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Michelle Troconis’ hearing for a contempt of court charge has been continued until July. She is accused of having a sealed custody report in court during her trial on charges connected to the disappearance and presumed death of Jennifer Farber Dulos, a mother of five from New Canaan who has been missing since May 2019. On March 1, Troconis was&#823...

A burglary at a New Britain gas station is under investigation on Tuesday. Officers responded to the Stop & Shop gas station on West Main Street around 4 a.m. City officials said a group of people used a vehicle to back through the door of the building. The group of people reportedly stole an empty cash register and some cigarettes…....

There was a $100,000 Powerball winner in Connecticut on Monday night. The winning numbers were 7-23-24-56-60 and the Powerball was 25. Powerplay was X2. The ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball and also had Powerplay. No information was immediately available on where it was sold. There was one winner for the $215 million jackpot on Monday ...

The husband of a Connecticut visiting nurse who was killed during an appointment with a convicted rapist filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday, alleging her employer repeatedly ignored workers’ safety concerns about treating dangerous patients. Ronald Grayson sued Elara Caring, its affiliated companies and others over the killing of his wife,...

A foreman from New York is accused of stealing nearly $400,000 worth of items from his employer during an electrical job in Wilton in 2022. Investigators said 34-year-old Ryan Jensen, of New York, was a foreman working for Mars Electric out of Bethel. He was reportedly contracted to do a large electrical project at ASML on Danbury Road in Wilton&#8...

Word of a long-sought ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is reaching Connecticut, as dozens of Pro-Palestinian protesters marched from Yale’s campus to City Hall, calling on New Haven to pass its own ceasefire resolution. Protesters swarmed the Board of Alders Chambers before the board indefinitely tabled a local ceasefire resolution. It is a propo...

Community members and teachers are rallying to save jobs and programs at schools in Enfield. Many fear deep cuts are possible if the town council does not step up with funding. “I love our teachers. I love the schools. And I think that they offer so many good opportunities for so many students. And it would be really sad to…

We had a beautiful day on Tuesday and we’re tracking multiple chances for rain in the coming days. Tuesday was sunny with high temperatures near 80 (and into the 80s) for inland Connecticut. The clouds will move back in overnight and there are scattered storm chances for Wednesday. There’s a low, level 1, severe risk for the entire stat...

A man has died after a wrong-way crash on Route 68 in Wallingford on Monday night. Citizens reported seeing a white Ford Econoline van driving eastbound in the westbound lane of Church Street near the intersection with Hope Hill Road around 6:45 p.m. According to police, the driver, later identified as 65-year-old Michael Beauvais, of Wallingford, ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced Monday the $3 million in “quick release” emergency relief funding to help cover the costs of repairs to Interstate 95 in Norwalk after last week’s fiery crash involving a fuel truck damaged an overpass. The inferno following the crash damaged th...

Democratic lawmakers say they’ve struck a deal on a plan to spend as much as $400 million in unused American Rescue Plan Act funds. “The stabilization bill is addressing some of the things that we as a caucus felt needed to be addressed,” said Rep. Toni Walker (D-New Haven). Highlights of the bill include $160 million for higher education, $21&#823...

Beth Bornstein, a school nurse at Northwest Catholic High School in West Hartford, was named Nurse of the Year by the Association of School Nurses of Connecticut. She says the award came as a surprise. “I got a phone call one morning. I was shocked,” said Bornstein, who has been at the school since 2015. “I had no idea.” Bornstein…

Stew Leonard’s is eyeing Orange among two other locations for their ninth store here in the Northeast. The company issued a statement Monday: “The Leonard family is currently on the lookout for a ninth Stew Leonard’s food store location.  If the right retail space became available in a great community, they’d certainly consider expanding in Co...

Two families and two school communities are mourning the loss of two teenagers killed in a shooting Saturday night in Hartford. Lt. Aaron Boisvert said the shooting unfolded during a house party inside an apartment at Dillon Place on Hendricxson Avenue around 10:30 p.m. “The backstory is, there was a small house party, small gathering … 10-12 peopl...