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17-month-old baby overdoses on adult medication in New Haven, police say

A 17-month-old baby girl has died after ingesting a lethal dose of adult medication at home over the weekend in New Haven.

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Eversource meets deadline to restore 99% of customers, but 6,700 remain...

Eversource crews pushed Tuesday afternoon to restore power to most of the remaining 20,000 customers still without it a full week after Tropical Storm Isaias roared through the Northeast, causing...

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Aiming to stop UConn parties and blunt COVID-19 risk, Mansfield approves...

The town has not yet enacted the limits, though, and is still waiting on state approval to do so.

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Shooting suspect gets away in Manchester after chase, crash, police say

A Hartford shooting suspect avoided arrest after a chase and a crash in Manchester Tuesday, police say.

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Hartford carjackers lured victim with women, police say

A team of carjackers used a hunting knife and women feigning distress to steal a car Tuesday, Hartford police say.

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Connecticut’s crackdown on mask exemptions may violate the Americans with...

Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday that people will be required to produce a doctor's order if they claim they cannot wear a mask.

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Suspected Manchester car burglar found in bushes, arrested, police say

A man who police said opened up more than a dozen car doors in Manchester in the dead of night and stole from them was arrested after police found him hiding in some bushes.

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Planned show of support for Manchester police and a Black Lives Matter...

Two gatherings are set for Saturday morning at the same place -- a show of support for local police and a Black Lives Matter protest.

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Man assaulted, seriously injured on Hillside Avenue in Hartford

One person was assaulted and suffered a serious neck injury Wednesday afternoon on Hillside Avenue in Hartford.

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Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut’s hospitalizations drop, deaths...

Two of Connecticut's 169 towns still have not had any coronavirus cases.

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Bridgeport man facing federal charges after selling ‘ghost guns’ to...

A Bridgeport man has been charged in Massachusetts with dealing firearms without a federal license after prosecutors said he sold and delivered two "ghost guns" to undercover officers.

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Renovated hotel on UConn campus provides housing option for returning students

With dorm space at a premium, students at the University of Connecticut in Storrs have another housing option as the university navigates through the coronavirus pandemic: the now-renovated former...

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Six arrested in stolen car/gun violence operation in Hartford, police say

Hartford police say they made six arrests Wednesday night as part of an effort to stop car thefts and associated gun violence.

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High-ranking trooper saves distressed woman on highway, state police say

A lieutenant colonel with the Connecticut State Police kept a distraught woman from running into traffic on I-95 in Old Lyme Wednesday, state police say.

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Connecticut inmate found dead with ligature made from DOC-provided mask

A 32-year-old Connecticut inmate from Windsor was found dead Wednesday with a ligature made from a cloth mask around his neck, Department of Correction officials said.

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Ellington man who kept dungeon for ‘slave training’ gets 29 years in federal...

A self proclaimed “slave trainer” was sentenced Thursday to 29 years in prison after convictions on child pornography and exploitation charges.

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DOJ: Yale University discriminates against Asian American, white applicants...

Federal investigators have concluded that Yale University discriminates against Asian American and white applicants after a two investigation into the school’s undergraduate admissions process.

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Black Lives Matter mural defaced at South Windsor town hall driveway

Police are trying to find out who defaced a Black Lives Matter sign in the town hall driveway late Wednesday.

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Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut’s COVID-19 numbers have stayed mostly...

Despite some day-to-day variation in hospitalizations, deaths and positivity rate, Connecticut’s relatively low COVID-19 numbers have held steady over recent weeks. The state is, however, seeing a...

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Six survive boat explosion in Norwalk Harbor, police say

Six people survived a boat explosion Thursday in Norwalk, police say.

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