Brush fires, one suspicious, consume nearly 300 acres in Middletown
About 100 firefighters have been battling wind-driven brush fires that consumed almost 300 acres of woods and open land in Middletown Tuesday and Wednesday.
View ArticleRecent arrest in Stratford spotlights dangers of private online deals
Stratford police say a recent robbery arrest illustrates the dangers of buying and selling items privately after online posts.
View ArticleNathan Carman shouts ‘Not guilty’ as he enters court to face charges he...
A 28-year-old man who was rescued from a raft off the coast of New England in 2016 after his boat sank pleaded not guilty Wednesday on charges he killed his mother at sea to inherit the family’s estate.
View ArticleFeds: Connecticut cocaine trafficker gets prison
Federal authorities said investigators monitored USPS deliveries of parcels mailed from Puerto Rico to Connecticut.
View ArticleConnecticut state trooper helps former Polish president Lech Walesa with flat...
A Connecticut state trooper and native of Poland got a chance Wednesday to help one of the most famous Poles of all time with a routine roadside repair.
View ArticleFeds: Hartford drug dealer sentenced to prison
A grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment charging 18 people with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and related offenses on June 4, 2019.
View ArticleConnie Dabate’s family and friends finally feel a sense of justice after...
Richard Dabate was led away in handcuffs Tuesday after the jury found him guilty of the 2015 murder of his wife, Connie Dabate, tampering with evidence and lying to police. He was taken into custody...
View ArticleMiddletown brush fires under control, contained or mostly contained
Brush fires that swept through woods and open land in Middletown Tuesday and Wednesday have been brought under control, a spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said.
View ArticleMan charged with felony murder in shooting death, police say
The suspect was being held in lieu of $1 million bail, police said
View ArticleCause of blaze that killed a New Haven firefighter undetermined
The cause of a blaze in which a New Haven firefighter died last year could not be determined, officials said. On Thursday, the one-year anniversary of Ricardo Torres Jr.’s death, New Haven Mayor Justin...
View ArticleFeds: Granby man pleads guilty to fraud related to Hartford company
David McManus, 56, who is free on $50,000 bond pending sentencing, agreed to pay full restitution to his former employer.
View ArticleBlack bear shot and killed in Newtown, state investigating
A black bear was shot and killed in Newtown Thursday, leaving two cubs behind, and state environmental officials are investigating, local police said Friday.
View ArticleConnecticut police K9 drug detection teams graduate
Ten police canine drug detection teams graduated Friday at the state Police K-9 Unit in Meriden.
View ArticleFeds: CT man charged with child pornography offenses free on bond with...
Jake Scott Flewellyn, 24, surrendered to law enforcement and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Dave Vatti in Bridgeport this week, then was released, according to federal authorities.
View ArticleUniversity of Maine at Augusta faculty issues no-confidence vote in...
The faculty senate at the University of Maine at Augusta issued no-confidence votes in Chancellor Dannel Malloy, the former Connecticut governor, and in the presidential search that led to the hiring...
View ArticleIn Southington student survey, troubling numbers: 18% sad or depressed ‘most...
Despite positive trends in several other areas, a February survey of more than 1,000 Southington school students showed troubling levels of self-reported depression and suicidal thoughts, a community...
View ArticleAfter a few rough years, Wethersfield’s police force and town officials...
Commanders and union leaders agree that morale in the Wethersfield Police Department is improving after a couple of rocky years; a new survey of officers shows progress despite previous dissatisfaction...
View ArticleHartford man, 24, shot and killed Friday, police say
A Hartford man in his 20s was shot and killed Friday evening, representing the city’s 14 homicide of the year, Hartford police said.
View ArticleNew London first responders rescue man from frigid waters Saturday morning
New London first responders rescued a man in frigid waters near the rocks of Ocean Beach Park on Saturday morning, fire officials said.
View Article7-year-old girl dies in Norwalk house fire
A 7-year-old girl died from injuries sustained in a house fire on Nelson Avenue in Norwalk on Saturday morning, according to fire officials.
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