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Sen. Douglas McCrory, D-Hartford, is running unopposed for re-election after his unanimous endorsement and no challenger from Republicans during the political parties’ conventions this month.
VERNON — The town will hold two parades to celebrate Memorial Day this weekend, with the traditional scheduled parade in Rockville on Monday and a parade in Talcottville on Sunday morning.
Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy are warning of burnout among the nation’s health care staff after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their warning comes amid predictions of severe worker shortages in the years ahead. Harris and Murthy visited Children’s National Hospital in Washington on Monday.
Someone who bought a ticket in Connecticut for the Wednesday night Powerball drawing won $2 million. The winning numbers were 19-28-39-42-57 and the Powerball was 17. The powerplay was X3. The winning ticket sold in Connecticut matched the five white balls and has a powerplay, according to the CT Lottery website. There was also a $150,000 winner.
Connecticut residents can boast about our beaches and Travel + Leisure has ranked one beach in the top 25 in the United States. The travel magazine included Ocean Beach Park in New London in its list. See the full Travel + Leisure list here. Of course, Ocean Beach is just one of many beaches in the state. There are several...
President Joe Biden has launched a new trade deal with 12 Indo-Pacific nations aimed at strengthening their economies as he warns Americans worried about high inflation that it is “going to be a haul” before they feel relief. The president says he does not believe an economic recession is inevitable in the U.S. Biden spoke at a news conference...
In one of the busiest corridors for illegal border crossings, Cubans, Colombians and Venezuelans are released with ease to pursue asylum in the United States. Meanwhile, Hondurans struggle to be allowed to pursue asylum after entering the country. The opposite fortunes illustrate the dual nature of border enforcement under pandemic-era limits on...
(StatePoint) Have a little dinosaur enthusiast in your life? If you’re looking for new and creative ways to keep your little one entertained, try these fun dino-themed activities:
As Hollywood gears up for the Oscars, one of the biggest movies in contention has a Connecticut connection. Disney’s smash hit “Encanto” is delighting audiences of all ages with its magical tale set in Colombia of an ordinary girl in an extraordinary family, and some of the very first characters we meet onscreen were voiced by a homegrown...
Officials said they were able to rescue a man that appears to have fallen into the water in Brookfield Thursday night. Police said they received a 911 call for a missing man that was last seen working on his boat, which was tied to his dock on North Lake Shore Drive. Responding officers found the man approximately eight feet underwater....
Family and classmates were beaming as a North Haven man finally received his diploma. This was an important moment Peter Balisciano has been waiting decades for. He was among the dozens graduating from Adult High School in Hamden on Thursday. “I feel great. Like I just told my instructor, I feel 20 years younger,” Balisciano said. The students...
A work van that went up in flames on I-84 West in Cheshire on Thursday spread and started a brush fire, officials said. According to the Cheshire Volunteer Fire Department, emergency crews responded to I-84 West around exit 26 . Officials said they saw a work van in flames which had also started a brush fire. The fire was later...
In times of crisis, we are called to step up. Connecticut Police Service Dogs are doing just that, putting their best paws forward in the wake of the Texas school shooting. Through hard times, the dogs will always offer a smile. “These type of dogs are meant to do this. This is what they’re trained to do,” said Rich Simons...
COVID-19 cases are continuing to drop across the state, however the positivity rate remains in the double digits. This means there’s still plenty of demand for vaccines and booster shots, but not everyone has the ability to make it to an appointment to get one. That’s why Hartford woman Sasa Harriott came up with a plan to take the vaccine...
Parents in Texas are just beginning to grapple with losing a child to indiscriminate violence. For mothers and fathers of the first graders who died in the Sandy Hook school shooting, unfathomable loss is something they have known for a decade. It is the case for Jennifer Hubbard, who lost her daughter in that shooting in 2012. Catherine Violet...
A newly-released arrest warrant details the moments leading up to a deadly assault that happened in Killingly on Tuesday. Police said 43-year-old Alexander Neidhart IV, of Killingly, was arrested in connection to the incident and he’s facing a charge for first-degree assault. On Tuesday night, a man came to the Connecticut State Police Troop D...
The pieces are the same for the WTNH-TV8 news anchor team, but they’ll be placed in different positions on the board, starting Tuesday.