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A New Haven-based water authority could make a bid to buy Aquarion Water Company from Eversource.   The State Senate Wednesday approved a proposal that would let the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority make a bid to buy Aquarion.   Democrats said the change is needed to ensure Connecticut-based water companies can bid on Aq...

The Office of the Inspector General released a report Wednesday detailing the October 2022 ambush killing of two Bristol police officers. Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy were shot and killed after responding to a call at a home at 310 Redstone Hill Road on October 12, 2022. Officer Alec Iurato was also injured in the attack. Though wounded&#...

Yale New Haven Hospital employees are calling on the health network to step up to protect their staff and their vehicles. A recent uptick in incidents around designated parking areas has employees concerned. “Almost every day we are working I am hearing about coworkers with their cars getting broken into,” said Jillian Tiberio, a nurse at Yale New ...

At Stones Ranch Military Reservation in East Lyme, soldiers in the Army National Guard, Army Reserves, and Active Duty are training to become combat medics. “Really the focus is to treat injuries that they may encounter on the battlefield,” said Army Sgt. 1st Class Megan Authier with the CT National Guard. Authier is the course man...

A Springfield, Mass. man was sentenced today to life in prison without release for a double homicide in Manchester back in 2020. Gregory Crichlow, 25, was found guilty of two counts of murder for the deaths of Gregory “Monte” Scott Jr., 24, and Jennifer “Jenna” Hicks, 20. It was back in August of 2020 when the two were shot at…

There was a crash on Route 7 in Kent Wednesday and state police said injuries are reported. A vehicle overturned in the area of Route 7 and Flanders Lane just before 1:30 p.m. and LifeStar was called. State police said no information was immediately available. Route 7 was closed between Cobble Road and Greenwood Lane.

A man who is accused of causing a crash in Pomfret that killed a woman in October has been arrested. State police have arrested 35-year-old Ian Gillis, of Griswold, after investigating the crash on Oct. 9. He was driving a 1967 Triumph GT6  and hit a tree on Route 169 just before 8:30 p.m. that evening, according to police. The…

Route 6 was closed between Plymouth and Thomaston after a crash and has reopened. Route 6, or Main Street, was closed between South Street (Route 262) and Railroad Street in Thomaston, according to police. The state Department of Transportation’s website said this was a motorcycle crash. No additional information was available.

A 26-year-old man who was shot in the head in Bridgeport on Wednesday morning has died and police said the suspect who was arrested will be charged with murder. Police officers found the victim, Jevoun Rodney, 26 of Bridgeport, when they responded to the 1200 block of Iranistan Avenue at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday to investigate a shooting. He was taken&#...

Interstate 84 West was closed in Waterbury, between exits 20 and 18, for a brief period on Wednesday afternoon. The state Department of Transportation website says the closure was because of a crash and police activity. No additional information was available. Check back for updates.

The state is receiving millions of dollars from the federal government for transportation projects and they include changes to the Berlin Turnpike and the Naugatuck River Greenway Trail as well as in Norwalk. The state Department of Transportation is looking to make changes to the Berlin Turnpike in Berlin, Newington and Wethersfield to improve saf...

State lawmakers are meeting for a special two-day session in Hartford to discuss a number of bills, including changes to the state’s car tax. The change would affect how vehicles are valued. Now, cities and towns use the appraisal guides published by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) as a standard.  Lawmakers will vote on legislati...

The 2024 NBA Draft starts on Wednesday night and some of the national champion UConn Huskies players are hoping to hear their names called. UConn players Stephon Castle and Donovan Clingan are some of the top prospects. We have to wait until tonight to see what happens, but there are lots of thoughts how the draft will go and NBA.com…

The last of three masked men pleaded guilty to a failed attempt to extort $8.5 million from a wealthy Connecticut arts patron and her companion by threatening them with a deadly virus in a 2007 home invasion. The 38-year-old Romanian citizen, Stefan Alexandru Barabas, had been on the run for about 15 years before finally being arrested as a fugitiv...