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State Representative Maryam Khan speaks out after being assaulted following a service marking Eid al-Adha in downtown Hartford a week ago.

State Representative Maryam Khan is responding after being assaulted following a service marking Eid al-Adha in downtown Hartford a week ago. The representative gave an emotional plea on camera for the first time since the incident Thursday. “I don’t know exactly what physically happened to me in that moment, but emotionally what I felt in that moment and I...

“I experienced an attempted sexual assault and violent physical assault. I have sustained multiple physical injuries and it has taken an emotional toll on me and my family and children – who witnessed the attack and were in harm’s way.”  State Representative Maryam Khan is responding after being assaulted following a service marking Eid al-Adha in downtown Hartford a...

UConn’s Hartford campus could soon be expanding within the city. Included in the state’s bond package bill is up to $5 million the university could use to develop academic space inside the XL Center property. An UConn spokesperson confirmed Friday that the school is looking into potential uses of XL Center space, but hasn’t determined the exact usage yet....

UConn students would have to pay more if Gov. Lamont’s proposed budget passes, and the university’s president say the Huskies may have to stop playing games at the XL Center in Hartford because of a lack of funds.

The University of Connecticut’s president said that Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposed budget falls short of adequately funding the university and, if faced with a large budget gap, all non-academic expenses are on the table. That includes the tens of thousands of dollars it takes for the Huskies to play their basketball games in Hartford’s XL Center. “The appropriations proposed...

The show is coming to Hartford’s XL Center January 5 – 8.

See the show right now at the XL Center in Hartford! It runs through December 18th.

Musical artist Lizzo is coming to Hartford next year as a part of her “Special 2our” with special guest Latto. The concert will take place at the XL Center on May 6, 2023. Tickets are going on sale Friday. She’s touring in Europe from February to March before starting her national tour at the end of April. Lizzo was supposed…

Journey is going on tour in 2023 and the band that brought us hits including “Don’t Stop Believin’” along with “Faithfully,” Separate Ways” and so many others will be coming to Connecticut with Toto.    Journey’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Freedom Tour 2023 will be stopping in 38 cities across North America, including Hartford. The show will be on March 4…

Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) Executive Director Michael Freimuth joins Mike Hydeck to give an update on plans to bring sports betting to the XL Center. What will it look like once complete and why is the project behind schedule? Mike Hydeck: Sports betting in Connecticut launched almost a year ago now and in the first six months of this…

The band Journey announced that they’re canceling their concert at the XL Center scheduled for Wednesday night due to COVID-19. A member of the band tested positive for the virus and as a result, they’re postponing several concerts over the next few days. The four concerts postponed were the last remaining shows of their tour. The concert will be...