Icy Conditions Cause Problems on the Roads
Freezing cold temperatures and a coating of snow over parts of the state are causing problems on the roads this morning. Interstate 84 in Tolland was closed early this morning because of slick roads,...
View ArticleVolunteers Needed to Sort Donations to Shelton Fire Victims
So many people stepped forward to help the victims of a devastating fire in Shelton in yesterday that volunteers are now needed to help sort through them. Five people were rushed to the hospital after...
View Article2013 Hartford Marathon Brought in $14 Million: Report
The ING Hartford Marathon in October brought more than $14 million, according to a new report. The Hartford Marathon Foundation commissioned the study and Witan Intelligence, Inc., a research and...
View ArticleFire on Crane Court in Hartford
Firefighters have responded to a fire at 2 Crane Court in Hartford. It’s a commercial building of Main Street. Smoke is showing, according to an NBC Connecticut photographer who is at the scene.
View ArticleRoute 31 in Coventry Closed After Crash
Route 31 in Coventry is closed after a two-car crash this morning. The crash happened between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and snapped a utility pole in half. It will take around eight hours to repair and...
View ArticleCold Weather Is Affecting Rail Travel
The frigid cold weather is affecting rail travel and almost all Amtrak trains coming into Union Station in New Haven have been delayed. Chris Improta is heading to Boston, but his Acela train was...
View ArticleMDC Warns of Suspected Imposters
The Metropolitan District Commission is alerting customers about two people posing as water company employees attempting to enter homes. On Tuesday, 7 two men claiming to be from the water company...
View ArticleBrutal Cold Leads to Several Water Main Breaks
Emergency crews in South Windsor, Hartford, Newington and West Hartford have been out in freezing weather for much of today, responding to water main breaks. Water mains broke at 772 Trout Brook Drive...
View ArticleJewelers Offering Snow Promo Robbed
A suburban jewelry store that offered thousands of dollars in refunds if it snowed three inches or more New Year’s Day was robbed Tuesday. "We will not be open today, burglars broke into our store this...
View ArticleDefendant in Bad Butt Injections Case Heads to Prison
A South Florida woman accused of injecting people’s buttocks with Fix-a-Flat and other substances in an alleged black market business turned herself in to authorities Tuesday to begin serving her...
View ArticleState-Paid Babysitter Accused of Sex Assault
A Canterbury man is accused of sexually assaulting two girls he babysat nearly 10 years ago. Shawn Keck, 41, is accused of making the sisters perform sex acts on him in 2004 and 2005. The girls were...
View ArticleBridgeport Teen Accused of Facebook Robbery
A 17-year-old Bridgeport teenager is facing charges after police said he robbed a 17-year-old West Hartford teen and his father at gun point after the two responded to a Facebook ad for sneakers....
View ArticleComcast Theatre Is Now Xfinity Theater
Comcast Theatre in Hartford, which you might still refer to as The Meadows, has a new name. Starting today, it is now Xfinity Theater. Comcast, the parent company of NBC Universal and NBC Connecticut,...
View ArticleMayor Mark Boughton Running for Governor in 2014
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is running for governor in 2014. Boughton, a Republican, formed an exploratory committee in August. is holding a 10 a.m. news conference and announced his plans for the...
View ArticlePart of Country Club Road in Avon Closed
Country Club Road in Avon is closed at Burnham Road after a crash involving a minivan and a car. One person was taken to hospital. The victim’s condition is not known. No additional information was...
View ArticlePeacock Escapes Zoo, Dies in Cold
A peacock that escaped from a suburban Chicago zoo Tuesday and had its feet frozen to a tree while spending 90 minutes in below-zero temperatures has died from the cold, zoo officials said. Blue, a...
View ArticleMan Crashes SUV, Steals Banana
Police in Newington are looking for the man who they said committed a bizarre crime early this morning when he backed an SUV into a Connecticut gas station, stole a banana, ate and left in the damaged...
View ArticlePolar Vortex: What We've Learned
The big freeze resulting from an Arctic weather phenomenon known as the polar vortex has affected 187 million Americans — more than half the country's population. It was loosening its grip Wednesday,...
View Article1 Dead in Navy Chopper Crash Off VA
One person has died after a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed off the Virginia coast Wednesday, and another person remains missing, the Navy confirms. The chopper crashed with five people aboard. The...
View ArticleMan Stole Landscaping Equipment from Outside Church
Glastonbury police have arrested a Hartford man accused of stealing landscaping equipment from outside a local church in October. Police said the items were stolen from outside St. Paul’s Church on...
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