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CT Lottery 22 mins ago

Ticket that won $100,000 Cash5 jackpot in April will expire Tuesday

Someone who won the Cash5 jackpot in Connecticut in April only has a few more days to claim the prize before it expires. Someone who bought a ticket in East Hartford for the April 25 drawing won the $...

StormTracker 2 hours ago

Chilly start to Friday, then temperatures reach mid-60s
UConn 14 hours ago

UConn looking to address low enrollment for 70 majors

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Young nurse carries on her mother's legacy

Pam Vecchiarino, a rising star and respected nurse leader at Hartford Hospital, passed away when her daughter, Gemma, was only 8 years old. Gemma, now 22, is carrying on her mother’s legacy.

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West Haven 14 hours ago

West Haven on board with new proposal to transform abandoned city conference center

There is a new proposal on the way to transform the West Haven shoreline. The proposal is called The Kelsey Project, and it would replace the abandoned Savin Rock Conference Center. Mayor Dorin...
Decision 2024 14 hours ago

Larson faces two former Democrats in 1st District race

Congressman John Larson is seeking a 13th term representing the 1st District, but this year he faces two opponents. Both opponents describe themselves as former Democrats. Republican Jim...
Hartford 15 hours ago

Being blind won't stop a Manchester woman from running in Hartford Marathon

Over nine thousand runners will cross the finish line at Bushnell Park on Saturday for the Eversource Hartford Marathon. Participants will compete in a marathon, half marathon, a team relay or a chari...

Middletown 14 hours ago

DESPP corrects traffic enforcement numbers, remains committed to safer roads

The Department of Emergency Services and Public protection self-corrected traffic stop data released October 9th in a press conference. The discrepancy was tens of thousands of traffic stops off when numbers so far this year were compared to total numbers last year. Roughly a 160% increase. The number reported was just over 26,000 traffic stops for...
Meriden 14 hours ago

Former Meriden piano factory being turned into mixed-income housing

On Thursday, there was a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a former piano factory in Meriden that is being turned into mixed-income housing. “We always look at this big building and we’re like hey it looks pretty gothy, it’s old,” North End Neighborhood Association President Steven Cardillo said. The former Aeolian Organ and ...
Decision 2024 16 hours ago

When to watch NBC Connecticut's local election coverage online for free

From your neighborhood officials to national positions in Washington, many seats are up for grabs in this year’s elections. NBC Connecticut has you covered online with special programming on our free streaming channel. Find the NBC Connecticut News Channel on our website, the NBC CT app, or whatever platform you use for streaming. Here’...
Fairfield 52 mins ago

Bridgeport carjacking suspects arrested in Fairfield after chase, wrong-way crash on Merritt Parkway: PD

Two men wanted for an armed carjacking in Bridgeport are in custody after leading police on a chase and crashing into a vehicle carrying a family of five on Thursday morning are in custody, according to Fairfield police. They said they took one suspect into custody when he showed up at the police station to bail the other out. The…
Hamden 19 hours ago

Pedestrian struck in Hamden has died: police

A man is dead after he was hit by a vehicle in Hamden on Thursday night. Police said officers responded to the area of Dixwell Avenue and Mather Street around 9:54 p.m. and found the man lying in the road. A driver who had been passing by, Hamden patrol officers and the Hamden firefighters tried to save him and the…
Bridgeport 17 hours ago

Police ID the 2 people killed in Bridgeport motorcycle crash

A man and a woman are dead after a motorcycle crash in Bridgeport early Thursday morning. Police said they responded to Waldemere Avenue and Atlantic Street around 1:05 a.m. after a call came in reporting a man who was unresponsive in the grass next to a motorcycle. Bridgeport police found a man and woman lying in the grass...
Monroe 21 hours ago

Monroe family goes on Make-A-Wish trip to Orlando thanks to new Avelo partnership

More Make-A-Wish children and their families will have their wishes granted after Make-A-Wish Connecticut formed a new partnership with Avelo Airlines. Due to the backlog during the pandemic, Make-A-Wish Connecticut has 300 wishes waiting to be granted and 70 of those are trips to Orlando, Florida. The new partnership with Avelo will allow families...
East Hartford 21 hours ago

Driver who caused wrong-way crash on I-84 in East Hartford was impaired: police

State police have arrested a Waterbury man who is accused of driving the wrong way on Interstate 84 in East Hartford while impaired and causing a three-vehicle crash on Wednesday night. Police also said he did not have a license and his vehicle was not registered or insured. State troopers responded to the I-84 East exit 56 off-ramp in East…...
New Haven 13 hours ago

Bicyclist dead after crash with garbage truck in New Haven: police

A 24-year-old man has died after his bicycle and a garbage truck collided in New Haven early Thursday morning. Police said the crash happened around 2:07 a.m. at Church Street and North Frontage Road. Nicolas Baltazar-Consepcion, 24, of New Haven was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, where he died, police said. The driver of the refuse truck remain...
Stamford 23 hours ago

Shooting death of man at Stamford hotel ruled a homicide

A 59-year-old man was shot and killed at a hotel in Stamford on Monday and police said two people have been taken into custody. Angel Samaniego, 59, of Stamford, was shot Monday at the Super 8 Hotel on Grenhart Road, police said, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has ruled his death from a gunshot wound as a…
sports 23 hours ago

Eight Connecticut breast cancer survivors to compete in Head of the Charles Regatta

The Head of the Charles, the world’s largest three-day regatta, will row this weekend in Boston. Among the 11,000 competitors, 99 of them will be taking part in a first-of-its-kind race and eight of them are rowers who train in Westport. Bree Healey loves mornings on the Saugatuck River. “It’s very serene out there, it’s very quiet,” said Healey......
Wallingford 21 hours ago

Wallingford school had a 3-hour delay Thursday due to heating issue

Lyman Hall High School in Wallingford had a three-hour delay on Thursday because of a heating issue, according to school officials. They said they have a temporary boiler to work and school started at 10:30 a.m. The high school was closed on Tuesday and Wednesday because of a problem with the heat. School and town officials said they are working&#8...
Crime and Courts 21 hours ago

‘It's crazy now': Extreme speeders caught as state police crack down on reckless driving

We’ve all seen our share of drivers flying on the highways. But just recently a man allegedly admitted to going more than 140 miles an hour. That is just one of the arrests for triple-digit speeds on our roads in the last week. “It’s crazy now. It’s literally out of control,” Olivia Linares, of Middletown, said. People tell us...
health 24 hours ago

Precaution and vaccinations encouraged during ongoing flu season

Flu season is underway and two people, an elderly person and a baby, have died from the flu. When it comes to the flu, it’s an unpleasant experience for many but there are steps you can take to keep your family healthy. “The flu is horrible. I had it a couple years ago and I was sick for a...

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