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The now boarded-up Sacred Heart Church in the Clay Arsenal neighborhood of Hartford will undergo some big changes. This morning, Mayor Arunan Arulampalam announced that the city has taken steps to convert the old church building into a Puerto Rican Culture Center. “We want to build something here that’s not only beautiful and vibrant,” he said. “Bu...

Another UConn men’s basketball player is entering the 2024 NBA draft. Sophomore forward Alex Karaban announced that he will be chasing his NBA dreams and entering this year’s draft. Karaban said he will maintain his college eligibility while doing so. The 6-foot-8 sophomore averaged 13.3 points and 5.1 rebounds this season. The news com...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested a man in Hartford earlier this month who they say was convicted for murder in Colombia. They say the 44-year-old man was arrested for a murder in his home country back in 2014 and found guilty two years later. He was previously arrested for entering the U.S. illegally in September 2022, but was ...

“I got a family at home and it’s definitely hitting my paycheck a lot,” New Britain’s Javier Cardoso said. On Wednesday, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) passed its annual Rate Adjustment Mechanisms (RAM) for both United Illuminating and Eversource. “It is to reconcile the cost of public policy programs that state legislators, DEEP ...

A Facebook post calling students from New Haven “thugs” who attend school in Cheshire has caught the attention of many in the town, including the head of the district, who’s now responding. In a now-deleted post, the person said that their friends have children who attend Cheshire High School, and they’ve heard that the New Haven students “cause tr...

The Monroe Police Department is asking whoever is responsible for the cold case killing of then- 8-year-old Renee Freer to come forward. Freer was murdered on June 22, 1977, and investigators said there hasn’t been a break in the case – until now. Police said the child was found dead in the woods behind her house. For 47 years, investig...

Wolcott Animal Control is asking for help locating lost puppies and finding whoever is responsible for abandoning their mother. A passerby found the young mother dog running up Spindle Hill by the intersection of Mad River Road, Wolcott Dog Pound shared on Facebook yesterday. The animal shelter said she is clearly still nursing and is producing mil...

The Connecticut House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday that would help towns and cities crack down on street takeovers. The bill would allow municipalities to adopt ordinances to penalize street takeovers and fine participants up to $2,000. It would also open up a grant program totaling at least $500,000 to help local authorities respond ...

Interstate 91 South has reopened in Enfield after a reported oil spill. The highway was closed between exits 49 and 48 but has since reopened. The spill was initially reported at 3:30 p.m. Connecticut State Police responded to the scene. Drivers were asked to avoid the area. It’s unknown what prompted the spill, or how much oil has spilled. N...

A group of researchers at the Mozilla Foundation recently poured through the data collection policies of the top 25 most popular car brands in the world

An Interstate 691 ramp has reopened in Cheshire after a tanker truck rollover. The I-691 East exit 7 entrance ramp in Cheshire was shut down for several hours, state police said. Minor injuries were reported. Drivers were asked to take alternate routes. No additional information was immediately available.

Jewelry worth thousands of dollars was stolen during a smash-and-grab robbery at Trumbull Mall, according to police. Police said three masked robbers with hammers smashed the glass display cases at Kay’s in the Trumbull Mall on Wednesday afternoon, stole jewelry, then they escaped in a dark four-door sedan. Shoppers who heard the glass shattering t...

Waterbury police have arrested a third suspect in the shooting death of a man outside of Waterbury Superior Court last month. Police said they have obtained a warrant charging 26-year-old Nicholas Chiapponi, of Glastonbury, with the murder of 26-year-old Jarron Chapman, of Waterbury. Chiapponi was taken into custody at his home on Wednesday, accord...