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Lawmaker quietly pushing $3M a year in taxpayer money to one disappointed CT town FacebookTwitterEmail 2of5 Rodney Butler, left, the Mashantucket Pequot chairman, and Kevin Brown, then the Mohegan chairman, at the site of the old Showcase Cinemas in East Windsor on Monday, March 5, 2018. The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes planned a casino at the site.Dan Haar / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 The old Showcase Cinemas in East Windsor in 2018. The Mashantucket Pequot ...

Published 2 hours ago • Updated 48 mins ago Traveling along Interstate 91 North in Hartford should be smoother starting today. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. The area has been a source of congestion for decades and drivers complain that it’s been a headache. The soon-to-be-opened left side exit is part of the long-awaited Charter Oak Bridge Congestion Buster Project, which has now cost the state about $240 million. A...

Traveling along Interstate 91 North in Hartford should be smoother soon. On Wednesday morning, a newly built Exit 29, which connects to Routes 5 and 15 and...

Funeral service to be held for Connecticut firefighter May 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut firefighter who died battling a house blaze in New Haven will be remembered and honored during funeral and burial services Thursday. Thousands of firefighters from other departments are expected to be in New Haven to pay their respects to Ricardo Torres Jr., who died May 12 after becoming trapped in the burning house. Another city firefighter, Lt. Samod Rankins, was s...

Interstate 91 South in Cromwell was closed after a crash Wednesday and two lanes remain closed. CT Travel Smart reports a tractor-trailer and two vehicles...

Middletown mayor warning residents about audacious car thieves FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 There has been a recent uptick in car break-ins and vehicle thefts in the Westfield section of Middletown, where there is easy access to Interstate 91, allowing thieves to make a quick escape, according to the mayor. Authorities are focusing their efforts on urging residents to lock their doors and never leave the keys or valuables inside to avoid being a victim.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow ...

Police: New Haven man faces drug, gun charges after allegedly fleeing crash Tara O’Neill FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Aamir Burnett, 33, of Earl Street in New Haven, Conn., was arrested on March 9, 2021.Connecticut State Police / Contributed PhotoShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Items seized during an arrest in New Haven, Conn., on March 9, 2021.Connecticut State Police / Contributed PhotoShow MoreShow Less 3of3 NEW HAVEN — A city man was allegedly found in possession of drugs and guns after fleeing an...

Police: Windsor Locks officer interrupts store burglary FacebookTwitterEmail A file photo of a Windsor Locks, Conn., police cruiser.Windsor Locks Police / Contributed Photo WINDSOR LOCKS — Police continue to investigate after an officer interrupted a burglary early Wednesday and the suspects fled. An officer was on patrol around 3 a.m. when he interrupted a burglary-in-progress at JJ’s News & Variety, 255 Main St., police said. Investigators learned that a piece of curbing was thrown throug...

Interstate 91 has reopened after a multi-car crash closed part of the highway in Windsor, according to the CT Department of Transportation. The highway was...

Newark, right now. just to the northwest, were seeing that changeover from rain into snow. we have winter storm warnings out for much of the western half of the country. we also have blizzard watches and warnings for the central region. as well as freezing advisories and ice storm warnings. and over to the east, we also have the advisories, interstate 91 and interstate 80, both very heavily traveled highways that are going throb. now, the rain is expected to be very heavy, stretching from boston...