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Estranged boyfriend of slain Bridgeport woman caught at US-Canada border,...

The estranged boyfriend of a slain Bridgeport woman was arrested Monday at the U.S.-Canada border and is expected to be charged with the woman’s murder later this week.

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Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut will change travel advisory rules so...

Also on Monday, Connecticut's COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths continued to rise.

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Motorcycle rider dead after collision with tractor trailer near I-91 south,...

A motorcycle rider was killed Monday night after colliding with a tractor trailer truck near the Interstate 91 south and Route 5 interchange in Hartford.

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Speed appears to be factor in deadly motorcycle-truck crash, Hartford police say

Speed appears to be a factor in a fatal motorcycle-truck crash Monday night in Hartford, police say.

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Man accused of killing Simsbury jogger Melissa Millan rejects deal that...

The Windsor Locks man charged with killing Simsbury mother Melissa Millan as she jogged down a busy trail in Simsbury in 2014 rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have sent him to prison for 35 years.

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Waterbury man walks into police lobby twice without mask, gets arrested

Police say they arrested a man who twice walked into the Waterbury police station lobby against directions and without a mask on.

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Vernon dedicates park for native son Gene Pitney, ‘Rockville’s rocket’

Gene Pitney, a 2002 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was born in Hartford and raised in Rockville, where he began his musical career writing songs and performing. A park was named in his...

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New Haven baby abandoned in dumpster last week released from hospital, still...

The 8-month-old baby girl found abandoned last week in a New Haven dumpster has been released from the hospital reunited with her family, police said Tuesday.

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Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut’s daily positivity rate hits 3%;...

Connecticut's positivity rate and hospitalization numbers haven't been this high since mid-June.

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Police investigating apparent shooting outside Meriden Mall, but no victims...

Meriden police are investigating a shooting Tuesday morning outside the Meriden Mall, where at least one person opened fire on another car as they sped through the parking lot.

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Connecticut travel advisory rules unchanged as two states are added to list;...

Last week, Gov. Lamont suggested Connecticut may strengthen its travel rules. Then on Monday, he said the state would relax its rules. Now, he's saying the rules actually won't change — except that...

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Police officer shoots, kills large pit bull attacking Enfield woman

An Enfield police officer shot and killed a large pit bull while it attacked a woman Tuesday evening in Enfield, biting her neck and dragging her into a yard.

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Man fatally shot on Albany Avenue in Hartford days after city leaders called...

The shooting is only the second since Friday, when Hartford officials announced 15 state police personnel would be dispatched to the capital city to try to quell a weeks-long spike in gun violence.

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Angel Garcia disappeared 9 years ago without a trace. His mother, and...

A tree planted during a ceremony in Hartford Tuesday is a symbol of hope for a mother whose son disappeared nine years ago.

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Bradley International Airport increases wait times for COVID-19 results at...

Bradley International Airport increases wait times for COVID-19 results at its terminal testing location.

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Chuckles X, Connecticut’s official state groundhog, has died - search for...

The state’s official groundhog died over the weekend, and a search has begun to fill the crucial role before Groundhog Day 2021.

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Sisters arrested after they flood Vernon 911 dispatcher with calls, cursing...

Two sisters who called a Vernon dispatcher 12 times in four minutes last month to complain about their sibling’s arrest were themselves arrested and charged with harassment, police say.

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Probe finds fault in Stonington police’s handling of racist attack on Mystic...

An independent probe found issues with Stonington Police Department’s response to what is believed to be a racially-motivated attack in June at a local Quality Inn found, but the chief investigator...

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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead to 3 criminal charges as part of...

Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges as part...

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State rules dog that fatally mauled 95-year-old Enfield woman can be put down

A Department of Agriculture hearing officer submitted a proposed decision Monday to allow authorities to euthanize a dog that fatally mauled a 95-year-old woman in Suffield last November.

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