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A dog that was found tied up and abandoned with an embedded collar is looking for a forever home at the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter. The shelter said Bo, a yellow lab mix, was tied up outside somewhere and left on his own. The dog had an embedded collar, which ended up staining his fur, and was is very skinny….

It was a busy Tuesday morning at the Chrysalis Center in Hartford. Volunteers from the YMCA of Greater Hartford took a different spin on Giving Tuesday by focusing on giving their time rather than receiving. “We have the YMCA volunteering here to help us sort and organize, check through all the food and get it ready for our families who…...

The visit to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational was not exactly a trip to paradise for two-time defending national champion UConn. Coach Dan Hurley was very much in the spotlight and outspoken as his team lost to unranked Memphis, Colorado and Dayton. After beating Maryland-Eastern Shore 99-45 to snap the three-game skid, the 25th-ranked Huskies (5-3...

From “Childless Cat Lady” to “They’re eating the cats,” Yale University’s list of 2024’s most notable quotations delves into the worlds of presidential politics, entertainment and conspiracy theories while saving room for sports, business and protests against the war in Gaza.

Morgan Tuck has been named general manager of the Connecticut Sun and will replace Darius Taylor, who will become the team’s chief basketball strategist and director of scouting, the Sun announced Tuesday. Tuck, 30, won four national championships as a player at UConn and played her first four WNBA seasons with the Sun, who picked her third o...

On Tuesday, the Avon Pet Pantry celebrated its one-year anniversary. The pantry provides support to the local community by providing free pet food, toys, blankets and more for dog and cat owners. “Since 2022, there’s literally been a 170% increase in abandonment and animal cruelty,” Avon Animal Control Officer Angela Grano said. “Which is kind of a...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is advising consumers to throw out a pork product that was illegally imported from Ecuador. Authorities issued a public health alert for frozen ready-to-eat pork mortadella products, which were imported from a country ineligible to export meat and poultry products ...

A woman was hit by a vehicle in New London on Monday night and police are investigating. Officers responded to the area of Jefferson Avenue and McDonald Street around 7:23 p.m. and found a woman who was in the road and unresponsive, according to New London police. She was taken to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital. The New London Police Accident…...

As the cold weather hits, experts are sharing tips on how to shore up your home to not see a steep increase in your heating bill. According to state data, Connecticut has one of the most expensive monthly energy rates in the nation, with the monthly average being $166 for electricity, $76 for heating oil, and $39 for natural gas….

State police have arrested a 42-year-old Ellington man who they said was naked and walking around a restaurant  in Tolland on Friday night. State troopers responded to a restaurant on Merrow Road in Tolland around 6:12 p.m. on Friday after getting reports that a man was naked inside the restaurant and the owner of the restaurant said the man was&#8...

Officials are investigating after a police officer shot a man in Hartford on Saturday night and the Office of Inspector General has released new information  and video from a police body camera.   Hartford police officers responded to Maple Avenue around 8:15 p.m. to investigate a report of a man with a gun and they found 48-year-old Alexander Gara...

Milford police arrested a man who is accused of assaulting a woman and threatening to kill her while they were responding to a report that a dog was chasing a mail carrier. Police said they responded to the call on Friday and found that the dog had escaped from a local home. When officers went to the home, they heard…

The 43rd annual Christmas Town Festival is happening in Bethlehem this weekend. It is held on the Bethlehem Town Green and runs from Friday, Dec. 6 to Saturday, Dec. 7.   The goal of the Christmas Town Festival is to raise money to help support Memorial Hall, the community center in Bethlehem, and people come from near and far. Admission&#8230...

Part of Route 17 in Durham remains closed after a crash early Tuesday morning that sent one person to the hospital. State police said a vehicle hit a pole, which took down wires, early Tuesday morning. Troopers responded around 1:32 a.m. and one person was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries. Firefighters as well as crews…...