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UConn’s victory in the Fenway Bowl showed North Carolina coach-in-waiting Bill Belichick how much work he has ahead of him. Joe Fagnano threw for 151 yards and two touchdowns to help the Huskies beat the Tar Heels 27-14 at Fenway Park on Saturday, embarrassing Belichick’s new team in his old backyard. Belichick was not spotted at the ho...

Injuries have been reported in a rollover crash on Route 9 South in Berlin on Saturday afternoon. State police said the crash happened around 3:15 p.m. near exit 32. Troopers said one vehicle was involved in the crash while CTRoads said three vehicles were believed to be involved. Injuries were reported. The extent of any injuries are unclear at th...

One person was evaluated by emergency medical personnel after a vehicle went through the ice in Clinton on Friday night. Firefighters said the vehicle was on a frozen pond and began to fall through the ice. It’s unclear exactly where this happened. According to fire officials, the driver was removed by firefighters and was evaluated by EMS. T...

UConn coach Jim Mora agreed to a two-year contract extension through 2028, the school announced Saturday, the day of the Huskies’ Fenway Bowl game against North Carolina. Mora will earn $10.01 million plus incentives over the next four years, the school said. The Huskies are playing in their second bowl game in three seasons under Mora, bouncing ba...

A man accused of trying to rob a spa at knifepoint and sexually assaulting an employee while doing so in Branford has been re-arrested for doing the same thing in West Haven. West Haven police said they received a call from a local massage parlor claiming they had been robbed on Aug. 18. Responding officers determined that a worker had…...

As Athena Health Care Systems looks to close two nursing homes in Bristol, over 400 employees could be subject to layoffs. WARN notices were filed with the Connecticut Department of Labor on Monday, indicating 253 Sheriden Woods employees and 178 Countryside Manor workers were notified they were being laid off. Athena filed letters of intent to clo...

UConn coach Jim Mora pulled a move that would make Bill Belichick proud while preparing the Huskies to play the notoriously churlish former New England Patriot’s next team in his old backyard. Mora and his players were more than 45 minutes late for what was scheduled as a 30-minute media availability a day before Saturday’s Fenway Bowl ...

Three men from Connecticut have been arrested for allegedly stealing from several storage units in Delaware. Delaware State Police said men from Waterbury, West Haven and Stratford were taken into custody in connection to several burglaries that happened in New Castle, Delaware, this November. Troopers started investigating multiple similar burglar...

Groton City is the next municipality looking to install cameras to highspeed areas after a new law gave towns the ability to consider them. The idea is approved locally, and now the state must give the city the go-ahead. Home to multiple big employers, Groton City has an influx of 10,000 to 15,000 cars that come in and out everyday. …

Whether you are hitting the roads or the skies, the holiday season is one of the busiest times of year to travel. We spoke with people from near and far about their holiday travel plans. They told us they have lucked out so far, but that could change as the weekend is quickly approaching. The Mitchell family, who is travelling…

The New Haven School District received two significant donations that will go towards funding a new state mandate working to address period poverty. Earlier in the year, the state legislature passed a mandate as part of the state’s menstrual equity law. The new state mandate requires period products be available in women’s bathrooms grades 3 to 12,...

Three teens are facing charges after being found in a stolen Jaguar in Waterbury on Thursday. Waterbury police said their Auto Theft Task Force was patrolling the Sumac Street and Birch Place area just after 4:30 p.m. when they saw a 2018 Jaguar F-Pace, which was reported stolen out of Nassau County, New York. Authorities said the car was parked&#8...

Firefighters in Southington continue to sound the alarm about staffing issues in the department, amid talks to cut more staff and potentially close a fire station temporarily. While no official decisions have been made yet, members of Southington Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 2033 fear what could happen in the new year. A meeting is schedule...

On the second day of Kwanzaa, the community in Hartford gathered to celebrate the cultural holiday. “It’s not a religious holiday,” said Kamora Le’Ella Herrington, who organized the event. “It’s a communal, collective holiday for Black Americans to come together and remember who we are.” Kwanzaa was first observed in 1966 and celebrates African-Ame...