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New Britain man charged with stealing dozens of tires from Postal Service...

A 45-year-old New Britain man confessed to stealing thousands of dollars worth of tires from a U.S. Postal Service maintenance garage in Hartford, federal investigators said Tuesday.

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Firefighters fall through floor of burning house in Manchester

Two firefighters were injured when they fell through a hole in the floor of a burning house in Manchester Wednesday, a fire official says.

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Wednesday is last day of heat wave in Connecticut. See when it will end

Most of Connecticut has one more day of oppressive weather before the hot, humid weather ends. See when:

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Four state parks closed to swimmers

Four state parks are closed to swimmers , three because of bacteria levels in the water.

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Bad crash shuts down major route through Rocky Hill

A major route through Rocky Hill is closed Wednesday morning because of a serious overnight crash.

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Woodbridge police identify homicide victim found at Alegi Athletic Fields...

Woodbridge police have identified the deceased body which was found at Pease Road Playground and Alegi Athletic Fields Tuesday morning. The victim was 33-year-old Rondell Atkinson of West Haven, police...

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Stratford high schooler hospitalized after stabbing himself in class...

A male student at Bunnell High School in Stratford was hospitalized Wednesday morning after using a knife to inflict injury on himself, police said.

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Woman who stabbed, nearly killed former Hartford police Officer Jill Kidik...

The woman who stabbed and nearly killed former Hartford police Officer Jill Kidik inside a downtown apartment three years ago was found Wednesday to have committed the attack but she was acquitted due...

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Windsor man, who police say was driving over 60 mph over speed limit, charged...

A 26-year-old man was charged Friday with second-degree manslaughter, first-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving and driving under the influence after colliding into two utility poles in late...

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Severe thunderstorm warnings issued around Connecticut Wednesday afternoon

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Hartford and Tolland County until 4:30 p.m., Wednesday.

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Hamden police investigating arson Wednesday morning

Hamden police are investigating a fire they believe was arson near Dixwell Avenue and Hamden Park Drive Wednesday morning.

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Gunshot victim shows up at Manchester hospital, police say

A man was shot in the stomach late Wednesday night in Manchester, police say.

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New Britain man sentenced for beating toddler

A New Britain man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after he beat a toddler until she almost died, New Britain’s top prosecutor says.

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DEEP bans alcohol at six state recreation areas, effectively immediately

Starting today, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) will temporary ban alcohol at six public recreation areas around the state until late August, they announced...

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Man, 50, gets four years for dealing illegal painkillers from New Britain bodega

Citing the 229 people who’ve died of drug overdoses in New Britain since 2015, a federal judge on Thursday sentenced the former co-owner of a Corbin Avenue bodega to four years in prison for selling...

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East Hartford man killed during gun battle at Hartford drug deal, wounded...

One man is dead and another was wounded after an exchange of gunfire during an apparent drug deal Wednesday afternoon in Hartford’s Upper Albany neighborhood.

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Woman, 56, was ‘minding her business’ in her Hartford home when she was shot...

Investigators have located and seized a Kalashnikov-style assault rifle that they believe was used to fire the fatal shots into Cordova’s Sisson Avenue apartment but no arrests had been made as of...

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Manchester police officers disciplined for handling of domestic disturbance call

wo Manchester police officers were suspended for their misguided response to a reported domestic disturbance, including charging a man with a more serious offense than was merited, according to...

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Shooter fires into Watertown house, police say

A house got shot up in Watertown Friday morning, police say.

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Northern Correctional Institution, Connecticut’s first supermax prison,...

The Northern Correctional Institution has officially closed Friday morning, three weeks earlier than anticipated when Gov. Lamont announced the shutdown in February.

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