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• Police look for man that apparently assaulted another man in Torrington

  23-08-2023 23:26
  
  Torrington police are looking for anyone who may have witnessed an assault that left a man in critical condition Wednesday night. Authorities said they responded to East Main Street near the Smoke Toke store for a reported assault at about 7:40 p.m. Responding officers found a 53-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive on the sidewalk. He was taken to the hospital...
  
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• Man in critical condition after apparent assault in Torrington

  23-08-2023 23:26
  
  Torrington police are looking for anyone who may have witnessed an assault that left a man in critical condition Wednesday night. Authorities said they responded to East Main Street near the Smoke Toke store for a reported assault at about 7:40 p.m. Responding officers found a 53-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive on the sidewalk. He was taken to the hospital...
  
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• Possible school bus driver strike looms in Meriden

  23-08-2023 21:34
  
  The first day of school is around the corner in Meriden, but a possible bus driver strike could force parents to find other ways to get their kids to class. School is on the mind of Luis Huertas as his son is ready to enter third grade in Meriden. He’s already thinking about transportation. “We were thinking of having him...
  
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• Ready for fall? Here's when and where you can see peak fall foliage in Conn.

  23-08-2023 20:24
  
  As September approaches, many think of pumpkin spice and colorful scenery. For all of you fall lovers, a magnificent foliage season is predicted in Connecticut this year. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has released an interactive fall foliage report map that forecasts how colors will change across the state. According to current estimates, peak foliage is anticipated...
  
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• 200-year-old schoolhouse in Avon to become new history museum

  23-08-2023 18:32
  
  A 200-year-old schoolhouse in Avon will soon become a history museum. The Avon Historical Society expects the renovations to be complete in spring of 2024. Meantime, work on the building’s exterior has already begun. Crews were busy on Wednesday, renovating the now centuries-old structure. It’s a one-room schoolhouse, dating back to 1823. According to the Avon Historical Society, Avon didn’t...
  
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• Lactation consultant helps Black mothers on breastfeeding journey

  23-08-2023 18:01
  
  Friday marks the start of Black Breastfeeding week and in Connecticut, one professional lactation consultant has made it her mission to teach Black women that they can breastfeed and there is support from people who look like them to do it. Danielle Freeman is the founder of Milkin’ Melanin Lactation Services, which is dedicated to helping mothers on their breastfeeding...
  
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• Norwich prepares to host Global City Multicultural Festival

  23-08-2023 17:42
  
  Global City Norwich is hosting a Multicultural Festival on Saturday, Aug. 26 from 1 until 6 p.m. The festival will celebrate various cultures with music, dance, art and food. Performances will be held at locations throughout the city. In the heart of downtown, people are invited to journey through cultures at the Broadway Street Garage, Norwich City Hall, Bath Street...
  
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• CT State Police Union discontent with audit process, analysts defend results

  23-08-2023 17:28
  
  The audit, conducted by UConn analysts and released in June, alleged that 130 Connecticut State Police troopers may have falsified information on at least 26,000 traffic stops from 2014 to 2021, potentially skewing reports on the race and ethnicity of drivers who were pulled over. “We’re questioning the process and the methodology used in the process to get the results,”...
  
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• Later start to school? Brookfield adjusts high school start time

  23-08-2023 17:10
  
  Changes to school start times are coming to Brookfield’s public schools when the school year kicks off after Labor Day. “We really tackled this as an adolescent health issue,” Superintendent John Barile said. The planning for the changes dates back to 2019, when a subcommittee began looking into the impacts of a changed start time for the high school. Barile...
  
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• 2 firefighters injured while battling blaze at Bristol home

  23-08-2023 16:02
  
  Two firefighters were hurt while battling a blaze at a single-family home in town on Wednesday. The fire department said three occupants were able to get out of the Judson Avenue home on their own before crews arrived at about 1 p.m. One of the residents was also taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The other...
  
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• Private Newtown teacher arrested for alleged inappropriate relationship with student

  23-08-2023 15:43
  
  A music teacher from Newtown has been arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with his student, police said. Newtown police arrested 68-year-old Richard Neal Wednesday following a lengthy investigation. Neal is a private teacher and does not work for the Newtown school district. Neal is accused of having sexual relations with one of his students, who is a minor,...
  
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• Newtown music teacher arrested for alleged inappropriate relationship with student

  23-08-2023 15:43
  
  A music teacher from Newtown has been arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with his student, police said. Newtown police arrested 68-year-old Richard Neal Wednesday following a lengthy investigation. Neal is accused of having sexual relations with one of his students, who is a minor, police said. Detectives conducted several interviews and executed multiple search and seizure warrants as...
  
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• Route 10 closed in Cheshire due to car crash

  23-08-2023 15:21
  
  Cheshire police said a portion of Route 10 is closed after a car brought down an utility pole and wires during an accident. Authorities said the road, also known as Highland Avenue, is currently closed between Schoolhouse Road and West Johnson Avenue. Police are asking drivers to avoid the area and take alternate routes. It’s unknown if there are any...
  
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• 6-year-old accidentally shot himself in hand after finding gun outside in Hartford

  23-08-2023 14:48
  
  A 6-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the hand in Hartford Wednesday afternoon, police said. The investigation is still underway, but police said the child was playing outside on Martin Street when he found the gun and shot himself in the hand. The child’s father called 911.   The little boy’s injuries are not life-threatening, police said.
  
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• Victims of ID theft experiencing more suicidal thoughts, report finds

  23-08-2023 14:05
  
  More people are losing more money from more sophisticated scams. That’s just the start of the findings of the 2023 Identity Theft Resource Center’s consumer impact report. The nonprofit supports victims of identity crime and works to prevent it too. ITRC, along with Experian, surveyed victims who have contacted the center and other consumers too. One major finding is concerning....
  
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• CT man charged with murder of another CT man in Vermont

  23-08-2023 12:50
  
  Vermont state police have arrested a Connecticut man who is accused of killing another Connecticut man. Elias J. Lopez, 18, of Hartford, is suspected in the shooting death of 21-year-old Tamico Williams, of Hartford, in a Brattleboro, Vermont home on March 30 during a dispute over selling drugs, according to Vermont State Police. Williams was shot in the torso and...
  
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• UConn football names starting quarterback for 2023 season

  23-08-2023 12:39
  
  UConn head football coach Jim Mora Wednesday named senior Joe Fagnano as the team’s starting quarterback to start the 2023 season. Fagnano, from Williamsport, Pennsylvania, will be under center when the Huskies host NC State for the season opener Thursday, Aug. 31 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. “It was a hard fought competition throughout camp between everyone...
  
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• These are the top 10 high schools in CT

  23-08-2023 12:13
  
  Students are heading back to school and U.S. News & World Report has released its ranking of the best high schools in the country. The national list ranks nearly 24,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. See the full list of Connecticut rankings here.
  
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• Mohegan Sun's Sun BrewFest returns in October

  23-08-2023 09:16
  
  Mohegan Sun is getting ready for its 10th annual Sun BrewFest in October. The two-day festival happens on Friday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 21 and it will also include Mohegan Sun’s 2nd Annual Seltzer Social. The Sun BrewFest main event kicks off in the afternoon on Saturday, Oct. 21 at Mohegan Sun’s Earth Expo & Convention Center. You have...
  
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• Stolen car investigation on I-84 off-ramp leads police to 14-year-old shooting victim

  23-08-2023 06:50
  
  A 14-year-old was critically hurt after allegedly being shot in a stolen car that was found on an off-ramp on Interstate 84 East in Waterbury, police said. Connecticut State Police said the off-ramp was closed for several hours Wednesday and reopened at about 1:45 p.m. State troopers responded to the exit 23 off-ramp on I-84 East shortly before 5 a.m....
  
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• Stolen car investigation closes I-84 off-ramp in Waterbury for several hours

  23-08-2023 06:50
  
  A 14-year-old was critically hurt after allegedly being shot in a stolen car that was found on an off-ramp on Interstate 84 East in Waterbury, police said. Connecticut State Police said the off-ramp was closed for several hours Wednesday and reopened at about 1:45 p.m. State troopers responded to the exit 23 off-ramp on I-84 East shortly before 5 a.m....
  
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• Police investigation closes off-ramp on I-84 East in Waterbury

  23-08-2023 06:50
  
  A police investigation has closed an off-ramp on Interstate 84 East in Waterbury on Wednesday morning. The exit 23 (Hamilton Avenue) off ramp is currently closed. There is no estimate for when the highway will reopen. Authorities have not released details about the investigation.
  
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• I-84 off-ramp in Waterbury reopens after being closed for hours

  23-08-2023 06:50
  
  An off-ramp on Interstate 84 East in Waterbury was closed for several hours for a police investigation Wednesday and has reopened. State troopers responded to the exit 23 off-ramp on I-84 East shortly before 5 a.m. and state police said they found a stolen vehicle had been abandoned. During the investigation, state police learned that the vehicle had been stolen...
  
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• I-84 East off-ramp in Waterbury closed for hours for police investigation

  23-08-2023 06:50
  
  An off-ramp on Interstate 84 East in Waterbury has been closed for several hours for a police investigation. State troopers responded to the exit 23 off-ramp on I-84 East shortly before 5 a.m. and state police said they found a stolen vehicle had been abandoned. During the investigation, state police learned that the vehicle had been stolen from Waterbury and...
  
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• Hartford teacher recruited from Puerto Rico helps fill statewide need

  23-08-2023 06:26
  
  In an effort to fill open teaching positions, Hartford Public Schools recruited and hired 16 teachers from Puerto Rico over the last three years to teach in the dual language program. One of the teachers, Patricia Vera or Ms. Patti, started last year and will begin her second year in the district at Dwight Bellizzi Dual Language Academy. She prides...
  
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• Sunny with low humidity today, rain chances go up by Friday

  23-08-2023 05:23
  
  Happy Wednesday! We’re starting off with cool temps this morning with many locations reaching the low 50s. We’ll mostly clear with plenty of sunshine later today with afternoon highs reaching the upper 70s. Afternoon highs will remain on the cooler side for the rest of the week with clouds expected to move in by tomorrow afternoon with scattered showers developing...
  
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• Comfortable humidity Thursday, rain chances go up by the afternoon

  23-08-2023 05:23
  
  Happy Wednesday! We started off with cool temps this morning with many locations reaching the low 50s. We were mostly clear with plenty of sunshine and afternoon highs reaching the upper 70s. Afternoon highs remained on the cooler side for the rest of the week with clouds expected to move in by tomorrow afternoon with scattered showers developing late Thursday...
  
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• Police search for multiple shooters after 3 were shot in Bridgeport

  23-08-2023 05:01
  
  Police are investigating a large crime scene and looking for multiple shooters after three people were shot in Bridgeport Tuesday night. One of the victims is in critical condition, police said, and investigators found that more than 30 rounds had been fired. The investigation started around 10:50 p.m. when ShotSpotter went off and reports came in that several people had...
  
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• 1 in critical condition, multiple others injured in Bridgeport shooting

  23-08-2023 05:01
  
  One person is in critical condition and multiple others are injured after a shooting in Bridgeport late Tuesday night. Dispatchers received a ShotSpotter activation in the area of Park Avenue and Wood Avenue around 11:50 p.m. They also received multiple 911 calls from citizens reporting shots fired in the same area. Authorities said on-scene reports determined multiple people had been...
  
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