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A car fire on Route 15 North in Wallingford sparked a brush fire and closed a portion of the highway on Saturday. Troopers responded to Route 15 North near exit 65 around 1:20 p.m. for a vehicle fire. State police said the vehicle fire sparked a brush fire. The highway was closed between exits 63 and 64 for hours. It…

Veterans Day is almost here – when we honor the brave men and women who served our country. And every year, a group from Middletown brings the community together to remember the veterans who are no longer with us.  On Saturday, dozens of people honored those who fought for our country by placing more than 13,000 American flags around the...

A structure fire has closed a part of Route 146 in Guilford on Saturday. Officers said Leetes Island Road, also known as Route 146, is closed by Sachem’s Head Road. The structure fire is reportedly under control by firefighters. Residents are urged to avoid the area. There is no estimate for when the road will reopen.

A man has died after a fight led to a stabbing at a bar in West Haven early Saturday morning and a suspect has been taken into custody. Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about a stabbing at The Muzeum Bar in the 600 block of Campbell Avenue around 2 a.m. Once in the area, police said they found a man…

A suspicious death in Hartford on Saturday is now being investigated as a homicide. Fire officials said firefighters were called to Pope Park Highway around 7:15 a.m. for a report of a body wrapped in a comforter. According to police, officers were originally investigating the body found as a suspicious death. Later Saturday afternoon, they said th...

One person was taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a tree in Plainfield early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to Robin Road just before 3 a.m. for the crash. A photo posted by Plainfield Fire Company #1 shows damage to the vehicle. The vehicle appeared to be intertwined in the branches of the tree. Only one person was…...

Action out of tragedy is the goal of a group of friends and family members of three young men killed in a boat crash in Old Saybrook on Labor Day weekend. They are seeking to light the breakwater at the mouth of the Connecticut River where their boat crashed. “We grew up on the water, we have been boating and…

An investigation is underway after a person yelled for students to get on the ground, implying they had a gun at a University of Connecticut dining hall Thursday night. A UConn spokesperson said an individual implied they had a gun while using hand motions and yelling at students to get on the ground at the Connecticut Hall dining facility. Univers...

Power has been restored for nearly hundreds of people in Tolland after a downed wire caused a fire, which then spread to a nearby building. Tolland Town Manager Brian Foley said firefighters responded to the area of town hall on the Tolland Green. Authorities believe a tree and wires created an electrical issue, and then a fire. Crews said the&#823...

An 87-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car in West Hartford on Friday night. Authorities said they responded to Oakwood Avenue shortly after 5 p.m. for a reported crash involving a pedestrian. Responding officers said a person was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The pedestrian, identified by police as 87-ye...

Olympic Gold Medalist Alexis Holmes was honored at her alma mater Cheshire Academy on Friday. “I’m really excited,” Holmes said. “I think this is my first time back on campus here since I graduated.” The 2018 graduate served as the honorary captain during the coin toss and was honored alongside her family at halftime. The school proclaimed Friday a...

Former Bridgeport employee Wanda Geter-Pataky is in the news once again. But this time, it’s for something she’s doing in New Haven. Geter-Pataky is also a justice of the peace, and there are questions about weddings she officiated. Specifically, weddings allegedly involving non-citizens and whether they were meant to get around immigration law. Vi...

Voters have decided to approve a constitutional amendment which allows no-fault absentee ballots in Connecticut. Connecticut’s Constitution allows absentee voting only for voters who are active-duty military, sick or out of town on Election Day, for those who work at polls and people who have religious conflicts with the election. A referendum ques...

A popular shopping center in Seymour is preparing to welcome back the community. The majority of the businesses in Klarides Village were destroyed after historic flooding slammed the small town. Nearly two months later, the plaza once again has electricity. Mike Abe, the owner of the Route 67 Diner, said getting the electricity back on means he&#82...