The fire marshal is investigating after a fire at a mill in Killingly Thursday morning.
Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications said the fire was at 364 Putnam Pike and no injuries are reported.
Baseball returns in April and the Hartford Yard Goats have released the schedule of promotional items the team will give away this season.
“Whalers Alumni Weekend” will take place from July 27 through July 29, when the Yard Goats host the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and the Yard Goats will be wearing to special hockey style uniforms to pay tribute to the former NHL franchise.
Many former Whalers will take part in the weekend festivities, including a luncheon, on-field pregame ceremony, hockey puck giveaway and autograph session.
The outfield video will also show many historic Whalers moments and highlights.
Yard Goats fans will enjoy fireworks after most Friday and Saturday night games. The first show will take place on Opening Night after the first Yard Goats game on Thursday, April 5.
Giveaways:
The Yard Goats will also play as Los Chivos de Hartford on June 2, July 17, and Aug. 24. The name, which translates from Spanish as the Goats of Hartford, is part of Minor League Baseball’s Es Divertido Ser Un Fan campaign.
On Aug. 12, the Yard Goats will play as the Hartford Steamed Cheeseburgers and debut their specially designed uniform jerseys and hats.
The Cowboy Monkey Rodeo will visit to Hartford on Thursday, June 14 and fans will be able to watch monkeys riding on dogs after the game.
David "The Bullet" Smith will be a Human Cannonball on Thursday, July 26.
On Thursday, Aug. 23, giant inflatable characters will be at Dunkin’ Donuts Park as ZOOperstars visit Hartford.
Theme Nights:
The Yard Goats will take a serious role with Strike Out Cancer Night, Pink in the Park, You Can Play Night, and Military Appreciation Night.
The Yard Goats will also honor Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente in a celebration on Aug. 24.
NBC10, NBC10.com and the NBC10 app will stream coverage of the entire parade. Watch it all LIVE in the video embedded above.
The day that Eagles fans have dreamed of for decades is finally here. Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles are parading through the city of brotherly love during a five-mile-long spectacle that could draw a million people or more.
Universities, schools, government offices, museums, city courts and even the Philadelphia Zoo have shut down Thursday in preparation for the city's first-ever Super Bowl parade, though Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell will still be open.
The parade began at 11 a.m. near Lincoln Financial Field and ends its journey at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art that Rocky Balboa climbed. It's a fitting end for a team that championed itself as the underdog that defied the odds, just like the famous, fictional southpaw.
Organizers are preparing for as many as 2 million people to gather around the parade route, though the city hasn't made any crowd estimates.
Hundreds of fans braved freezing temperatures and began swarming viewing areas in Eakins Oval around 4 a.m. — nine hours before the parade was set to pass by there. By 7 a.m., thousands of fans had posted up at spots along Broad Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
In the aftermath of violence and vandalism following the Eagles Super Bowl win Sunday night and early Monday morning, Mayor Jim Kenney called on fans to responsibly celebrate with passion and pride while speaking at a Wednesday afternoon press conference.
“Now remember — act responsibly, don’t ruin this for the fans who have waited decades for what will be a historic day as the Eagles finally parade up Broad Street," Kenney said. "We are after all the city of brotherly love and sisterly affection.”
Several businesses are capitalizing on the massive event. Bud Light is offering free beer at two dozen bars along the parade route after making a pact with Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson to bring free beer to Philly if the Birds won the Super Bowl. Not to be outdone, Philly-based Yards Brewing Co. will also offer a free Philly Pale Ale to fans who wander off the parade route and over to their new tasting room on Spring Garden Street.
Getting to and from the parade will be tricky. After going on sale at 5 a.m. Wednesday, all 50,000 special one-day SEPTA passes for Thursday were sold out a little more than seven hours later. PATCO's single-day tickets for Thursday also sold out Wednesday.
Free subway rides will be provided throughout the day and SEPTA is limiting its service to focus on getting passengers to and from the parade. Regional Rail will only run in-bound trains Thursday morning and will stop at a limited number of stations. During the afternoon, Regional Rail will only run outbound. PATCO is also offering special services for New Jersey passengers.
The NBC10 app will provide updates and alerts during and after the parade that will help you navigate the day. It's free and you can download it here.
Refresh this page for updates throughout the day.
President Donald Trump delivered remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, telling religious leader, politicians and dignitaries that faith is "central to American life and liberty."
"America is a nation of believers and together we are strengthened by the power of prayer," the president said from the podium.
Trump touted the courage of citizens and first responders in some of the country's most trying times in the past year, like when wildfires ravaged the West and hurricanes flooded the coasts. He spoke of the "horrific shootings" across the country, describing the Las Vegas massacre as a "terrible day and terrible night" that was met with bravery.
The president touched on the opioid epidemic, acknowledging those who give "loving homes" to babies born to addicts and the communities and churches who have connected with addicts and "shown them the path to a clean life ... and a renewed sense of purpose."
The keynote speaker at the reception was Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., who was shot last year during a GOP congressional baseball practice. The congressman has talked of the power of prayer in his healing process and has said he is a "living example that miracles do happen."
As Trump took the mic, he recognized Scalise and how his story is a reminder "of Jesus' words."
"With God all things are possible," Trump said, quoting the Gospel of Matthew.
The president later tweeted, "Our founders invoked our Creator four times in the Declaration of Independence. Our currency declares 'IN GOD WE TRUST.' And we place our hands on our hearts as we recite the Pledge of Allegiance and proclaim that we are 'One Nation Under God.'"
Trump enjoys strong support from evangelical Christians, who helped power his White House win.
Christians have cheered Trump during his first year in office as he appointed conservative judges, sought to weaken rules governing political activity by certain religious groups and declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Fire broke out in two stores on Main Street in East Hartford late Wednesday night.
Firefighters responded to the Welcome Market at 1517 Main Street just before midnight and encountered heavy fire in the basement and first floor, according to fire officials.
The flames spread to the Dollar World store next door.
Both businesses suffered significant damage and won't be able to open on Thursday, fire officials said.
Fire crews from Hartford, West Hartford and Manchester were called in to help fight the fire.
Firefighters had the fire out in about an hour, fire officials said.
No one was in the building at the time of the fire and there were no injuries.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A California family is suing Starbucks after members said they found red smears on their cups that they claim are blood stains from a barista.
The San Bernardino family filing the suit, Amanda and Louis Vice, mother-in-law Rhonda Agles, and 2-year-old daughter Payton, said they believe they ingested a barista's blood when they drank the beverages Feb. 6, 2016.
Attorneys for the Vices said they went to the drive-thru of the shop located at 601 W. 2nd St. and ordered a venti hot White Chocolate Mocha filled to the top with whip cream, grande Java Chip Frappuccino and venti ice water. They started drinking the beverages, but once they got home, they noticed the cups had red smears that had a "strong metallic smell," according to the lawsuit.
"The blood was smeared on the inside and outside rim of the cup," the lawsuit filed by Frish Law Group claimed.
After checking to make sure no one in the family had cut themselves or was bleeding, they said they called the Starbucks store. The family said it was "nauseating" to think that they might have been drinking someone’s blood and were especially concerned because the 2-year-old child had sipped whipped cream from one of the cups, the lawsuit said.
"The thought of drinking somebody else's blood made me sick to my stomach," Amanda Vice said.
The family's attorney said a store employee confirmed over the phone that an employee was bleeding and had been removed from the sales floor. The family then claims the manager offered free drinks for a week for the family’s inconvenience, which the attorney said the family declined. The family said they wanted the barista to undergo a blood test "to determine if he or she was HIV positive or had some other communicable disease."
The suit claims the manager agreed and would send the employee to get a blood test, but later, after filing a complaint with corporate offices, the family was told Starbucks cannot force an employee to get a blood test.
"The intention was always to try to resolve it with Starbucks," the family's attorney Stan Pekler said.
Starbucks said in a statement that they are "aware of this claim that allegedly took place in 2016 and are prepared to present our case in court."
The suit also claims the coffee giant offered $1,000 to each family member for their troubles.
The family's attorney said they all were tested for HIV, but had to be tested again after six months.
HIV is transmitted by body fluids through specific activities, most commonly through sexual acts and needle or syringe use. In extremely rare cases, it is transmitted through contact between broken skin, wounds, or mucous membranes and HIV-infected blood or blood-contaminated body fluids.
"The family was then left to schedule their own blood tests, causing extreme distress for the parents as they had to watch their daughter be poked with a needle and agonizingly wait for the results," the attorney said in a statement.
Figure skater Adam Rippon packed enough healing crystals in his luggage for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games despite being advised against bringing the heavy charms.
“They said, ‘Don't pack too much,’ but I packed every healing crystal I could find,” said Rippon, according to a Pyeongchang 2018 media release. “It’s quartz and quartz is very heavy and I have brought plenty of it for everyone.
“I’ll bring anything, it won’t hurt. It’s the Olympics. I threw some of them in my skates, in my bag.”
Rippon is rooming with Olympic rookies Zachary Donohue, Madison Hubbell, and Vincent Zhou, plus returning Olympian Mirai Nagasu, in the Athletes’ Village.
Rippon finished fourth at the U.S. Championships in January and was named to the team thanks to his strong body of work the past two seasons.
When he was named to the team, alongside Nathan Chen (18) and Vincent Zhou (17), he joked about his parenting skills. Fittingly, he is the oldest of six siblings and used to get his brothers and sisters ready for school so he could get to the rink to practice skating.
“I’m like everyone’s dad,” he said again in Pyeongchang.
Does the California-based skater think he’s ready to make his Olympic debut at age 28?
“Those few weeks I have had back in L.A. training have been so vital for my preparations in getting ready for this competition,” he said. “It’s a moment I have been waiting for my whole life. I’m fit. I’m thin. And I’m ready.”
Icy conditions led to dozens of school delays on Thursday morning.
Freezing rain Wednesday created icy conditions throughout the state and sent cars sliding across streets. With temperatures below freezing on Thursday morning, roads remained icy in many towns.
In some parts of the state, drivers saw blacktop. Others saw slush and ice, but both have the potential to be dangerous.
In Meriden, a FedEx truck came flying down Eddy Avenue, spinning out, hitting a mailbox and nearly smashing into three cars. The entire wild scene was caught on neighbor Jorge Velez's outdoor surveillance cameras.
"I heard a big noise. I thought it was a plow truck. When I looked out my window, I saw a FedEX truck on the side," Velez said. Velez said the truck driver emerged looking shaken but not seriously hurt.
FedEx said there were no serious injuries.
"Safety is of the utmost importance to FedEx, and we are cooperating fully with the authorities investigating this accident," the company said in a statement.
In East Windsor, police responded to a crash involving a car and a plow truck on Rockville Road Wednesday night.
Police said minor injuries were reported and warned drivers that the roads were extremely icy.
Route 305 in Windsor is closed in both directions between Mountain and Addison roads after a serious crash involving a garbage truck and a car. Drivers should seek alternate routes.
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More crashes were reported across the state, including one that closed Willis Street in Bristol between Northmont Road in Bristol and Beechers Lane in Wolcott. The road reopened after repairs to two utility poles.
CT Transit was forced to detour around certain stops in New Britain due to city conditions Wednesday afternoon. There was no service to the Market Street, Jubilee Street, Dwight Street, and Stanley Street stops.
Drivers are advised to look out for black ice and slippery patches.
For the latest forecast, click here.
Leading up to the Winter Games in Pyeongchang some U.S. Olympians are sharing “one good story.”
The NBC Olympics Twitter page has posted short, animated videos of Olympians Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White and Mikaela Shiffrin telling funny and intriguing, personal stories about their lives.
Here’s what they had to share:
Lindsey Vonn - Alpine Skier
Vonn told two tales from her childhood involving her younger siblings. Vonn is the oldest of five and said in the video that it was her duty "as the oldest sister to make sure they knew who was in charge, which was me.”
She reminisced on how she put Parmesan cheese in her sister’s hair and duct-taped her brother to a basketball hoop.
Shaun White - Snowboarder
White talked about his pre-competition routine and proved how deep in the zone he can get. Once before a halfpipe event he reached down to adjust his boots then felt a strange jab.
“I was like what is that? Something very awkwardly just sticks me in the ribcage,” he said. Turns out it was a satellite TV remote from back at his hotel.
Mikaela Shiffrin - Alpine Skier
Shiffrin’s story is from when she was 13 years old at a ski academy. She had a crush on a boy, who apparently liked her back. He popped the question "do you want to go out?” She responded, “Out where? Outside? It’s cold outside!”
It didn’t work out…
When competitors hit the ice Thursday night for the start of the figure skating team event at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, don’t be surprised if you find yourself itching to watch “Moulin Rouge!”
That’s because, for the first time at an Olympics, skaters will be permitted to feature music with lyrics in their routines — and for U.S. skaters, the soundtrack from the 2001 Baz Luhrmann film is a hit.
Vincent Zhou, the youngest U.S. Olympian competing in Pyeongchang, will skate to a medley of “Nature Boy” and “Come What May” in his free skate — despite being less than a year old when the movie hit theaters. The pair of Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim uses “Come What May” in their short program this season.
Nathan Chen, a gold medal contender in men’s figure skating, will use “Nemesis” by Benjamin Clementine for his short program, while 28-year-old Adam Rippon may have the most adventurous choice among the United States’ contingent. His 2017-18 short program selection, “Let Me Think About It” by Ida Carr and Fedde le Grande, features synthesizers and a thumping beat that wouldn’t be out of place at a gym; for his free skate, Rippon uses “Arrival of the Birds” by The Cinematic Orchestra and Coldplay’s “O.”
Music with lyrics has been allowed in figure skating since the 2014-15 season — just after the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Lyrics were already permitted in ice dance.
Not every U.S. skater jumped at the chance to add pop music to their routines. While some of their music does include lyrics, Karen Chen, Mirai Nagasu and Bradie Tennell — the 2018 U.S. champion — decided to stick with more traditional skating selections this season, such as medleys from “Miss Saigon” and “Cinderella,” or Chopin’s “Nocturne in C Sharp Minor.”
Aside from the United States team, keep an eye out for the pair of Yevgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov, competing for Olympic Athletes from Russia. In free skate, they have performed to a medley of Christina Aguilera’s “Candyman” and “Nasty Naughty Boy,” capped off with "Ready Teddy" by Elvis Presley.
Here is what the U.S. figure skaters will skate to at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics:
Karen Chen
Short Program: “On Golden Pond” by Dave Grusin
Free Skate: “Jealousy Tango” by varoius artists
Mirai Nagasu
Short Program: “Nocturne in C Sharp Minor” by Chopin
Free Skate: music from “Miss Saigon” by various artists
Bradie Tennell
Short Program: "Taegukgi" by Lee Dong-Jun
Free Skate: music from “Cinderella” by Patrick Doyle
Nathan Chen
Short Program: “Nemesis” by Benjamin Clementine
Free skate: music from “Mao’s Last Dancer” by Christopher Gordon
Adam Rippon
Short Program: “Let Me Think About It” by Ida Carr and Fedde le Grande
Free Skate: “Arrival of the Birds” by The Cinematic Orchestra and “O” by Coldplay
Vincent Zhou
Short Program: “Chasing Cars” by Snow Patrol
Free Skate: music from “Moulin Rouge!” by various artists
Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim
Short Program: “Come What May” from “Moulin Rouge!” by Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor
Free Skate: "Unchained Melody" from "Ghost the Musical" by Bruce Joel Rubin, Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard
Police have arrested a Rhode Island man who is accused of robbing a Stop & Shop in Groton in December 2016 and again in September 2017.
Police responded to Stop & Shop, at 220 Route 12, at 10:41 a.m. on Dec. 6 to investigate a robbery and learned that a man went to the customer service desk and passed a note demanding money to a store employee. He implied he had a weapon, but did not show one, according to police.
The robber ran toward the Gold Star Highway and police said they were looking for a red Ford pickup with damage to the passenger side of the vehicle. No information was available on the license plate.
Then, on Sept. 18, police responded to a robbery at People’s United Bank inside the Stop & Shop after a man demanded money and fled the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.
Detectives later identified 52-year-old John H. Lamotte, of Bradford, Rhode Island as the suspect in both robberies.
Lamotte has been charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, third-degree larceny and fourth-degree larceny.
A 27-year-old paramedic has been arrested in connection with the death of a 15-month-old baby boy who was found unresponsive in a bathtub in Torrington in June, according to police.
Police have charged 27-year-old Alex Ciccarelli-Rosa, of Torrington, with second-degree manslaughter, risk of injury to a minor and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of Evan Standish.
Police said Ciccarelli-Rosa was entrusted as Evan’s caregiver when he died, left the child unattended in a bathtub and found him unresponsive.
Ciccarelli-Rosa was a paramedic at the time, according to police.
Authorities responded to the home in the 400 block of South Main Street after Evan’s mother called 911 at 10:54 a.m. on June 6 after arriving home and learning what happened and Evan was transported to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, where he later died.
The medical examiner's office ruled that Evan’s death was a homicide and he died of submersion in a tub with blunt injuries to head and acute alcohol intoxication.
Three people were treated for minor injuries after fire caused damage to apartments in Middletown Thursday.
Fire broke out on the third floor of Town Colony Apartments and 75 firefighters from several districts responded, according to Chief Michael Howley, of the Westfield Fire District, said.
Twenty four units were affected and the fire marshal is investigating.
The Salvation Army and the Red Cross are helping displaced residents.
Eleven more flu-related deaths have been reported in Connecticut since last week.
The number of flu-related deaths is now up to 63 as of Feb. 3, according to information the state Department of Heath released Thursday afternoon.
Fifty of the cases are associated with flu A and 13 with flu B. Of these deaths, 52 were among patients over the age of 65, six were 50 to 64 years of age, three were 25 to 49 years of age, one was between 19 and 24 years of age and one was between 5 and 17 years of age.
So far, 3,895 influenza positive laboratory tests have been reported this season.
Several local health departments across the state will be holding low- or no-cost flu vaccine clinics on Saturday. Get the list here.
Three people are quarantined at the federal building on High Street in Hartford and the area is closed to traffic after white powder was reported in the mailroom.
Officials said the material was located around 12:40 p.m. at 135 High St.
Hartford firefighters, police, crews from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and FBI are on the scene.
Three people and getting ready to be decontaminated.
Police said there is no threat to the external area. The substance is isolated and the neighborhood is safe.
State police responded to the scene of a one-car crash on Interstate 395 South in Killingly and life-threatening injuries are reported.
The crash was between exit 41 and 38.
State police said the left lane is closed and to expect delays.
A Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) faculty member allegedly used a racial slur in the classroom, the university president said in a letter to the campus community.
SCSU President Joe Bertolino said he found out about the incident on Tuesday and is now conducting an investigation into the matter.
"As a public institution dedicated to the values of social justice, our university abhors the use of racist or hateful words and actions and we will confront these incidents if and when they occur," Bertolino said.
A conversation will be held at the Adanti Student Center Ballroom at 7 p.m. on Thursday to "to discuss how [SCSU] can become a more open and welcoming community," according to Bertolino.
Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault-Newman is getting closer to telling more about her experiences in the White House, saying that she was "haunted" by President Donald Trump's tweets "every single day."
On the second episode of “Celebrity Big Brother,” housemate Manigault-Newman breaks down and talks about her time as a member of Trump’s administration, which she exited in December 2017. Two months later, the former "Apprentice" star is now appearing as part of another reality cast.
When fellow housemate and E! News Correspondent Ross Matthews asked why Manigault-Newman went to the White House with Trump she said, “I felt like it was a call to duty. I felt like I was serving my country, not serving him.”
With tears in her eyes and speaking in a whispered voice, Manigault-Newman talked about how Trump’s tweets had affected her.
“I was haunted by tweets every single day,” she said. “Like, what is he going to tweet next?”
Manigault-Newman said she tried to be the person to approach Trump and voice her worries, but “all of the people around him attacked” her. “It was like keep her away, don't give her access, don't let her talk to him,” she said.
Manigault-Newman has pushed back against reports that she was fired. She appeared on "Good Morning America" in December to talk about her exit, saying she resigned after sharing some of her concerns with White House chief of staff John Kelly.
On "Celebrity Big Brother," the former communications director for the Office of Public Liaison went as far as saying, “It’s not my circus, not my monkeys," explaining she has no more power in the White House.
But she added: “I’d like to say not my problem, but I can’t say that because it’s bad."
The most dramatic part of the clip comes when Mathews asked, “Should we be worried?” Manigault nodded. When he said he wants her to tell him it’s going to be OK, she said, “No, it’s gonna not be OK. It’s not.”
She looked down as she added, “It’s so bad.”
In a White House press conference Thursday, Press Secretary Raj Shah responded to the clip by reminding viewers Manigault-Newman "was fired three times on 'The Apprentice' and this was the fourth time we had to let her go. She had limited contact with the president while here. She has no contact now."
This season of “Celebrity Big Brother” has 13 episodes shown in 13 days over a course of three weeks. The premise of the show revolves around celebrities, called housemates, in a residence isolated from the outside world. The housemates are then voted out periodically. The winner of the show wins a sum of money that it is typically donated to a charity.
The second episode will air Thursday on CBS at 8 p.m.
A domestic cat was found tied to a dumpster in West Hartford on Super Bowl Sunday, animal control said.
West Hartford Animal Control said a domestic short-haired cat was tied to a dumpster in Wolcott Park on Feb. 4.
There was a note left with the cat that said its name was "Sparky.
Someone said a man in a pickup truck was seen in the area of the dumpster but they did not get the plate number, animal control said.
Anyone with information on the cat's owner is asked to call West Hartford Animal Control at (860)570-8818.