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Oxford baby dies after ingesting fentanyl and morphine, mother charged with...

An Oxford woman has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of her toddler after fentanyl, morphine and cocaine were found in the little boy’s blood, state police say.

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Small businesses struggling to survive seek $70M in grants from Connecticut’s...

A coalition of organizations representing small businesses in Connecticut -- many of their members struggling to survive in a pandemic and recession -- Thursday urged Gov. Ned Lamont to create a new...

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As infection rates rise and winter approaches, Connecticut moves one step...

The vaccine advisory group will help develop a plan that will allow the state to quickly distribute the COVID-19 vaccine once it's available. If the plan fails and vaccination is delayed, people will...

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Connecticut school district halts use of school-issued tablets after one...

After a battery in a Lenovo tablet exploded, Bristol schools are asking parents of hundreds of early elementary grade pupils toshut off the school-distributed devices until educators determine what...

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Hartford officers injured in crash with stolen car; three suspects arrested —...

Two people are under arrest after a shots-fired incident on Capitol Avenue and a crash involving a police vehicle, police say.

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Driver’s license taken away after she crashes car into South Windsor...

A South Windsor driver has lost her license after she crashed through the front door of the South Windsor 7-Eleven, police say.

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OK we’re maybe not at the top but U.S. News Best Places to Live ranking says...

The Hartford metro area has landed at no. 65 in the latest ranking of the 150 best places to live by U.S. News & World Report.

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New Britain man faces child sex charges, police say

A 23-year-old New Britain man who police say had a 13-year-old girl visit his house during the coronavirus lockdown and repeatedly sexually assaulted her is scheduled to appear in court Monday.

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New child pornography charges filed against former Plainville swim team...

The former Plainville swim club parent volunteer accused of secretly filming girls as they changed into swimsuits has been indicted on federal charges of distributing child pornography.A grand jury in...

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East Hartford police sergeant pressured construction supervisor to inflate...

A police sergeant abused his authority when he told road work supervisors that billable hours tacked onto a private duty job were a penalty for not booking an officer at the beginning of the work, an...

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Connecticut just submitted its draft plan for COVID-19 vaccine distribution....

The plan lays out an initial framework for who will receive the first doses of the vaccine, who will administer those doses and how the state will manage the process.

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ATV and dirt bike owners apparently found where Hartford police were keeping...

Hartford police refuse to say whether anything is missing from the impound lot where the department holds seized and stolen vehicles, though a week has passed since a lieutenant confirmed there was a...

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State police send backup as Hartford shootings jump to 6-year high in...

Fifteen state police investigators will descend on Hartford to help local police address an alarming rise in shootings in the capital city, which already have reached a six-year high months before the...

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Four students test positive for COVID-19 at private Hotchkiss School in...

Four students at The Hotchkiss School, a private high school in Salisbury, tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two days, a school spokeswoman said Saturday.

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Two shooting deaths in New Haven area Saturday night, police say

A 44-year-old woman was found dead in a New Haven apartment Saturday night with a gunshot wound to the head, according to police.

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Man shot in Hartford Sunday

Police say they are investigating a Sunday shooting in Hartford.

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Wreck shut down Route 8 in Torrington

The north lanes of Route 8 in Torrington were closed early Monday because of a one-car crash.

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A widely viewed Facebook post questioned how police in a Connecticut town...

OId Saybrook’s first selectman made a public apology last week after a much-viewed social media post highlighted police treatment of a man with Down Syndrome during an investigation into a stolen...

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Connecticut joins other states in fight against efforts to preserve Purdue...

Attorney General William Tong joined two dozen attorneys general last week in voicing opposition to a proposed Department of Justice agreement with Stamford-based Purdue Pharma that would preserve its...

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‘Last Week Tonight’ host John Oliver quietly comes to Danbury to see sewer...

Comedian John Oliver quietly visited Danbury last week for a tongue-in-cheek ceremony to name the city's sewage treatment plant after him. The event marks the end of a back-and-forth, playful feud...

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