March Madness 1 hour ago

When all 5 Connecticut basketball teams in NCAA tournament are playing

Five Connecticut college and university basketball teams are playing in the NCAA tournament. The men’s teams from UConn and Yale University are in it and the women’s basketball teams from UConn, Fairf...

  • new haven 2 hours ago

    New Haven looks to be first city in CT to activate certain traffic safety cameras

    Two residents in New Haven have died so far this year in traffic-related incidents, according to city officials. On Monday, the city outlined a proposal of new technology to keep that number from climbing. New Haven is looking to be the first city in the state to green-light traffic safety cameras. “We’re walkers, we walk around here all the....
  • Connecticut 16 hours ago

    Lawmakers consider changes to state election laws

    Lawmakers are looking to make big changes to state election laws after a judge ordered Bridgeport to redo its vote for mayor. Those changes include an oversight board that could, in some cases, run a municipality’s elections and require cities and towns to have cameras at all absentee ballot drop boxes. “We wouldn’t even have had that court c...
  • Waterbury 13 hours ago

    Waterbury vacant church to be repurposed as homeless facility

    “It’s heartbreaking, it’s frustrating, it is not unique to Waterbury, it’s a problem that is going all over,” Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski said. There are plans underway to transform the former Sacred Heart Parish property into a multi-purpose campus that will offer resources to people re-entering the community after being incarcerated an...
  • Boston Red Sox 17 hours ago

    Red Sox plan to honor Tim Wakefield at home opener

    When the Red Sox take the field for their first game at Fenway Park this year, they will honor longtime pitcher Tim Wakefield and his wife, Stacy. The knuckleballer, who pitched in Boston from 1995 through 2011, died from cancer in October at the age of 57. Stacy Wakefield died less than five months later, also from cancer. The Wakefields…...
  • Bridgeport 18 hours ago

    Man arrested for role in $100K theft of jewelry at Bridgeport store

    A man has been arrested for his apparent role in an armed robbery that resulted in the theft of nearly $100,000 in merchandise at a Bridgeport store last year. The police department said they arrested a man in his 30s in connection to a violent armed robbery at ABC Jewelry on Boston Avenue in June 2023. On June 10, three…

  • Gambling 18 hours ago

    State offers resources to prevent problem gambling amid March Madness

    March Madness is here and the NCAA college basketball brackets are set. It’s estimated that more than $3 billion will be bet over the next couple weeks. Advocates are sounding the alarm about problem gambling online, and they’re calling for more government funding to help those affected. “It’s easier to gamble….I neede...
  • Bristol 19 hours ago

    Man in wheelchair dies days after being hit by car in Bristol

    A man in a wheelchair has died nearly two weeks after being hit by a car on West Street in Bristol. The police department said they responded to the area of West and Gridley streets at about 6 p.m. on March 3. Responding officers found Albert Sonier, who was laying in the road after his wheelchair was struck by a…

  • Marlborough 20 hours ago

    Driver was going 115 miles per hour on Route 66 in Marlborough: police

    Connecticut state police have arrested an East Hampton man who is accused of driving more than 115 miles per hour on Route 66 in Marlborough. State police said a state trooper saw a GMC pickup on Route 66 in Marlborough, heading toward East Hampton, at 8:35 p.m., on Wednesday. The GMC was initially clocked at 105 miles per hour, police…...
  • new haven 21 hours ago

    2 women injured in New Haven shootings

    Two women are injured after shootings in New Haven over the weekend. The first shooting happened on Sunday shortly before 9 p.m. when police received a ShotSpotter alert for several rounds of gunfire on Hazel Street. According to police, officers with Yale Police Department tried to stop a vehicle speeding on Trumbull Street near Canal Street. Offi...
  • MOHEGAN SUN ARENA 20 hours ago

    Rick Springfield to perform at Mohegan Sun Arena

    Rick Springfield is coming to Connecticut. The singer known for “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” I’ve Done Everything for You” and more hits will be performing at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, May 19. The show will be at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale on Friday, March 22 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.com. If tickets are still...
  • EAST HARTFORD 22 hours ago

    Demolition begins on Silver Lane Plaza in East Hartford

    Demolition began on Monday on the Silver Lane Plaza in East Hartford. Over the years it was home to J.M. Fields, Burlington Coat Factory and Super Pets. “This represented a really vital, important shopping corridor for the town of East Hartford,” said Eileen Buckheit, the development director in East Hartford. “When I was younger, my parents did th...
  • East Haven 17 hours ago

    Armed intruders break into East Haven home looking to steal expensive cat: police

    East Haven police are searching for two suspects who broke into a home and attempted to steal a cat on Sunday afternoon. Officers responded to a home on Thompson Street around 3:45 p.m. after receiving a 911 call from a resident who reported a home invasion had just taken place. The victim told police two males tried to get in…

  • Cromwell 2 hours ago

    Texas Roadhouse in Cromwell opens Monday

    Texas Roadhouse has a new location in Cromwell and it opened to the public on Monday. The restaurant is at 55 Shunpike Road. It is open from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, serving dinner only. It will be open for lunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday. The…

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