Israel-Hamas War 6 hours ago

Following deaths in Rafah, pro-Palestinian rally held outside State Capitol

Activists, including here in Connecticut, are raising concerns about the dozens of Palestinians who died following an airstrike in Rafah and NBC News reports Israeli forces are pushing deeper into the...

  • Rocky Hill 11 hours ago

    Rocky Hill farmers optimistic heading into growing season, following 2023 floods

    Farms along the Connecticut River and across the state are still making a comeback from last year’s devastating July flooding that ruined millions of dollars worth of crops. Some farmers are even reporting this year is off to a wet start. “We are going to give it everything we got this year,” said Lisa Gilbert with Gilbert farms. They...
  • New Britain 13 hours ago

    Cause of death of man in New Britain police custody was drugs: report

    A man who died while he was in New Britain police custody in August died of drug intoxication, according to the Office of the Inspector General. Police officers went to a home on Columbia Street just after 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 28 when they received a report of a man who was having mental difficulties and they found Marcell Felix…

  • UConn 13 hours ago

    Alex Karaban withdraws from NBA Draft to return to UConn next season

    Alex Karaban is not ready to end his UConn career. The redshirt junior announced Wednesday he has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and will return to Storrs next season. “While I’ve enjoyed the Draft process, Storrs is home. Let’s run it back,” Karaban posted on his Instagram account Wednesday. Karaban has been a key figure in t...
  • Hartford 14 hours ago

    Police arrest suspect in shooting deaths of 2 high school students in Hartford

    Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting deaths of two high school students in Hartford earlier this month. Lavante Brown, 19, of Hartford, and 16-year-old Aydin Davis, of Bloomfield were shot and killed at a party in an apartment on Hendricxsen Avenue on May 4. Brown was a student at Weaver High School and Davis attended the University High&...
  • Hartford 14 hours ago

    Hartford police arrest suspect in fatal shooting last August

    Police have arrested a suspect in a homicide in Hartford last summer. Police said they found the victim, 33-year-old Angel Martinez, of Hartford, just after 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 14 when they responded to a ShotSpotter alert from the area of Granby Street and Tower Avenue. He had been shot and he died at the scene. Police said a…

  • Westport 16 hours ago

    Police arrest suspect in smash-and-grab burglary at Westport jewelry store

    On May 9, masked burglars wielding sledgehammers smashed display cases at a jewelry store in Westport and stole jewelry. Police have now made an arrest in the case. Officers responded to a burglary at Lux, Bond, and Green at 136 Main St. around 3:10 p.m. that day and employees told them that two people who wearing masks and gloves entered…...
  • Greenwich 17 hours ago

    One seriously injured in Greenwich fire

    One person has serious injuries after a fire in Greenwich on Tuesday afternoon. The fire was on Riversville Road. Assistant Fire Chief Justin McCarthy said the call came in around 1:30 p.m. as a report of a garage fire, then additional callers said that the fire had extended to the house. Firefighters found an older gentleman outside of the home&#8...
  • Yale 15 hours ago

    Yale University appoints new university president

    Yale University has appointed a new university president. Maurie McInnis, who graduated from Yale in 1996 with a Ph.D., will serve as the university’s 24th president. McInnis, a cultural historian, serves as president of Stony Brook University. She will assume the role on July 1, succeeding Peter Salovey, who is returning to the faculty full-time a...
  • Glastonbury 10 hours ago

    Gas leak closes road in Glastonbury for hours

    Commerce Road in Glastonbury was closed for hours after a gas leak on Wednesday morning. A post on the town’s Facebook page says that a contractor who was performing work for Bemer Petroleum informed the Glastonbury fire marshal of propane leaks at the Commerce Street business site around 8 a.m. and the fire marshal, fire department and police depa...
  • Mega millions 20 hours ago

    $50,000 Mega Millions winner in Connecticut

    There was a $50,000 Mega Millions winner in Connecticut on Tuesday night. The winning numbers were 12-18-48-57-62 and the Mega Ball was 4. The Megaplier was X5. The $50,000 winner in Connecticut matched four numbers and the MegaBall and had the Megaplier, according to Connecticut Lottery. This was one of only two $50,000 winners in the country, acc...
  • Bridgeport 20 hours ago

    One arrested after fatal shooting at illegal gambling club in Bridgeport: police

    Bridgeport police said they have arrested one suspect after two men who robbed an illegal gambling club were shot and killed in March. Officers responded to the club on Stratford Avenue around 11 p.m. on March 30 to investigate reports that several people had been shot. They found Richard Davis, 30, and Tayvon Geter, 32, both of Bridgeport, outside...
  • Simsbury 22 hours ago

    Simsbury police warn of increased thefts in unlocked vehicles

    Simsbury police are reminding residents to lock their vehicles after an increased number of thefts in unlocked vehicles over the last week. According to police, the attempted thefts and thefts from vehicles are happening in several areas of town. Specifically, the incidents are on Hartford Road, in the Musket Trail/Squadron Line neighborhoods, on S...
  • health 21 hours ago

    Allergy season underway across Connecticut

    It’s that time of year again and you may be sneezing and grabbing lots of tissues. It’s allergy season. All this may look like snow during springtime. But it is causing some people to sneeze like one visitor from Texas at Elizabeth Park in Hartford. “It’s like what is this in the air and it’s very polleny,” Cindy Vega,...

  • StormTracker 6 hours ago

    Heavy rain develops early Thursday morning before drying out by the afternoon

    The rain held off for most of Wednesday but it will pick up overnight and into Thursday morning. There could be some heavy downpours in parts of the state around daybreak. Some towns could see an inch of rain or more, with some isolated spots getting more than 2 inches of rain before it begins to move out. By Thursday…

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