Connecticut native Alyssa Naeher is back in the state for a celebratory weekend. The gold winning goalkeeper with the 2024 U.S Women’s Soccer Team kicked off her weekend with fans at Southern Connecticut State University to host An Evening with Alyssa Naeher. SCSU women’s soccer captains Shelby Green and Olivia Jones expressed their enthusiasm ahead of the super-athlete’s arrival. “A…| NBC Connecticut
You may not know recognize their faces, but you know their work. The five-person crew at the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s sign shop cranks out nearly 1,500 signs every month that people see across the state of Connecticut. From stop signs, speed limits, town lines, and detours, the team has hundreds of sign templates in their repository. The design process…| NBC Connecticut
The human remains found in a container in the backyard of an abandoned property in New Britain on Wednesday are those of an adolescent girl, according to police. Police found the remains when officers responded to the area of 80 Clark St. on Wednesday afternoon to investigate a report of suspicious behavior and they discovered a large container in the…| NBC Connecticut
NBC Connecticut Investigates learned Tuesday that Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-Garcia was withdrawn from the New Britain School District last fall. The remains of Torres-Garcia, 12, were found in a bin in New Britain last week. Her mother, and the mother’s boyfriend are facing multiple charges, including murder. Torres-Garcia’s aunt is charged with unlawful restraint in the first degree, risk of injury…| NBC Connecticut
The state prosecutor called the case “something out of a horror movie.”| NBC Connecticut
The state Department of Children and Families said it followed protocols in the case of a man who said he was held captive in his family’s Waterbury home for 20 years, from the time he was a boy until he set a fire inside the home in February to escape. Firefighters who responded to the home earlier this year…| NBC Connecticut
A two-year-old boy who died this week after he choked at the New Britain YWCA daycare was remembered at a vigil on Saturday. The Connecticut Department of Children and Families is investigating what lead to the boy’s death. According to YWCA, the boy, Saunti, choked on a meatball on Tuesday. His parents, Asauni Reynolds and Shamrya Cook, still don’t know…| NBC Connecticut
Described as a nice and caring boy, neighbors said 12-year-old Anthony Esposito was taken too soon. “I know he was learning to play the drums,” said Mary Lou Woods. “He was more into the arts, not too much sports, but he was a sweet little boy.” Woods lives next to the family on Hemlock Road. She said the family kept…| NBC Connecticut
Liam McNeeley scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and UConn closed the game on a 27-6 run to defeat Villanova 66-59 on Tuesday night. UConn trailed 53-39 with 11:58 remaining after Wooga Poplar scored 11 straight Villanova points. McNeeley made two free throws with 1:42 remaining in the second half to give UConn its first lead,…| NBC Connecticut
Paige Bueckers had 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead No. 5 UConn to a 91-49 victory over Seton Hall on Wednesday night, the Huskies’ 41st straight victory over the Pirates. UConn last lost to Seton Hall on Jan. 5, 1994. Bueckers, who scored at least 20 points for the 14th time this season, moved past Diana Taurasi…| NBC Connecticut
On Saturday morning, the Staywell Community Health Center in Waterbury opened its door to uninsured kids for free dental work. “We started about 18 years ago,” said StayWell Health Care President and CEO Don Thompson. “It stopped during COVID and we decided to start it again and see how it goes.” Six local dentists and several volunteers provided free cleanings,…| NBC Connecticut
