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Excitement took over the Raising Cane’s in Enfield on Thursday as members of UConn’s national championship men’s basketball team served fans fried chicken. “I’m so excited. I love these guys,” said Shawn Anderson, who got up before the sun to see players Stephon Castle, Donovan Clingan and Tristen Newton. “I got right up. Got my clothing ready. Tha...

A wildlife rehabilitation center shared some advice on social media on Monday: “birds don’t let other birds fly drunk.”

Police in Waterbury are investigating a vandalism at a Jewish cemetery where a dozen gravestones were knocked over. Volunteers say workers first discovered the vandalism at the Hebrew Benefit Cemetery on Stillman Road last week. “Some workmen were out here cleaning some headstones. They noticed that the stones had been turned over,” Eric Tishman fr...

A man has been arrested after accidentally shooting his father, leaving him with critical injuries in Hamden on Thursday. Police said they responded to a home on Beacon Street for a reported accidental shooting. Responding officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his abdomen. Fire officials were called in and the man was taken to the ...

Police arrested a suspect Wednesday in the shooting of a man as he left Waterbury Superior Court last month. Investigators identified 29-year-old Dante Howell, of Meriden, as the suspected shooter, according to police. They obtained an arrest warrant for Howell and arrested him in Middlefield. Howell is accused of shooting 26-year-old Jarron Chapma...

Notre Dame High School in Fairfield was placed on lockdown on Thursday after a threatening call and police said they believe it was a “swatting” incident. Officers responded to the school just after 1 p.m. and determined that all students and staff were safe and that there was no active threat, police said. An investigation is underway, but police ...

Police are investigating several break-ins at businesses in New Haven on Thursday morning and said three sites were ransacked. Police said they responded to Vinas Wine & Tapas restaurant on Orange Street at 4:15 a.m. after a burglar alarm went off and found broken windows at the restaurant as well as at Elm City Games and Ninth Square Market. V...

Some of the UConn Huskies were at Raising Cane’s in Enfield on Thursday morning to greet fans and there was a big turnout for the NCAA national basketball champions.   Stephon Castle, Donovan Clingan and Tristen Newton worked a celebratory “shift” this morning. They were at Raising Cane’s at  110 Elm St, in Enfield on Thursday from 10 a.m...

A storm is bringing heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Heavy rain developed overnight and storms are bringing thunder and lightning. Most of us should expect one to two inches of rain. The heaviest rain will fall between until 8 a.m. Friday with occasional showers after that. Temperatures will be in the mid-60s in parts of the state and the......

A 17-year-old girl from Branford has died after a rollover crash on Interstate 91 South in New Haven on Wednesday night, according to state police. The teen, 17-year-old Isabela Osler, of Branford, was a senior at Branford High School, according to the superintendent’s office. Osler was a passenger in a Jeep Cherokee that collided with a truc...

UConn is seeing a boost in interest after back-to-back basketball championship wins. University officials say they saw a record number of applications this year. This latest win is expected to draw in even more potential students. As Husky Nation celebrates yet another men’s basketball title… “It’s really great to see their hard work paying off eve...

The town of Plainville will officially adopt a four-day workweek for town employees after a six-month-long pilot program. Town employees started working a four-day workweek in August of last year. “The pilot program proved successful in the town’s goals to retain and recruit talented employees and continue to provide high quality servic...

Applications are open for NBCUniversal’s Local Impact Grants, an effort to help area nonprofits make a difference in our communities. One of NBC Connecticut’s past grant recipients is Dignity Grows, an organization that addresses the issue of period poverty. According to a 2023 report by Dignity Grows, more than one-third of American women experien...

An 88-year-old woman has died after she was struck in the parking lot of a shopping center in New London on Wednesday afternoon. Police said the woman was walking across the parking lot of the New London Shopping Center off South Frontage Road after leaving one of the businesses when she was struck around 12:18 p.m. She was taken to…

After a beautiful day on Tuesday, we’re tracking multiple chances for rain for the rest of the workweek. Wednesday had lots of cloudiness and was slightly cooler, but still mild. A few isolated showers moved through, as well. Fog and drizzle formed in the evening with a shower or two. Thursday will be gray with scattered showers. Highs will.....

A 6-year-old boy has died after a go-kart crash in Meriden on Tuesday night. Police said they received several 911 calls around 7:43 p.m. reporting that a child who was driving a go-kart crashed at Kronenberger Park had serious injuries. Based on the preliminary investigation, police said a 6-year-old boy and a 4-year-old boy were on the go-kart an...