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Two people were taken to the hospital with injuries due to a serious crash in Wallingford Saturday morning. The police department said the two-car accident happened in the area of McKenzie Avenue and Allen Avenue just before 9:30 a.m. Fire officials said two people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said a woman w...

Police are investigating after a car that was driving too fast crashed into a liquor store in Putnam Saturday morning. The police department said they were called to Sunny Discount Liquor on Providence Street at around 6:40 a.m. Responding officers said a woman driving a Toyota Rav4 was going too fast, lost control of her car and crashed into the&#...

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 woman was traveling south on Greta Street when she swerved off the road and hit a utility pole. The driver sustained serious injuries and was…...

The WNBA is set to welcome its new rookie class, headlined by Paige Bueckers when the league holds its annual draft Monday night. The UConn star, who is fresh off leading the Huskies to their 12th national championship, is projected to go No. 1 to the Dallas Wings. Bueckers will be a big piece on and off the court for the Wings. Seattle has the......

An unexpected visitor got a lot of attention at Westfarms Friday. A bear climbed a tree on mall property before running into nearby woods. This comes as bear season picks up in our state. “My friend was like, ‘oh my god, there’s a bear in the tree,’” Megan Cooney, of New Britain, said. Shock and surprise from shoppers on...

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 said the investigation started in February after complaints of neglect and missing animals. Officers went to an address on Strong Terrace last month and ...

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 p.m. Responding crews found a well-involved fire and tried to make an interior attack, but firefighters were pushed back by the large volume of&#8230...

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 worked the 911 dispatch line on Dec. 1, 2019 and during the early morning, she received a call.  Troesser said when she picked up, she heard a slurred-m...

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...

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...

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...

Two people were taken to the hospital with injuries after a head-on crash in North Haven Friday evening. Middletown Avenue, also known as Route 17, was closed near the intersection with Quinnipiac Avenue but has since reopened. The North Haven Fire Department said two people were taken to the hospital. A 23-year-old man from New Haven was hospitali...

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......