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Voters in Canada ’s oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity amid U.S. President Donald Trump ’s trade war and annexation threats.
At least two pallets full of trading cards worth nearly $1 million collectively were stolen from a FedEx truck in Santa Ana, California, police announced Monday.
To no surprise, affordability is top of mind for voters, according to a new poll conducted by researchers at Wesleyan University.
A deadly police shooting during a welfare check in Bristol is putting into focus the risks officers face when responding to calls involving people who may be armed.
Voters in Norwich will decide whether to approve a multimillion-dollar bond to transform a former downtown bank into a new police station, as officers point to aging facilities, cramped workspaces, and concerns about their current building.
Bloomfield police said they have taken a Hartford man into custody in connection with the fatal crash that killed a tow truck driver.
A Putnam man is facing charges after police said he hit and killed a person in town early Sunday morning, officials said.
A bicyclist is currently recovering from serious injuries after colliding with a vehicle in Putnam on Monday morning, East Putnam firefighters said.
A Bristol police officer shot and killed a 43-year-old man who was holding a rifle during a well-being check Friday night , according to a preliminary report and body camera and police drone footage released Monday by the Connecticut Office of Inspector General.
Early voting is officially underway in Connecticut ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Congress had the constitutional authority to impose a ban on distilling spirits in private homes more than 150 years ago.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has revealed the cause of death for a 12-year-old girl who was found dead in her Enfield home in March.
More than 1.5 million pounds of hot dogs, sausages, bacon and other ready-to-eat deli and poultry meat products distributed nationwide were recalled because they may not have been kept at the appropriate temperature and could be spoiled.
Witnesses of Saturday’s deadly collision in which a pickup truck barreled through a youth soccer game in Kansas, killing two people and injuring nearly a dozen, said they are haunted by what they saw and heard.
Temperatures tonight will be a little warmer with most areas only dropping into the 40s into early Tuesday.
Matt Robb wanted to sell his computer keyboard. So he made a listing on Facebook Marketplace — and, as an experiment late last month, he put Meta’s new artificial intelligence agent Muse in the driver’s seat.
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, so it’s important to keep it in check.
A group of Fairfield moms is putting a spooky spin on fundraising, dressing up as zombies and dancing to support metastatic breast cancer research. Known as the “Mombies,” the group has raised about $1.3 million since 2016 to help find a cure.
An American Airlines flight from St. Louis to Philadelphia turned into a terrifying ordeal for passengers on Saturday morning, with oxygen masks dropping down mid-air and passengers told to run away from the plane after an emergency landing.
One male has been arrested after an overnight fatal hit-and-run in Putnam, leaving one person dead.
More than 1,000 runners and walkers gathered at Mystic Aquarium on Sunday for the annual Run Walk for the Penguins, supporting conservation efforts for critically endangered African penguins.
A service member fell during a pregame aerial demonstration in San Antonio on Saturday night and later died at a hospital, according to military officials and video verified by NBC News.
State police say officers responded to the area of Lime Kiln Road and Route 44 in New Canaan Sunday morning for an accident.
Two adults and one dog are displaced after a third alarm fire on Jerusalem Road in Windham early Sunday morning.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday voiced the public’s “anger” and “shame” over rioting and looting during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools. At least 2,400 people were arrested.
After freezing temperatures to start, Sunday will warm into the 50s this afternoon with abundant sunshine and calm winds.
Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized for an operation to remove a malignant tumor, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.
As the temperatures drop across the state for the fall season, it’s not stopping people in Connecticut from having fun on Saturday night.
A 6-year-old boy and 35-year-old man were killed, and 10 others were injured, when a woman drove a truck through a youth soccer game at a city sports complex in Wichita, Kansas , Saturday afternoon, police said.
The East Hartford police department confirmed that a body was found in the Connecticut River on Saturday.
The 1990s may be nearly 40 years behind us, but you wouldn’t know it walking through 90s Con in Hartford this weekend.
More than seven months into the U.S. war with Iran, sharply higher fuel prices are making it more expensive to drive and fly and adding to the cost of some goods, prolonging the strain on American households as the midterm elections approach.
Police are asking for information about two separate incidents that happened in Milford on Friday night.
Few mass shootings in the U.S. end like the deadly attack on an Oregon elementary school : with an armed civilian opening fire on the gunman.
A car crashed into a fire hydrant in East Haven on Friday night and caused a sinkhole, according to fire officials.
A University of New Haven student was killed and four others were injured in a four-vehicle crash on I-91 South in North Haven late Friday night after a wrong-way driver struck another vehicle head-on, according to Connecticut State Police.
Temperatures will hover in the 40s and 50s through Saturday as clouds decrease and winds persist.
Police shot and killed a person while investigating a well-being check in Bristol on Friday night.
President Donald Trump waived sweeping new sanctions against Russia passed by Congress, arguing in an executive order Friday that the move “is in the national interests of the United States.”
A strip club that moved into the former Electric Blue strip club in Tolland also closed its doors earlier this year.
There won’t be any playoff baseball Friday night. Game 4 of the 2026 American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians has been postponed due to rain, MLB announced .
Starting Monday, Connecticut residents can vote early in person for the 2026 Midterm Elections. Here are some things you’ll want to know and check before voting:
A representative for Selma Blair came to her defense on Friday, just days after the actress pleaded not guilty after being arrested on two counts of second-degree assault in connection to a physical incident on a plane .
Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations are facing a deadline to get help. The state has approved a final round of funding as some homeowners are still waiting for help.
Outside a new apartment building in New Haven’s Wooster Square neighborhood, there is a long line of lockboxes.
Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) said his office in Enfield opened an envelope that had an ‘unknown white substance’ in it on Friday.
The tragic shooting at an Oregon elementary school hit close to home for some families in Connecticut.
The Piano Man still wants to play, but it’s not clear when or if he’ll be able to sing again for, as the song goes , “the regular crowd.”
Two years into construction of a replacement for the aging Connecticut River Bridge in Old Lyme, crews say the project is heading into its next major milestone.
Dozens of Connecticut homeowners may be preparing to file claims with Eversource after a power surge affected 41 homes Tuesday night.
Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after just five days on the job, two senior administration officials, an administration official and a source familiar with the decision said.
What to know about the shooting Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon , on Thursday authorities said. The children were 5, 8 and 11 years old. Two other people, a 7-year-old and another teacher, were critically injured. All of the victims were shot in…
Tesla’s long-awaited Roadster made a high-flying entrance. Nearly a decade after unveiling the next-generation Roadster as a prototype in 2017, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company showcased a new version that Tesla says can go from 0 to 60 mph in less than a second and even leave the ground. The demonstration marked…
If you want to take a trip down memory lane and relive the 1990s, head to Hartford this weekend — 90s Con returns to the Connecticut Convention Center starting Friday night.
Iron Maiden will perform their “Run for Your Lives” tour in Hartford on May 9, 2027.
A New Haven police officer has been arrested and is accused of punching a handcuffed woman in the head twice while trying to take her into custody last year, according to an arrest warrant.
Investments in pharmaceutical companies made on behalf of President Donald Trump increased significantly after he returned to the White House last year, with his portfolio adding millions of dollars in stock in firms that benefited from a Republican-backed law that shields certain medications from Medicare price…
A judge has ruled in favor of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families in a lawsuit filed by the family of a 7-month-old boy who was killed when his father threw him off the Arrigoni Bridge in Middletown in 2015.
Three young children and a teacher were killed Thursday afternoon in a horrific shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon. The teenage suspect was fatally shot by an armed bystander.
The Fall Classic is upon us. The MLB season will come to a close with the 2026 World Series , and one team has already clinched a spot by sweeping its way to the pennant.
President Donald Trump has labeled Ukraine’s resumption of strikes on Russian oil refineries a “disgrace,” the latest salvo in his campaign to pressure the U.S. ally over rising gas prices that could cost Republicans in next month’s Midterm elections .
A 17-year-old Hall High School student was hospitalized after they were found with serious injuries just off the roadway of North Main Street in West Hartford on Thursday night.
All severe alerts have expired for the night as a line of rain and storms moved through the state Friday evening.
A mother is demanding action after she says a mouse infestation made her Hartford apartment unlivable, forcing her and her four children to relocate to temporary housing.
The woman convicted of causing a crash that killed a Meriden man and injured two others will not serve any jail time.
For more than two decades, the Connecticut Sun helped shape women’s professional basketball in New England.
This live blog’s coverage of the school shooting in Bend, Oregon, has ended. See more coverage here.
A 16-year-old shot his way through locked doors to get into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher. He was then shot by a person at the scene who followed him inside, authorities said.
Along the Saugatuck River in Westport, rowing is not the only thing that bonds the Saugatuck Survive-OARS. Every rower is also a breast cancer survivor.
A Connecticut nonprofit that helps families find services for children in crisis or with special needs is shutting down after 24 years, raising questions about who will fill the gap.
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia did not pass the California bar exam when she took it after graduating from law school, according to a senior administration official.
A beloved crossing guard named Dale Chavous was hit and killed on the job in Meriden on Wednesday morning, and now the community and his family are honoring his memory.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its U.S. Winter Outlook on Thursday, leaning toward a warmer, wetter winter ahead for Connecticut.
Sen. Chris Murphy and Sen. Richard Blumenthal are among the lawmakers whose offices were sent letters containing suspicious substances as federal authorities investigate similar mailings sent to congressional and election offices nationwide .
A Connecticut woman questioned a mail offer promising more than $300 in grocery and gas vouchers, and NBC Connecticut Responds found that the offer required a $5 processing fee and a $45-per-month roadside assistance membership.
Pope Leo XIV had the lower section of his right lung removed after doctors diagnosed him with pulmonary adenocarcinoma .
Federal authorities are investigating letters with a “suspicious” substance that have been mailed to congressional and election offices nationwide and are urging recipients to treat the mailings as “potentially hazardous.”
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon will no longer livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan , after the announcement faced bipartisan criticism and Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn’t watch it.
Michael Desronvil , the holdout juror in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy trial, spoke out in his first television interview since a mistrial was declared.
Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy angrily accused the United States of the “dangerous” withdrawal of support critical to its defense against Russia .
Rain returns late tonight as we see scattered showers through Friday morning. There will be some dry time midday tomorrow before a few showers and thunderstorms roll through in the evening.
Teachers across Connecticut say students are having a harder time finishing chapter books, with many pointing to technology, shorter attention spans, and a lack of reading stamina as possible reasons, according to a new survey from the state’s largest teachers’ union.
Local musicians and fans are mourning the loss of the lead singer of Darik and the Funbags.
An Orlando man has been arrested in the disappearance of his ex-fiancée, who vanished in 2011 hours after the pair appeared in a pre-taped episode of “The People’s Court,” police said.
A Branford woman is facing multiple charges after reportedly striking a juvenile with her car and leaving the scene, police said.
A professor at Southern Connecticut State University was seriously injured after he was struck by an e-bike last Friday, police said.
Bridgeport police are investigating after a possibly homeless man was struck in the head with a large rock Wednesday morning.
Reservation for McCallister. Yes, it may only be October, but Kevin McCallister was back at the Plaza Hotel on Monday…and this time, his family checked in with him.
A New London man is dead after he was shot Wednesday afternoon, police said. Police were notified of shots fired just after noon. The shooting happened on Garfield Avenue near Jefferson Avenue.
For over a month, Luna, a Jack Russell terrier that bolted from her family’s cabin during a vacation at Yellowstone National Park , eluded capture as fears for her survival mounted and winter weather approached. On Wednesday, her ordeal came to a happy ending when she was caught and reunited with her owners.
The new White House press secretary is facing mounting questions about her background and resume as she transitions into her role as the public face of the Trump administration .
A mother who lost her son in a deadly Farmington crash says she hopes his story will help prevent other families from experiencing the same heartbreak.
A Brooklyn novelty shop made it clear Sunday that Molly, a singing and dancing mechanical bird that serves as its unofficial mascot, was not for sale after an incident with Kelly Clarkson .
Police have located the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that seriously injured an 11-year-old girl who was riding her bike in Wallingford on Monday .
A Yale police officer’s gun discharged on Wednesday morning while trying to help a person stabbing themselves inside a locked car in New Haven, according to university officials and Mayor Justin Elicker.
The 42-year-old Atlanta teacher who was ejected from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia and fell to his death was described by loved ones as a passionate educator who overcame several health challenges and a recent near-death experience.
Halloween will have a Hollywood feel this year. Google unveiled its top trending costume searches for 2026, and the list features characters from some of the year’s biggest movies.
A crossing guard was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Meriden on Wednesday morning, police said.
The Social Security Administration announced the official annual cost-of-living-adjustment on Wednesday, increasing benefits by 3.6% in 2027.
Dozens of East Hampton residents are dealing with the aftermath of a power surge that damaged electrical systems in several homes on Wednesday morning.