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A ribbon cutting ceremony for a new job training center was held in Hartford Friday morning. Here’s how the program aims to help people grow in the workforce.

A nonprofit that helps fund lifesaving ballistic vests for police dogs gifted one to Athena, one of the K9s at Hartford Hospital.

A man found suffering from a fatal stab wound in a car on Plainfield Street Hartford was involved in a fight in Keney Park Thursday afternoon, according to police.

A blind dog that was abandoned in Hartford had to be put down, Hartford Animal Shelter shared on Facebook. The roughly 15-year-old dog, who animal control officers named Brooke, was suffering from pyometra, a uterine infection. She was put down this morning. She was recently found abandoned in Hartford wearing a blue sweatshirt and she had rosary beads wrapped around…

Hartford police say a man has died after being stabbed in Hartford Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to Plainfield Street near Blue Hills Avenue just before 4 p.m., according to police. They found a man in his 40s in the driver’s seat of a car suffering from a stab wound. The man later died. He has been identified as 41-year-old...

Nonprofit service providers rallied at the Capitol Wednesday to push for more funding next fiscal year. Democrats in the legislature say nonprofits are among their priorities, but they’re still negotiating how to spend leftover funds next year. Nonprofits say they’ve been underfunded for years and need additional funding to continue serving their clients.   Tracie Bernardi Guzman said she...

A 76-year-old man from Hartford said he wants his high school diploma 56 years after he was set to graduate. Gerald W. Fothergill, or Mike as many know him, attended Hartford Public High School in the 1960s. In his senior year, he said he was expelled by the school board for walking out of school the day after the assassination…

There have been no deadly shootings in the Barbour Street area of Hartford in the last nine months. A community-led effort is receiving some credit for that milestone.

As a part of the Class of 1968, Gerald ‘Mike’ Fothergill walked out of Hartford Public High the day after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and was later expelled by the school board. He is now hoping the school will give him or allow him to earn his diploma.

Nonprofit service providers gathered at the state capitol Wednesday to demand more funding from the state.

A neighborhood in Hartford is marking a milestone of sorts – nine months with no fatal shootings. The Greater Hartford NAACP said it’s thanks to a weekly program directly engaging with the community. “We have been here trying to dispute, negate and stop issues that are happening in the greater Hartford area,” Reverand Doctor Bruce L. Carter with the Greater…

Eight families are currently displaced after a fire at an apartment complex in Hartford early Wednesday morning. Firefighters responded to a three-story multi-unit apartment complex on North Beacon Street around 1:30 a.m. Once there, crews found a working fire on the first floor rear apartment with heavy smoke on all three floors. According to fire officials, firefighters rescued a woman…

A situation that could’ve been a lot worse ended with an unforgettable story. A child got stuck in a claw machine at a laundromat in Hartford and ended up walking away without a scratch – and with some new toys. Firefighters were called to a laundromat on New Britain Avenue in Hartford around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. When crews got…

A man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times in Hartford on Tuesday evening. Police said they responded to Park Street for a reported shooting just after 5 p.m. Responding officers said a man in his 30s was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital and is in critical condition, according to authorities. The…

Hartford HealthCare just launched a one-of-a-kind research center for racial trauma and community healing. Here’s how science is playing a key part in addressing the ongoing issue.

A Hartford man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for murdering a 27-year-old in January 2020, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office. Yamil Rohena, 28, was arrested in the days after the incident and he has been charged with murder. Police said 27-year-old Kwadir Paris was involved in a crash on Jan. 4, 2020 on Albany Avenue and…

Multiple items were reportedly taken during a break-in at a Hartford smoke shop on Monday, according to the store’s owner. The owner of the All Gas No Brakes Smoke Shop on Prospect Avenue said someone smashed the glass with a brick to get inside the store. While inside the store, the owner said someone took a cash drawer, a...

Four men have been arrested during an undercover sting operation in Hartford aimed at targeting child exploitation. The Hartford Police Major Crimes Division worked with the Southeast and Northeast community service officers and the FBI Crimes Against Children/Human Trafficking Task Force to conduct an undercover sting at an undisclosed hotel in the City of Hartford on Friday. According to...

Two Connecticut Army National Guard aviation units are back home after about a year in one of the world’s most challenging regions. Family and friends were able to celebrate them with a Welcome Home ceremony in Hartford. For nearly 80 soldiers, home is just that much sweeter on Saturday. “I was in Iraq for the entirety of the deployment,” said…

This year’s free event features food trucks, face painting and the chance for kids to run the bases at Dunkin Park. It also will bring together dozens of community partners so parents can sign their kids up for camp or get a health screening all in one place.