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Bristol police asking for help locating missing teen
BRISTOL, Conn. (WFSB) - Bristol police are looking for a missing teenager. Police say 16-year-old Monica Obeng was reported missing today. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 120 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing red shorts. If anyone has any information...
Arguments made in a 2020 Title IX case against the Connecticut Association of Schools regarding trans athletes
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Arguments were made on Friday in a Connecticut District Court for a Title IX case against the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS). A group of four Connecticut cisgender female runners filed a case against the CAS in 2020, saying it was unfair for them to compete against trans competitors. The case […]
CTDPH reports year’s first case of West Nile Virus
This morning, the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CTDPH) announced this year’s first case of West Nile Virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne illness that first appeared in Connecticut in 1999. Last year, the state recorded seven such cases. “We continue to detect high numbers of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus in Connecticut as a part of […] The post CTDPH reports year’s first case of West Nile Virus appeared first on Connecticut Inside Investigator.
West Hartford theatre student in national spotlight
A recent high school grad in West Hartford is heading to college with the experience of a lifetime. This summer, James Thibault was a finalist at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, known as the Jimmy Awards. “Ah! It feels so funny walking into the auditorium from this angle!”...
Podcast: Catching up with Gayle King
I met Gayle King 32 years ago when I first moved from Michigan to Connecticut in August of 1992 to start my new job at WFSB. Gayle was super friendly and helpful and three years later we were co-anchors!. Gayle has gone on to great success since leaving Constitution Plaza...
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving invites applications for resident engagement
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving invites proposals from nonprofits or community groups engaged in efforts to increase local civic participation and/or participation in support of community social wide change for the benefit of residents in greater Hartford. The foundation seeks proposals from nonprofits or community groups engaged in or...
Housing Prices Lead to National Tenant Organizing
Five groups have formed a Tenant Union Federation to link tenant organizing efforts across the country. The founding groups are in Kansas City, Louisville, Chicago, Connecticut, and Bozeman, Mont. The groups have backed local policy shifts and called for a national cap on rent increases, something President Joe Biden and...
Connecticut Garden Journal: It's hot and muggy...and the melons are eating it up
The hot, wet summer has been particularly good for growing melons. Cantaloups, honeydews and watermelons all seem to be enjoying the heat and humidity, more than I am. Once the melon fruits form and start to grow big, the question always comes up about when to harvest the fruits. So, let's talk about harvesting melons.
Hurricane Ernesto is Gaining Strength: How Will It Affect Maine, New Hampshire, & Massachusetts?
Until recently, New England rarely had to worry about tropical storms and hurricanes. Over the last few years, we have seen that change, though. In September 2023, we had to deal with a pair of back-to-back storms. While those storms had lost much of their strength by the time they reached New England, they did hit us within days of each other. And after dealing with Debby last weekend, we are getting ready to deal with Ernesto this weekend.
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