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Ivanny Soto, an entrepreneur, is launching MILAVE, a vegan hair care line that helps with hair loss.

MILAVE is a business rooted in family. The women behind the products are Ivanny Soto and her mom Milagros Gonzalez. “She always says, ‘I’m very proud of you,’ I always try to make her proud. It is also a way to honor her. She was a single mom, raising four kids, and never was like ‘I cannot do that,’...

A teenager has been arrested after allegedly making a bomb threat to a Meriden high school via social media last week. The Meriden Police Department said they were called to investigate a threat at Platt High School on Nov. 7. Investigators said they arrested a 16-year-old for making a bomb threat. The teen faces charges including first-degree threatening and breach…

Dry weather continues to feed brush fires around the state. Firefighters are making progress on some of the major fires, but dry conditions are making it difficult to call any “out.” In East Lyme, a brush fire continues to keep the gates closed to Rocky Neck State Park. “I actually wanted to get away from my yard,” said Judy Goupet,…

Rocky Neck State Park remains closed due to a large brush fire, but in Meriden, some hiking trails have reopened as firefighters make progress on the nearby Hawthorne fire in Berlin.

Two firefighters were injured while they were helping battle the Hawthorne Fire over the weekend and the fire is continuing to burn for an eighth day. 

Two firefighters were injured while they were helping battle the Hawthorne Fire over the weekend and the fire is continuing to burn for an eighth day. Loved ones and first responders came together on Monday to lay a fallen Wethersfield firefighter to rest. Berlin’s fire chief said the weather conditions on Sunday improved with the winds dying down. It...

A statewide burn ban is in effect in Connecticut as crews continue battling the Hawthorne Fire. A state of emergency has also been declared due to critical fire weather conditions.

The wind conditions on Sunday are helping the crews battling the Hawthorne Fire as it burns for a seventh day. A statewide burn ban also remains in effect. On Sunday, Berlin fire officials said overnight, the wind died down and it is giving firefighters some relief to work a little better. The wind conditions are expected to remain lower so…

Fire officials said hot ash from an abandoned campfire is likely what sparked a massive brush fire that started in Berlin on Monday night.

Fire officials said hot ash from an abandoned campfire is likely what sparked a massive brush fire that started in Berlin on Monday night. Firefighters continue to work around the clock to battle the Hawthorne Fire for a fifth day. A state of emergency has been declared due to critical fire weather conditions. A red flag warning has been issued…

Firefighters continue to work around the clock to battle the Hawthorne Fire, the brush fire that started in Berlin on Monday night, for a fifth day and a state of emergency has been declared due to critical fire weather conditions.

An outpouring of support has come from all corners of Connecticut for Wethersfield fallen firefighter Robert Sharkevich Sr. In Cheshire, a young woman is selling t-shirts to help raise money for his family. It’s not the first time she is giving back to loved ones of first responders. “It is unbelievable what these guys are doing, really is something...

Firefighters continue to work around the clock to battle the Hawthorne Fire, the brush fire that started in Berlin on Monday night, for a fifth day and the flight restriction that has been in place is expanding Friday morning.

Fire officials said hot ash from an abandoned campfire is likely what sparked a massive brush fire that started in Berlin on Monday night. Firefighters continue to work around the clock to battle the Hawthorne Fire for a fifth day. A state of emergency has been declared due to critical fire weather conditions. A red flag warning has been issued…

Wind gusts and dropping temperatures caused some flareups Thursday evening as crews work around the clock to contain the massive Hawthorne Fire.

The massive Hawthorne Fire is burning for a fourth day and officials are urging hikers to stay away from Lamentation Mountain in Berlin and not to put drones in the air as crews try to control the blaze.

The massive Hawthorne Fire is burning for a fourth day and officials are urging hikers to stay away from Lamentation Mountain in Berlin and not to put drones in the air as crews work from the ground and the air to try to control the blaze.

Wind gusts and dropping temperatures caused some flare-ups Thursday evening as crews work around the clock to contain the massive Hawthorne Fire. Thursday marked the fourth day of efforts. Officials are urging hikers to stay away and not put drones in the air at Lamentation Mountain in Berlin. Officials said they got a report that hikers went up on the…