Danny Lawhorn, accused of sexual assault while coaching in the Bria Holmes’...
Danny Lawhorn, accused of sexual assault while coaching in the Bria Holmes’ AAU basketball program, denied pretrial release.
View ArticleMetal detectors coming to Hamden High School after threats
After a series of incidents and threats of violence at Hamden High School, the superintendent has decided to buy freestanding metal detectors.
View ArticleOnline shopping scams flourishing during holiday season, authorities say
A shift toward online shopping during COVID-19, the global supply chain crisis and a resurging economy have combined to create a frantic shopping season and a wide pool of victims for online scammers.
View ArticlePrivate girls school in Simsbury gets $25 million gift — biggest donation ever
An anonymous donor has given $25 million to the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, the school announced Wednesday, the largest gift in the history of the private girls’ school.
View ArticleAmid wave of school threats, police arrest middle school student
Hamden police arrested a Hamden Middle School student Wednesday in connection with several online threats made Tuesday against the middle school and Hamden High School, police said.
View ArticleTwo month strike nears end after health care workers union reaches tentative...
A union representing striking health care workers reached a tentative contract agreement Wednesday with Sunrise Northeast Inc., a nonprofit group home operator, which union representatives say includes...
View ArticlePolice arrest Rockville High School student Wednesday for making threats of...
Vernon police arrested a Rockville High School student allegedly responsible for a threat of violence made against Rockville High School on Thursday.
View ArticleIn Farmington, reports of a school violence threat lead frightened parents to...
Much of the Farmington High School parking lot was empty early Wednesday afternoon as many families kept students at home over a recent shooting threat; police and school administrators assured that...
View ArticleFirst Connecticut snowfall delays some classes, slows traffic; more than 2...
Many roads are slick and some classes are delayed after about an inch of snow fell in much of the state Wednesday night.
View ArticleState police make arrest in deadly Glastonbury crash
State police have made an arrest in a deadly crash on Route 2 in Glastonbury earlier this year.
View ArticleNewtown to hold classes online on 9th anniversary of Sandy Hook shooting
Newtown students will learn remotely on Dec. 14, the ninth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting, the superintendent of schools says.
View ArticleMan shot in Hartford’s South End
A man is recovering from being shot in Hartford late Wednesday, police say.
View ArticleHartford area police task force working to curb car theft and related crime
A Greater Hartford police task force that targets car thieves has recovered 72 stolen vehicles, arrested carjacking and murder suspects and seized several guns since its launch in early October.
View ArticleConnecticut’s fire departments struggling with severe shortages of volunteers
With about 40 fewer members than it would like, the Wethersfield Fire Department is an utterly different situation than during the many years it had more volunteers than it could handle.
View ArticlePolice seek help identifying driver suspected of striking and injuring a...
East Hartford police are looking for information about an unusual pickup truck with a dump-style bed they say may have been involved in a pedestrian collision early Thursday.
View ArticleBridgeport police exhume body in cold case
A day after making two arrests in an 8-year-old unsolved murder, Bridgeport police have exhumed the body of the person they believe is the victim.
View ArticleState transportation department hosts Connecticut’s first ‘Name the Snowplow’...
For the first time, the Connecticut Department of Transportation is holding a “Name the Snowplow Contest” to bring at least four of its 634 snowplows out from the shadows of anonymity.
View ArticleWoman tries to stab detective, police say, in second recent attack on a...
A woman who police say tried to stab a Hartford detective faces an attempted murder charge.
View ArticleConnecticut man faces federal charges of trying to entice minors for sex
A Connecticut man persuaded a woman to bring her daughter to his Vermont ski house so he could “train’ the girl in sexual subservience, federal authorities said after his arrest Friday.
View ArticleHartford police investigate non-fatal shooting of woman, 30s
Hartford police are investigating a shooting incident after a gunshot victim arrived Friday at an area hospital for treatm
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