UConn reports 15 new COVID-19 cases at Storrs and off campus
The University of Connecticut confirmed Saturday eight additional positive cases of the coronavirus at Storrs and seven off campus.
View ArticleIs Connecticut ready for a second wave of COVID-19 this fall? Here’s what to...
With fall approaching, local experts warn that school reopenings, pandemic fatigue and indoor gatherings could contribute to a spike in Connecticut’s infections that coincides dangerously with flu season.
View ArticleSimsbury class to learn at home for a week after one student tests positive...
Students in one classroom at a Simsbury elementary school are staying home this week because a classmate tested positive for COVID-19.
View ArticleCOVID-19 case shuts down East Hartford High School for two days
East Hartford High School will be closed Monday and Tuesday after a student tested positive for COVID-19.
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies in Union crash, state police say
A man died in a motorcycle crash in Union Sunday, state police say.
View ArticleEversource clearing damaged trees after powerful August storms
Crews from Eversource are continuing tree work across Connecticut, taking down or trimming back trees that threaten the electricity infrastructure after recent storms caused hundreds of thousands of...
View ArticleWoman’s skeletal remains found in Watertown, state police say; woman not...
The skeletal remains of a female were found in a state park in Watertown over the weekend, state police say.
View ArticleToddler expected to recover after 50-foot drop in Vernon, police say
A toddler who was seriously injured after a 50-foot fall down a steep embankment in Vernon over the weekend is going to be OK, police say.
View ArticleCOVID crackdown: Gov. Lamont announces new fines for violating rules on...
Residents could soon face fines ranging from $100 to $500 for specific violations of the state's coronavirus-related orders.
View ArticleA Republican lawmaker and woman fined for violating travel order are suing...
A new lawsuit has surfaced in recent days challenging Gov. Ned Lamont’s emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic, this time filed by a Republican lawmaker, a resident a several businesses.
View ArticleHartford City Council urges an end to job cuts at The Courant that have...
The Hartford City Council on Monday unanimously backed a resolution urging the largest shareholder of the parent of the Hartford Courant to end further layoffs that have “decimated” the staff and to...
View ArticleHartford police: Snapchat sneaker deal goes bad in North End, officers make...
Hartford police say they arrested two people and seized four guns Monday after an out-of-towner’s attempt to buy sneakers in the North End from someone he met on Snapchat turned into a gunpoint robbery.
View ArticleMan repeatedly stabs relative during Hamden dispute, police say
A 25-year-old man was arrested Monday after he repeatedly stabbed a relative, seriously injuring the woman, police say.
View ArticleThose aren’t clouds: Smoke from West Coast fires overhead Connecticut
If the sky looks a little hazy Tuesday, it’s not from clouds. It’s smoke from the wildfires out west.
View ArticleState police arrest Hartford man accused of running over trooper while...
A Hartford man who police say ran over a state trooper while fleeing a traffic stop in July was arrested Tuesday. The trooper escaped the incident with minor injuries.
View ArticleDaily coronavirus updates: Connecticut hospitalizations at highest level in...
Connecticut reported Tuesday that 71 people are hospitalized with COVID-19. That's the highest number of hospitalizations the state has seen in 7 weeks.
View ArticleSuspect remains at large after Naugatuck police officer opens fire during...
A Waterbury man whom police officers shot at during an attempted traffic stop Monday night in Naugatuck remained at large and possibly hurt more than 24 hours later.
View Article2 men shot on Edgewood Street on Hartford
Two men were shot and injured Tuesday night in Hartford’s Upper Albany neighborhood.
View ArticleGlastonbury school district opens child care center to serve teachers amid...
Glastonbury school officials have opened a daycare center for teachers' children in a former elementary school.
View ArticlePolice: 18-year-old Willimantic man steals, crashes ambulance after nearly...
A Willimantic 18-year-old who almost struck an officer in a crash Tuesday was arrested later in the day after he stole an ambulance, police say.
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