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At least 10 dead in ‘racially motivated’ mass shooting at a Buffalo...

A teenage gunman wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a Buffalo supermarket in what authorities described as “racially motived violent extremism,”...

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Person dies in fiery crash in Manchester, police say

A fatal one-car crash occurs on Sunday morning.

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Hartford police: Nonfatal shooting Saturday night appears accidental

Hartford police investigate a non-fatal shooting on Sunday.

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Stabbing takes life of teen, injures three in Shelton, police say

Shelton police investigate a stabbing incident that takes the life 17-year-old male and injures three others.

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Man shot and killed, another wounded in Hartford

An East Hartford man was shot and killed and another man shot and wounded Sunday in Hartford, police said.

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Orphaned bear cubs, focus of too much attention, to be captured in Newtown

Two bear cubs that were orphaned after their mother was shot and killed in Newtown have drawn so much attention that the animals will have to be captured and sent to a wildlife rehabilitator, a...

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Fatal stabbing victim in Shelton identified

Shelton police on Monday identified the victim of a fatal stabbing as a local teenager.

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Three charged with COVID-related unemployment fraud

Three Connecticut residents have been charged with stealing more than $80,000 in COVID-19-related unemployment assistance, state officials said Monday.

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Manchester convenience store owner facing charges for allegedly sexually...

The 40-year-old owner of a Manchester convenience store is facing several charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, as well as providing her and an underage friend with THC and...

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Police identify fatal Manchester crash victim

Police on Monday identified a person who died in a fiery crash Sunday as 24-year-old Diyar Muhammad Hamad of Shelton.

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Man recovered from Connecticut River in Hartford

Oquendo said Hartford police and the Chief State Medical Examiner’s office took control of the scene and were conducting the investigation.

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CT man gets prison in connection with ‘brazen’ gang-related courthouse...

Calderon pleaded guilty on Oct.1, 2020 to one count of conspiracy to engage in a pattern of racketeering activity. He has been detained since August 6, 2020.

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After mass shootings in Buffalo and California, Connecticut senators continue...

In the wake of a violent weekend of coast-to-coast mass shootings, Connecticut Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy said they are still fighting for common-sense gun laws almost 10 years since the...

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Study finds Connecticut best state to be a police officer

Connecticut is the top state in the nation to be a police officer, according to a study by the website WalletHub. One longtime police union leader, however, called the findings “meaningless.”

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New Britain firefighter’s death spurs investigation that leads to multiple...

After the suspected overdose death of an off-duty city firefighter in January, New Britain suspended seven firefighters and fired another in connection with an apparent ring that used drugs at various...

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Orphaned bear cubs captured in Newtown, headed to wildlife rehab center

Two bear cubs that were orphaned after an off-duty police officer shot and killed their mother in Newtown were captured and will be sent to a wildlife rehabilitator, the state Department of Energy and...

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Car crashes into school bus in Bloomfield, driver injured

Bloomfield police reported a car had crashed into the back of a school bus carrying 10 children on Tuesday.

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Police: 18-year-old and his grandfather charged for manufacturing illegal...

East Hampton police seized several ghost guns in various stages of assembly, including one fully automatic weapon, and arrested an 18-year-old resident and his grandfather on Monday.

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Man in critical condition after being stabbed in the eye in Manchester

A man was in critical condition Tuesday after being stabbed in one eye late Monday, Manchester police said.

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Lizard, hedgehog, dogs and cats seized, two arrested on animal cruelty charges

Torrington police seized six dogs, eight cats, a bearded dragon lizard and a hedgehog and arrested a man and woman on multiple animal cruelty charges.

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