Gunfire brought chaos to the West Indian Day Parade in Hartford a decade ago. Some parade goers assumed fireworks — until they saw a kid on the ground. His head was soaked with blood.

A tussle over the renaming of a street in New Britain has illuminated the life of a little known, but important Connecticut abolitionist and diplomat. Democrats on the New Britain City Council want to rename Paul Manafort Sr. Drive. The road, which borders Central Connecticut State University was named for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort's father, a local business leader and former mayor of the city. But Democrats would rather honor Ebenezer Bassett. They’re currently hoping to

Whether for sport or sustenance; by rifle or crossbow, hunting has long been a part of the human experience. This hour, we look back on our relationship with hunting and consider what it means to hunt today. Are you a hunter? We want to hear from you.

One of the nation’s most iconic creatures continues its comeback. A state report indicates bald eagles are returning to Connecticut in record numbers.

New England’s wind energy world changed dramatically this week when Denmark-based Ørsted acquired the developer of America’s first-ever offshore wind farm, Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind. The Danish company currently has offshore wind projects in development with Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maryland, and New York. Combined, the two companies say they hope to deliver offshore wind power to seven states on the east coast by 2030 (you can read more about this deal on WNPR and RIPR ). The

While fall is a time of garden cleanup and planting bulbs and garlic, it's also a perfect time to test your soil.

So, when Prince died ( which was two-and-a-half years ago ), we announced that we were finally going to retire our theme song ( which was a Prince song ). And then we promptly did... nothing at all. Earlier this year, though -- and in typical Colin McEnroe Sho vian fashion -- we decided that this non-problem was a big problem. And so, in order to try and hopefully finally fix this non-problem big problem, we did a whole show about theme songs -- ours and other people's.

Two issues continue to dominate this year's race for governor: taxes and the economy . That notion has been reinforced by the latest Quinnipiac University poll . Of the likely voters surveyed, 31% said the economy was their chief concern, while 26% said it was taxes. Climate change wasn't even an issue listed in the poll question. It's also been left largely unaddressed by those running for governor this year.