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A rare double-stemmed “corpse flower” is almost ready to bloom at Eastern Connecticut State University, according to the school. The Titan arum, or Amorphophallus titanium, is known as the “corpse flower” because it smells like rotting human flesh as it blooms. Its odor can also smell like feces or rotting fish, according to...

Waterbury police are investigating a shooting that has left a man with life-threatening injuries. It happened around 11 a.m. Thursday outside of 65 Angel Drive, according to police. Arriving officers found a 52-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital to be treated for life-threatening injuries. Anyone with informat...

Lightning caused a fire at a home in Monroe on Wednesday night, according to the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters responded to a home on Williamsburg Drive shortly before midnight, at the height of heavy rain and thunder, to put out a fire in a basement. The fire department said a family with young children had gotten out safely. Inve...

State police are investigating two suspicious deaths after finding bodies in a burning car in Oxford early Thursday morning. State police said they were notified around 4:10 a.m. that a vehicle was on fire on Roosevelt Drive, or Route 34, in Oxford. Firefighters had also responded to the scene. Once the fire was out, two people were found dead insi...

A jackknifed truck caused delays on Interstate 95 North in Fairfield and congestion for miles. A Facebook post from the Fairfield Fire Department said the driver was not hurt but a 50-gallon diesel saddle tank ruptured. Firefighters responded while the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection supervised. The Fairfield Fire Department...

Rain soaked the state on Thursday morning and it was heavy at times. As the day goes on, partly sunny skies will develop this afternoon, but a pop-up shower is possible later. High temperatures will be in the high 60s to around 70 degrees. Thursday night and Friday will be fair. After that, we will have  lots of sun through…

There will be cuts coming to Enfield Public Schools. The town Board of Education is moving forward with a budget the Town Council approved last week during a special board meeting. Local teachers say it falls short of what’s needed and they are devastated by the looming layoffs. “This is just absolutely ridiculous. I can’t even imagine what it’s......

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 city in southern Gaza. Several rallies are planned this week in the state, including one that took place outside of the State Capitol. A large crowd ...

Debbie Pacileo co-owns Gaetano’s Tavern on Main, which for a while, came with a fun and lively outdoor dining experience.  “It worked out so well. It brought the community all together and made a beautiful atmosphere for Wallingford,” said Pacileo. For many years, Pacileo and neighboring restaurants in Simpson Court on N. Main Str...

During lunch time, the kitchen is sizzling and the line to order is always moving at La BoriChina in Waterbury.  “I feel proud it is a success,” La BoriChina owner Patricia Law Li said.  “I love the food, it is always so fresh,” Johanna Garcia said Owner Patricia Law Li said her family has been in the restaurant business since......

An East Haven man has been charged with animal cruelty after he was caught on camera allegedly kicking his dog while on a walk on Memorial Day. Salvatore Follo, 68, is facing two counts of cruelty to animals and one count of failure to license. East Haven Animal Control officers said they were alerted by a concerned citizen on Monday…

Another 1 million veterans have been able to get healthcare and other benefits thanks to a change two years ago, but local advocates say the works not done.   The Biden Administration announced last week that the PACT Act, signed into law in 2022, helped 1 million veterans sign up for care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. ...

On Wednesday morning, Angel of Edgewood founder Jen Scott-Miller looked over the damages inside her warehouse after she said the building was robbed sometime overnight.  “It’s frustrating because we’re trying to do good and we do a lot of good work but people don’t understand, like I do a lot of this on my own behind the scenes and...

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...