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‘High School Musical’ star Corbin Bleu is going to be speaking during Southern Connecticut State University’s graduation ceremony. Bleu, who played Chad Danforth in “High School Musical,” – 1, 2 and 3 — as well as the TV series, will deliver the university’s undergraduate commencement address. Bleu has spent some time in Connecticut. He was i...

Seven people who were arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest at UConn were in court on Wednesday. They were arrested last week at an encampment that was set up on UConn’s Storrs campus and charged with criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct. They were arraigned in Superior Court in Rockville Wednesday morning. Jacqueline Allen stood outsi...

A 55-year-old Voluntown man has serious injuries after a crash in Griswold on Tuesday night. State police said the two-vehicle crash happened on Route 138, near Arthur’s Way, around 8:20 p.m. when a Ford F-250 heading west veered into the eastbound lane and struck a Hyundai Elantra, sending it toward the shoulder where it hit a mailbox. The driver ...

Bricks are falling from an old factory building that caught fire in downtown New Britain last night and officials are warning people to avoid the area. Dozens of firefighters spent hours battling a raging fire on High Street and part of the roof and some stairwells have collapsed. The building, located at 59 High St., was built in the 1800s…....

A woman who is accused of driving drunk has been charged in connection to a deadly crash in Ledyard that happened earlier this year. Police said 23-year-old Amber Lahue, of New London, turned herself in on Tuesday. Her charges are in connection to a deadly crash that happened in February. According to an arrest warrant, an officer had stopped Lahue...

Strong storms moved into northeastern Connecticut late Wednesday afternoon, bringing thunder, lightning, and even hail to some towns. The storms developed just north of the Massachusetts state line and made their way into Connecticut Wednesday afternoon. Hail the size of golf balls was reported in Putnam. An earlier severe thunderstorm warning for ...

Train service has been restored after a freight train in Stamford caught fire late Tuesday night. Fire officials said they were called to East Main Street for a reported train fire. Authorities told NBC Connecticut that a freight train operated by Providence and Worcester Railroad Company caught fire east of the Stamford train station just before 1...

A big shift for the Boy Scouts of America. The organization said it’s changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America starting next year. The move comes as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims. The youth organization said the change is meant to make ever...

Berlin police are warning anyone who may have visited Dollar General recently to monitor their accounts for suspicious activity after a card skimmer was found. The police department said anyone who visited the store on Farmington Avenue recently and paid by card should monitor their accounts for suspicious activity after a card skimmer was found on...

Firefighters are at the scene of a large fire that broke out at a commercial building in New Britain on Tuesday evening. The fire could be seen coming from a building at 59 High St. New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart said the building is a large complex that houses a machine shop and car repair shop. There are also many…

Avon police are looking for your help finding the person who fled the scene of a crash with serious injuries over the weekend. Police said they are investigating a hit-and-run accident that happened on Waterville Road in the area of Pine Hill Road on Saturday night just after 7 p.m. A white four-door sedan and three-wheeled motorcycle were involved...

Police have arrested a man that was wanted in connection to an armed robbery in Torrington on Tuesday. The police department said they responded to TD Bank in the Torrington Commons Plaza on High Street at 11 a.m. for a reported robbery. A man allegedly walked into the bank and passed the teller a note demanding cash while implying he…...

House Democrats have approved a plan to spend as much as $400 million in unused American Rescue Plan Act funding on various priorities next year. The bill, which garnered a 103-48 vote, now heads to the Senate. Prior to the vote, Rep. Matt Ritter (D-House Speaker) made a plea to Republicans to support their stabilization bill. “What I would say&#82...

State police are investigating after a man died in a pedestrian crash on Interstate 91 South in Enfield on Tuesday. The crash was reported just after 5:30 p.m. State police initially said serious injuries were reported, but later confirmed that a person died in the crash. Troopers said 39-year-old TJ Jennings, of Hopewell Junction, New York, was st...