6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (662+ words) Connecticut's homeless population increased for the fifth year in a row " but at a lower rate than the previous two years. The state's annual point-in-time count, a census of the homeless population, found that there were 3, 847 people experiencing homelessness on…...

21+ hour, 41+ min ago  (344+ words) If each state received a grade based on its home ownership affordability, Connecticut would be at the bottom of the class, according to a homeownership affordability report recently released by Realtor. com. For two consecutive years, Connecticut ranked 46 out of…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1507+ words) Communities across Connecticut will celebrate July Fourth and America 250 with concerts, children's activities, food trucks and " of course " fireworks. Here's a list of Fourth of July events across the state. Parker Memorial Park at Branford Point will host the Branford…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (539+ words) Members of the Hartford City Council will take up measures to strengthen the city's police oversight board amid an escalating legal standoff with the police department. The council is set to consider amendments to a city ordinance to make clear…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (371+ words) Environmental justice advocates gathered in Hartford Thursday ahead of Juneteenth to highlight what they call environmental racism on display in the capital city. "Juneteenth reminds us that the promise of freedom delayed is freedom denied," said public health physician Dr....

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (84+ words) Connecticut Public DOJ: 5 arrested over plot to attack White House UFC event The Justice Department says it arrested five people who were planning to attack this weekend's UFC event at the White House. According to an arrest document, one of…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (81+ words) Connecticut Public News Wrap: Key oversight shifted from Education Department In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration is taking additional steps to dismantle the Department of Education by moving two high-profile functions out of the agency, crews are making…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1358+ words) The bright owl patterns on Michele Vincent's scrubs were a stark contrast to the grey walls in the dental clinic where she works as an assistant. As Vincent set up medical instruments for the doctor to use, she talked about…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (458+ words) Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when the Union Army informed enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, that they were free, months after the end of the Civil War. But in Danbury, the commemoration is also a celebration, as it's set…...

3+ day, 44+ min ago  (362+ words) A large crowd celebrated in West Hartford Monday at the unveiling of a mural spotlighting Connecticut's deaf, deaf and blind, and hard of hearing communities. "Whenever you have the opportunity to celebrate a community and shed light on them, it's…...