Plymouth 16 mins ago

Route 6 closed in Plymouth due to car crash

Route 6 is expected to remain closed for an extended period of time after a car crash in Plymouth Friday night. The Terryville Volunteer Fire Department said the road is closed between Seymour Road an...

  • police lights generic night
    West Haven 4 hours ago

    Unhoused man arrested for string of burglaries along Connecticut shoreline

    A man has been arrested in connection to a string of burglaries that happened along the Connecticut shoreline last month. The West Haven Police Department said they responded to a burglary at Oak Beach Bar and Grill on Dec. 29. The thief allegedly broke a window, climbed inside and stole about $500. Apps Restaurant was also robbed on the same&#8230...
  • Hartford 2 hours ago

    Connecticut's kid governor hopes to end bullying

    On Friday, Keudy Martinez from Waterbury was sworn in at Connecticut’s 11th kid governor. Martinez joins a list of outstanding fifth grade boys and girls who look to serve their communities and the state. “For me to be a leader, it means everything,” Martinez said. “To be supportive and help everyone and encourage them and just be a role...
  • Judge-gavel-generic
    Connecticut 4 hours ago

    CT to award $5.9 million to family of wrongfully imprisoned disabled man

    More than four years after his death, Richard Lapointe’s family is set to receive a nearly $5.9 million award from Connecticut for his wrongful, quarter-century imprisonment that ended in 2015 when his murder conviction was overturned in the rape and killing of his wife’s 88-year-old grandmother. Lapointe’s case became a cause cel...
  • Hartford 3 hours ago

    CVS to close two pharmacies in Hartford by mid-March

    CVS is closing two of its pharmacies in Hartford in the next month-and-a-half. The company will close the CVS pharmacy at 690 Wethersfield Avenue on February 21, according to a company spokesperson. The CVS pharmacy at 777 Main Street will close on March 11. The spokesperson said all prescriptions at the Wethersfield Avenue CVS will be transferred ...
  • Seymour 2 hours ago

    Yankee Quilter in Seymour reopens following historic flooding

    Cheryl and Brain Ogrisek vividly remember watching their business of over two decades, Yankee Quilter, be destroyed by floodwaters in August. “At first it was like okay only a couple of inches, we’re going to lose that fabric, it’s going to be okay, and then a couple of hours later the walls came in and we were four-and-half feet...

  • StormTracker 4 hours ago

    Friday marks the 100-year anniversary of CT's last total solar eclipse

    The moon shaded all of Connecticut – 100 years ago Friday. It was Jan. 24, 1925, when Connecticut saw its last total solar eclipse. The path of the eclipse crossed the Great Lakes, New York and all of Connecticut, happening around 9:30 a.m. Crowds gathered to watch this phenomenon, on Hosmer Mountain in Willimantic and Fox Hill in Rockville. ...
  • FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue).
    New Haven 5 hours ago

    Bird flu reported in backyard flock in New Haven County

    A backyard flock in New Haven County has contracted bird flu, marking the second case of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Connecticut, according to the CT Department of Agriculture. Bird flu, also known as H5N1, was first reported in New London County after a backyard flock came into contact with wild waterfowl in a nearby pond. The Departm...
  • Hartford 5 hours ago

    Hartford mayor names choice for new police chief

    Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam Friday named a veteran captain with the Philadelphia Police Department as his choice for the next Chief of Police for the City of Hartford. Tyrell J. McCoy is currently police captain in the Command Inspections Buereau at the Philadelphia Police Department. McCoy has nearly two decades of service in law enforcement...
  • Hartford 9 hours ago

    Superintendent of schools in Hartford to step down at end of school year

    The superintendent of schools in Hartford will be stepping down at the end of the school year. Hartford Public Schools released a statement on Friday morning saying that Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodríguez, Superintendent of Hartford Public Schools, “announced a transition of district leadership at the end of the current academic year.”  She began ser...
  • Hartford Yard Goats 10 hours ago

    Yard Goats tickets to go on sale in 2 weeks

    It’s cold outside, but it won’t be long before Spring is here and Harford Yard Goats tickets will soon be on sale. Individual tickets will go on sale for all home games at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7. You can buy them on the Yard Goats website yardgoatsbaseball.com or over the phone at 860-246-4628, and tickets will be...

  • Southington police cruiser
    Southington 11 hours ago

    Man hit by vehicle in Southington

    A man was hit by a vehicle while crossing Queen Street in Southington on Thursday night and he was taken to the hospital, according to police. They said the man was wearing dark clothing and trying to cross the road near Spring Street at 11:36 p.m. when a vehicle hit him. The driver remained at the scene, police said. The…

  • Bolton 12 hours ago

    Photos: Crews battle commercial fire in Bolton

    Route 85 in Bolton is closed as firefighters battle a fire at a commercial building.
  • Bolton 4 hours ago

    Family business left to pick up the pieces after devastating fire in Bolton

    Route 85 in Bolton was closed for hours on Friday morning as firefighters battled a fire at a commercial building. Several fire vehicles responded to the fire at Dean Cabinetry, at 25 West St. Route 85 was closed between Clark Road and Camp Meeting Road and it has reopened. Dean Cabinetry owner John Dean said, “It’s no fun looking at&#8...
  • StormTracker 1 hour ago

    Another chilly day Friday

    Friday is another chilly day with low temperatures starting in the -3 to 15 degree range in the morning before rising to between 30 and 35. It will be fair tonight and chilly. Saturday will be sunny with high temperatures in the 30s. Then Sunday will be milder, in the 40s, with more cloudiness. No big storms are expected, but…

Contact Us