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The Connecticut Senate pressed ahead Wednesday with one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to rein in bias in artificial intelligence decision-making and protect people from harm, including manufactured videos or deepfakes. The vote was held despite concerns the bill might stifle innovation, become a burden for small businesses an...

Police are investigating after a man allegedly used a knife to damage passing vehicles while standing in the middle of the street in Bridgeport. Officers were called to the area of Harral and Lexington avenues just after 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. A man reportedly made threats while armed with a knife in plain view, according to police. Emergency pers...

A portion of Route 83 is closed in Vernon after a car crash involving a stolen vehicle on Wednesday night. Vernon police said part of Route 83 North is closed in the area of Cumberland Farms. Drivers are being asked to avoid the area. Police said minor injuries are being reported. No additional information was immediately available.

A prior arrest warrant is shedding light on the events leading up to a deadly house fire in Wallingford. Police say a woman and a 9-month old had passed away before a fire on Geneva Avenue last week. Authorities say Justin Varnado later died. Officers call it a suspicious death investigation. NBC Connecticut has obtained a previous arrest warrant f...

House Democrats passed an expansion to the state’s paid sick leave law as part of a busy day. The vote came hours after more than 500 nonprofit service provider employees and clients rallied outside the capitol in support of more funding. Democrats approved the paid sick leave expansion with an 88-61 vote, sending the bill to the Senate. “I think&#...

Nonprofit service providers rallied at the Capitol Wednesday to push for more funding next fiscal year. Democrats in the legislature say nonprofits are among their priorities, but they’re still negotiating how to spend leftover funds next year. Nonprofits say they’ve been underfunded for years and need additional funding to continue serving their c...

State and local leaders are trying to do more to help the families who live along Jobs Pond in Portland and are experiencing severe flooding.  Environmentalists say the flooding is due to heavy rainfall and because Jobs Pond doesn’t have an outlet to properly drain the water — meaning, when water gets in, it gets stuck.  &#8220...

A 76-year-old man from Hartford said he wants his high school diploma 56 years after he was set to graduate. Gerald W. Fothergill, or Mike as many know him, attended Hartford Public High School in the 1960s. In his senior year, he said he was expelled by the school board for walking out of school the day after the assassination…

A person was taken to the hospital after jumping from a second floor window during a fire at a West Hartford home. Firefighters responded to a multi-family home on Elmhurst Street for a reported kitchen fire. Responding crews saw heavy smoke coming from the second floor. Shortly after, crews found a resident outside with injuries. They learned that...

Hurricane season will officially begin on June 1 in the Atlantic and May 15 in the eastern Pacific. Looking back, 2023 was a slightly above average season with 20 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes. And this year looks like it could be busier, too. A number of universities and other organizations released their Atlantic hurri...

A motorcyclist has been arrested after he was caught speeding and driving recklessly in Manchester on Tuesday. State police said they saw a motorcyclist weaving through traffic, tailgating and passing vehicles unsafely. The driver got onto Interstate 84 West and continued onto I-384, where he was clocked driving over 100 miles per hour. A trooper a...

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut is honoring some of their volunteers at the Bigs of the Year Awards. The celebration is at Mark Twain House and Museum in Hartford Wednesday night. Joey Redmond, of Higganum, is named Big Brother of the Year, and said it is only due to the special relationship born from the program. With banter and…...

A neighborhood in Hartford is marking a milestone of sorts – nine months with no fatal shootings. The Greater Hartford NAACP said it’s thanks to a weekly program directly engaging with the community. “We have been here trying to dispute, negate and stop issues that are happening in the greater Hartford area,” Reverand Doctor Bruce L. Carter w...