New Britain linking opioid addiction and homelessness campaigns to provide...
New Britain is trying a unified approach to social services for addiction prevention and homelessness, combining its efforts under a single New Britain Recovers campaign, all as a way to give people...
View ArticleWindsor Locks man arrested after firing at van, police say
Police on Monday arrested a local man who fired two shots into an unoccupied mini-van and later, in an unrelated incident, struggled with another man for control of a handgun, police said.
View ArticleDaily coronavirus updates: COVID-19 hospitalizations in Connecticut dip below...
Also on Monday, Trinity College announced it's planning for an in-person graduation this May.
View ArticleWarm weather is coming to Connecticut. Here’s when and how hot it will get.
The light at the end of the tunnel, also known as spring weather, will be making an early appearance as Connecticut expects to see temperatures in the high 60s this week.
View ArticleConnecticut organizations allege Lamont’s age-based COVID-19 vaccine rollout...
Three legal aid organizations filed a federal civil rights complaint on Monday, claiming that the governor's vaccination plan discriminates against Black and brown residents.
View ArticleHartford judge deals setback for parents seeking to overturn school mask rule...
The seven-month long lawsuit concerning whether or not masks are constitutional in schools will continue after the Hartford judge presiding over the case denied a summary judgement Monday.
View ArticleHartford teen fatally shot Tuesday morning
A 19-year-old was fatally shot around 2 a.m., Tuesday morning.
View ArticleThe New London woman charged with killing her son contacted DCF to raise...
The death of 4-year-old David Jasmin rocked the community, which quickly organized a vigil Monday night that drew dozens of friends and strangers alike to a still-growing memorial outside the apartment...
View ArticleAccess Health CT extends special enrollment period for uninsured residents
Access Health Connecticut (AHCT) extended its special enrollment period for uninsured residents after seeing 2,000 new sign ups within a month, they announced Tuesday.
View ArticleMiddlesex Health loosens hospital visitor restrictions as Connecticut’s...
Middlesex Health loosened visitor restrictions for patients undergoing surgery or who are hospitalized, the hospital announced Tuesday.
View ArticleConnecticut ambulance employee accused in 4 arsons extradited from...
The ambulance employee accused of setting four fires across the state in a span of hours last month was being extradited from Pennsylvania back to Connecticut Tuesday to face charges in connection with...
View ArticleDaily coronavirus updates: Connecticut reports daily positivity rate of...
The daily positivity rate rose on Tuesday but, with a relatively small number of tests reported, the weekly rate was not substantially affected.
View ArticleVernon brings COVID-19 vaccine directly to homebound residents in mobile home...
From mosques, Spanish speaking churches, and now a community comprised of 55 and older residents, the Town of Vernon and its nationally recognized Community Vaccination Program are making an effort to...
View ArticleAggressive coyote reportedly chased East Hartford man walking his dog, second...
A man walking his dog in East Hartford Tuesday night said he had to run from an aggressive coyote, police said. The wild animal likely will have to be trapped and euthanized, a local official said.
View Article11 sickened by fumes at Old Saybrook Walmart as store is temporarily closed
The Walmart in Old Saybrook was evacuated Wednesday after a noxious odor left almost a dozen people feeling ill, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said.
View ArticleSix shootings, one deadly, in 48 hours in Hartford
Hartford police investigated two daylight shootings in three hours Tuesday afternoon. The shootings, neither of which was fatal, followed the death of a 19-year-old in gunfire earlier in the day and...
View ArticleBristol fentanyl dealer gets more than 4 years in prison; says ‘this is not...
Warning that he’s at a crossroads in his life, a federal judge sentenced Elkie Crump to a little more than four years in prison for his fourth conviction for dealing drugs in central Connecticut.
View ArticleAccused arsonist told police he needed to ‘cool off’ after fight hours before...
The former ambulance employee charged with firebombing several Hunter’s Ambulance facilities late last month told police he needed to “cool off” after a fight with coworkers just hours before...
View ArticleNursing home workers block traffic in Hartford in protest for higher wages,...
More than 100 long-term care workers blocked traffic in Hartford Wednesday afternoon in a protest calling for better wages, more affordable health care and other changes to their working conditions,...
View ArticlePlainville’s well-liked police chief, Matthew Catania, dies. ‘He just wanted...
Plainville Police Chief Matthew Catania has died, according to local firefighters and the statewide police chiefs association.
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