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Hartford vigil mourns 3-year-old who died in drive-by shooting

More than 100 people gathered in front of a North End bodega Monday evening expressing their grief, frustration and fear after a 3-year-old boy was shot dead on the same corner two days earlier on a...

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Former Greenwich officer, who was addicted to heroin during employment,...

Joseph Ryan, 57, a former Greenwich police officer, pleaded guilty to possession of firearms by an unlawful user of a controlled substance, a federal firearms charge, Monday afternoon before U.S....

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Man, 72, seriously injured in Plainfield crash with tractor trailer, police say

A crash involving a car and a tractor trailer in Plainfield left a 72-year-old fighting for his life, police say.

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Police ask for public’s help in solving Rocky Hill holdup

A convenience store clerk in Rocky Hill was robbed at gunpoint Monday night, police say.

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Connecticut recommends providers halt use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19...

Nationwide, there have been six reports of blood clots, out of a total of 6.8 million doses administered. It is not yet clear if the vaccine actually caused the clots.

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Bloomfield woman says she killed boyfriend in self-defense, fears gang...

A Bloomfield woman accused of fatally shooting her boyfriend during a domestic dispute late last week told police he was a high-ranking gang member and that she now feared the group would try to kill...

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Pilot error likely caused deadly crash of WWII-era B-17 bomber at Bradley...

Pilot error probably caused the 2019 crash of a World War II-era bomber in Connecticut that killed seven people and wounded six others, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a report...

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Barricaded shooter in Branford business prompts hours-long standoff with...

An I-95 ramp in Branford is closed and a neighborhood is on lockdown as a barricaded person fires shots.

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Farmington neighbors dig in as developer promotes massive apartment complex...

Using descriptions like "excessive," "ill-placed" and "a monster," a series of Farmington residents on Monday called on the town to reject a developer's proposal to build 146 apartments across Route 4...

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Man shot several times in North End, Hartford police say

Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the person who shot a man in the North End of Hartford Tuesday night.

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Meriden police: Homicide suspect says his brother’s deadly shooting was an...

A man who told police he accidentally fatally shot his brother in Meriden over the weekend has been arrested, police say.

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Some Connecticut residents might see snow Friday

It may be mid-April, with temperatures reaching the 70s, but some people in Connecticut might see snow Friday, meteorologists say.

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Police: Armed Branford man in hourslong standoff with cops died of...

Investigators believe the Branford man who opened fire Tuesday on several blocks of Main Street turned one of his weapons on himself at some point during an hourslong standoff with police.

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Watch: Connecticut brothers apprehended after police chase involving...

Two brothers from Connecticut face a host of charges after they led Massachusetts State Police on a chase along I-84 Tuesday that ended with them surrendering to a police helicopter that was monitoring...

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Law enforcement career fair Thursday at Dunkin’ Donuts Park

Police officers from departments across the state will host a Law Enforcement Career Fair Thursday at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in hopes of diversifying the field.

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Rocky Hill nursing home water tests positive for Legionella bacteria

A Rocky Hill nursing home was issued an emergency order Wednesday after the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) found that it was providing contaminated water to residents.

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Buddy the Beefalo caught, may have been looking for companionship on farm

Buddy, the freedom-loving beefalo who has been wandering the woods of Plymouth for more than eight months, was caught late Tuesday, possibly looking for love.

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Daily coronavirus updates: Gov. Lamont criticizes CDC for Johnson & Johnson...

“I would’ve handled it differently," Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday, when asked about the "pause" on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

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Wallingford man barricades himself inside home, points gun at police, then...

Wallingford police initially were responding to a domestic assault report when the suspect barricaded himself inside the home, pointed a gun outside a window then took off from a back door Wednesday...

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Car burglary suspect shoots at East Hartford officers, police say

ast Hartford officers came under fire early Thursday while responding to a report of people trying to break into cars, police say.

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