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09/24/2024

Some Medicare Advantage plans, which are private health insurance plans not run by the government like traditional Medicare, may offer grocery cards.

09/24/2024

The vice president's name was briefly missing from an electronic ballot provided to Montanans voting overseas due to a technical glitch. It was fixed the same day.

09/24/2024

U.S. attorneys allege the operation ran out of a rented garage in East Haven, where hundreds of thousands of counterfeit pills were seized by federal agents.

09/24/2024

Jones Winery is ready to raise a glass and toast to the weeks ahead.

09/24/2024

In its heyday, there were more than 2,000 Kmarts in the U.S.

09/23/2024

Here’s what we can VERIFY about the alleged whistleblower, a purported affidavit they are said to have written and what ABC News has said in response.

09/23/2024

Two New Haven police officers are on paid administrative leave until further notice, pending the final report from the Office of the Inspector General.

09/23/2024

At Weihenstephan, the world's oldest brewery in Germany, non-alcoholic wheat beer and lager now make up 10% of sales.

09/23/2024

Images from guests at the event showed an emotional Foxx during the ceremony.

09/23/2024

For more than 70 years, Luis Armando Albino remained missing...until now.

09/23/2024

An agency spokesperson has said the COVID tests will detect current virus strains and can be ordered ahead of the holiday season.

09/23/2024

Nearly one third of U.S. CEOs polled in 2024 said they are exploring alternative work schedules such as a four-day or four and a half-day workweek.

09/23/2024

In late September, households will be able to order additional free testing kits that detect current COVID-19 variants.

09/23/2024

Oyo, a hotel operator based in India, has been expanding its footprint in the U.S. over the past few years.

09/23/2024

The new deployments come after significant strikes by Israeli forces against targets inside Lebanon that have killed hundreds.

09/23/2024

Superintendent Tony Gasper said that the incident seemed to resemble swatting threats made to other schools.

09/23/2024

This quote, allegedly attributed to Trump, has circulated online for years. But it's fake.

A meme that claims to show the quote from Trump in a 1998 People magazine interview has made the rounds on social media for years. But it’s fabricated.

09/23/2024

The shooting happened in the city's Five Points South entertainment district.

09/23/2024

A driver struck a tree off I-91 north. They were pronounced dead at the scene.

A driver struck a tree off I-91 north resulting in a fatal accident.

09/23/2024

After a years long delay, the battery powered VW ID Buzz is inching to US dealerships. Has it missed its moment?

09/23/2024

The details are meant to support prosecutors' assertions that Routh had set out to kill Trump before the plot was thwarted by a Secret Service agent who spotted him.

09/23/2024

The couple began dating in 2021 and welcomed their first child, a son named Malcolm, that November.

09/23/2024

A vehicle pulled up at the popular Birmingham club and “multiple shooters” got out and began firing, killing four people and wounding 17 others, police said.

09/23/2024

While the Fed doesn't set interest rates directly, its rate is seen as a benchmark that other lenders follow.

09/23/2024

“The whole idea behind the company was to make money,” one former employee testified. “There was very little in the way of science.”

09/23/2024

The crash reportedly took place in the area of Boston Avenue, police said.

09/23/2024

Mayor Jay Moran recognized maintenance worker Esmond Lee, who diverted the equivalent of 20 tractor-trailers full of recyclables from reaching landfills.

09/23/2024

Local survivor and activist details how social media could be made safer, from Congress to Connecticut.

09/23/2024

With the election weeks away, members of Congress felt added pressure to put a deal together before voting begins in earnest.

09/23/2024

'Beetlejuice' has already earned more than $226 million domestically in its three weeks after a monster opening of $110 million.

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It's officially fair season! Come visit our tent at the Berlin Fair this weekend to spin the wheel, win some prizes, and meet some of your favorite FOX61 faces. Will you be there?

The upper air pattern brings back summer warmth and humidity

In this week's Car-Pinionated, we take a look at Hyundai, KIA and Genesis and talk about how the South Korean company has done since they got their start selling cars in the U.S. in the mid 1990s. But what are they missing?

State police stopped traffic to help some ducks cross Interstate 91 South in Hartford on Monday. 🦆 Thank you, Ashley, for also helping the ducks and sending this video to FOX61! Read more on the whole ordeal here: https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/hartford-county/hartford/trooper-duck-family-cross-i-91/520-f4b354a0-c5f8-4297-aeb8-0bbe36cf5fa5

Many airline passengers were left waiting for their flights to take off after a software update from cybersecurity program CrowdStrike crashed and grounded planes. Here's how it looked at Bradley International Airport. More details here: https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/crowdstrike-outage-microsoft-technology-flight-airlines-airport/520-57941c39-bb41-4d8c-9d00-e4ffb0d6d345

Bear found in Blue Back Square

BLUE BACK BEAR | A bear was seen strolling in Blue Back Square in West Hartford. Thank you Brian for sending the video to FOX61.

Be prepared for torrential rains and lightning with these strong storms for Fairfield county in the next hour.

Thunderstorms for some communities through 9 pm

Evening storms moving southeast from northern and western CT

Happy Fourth of July! The capital city will hold Hartford Bonanza, an Independence Day Celebration on Saturday at Bushnell Park. FOX61's Keith McGilvery and Bridgette Bjorlo invite you to come and celebrate with us. More details: https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/hartford-county/hartford/hartford-bonanza-connecticut-firework-bushnell-park-2024/520-5dce5512-afb9-4c2f-a38e-6624f5f2674e

Severe storms 2 pm to 9 pm. Prepare to seek shelter from damaging wind & frequent lightning.

Passing storms created a #rainbow over #WashingtonCT this evening, as captured by #Sky61. The weekend is looking fantastic, with some *scalding* temps in the forecast for later in the week. https://www.fox61.com/10-day

Humidity changes coming next week

2024 Impact Awards

Do you know a woman making an impact in Connecticut? Submit your nomination today for the 2024 Impactful Woman Award at CTImpactAwards.org - Submission deadline June 21st.

2024 Impact Awards

Do you know a company or organization making an impact in Connecticut? Submit your nomination today for the 2024 Company Making an Impact Award at CTImpactAwards.org - Submission deadline is June 21st.

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Nominations open for 2nd annual ImpaCT Awards

Nominations are open for the 2nd annual ImpaCT Awards. More details here >> https://www.fox61.com/article/news/community/making-an-impact/nominations-open-2nd-annual-impact-awards-fox61-united-way-2024/520-73aeccad-ca34-47cd-8240-78c64a511a95

Sky61 captured this overhead glimpse of cleanup and heavy traffic that resulted from a fiery 3-vehicle crash on I-95 in Norwalk on Thursday morning. It is not clear when both sides of the highway will reopen. Latest details here: https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/fairfield-county/norwalk-connecticut-i-95-crash-closure/520-83c0ded9-7bf3-4f87-942c-02363c798313

Teen promposes to Uconn's Paige bueckers

Patrick from Harrisburg, Pa., came all the way to Connecticut not only to celebrate the UConn men's basketball team's national championship victory but to also ask women's guard Paige Bueckers a big question.