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• Focus on State Budget as Legislative End Nears

  04-06-2023 22:45
  
  The final days of the legislative session are about to get underway. As the state budget is being finalized, democrats are hopeful it will receive bipartisan support. “We’ll have tax cuts for lots of residents in the state of Connecticut,” said Sen. Bob Duff, D – Majority Leader. Teachers have been among those calling for increased funding, citing a worsening...
  
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• Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt in Middletown Crash

  04-06-2023 18:33
  
  A motorcyclist was rushed to the hospital Sunday after colliding with a car. This happened around 5:50 p.m. on Howard Avenue in Middletown, just off of Route 9. Police say the driver of the motorcycle, a 54-year-old Portland man, suffered a significant head injury as a result of the crash and was taken to Hartford Hospital by LifeStar. He is...
  
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• Motorcyclist hurt in Middletown crash has died

  04-06-2023 18:33
  
  A motorcyclist who was rushed to the hospital Sunday after a crash with an SUV has died. Police said the crash happened around 5:50 p.m. on Howard Avenue in Middletown, just off of Route 9. The motorcyclist, a 54-year-old Daniel Richer, of Portland, suffered a significant head injury as a result of the crash and was taken to Hartford Hospital...
  
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• LifeStar Responding to Motorcycle Crash in Middletown

  04-06-2023 18:33
  
  Expect delays if your travels take you through Middletown this evening. Part of Hartford Avenue near Route 9 is partially blocked as authorities continue to investigate a motorcycle crash. Fire officials said LifeStar has responded to the scene and that serious injuries have been reported. Drivers are being asked to avoid the area.
  
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• State Police Car Struck on Route 9 in Middletown

  04-06-2023 17:00
  
  A state police car was struck during a traffic stop on Route 9 in Middletown early Sunday morning. Troopers received a description of a vehicle from Old Saybrook Police Department that was reportedly attempting break-ins in the town around 12:20 a.m. State police said troopers found the vehicle on Route 9 near exit 10 in Middletown. As a trooper was...
  
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• Warmer Air Returns to Start the Workweek

  04-06-2023 16:43
  
  It was a chilly weekend across the state after a very warm Friday. The cloud cover that we saw on Saturday and Sunday sticks around as we head into Monday. Overnight, temperatures cool into the 50s. More clouds – maybe a few breaks – are expected on Monday. However, daytime high temperatures will be milder. Temperatures return to the 70s,...
  
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• Teen Hospitalized After Being Struck by Car in Hartford

  04-06-2023 16:05
  
  A teenager was taken to the hospital after being struck by a car in Hartford on Sunday morning. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Chandler Street and Coolidge Street around 11 a.m. after getting a report of a crash. At the scene, firefighters said they learned a pedestrian had been struck by a car. According to investigators, a...
  
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• Search for Missing Storrs Hiker in Japan Ends

  04-06-2023 14:56
  
  The search for a woman from Storrs who went missing after going hiking in Japan has ended. Pattie Wu-Murad went missing on April 10 while hiking in the Nara Prefecture in central Japan. She was last seen checking out of the Mandokoro guest house around 7 a.m. After she went missing, local police conducted a 72-hour search with officers and...
  
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• New Britain Celebrates 10th Annual Little Poland Festival

  04-06-2023 13:13
  
  From traditional Polish food to classic Polish music, New Britain brought people together for a special tradition on Sunday. This year marked the city’s 10th annual Little Poland Festival. “I feel like I actually left the country and went to Poland,” said Kim Pekari, of Rocky Hill. Those who attended the festival could eat and shop along Broad Street. There...
  
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• 5 Injured in Head-On Crash on Route 156 in Lyme

  04-06-2023 12:26
  
  Five people are injured after a head-on crash in Lyme on Saturday. State police said two vehicles collided head-on on Route 156 just over the town line with Old Lyme around 9 a.m. After the crash, authorities said one of the vehicles caught on fire and was extinguished by firefighters. A 60-year-old woman, a 58-year-old woman, a 12-year-old girl and...
  
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• Police ID 26-year-old man shot and killed in Waterbury

  04-06-2023 09:44
  
  A 26-year-old man has died after a shooting in Waterbury early Sunday morning and his death is being investigated as a homicide. Officers were called to North Main Street at Division Street around 5 a.m. after getting a report of shots fired. When police arrived to the area, they said they found an unoccupied vehicle in the road and evidence...
  
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• Face the Facts: Efforts to Change the State's Commutation Policy

  04-06-2023 09:00
  
  Sen. Heather Somers (R-Groton) gives us an update on the effort to change the state’s policy on commutations.
  
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• Face the Facts: Breaking Down Budget Negotiations and What It Means for Connecticut

  04-06-2023 09:00
  
  House Majority Leader Jason Rojas (D-East Hartford) talks about budget negotiations as the session enters its final week. He discusses whether the existing spending caps should be adjusted and his thoughts on revenue intercept.
  
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• 1 Dead After Crashing Into Garage in Norwich

  04-06-2023 08:38
  
  One person has died after crashing into a garage in Norwich early Sunday morning. Firefighters were called to East Main Street at Route 2 shortly before 2 a.m. after getting a report of a car that had crashed into a pole and a building and then caught on fire. Emergency crews determined that the vehicle was smoking with no visible...
  
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• Unseasonable Chill Continues Today

  04-06-2023 06:52
  
  Below-average temperatures began the weekend with highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s. The June “chill” will continue today. An ocean storm continues to bring us clouds and cooler-than-average temperatures. While most of the day will remain dry, a scattered shower is possible, especially in eastern Connecticut. The area of low pressure causing the below-average temperatures begins to move...
  
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