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We’ll have to keep an eye to the sky this weekend with the chance of severe thunderstorms in a few towns. On Saturday, western and northern Connecticut could see a few isolated severe thunderstorms, some carrying small hail and very strong winds, in the afternoon and evening hours. The Litchfield Hills will have the highest chance of experien...

The House of Representative unanimously approved a series of new benefits meant to honor and recognize veterans. Dubbed the Heroes Act, the proposal actually includes proposals from 10 bills that had been working their way through the legislature. “Of course, we all prioritize our military and veterans, and want to appreciate their services,” Mark ...

Beth Hines was at the capitol Wednesday, making the case for more funding for her Community Action Partners and other nonprofits. Before she could attend a press conference, though, she had to close up Gordon’s House, a facility that housed men after they were released from prison. “When people come out of prison, there’s a trauma that exists,” Hin...

House Republicans unveiled their “reality-check” budget proposal Thursday, a $55.4-billion two-year spending plan. The proposal is roughly $700 million less than the one Gov. Ned Lamont presented in February and nearly $1.3 billion less than the one the Appropriations Committee approved last week. “A budget is about priorities and House Republicans...

Energy activists are once again pushing for action on climate change after a bill declaring a crisis stalled out in the legislature. This year’s version stops short of declaring that same climate crisis, but it set a goal of making Connecticut a zero-carbon state by 2050. It also includes many of the same incentives and studies that last year’s......

Connecticut families tell us they are feeling the strain of high prices. We spoke with some savvy shoppers who have some tips to save wherever possible. “We use what we have,” Keisha Taylor-Davis, of New Haven, said. Taylor-Davis may as well be a grocery shopping expert. She works diligently to navigate skyrocketing prices to feed her family....

The state Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) has suspended the liquor permit for a restaurant and bar in Orange following fights and a recent shooting. DCP officials said Top Quality Vibez Bar and Grill, located on Boston Post Road, was the scene of a shooting and fights that endangered public health and safety. According to state officials, r...

A total of 605 wildfires popped up in Connecticut in 2024, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), and one firefighter lost his life in the line of duty. It was a busy fall for first responders, and state officials say that over 200 of those brush fires alone were in October and November. The Hawthorne Fire…...

A raccoon found in Mystic Friday tested positive for rabies, according to health officials. The Ledge Light Health District sent an alert on Friday. The racoon was found on Borodell Avenue. The agency warned people to refrain from feeding or approching wild or stray animals. Rabies is caused by a virus and can affect all animals, including people. ...

A man has been arrested in connection to the death of a 21-year-old inside of a Bridgeport bar several years ago, police said. Authorities responded to a crowded Keystone nightclub on Sept. 27, 2020 for a reported shooting. Nyair Charles Nixon was shot in the torso inside the bar and he was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to police&#8230...

Firefighters found two people dead after putting out a fire in a Watertown home on Friday morning. Firefighters responded to a single-family home on Pleasantview Avenue in Oakville just before 4 a.m. and found a fully involved fire and a roof collapse. The fire department said firefighters began attacking the fire from outside, knocked it down quic...

The day lobster lovers have been waiting for is here. May 2 is opening day for Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough in Noank. Founded in 1947, Abbott’s serves up its famous lobster rolls, lobster salad rolls, lobster dinners, clam chowder and more along the Mystic River. Abbott’s is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m....

A father is accused of beating his 12-year-old son to death with a baseball bat at their home in Branford, according to state prosecutors.

A 32-year-old motorcyclist was killed when his motorcycle and a pickup collided in Enfield on Thursday night. Police said the crash happened on Town Farm Road near Grassmere Country Club around 9:07 p.m. They identified the motorcyclist as Jashua Martinez-Martinez, of Enfield. He transported from the scene and died at Baystate Medical Center, polic...