Julia LeBlanc
Weekday Morning Reporter at WVIT-TV (West Hartford, CT)
Morning news reporter for @NBCConnecticut | @UConn alum | Newtown native | Say hello or send a story idea my way at [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Julia LeBlanc
The state Department of Children and Families (DCF) is honoring fathers involved with their agency in a unique way ahead of Father's Day Weekend. On Thursday, the company invited its clients to The Vue in Hamden for a free round of golf. "I'm just having fun. That's what golf's about. Just go out there, enjoy yourself, have fun, meet new people," said Gregory Palyo, of Shelton, who is a foster father to a 4-year-old girl.
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4 weeks ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Julia LeBlanc
A new quasi-public agency funded by the state is working toward a solution to combat Connecticut's housing crisis. The Connecticut Municipal Development Authority (CMDA) was developed from a state law passed in 2024 and was given $60 million in state funding to get started. "The entire national housing market is in flux and we're seeing changes that we've never seen before. And I think there's always been, you know, there's always been a desire for homeownership.
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1 month ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Julia LeBlanc
As the temperatures start to heat up outside, so does the inside of vehicles. And as the warmer months creep up, emergency officials are reminding people about the dangers of leaving children and pets in hot cars. "What people don't realize is that a parked car heats up very quickly, in as little as 10 minutes it can be dangerously hot.
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1 month ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Julia LeBlanc
Pratt & Whitney workers are on the picket lines on Friday for the fifth day in a strike and some federal lawmakers are joining them. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union (IAM) said more than 3,000 members from Pratt & Whitney's East Hartford and Middletown locations are on strike. Union members said they will not let up until company leaders come back to the negotiating table. "All of us like our work. All of us enjoy coming to work every day.
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1 month ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Julia LeBlanc
Wednesday is the day. If you're flying anywhere in the U.S., your standard, state-issued ID without the gold star in the corner will no longer get you through the gates at the airport. The state Department of Motor Vehicles says over 2 million people in our state have a REAL ID and 31,000 of them were processed last month. This change is decades in the making with the idea coming about after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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A 16-year-old was shot near Goffe Street Park here in New Haven and is now in critical condition at the hospital with life threatening injuries, according to @NHPDnews. A nearby school bus was also hit by a stray bullet, but nobody on the bus was hurt. The latest on @FOX61News https://t.co/Q6tUesggfu