Rhode Island man gets life sentence in fatal stabbing of Connecticut man
On the day of the killing, Dearce returned home early from work, found Lehmann in the home, cornered him in a bathroom, and used a knife to stab and slash the victim 57 times, prosecutors said.
View ArticleHartford man gets prison for drug, gun charges
Federal authorities, citing court documents and statements made in court, said Hartford police made two controlled purchases of marijuana from the suspect at his Collins Street residence in April 2019.
View ArticleRegistrar’s rejection of Bloomfield Democratic primary petition was ‘clearly...
After Bloomfield’s newly installed Democratic registrar reversed himself on accepting a petition for a town committee primary, a judge ruled that the registrar had rejected signatures out of “pure...
View ArticleHartford police investigate Tuesday night shooting; man survived multiple...
A man was shot multiple times in Hartford Tuesday night, police say.
View ArticleMissing North Branford woman found dead at Wethersfield Cove, police say; her...
A car connected to a missing North Branford woman has been pulled from the marsh of Wethersfield Cove, police say.
View ArticleWindsor Locks man pleads guilty in ‘Simsbury jogger’ murder case
A man charged with the stabbing death of a woman as she jogged on a Simsbury trail in 2014 pleaded guilty to murder and is to be sentenced to 35 years in prison, the prosecutor in the case said Wednesday.
View ArticleHartford man sent to prison on federal gun charge
Jose Perez, 40, of Hartford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford.
View ArticlePolice identify teen victim in fatal crash on I-384 in Manchester
State police on Wednesday identified a Hartford teenager who died in a one-car crash on I-384 in Manchester early Saturday.
View ArticleSaturday’s Greater Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade, others postponed
Forecasts of bad weather have prompted organizers to postpone the Greater Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade that was planned for Saturday. See when it will happen:
View ArticleAfter tax cut last year, New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart hints at new...
Indicating that she’ll soon be proposing a budget with no tax increase, New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart said it’s essential the city apply fiscal discipline.
View ArticleA big spider is spreading across the East Coast, but could it survive in...
A spider that could stretch across the rim of a large coffee cup will almost certainly hitch a ride into Connecticut one summer day, but the winter here likely would kill it, a state scientist said...
View ArticlePlane flips during landing at Robertson Airport in Plainville
A pilot was injured when a plane flipped at Robertson Airport in Plainville late Thursday morning, a town official says.
View ArticleAs New Britain’s Little Poland supports Ukraine, business allegedly threatened
The business leader of New Britain’s Little Poland section said Thursday that a prominent local restaurant has been threatened for helping raise humanitarian aid for Ukrainians.
View ArticleHartford woman arrested after running red light in stolen DOT truck, slamming...
A woman was injured Thursday when a Hartford driver blew through a red light in a stolen Department of Transportation truck and crashed into her car in North Haven, state police say.
View ArticleMan, 28, dies in Windsor crash Friday
A man died in a one-car crash in Windsor early Friday, police say.
View ArticleConnecticut weather forecast: Rain, snow, and wind on tap for Saturday
A Saturday storm will bring a potpourri of bad weather to the Hartford area: rain, snow and wind.
View ArticleEast Hartford police investigate deadly shooting near Main Street
East Hartford police investigate homicide on Chapel Street,
View ArticleBystanders pull person from car trapped under box truck, Hartford police say
Two drivers are in critical condition at a local hospital after an accident in Hartford Saturday morning, police said.
View ArticleSuspect to be charged with arson in Friday night fires at a synagogue, church...
Firefighters were called to put out fires in a church and a synagogue in New Britain about 45 minutes apart on Friday night, and a burglar alarm went off at a third local church around the same time.
View ArticleHamden house hit by gunfire; at least one shot entered while people were...
The incident at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday brought officers to a home; the officers discovered that a single-family house was struck by the gunfire, police said.
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