhancing Men (GEM) conference on Friday. The conference was organized by Sean Allen Sr., founder of the nonprofit Equity Alliance Enrichment. He explained the purpose of the GEM conference is t...

For decades, Bauer has made equipment to test products used in aircrafts all over the world. The company has seen rapid growth in recent years, so Friday it was recognized as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s National Exporter of the Year. “There’s a lot of great companies doing a lot of great things, and for us to be the...

It’s an exciting time to be a Peruvian American. Pope Leo XIV got his Peruvian citizenship in 2015, where he spent decades doing missionary work and serving as the Bishop of Chiclayo. There are around 22,000 Peruvian Americans here in Connecticut, many of whom say they’re loving the representation Pope Leo brings to the Vatican. For Peruvian ...