Bronin addresses 'significant spike’ in Hartford gun violence; says...
Hartford mayor Luke Bronin addressed a “significant spike” in gun violence in the city over the past few weeks Saturday, saying police are contending with "unprecedented challenges.”
View ArticleOne injured in helicopter crash at private airport in Woodstock
A helicopter was involved in a what was reported to be a crash at a private airport in Woodstock Saturday and there was early information from police that at least one person on board was injured.
View ArticleOne dead in apparent shooting homicide in New Britain
An unidentified 20-year-old male victim from Farmington was shot and killed in New Britain early on Sunday as the result of an ongoing dispute, police said in a statement.
View ArticleOne dead in fiery crash on I-91 in Wallingford
An East Hampton resident was killed on Saturday afternoon when his car struck a concrete bridge support on I-91 in Wallingford.
View ArticleAfter teen daughter gets sick on 'edibles’ from Snapchat user, Naugatuck...
The mother of a Naugatuck 13-year-old girl who got sick eating marijuana-laced candy she bought through a social media contact wants parents to know how quickly online drug deals can take...
View ArticleStung by accountability bill, Connecticut police unions target the ‘yes’ votes
Democratic leaders have consistently said the bill isn’t anti-police, but said bad practices in policing have to end.
View ArticleEast Hartford police track armed robber, arrest him after pre-dawn standoff
A suspected armed robber was taken into custody early Monday after he fled a convenience store holdup in East Hartford and held police at bay for almost two hours while holed up in his girlfriend’s...
View ArticleTractor trailer crash on I-84 in Newtown shut down west lanes, DOT says
The west lanes of I-84 in Newtown were closed Monday morning because of a jackknifed tractor trailer.
View ArticleManchester police seek burglary suspect who sideswiped cop car
Police are seeking a suspect who sideswiped a police vehicle after the officer pulled up on a burglary in progress.
View ArticleHartford schools to continue in-person learning full time; Mayor Bronin says...
Hartford schools will continue full-time, in-person learning for at least two more weeks as the recent increase in coronavirus cases has leveled off, the city said Monday.
View ArticleConnecticut AG William Tong: Opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt agrees to $1.6B...
Connecticut’s Attorney General William Tong announced Monday that the generic opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt has agreed to a $1.6 billion settlement to resolve a host of lawsuits that arose in...
View ArticleState and city leaders blame social gatherings, not businesses or schools,...
New London has seen a steep increase in COVID-19 cases in the past few weeks. "Where it’s spreading now is where people are more likely to be relaxed and let their guard down," said Mayor Michael Passero.
View ArticlePolice release name of second driver in fiery Simsbury crash
Police on Monday released the name of the second person who died in last week’s fiery crash on Route 185 in Simsbury.
View ArticleState police: Trooper at wrong-way, DUI arrest dives off highway to avoid...
A trooper standing on Route 9 in Berlin during a traffic stop involving a wrong-way, drunken driver early Sunday had to dive over the guardrail to prevent injury when a second drunken driver rear-ended...
View ArticleHamden woman charged with abandoning infant girl in New Haven dumpster; child...
An infant girl was found alive inside a dumpster outside a New Haven apartment building on Monday afternoon, police said.
View ArticleRoute 15 in Hartford, I-84 in Danbury reopened after truck crashes Tuesday...
Route 15 south is closed in Hartford because of a crash involving a box truck.
View ArticleLawyer says Infowars host Alex Jones no longer believes Sandy Hook massacre...
After telling his vast internet audience that the deadly 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary was an elaborate hoax, Alex Jones, the host of InfoWars, said he does not believe that to be true,...
View ArticleWest Hartford police officer recounts rescue of elderly woman caught in...
When West Hartford Police Officer Miguel Godoy was called to a possible house fire, he wasn't sure what he'd find. Just a couple of minutes later, he was helping an old friend from Hall High School...
View ArticlePolice: Hamden woman stabbed baby’s mother, then left 8-month-old girl in New...
A 24-year-old Hamden woman accused of leaving an 8-month-old in a New Haven Dumpster stabbed the mother beforehand, police say.
View ArticleCongresswoman Jahana Hayes: Virtual meeting with Newtown residents...
U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes said Zoombombers interrupted a virtual meeting with Newtown residents by subjecting participants to racist comments and offensive music.
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