Category Archives: Local News

EB JACKPOT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The U.S. Navy has awarded a $5 billion contract to General Dynamics' Electric Boat to finish designing a new class of ballistic-missile submarines so construction ca...

MOBILE HOME EXPLOSION A married couple with severe burns had to be pulled from the burning wreckage of a mobile home that exploded in Clinton. Police received multiple calls about an explosion at abou...

FOXWOODS' PLANS UNDER WRAP Foxwoods Resort Casino is planning an announcement on Sunday that will unveil plans for its latest attraction but officials aren't saying what it is until then. The site of ...

ROADS OPENED AGAIN Vauxhall Street Extension and Cross Road in Waterford are re-opened to traffic this evening, after today's windy weather caused downed trees and power lines. Vauxhall Street Extensi...

SOMERS CALLS OUT UCONN UConn officials are saying the recently approved state budget could mean the closure of regional campuses. Asked if UConn Avery Point is at risk of closing, university spokeswom...

PLEA DEAL FOR DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF The deputy chief of the Dayville Volunteer Fire Department will serve no prison time, after agreeing to a plea deal involving two separate cases. Todd Wakefield was sen...

DEMUZZIO RESIGNS Groton Utilities Commissioner Edward DeMuzzio resigned on Monday and the Groton City Council voted to accept the recommendations of the Board of Ethics critical of DeMuzzio and two ot...

JOSE TO BRUSH US A tropical storm warning has been issued for a stretch of New England as Hurricane Jose approaches the coast of the U.S. Northeast. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the warning...

BABY BEATER FACES 10 YEARS DANIELSON, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut man is heading to prison after fracturing the legs and ribs of his weeks-old baby in 2015. The Bulletin (http://bit.ly/2hbm1OP ) report...

GOP BUDGET PLAN PASSES STATE SENATE The state Senate has passed a Republican backed budget plan, with three Democrats bucking their party's leadership. The plan, which includes no tax hikes and large ...