Melissa Cooney
Multimedia Journalist + Reporter at WVIT-TV (West Hartford, CT)
MMJ/Reporter for @NBCConnecticut ๐ฆFormerly: @WCAX and @WakeForest ๐ฅ
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1 week ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Melissa Cooney
The UConn victory parade is set to kick off in Hartford on Sunday. Thousands are expected to flood the streets to cheer on the Women's Basketball Team and catch a glimpse at the national championship trophy. There's a big storm coming to Hartford, and it's about to rain blue and white in the Capitol City. "UConn women! The big number 12," said Cindy McCarty, a fan visiting from Plattsburgh, New York. There's lots of excitement from fans and business owners right at home, too.
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1 week ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Melissa Cooney
State police are investigating after human remains were found in Danielson on Wednesday afternoon. As of Thursday evening, police said they don't have much information to share, but they say there is no threat to the public at this time. Regardless, the human remains investigation caused commotion in Connecticut's quiet corner. "This is totally weird," Kevin Kelley, a Danielson resident who lives in the neighborhood of the investigation, said.
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2 weeks ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Melissa Cooney
There's pushback in New Haven after Avelo Airlines agreed to charter deportation flights for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Dozens rallied outside Tweed-New Haven Airport calling for a boycott on the airline. Avelo Airlines said the agreement gives them stability to expand and keep employees. They say the deportation flights would be leaving from Arizona. "One of the most terrible things our government has done in a long time," Pat Cotton, a protester from Branford, said.
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2 weeks ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Melissa Cooney
More than 1,200 events popped up across the country Saturday in opposition to President Trump and Elon Musk. Thousands joined in throughout Connecticut. The state Capitol hosted thousands Saturday afternoon with protesters, organizers, and lawmakers. "When they say they're going to gut the federal government, we say that's not efficiency, that's extraction, that's extortion, we say hands off," said B Perryman, of the ACLU of Connecticut. "Hands off our Medicare. Hands off our social security.
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2 weeks ago |
nbcconnecticut.com | Melissa Cooney
The clock is ticking, and you now have a little over a month until we hit the deadline for you to get your Real ID. It may feel like a long time coming because the program was born after 9/11 and it was set to take place multiple times over the year. But this time, officials say the deadline is real and taking place on May 7. Connecticut is in good shape. The Department of Motor Vehicles says 72% of the state already has their Real ID.
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