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Deputy Speaker Michelle Cook presides over the House of Representatives in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, May 8, 2024, the last day of the 2024 legislative session. While lawmakers were working to pass bills before a midnight adjournment, many major proposals faltered this year, including artificial intelligence regulations.
politics 41 mins ago

Groups try to influence legislature over fiscal guardrails

A new report from the Connecticut Project Action Fund Wednesday suggests lawmakers look at relaxing some of the state’s fiscal guardrails. Vice President of Advocacy and External Affairs Melvin Medina...

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    Waterbury 3 hours ago

    Man arrested on many charges after hitting police cruisers, parked cars in Waterbury

    A man has been arrested on a slew of charges after crashing into multiple police cruisers and parked cars after fleeing from officers in Waterbury. The police department said a 22-year-old was taken into custody after police tried to serve an outstanding warrant around 9 a.m. on Friday. Authorities responded to an apartment on Grove Street, where t...
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    Colchester 2 hours ago

    Crews respond to propane leak in Colchester

    Emergency crews responded to Old Hartford Road in Colchester for a large propane tank leak on Wednesday afternoon. The leak happened in the 300 block of Old Hartford Road. People were being asked to stay away from the area, but the scene has since been cleared. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said the tank started off-g...
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    New Britain 6 hours ago

    New Britain offering free 2-hour parking at some downtown meters during holiday season

    New Britain is offering free parking in parts of downtown for the holiday, according to Mayor Erin Stewart. Starting Dec. 16, the city will allow free two-hour parking at parking meters on Main Street, West Main Street, Arch Street, Broad Street, and those inside the Badolato parking garage. The Blogoslawski/Courthouse and Szczensy parking garages ...
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    New Haven 6 hours ago

    Pedestrian injured in hit-and-run in New Haven: police

    New Haven police are investigating a hit-and-run that injured a pedestrian on Tuesday night. The person was struck on Whalley Avenue by Sherman Avenue around 11:29 p.m. and the driver left the scene, police said. Investigators are trying to identify the driver who hit the person. Officials said the pedestrian was not in a crosswalk and the injuries...
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    Brookfield 7 hours ago

    Driver punched 78-year-old after ramming car during road-rage incident in Brookfield: police

    State police have arrested a man who is accused of ramming into a 78-year-old man’s car and punching him in the face during a road-rage incident in Brookfield. It happened on Saturday morning, around 11:44 a.m. on Route 7 South near Exit 11, state police said. Then the driver got onto Interstate 84. The victim told police that he had…
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    Woodbury 9 hours ago

    Power outage affecting two schools in Woodbury

    One school in Woodbury is closed Wednesday and another dismissed early because of a power outage. Mitchell Elementary School is closed and Woodbury Middle School had an emergency dismissal for students beginning at 8:30 a.m. The buses started picking students up from Woodbury Middle School at 8:30 a.m. The Region 14 School Department said Nonnewaug...
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    Crime and Courts 7 mins ago

    Alex Jones keeps Infowars for now after judge rejects The Onion's winning auction bid

    A federal judge in Texas rejected the auction sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet, criticizing the bidding for the conspiracy theory platform as flawed as well as how much money families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary shooting stood to receive. The decision late Tuesday night is a victory for Jones, whose Infowars sit...
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    CT Lottery 11 hours ago

    Cash5 ticket won $100,000 Tuesday night

    There was a $100,000 Cash5 winner in Connecticut on Tuesday night. The winning numbers were 3-6-8-18-20 and the ticket was sold at Sam`s News at 60 Access Road in Stratford, according to the CT Lottery. The winner has until June 8 to claim it. There is one other Cash5 jackpot-winning ticket out there that has not been claimed and...

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    Old Saybrook 7 hours ago

    Loaded car carrier catches on fire under overpass on I-95 North in Old Saybrook

    A fire on a car carrier closed Interstate 95 North in Old Saybrook on Wednesday morning and traffic getting by again. State police said a loaded car carrier caught on fire underneath the I-95 overpass and the fire spread to cars on the carrier itself. The highway was closed between exits 65 and 66, according to CTRoads. It has since…

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    Hartford 1 hour ago

    Underground electrical fire caused thousands of power outages in Hartford

    An underground electrical fire in Hartford on Wednesday morning knocked out power for thousands and Hartford Hospital was operating on generator power. An underground electrical vault fire on Elm Street around 3:30 a.m. knocked out power to around 9,000 Eversource customers. “It appears there was an issue with customer-owned underground elect...
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    UConn 12 hours ago

    UConn Board of Trustees to vote on closing three programs on campus

    The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees is voting to formally close three academic programs on campus on Wednesday. Others may be suspended or consolidated. This comes two months after the Board of Trustees said they were reviewing 70 majors, specifically looking at those with low graduation rates. In October when they first announced it, t...
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    North Branford 7 hours ago

    Crews battled house fire in North Branford

    A house fire closed a road in North Branford on Wednesday morning and it has reopened. Dispatchers received a report of a house fire on Totoket Road shortly before 3 a.m. Crews responded to the home and found an active fire.The home is believed to be unoccupied. Totoket Road was closed between Village Street and Augur Road.

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    StormTracker 13 mins ago

    Heavy rain, gusty winds could bring some power outages

    Another wave of storms is making its way through the state, bringing heavy downpours and strong winds that could cause some power issues. Heavy rain will continue through the night. A thunderstorm or two is possible and some storms could be severe. A school bus with more a dozen kids inside was trapped underneath a live wire in Haddam during…...
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    West Haven 19 hours ago

    Communities in Connecticut prepare for heavy rain and strong winds

    Our state is getting ready for heavy rain and winds tomorrow — from a storm that’s expected to cause power outages. This storm might put new emergency management equipment in West Haven to the test. “We’ll make sure we have all hands ready to go,” said Rick Fontana, the Emergency Management Director of West Haven. Newly impl...
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