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Student In Grave Condition + Fatal Crash: Hartford News

Here are all the top news stories in Hartford along with key events in town.

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Welcome back, Hartford. Here's all the local news, events, and community posts you need for Saturday, Jan. 15.


First, today's weather:

Bitterly cold with sunshine. High: 16 Low: 4.


Here are the top stories today in Greater Hartford:

  1. Student, 13, In Grave Condition After Apparent Fentanyl Exposure: Two other students at Sports and Medical Science Academy in Hartford were hospitalized after suspected exposure to fentanyl Thursday. (Greater Hartford Patch)
  2. Pedestrian Stuck, Killed In East Hartford Crash: A person is dead following a Thursday night wreck. (Greater Hartford Patch)
  3. Greater Hartford-Area Unemployment Rate Improves: Latest Data (Greater Hartford Patch)
  4. East Hartford police investigate early morning carjacking (Journal Inquirer)
  5. Red Cross Declares 'Blood Crisis'; Where To Donate In Hartford (Greater Hartford Patch)

Today in Greater Hartford:

  • V WREST Hall v. Greater Hartford Open (12:00 AM)
  • V G ITCK Hall @ Hillhouse - Freshman/Sophomore Meet (12:00 AM)
  • V B ITCK Hall @ HPHS Meet Field/Sprints (12:00 AM)
  • V G ITCK Hall @ HPHS Meet Field/Sprints (12:00 AM)
  • V G IHOC Hall/Conard Co-op @ Suffield (12:00 AM)
  • AUD, BR, CR, BB, F155, E131, CAFE - CMEA Northern Region Festival - J. Antonucci/E. Drake (8:30 AM)
  • V B ITCK Hall @ Hillhouse - Freshman/Sophomore Meet (10:00 AM)
  • UConn Women's Basketball vs Xavier (12:00 PM)
  • Curator Talk: Bartlett's "The Island" and "Pink Fence"—at the Wadsworth (1:00 PM)
  • V B IHOC Hall v. Enfield-E. Granby-Stafford (1:30 PM)
  • Hartford Wolf Pack vs Laval Rocket (7:30 PM)
  • Hartford Wolf Pack vs Laval Rocket (7:30 PM)

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Chris Rhatigan

About me: Chris Rhatigan is a freelance writer and editor.

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