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PGA Tour 9 hours ago

Scheffler part of 3-way tie at Travelers Championship

Scottie Scheffler provided hope with a late double bogey. Tommy Fleetwood charged through with two eagles in three holes, and so did Justin Thomas with five straight birdies. They wound up tied for th...

UConn 12 hours ago

UConn lab getting expansion to study impacts of heat, other conditions
New Haven 12 hours ago

Frank Pepe corner named for 100 years of apizza in New Haven

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Housing 12 hours ago

National home prices hit record high

Home prices have hit a record high nationally. But there are signs sellers are willing to negotiate as the housing market cools in some areas of the country. Redfin found the median U.S. home-sale pri...
Woodstock 16 hours ago

Roads closed, power out for hundreds in Woodstock as wind brings down trees

Gusty winds have brought down several trees in Woodstock, several roads are closed and there are hundreds of power outages. The Muddy Brook Fire Department posted on social media that several roads, i...
Trumbull 18 hours ago

Route 15 in Trumbull reopens after car hits downed tree

Route 15 North was closed in Trumbull after a tree came down in the road and a car hit it, according to state police. They said there are minor injuries. The road was closed between exits 49S and 49N....

North Branford 16 hours ago

Driver, 85, killed in crash on Route 80 in North Branford

One person was killed in a crash on Route 80 in North Branford on Friday morning. The two-car crash happened just after 10 a.m. in front of 999 Foxon Road, the Twin Lakes Commons commercial property, according to police. One of the drivers, later identified as 85-year-old Roger Munck, of Northford, sustained severe injuries and was rushed to the ho...
New Britain 19 hours ago

Two-day free dental clinic opens at New Britain High School

A line wrapped around New Britain High School Friday for the 18th Connecticut Mission of Mercy free dental clinic. “We provide free dental services to the underserved in Connecticut,” Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach Dr. Eve Marie Perugini said. Doors opened at 7 a.m. but crowds were outside hours before with some patients sitting in law...
Hartford 12 hours ago

Man sentenced for 2023 crash that killed Hartford Detective Bobby Garten

The man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges connected to the crash that killed Hartford police detective Robert “Bobby” Garten in September 2023 will spend 16 years in prison. Police said 20-year-old Richard Barrington was fleeing other police officers during a traffic stop when he hit the cruiser on Asylum Avenue as it...
New Haven 13 hours ago

Superintendent considering closing Brennan Rogers School in New Haven

The superintendent of schools in New Haven said there is a possibility of closing the Brennan Rogers School as part of an effort to deal with a budget gap. Dr. Madeline Negrón, the superintendent of schools in New Haven, notified parents and guardians in a letter on Tuesday. She said she is looking to close a projected $16.5 million budget…...
StormTracker 1 hour ago

Extreme heat warning for Sunday through Tuesday as temps could reach 100

Saturday, the first full day of summer, will see partly sunny skies as temperatures warm to the middle to upper 80s. Sunday will turn warmer and more humid after a few passing storms early. Then skies will clear and the high temperature will be in the lower to middle 90s. Humidity on Sunday afternoon could make the temperature feel like…...
Granby 16 hours ago

Police investigating death of man in Granby home

Police are investigating the death of a man at a home in Granby. Police said they responded to a home on Hartford Avenue after someone called them around 11:09 p.m. Thursday and reported that a man was unresponsive. Officers provided medical care, but they couldn’t resuscitate the man, 54-year-old Keith Shaffer, according to police. The department ...
Hartford 23 hours ago

Stowe Center in Hartford to host ‘Inheriting Freedom' tour on Saturday

The Stowe Center in Hartford is filled with centuries-old history and this Saturday you can explore inside during a tour about what it means to Inherit Freedom. “We talk about the white antislavery writer Harriet Beecher Stowe and Black abolitionist Fredrick Douglass and how their lives connect,” Versatile Poetiq, a visitor experience associate, s...
East Hartford 24 hours ago

SWAT team responds to home in East Hartford for barricaded person

The SWAT team responded to a home in East Hartford for a barricaded suspect on Thursday night and the person has been taken to the hospital, police said. Police and SWAT officers responded to O’Connell Drive. A person was in crisis and has been taken to the hospital, according to police. The road was closed as police investigated and......
Hartford 23 hours ago

Family of Detective Bobby Garten wants max prison sentence for man accused in his death

The man who plead guilty to charges connected to a crash that killed a Hartford police detective two years ago is expected to be sentenced Friday. The sentencing is set for 10 a.m. at Hartford Superior Court. Detective Bobby Garten died after his cruiser was struck by then-18-year-old Richard Barrington who drove off after a traffic stop in Septemb...
PGA Tour Jun 19

Scheffler hits a perfect shot and plenty of great ones for a 62 to share lead at Travelers

Scottie Scheffler had one of those rare rounds where he hit a shot so pure it makes his confidence soar. So many other shots were pretty good, too, and they added to an 8-under 62 to share the lead Thursday with Austin Eckroat in the Travelers Championship. The week after a rough-and-tumble U.S. Open was a welcome break for so...
Franklin Jun 19

Serious injuries reported in Franklin motorcycle crash

Serious injuries have been reported in crash involving a motorcycle in Franklin Thursday night. State police were called to Lebanon Road around 5 p.m. Authorities said serious, but non-life-threatening injuries were reported. The scene is active and the crash is under investigation.
Canton Jun 19

Route 179 reopens after wires catch fire, start brush fire in Canton

Route 179 has reopened several hours after wires went up in flames and started a brush fire in Canton. Fire officials responded to Route 179 in the area of Base Street and the Barkhamsted town line on Thursday. Crews were at the scene for several hours after active primary wires caught fire and caused a brush fire, according to officials…....
politics Jun 19

Critics warn Republican budget would worsen health disparities for Black mothers

As Republicans continue to try and get a budget to President Donald Trump, critics warn their proposal could fall especially hard on Black moms. They’re particularly concerned about proposed Medicaid cuts, saying that could worsen a disparity where Black women are already three times more likely than white women to die during childbirth. “This shou...
Cheshire Jun 19

Bridal boutique in Cheshire impacted by tariffs, owner offers brides solutions

The cost of weddings are increasingly rising and wedding gowns is no exception. The wedding industry is another one of the many being hit hard by the tariff battle between the U.S and China. At Bliss Bridal in Cheshire, owner Marissa Goktekin said she has seen an increase of 15% to 20% in gown prices from the designers she works…

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