News

A driver was rescued by bystanders and a hybrid vehicle caught on fire during a crash in Terryville on Saturday night that brought down multiple poles. Firefighters responded to East Plymouth Road around 11 p.m. for a report of a vehicle fire with someone trapped. Dispatchers reported the vehicle had been involved in a rollover crash, was on fire a...

A man has been arrested for arson in connection to an apartment fire in West Hartford on Friday. Emergency crews responded to Caya Avenue around 3:30 p.m. for a report of a structure fire. Witnesses had reported heavy smoke coming out of the building. Once in the area, emergency crews said they found heavy smoke coming from a window on…...

Special Olympics athletes and coaches opened up this year’s winter games on Saturday morning with a ceremony introducing all the teams from across the state. “It’s hard not to be addicted to the energy that you feel here today,” said the Special Olympics games co-chair Tracey Alston. “These athletes are amazing, and they do such a great job. ...

Two people have burn injuries after an explosion involving a box truck in Mansfield Friday night. Fire officials responded to the area of Conantville Road and Overlook Drive shortly after 9 p.m. Before emergency crews arrived, witnesses reported explosions from a box truck vehicle. According to fire officials, two people were injured with burns. A ...

It was a tense conversation on display for the world to see, something we know world leaders are having behind closed doors, but this time, a camera broadcast the entire interaction. Many with Ukrainian ties here in Connecticut said it was a hard watch. The Oval Office meeting grew tense between President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, a...

Three people are displaced and a dog was rescued after a fire broke out at a home in Meriden on Friday. Firefighters said they responded to Fairmount Street at about 11:30 a.m. Responding crews found a man trapped on the roof, with fire coming from the second floor. The man went inside the burning home to look for his dog,…

School officials said crews are investigating what caused the hospitalization of nine students and three staff members at Bradley School in Thompson on Thursday. A dozen people were taken to hospitals to be evaluated after complaining of nausea and shortness of breath on Thursday morning. They’ve since been released, according to the superint...

Police have arrested a man in connection with a shots fired incident that happened in West Hartford last week. West Hartford police said they responded to 449 New Park Ave. after getting reports of shots fired in the area just before 4 p.m. on Feb. 20. Responding officers found evidence of gunfire, with damage to a nearby building. No injuries&#823...

Serious injuries were reported in a crash on Route 15 in Trumbull Friday morning. State police said they responded to the northbound side of the highway near Exit 47 for a reported crash. A car veered off the road into a grassy area near the off ramp and collided with a tree, troopers said. The driver was taken to the…

The mayor of New Haven kicked off the city’s budget season by announcing the proposed budget for fiscal year 2025-26. On Friday, Mayor Justin Elicker announced the city is proposing a general budget of $703.7 million to uphold the city’s current services. The proposed budget is $24.6 million more from the previous year’s budget, however Elicker sai...

Questions are being raised about pointed comments made by someone who identifies herself as a former Hartford Public Schools employee. During public comment at a school board meeting Feb. 18, she alleged the superintendent of schools asked her for a favor and months later, that employee said she was fired, in part for keeping the favor secret. Jane...

The People’s Union USA, a grassroots movement, called on shoppers to participate in an economic blackout on Friday. “The point of this economic blackout today is to try to give some power back to the people, in terms of saying you are not powerless about what is happening with big corporations,” Quinnipiac University professor of entrepreneurship a...

A former Connecticut budget official and state representative are facing charges for canceling a state audit of a Medicaid provider who allegedly engaged in fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Officials said Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, a former top official in Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget office, and Chris Ziogas...

Business owners in Connecticut are bracing for the potential impacts from the 25% increase in tariffs that President Donald Trump said is set to go into effect next week. The tariffs will impact goods from Canada and Mexico, and aluminum is among the goods that could be affected. The looming increase has beer brewers like Curt Cameron, owner of Tho...