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West Haven 4 hours ago

Serious injuries reported in West Haven crash

Serious injuries are being reported in a West Haven crash Friday night. The police department said they responded to Saw Mill Road in the area of Greta Street for a car crash. Investigators said a wom...

UConn 5 hours ago

Paige Bueckers is projected to go No. 1 in WNBA draft to Dallas Wings
Animals and Wildlife 5 hours ago

Bear climbs tree at Westfarms as encounters with the animal rise across CT

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Winchester 6 hours ago

Winchester woman faces even more animal cruelty charges

A 28-year-old Winchester woman is facing more animal cruelty charges after her initial arrest in an investigation which resulted in dozens of dogs being seized. Winchester Police Chief Chris Ciuci sai...
Fires 4 hours ago

Multi-family home is a total loss after fire in Sprague

Injuries were reported and a two-family home is a total loss after a large fire in Sprague Friday night. The Baltic Fire Department said they responded to West Main Street for a reported fire around 7...
Crime and Courts 7 hours ago

First week of Jose Morales trial wraps with 6 witnesses on the stand

On the fifth day in the Jose Morales trial, the jury was presented testimony from six witnesses. The first witness was Jacqueline Troesser with the Ansonia Police Department. She testified that she wo...

UConn 8 hours ago

Preparations for the UConn women's parade on Sunday

For a third year in a row, downtown Hartford is playing host to the UConn women’s celebratory parade. After back-to-back celebrations for the men’s team, the UConn women will be honored for winning their 12th championship in program history. We spoke with people in the area and Hartford police about what you should know before the celebration...
Groton 9 hours ago

Police ask for help identifying remains found near cemetery in Groton

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying the person whose remains were found near a cemetery in Groton last month. City of Groton police officers responded to the area of the Colonel Ledyard Cemetery on Mitchell Street after receiving a 911 call reporting a suspicious item, and they found human remains, police said. Police said the...
health 9 hours ago

Federal health cuts are taking away from the poor, Lamont advisor says

As the state continues to fight the Trump administration over public health funding, officials here in Connecticut are worried about the impacts of the potential loss. John Driscoll, an advisor to Gov. Ned Lamont, said the money was about enacting the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. He added lower-income residents will likely feel the i...
North Haven 10 hours ago

Serious crash closes Middletown Avenue in North Haven

A serious crash has closed a portion of Middletown Avenue in North Haven Friday evening. The road, also known as Route 17, is closed near the intersection with Quinnipiac Avenue. Injuries are being reported, but the extent is unknown at this time, according to police. The North Haven Fire Department said two people have been taken to the hospital. ...
Education 10 hours ago

CT early childhood programs are at risk without federal funding

Head Start programs that serve hundreds of children in the Naugatuck Valley are at risk of closing if they don’t receive federal funding in the next few weeks. Team Inc., the nonprofit organization that runs the programs across 12 cities and towns from Waterbury to Milford, gets its funding from the Head Start office under the U.S. Department of......
Groton 10 hours ago

Groton school custodian charged with giving students marijuana and alcohol

A custodian has been charged with giving students marijuana and alcohol at a school in Groton. Police began an investigation at the Marine Science Magnet School last month. According to police, investigators developed 37-year-old Thomas Ortiz as a suspect. Ortiz was placed on adminstrative leave and banned from school grounds after school administr...
Animals and Wildlife 11 hours ago

Mystic Aquarium helps release nearly two dozen sea turtles

“Call us bananas, but there’s not Chiquita in these boxes…they’re turtles!” Mystic Aquarium staff traveled to Georgia earlier this week to help release nearly two dozen rehabilitated sea turtles into the water. Staff members headed out on a long journey to Jekyll Island, Georgia, to release 22 sea turtles, including 14...
Animals and Wildlife 8 hours ago

Bear in a tree causes commotion at Westfarms

Crews responded to Westfarms on the Farmington/West Hartford line on Friday afternoon for a bear in a tree. The bear climbed a tree near the Macy’s entrance and stayed up there for about 30 minutes. Police closed off the entrance while the bear was in the tree. The bear eventually made its way down on its own and police...
Norwich 12 hours ago

Police identify mother, 8-year-old daughter killed in Norwich fire

Norwich police have identified the mother and her 8-year-old daughter who were killed in a fire early Thursday morning. They identified the mother as 44-year-old Carmen Vizcaino and her daughter as 8-year-old Skylynn Owens. They were found dead in a home on Otis Street in Norwich after firefighters extinguished the fire. The Norwich Police Departme...
New Milford 4 hours ago

‘Gilmore Girls' convention attracts visitors to New Milford

Fans of the show “Gilmore Girls” are excited for a weekend long convention in New Milford. The show, which is about a mother and daughter, takes place in a small eclectic Connecticut town. The show’s creator has said her inspiration came from towns in western Connecticut like New Milford and Washington Depot. Over the weekend, fans can ...
Waterbury 15 hours ago

Waterbury police arrest suspect in domestic shooting that critically injured woman

A woman is in critical condition after she was shot several times in Waterbury on Thursday night and police said they have arrested the man she was in a relationship with. The couple’s 22-year-old son was there when the shooting happened and he was the one who called 911 and sought help, police said. Officers responded to Berkeley Avenue just&#8230...
StormTracker 17 hours ago

Your April 11 snow photos

It’s April and parts of the state have a covering of snow. If you have snow, share your photos with us at shareit@nbcconnecticut.com or here. Chipping Sparrows Huddle in Goshen Snow (Missy) Snow in Barkhamsted! (Holly Sarah Matusiewicz)
StormTracker 4 hours ago

Second round of snow falls overnight and into Saturday morning

The NBC Connecticut StormTracker meteorologists are tracking more snow from Friday night into Saturday. Temperatures cooled into the 30s after midnight, causing rain to transition to snow. The same areas that saw snow accumulations Friday morning have a good chance to see accumulations into Saturday morning. Parts of northern Connecticut could get ...
danielson Apr 10

State police conduct investigation after finding human remains in Danielson

State police are investigating after human remains were found in Danielson on Wednesday afternoon. As of Thursday evening, police said they don’t have much information to share, but they say there is no threat to the public at this time. Regardless, the human remains investigation caused commotion in Connecticut’s quiet corner. “This is total...

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