Amanda Pitts

Excitement is building at Dunkin’ Park as the Hartford Yard Goats prepare for opening day on Tuesday. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the first pitch is at 7:10 p.m. Hartford Yard Goats president Tim Restall said fans can expect new offerings this season. “New food items, which we’re unveiling today, we have a new beer which is from Thomas…

Police in Waterbury are investigating a vandalism at a Jewish cemetery where a dozen gravestones were knocked over. Volunteers say workers first discovered the vandalism at the Hebrew Benefit Cemetery on Stillman Road last week. “Some workmen were out here cleaning some headstones. They noticed that the stones had been turned over,” Eric Tishman from the Jewish Cemetery Association of…

Mental health advocates joined Sen. Richard Blumenthal in Hartford on Monday to announce a bill that aims to improve resources for suicide prevention among children.

A Facebook post calling students from New Haven “thugs” who attend school in Cheshire has caught the attention of many in the town, including the head of the district, who's now responding.

It’s been nearly a month since NBC Connecticut first shared the concerns from residents along Jobs Pond in Portland where water levels are quickly rising. Now, residents there say water is still rising, and more and more people are leaving their homes. This week, the USDA and Senator Richard Blumenthal are making trips to the pond to get a closer…

Unsung heroes who fought in World War II could soon be honored with their own special day in the state of Connecticut. If a bipartisan bill passes, April 26 would be named Tuskegee Airmen Day in Connecticut. The Tuskegee Airmen served in World War II as the first Black military airmen. The bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Tammy Exum and Rep….

The man police say killed his wife inside their Simsbury home on Friday morning appeared before a judge Monday in Hartford Superior Court.

The pro-Palestinian protest is continuing at Yale University and New Haven police have responded at the school’s request. The protests have been going on for a couple of weeks and an encampment has grown on the campus. New Haven police said Tuesday morning that they have around 30 officers on campus and have not made any arrests. University police have…

Two families and two school communities are mourning the loss of two teenagers killed in a shooting Saturday night in Hartford.

Hope is on the horizon for those living along Jobs Pond in Portland, as a plan is in the works to pump out the water that’s at extremely high levels and has been flooding homes in the area for months. We first brought you residents’ concerns back in March, when water levels rose several feet over the course of a…