mental health 2 mins ago

Legislation aims to address shortage of mental health professionals in schools

“I wouldn’t be where I am today and I think every student should be able to have access to resources like that,” Waterbury Arts Magnet School student Nadina Bhadrasain said. High school junior Nadina ...

  • Fairfied 2 hours ago

    Fairfield Metro station is being renamed to Fairfield-Black Rock Station

    Fairfield’s newest train station, Fairfield Metro, will be renamed the Fairfield-Black Rock Station, the state Department of Transportation said. The DOT announced plans to rename the train station, which is the second Metro-North station in Fairfield, in the coming months. The name is being changed to follow traditional naming of stations in...
  • Hartford 3 hours ago

    Man wanted for club shooting that left 2 dead in Canada is arrested in Hartford

    U.S. Marshals have arrested a man wanted in connection to the murder of two people at a Canadian club a few years ago. Kensworth Alton Francis, 29, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder for a 2022 double homicide in the city of Vaughan, located in Ontario, Canada. The York Regional Police Homicide Unit said they&#8...
  • Connecticut 2 hours ago

    Funeral for former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman to be held Friday morning in Stamford

    A livestream of the service for Sen. Lieberman will be available above in this article beginning about 15 minutes before it starts. The funeral for former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman will be held on Friday morning in Stamford. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 29 at Congregation Agudath Sholom, at 301 Strawberry Hill Ave. in Stamford. ...
  • March Madness 54 mins ago

    Gov. Lamont declares ‘University of Idaho Day' as thanks for band's March Madness assist

    When 13-seeded Yale pulled off the upset over #4 Auburn earlier this month in the first round of the NCAA Div. I Men’s Basketball Tournament, they brought it all; double-digit scoring from three players, key three-pointers, and 21 points from the free throw line. The only thing the team didn’t have with them in Spokane, Washington, was ...
  • Ledyard 53 mins ago

    Magnitude 1.8 earthquake recorded near Ledyard

    There was a small earthquake near Ledyard on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and there are reports of shaking buildings and loud booms in parts of Eastern Connecticut. The U.S. Geological Survey website says there was a magnitude 1.8 earthquake near Ledyard at 12:20 UTC, which would be 8:20 a.m. local time. A Facebook pos...
  • Connecticut 6 hours ago

    Governor calls for lowering flags in honor of former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman

    The governor is calling for U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered in honor of former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, who died on Wednesday afternoon. Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday said he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on the day of the former senator’s funeral, which will......
  • Waterbury 5 hours ago

    Body pulled from pond at park in Waterbury

    Waterbury police are investigating after a body was found floating in a pond Thursday morning. Officers responded to Fulton Park on Cooke Street around 8 a.m. after getting reports of a body in the pond there, according to police. Emergency crews removed the body on a man from the water. Police said there do not appear to be any circumstances&#8230...
  • north branford 1 hour ago

    Man killed in hit-and-run on Route 80 in North Branford

    Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run in North Branford. Officers responded to the area of 97 Foxon Road (Route 80) around 7:10 a.m. after getting a 911 call about an injured person. Arriving officers found a man who was dead and appeared to have been struck by a vehicle. The vehicle left the scene, according to police. It was not…...
  • Willimantic 3 hours ago

    Willimantic police officer charged with DUI after crash is placed on leave

    A Willimantic police officer has been charged with driving under the influence and other charges after a crash and he has been placed on administrative leave, according to the police department. Willimantic police said 25-year-old Eduardo Garcia, of Willimantic, was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a crash in front of 480 Main St., Williman...
  • meriden 3 hours ago

    Driver who fled after fatal pedestrian crash in Meriden has come forward: police

    The driver who fled after hitting a man on the Berlin Turnpike in Meriden on Wednesday night came forward and arrived at the police station a few hours after the crash, police said. Authorities have been trying to notify the family of the victim who died but they said they have not been able to. Police said the pedestrian was…

  • StormTracker 1 hour ago

    Rain for most of day Thursday; could end as wet snow for part of CT

    We will have periods of light to moderate rain on Thursday and it will continue pretty much all day and into tonight. It is expected to end as a bit of wet snow, but the NBC Connecticut StormTracker meteorologists do not expect it to accumulate. The temperatures on Thursday will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s. The rain…

  • Wallingford 20 hours ago

    Police look for man accused of robbing bank in Wallingford

    Police are investigating a robbery that happened on North Colony Road in Wallingford on Wednesday. Authorities responded to TD Bank for a reported robbery and learned that the suspect took off in a dark-colored, four-door Honda Civic. An employee told police that a man passed a note to a bank teller demanding cash, and then fled. He was wearing a&#...
  • EAST HARTFORD 22 hours ago

    East Hartford PD puts spotlight on female officers this Women's Heritage Month

    Two police sergeants, five officers, an animal control officer and a records clerk are the faces of the East Hartford Police Department being celebrated this Women’s Heritage Month. It is through a special portrait project on social media. “The background is simply to show that women hold a good role within policing. I feel as though women are nece...
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