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The State of Connecticut is getting ready to roll out a program that will have significant financial benefits for people with student loan debt. The Student Loan Reimbursement Program aims to alleviate the financial pressures that graduates face. “In fiscal year 2023, thousands of students throughout CSCU carried more than $147 million in federal s...

West Hartford police are looking for the public’s help identifying two vehicles in connection to a deadly pedestrian crash earlier this month. Authorities said they responded to Oakwood Avenue shortly after 5 p.m. on Nov. 8 for a reported crash involving a pedestrian. Responding officers said a person was taken to a nearby hospital for treatm...

Connecticut could continue its connection to the U.S. Education Department, as President-Elect Donald Trump has picked Linda McMahon to run the agency.   McMahon, the former wrestling executive who ran the Small Business Administration under Trump’s first term, would replace Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, the former Meriden superintendent...

A new mosaic mural is coming to downtown Hartford. It will be located on the side of a LAZ Parking garage on Pearl Street. Ellis Echevarria, a Hartford native, was selected by the Greater Hartford Art Council to design the mural. “From the moment we looked at different artist in our region, Ellis came to the top,” said Greater Hartford…...

A woman has died after a crash involving a UPS truck on Interstate 84 East in Willington Wednesday evening, according to police. The crash happened around 3:15 p.m. in the area of Exit 71. A car was trying to change lanes and struck a UPS truck, causing it to spin out, police said. A passenger was taken to the hospital…

Police said they are looking for the culprits who robbed two people in New Haven while pretending to sell a vehicle on Facebook Marketplace. Officers responded to the area of Hubinger Street and Eldert Street around 8:09 p.m. on Tuesday to investigate a robbery and the two victims provided them with the details about what happened. They said they h...

State police have arrested a Hartford woman who is accused of driving under the influence with three children and a dog in the car. The investigation started when state police received several 911 calls around 7:50 p.m. Tuesday about an erratic driver on Interstate 91 South in Wethersfield. When troopers responded, the driver had pulled over to the...

A water main break has closed a high school and senior center in Ellington on Wednesday. Town officials said the water main break is on the east end of Maple Street and Connecticut Water Company is aware. Ellington High School and the Ellington Senior Center have closed for the rest of the day. No estimate for the repairs have been…

Police have arrested a student they say brought a BB gun to Enfield High School on Wednesday. Staff at the school alerted the school resource officer around 10:30 a.m. that a student had heard another student “racking” the slide of a handgun in the school bathroom, according to police. The school was locked down and more officers arrive...

Several students were taken to the hospital after being injured in a school bus crash on Interstate 84 West in Manchester on Wednesday morning. State police said a school bus and another vehicle collided on I 84 West near exit 63 around 9:14 a.m. Vernon Public Schools Superintendent Joseph Macary said 4th graders from Maple Street School were headi...

Route 15 North in Wallingford was closed because of a vehicle fire and has reopened. State police said the crash happened around 9:26 a.m. and no injuries are reported. The road was closed between exits 65 and 66.

Linda McMahon founded World Wrestling Entertainment with her husband, Vince, and she has twice ran for U.S. Senate. Here’s more to know.

Police said they have secured an arrest warrant for the suspect in a drive-by shooting in Hartford on Tuesday afternoon that killed a 20-year-old mother and her 4-month-old son that carries a $3 million bond and they are searching for him. Investigators are searching for 23-year-old Lance Morales, whose last known address was in Waterbury. He was l...

Avelo Airlines has announced it is flying to a second international destination from Bradley International Airport. Avelo is now flying to Cancun, Mexico, from Bradley twice a week. The flights will be on Wednesdays and Saturdays. One-way fares start at $99. “Our inaugural international service to Cancun, and last week’s Montego Bay, is a significa...