James English Jr., who led Trinity College in the 1980s, dies at 93
James English Jr., the former bank president who led Trinity College in Hartford for much of the 1980s, died this month at 93.
View ArticleManufacturing executive Chris DiPentima appointed president and CEO of...
Manufacturing executive Chris DiPentima is the new president and chief executive of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association.
View ArticleProtest planned over lack of more serious charges against white Bloomfield...
A group plans to protest at the court appearance next week of a white man who pulled a gun on a black man in Bloomfield earlier this week in a racial incident.
View Article2 juveniles detained after string of carjackings in New Haven, Hamden
Two juveniles were detained Thursday in New Haven in connection with a series of carjackings, including several at gunpoint, after police found them near three of the stolen vehicles and a BB gun.
View ArticleCoronavirus concerns mean no Little Poland Festival, Mum Festival or Apple...
In the past few days, organizers canceled this year’s edition of three of the biggest fairs and festivals in central Connecticut. Concerns about coronavirus outbreaks mean there will be no Little...
View ArticleConnecticut police standards council bans chokeholds, neck restraints in wake...
The Connecticut Police Officers Standards and Training Council issued new guidelines this week broadly banning officers’ use of chokeholds and neck restraints in response to calls for police reforms...
View ArticleConnecticut prisons head Rollin Cook to resign July 1
Connecticut Department of Correction Commissioner Rollin Cook announced Friday that he will resign from his post atop the state’s prison system effective July 1.
View ArticlePolice identify Hartford man struck, killed by motorcycle
Hartford police are still investigating a fatal crash Sunday night on in which a motorcycle struck and killed a pedestrian on Main Street in the Clay Arsenal neighborhood.
View ArticleNew Haven police chief recommends firing officer seen assaulting man on video
Police Chief Otoniel Reyes is recommending New Haven fire an eight-year veteran of the police department who was seen on body camera footage assaulting an intoxicated man on a city street on Christmas...
View ArticleNew Haven teens in custody after police chase, crash; crime spree in Hamden...
Two New Haven teens detained in connection with a series of carjackings Thursday in New Haven had led police on a pursuit, crashed a stolen and ran from the scene before they were captured, according...
View ArticleIn Bloomfield, protesters march to home of suspect in alleged racial...
About 100 people gathered on the Bloomfield Town Hall green Saturday morning to protest racist violence against black people across the country and in the town. The rally, organized by Cornell Lewis...
View ArticleChild struck by vehicle in Cheshire dies from injuries, said police
A child struck by a vehicle Friday night in Cheshire has died from accident-related injuries, police announced Saturday.
View ArticleRising tensions between Manchester police and political leaders as officials...
Town police officers say they are angry and demoralized by statements from local leaders that portray them as thugs with badges while ignoring all the good they do in the community.
View ArticleHartford experiences four non-fatal shootings in three days, police say no...
Two adult males were hospitalized with gun shot wounds following a shooting early Sunday morning on Whitmore Street in Hartford’s Barry Square neighborhood, police say.
View ArticleSix men shot in Hartford in three days, police say
Five men were shot in three days in Hartford, police say.
View ArticlePolice investigate deadly crash in Norwalk
A driver died in a one-car crash in Norwalk early Monday, police say.
View ArticleManchester cops decry George Floyd’s death and unfair labeling of local police
Manchester police officers on Monday called George Floyd’s death “a betrayal of the oath we take to protect and serve," while also calling for people to consider "how hurtful it is to be labeled a...
View ArticleProtesters occupy street outside Bridgeport police headquarters and call for...
Weeks of rallying shifted over the weekend into days of occupation outside the Bridgeport police headquarters as dozens of people continue to press city officials to cut the police budget.
View ArticleWethersfield police searching for driver who shot another man after road rage...
One man was shot in the leg Monday morning after a road rage incident on Interstate 91 spilled over into a confrontation at the bottom of a highway exit ramp in Wethersfield.
View ArticleDeath of woman found in New Haven “suspicious,” police say
Detectives continue to investigate the death of a woman found in a residential driveway in New Haven last week and have labeled her death “suspicious,” police say.
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