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At least four units were destroyed during a fire at a condo complex in New Hartford on Saturday. Firefighters were called to the River Run Condos on Main Street around 11:30 a.m. for a report of a structure fire. When crews arrived, they found a fully involved fire in the end unit of building five. Over 20 agencies and more…

Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard are going into the Basketball Hall of Fame later this year, not once but twice. And LeBron James and Chris Paul are part of the group that’s headed to the Hall as well, even before their playing careers end. Anthony and Howard were announced Saturday as members of the Class of 2025, as was the…

A house caught fire in Suffield early Saturday morning, according to firefighters. Suffield Fire Department responded to a house fire around 1:40 a.m. Saturday. Firefighters said the house was engulfed in flames upon arrival. The fire took over an hour to fully be controlled, according to firefighters. The house was vacant, and no injuries were rep...

A crash brought down a power line in Newington near the Hartford town line on Saturday. Firefighters said the crash happened on Hartford Avenue. According to fire officials, the crash brought down a power line by Hartford Avenue near the Hartford town line. The power line was expected to be repaired. It’s unclear if anyone was injured....

Paige Bueckers and UConn easily handled UCLA 85-51 in the Final Four Friday, setting the stage for a matchup with Dawn Staley’s South Carolina.

Ansonia police and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have released an age-enhanced photo of Vanessa Morales, a child who has been missing since December 2019 when her mother was found dead in their home. Vanessa Morales was 1 year old at the time of her disappearance. She is now almost 6 years old. Ansonia officers responded to...

Prices in clothing and shoes may see an increase of 16.9%, according to the Yale Budget Lab.

A former Yale University police officer has been arrested for allegedly possessing photos and videos depicting child sex abuse, police said. State police said Otilio Green, 43, of Hamden, was arrested Friday after investigators learned of a tip submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The tip alleged that a large...

Connecticut continues to learn about cuts in federal aid, with both libraries and humanities organizations learning of abrupt cuts this week. The National Institute of Museum and Library Services sent a letter to the State Library Tuesday stating its plans to halt $2.1 million in aid. The money was meant to support summer programming, electronic bo...

Organizers have decided to cancel Sunday’s Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival due to the forecast, according to City of New Haven Economic Development. The event was scheduled from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, but the agency said the leaders of the Cherry Blossom Festival and the Historic Wooster Square Association made the decision Fr...

Slightly more people are leaving Connecticut than moving in, according to data just released by U-Haul. Every year, U-Haul tracks one-way trips both into and out of all 50 states. In 2024, Connecticut was pretty far down on the list for growth – at 41. And we actually moved up one spot from the previous year. According to U-Haul, people…...

One of the state’s drive-in movie destinations is opening for the season this Friday. There will be a double feature starting at 8 p.m. The season kicks off with a showing of “A Minecraft Movie” followed by “Mickey 17” at 9:50 p.m. They’ll also be open on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, “Disney’s Sn...

The CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is urging people to avoid parts of the Connecticut River after hundreds of thousands of gallons of sewage spilled into it. DEEP officials said a major sewage line break was reported in East Windsor, and people are being advised to avoid doing anything in the water from East Windsor dow...

Naugatuck police said they have obtained a warrant for a California man who is suspected in an ATM skimming case that resulted in the theft of $100,000 from local bank customers. Naugatuck police said they started receiving complaints last May about fraudulent activity on debit cards and ATM skimmers were found on drive through ATMs at a local bank...