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A man who police said struck and killed a tow truck driver then left the scene nearly three years ago was sentenced on Wednesday. The tow truck driver, Chris Russell, had pulled over to help another drive on Interstate 91 in North Haven in May 2022, when he was struck. Police identified the suspect as Luis Resto and said he…

A video from a dance competition in Hartford last week has gone viral. The video shows a dance coach hugging a group of dancers after accepting an award, but not hugging the one Black student in the group. The dance studio is called Dance Xpressions and is located in Plainville. Melissa Breglia is the mother of 6-year-old Shaniah, the dancer…...

State police have arrested the former assistant athletic coach at Somers High School and said he is accused of inappropriate contact with a female student. State police arrested 27-year-old Justin Perez, of Springfield, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. They said he was found when Enfield police made a traffic stop and he was turned over to state police. ...

The 2025 season for the Hartford Yard Goats begins at Dunkin’ Park on Friday. Fans have long enjoyed many of the interesting food offerings around the park and they will get a chance to try some new items this year. The Yard Goats introduced the menu lineup at Dunkin Park on Wednesday. New items include: Bear’s BBQ Pit will offer:&#8230...

Great Wolf Lodge in Connecticut will now open in April. The new resort and waterpark, which is next to Foxwoods Resort Casino, was slated to open on May 9, but it will now open this month. The Mashantucket location is celebrating with 40 percent off on stays, plus an additional 10 percent off on stays before May 9, but you…

Paige Bueckers is widely expected to become the first WNBA No. 1 overall draft pick from the University of Connecticut since Breanna Stewart nine years ago. Both became can’t-miss stars in college, both are UConn icons, both went to four Final Fours. Stewart did it while making nothing. Bueckers, who has UConn in the Final Four for the second strai...

A woman who was struck by a vehicle on Route 14A in Sterling on Monday has serious injuries. State police said a 45-year-old Sterling woman was driving a Ford Explorer eastbound on Route 14A around 12:15 p.m. when she hit a pedestrian that was attempting to cross the road. The pedestrian, identified as a 78-year-old woman from Sterling, suffered li...

April 2 is International Children’s Book Day and Connecticut is or was home several authors and illustrators who are responsible for some of your favorites. One quite famous one was Maurice Sendak, the author of “Where the Wild Things Are, and many, many more beloved books. He lived in Ridgefield and the Sendak House and Archive is open by appointm...

Hartford police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened Tuesday night. Police were called to Vine Street near Keney Park shortly before 7 p.m. after getting an alert of shots fired in the area. Officers found a man injured in the road. He was taken to the hospital and later died, police said. The man has been identified as 50-year-old&#82...

A 14-year-old girl was hit by a car in Hartford Tuesday afternoon, according to firefighters. Firefighters said the accident happened at 111 Hillside Ave., in front of McDonough Middle School. The girl was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. Firefighters said the driver stayed on scene and police are...

Paige Bueckers, Hailey Van Lith and Azzi Fudd all have reached out to a mental health professional for help at one point, seeking assistance to cope with the increasing pressure on college basketball players. That pressure can come from high expectations, social media attention, sports bettors, the transfer portal or the grueling solitude when reha...

Gov. Ned Lamont has authorized a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever killed Barbara Hamburg 15 years ago. Hamburg was found murdered in the yard of her Madison home on March 3, 2010. She had been beaten and stabbed to death. “Madison police have devoted countless hours and resources to the investigat...

Connecticut joined 23 other states and Washington, D.C., in a lawsuit to stop the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) from pulling back more than $11 billion in public health grants. “We are in the fight of our lives,” Attorney General William Tong (D-Connecticut) said during a press conference at the Legislative Office Building in H...

City, municipal and state leaders gathered on Tuesday to urge the state to pass two new bills aimed at cracking down on street takeovers, illegal dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles. One of the bills is SB 1284: An Act Concerning Street Takeovers and the Illegal use of Certain Vehicles. Currently as it relates to ATVs and dirt bikes, cities are&#82...