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Bradley International Airport ramps up coronavirus safety measures...

Bradley International Airport said Tuesday it is ramping up safety measures for air travel as it prepares for an anticipated increase in passenger traffic.

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Local Manchester theater to begin drive-in movie screenings

The planning and zoning commission approved a local theater owner’s bid to tap into renewed enthusiasm for drive-in movies during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Police look for video of highway gunman in road-rage shooting

As they continue to search for the gunman, police are looking for video of a road-rage outburst on an I-91 ramp in Wethersfield Monday during which a driver was shot.

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Jason Watson, long considered ‘prime suspect’ in death of ex-girlfriend...

Meriden police finally charged the ex-boyfriend of Perrie Mason with her murder on Tuesday, almost 10 months after Mason was found dead near an industrial building in Waterbury after a two-day search.

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Two bodies pulled from the Housatonic River in New Milford

Police say they have recovered the bodies of two New York men who they believe drowned while swimming last week in the Housatonic River in New Milford.

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Home sales in Greater Hartford fall in May but sale prices hold their own

In the thick of the pandemic in Greater Hartford, home sale fell nearly 13 percent in May, compared with a year ago, but sale prices held their own, rising slightly, a report from the Greater Hartford...

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Child struck by teen driver near ice cream truck in Cheshire dies, police say

A Wallingford 10-year-old was killed after he was hit by a car while crossing the road from an ice cream truck Monday night in Cheshire.

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Off-duty Massachusetts police officer killed in one of two motorcycle crashes...

A ramp from I-291 in Windsor is closed because of a motorcycle crash, the DOT says.

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New Haven police commissioners vote to fire officer caught on camera...

A New Haven police officer who punched a handcuffed man in the face and kicked him in the groin was officially fired Tuesday night at the police chief’s recommendation.

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Hard work and home cooking - Manchester business owner and volunteer leader...

Dotti Cannon, a local volunteer leader and caterer who swore by home cooking and hard work, died on June 10. She was 72.

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Bridgeport officer hit by car, police say

A Bridgeport officer was hit by a car fleeing gunfire Wednesday morning, police say.

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Police make arrest in second deadly stabbing in Middletown in two days

Police have charged a man with murder in a June 7 stabbing death in Middletown.

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Missing newborn’s father in custody; search still on for baby and mom

Police are looking for a missing mother, her newborn, and for the father, who is wanted for questioning.

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Man arrested after he accidentally shoots, kills friend, state police say

A Rhode Island man who state police say fatally shot his friend while fooling around with guns at a New Milford party last year was arrested on a manslaughter charge Tuesday.

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ACLU, NAACP want Hartford State’s Attorney Gail P. Hardy disciplined and...

As the Criminal Justice Commission prepares Thursday to revisit the decadelong delays in deadly police shooting investigations by Hartford State’s Attorney Gail P. Hardy, prominent organizations...

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New police records detail grisly discover of slain Meriden mother Perrie...

New police records released Wednesday describe for the first time the gruesome scene investigators uncovered when they found the remains of slain Meriden mother Perrie Mason behind a Waterbury textiles...

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Reacting to online photo, Manchester police chief says no evidence mayor was...

The police chief says there is no evidence that Mayor Jay Moran was doing anything wrong when an officer took his photo standing against the wall of a local school.

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Hartford creates dedicated tiplines for fireworks complaints, will deploy...

The city of Hartford has set up a dedicated hotline for fireworks complaints and will deploy additional officers each night to try to combat the deluge of calls they are receiving about the loud...

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Torrington police: Man set own house, plus another family home, on fire

Police have arrested a Torrington man who they say set fire Wednesday to two of his family’s homes -- including the one he lived in.

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Speed may be factor in deadly Madison head-on crash, police say

Speed may have played a role in a head-on crash that killed a local woman in Madison Wednesday, police say.

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