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A former top official in Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget office who played a key role in school construction grants and offshore wind projects was arrested Thursday morning on federal charges, a spokesperson from the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, a former state representative from Bristol and a lawyer, was ...

Police shot a man in the leg while responding to calls about a person with a dangerous weapon early Thursday morning in Bridgeport. Police said they received several calls around 5:54 a.m. reporting that a man had a knife in the 200 block of Birdseye Street.  Officers responded, encountered an armed man and discharged their firearms, shooting the m...

State police have arrested two suspects in a burglary in Woodstock that led to evacuations and road closures. State troopers responded to Woodstock Road in Woodstock just before noon on Wednesday after a bystander saw two men who were carrying baseball bats approach a residence and go through a window and into the second-floor apartment. They met w...

Periods of rain are expected, on and off, through this afternoon with drying trends for later tonight and this evening. The flood warning issued for Windham County has now expired. This afternoon temps are expected to stay in the mid 60s with isolated and scattered showers. It will be mostly cloudy tonight and Friday, with low temperatures in the 5...

Connecticut oysters are really a treasure, and they’re about to get a bit easier to find. “There’s no reason why people shouldn’t be getting excited about oysters in Connecticut. They’re incredible,” said Beth Simonds, owner of Stonington Farms Shellfish, a family and majority women-owned business that launched in 2017. They’re now on the map. The ...

Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy made his way around Connecticut to try out some popular pizza spots. The king of pizza reviews visited several restaurants on Wednesday including Sicily Coal Fired Pizza in Middletown, Mondo Restaurant in Middletown and GG’s Wood Fired Pizza in Milford. Portnoy posed for a picture with school resource office...

A person was taken to the hospital after an auto body shop caught fire in Branford on Wednesday evening. The Branford Fire Department said they were called to The Final Finish auto restoration shop on North Main Street at 3:30 p.m. Responding crews found heavy fire coming from the wood-frame building. The fire spread rapidly before it was ultimatel...

A police officer was taken to the hospital after a car crashed into their cruiser in New Britain on Wednesday. Authorities said a 17-year-old was speeding on East Street when her car spin out while taking a turn, hitting multiple cars including a New Britain police cruiser. The police cruiser appears to have been struck head-on, and it has visible&...

There is a special graduation ceremony in Hartford on Thursday for some of the youngest nurses in training. The Mini Nurse Academy aims to attract kids to the field of nursing at a young age. Looking sharp in tiny white coats, the cohort of kids steps into graduation with minds sharpened by a new knowledge of nursing. “The kids were…

The Connecticut State Department of Education is calling all businesses to help show school staff some appreciation this summer. The department is looking for participants in the third annual School Staff Appreciation Digital Backpack Program. It offers special discounts to school staff members to show them support from the community. Leslie Blatte...

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security is asking people to be aware of potential threats from foreign terrorist organizations and their supporters at LGBTQ-related events this year. “Obviously there’s always some sort of underlying fear concern with such a large-scale event,” Haley Stafford with Middletown Pride said. Sta...

The race for one of Connecticut’s U.S. Senate seats is starting to take shape, although Republicans are still uncertain about their nominee. Beacon Falls First Selectman Gerry Smith has secured the party’s endorsement to challenge U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, but he still has at least one challenger. Matt Corey, of Manchester, secured enough votes...

On Wednesday morning, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker kicked off the start of the outdoor dining season at College Street’s Music Hall. A study by the New Haven Center for Performing Arts found that the Music Hall venue and the Westville Music Bowl venue at Yale brought thousands of people to the city. “You see how vibrant our community...

“The structural engineer was very clear. It is safe. He’s just recommending to replace that slab,” Stonington Board of Education Chairman Farouk Rajab said. The future of Stonington Middle School remains up in the air after engineers discovered cracks on part of the second-story floor back in April. “I wasn’t surprised, but I know that Stonington i...