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Man shot in Hartford’s South End

A man is recovering from being shot in Hartford late Wednesday, police say.

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Hartford area police task force working to curb car theft and related crime

A Greater Hartford police task force that targets car thieves has recovered 72 stolen vehicles, arrested carjacking and murder suspects and seized several guns since its launch in early October.

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Connecticut’s fire departments struggling with severe shortages of volunteers

With about 40 fewer members than it would like, the Wethersfield Fire Department is an utterly different situation than during the many years it had more volunteers than it could handle.

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Police seek help identifying driver suspected of striking and injuring a...

East Hartford police are looking for information about an unusual pickup truck with a dump-style bed they say may have been involved in a pedestrian collision early Thursday.

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Bridgeport police exhume body in eight-year-old unsolved murder

A day after making two arrests in an 8-year-old unsolved murder, Bridgeport police have exhumed the body of the person they believe is the victim.

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Woman runs up on Hartford officers, tries to stab detective, police say

A woman who police say tried to stab a Hartford detective faces an attempted murder charge.

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State transportation department hosts Connecticut’s first ‘Name the Snowplow’...

For the first time, the Connecticut Department of Transportation is holding a “Name the Snowplow Contest” to bring at least four of its 634 snowplows out from the shadows of anonymity.

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Connecticut man faces federal charges of trying to entice minors for sex

A Connecticut man persuaded a woman to bring her daughter to his Vermont ski house so he could “train’ the girl in sexual subservience, federal authorities said after his arrest Friday.

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Hartford police investigate non-fatal shooting of woman, 30s

Hartford police are investigating a shooting incident after a gunshot victim arrived Friday at an area hospital for treatm

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Police investigate two shooting incidents on I-91 in Hartford early Saturday

State troopers and emergency medical personnel found that the vehicle had been struck by gunfire, as had two adults found inside. The two unidentified victims were hospitalized in critical condition.

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14-year old driver crashes into a building causing extensive damage in Waterbury

14-year old driver crashes into a building causing extensive damage in Waterbury

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Ellington school board pushing back against state mask requirements for...

The Ellington board of education is objecting to state guidelines that will require unvaccinated high school athletes to wear masks during sporting competitions, saying the rule creates a two-tiered...

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Simsbury police investigating a shooting in Weatogue

Simsbury police are investigating a shooting on Woodleigh Place in Weatogue.

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Husband, wife dead in Simsbury after domestic violence shooting, police say

A man and woman are dead after a shooting in a Simsbury home Sunday evening, police say.

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Farmington High School student, 14, charged with carrying gun on school...

Police on Monday charged a 14-year-old student with possessing a gun at Farmington High School, but said said the arrest wasn’t connected to an alleged shooting threat that touched off widespread...

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Passenger dies after rollover crash on I-84 in Farmington on her birthday

A Hartford woman died on her birthday after the car she was in sideswiped a pickup truck on I-84 in Farmington, went off the highway and rolled over, state police say.

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In wake of gun arrest and phony ‘threat,’ frustration and reassurances mix at...

Frustrated parents demanded more information Monday night about the supposed shooting threat at Farmington High School, while school administrators and police replied there’s little more they can say...

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Neighborhood shaken after shooting deaths of man, 19, and woman, 20, in...

Hartford police are investigating a homicide in the area of Fenwick Street, located in the city’s South End, that occurred some time Monday evening.

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Glastonbury hero dog saves baby’s life

A Glastonbury dog will get a second round of Christmas presents after he saved the life of his owners’ baby daughter.

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Man punches school board member in face at Glastonbury meeting about...

Glastonbury police are investigating a disturbance at a Board of Education meeting Tuesday night during which a man punched a board member as tempers flared over whether Glastonbury High School should...

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