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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 New York, was struck and killed. Th...

“When people come into New London, they go by the many lighthouses and they see, if they’re lucky, a submarine, all the ferries. It is a very interesting port,” Susan Tamulevich, executive director of the New London Maritime Society, said. For the next six months, the Thames River will have even more life as it welcomes cruise ships into...

Caitlin Clark’s upcoming professional debut in Connecticut is creating plenty of excitement in the area.

On National Fentanyl Awareness Day, the city of New Haven announced its plans for money it received from the National Opioid Settlement Fund. The city had over $650,000 to allocate this round. Much of it was being funneled directly into community groups on the front lines of the opioid crisis. One group getting a major cut of this round’s fun...

A man has been taken to the hospital after he was shot following an argument in Hamden on Tuesday afternoon. Hamden police said they responded to the New Haven Police substation on Winchester Avenue in New Haven after a person who was shot in Hamden showed up there. Officers found a crime scene in the area of Goodrich and Goodyear…

Two men have been arrested in connection to a road rage incident on Route 8 in Litchfield last week. State police said they responded to Route 8 North in the area of exit 41 for a reported disturbance at noon on Friday, May 3. Troopers said an altercation happened on the highway and a driver was pepper sprayed. One of…

Police have issued a Silver Alert for a 14-year-old girl missing from Hartford. Aaliyah Nuñez was reported missing on Thursday. She was last seen leaving Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy at 11:15 a.m., and entering a CT Transit bus. She is 5’2″ tall and weighs about 125 lbs. She was last seen wearing a blue shirt, pajama pants an...

The state Department of Transportation has released a one-minute time-lapse video showing the whole demolition of the bridge over Interstate 95 in Norwalk, which took nearly two days. The bridge was damaged in a fiery crash early last Thursday morning when the driver of a Chevy Camaro hit a fuel truck, causing that truck to hit a tractor-trailer, a...

Someone fired gunshots on Interstate 384 in Manchester early Tuesday morning and shattered the back window of another car, according to state police. Manchester police contacted state police around 12:39 a.m. Tuesday after the driver whose car was damaged told them someone shot out the back window of their Acura RL sedan on I-384 West near exit 1. ...

Coracora, a popular restaurant in West Hartford known for its authentic Peruvian cuisine, is opening a new location in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square.   It will be open at 51 Isham Road, which was Rosa Mexicano. Coracora said this new site will become its upscale flagship location. The existing Coracora restaurant, which is on Shield Street,...

A fraternity president at the University of Connecticut is accused of “hazing” and assaulting a pledge during the initiation process while off-campus in Willington earlier this year. A UConn student made a report with Connecticut State Police on March 23 about an incident that happened on Feb. 8 and Feb. 9. The warrant said the student ...

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…....