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On David Drive, just down the block from Jacquelyn Leopold’s house in Simsbury, a 50-foot branch sat across the road, 36 hours after Tropical Storm Isaias swept through. Leopold and her husband, Deputy First Selectman Sean Askham, have been hunkering down in their home with five-week-old daughter Audrey and four-year-old Eleanor for the past 48 hours.  “I feel like they…

Eversource customers have been sounding the alarm all week about a substantial increase in their electricity bills. Those types of complaints are not uncommon and are not new. Anger over the cost of operating gas-fired street lamps caused Wallingford to start their own electric division more than a century ago. “It’s what’s called public power and that’s who we’re...

Activists are protesting plans to build a second power plant in Killingly.

Dozens of people marched to the State Capitol on Wednesday to show their opposition to the construction of a natural gas power plant in Killingly.

50 Cent said he thinks “Power” being overlooked by the Emmys over the years was racial despite the success of popular Starz series that has a prominently black cast. “I like to say it’s racial. That’s the easy way to get out of things,” said the rapper and executive producer of the series during a panel discussion Friday at the...

The end of the hit Starz series “Power” is the beginning of several planned spinoffs, the first featuring Mary J. Blige. The Grammy-winning singer and actress said the announcement was probably the most exciting thing that would happen to her this year. Blige’s casting in the new show, titled “Power Book II: Ghost,” was announced Friday at a TV critics’...

Thousands of people were without power as snow fell across the state on Monday morning.

Back to school shopping isn’t just about clothes, backpacks and sneakers, it’s about technology too.

Former first lady Michelle Obama told first-generation college freshmen to surround themselves with a community to help them survive college. Mrs. Obama was the first in her family to attend college. She said: “Finding a cohort for yourself and starting to build your community is going to be important. College wasn’t meant to do alone.” She spoke at the fifth...

Nine months after Hurricane Maria, some Puerto Rican communities enter enter the new hurricane season without power and dealing with water shortages.

Power remains out for around 86,000 households and businesses after severe storms moved through Connecticut Tuesday.

The Food and Drug Administration ordered the mandatory recall Tuesday of kratom products distributed by one company that may be contaminated with salmonella. The FDA said it’s the first time it has used its mandatory recall power for a food product after first trying to get the company to voluntarily take the products back. The agency has been criticized for...

Police have arrested a driver accused of fleeing from police in Ledyard and crashing into a pole in Norwich, knocking out power to around 900 people.

Hurricane Irma brought strong winds and rain to South Florida over the weekend, flooding streets and causing power outages across the state. Follow a livestream of continuing coverage of Hurricane Irma as it barrels through Florida. Get the latest on Irma from NBC 6 anywhere, anytime by downloading our apps for iOS and Android. Click here for full coverage of…

Over 90,000 people lost power in San Francisco Friday leaving the streets a traffic nightmare. People on social media shared their experiences.

Television loves music stars, as two deals with Nicki Minaj and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson demonstrate.