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Fierce winds knock down trees, wires; thousands in Connecticut without power

Thousands remained powerless after icy winds howled across Connecticut from Monday night into Tuesday afternoon, blowing down signs and toppling trees onto wires and roads.

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Manchester Police search for shooting suspect

Manchester police are searching for a man who they believe shot another person early Sunday morning and may be trying to flee the state.

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Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut’s positivity rate holds steady, but...

Connecticut’s weekly average positivity rate is down to 2.3%.

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Man wounded as gunfire erupts from speeding cars in West Hartford

Part of a street in West Hartford is blocked off because of an investigation, police said Wednesday morning.

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17 indicted after Waterbury, DEA investigation into Connecticut heroin,...

Through a series of searches connected to the organization, investigators seized about 40,000 bags of heroin, 350 grams of cocaine, 50 grams of crack cocaine and nine firearms, including an...

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Fairfield police sued over shooting death of woman by ex-husband

A Connecticut police department is being sued over the 2019 shooting death of a 70-year-old woman by her ex-husband, on allegations officers could have prevented the killing.

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Naugatuck police: Drugged driver caused deadly head-on crash

A woman who police said drove head-on into an oncoming car in Naugatuck last year, killing a driver and seriously injuring her passenger, was charged with manslaughter Thursday, police say.

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A bullet shattered a classroom window in New Haven Thursday, police say. No...

Gunfire hit a school in New Haven Thursday morning, police say.

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Manchester police investigating after Snapchat hacker demands explicit photos...

The school superintendent sent a warning Thursday that police are investigating reports of hacked Snapchat accounts by someone seeking explicit photos from students.

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Body found in Branford’s Stony Creek marsh area

A dead body war found in a marsh area Thursday afternoon in Branford.

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New Haven police open internal investigation after video of officer punching...

New Haven police have launched an internal investigation after a video, which was shared over 600 times on Facebook, surfaced of a police officer punching a man unconscious inside a Walmart Tuesday.

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Catalytic converter thefts increasing in Connecticut as metal prices soar

Catalytic converter thefts have been rising across Connecticut and the nation as the value of the precious metals inside the converters skyrockets.

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Home health aide charged after stealing from disabled clients, including...

A home health aide was charged in connection to stealing money from multiple disabled clients, including veterans, Thursday afternoon.

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Gov. Lamont signs executive order to open fishing season early

A little over a month early, Governor Ned Lamont signed an executive order Thursday afternoon to open the fishing season.

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Southington budget plan would spur 3.1% increase in taxes

Southington’s proposed $160.3 million budget would raise taxes by 3.1 percent starting July 1.The spending plan would add about $159 a year to the tax bill on a home valued at $250,000, town officials...

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Avon seeks budget increase of about 2.9%

Avon is proposing a roughly $2.8 million increase in the budgets for schools and town government, a roughly 2.9 percent increase over this year.

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Body pulled out of Willimantic River

Willimantic police say they found a body in a river.

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Woman faces murder charge in Middletown shooting, police say

An Alabama woman has been arrested on a murder charge in a man’s shooting death in MIddletown Monday, police say.

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Hartford police ask for public’s help in solving deadly hit-and-run

Hartford police are asking for the public’s help in finding the car and driver responsible for a deadly hit-and-run.

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East Hartford grand list rises by .64%

East Hartford’s net grand list of taxable property increased by about $18 million, or .64 percent, officials announced Friday.

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