Manchester superintendent seeks parents’ help to stop school fights
After three fights in one day at Manchester’s middle school, the superintendent urged parents to speak with their children to head off conflicts.
View ArticleHartford police arrest suspect in October killing
Hartford police arrested a city man on charges he fatally shot another man in October.
View ArticleThreats shuts down Hamden High School for two more days
For the second time in four days, Hamden High School is closed because of an online threat of violence, police say.
View ArticleWest Hartford police charge man with manslaughter in connection with the...
West Hartford police arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with the death of his child, police said Sunday.
View ArticleMan shot multiple times in Hartford Sunday, police say
A man is in critical condition after being shot more than once in Hartford Sunday, police say.
View ArticleTwo students arrested Tuesday following threats that prompted school lockdowns
Police arrested two students at Eli Whitney Technical High School Tuesday following threats of violence posted on social media that resulted in officials locking down the school two days in a row.
View ArticleConnecticut man to be returned to state to face federal kidnapping charge
A Torrington man will be moved back to Connecticut from Vermont to face a federal charge that he kidnapped a girl and tried to take her into Canada.
View ArticleMan, 30s, shot and hospitalized Tuesday evening, Hartford police say
Hartford police are investigating a shooting Tuesday evening that hospitalized a man with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
View ArticleThe first snow of the season may fall in Connecticut Wednesday night. Here’s...
It's going to snow in much of Connecticut Wednesday, but don't expect much.
View ArticleDanny Lawhorn, accused of sexual assault while coaching in the Bria Holmes’...
Danny Lawhorn, accused of sexual assault while coaching in the Bria Holmes’ AAU basketball program, denied pretrial release.
View ArticleOnline shopping scams flourishing during holiday season, authorities say
A shift toward online shopping during COVID-19, the global supply chain crisis and a resurging economy have combined to create a frantic shopping season and a wide pool of victims for online scammers.
View ArticleMetal detectors coming to Hamden High School after threats
After a series of incidents and threats of violence at Hamden High School, the superintendent has decided to buy freestanding metal detectors.
View ArticlePrivate girls school in Simsbury gets $25 million gift — biggest donation ever
An anonymous donor has given $25 million to the Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, the school announced Wednesday, the largest gift in the history of the private girls’ school.
View ArticleAmid wave of school threats, police arrest middle school student
Hamden police arrested a Hamden Middle School student Wednesday in connection with several online threats made Tuesday against the middle school and Hamden High School, police said.
View ArticleTwo month strike nears end after health care workers union reaches tentative...
A union representing striking health care workers reached a tentative contract agreement Wednesday with Sunrise Northeast Inc., a nonprofit group home operator, which union representatives say includes...
View ArticlePolice arrest Rockville High School student Wednesday for making threats of...
Vernon police arrested a Rockville High School student allegedly responsible for a threat of violence made against Rockville High School on Thursday.
View ArticleIn Farmington, reports of a school violence threat lead frightened parents to...
Much of the Farmington High School parking lot was empty early Wednesday afternoon as many families kept students at home over a recent shooting threat; police and school administrators assured that...
View ArticleState police make arrest in deadly Glastonbury crash
State police have made an arrest in a deadly crash on Route 2 in Glastonbury earlier this year.
View ArticleNewtown to hold classes online on 9th anniversary of Sandy Hook shooting
Newtown students will learn remotely on Dec. 14, the ninth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shooting, the superintendent of schools says.
View ArticleFirst Connecticut snowfall delayed some classes, slowed traffic; more than 2...
Many roads are slick and some classes are delayed after about an inch of snow fell in much of the state Wednesday night.
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