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• Man accused of operating a drug factory out of West Haven motel room

  14-05-2025 22:22
  
  Police have arrested a man who is accused of operating a drug factory out of a motel room in West Haven. Last month, the West Haven Street Crime Unit began investigating what they said was illegal distribution of crack cocaine and fentanyl by a man who was using a room at the Econo Lodge Motel as the base of operations...
  
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• CT's second childcare incubator opens in Waterbury

  14-05-2025 21:39
  
  Childcare advocates and new providers toured the state’s second childcare incubator in Waterbury Wednesday. A childcare incubator is similar to a business incubator. Aspiring childcare providers are given free resources like training and space to launch their own childcare business. Maria Martinez was one of the 23 Spanish-speaking providers that completed 26 weeks of training in business operations, licensing requirements...
  
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• Man charged in connection to deadly shooting in New London

  14-05-2025 20:07
  
  A man has been charged in connection to a deadly shooting that happened in New London earlier this year. Officers responded to Moore Avenue in New London on Tuesday, March 18, around 6:15 p.m. for a report of gunshots fired and someone who had possibly been soht. When police arrived, they said they found a man who had appeared to...
  
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• Quinnipiac students leave food behind to help those in need

  14-05-2025 18:30
  
  “Be kind, leave your food behind.” That’s the message Quinnipiac University is sending to students before they leave for summer break. And students have responded in a big way. This is the 17th year Quinnipiac has held the food drive. According to Vincent Contrucci, the director of community engagement at Quinnipiac, students donated roughly 2 and a half tons of...
  
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• New Haven invites residents to register RING cameras to help solve crimes

  14-05-2025 18:13
  
  The City of New Haven announced a new program in efforts to help the police department solve crimes faster with the community’s help.  On Wednesday, Mayor Justin Elicker announced the Residential Camera Registry Program which invites residents with a RING doorbell camera to register their devices to allow investigators to collect video evidence more efficiently.  “Registering your camera does not...
  
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• House approves bill requiring parental consent for social media

  14-05-2025 17:25
  
  “One of the main benefits of a social media platform is its curation of vast amounts of user-generated content to highlight what a particular user will be most interested in viewing,” Christopher Gilrein, executive director with Northeast TechNet, said.   He also said social media platforms would have a hard time verifying a user’s age.   Republicans were split on...
  
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• State reports drop in crime overall in new quarterly report; animal cruelty rises

  14-05-2025 17:18
  
  Crime continues to drop in Connecticut, following a national trend, and the state has a new way of sharing data to be more transparent. That’s according to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Crime overall, according to the department, is down in a four quarter period in 2024, compared to the same timeframe in 2023. They break it...
  
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• New Haven Public Schools announces plans to cut teaching positions

  14-05-2025 17:17
  
  New Haven Public Schools announced plans Wednesday to cut teaching positions for the next school year. The district informed staff at 12 schools they intend to eliminate positions to adjust for a budget shortfall, according to a spokesperson. The school district is facing a budget deficit of more than $23 million, according to school superintendent Dr. Madeline Negron. School officials...
  
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• New Inspector General appointed in Connecticut

  14-05-2025 17:07
  
  After a four-year term, Deputy Chief State’s Attorney, Inspector General Robert Devlin is retiring in June and leaving his mark as the first person to hold the position. “He [Devlin] has established that office as an independent autonomous operation that in my view has discharged its responsibility with extraordinary care and thoughtfulness and sincerity both to people who were being...
  
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• East Lyme deputy fire chief terminated amid ongoing investigation

  14-05-2025 16:24
  
  A deputy fire chief in East Lyme has been terminated amid an ongoing investigation, according to the town’s first selectman. First Selectman Daniel Cunningham said Deputy Fire Chief Erik Quinn was terminated on Wednesday, effective immediately. “After careful consideration, I have determined that the community’s trust in the Fire Services leadership has been significantly compromised. In the interest of restoring...
  
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• Paige Bueckers' Minnesota hometown renaming itself in her honor on Friday

  14-05-2025 16:13
  
  On Friday, Hopkins, Minnesota will rename itself Paige Bueckers, Minnesota. “She’s an inspiration as an athlete,” said Hopkins Mayor Patrick Hanlon. “I think it’s an inspiration not only to the young women here, but just to all of our athletes in coming back in and competing at the highest level.” This comes after a unanimous proclamation passed in the city....
  
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• Program to protect new mothers introduced at Trinity Health

  14-05-2025 15:51
  
  Trinity Health of New England has launched a program to help combat pregnancy-related deaths. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 80% of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States are preventable.   “I think a lot of patients don’t recognize that pregnancy doesn’t really end when we have our baby. There is a fourth trimester and that is...
  
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• Driver was racing at 124 mph at time of fatal March 2024 crash on I-91 in Rocky Hill: warrant

  14-05-2025 14:51
  
  Police say a 19-year-old East Hartford woman was going 124 mph and racing another car when she caused a fatal crash on Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill in March 2024. The woman turned herself in on Tuesday and was charged with second-degree manslaughter. According to the arrest warrant, she was on I-91 South in Rocky Hill near Exit 22s around...
  
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• Indian dance group in Connecticut helps keep children in touch with their roots

  14-05-2025 14:48
  
  Telling stories through elaborate dance and music while keeping in touch with their Indian roots. A local dance group in Connecticut, Layavinyasa, is helping children keep in touch with their heritage. Clapping to the pace of her tempo, Sarada Nori is guiding her students through their performance. All of them practicing an Indian classical dance called Kuchipudi. “It has hand...
  
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• Rizzotti says Connecticut Sun exploring all options, including sale of franchise

  14-05-2025 13:47
  
  The Connecticut Sun are looking at all options for the franchise’s future, including a potential sale, team president Jen Rizzotti said Tuesday. The team is owned by the Mohegan Tribe, which runs the casino where the team has played since 2003. The Tribe bought the franchise for $10 million and relocated it from Orlando that year. The Connecticut franchise was...
  
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• Listeria risk prompts health alert for ready-to-eat chicken, bacon wraps

  14-05-2025 13:14
  
  Products were shipped to distributors in Massachusetts and New York and then sold at retail locations in both states and Connecticut, the FDA says.
  
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• ‘We're paying more than our mortgage on childcare'

  14-05-2025 12:19
  
  Hundreds of child care educators and parents attended rallies across the state on Wednesday to draw attention to what it would be like to have a “Morning Without Child Care” in Connecticut. In the crowd of more than 100 people who attended the rally in New Haven was Cora D’Alessandro. Her two young children attend a child care center in...
  
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• State takes temporary custody of 15 horses seized from vacant land in Lebanon

  14-05-2025 11:55
  
  The state has taken temporary custody of 15 horses that they said were seized from Stirrup Fun Stables Rescue in Lebanon and seeks permanent custody. Attorney General William Tong and Department of Agriculture Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt said the horses had been neglected, a petition was filed on Monday in Hartford Superior Court and the court granted temporary custody to the...
  
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• 11-year-old struck by vehicle in Waterbury

  14-05-2025 11:35
  
  An 11-year-old was hit by a vehicle in Waterbury on Wednesday morning and has been taken to the hospital, according to police. They said the child was struck on Old Colony Drive around 7:50 a.m. and the injuries are not life-threatening. The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, police said.
  
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• Police arrest 15-year-old accused of bringing unloaded gun onto school bus in Waterbury

  14-05-2025 09:47
  
  Police have arrested a 15-year-old who is accused of bringing an unloaded gun onto a school bus in Waterbury, according to police. The investigation started when a Wilby High School student reported around 7:38 a.m. Wednesday that another student had a gun on the school bus. School officials said Wilby High School and North End Middle school were immediately placed...
  
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• Police arrest 2 teens suspected of setting laptop on fire at Southington High School

  14-05-2025 09:15
  
  Southington police have arrested two teens who are suspected of setting a laptop on fire at Southington High School and they said they think this might have been connected to the “Chromebook Challenge” TikTok trend. The school resource officer assigned to Southington High School responded to a report of smoke coming from a room in the building around 12:45 p.m....
  
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• Live Nation to offer $30 tickets for summer shows

  14-05-2025 08:47
  
  Live Nation is launching its $30 Ticket to Summer promotion and they said fans can buy $30 tickets to more than 1,000 shows at select venues, including Xfinity Theatre in Hartford and Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport. The sale starts on Wednesday, May 21. In Bridgeport, the $30 Ticket to Summer offer is available for these shows at the Hartford...
  
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• Pet killed in Ledyard fire

  14-05-2025 08:16
  
  No people were injured, but a pet died in a fire in Ledyard on Tuesday. Firefighters spent hours battling the fire on Lambtown Road. Crews found heavy fire when they responded at 4:51 p.m. They went inside to work to put out the fire, but were called out to battle it from the outside because of the conditions, according to...
  
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• On-and-off rain possible, temperatures in 60s to 70s Wednesday

  14-05-2025 07:51
  
  We will have passing showers and low temperatures in the high-50s to low-60s overnight into Thursday morning. The best chance for rain will be west of the Connecticut River, but some showers are possible to the east as well. The chance for scattered showers will stick around for a few days. It won’t be raining constantly, but a few pop-up...
  
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• Early morning fire forces people from Ansonia apartment building

  14-05-2025 05:38
  
  At least two dozen people were forced from an apartment building in Ansonia after a fire broke out early Wednesday morning and several have been able to return to their homes. Firefighters responded to the apartments at 290 Main St. after fire alarms went off and they found heavy fire coming from the second floor, according to fire officials. The...
  
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