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Florida authorities capture fugitive drama instructor who disappeared from...

A U.S. Department of State security officer investigating passport fraud tracked Douglas E. Bennett, now about 76, to his home in Clearwater.

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Rain, snow from Hurricane Zeta’s remnants loosens drought’s grip on Connecticut

The remnants of Hurricane Zeta and the unusual October snowstrom it brought to the Northeast last week have finally broken a months-long drought’s hold on much of Connecticut, although the eastern half...

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Meriden police searching for driver, car involved in fatal hit-and-run crash

Meriden police are searching for the driver and car that struck and killed an elderly pedestrian Thursday afternoon on Old Colony Road.

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Connecticut issues official advisory asking residents to stay home from 10...

The advisory, which is not mandatory, goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday.

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Hartford police find handgun, drugs, missing teen girl during early morning...

When officers located him a few minutes later, they discovered he had in his car crack cocaine, a handgun and a 16-year-old girl reported missing by her mother in Bristol, police said.

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West Hartford homeowners group warns apartment complex would ‘destroy’...

A proposal to build luxury apartments in West Hartford stirred up intense neighborhood opposition two years ago, and now a new version is drawing objections as well.

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East Hartford settles with police officer who filed human rights complaint

The town council settled a police officer’s human rights complaint, giving her a lump sump payment and a year of paid leave in return for her retirement.

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Woman dies, man seriously injured, in head-on crash in Portland

One driver is dead and a second is in intensive care after a head-on crash in Portland Thursday, police say.

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Hunter killed pet dog, claimed he mistook it for coyote, police say

A licensed hunter shot and killed a pet dog Thursday, saying he thought it was a coyote, police said Friday.

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Man, woman die in pre-dawn Windham trailer fire

Two people died in a trailer fire in North Windham early Friday, a town official says.

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After training during a pandemic and ‘defund police’ protests, rookie...

Starting careers at the most grueling time for law enforcement in generations, 32 brand-new Connecticut police on Friday declared they're ready for what's ahead. They'll soon be patrolling in towns...

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Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut’s hospitalizations surpass 400; deaths...

Connecticut has reported more coronavirus-linked deaths in the past three days than it reported in the entire month of August.

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Warrant: Fight over woman sparked New Britain shooting

A man’s anger that his girlfriend was cheating on him with his best friend led to a punch in the face and a retaliatory, daylight shooting in New Britain last month, police say.

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Manchester leaders make Juneteenth official holiday, paid day off for town...

Manchester town leaders have added Juneteenth, a day meant to complete the nation’s celebration of freedom, as an official holiday.

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Unconscious man found lying in Hartford street, police say

Police say they are trying to learn the name of an unconscious man found seriously wounded in a Hartford street Wednesday night.

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Police: 911 not working for some cellphone users in Newington

Some cellphone users in Newington are not able to get through to police through 911, police said Thursday morning.

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Enfield police make arrest in late-night stabbing Wednesday in Enfield

Police say they have arrested a suspect in a late-night stabbing in Enfield Wednesday.

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A taste of Blue Bloods in West Hartford: Three generations of the McCue...

As West Hartford police celebrate their 100th anniversary, the McCue family will share plenty of the honors: Three generations of McCues put in more than a century of police service in town.

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Police investigate discovery of rat poison outside barking dog’s Suffield home

Police are trying to find out who left rat poison in a Suffield family’s front yard after the family received an anonymous complaint about one of their dogs.

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Hartford area sets records for warm weather in November; cooler temps on the way

The Hartford area broke at least five records for warmth this month, but the unseasonable temperatures are going away.

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