• Newington Graduation Signs Must Come Down: School

    Newington Graduation Signs Must Come Down: School
    Banners boasting of senior accomplishments have become a treasured tradition in Newington. During graduation season, bed sheets with student names can be seen along Willard Avenue.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  • Evening Update: Storms Winding Down in CT; Cleanup Continues

    Evening Update: Storms Winding Down in CT; Cleanup Continues
    Severe thunderstorm warnings have expired for Connecticut but storms brought down trees in Woodbridge and there are reports of storm damage in Ansonia from a possible downburst.Photo Credit: SubmittedThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  • 5PM UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for Parts of CT

    5PM UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for Parts of CT
    Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect for parts of Connecticut, storms brought down trees in Woodbridge and there are reports of storm damage in Ansonia from a possible downburst.Photo Credit: SubmittedThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  • WWE Spoilers: The Men Who Give Vince McMahon Gray Hair

    By Chuck Carroll
    Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment has frustrations that parallel those of a certain WWE Hall of Fame member now residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. True, these frustrations stem from nothing close to the magnitude of an international political collusion scandal. But when the WWE leaks, sometimes from high-ranking sources within the company, begin to affect the on-air product, it’s fair to conclude that Vince McMahon takes notice.
    The leaks, known as spoiler
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  • Person Struck by Lightning in North Stonington

    Person Struck by Lightning in North Stonington
    A man was likely struck by lightning in North Stonington on Thursday afternoon.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  • Swimming Area at Rocky Neck Closed Due to Bacteria Levels

    Swimming Area at Rocky Neck Closed Due to Bacteria Levels
    The swimming area in Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme is closed due to high bacteria levels in the water, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  • Bill Belichick's T-Shirt Causes Stir on Social Media

    Bill Belichick's T-Shirt Causes Stir on Social Media
    A picture of Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick is causing a stir on social media because of his outfit.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  • Mom Charged with Abandoning Newborn Behind Grocery Store

    Mom Charged with Abandoning Newborn Behind Grocery Store
    A woman accused of abandoning a newborn baby behind a grocery store in Danbury in May has turned herself in to police.Photo Credit: Danbury Police Department
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  • Arrest In Danbury Abandoned Baby Case

    Arrest In Danbury Abandoned Baby Case
    DANBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Danbury police say a 22-year-old local woman has turned herself in to face charges that she abandoned her newborn son behind a grocery store.
    Police say Anny Castillo was charged Thursday with abandonment of a child under the age of six, risk of injury to a child and cruelty to persons.
    It was late on the night of May 21 that the baby was found behind Zaytuna Grocery on Main street.  He was wrapped in women’s clothing. The boy was admitted to t
  • Todd Feinburg: Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz

    Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz talks the latest on the budget debate in Connecticut.
  • Todd Feinburg: Sen Len Fasano

    Todd Feinburg: Sen Len Fasano
    Sen Len Fasano shares the latest on the state’s budget debate.
  • Todd Feinburg: Hartford Bond Downgrade

    Todd Feinburg: Hartford Bond Downgrade
    Mayor Luke Bronin of Hartford talks with Todd about the City’s Junk Bond rating.
     
  • Todd Feinburg: State Budgets Are Trying To Come Together

    Todd Feinburg: State Budgets Are Trying To Come Together
    Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz, Sen. Len Fasano, and Mayor Luke Bronin call in to the show to discuss the state of the economy in Connecticut.
  • One Year Later: The Worst Contracts of 2016 NBA Free Agency

    One Year Later: The Worst Contracts of 2016 NBA Free Agency
    By Matt Citak
    Throughout the first two weeks of this summer’s edition of NBA free agency, we have seen some serious money get tossed around. Steph Curry became the first NBA star to sign a supermax contract, crossing the $200 million threshold for the first time in league history. Blake Griffin agreed to stay in Los Angeles, inking a deal with the Clippers that will net him $173 million over the next five years. Even Otto Porter, Washington’s third-leading scorer, received a max deal
  • Willington Man Charged With Manslaughter After Overdose Death

    Willington Man Charged With Manslaughter After Overdose Death
    State police have charged a Willington man with manslaughter in connection with an overdose death.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  • MLB Award Races Heading Into The Second Half

    Ryan Mayer
    The All-Star break is behind us and baseball teams and fans are gearing up for the second half of the season that begins when play resumes tomorrow. With a little more than half the season (depending on teams and schedules) gone, it’s time to start officially talking about where the races for each of the major awards stands. So, we’ll give our best stab at giving you the leader for each award, along with a couple of guys who are in contention. If you don’t see your f
  • Norwalk Doctors Charged In Nationwide Sweep

    (CBS Connecticut) – Federal prosecutors say two Norwalk physicians are part of a nationwide crackdown on health care fraud and opioid scams totaling $1.3 billion. More than 400 face charges including 70-year-old Dr. Bharat Patel and 47-year-old Dr. Ramil Mansourov.
    Authorities say the two ran an urgent care clinic that was a “pill mill” that engaged in health care fraud and money laundering.
    Prosecutors say Patel routinely provided prescriptions for drugs including oxycodone an
  • State, Local Officials To Now Focus On Ways To Improve Rails

    State, Local Officials To Now Focus On Ways To Improve Rails
    HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Since federal authorities have dropped a contentious proposal for high-speed rail through shoreline Connecticut communities, state and local officials will now focus on locally acceptable ways to upgrade the line and plan for the future.
    Old Lyme First Selectwoman Bonnie Reemsynder says she’s confident Connecticut’s Department of Transportation will take into account concerns of the communities as new options are reviewed for improving
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning for New Haven County

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning for New Haven County
    NBC Connecticut Meteorologists have issued a First Alert for this afternoons severe weather threat and a severe thunderstorm waning has been issued for part of New Haven County until 2:30 p.m.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  • Bloomfield’s Kaman Delivers First K-Max Helicopters Since Restarting Production

    (CBS Connecticut) — A Bloomfield-based aerospace company marks the first sale of its distinctive helicopter since restarting production two years ago.
    With their two rotors on top, a unique shape, and lack of a tail rotor, two K-Max helicopters are being sold to a Hong Kong firm, for use fighting forest fires in China.
    Kaman CEO Neal Keating says the helicopters can use a large bucket to help douse a forest fire.
    Keating says the two helicopters’ airframes were made in Florida, with
  • Feds Charge Norwalk Doctors Accused of Running 'Pill Mill'

    Feds Charge Norwalk Doctors Accused of Running 'Pill Mill'
    One Norwalk doctor has been arrested and federal officials are searching for another in connection with an investigation that authorities are calling the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action by the...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com and the U.S. Department of Justice
  • Southington Committee Tries to Save Middle School Sports

    Southington Committee Tries to Save Middle School Sports
    Some in Southington are still not ready to quit on middle school sports.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  • Donnie Wahlberg leaves $2,000 tip at North Carolina Waffle House

    Donnie Wahlberg leaves $2,000 tip at North Carolina Waffle House
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Kids on the Block star and “Blue Bloods” actor Donnie Wahlberg left a massive $2,000 tip for workers at a Waffle House in Charlotte. Wahlberg, who was in town for a New Kids on the Block concert Thursday night, posted a picture on Facebook of the tip handwritten on a mere $82.60 bill. The post read, “My mom waited tables, and my dad tended bars – for years! So, when I walk into a Waffle House, and the […]
  • Pet of the Week – Vinny

    Pet of the Week – Vinny
    HARTFORD – Vinny is a neutered pit bull, estimated to be anywhere from 3-5 years old. He is said to be like a Jeep — built like a truck, but faster and more fun to drive. He is a big, clunky boy, but is silly, fun, and is always smiling looking for a good time. Vinny will require a physically strong handler, or someone with good “pack leader” skills that can manage him mentally. He gets along with other dogs […]
  • Norwich police seize cash and electronics in drug bust

    Norwich police seize cash and electronics in drug bust
    NORWICH — Police said they busted three people for dealing drugs. Police said they seized a sizable amount of drugs, cash, and an elaborate surveillance and communication system. Police said on Wednesday they seized a total of 27.4 grams of heroin, 22.4 grams of cocaine, 2.8 grams of crack cocaine packaged for sale, 13 suboxone strips, 11 transdermal fentanyl patches, five ecstasy pills and 47.6 grams of MDMA packaged for sale on Wednesday. Police said they also seized $6,900 in cash,
  • Missouri: Woman dies from tick-borne Bourbon virus

    Missouri: Woman dies from tick-borne Bourbon virus
    MISSOURI— A 58-year old Missouri woman died last month after contracting a deadly, tick-borne virus known as the Bourbon virus. Tamela Wilson’s parents, Kathy and Geoff Potter, said the doctors didn’t initially know to test for the disease because the virus was only identified a few years ago. Wilson is the first person in Missouri to test positive for the Bourbon virus and is the fifth confirmed case of the deadly disease since its discovery in 2014. Wilson lived and […
  • Recipe – Asian Chicken Salad

    Recipe – Asian Chicken Salad
    HARTFORD — Taylor Grant Greenberg,  The Little Chef That Could, stopped by FOX61’s morning show to give us her recipe for Asian Chicken Salad. ASIAN CHICKEN SALAD 1 cup of chicken, shredded 2 cups of romaine, chopped 1 cup of purple cabbage, chopped 2 cups of green cabbage, shredded 1/3 cup of scallions, chopped 1/2 cup matchstick carrots Toppings 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped (if its your thing!) 1/4 cup mint, chopped 1/4 cup peanuts, chopped 1/2 cup mandarin oranges Dressing
  • Man Charged With Manslaughter In Methadone Death

    WILLINGTON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – State police have charged a Willington man with second-degree manslaughter and reckless endangerment in connection with the death of a Manchester man last November.
    Troopers say 36-year-old William Kachuk provided methadone prescribed to him, to 49-year-old Kevin Roy at Kachuk’s Willington home. Roy subsequently died– from intoxication from the combined effects of methadone, alcohol, and other substances, according to an autopsy.
    Kachuk was
  • Silver Alert Issued for Cheshire Woman

    Silver Alert Issued for Cheshire Woman
    A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing Cheshire woman.Photo Credit: Cheshire Police Department
  • Man Accused of Damage on Laurel Beach Property Arrested

    Man Accused of Damage on Laurel Beach Property Arrested
    Police have arrested a Milford man who is accused of causing thousands of dollars in damage to Laurel Beach Association Property in May and driving at the bicyclist who was trying to stop him.Photo Credit: MIlford Police
  • Lighting an important element in the 2017 Home of Distinction

    Lighting an important element in the 2017 Home of Distinction
    HARTFORD – Home of Distinction, a future show house under construction in Southington, will show us how lighting can be used as an important design element. Connecticut Lighting Centers in Hartford proves that light doesn’t have to be used only for its practical function, but also as an art form. The family business, opened since 1972, said that their LED flush mounts are changing the landscape of lighting. With today’s LED lights, you can transform all kinds of objects into [&
  • Kahn: Questions for MLB’s Second Half

    Kahn: Questions for MLB’s Second Half
    By Andrew Kahn
    Last week’s column mentioned how little separated the two leagues in all-time All Star Game results. With the American League’s 2-1 victory on Tuesday night, each side has won 43 games and scored 361 runs. As Mel Allen says with a laugh in Naked Gun, “How about that?” With the All Star events behind us—metaphorically, at least—a few of Aaron Judge’s Derby homers may still be traveling farther ahead of us. It means the second “half&rd
  • Highlights From Mayweather-McGregor World Tour So Far [NSFW]

    Highlights From Mayweather-McGregor World Tour So Far [NSFW]
    Ryan Mayer
    Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and “The Notorious” Conor Mcgregor embarked on their four cities in four days media tour this week. And, with two events already under our belts, these two masters of the braggadocio have lived up to the billing. As the tour pulls into the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY later today, let’s recap some of the best moments from the press conferences so far.
    Money Lives Up To His Nickname
    Mayweather has branded himself as a man wh
  • Pickup Crashes Into House in Moosup

    Pickup Crashes Into House in Moosup
    The driver of a pickup crashed into a house in Moosup early Thursday morning after running a stop sign, according to police.Photo Credit: Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications @QVEC911
  • Homeless man found living inside California highway

    Homeless man found living inside California highway
    LINCOLN, CA – An elaborate homeless camp was spotted last week in a place nobody would expect– inside a hallowed out section of the Highway 65 bypass in Lincoln, California. Police said they were tipped off when cleaning up another area of Auburn Ravine, a hot spot for homeless in the city. They noticed a metal grate had been removed and that a homemade bridge and ramp were added to get inside the area. The space was completed with a […]
  • Heidi Voight's School Memories

    Heidi Voight's School Memories
    Donate NOW to the NBC Connecticut "Supporting Our Schools" campaign and help local teachers and students succeed!Photo Credit: Heidi Voight
  • 12-year-old boy saves drowning toddler from hotel pool

    12-year-old boy saves drowning toddler from hotel pool
    ISABELLA COUNTY, MI – A 12-year-old boy saved a 3-year-old from drowning on Wednesday after the toddler wandered away from his parents and fell into the hotel pool. Brayden Armstrong, 12, was staying at the Mt. Pleasant Days Inn and Suites in Isabella County, Michigan for a nearby wrestling camp when he went to the pool to grab clothes he had forgotten from earlier. Brayden said when he had gone back, he saw a little boy staring at the 3-year-old’s […]
  • Police Rescue Man From Burning Building

    BETHEL, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Bethel police say officers rescued a disabled man from a building that went up in flames before dawn Thursday morning.
    Police say an officer was nearby when the blaze on Greenwood Avenue broke out, and police began evacuating the building. That’s when they came upon the disabled man in an apartment. Officers were able to get him to safety. He was first taken Danbury Hospital and then to the burn unit at Bridgeport Hospital.
    At least two firefighters
  • Dave & Busters to open at Connecticut Post Mall

    Dave & Busters to open at Connecticut Post Mall
    MILFORD — The Connecticut Post Mall announced that they will be adding a Dave & Busters in the spring of 2018. They describe it as the “entertainment anchor of Connecticut Post Mall”. “We are thrilled to have Dave & Buster’s join the Connecticut Post Mall community,” says Dan Kiley, general manager of the mall. “Our goal is to enhance and elevate the overall consumer experience and the inclusion of Dave & Buster’s is a tribute to our co
  • 4 Injured, 8 Families Displaced After Fire in Bethel

    4 Injured, 8 Families Displaced After Fire in Bethel
    One Bethel resident was taken to the Bridgeport Burn Unit and three firefighters were taken to the hospital after fire broke out early this morning at 182 Greenwood Ave. in Bethel, a building that houses...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  • Woman Assaulted During Home Invasion in Wooster Square

    Woman Assaulted During Home Invasion in Wooster Square
    A 25-year-old woman was injured during a home invasion in Wooster Square in New Haven early Thursday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  • Fire Breaks Out At Former Rubber Factory

    Fire Breaks Out At Former Rubber Factory
    BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Officials say no injuries have been reported after massive a blaze broke out at a former rubber factory in Bridgeport.
    Firefighters responded to the fire at the former AGI Rubber Company around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
    The flames were visible from Interstate 95, and Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez says heavy smoke obscured nearby traffic.
    Bridgeport Fire Chief Richard Thode says the fire was under control around 4:45 p.m. He says crews are contin
  • West Haven Woman Pleads Guilty To 3 Bank Heists

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A 26-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to three bank robberies in Connecticut.
    The U.S. attorney’s office says Courtney Worthington, of West Haven, pleaded guilty in federal court to the charges Wednesday.
    Worthington was charged with robberies between December 2016 and January 2017 during which officials say she handed a teller a threatening note demanding money.
    She was arrested at an East Haven hotel Jan. 5.
    Worthington faces a maximum o
  • Man finds out wife is a match for life-saving kidney donation with special edition baseball card

    Man finds out wife is a match for life-saving kidney donation with special edition baseball card
    A diehard baseball fan in need of a life-saving kidney transplant got the surprise of his life last week when he opened a new pack of Topps player cards. In a YouTube video shared on Twitter, Steve Winfree, of Knoxville, excitedly reveals Noah Syndergaard, Mike Trout and Clint Frazier cards before reaching one of featuring a photo of himself. “What the heck?” Winfree said, before his wife, Heather, asked what it was. “It looks like a baseball card,” he said, […]
  • WorkinCT: LoganTech looks to improve quality of life through technology

    WorkinCT: LoganTech looks to improve quality of life through technology
    HARTFORD — Amanda Raus of FOX61 News sat down with Glen Dobbs, LoganTech President to talk about  how his company uses assistive technology to communicate with those who are nonverbal. Amanda Raus: Why did you decide to open this company and make these products? Glen Dobbs, LoganTech president: Well, I have a son named Logan who has severe autism and he’s nonverbal, and we were looking for a device to help him communicate and we were told there wasn’t a device [&helli
  • New Haven police investigating after home invasion at on Academy Street

    New Haven police investigating after home invasion at on Academy Street
    NEW HAVEN — Police say detectives are on the scene at 28 Academy Street in New Haven after they say there was a home invasion. Police say around 4 a.m., officers were dispatched to the residence on Academy Street after a 911 caller reported a burglary in progress. When officers arrived, they found a 25-year-old woman in her basement apartment. The woman had been assaulted be an intruder, leaving her with sounds to her face and head. The victim was […]
  • First Alert Issued for Storm Threat

    First Alert Issued for Storm Threat
    Storms rolled through Connecticut Wednesday and the threat for severe weather returns again today.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  • Teenage girl posts ‘love you’ after allegedly killing mom

    Teenage girl posts ‘love you’ after allegedly killing mom
    STERLING, Ill. — A 15-year-old Illinois girl posted “I love you so much mom” on Facebook after allegedly shooting her mother in the head and trying to conceal the body by setting the house on fire. Police say the body of Peggy S. Schroeder, 53, of Morrison was found in a burning home Saturday in Morrison, about 130 miles west of Chicago. Schroeder’s daughter was charged as a juvenile with two counts of first-degree murder, concealing a homicide and arson. […]
  • President Trump arrives in Paris on second Europe trip in a week

    President Trump arrives in Paris on second Europe trip in a week
    PARIS — US President Donald Trump has arrived in Europe for the second time in a week, a trip meant as a pomp-filled celebration of transatlantic ties at a time of anxiety on both continents. Air Force One landed at Paris Orly airport, south of the city center, early Thursday morning. From there, Trump’s due to take meetings at the American ambassador’s residence before being greeted in a formal welcoming ceremony by his host, French President Emmanuel Macron. The trip [&hellip
  • Body of missing Pennsylvania man found among other human remains

    Body of missing Pennsylvania man found among other human remains
    NEW HOPE, Pa. – Authorities in Bucks County, Pennsylvania say the body of one of four men who had been missing since last week has been found. Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub identified the victim as 19-year-old Dean Finocchiaro. He was found in what was described as a 12.5 foot deep common grave on a property that has been the center of the investigation. “This is a homicide, make no mistake about it,” Weintraub said. Additional human remains were found [

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