Connecticut news

Follow @NewsConnectic

• Body found in Burlington pond

  06-05-2018 23:44
  BURLINGTON —  State police are investigating after a body was found in a small body of water Sunday morning.
  State Police said detectives from the Western District Major Crime are investigating after a deceased body was located in the area of Upson Road in Burlington.
  Troopers were called to the area around 11 a.m.  Police said there was no threat to the community.
  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will be doing an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of dea
  
  Read more

• Man critically hurt in Waterbury hit-and-run

  03-04-2025 22:44 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A man was rushed to the hospital after he was hit by a car in Waterbury Thursday night. Police say it happened just before 8:30 on the 500 block of Baldwin Street. The vehicle that struck the man left the scene and police noted that the man is in critical condition. Part of Baldwin Street remains closed to traffic while...
  
  Read more

• Connecticut experts warn tariffs will lead to higher prices, slowed economic growth

  03-04-2025 18:56 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  With a broad set of tariffs set to take effect this weekend, experts say it will be hard for consumers to avoid cost increases. In fact, the Yale Budget Lab estimates all tariffs put in place by President Donald Trump since taking office will result in the average family spending another $4,000 a year. “One thing to keep in mind...
  
  Read more

• Microtransit program offers New Haven rides for less than $2 for passengers

  03-04-2025 18:11 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Getting around parts of New Haven just got a little easier – and cheaper. A new rideshare program designed specifically for the city costs just $1.75 for a one-way ride. It’s called VIA NHV and is now up and running in the Fair Haven neighborhood and several neighborhoods on the west side of the city. The pilot program is primarily...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Gov. Lamont declares ‘Huskies Weekend' to support UConn women's basketball in Final Four

  03-04-2025 18:02 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Gov. Ned Lamont has declared Apr. 4-6 as “Huskies Weekend.” The University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball team plays in the Final Four in the NCAA tournament this Friday. UConn’s women’s team will face UCLA for the chance to move forward to the championship game. In his statement, Lamont said that Connecticut is known as ‘the Basketball Captial of the world.’...
  
  Read more

• Gov. Lamont declares ‘Huskies Weekend' to support UConn athletics

  03-04-2025 18:02 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Gov. Ned Lamont has declared Apr. 4-6 as “Huskies Weekend.” The University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball team plays in the Final Four on the NCAA tournament this Friday. UConn’s women’s team will face The University of California-Los Angeles for the chance to move forward to the championship game. In his statement, Lamont said that Connecticut is known as ‘the Basketball...
  
  Read more

• Shelton teen who lost his sight to perform at Radio City Music Hall

  03-04-2025 17:49 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A Shelton teenager who is blind is preparing to showcase his talents at Radio City Music Hall. Vincent Vallillo, 15, lost his vision due to complications from a brain tumor at the age of nine. He began playing piano from his hospital bed as a therapeutic tool, as he was also struggling to move the left side of his body. ...
  
  Read more

• Town orders Terryville ‘swingers club' to close

  03-04-2025 16:10 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The Town of Plymouth has ordered a swingers club in the Terryville section of town to close, citing zoning regulations. ‘Wicked Fun Club’ opened in November on Main Street in Terryville. It’s located in a building along with a doctor’s office that sits beside Riverside Baptist Church. The cease-and-desist order was sent to owner Steve Gagne last Friday and stated...
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• How are prices monitored to track inflation?

  03-04-2025 15:53 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  We talk about inflation all the time. When the prices of goods and services increase or decrease, we feel it in our wallets. But how does our country track trends? NBC Responds got a behind-the-scenes look at the work community members do to collect this data. Every month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases updated Consumer Price Index data...
  
  Read more

• Connecticut chef is nominee for James Beard Award

  03-04-2025 15:18 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A Connecticut chef is a nominee for the James Beard Award for Best Chef for the Northeast Region. The James Beard Foundation honors what it deems to be the best restaurants and chefs in the country each year and a Westport chef is one of the five finalists for Best Chef: Northeast, which is for chefs in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode...
  
  Read more

• Bettors back Duke men and UConn women for national championships

  03-04-2025 13:23 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Duke shines even in a Final Four of all No. 1 seeds. The early betting money went on the Blue Devils to win their semifinal Saturday against Houston, with the opening line at DraftKings Sportsbook quickly going from 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 points. Bettors see a Duke team led by sensational freshman Cooper Flagg that has won 15 games...
  
  Read more

• How will the tariffs impact car owners and dealerships in Connecticut?

  03-04-2025 12:50 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs across the globe in response to what he called an economic emergency. The announcement also comes with a 25 percent tariff on all foreign cars, starting on Thursday. In May, that same rule is expected to apply to car parts as well. But what does this all mean for consumers and car...
  
  Read more

• New London fires police officer who was arrested for a fourth time: mayor

  03-04-2025 12:12 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The New London police department has terminated the employment of a police officer who has been arrested four times amid allegations of domestic violence incidents, according to the mayor. Mayor Michael E. Passero said former New London Police Officer Julio Gil-Martinez’s employment has been terminated for just cause and it is effective immediately. Gil-Martinez was placed on administrative leave after...
  
  Read more

• Historic Cornwall Covered Bridge damaged by oversized vehicle

  03-04-2025 11:55 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The historic Cornwall Covered Bridge was damaged on Thursday by an oversized vehicle that tried to cross it, according to state police. The vehicle became stuck on the bridge and caused some damage, state police said. The bridge was closed for a short time to remove the vehicle. Engineers from the Connecticut Department of Transportation determined the bridge was safe...
  
  Read more

• Middletown police arrest suspect in murder of 67-year-old man

  03-04-2025 11:53 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Middletown police have arrested a suspect in the murder of a 67-year-old man who they found dead on River Road, by the Connecticut River, in November.   Middletown police officers were conducting a property check at 225 River Road on Nov. 4 when they found the body of 67-year-old Roger Davis, police said. The state chief medical examiner ruled his...
  
  Read more

• Man sexually assaulted woman he picked up and offered a job cleaning houses: police

  03-04-2025 10:55 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Easton police have arrested a Fairfield man who is accused of sexually assaulting one woman and trying to sexually assault another who believed he was taking them to houses they had been hired to clean. Police said they received the first report on Nov. 14 from a resident who said a woman who did not speak English was knocking on...
  
  Read more

• Quassy Amusement Park reveals name of new coaster

  03-04-2025 09:31 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Quassy Amusement Park & Waterpark has revealed the name of its newest spinning coaster. It will be called Crazy 8. The name was chosen during a public naming contest and Cassie Shaw was selected as the Grand Prize Winner. Eric Anderson, president of Quassy Amusement Park, said in a statement that they received almost 400 entries for the Name the...
  
  Read more

• Judge dismisses gender bias suit by Yale professor who lost bid to be top pastor of famed Black church

  03-04-2025 08:57 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A federal judge has dismissed a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a Yale Divinity School professor and minister who lost her bid to become the first woman to serve as senior pastor of New York City’s prominent Abyssinian Baptist Church. The Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman, a Yale Divinity School professor and former assistant pastor at Abyssinian, was among the candidates...
  
  Read more

• Cloudy day with some rain showers through mid-afternoon Thursday

  03-04-2025 07:29 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  We have drizzle and fog on Thursday morning and the day will be cloudy with scattered showers and a downpour or two through mid-afternoon. Some brightening is possible later on. High temperatures will be in the lower 60s. Overnight, a few showers and thunderstorms might roll through the shoreline. Friday will be partly sunny with high temperatures in the 60s...
  
  Read more

• Cannabis retailer hopes CT's new shopping rules help improve statewide sales

  02-04-2025 23:35 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Two years after it was legalized, adult-use cannabis sales in Connecticut are hovering around $16 million in sales each month. In Massachusetts, however, that number is about $140 million per month. David Salinas, CEO of Hi! People in Derby hopes relaxed regulations on store design and shopping experience can help those numbers. “Right now, we’re headed toward a $200 million...
  
  Read more

• State officials release video and 911 calls from Peter Manfredonia manhunt

  02-04-2025 22:29 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Hours of bodycam footage, 911 calls and surveillance video taken during a former UConn student’s killing spree in 2020 have just been released to the public by the State of Connecticut. It’s been almost two years since Peter Manfredonia was sentenced to two 55-year sentences for the murder of a Willington man, a Derby man and the kidnapping of a Derby...
  
  Read more

• Study session aims to tackle problematic intersection in New Haven

  02-04-2025 22:02 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A push for a safer intersection in New Haven. City leaders and residents in the East Rock neighborhood looked into the issue Wednesday and provided some potential solutions going forward. “I’ve almost gotten hit a few times crossing the street here,” Charlotte Herzog, of New Haven, said. “Cars go very fast and yeah, it’s quite stressful,” Eluned Li, of New...
  
  Read more

• UConn's Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma share mutual respect heading into Final Four

  02-04-2025 19:29 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Following UConn’s victory over Southern California that sent the Huskies to the Final Four, Paige Bueckers and coach Geno Auriemma huddled over the contents of the box score. “When she was sitting up here, I pointed to her four turnovers, I said, ‘What was that?’ And she immediately went to the next column and she said, ‘Look, I got it...
  
  Read more

• Popular Outer Banks donut shop to open first CT location on Saturday

  02-04-2025 19:15 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A well-known donut shop is planning to open its first Connecticut location this Saturday. Duck Donuts originated in Duck, North Carolina in the Outer Banks. Its first Connecticut location will be on the Boston Post Road in Orange. The donut shop is known for making warm and delicious, made-to-order sweet treats. They sell a variety of donuts, including flavors such...
  
  Read more

• Woman arrested in connection with deadly crash in New London

  02-04-2025 18:37 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A woman has been arrested in connection with a deadly crash that happened in New London last November. The crash happened at Colman and Vauxhall Streets, near the New London Shopping Center entrance, around 4:45 p.m. on Nov. 3. Police officers and firefighters responded and found two sedans and a motorcycle had been involved in the crash. Police said four...
  
  Read more

• SCSU meets student needs with free professional attire

  02-04-2025 17:52 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Students at Southern Connecticut State University launched a new initiative to support student needs. The initiative, Career Closet, was started by students in SCSU’s School of Business Gold Leadership Program as a way to provide free professional attire to students. Jordan Cervantes was one of the students leading the project. He said the idea came about after he and his...
  
  Read more

• Man arrested for allegedly trying to set the New Haven Police Department on fire

  02-04-2025 17:39 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to light the New Haven Police Department on fire with lighter fluid Wednesday morning. The police department said a man was seen pouring lighter fluid on the front door, and flicking a lighter trying to starting the fire. Authorities said the man yelled things like “burn it down,” and he was taken...
  
  Read more

• Driver crashes into several vehicles on Main Street in Farmington

  02-04-2025 16:55 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Farmington police have arrested a Southington man who is accused of crashing into five vehicles along Main Street on Wednesday afternoon. Police said they responded to Main Street, also known as Route 10, around 1:45 p.m. after getting multiple reports of crashes. Authorities determined that a 55-year-old Southington man was driving recklessly and hit five separate cars. He continued and...
  
  Read more

• Viral video shows Black student left out of hug at dance competition in Hartford

  02-04-2025 16:40 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A video from a dance competition in Hartford last week has gone viral. The video shows a dance coach hugging a group of dancers after accepting an award, but not hugging the one Black student in the group. The dance studio is called Dance Xpressions and is located in Plainville. Melissa Breglia is the mother of 6-year-old Shaniah, the dancer...
  
  Read more

• Driver sentenced for hit-and-run in North Haven that killed tow truck driver

  02-04-2025 16:40 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A man who police said struck and killed a tow truck driver then left the scene nearly three years ago was sentenced on Wednesday. The tow truck driver, Chris Russell, had pulled over to help another drive on Interstate 91 in North Haven in May 2022, when he was struck. Police identified the suspect as Luis Resto and said he...
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsConnectic on Twitter!