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3-year-old girl killed after being struck by car in Manchester. Family was being investigated by DCF

June 10, 2026 at 3:41 pm

UConn Health faces $54.3 million cost increase for 2027. What it is and mitigation plans

Addressing salary increases, Geoghegan said UConn Health is budgeting a year of salary increases for fiscal years '26 and '27.

UConn Health in Farmington overlooking Hartford on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

A rendering shows the original proposed bridge stretching 14 miles across Long Island Sound to connect Connecticut and Long Island. A new modification would maintain 10 to 12 miles of bridge, but add 1- to 2-mile tunnels before the coastline to limit the visual impact and prevent disturbing neighborhoods in Bridgepport or Kings Park, NY. (Courtesy of Stephen Shapiro)

Developer’s new plan for cross Long Island Sound: Combination bridge and tunnel

Andrew Rice, a Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro in the 3rd Congressional District. (Courtesy)

There’s a Democratic candidate challenging US Rep. Rosa DeLauro for Congress. ‘I am very tenacious’

Centre Square Village, along North Main Street in Bristol, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

New six-story, 70-apartment building coming to CT downtown that’s already on the rise

Madison Fournier, back right, teaches at the Enfield Fencing Club. She is looking to restart the Hartford Fencing Club by this time next year. (Courtesy of Madison Fournier)

This nearly 100-year-old CT club is resurging. It provides a mental and physical outlet. And swords

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Sports

Will Quinn, who spun a shutout, and catcher Josh Morrison savor their Lyman Hall's 4-0 win over Masuk in the CIAC Class L semifinal. The Trojans go for a second straight Class L final against Bethel. (Dom Amore/Hartford Courant)

This CT team, armed with championship DNA, is poised to go for a repeat in Class L baseball

Lyman Hall, with its championship DNA, is poised to go for a repeat in Class L baseball

Connecticut News

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3-year-old girl killed after being struck by car in Manchester. Family was being investigated by DCF

Police said the girl was rushed to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

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FILE – Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte speaks with reporters at the White House, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

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PHOTOS: Award-Winning Composer Marc Shaiman meets with CT students

Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning composer-lyricist Marc Shaiman visited students at CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Half-Day Program on June 8, 2026, discussing his career writing for television, theater and film. Shaiman is best known for his work...
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Entertainment

Jack White performs during “Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central” on June 6, 2024, in Detroit. (Katy Kildee/The Detroit News/TNS)

Jack White announces new album, ‘Frozen Charlotte,’ shares new single

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Jack Forestell, Visa’s chief product and strategy officer, speaks at the Visa Payments Forum in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Barbara Ortutay)

Visa plugs its payment network into ChatGPT, letting AI agents shop and pay for users

Visa is embedding its payment network into ChatGPT to help AI agents shop for users.

Opinion

In the shadow of the Charter Oak Bridge a line cast into the Connecticut River at Charter Oak Landing in Hartford on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

Opinion: The founders are still warning us, 250 years later

The Constitution was crafted out of fear — fear of concentrated power, factional dominance, corruption,...

National News

FILE – Lauren Ellenburg, a nurse, prepares a combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine for a patient at Tiger Pediatrics in Easley, S.C., March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File)

OB-GYN group makes vaccine recommendations for the first time

An OB-GYN group released a new vaccine schedule to counter misinformation.

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50 private colleges most worth the price tag, based on data. Yes, CT makes list.

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Von “Kuniva” Carlisle, left, and Swifty McVay make up Detroit rap collective D12. They’re releasing the group’s first new album in 22 years, “D12 Forever Vol. 1,” on June 19. (Photo courtesy of Sudeep Chatterjee)

Detroit rap troupe D12 delivers first new album in 22 years

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