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Over a dozen people are displaced after a 2-alarm fire broke out at a multi-family home in Hartford Friday night. Fire officials said they were called to a three-story, multi-family home on Pliny Street around 8 p.m. for a reported fire. Crews found heavy fire coming from the back of the home, which started spreading to a house next door…....

An investigation is underway after a suspicious death was reported at a cemetery in New Haven, police said. Officers responded to Evergreen Cemetery on Ella Grasso Boulevard after getting a report of a suspicious death just before 8 p.m. on Friday night. Responding officers found a woman who was dead, according to police. Her identity is unknown at...

State police are looking for your help identifying a man that was seen on surveillance video robbing a bank in Thompson on Thursday. Troopers were called to Hometown Bank on Riverside Drive at around 12:30 p.m. for a reported robbery. Authorities learned that an armed robbery took place, and the suspect fled the scene before officers arrived. The s...

Serious injuries are being reported in a car crash on Route 2 in North Stonington Friday night. State police said they responded to Route 2, or Norwich Westerly Road, for an accident around 7:20 p.m. Troopers said at least two people were taken to the hospital, and serious injuries are being reported. The road was closed in the area of…...

The driver of a garbage truck was injured when an improperly disposed battery was crushed and exploded in North Haven. Firefighters said they responded to the lower portion of Quinnipiac Avenue around 10:30 a.m. Friday. Officials later determined that a lithium ion battery exploded in the back of the truck when it was crushed. The fire department f...

Connecticut towns have collected over $2.4 million in fees from mini liquor bottles, more commonly known as nips. Stores have been collecting a five-cent surcharge for every mini liquor bottle sold, with $11.4 million given back so far for municipal “environmental cleanup” efforts. Some communities in the state have received thousands of dollars, a...

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…...