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Connecticut voters will decide Tuesday whether to get rid of rules preventing the state from joining the 36 others that allow people to cast ballots by mail or through drop boxes without needing an excuse for not going to a polling place in person. An amendment to the state constitution would lift long-standing restrictions that only allow people t...

A man who was attempting to steal tires off of vehicles in Farmington crashed into a police car while attempting to flee from officers on Tuesday morning, according to police. Officers found a 26-year-old Hartford man attempting to steal vehicle tires in the parking lot of the Hampton Inn on Colt Highway around 1:45 a.m. When officers attempted to ...

A problem with multiple tabulators was reported at a polling location in Ansonia on Election Day and the issues have been resolved. Shortly after polls opened, an NBC Connecticut viewer reported an issue with a tabulator at the Old Armory. According to the registrar, votes that went into the tabulator that didn’t get counted went into a certa...

A person has been taken to the hospital after a car rollover crash on Route 15 North in East Hartford Monday night. State police said they responded to the area of exit 90 for the reported collision. Authorities said at least one person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver fled the scene of the crash…...

A 17-year-old from New Haven was arrested after driving recklessly and hitting two cars before crashing a tree in Orange on Monday morning. Authorities said there were reports of a car driving recklessly on Route 34 coming from Derby. Moments later, the vehicle hit two other cars near the intersection of Mapledale Road. Witnesses saw the driver run...

A man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after being found guilty of killing a 26-year-old woman last year, according to the State’s Attorney’s Office. Tanya Rodriguez, 26, died after a shooting on Saltonstall Avenue in New Haven on April 23, 2023. Leon Guerrero, 34, was found guilty of killing her. Police said Guerrero reported t...

Christmas season is around the corner which means Santa Claus is coming to town! Starting Nov. 7, Mr. Claus will be at WestFarms once again. He’ll be there through Christmas Eve. Families are welcome to bring kids of all ages to meet Santa and experience magical snowfall with a 22-foot-tall sleigh. You’ll also be able to see yourself dr...

Residents of the Concord Hills Apartments in Hartford say they are still living in temporary housing nearly three months after a fire displace 50 households. “I don’t have nowhere to go,” Olga Amandon said. “Thinking what I’m going to do next, because you’re living in one place for 20 years and lost everything.” Amandon’s apartment is where the fir...

Two people have been arrested after hitting a police cruiser with a stolen vehicle that had drugs inside in Waterbury, according to police. It happened around 2 p.m. on Friday. Waterbury Police tried to pull over a car stolen out of Southbury, but the car fled and crashed into a police cruiser, according to police. Police said they found drugs&#823...

Candidates in races around the state spent Monday making one last pitch to voters before Election Day. According to Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas, Connecticut has just over 2.5 million registered voters. A combined 850,000 voters cast a ballot between early voting and absentee ballot voting, but that leaves plenty of voters for candidates...

Puerto Rican and Latino voters are gearing up to have their voices heard in the presidential election. Voters are split on who they want in office.  “I don’t want to vote for Trump, never do it. He don’t understand Hispanic people,” Mirva Irizarry of New Britain said.  “I don’t like the other [candidate], Kamala Harris,” Jessica Ros...

One person is in critical condition after being pulled from Long Island Sound Monday afternoon, according to Milford fire officials. Emergency crews received a call around 12:45 p.m. about a sinking vessel with three people in the water somewhere near Milford Harbor. Milford Marine units and the U.S. Coast Guard responded and learned that an oyster...

The New Haven Police Department plans to take a more aggressive approach to combat illegal street takeovers after multiple incidents and related arrests in the city of New Haven. On Saturday, a street takeover was reported at the intersection of Shelton Avenue and Bassett Street in the Newhallville neighborhood. The street takeover ended at the Int...