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It was announced on Monday that $7 million will come to western Connecticut to help combat the ongoing opioid epidemic. The money will go to Winsted, Watertown, Torrington, Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk, and Bridgeport. It will be used to intervene and help people immediately when they are released from prison. “What we know is that when people get ...

Three people are hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning after police said they used a propane oven inside of a home in Willimantic over the weekend. Emergency crews were called to a home on Gifford Avenue on Sunday shortly around noon for a report of smoke in the building with two people possibly unconscious. When emergency crews arrived, no s...

Someone won $25,000 a year for life on the Lucky for Life lottery game on Friday, according to the CT Lottery. The winning numbers on Friday were 17-31-33-38-46. The Lucky Ball was 17. The winner of the $25,000 a year for life prize matched the five white balls. The ticket was sold at Minute Mart at 280 Circular Ave. in…

A bankruptcy judge on Monday ordered a new hearing in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into a parody.

A motorcyclist was seriously injured after losing control while trying to flee from police in Colchester over the weekend, according to state police. Troopers said a 34-year-old Tolland man was driving recklessly on Lebanon Avenue on Saturday around 7:30 p.m. after eluding police. While traveling eastbound on Lebanon Avenue, state police said the m...

Our StormTracker meteorologists are tracking multiple chances for rain this Thanksgiving week. After a quiet start to the week, scattered showers will arrive by Tuesday morning. The showers will be in and out fairly quickly and we should see some clearing by the afternoon. For the busy travel day on Wednesday, it will be fair and dry. Highs will be...

More than 800,000 people from Connecticut will go somewhere for the Thanksgiving holiday, AAA is projecting. Of those travelers, almost 90 percent will be driving to their destinations. This has the state thinking about our roads, particularly wrong-way driving. Josh Morgan, with the Connecticut Department of Transportation, said it happens almost ...

There was a call for action on Sunday following the shooting and killing of a teenager in New Haven last week. A vigil took place not far from where the gunfire rang out on Friday. Community members gathered for a small prayer vigil at a park in New Haven. It was organized by a group called Ice The Beef, which…

Four days after a mother and her baby son were killed in Hartford, police say the man they’re looking for has been found and arrested. At a memorial on New Britain Avenue, there are still signs of mourning for deaths of 20-year-old Jessiah Mercado and 4-month-old Messiah Diaz. The mother and son were killed after a shooting nearby Tuesday...

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, two different organizations spent the day giving back to their communities. The City of Glastonbury was home to a turkey drive, and, in the Town of Wallingford, hundreds came out to a turkey trot. Two different holiday traditions in two different places, but both had the same mission: to give back. “A turkey dri...

A man who was walking on Route 44 in Putnam on Saturday night has died after being struck by a vehicle. State police said 68-year-old Leo Blain, of Putnam, was walking along Route 44 around 6 p.m. when he was hit by a vehicle. Blain was taken to Day Kimball Hospital and was later pronounced dead. The driver of the…

Several people people are displaced after an apartment fire in Hartford early Sunday morning. Firefighters responded to a four-story multi-unit apartment building on Gillette Street around 1:15 a.m. for a report of a fire. Once crews arrived, they said they found a working fire on the second floor. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire. Fi...

The suspect in a drive-by shooting in Hartford that left a 20-year-old mother and her 4-month-old son dead earlier this week has been found in Puerto Rico and has been arrested, according to police. Officers were called to Hartford Hospital on Tuesday around 2:45 p.m. for a report of a vehicle arriving with multiple gunshot victims. In total, three...

In Farmington, dozens of volunteers put together 500 Thanksgiving dinners for people who need a little extra support this time of year. “I love that we are helping the families that are in need,” said Yanira Corson, of Bristol. The KBE Foundation hosts this every year with their employees. The Farmington-based construction company start...