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President Joe Biden is launching into his second year in office with a new focus on making fatigued Americans believe they’re better off under his leadership as he embraces a pared-back agenda before the midterm elections

It’s a case that shocked people across Connecticut and around the country: a mother in Waterbury attacked in her own home and then police accused her of making it up. Now all these twists and turns – and a big update – are the focus of a new Dateline. “I don’t know that it gets easier,” said Donna Palomba. Still,…

New research is showing that COVID-19 saliva tests might be more effective at detecting the COVID omicron variant. The variant is highly contagious and responsible for thousands of Connecticut residents getting sick. Studies have shown that some people are testing negative for COVID-19 with at-home tests even if they have the variant. Dr. Anne Wyll...

Ashley Mendoza, of Hamden, said her sons spent more time at home than in daycare last December thanks to quarantine guidelines. “One or both children have been home in quarantine for about 75% of the time. So really for the full month of December,” said Mendoza. Since November, her inbox has been filled with notices from her daycare provider, requi...

A man is dead after a two-car crash on Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill Thursday afternoon, police said. State police said the crash happened on the northbound side of the highway between the exit 22 off ramp and the Route 9 North entrance ramp. A driver lost control of their car for an unknown reason and struck another car, according…

Goodwin University announced a new partnership with the City of Hartford to create two walk-in Community Manufacturing Training Centers (CMTCs) for Hartford residents. Goodwin University will establish two accessible and visible locations, one in the North End of Hartford and the other in the South End. The CMTCs will be able to accommodate 15 to 1...

Police are investigating the shooting death of a man in Norwalk and they have arrested a woman and charged her with murder. Police received a 911 call just before noon Thursday about a disturbance at a home at 16 Nelson Ave. and found the victim inside who was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Police said 54-year-old Kurt Lametta was pronounc...

A Watertown woman is accused of leaving her two children home alone while she went to Florida with her boyfriend for a long weekend in November and has been arrested. The woman, Kerry Lyn Caviasca, of Watertown, works for Waterbury Public Schools and has been placed on leave pending the allegations, according to school officials. Police said the ch...

One person has serious injuries after a crash on Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill Wednesday night. State police the driver of a Toyota Camry lost control, hit a guardrail and car rolled over on I-91 North, between exits 22 and 23, just before 6:30 p.m. The driver was transported to Hartford Hospital. State police are investigating, and witnesses are ask...

Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday that Connecticut is one of the five states with the lowest COVID-19 infection rates in the United States. The state’s positivity rate decreased to 13.29% and hospitalizations continue to go down, as well. With a decline of 72, there are now 1,733 total hospitalizations. This is the lowest the state has seen ...

It will be the second straight Olympics for which the broadcast teams will work mostly out of NBC Sports headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, rather than the host city.

As Hartford police continue to investigate how three 7th grade boys got their hands on deadly fentanyl inside their school on January 13, the district announced new efforts to ensure it never happens again.

A woman was killed after being hit by a car in Bristol Wednesday night. Police responded to the intersection of Jerome Avenue at Fox Den Road around 7:45 p.m. They found the victim and she was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later. The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, according to…