1 Killed in East Hartford Crash
One person is dead after a stolen car struck a sanitation truck on Silver Lane in East Hartford and the road was closed for hours while police investigated. The crash happened on Silver Lane near the...
View ArticleSuspicious Package Delivered to New Haven Mayor's Office
Church Street has reopened between Chapel and Elm streets in New Haven following the investigation into a suspicious piece of mail sent to the mayor’s office at City Hall. The New Haven Police Bomb...
View ArticleYale Praises Oscar-Winning Graduate Nyong'o
When Lupita Nyong'o accepted the award for outstanding supporting actress for her role as Patsey in “12 Years a Slave,” no one was happier for the actress than Ron Van Lieu, chairman of the Yale School...
View ArticleDOT Worker Finds Military Scrapbook in Cromwell
Jesus Morales has worked for the Connecticut Department of Transportation for more than a decade, supervising the inmates who clean up our highways. He says he's found countless objects on the side of...
View Article3 Emaciated Dogs Found Dead in Elementary School Dumpster
Authorities are searching for the person who left three dead and emaciated dogs in a dumpster at the North Windham School over the weekend. Windham Animal Control Officer Joan Lamont said a school...
View ArticleStudents Scramble for Tickets to See Obama at CCSU
Students at Central Connecticut State University flipped on their computers and waited anxiously for an email that would give them the chance to see President Obama speak at their school on Wednesday....
View ArticlePedestrian Struck in Waterbury, in Serious Condition
A woman is in serious condition after she was struck by a car in the area of Store 40 at 1276 Meriden Road in Waterbury, according to police. Police said the crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. The...
View ArticleBristol Police Arrest Suspect in Gas Station Robbery
A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the robbery of a Bristol gas station this evening. Kevin Chamberlain is accused of stealing from the Gulf Mart at 180 Riverside Avenue in Bristol...
View ArticleMany Still Struggle to Rebuild After Sandy
Sixteen months after Hurricane Sandy many people along the shoreline are still struggling to rebuild. But one Milford man can't understand why the state has rejected him twice for aid to repair his...
View ArticlePoll: Voters Support Minimum Wage Increase
A new Quinnipiac University poll finds that Connecticut voters support raising the state's minimum wage. The poll comes the day before President Barack Obama comes to Connecticut to push his proposal...
View ArticleFirefighters Battle Two-Alarm Fire in Waterbury
Firefighters are battling a two-alarm fire at 462 Highland Ave. in Waterbury No additional information was immediately available. Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
View ArticleFree Pancake Day at IHOP
It’s Fat Tuesday and what better way is there to indulge before Lent than free pancakes? Today is IHOP’s ninth annual National Pancake Day fundraiser and the restaurant is giving away a free short...
View ArticleFire Destroys Oxford Home
Fire destroyed an Oxford home this morning, but two people who were home were able to get out without being injured. A father and his step daughter were home when fire broke out at 87 Thorson Road...
View ArticleRoute 53 in Weston Reopens
Route 53 in Weston was closed in both directions on Friday morning between Valley Forge Road and the Redding town line, police said. The state Department of Transportation sent out an alert saying this...
View ArticleCase Continued for Gourmet Heaven Owner
A New Haven restaurant owner is facing a string of labor law violations and the case was continued on Tuesday. Chung Cho did not appear in court on Tuesday. Attorneys from both sides in the case...
View ArticleNew London Workers to Get $10.10 Minimum Wage
The mayor of New London plans to sign an ordinance into law today to make minimum wage for municipal employees and contractors $10.10. “I will be proud to sign this ordinance into law,” Mayor Daryl...
View Article5 Things to Know About Pancake Day
Each year hungry customers pour into IHOP restaurants around the country for National Pancake Day. But the holiday is about more than freebies at America's most famous pancake chain. It's a nationally...
View ArticleBerkshire Bank in West Hartford Evacuated Over Gas Odor
Berkshire Bank at 927 Farmington Ave. in West Hartford was evacuated as emergency officials investigated an odor of gas today. Crews responded at 11:45 a.m. and determined that the smell was isolated...
View ArticleRunners Honor WWII Veteran: Video
When Mercury News reporter Julia Prodis Sulek woke up Sunday morning, she wasn't sure why she heard all the clapping and cheering outside her San Jose home. Then she peeked outside. She saw dozens of...
View ArticleBridgeport Murder Suspect Arrested in N.Y.
Authorities have arrested the man accused of shooting and killing a 27-year-old Bridgeport resident over the summer. Jose Manuel Torres, 36, was arrested this morning in New York in connection with the...
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