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Step by step, brush stroke by brushstroke, volunteers are changing hundreds of lives, one home repair at a time. Rebuilding Together of Manchester is making a difference in the community, with some help from a NBC Universal Local Impact Grant that it was awarded last year. The nonprofit helps income-eligible homeowners do emergency repairs and main...

Update: Officials said Thursday morning that two people have died and another has serious injuries after a fire in Wallingford on Wednesday. See the original story below. At least two people have been taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a fire broke out at a multi-family home in Wallingford. The fire happened Wednesday evening on Gene...

Former Michigan center Tarris Reed Jr. announced Wednesday that he is transferring to UConn. The 6-foot-10 sophomore averaged 9.0 points and 7.2 rebounds this past season. He entered the transfer portal shortly after Michigan fired coach Juwan Howard in the wake of an 8-24 campaign. Reed made is decision to commit to the Huskies public Wednesday on...

A bald eagle found in Bloomfield has serious injuries due to possible electrocution, according to an animal rehabilitation center. With the help of animal control, the eagle was transferred to rehabilitation at A Place Called Hope, where the severity of her injuries was assessed, and her condition indicates she was possibly electrocuted. The eagle ...

Advocates were at the Capitol on Wednesday urging lawmakers to lower the Blood Alcohol Content, or BAC, limit to 0.05. The push comes as traffic fatalities continue to rise, and supporters say this change could help reverse that trend. “Let me be clear – .05 saves lives,” Leah Walton, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, said. The ...

An Enfield resident and member of the Enfield Chapter of Standing up for Racial Justice raised concerns about state 2022-23 school year data, that points to a disproportionate number of students of color and students with disabilities being arrested or suspended from school in Enfield. She voiced the concerns at the April 15 town council meeting, a...

This week at The Bushnell, about 200 volunteers lined up to fill hundreds of tote bags with feminine hygiene products.  “It is always wonderful to feel the support of the community behind our mission and vision,” Dignity Grows President Jennifer Tolman said. Dignity Grows’ mission is to end period poverty. The national nonprofit was founded in Hart...

A motorcyclist is injured after a crash that closed Route 9 South in Middletown Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened between exits 23C and 23B, and involved a motorcycle and a van, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. Officials said the motorcyclist had a head injury and was taken to the hospital. Middletown police said she...

The first woman to ever serve as chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court has died. She was 94. Ellen Ash Peters was the first woman appointed to the state Supreme Court in 1978 and six years later, she became the first woman to serve as chief justice. “Chief Justice Peters achieved many firsts…She is a trailblazer, who in her…...

Lake Compounce, the longest-running amusement park in the country, is getting ready to open in just ten days. The Bristol-based amusement park is set to open its doors on April 27 at 11 a.m., with seasonal passholders allowed to enter the park one hour earlier. In celebration of the grand opening, the park is hosting an “Opening Weekend&#8221...

As we head into the end of April and the temperatures begin to warm you might find yourself outside more and more often. If you’re a fan of the trails you might notice some upgrades at several state forests, parks, and trails this summer. Stretching from Willimantic to Manchester, the Hop River State Park Trail runs for about 25 miles…...

Brass Mill Center in Waterbury was placed on lockdown on Wednesday afternoon after a report that someone might have been armed and police said they are investigating it as a “swatting” incident. Police said they received the call around 1 p.m., and officers who responded to the mall determined that there was no threat or danger to the public. The&#...

A karate instructor in Cromwell is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student and police have arrested him. Cromwell police said they received a complaint in March about an inappropriate relationship between a karate instructor and a student, who is a minor, at Impact Martial Arts on Main Street and they launched an investigatio...

Jonathan the Husky is now 1 and UConn held a birthday celebration for the pup. The celebration was on Friday, April 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Jonathan statue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UConn (@uconn) Jonathan’s Instagram post invited people to attend. “My birthday is on Friday! And you’re all invited to come......

After two days of beautiful weather, our StormTracker meteorologists are tracking weather changes on Wednesday. The day started with morning sunshine before afternoon cloudiness. Highs were in the upper 60s. Steadier showers develop after 7 p.m. There will be periods of light rain and drizzle through the overnight hours. Scattered showers are possi...

Sikorsky plans on laying off workers due to the U.S. Army’s recent decision to cancel the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program, a spokesperson said. The layoffs will impact workers in the Sikorsky business segment. A spokesperson told NBC Connecticut that amounts to less than 1% of parent company Lockheed Martin’s workforce. &#...