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Powerball jackpot hits $1 billion ahead of Labor Day weekend drawing
Saturday’s jackpot is the highest of the year and the sixth largest ever.
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Search underway for child who went into river in Connecticut: officials
A search is underway for a young child who fell into the Housatonic River in Stratford, according to officials. Coast Guard officials said they are searching the Housatonic in the Long Island Sound area, and a Coast Guard helicopter and boats from the Stratford and Bridgeport marine units are taking part in the search. Stratford police said a 6-year-old boy...
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Mom calls for answers after death of 2-year-old who choked at daycare in Connecticut
A 2-year-old boy who choked on a meatball while he was at daycare at the YWCA New Britain on Tuesday has died and the state Department of Children and Families is investigating, according to the little boy’s mother and a statement from DCF. The little boy’s mother, Shamyra Cooke, said she had dropped her son, Saunti Reynolds, off at daycare...
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United Airlines flight forced to return to Connecticut airport after engine part lands on runway
United said Flight 325, an Airbus A320, was heading from Bradley International Airport to Denver International Airport and it returned safely to Bradley to address an issue with one engine and a portion of the engine’s sound-dampening outer liner was found on the runway. Five crew members and 124 passengers were onboard. United said they are arranging other flights to…
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Driver who hit and killed toddler in Hartford, Conn. found in New Haven: police
A toddler who wandered out of a laundromat was killed in a hit-and-run in Hartford on Monday night and police said they found the vehicle responsible in New Haven on Tuesday morning and have identified a suspect. Officers were called to New Britain Avenue just before 11 p.m. after the 19-month-old girl darted out of the laundromat and into the…
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What to know about the disappearance and presumed murder of Jennifer Dulos
Five years have passed since Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five, disappeared. Police have searched the state, from her home in New Canaan to Farmington, where her estranged husband lived, and beyond, but they have not located her. Last year, a probate judge declared Jennifer legally dead. Her family and friends marked the fifth year without her by issuing a…
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Broadway superstar Stephen Sondheim sells Connecticut estate for $3.25 million
It appears one home buyer was more than willing to go “Into the Woods” to buy Steven Sondheim’s Connecticut home.
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Thousands of UConn fans gather to celebrate another basketball championship
Thousands of UConn fans showed up in Hartford on Saturday to celebrate the 2024 national champion UConn Huskies.
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Subway's sauces to be sold at Walmart, grocery stores nationwide
Subway is bringing four different sauces to grocery stores and other retailers nationwide this month.
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Connecticut police identify 1974 cold case victim after DNA breakthrough
State police have solved a 50-year-old cold case and identified the remains of a woman found dead in a shallow grave in Ledyard, Connecticut, in 1974.
