Boston, MA

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Enfield, CT

Hartford, CT

Connecticut Public

When Emmanuel Lutheran Church on Hartford’s Capitol Avenue acquired the abandoned home next door, church administrators planned to convert the house into veteran housing. The home, located at 315 Capitol Ave., is across the street from the state armory building and the veterans memorial in Minuteman Park. After learning the extent of reconstruction the home required, church administrators realized the project was beyond their scope.

Historic Hartford home rehabbed for disabled veteran and family

Storrs, CT

The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team has been dominant thus far this NCAA tournament, winning by an average of 22.3 points per game. On Saturday, they'll face Miami in the Final Four in Houston. On campus in Storrs, students are invited to watch video of the game in...

The week in CT news: UConn men in the Final Four, lawmakers advance gun reform

Connecticut bus riders should prepare to start opening their wallets again. Bus fares for CTtransit will resume Saturday, April 1, after a year of free rides. For many, the state's decision to waive fares during the COVID pandemic was a money-saver. “I’m a little devastated,” said Porsha Jones, 31, while...

After a year of free rides, CT bus fares are coming back this Saturday

Ohio State

East Palestine, OH

The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over the major train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, last month. The suit, filed Thursday on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, accuses Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Norfolk Southern Corporation of "unlawfully polluting" the country's waterways and violating the Clean Water Act, which prohibits groups from releasing toxic pollutants into waterways without a government permit.

The Justice Department adds to suits against Norfolk Southern over the Ohio derailment

Pennsylvania State

Braddock, PA

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., was released from the hospital on Friday and is back in Braddock, Pa., his office said. The senator had been receiving treatment for major depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center since he checked into the Washington, D.C., hospital last month, according to a news release from his office.

Sen. Fetterman will return to the Senate on April 17 after his hospital release

West Hartford, CT

For Mel Cordner, the founder of Q Plus, an organization that provides programming for queer youth across Connecticut, it was a simple statement of acceptance that drove them to tears. At a weekly activity group for queer teens in West Hartford, one member said the space was the first time...

Conn. organizations recognize Transgender Day of Visibility

West Haven, CT

The purchase of a $51,000 Ford Explorer for the mayor of West Haven prompted concerns again this week about the city’s ability to manage its finances and its willingness to comply with orders from a state oversight board. The Municipal Accountability Review Board, which gained oversight of West Haven’s...

New car for West Haven mayor blows up into dispute over state oversight

Tennessee State

Vernon, CT

As Jordie Adams and Salwa Mogaddedi listened to former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testify before the U.S. Senate on Wednesday about the company’s labor practices, they recognized parallels to their own experience helping to organize a union at their store in Vernon. Before the election to unionize last July...

CT Starbucks union advocates bring their fight to Washington, D.C.

Mississippi State

Rolling Fork, MS

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden went to Rolling Fork, Mississippi to visit with people recovering from devastating tornadoes and offer federal support. Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.

Biden went to Mississippi to offer support to victims of the devastating tornadoes

California State

Hollister, CA

Most of the country's lettuce and other leafy greens come from California's Salinas Valley, where 13 atmospheric rivers this winter have obliterated local drought conditions. Farmers have welcomed the water and also sometimes struggled with the deluge. Reporter Amy Mayer has this look at what it all means for spring salads.

In California, leafy greens farmers both suffered from floods and welcomed the water

Nashville, TN

The shooter who killed six people at the Covenant School in Nashville was armed with three guns, two semiautomatic weapons and a handgun. For years, gun control advocates in Tennessee have been calling for measures to prevent shootings like this. But instead, the state's conservative legislature has steadily chipped away at gun regulations. From member station WPLN in Nashville, Paige Pfleger reports.

How the Nashville shooter was able to legally buy 7 guns

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Lego to leave Connecticut after nearly 50 years and move North American headquarters to Boston

Lego is taking its bricks and moving out of Connecticut. The Lego Group announced Tuesday it’s relocating to Boston and moving its North American headquarters out...

Lego to leave Connecticut after nearly 50 years and move North American headquarters to Boston

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