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Frenzied crowd streams to Enfield, Conn. for Raising Cane's opening
Around the country there are Raising Cane’s restaurants in 40 states, and now for the first time, there is one in Connecticut. The restaurant opened a location in Enfield Tuesday and despite the weather, there was an amazing turnout. Raising Cane’s is a fast-food phenomenon. Hysteria follows it wherever it goes. Like the name suggests, there was much commotion...
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Conn. boy that is hard of hearing gets free shopping spree after cruel prank
A local community is rallying around an 8-year-old boy, that is hard of hearing, whose family says he was recently the victim of a cruel prank. The boy’s father said, while he and his son shopped at the Southington Target on Saturday, three men approached them, claiming to be from an internet show. Gabe Lyles was tricked into thinking...
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Kentucky Derby Contender Co-Owned by Connecticut Businessman
One of the biggest spectacles in all of sports is happening Saturday. It’s the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby and one West Hartford businessman hopes to be the winning owner, or at least one of them. Mike Gualtieri is a minority owner of the horse, Confidence Game. It is one of the 20 horses this weekend that will be...
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Exoneration of Witchcraft Crimes Being Considered in Connecticut
The state’s Judiciary Committee heard testimony Wednesday about a House Joint Resolution that would exonerate people accused of witchcraft. Supporters would like those who were executed for these crimes in Connecticut, to have their names cleared. Between 1647 and 1697, at least 34 people were accused of such crimes, with 11 people hanged for it in Connecticut. Now, lawmakers are…
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Overdose Spikes Being Seen Around Connecticut
Last year, over 1,200 people in Connecticut died of a drug overdose, and that crisis continues. New Haven says it has seen 12 fatal overdoes in the past two weeks alone. Cities around the state are seeing an increase in overdoses and are trying to curb the trend. In a 24-hour span from Jan. 26 to the 27, Willimantic saw…
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A Week After Recreational Use Sales Began in Conn., Cannabis Dispensaries Remain Busy
One week ago, marked the grand opening so many people in Connecticut were anticipating. It was the first day of adult-use recreational cannabis sales. Now, one week later, the demand remains high. Newington’s Fine Fettle is one of the seven dispensaries currently open and selling adult-use recreational cannabis, and things have been busy. They’ve only been selling recreational adult-use...
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NAACP Calling for More Serious Charges for Teen Accused of Hanging a Noose
The Windham/Willimantic NAACP chapter is not happy with the way the state is treating a case of a noose being found in a Hebron high school. Last week a 17-year-old RHAM student was arrested, but the NAACP thinks the charges he faces are not enough. On Tuesday, that teenager was expected in court, but because he is under 18 all…
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Tributes for Fallen Bristol, Conn. Officers Reach National Level
As a procession of police escorted the body of Bristol Police Officer Alex Hamzy Friday, many stood in somber attention. Among those solemnly watching was ESPN Anchor Gary Striewski and his father, a 20-year Colorado State Patrol veteran. “Unfortunately, that’s not the first time, you know, he’s had to stand at arms for a fallen officer,” he said. Hamzy...
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Conn. Families Seeking Exoneration of Relatives Convicted of Witchcraft in 1600s
Decades before the infamous Salem witch trials began, there were witch trials and executions here in Connecticut. In fact, the first witch-hanging in all the English colonies happened in 1647 when Alse Young was hanged in Hartford. Now, there is a movement to have her, and those who were convicted, exonerated by the state. The first hanging was 32-year-old Young,…
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Ukrainian Mother of Two Finds Refuge in Connecticut
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, more than two million people have sought refuge outside the country. Some of those refugees have arrived in Connecticut. Viktoriia Zakhidna and her two young children, ages 3 and 5, arrived in the United States on Tuesday. Her sister Marianna has taken them in to her Middletown home. For them, it has been…
