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Climate scientists say warming temperatures and droughts are making wildfires more frequent and intense.

A woman was in critical condition after falling through the ice on a lake in Vernon on Christmas Day, according to fire officials.

“I’m making potatoes, mixing some mashed potatoes,” said Kenneth Drake, who has been volunteering at this event for last six or seven years.

State police responded to a shooting on Interstate 91 in Enfield early Christmas morning.

In a post on social media, Bridgeport Hospital showed the newest bundles of joy tucked into some stockings, an apt look for Christmas Eve

There are many ways to throw a gender reveal party, but leaving a mess behind in a public space isn’t one of them.

Caroline Haggerty, who goes by u/PaleBlueDotEnthused on Reddit, recently shared two photos of a patch of grass outside Sloan’s Lake in Denver, Colorado, covered in plastic blue confetti.

She told Newsweek that the aftermath of the celebration “ruined the scenery.”

WESTPORT — Police executed a search warrant at a local smoke shop Tuesday and said they found a significant number of illegal THC products.

The store, the Savvy Smoker on Post Road East, does not hold a cannabis dispensary, hybrid retailer, retailer or delivery service license from the state Department of Consumer Protection, Lt. Jillian Cabana said in a statement Wednesday.

Artist Will Corprew of 80 By Design hangs his mixed media mural “Bpt at Night” in the NEST Arts Factory in preparation for the 15th annual Bridgeport Art Trail’s Cityside Open Studios celebration, in Bridgeport, Conn. Nov. 10, 2023. 

Over the past few decades, bands like Goose and MGMT have put the growing Connecticut music on the map. However, one of the most prominent musicians to come out of Connecticut in recent years has been Bridgeport-born, Fairfield-raised musician John Mayer.