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43 rattlesnakes, a cobra, anacondas and two pit vipers. All seized in a CT warehouse.

July 30, 2026 at 7:11 pm

Infestations of small red and black bugs are spreading across CT. What to know

The Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station has detected the insect in all of the state’s eight counties.

A spotted lanternfly nymph is seen on a leaf. (Courtesy of Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station)

Clinton resident Brian Card, 26, holds a 47-inch striper that he reeled in on Friday night at Clinton Harbor. He estimated the fish weighed between 45 and 50 pounds.

Monster catch for CT resident. Man reels in 47-inch fish and here’s what he did next.

Hundreds gather as General Dynamics Electric Boat hosts the christening for the USS Colorado this year, the 15th in the Virginia class of attack submarines, each costing $2.7 billion.

U.S. Navy awards CT’s Electric Boat a record-setting $76.6 billion in new sub contracts

A table scattered with books and writings sits in Harriet Beecher Stowe's bedroom, one of several rooms that was renovated in 2018.

Write like Mark Twain or Harriet Beecher Stowe. And you can do it at their historic CT homes

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A CT man was charged in a fatal crash involving a dump truck. He was not wearing required contact lenses

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Sports

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers questions a call during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Atlanta Dream in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese won’t be punished for social media bet, AP source says

A social media post showing stars Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese betting $400 on the outcome of a game between their teams “missed the mark,” the WNBA said Thursday.

Connecticut News

One of the snakes seized during a search and seizure warrant of a warehouse at 925 Sherman Ave., Hamden. (EnCon police)

43 rattlesnakes, a cobra, anacondas and two pit vipers. All seized in a CT warehouse.

The animals are "considered dangerous and are prohibited to possess in Connecticut without the proper permits," according to DEEP

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This undated photo provided by Jessica Treviño on Thursday, July 30, 2026, shows Treviño, who was deported in March 2026 despite having a valid DACA status and clean criminal record. (Jessica Treviño via AP)

US cites ‘unauthorized travel’ to end DACA status for a mother of 3 deported to Mexico

The Trump administration has deported 86 DACA recipients and arrested 241 others.

Entertainment

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Business

An Amazon Zoox taxi with no steering wheel drives in front of The Sphere on the Las Vegas strip, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next

Zoox and Tesla are working to catch up to the industry-leading Waymo.

Opinion

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Opinion: Connecticut must do more to address officer shortage

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National News

Elmore Wonsley, right, pauses from speaking as wife Christine Wonsley holds a photo of her deceased son, Nolan Wells, as they appear at the National Urban League’s annual conference, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Attorney for Nolan Wells’ family says experts to review a boat distress call from day he disappeared

The call has sparked online speculation and defamation claims amid the investigation.

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