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French YouTube music star brings newest video production to New Britain

Amid a crowd of young Trumbull dancers and New Britain musicians in Golden Hurricanes uniforms Monday, the drum majorette stood out the moment she arrived: Recording artist Petite Meller wore dark...

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Former U.S. Postal Service worker pleads guilty to stealing cash and gift...

A Bristol man who worked for the U.S. Postal Service pleaded guilty Monday to theft of mail by a postal employee after allegedly stealing cash, gift cards and prepaid debit cards from mail envelopes.

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Office of the Inspector General investigating Norwich officer for returning...

The Office of the Inspector General is investigating a police officer’s use of deadly force in an Oct. 26 incident in which the officer reportedly returned fire after being shot at several times in...

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Woman, 61, pushed down and robbed in Hamden shopping plaza, police say

A 61-year-old woman was injured when a teenager knocked her to the ground and robbed her in a Hamden shopping plaza parking lot late Monday afternoon, police say.

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Connecticut AFL-CIO elects new leadership. Ed Hawthorne is the youngest...

Connecticut AFL-CIO delegates voted unanimously Friday to elect Ed Hawthorne as president and Shellye Davis as executive vice president, concluding a two-day virtual convention.

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New Haven police officer arrested on family violence, computer crimes charges

A New Haven police officer turned herself in Nov. 2 on two separate arrest warrants in related incidents, the department said in a release Tuesday.

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Two shootings in 16 hours in Hartford; one, in daylight, wounds a 19-year-old

A 19-year-old is recovering after being shot in broad daylight in Hartford Monday afternoon, police say.

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Two pedestrians fatally struck by Amtrak train in Hartford

At least one pedestrian was struck by an Amtrak train near the Parkville neighborhood in Hartford late Monday afternoon.

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Connecticut gets ready for ‘widespread frost’ early Wednesday as fall weather...

After a warm October, the first widespread frost of the season is finally coming to Connecticut, starting Tuesday night into Wednesday.

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Middletown schools hire law firm to investigate allegations of harassment and...

Law firm Thompson Hine LLP has been retained to investigate recent allegations of improper conduct by school administrators, Deborah Cain, school board chairwoman, said in a statement Monday night.

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Hartford woman remembered as ‘gentle soul’ after fatal shooting; suspect...

The Hartford woman gunned down inside her apartment last week was a “gentle soul” who was looking forward to meeting her first grandson when he is born in January, family members recalled during a...

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Man found on Ledyard street after being shot in head, police say; search on...

Ledyard police say they are working to find the person who shot a 27-year-old man in the head Tuesday. The wounded man was found lying in the street.

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Boy, 14, shot in Waterbury after Gov. Lamont, police chief decry ongoing...

A 14-year-old boy was shot Tuesday afternoon in Waterbury and taken to a nearby hospital, Waterbury police confirmed.

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Woman dead in Plainville condo fire

One person died in an overnight fire in Plainville.

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Double-fatal, head-on crash in Wallingford

Two people died in a head-on crash in Wallingford Tuesday, police say.

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Tractor trailer, car crash shuts down most of I-84 West in East Hartford

A tractor trailer crash forced the closure of most of I-84 West in East Hartford Wednesday morning.

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Hartford police investigating deadly three-car crash

Police in Hartford are investigating a fatal crash.

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Hartford man charged with murder in August slaying of 17-year-old rapper ‘YNT...

Travis Johnson was taken into custody without incident by members of the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force and Hartford detectives on an outstanding arrest warrant charging him with murder and...

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Democrats win in Avon and Simsbury as Farmington Valley runs counter to...

Despite a Republican trend that covered much of the state on Election Day, Democrats in Avon, Simsbury and West Hartford either made gains or held their ground.

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Police: Gunshot wounds suffered by Waterbury boy, 14, believed to be...

The shooting that hospitalized a 14-year-old boy Tuesday afternoon in Waterbury appears to be self-inflicted, Waterbury police said Wednesday.

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