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In West Hartford, a Schaghticoke leader makes a pitch for saving the...

The campaign to save West Hartford’s “Chieftains” and “Warriors” team names won support Tuesday from the leader of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation, who said changing them might harm Native Americans.

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Motorcyclist killed in crash in Torrington

A motorcyclist was killed in a Tuesday evening accident in Torrington, police said.

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Arrest warrant describes cache of explosives, grisly scenes of animal cruelty...

Workers at a Naugatuck dog training business described a horror show of cruelty, death and casual handling of high explosives, according to an arrest warrant obtained Wednesday.

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State police seize fentanyl after Griswold traffic stop

State police seized fentanyl and arrested four people Tuesday after a traffic stop in Griswold led them to a nearby hotel room.

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Man sentenced to 35 years for fatal stabbing of Simsbury jogger

William Leverett was sentenced to 35 years in prison and seven years of special parole on Tuesday for the murder of jogger Melissa Millan on a Simsbury trail in 2014, according to court records.

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Police: Several Bristol schools put on lockdown after serious assault at home

Bristol Eastern High School and Stafford School were put on lockdown out of an abundance of caution following a serious assault at a home on Wednesday morning, according to police.

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Feds: CT man who trafficked guns and drugs gets prison

Lonnie Joyner, also known as “Flo,” 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven.

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Man killed in crash in Colchester Tuesday

A Jewett City man was killed in a crash in Colchester Tuesday evening, police said.

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Eric Lindquist painstakingly lays out how efforts to rehabilitate Sergio...

Eric Lindquist stood at the sentencing for his family’s killer on Tuesday and laid out Sergio Correa’s criminal history and the convincing, yet deceitful, letters he wrote to the parole board in an...

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Windham man suffers Connecticut’s first case of tick-borne Powassan virus

A Connecticut man has tested positive for the tick-borne Powassan virus, the state’s first case of the year.

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Guilford Walmart to close, one of several stores in the nation being...

The Walmart store in Guilford is due to close on May 20 due to “underperformance,” affecting about 100 workers.

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Lawyer who claimed self-defense in fatal shooting charged with manslaughter

A Connecticut attorney who claimed self-defense in the shooting death last year of a man who attacked him outside a Litchfield law office has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, state police...

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Richard Dabate takes the stand in Fitbit murder trial, denies role in wife’s...

Richard Dabate, charged in the 2015 death of his wife and lying to police about a home invasion, took the stand Thursday as his defense team’s first witness. Dabate, who is free on a $1 million bond,...

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Graduation ceremonies at Connecticut colleges were limited for 2 years. 2022...

After two years of pandemic-fueled changes, graduation ceremonies will look a bit more normal at Connecticut universities this month: UConn returns to the Gampel Pavilion and the Jorgensen Center, Yale...

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Feds break up alleged Connecticut cocaine trafficking operation. Four charged.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s Narcotics and Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force includes members from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Postal Service – Office of the Inspector General,...

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Woman killed in crash on Route 2 in East Hartford

A Hartford woman was killed late Thursday in a crash on Route 2 in East Hartford, state police said.

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Wallingford police warn Uber drivers after carjackings

Wallingford police urged Uber drivers to be cautious when picking up customers after two armed car-jackings this week.

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Young child badly hurt in scooter accident in Bridgeport

A young child was badly hurt Thursday while riding on the back of an electric scooter, Bridgeport police said.

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Funeral services set for two brothers and teenage girl who died in Branford...

Funeral services for three people who died in a car crash last week - Anthony and Robert Dudchik, sons of Connecticut television host Tom Dudchik, and 17-year-old Megan Nicole Povilaitis - are set for...

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Richard Dabate’s defense rests case in Fitbit murder trial, jury set to start...

After five weeks of testimony — and six years after his alleged crimes — Richard Dabate’s lawyers and state prosecutors rested their cases in the “Fitbit murder” trial.

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