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A person has died in a fire that broke out at a home in Wallingford early Friday morning, fire officials said. The fire department said they were called to Clifton Street at around 4:30 a.m. Responding crews found heavy fire coming from multiple floors of a three-story home. The fire was knocked down and under control within 90 minutes. Several&#82...

As part of our Women’s History Month coverage, we’re sharing the stories of the women firefighters currently training at the Connecticut Fire Academy in Windsor Locks. This May, 45 members will graduate, and among them are five women. “We are a small group, but this group is actually one of the largest, and we all support each other sup...

Spirit Airlines is adding new nonstop flights between Bradley International Airport and Nashville International Airport as well as Detroit Metro Airport. The Connecticut Airport Authority said the flights to Detroit will begin on June 12 and operate daily. The flights to Nashville will begin on Aug. 15 and operate on Fridays and Mondays.

South Windsor police asked people to avoid part of Graham Road while they worked to repair a gas main leak. People were asked to avoid the stretch of the road between Ayers Road and Mark Drive. The road has since reopened. No evacuations were needed. Police said a contractor struck a line, which caused the gas leak. No additional information…...

The state Department of Children and Families now says it has found records pertaining to the family of a man who told police he had been held captive in the family’s Waterbury home for 20 years and was given little food and water over the decades. Police said the man, who is now 32  years old, was only 68 pounds…

Hot dog? Check. Chopped peppers? Ok. Onions, bacon, and brown mustard? Sure. Goat milk? Hold on! The Hartford Yard Goats unveilled the “Float Your Goat” menu item on Thursday. The team posted on social media that it’s a quarter-pound beef hot dog with all those toppings and then submerged in a glass of 100% whole goat milk. It sho...

State police have arrested a Torrington man who is accused of driving under the influence and going the wrong way on Route 8 early Friday morning. State police said dispatchers for Troop L in Litchfield started getting 911 calls around 12:34 a.m. reporting that a driver was going the wrong way on Route 8, heading south in the northbound lanes&#8230...

A person was seriously injured after crashing their car into the North Branford Town Hall early Friday morning. Police responded to the town hall at 909 Foxon Road around 1:45 a.m. and found a car with extensive damage. The driver suffered life-threatening injuries, according to police. They did not release his identity, but described him as an adu...

Police are investigating the death of a Rocky Hill man after getting a report of a workplace accident in Wethersfield. Police said they responded to an engine repair company on Silas Deane Highway at 8:14 p.m. Thursday. The person who called police said he was looking for 63-year-old Drew Midford, of Rocky Hill, and found him in the rear parking&#8...

Spring is in the air across Connecticut this weekend! But first, a few scattered rain showers are possible Friday night as temperatures cool into the 40s. Then, we are in for what could be a wide range of temperatures on Saturday, depending on where you are. Saturday will be a prime example of springtime in southern New England, where parts…...

One person has died after a vehicle hit a tree along Route 44 in Pomfret, rolled over and caught fire on Thursday night, according to state police. State police said a 2024 Subaru Crosstrek was going east when it crossed over the double yellow lines, hit a tree, went down the embankment, rolled over and caught fire around 9:07 p.m….

Judge Joseph Schwartz said he decided that GPS monitoring was appropriate given her mental health conditions and the lack of a permanent residence since she is living with her children. This appearance came after Sullivan made a brief court appearance on Wednesday morning that lasted only 50 seconds. After that court appearance, the state filed a m...

A road was closed after a car was engulfed in flames on the side of the road in Pomfret Thursday evening, according to state police. One person died in the crash, according to state police. Police said the incident happened on Mashamoquet Road.

This is the time of the year, between March and May, when we get the bulk of our brush fires. It’s due to a combination of factors, including warming temperatures and drying ground conditions. On Friday, elevated fire weather conditions are expected across northeast Connecticut. Hartford, Tolland, and Windham Counties have a special weather s...