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Woodbridge police arrest man Thursday in connection to dead body found at...

Woodbridge police arrested a 24-year-old Derby man Thursday in connection to a homicide where the victim’s body was found near Alegi Athletic Fields in early June.

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Middletown condominium blocked off by police after barricaded men threatened...

Two men barricaded themselves inside a Middletown residence after threatening to burn down the building Thursday.

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Route 4 in Farmington will be shut down for over a month, requiring detours....

A Route 4 detour is coming and Farmington motorists can brace for summertime delays: Starting July 12, the quickest daytime route between Farmington Village and the Unionville section will be via Avon.

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With homicides in Hartford surging, social media, fluid loyalties present new...

While the organized gangs of the 80s and 90s managed extensive drug dealing operations that fueled much of the violence of that era, today’s more decentralized groups present unique challenges to law...

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Would-be car thief shoots at woman in Glastonbury driveway, police say....

A woman who tried to shoo away would-be car thieves in her Glastonbury driveway early Friday narrowly missed being shot, police say.

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Runner killed in New Britain hit-and-run described as ‘a great Pole and a...

Henryk Gudelski, the 53-year-old New Britain jogger who was killed in a hit-and-run Tuesday night, was remembered by relatives and friends as a good father and a active member of the city’s Polish...

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Mother of teens killed in Watertown double-murder avoids jail

The Watertown mother of two teens fatally shot by her boyfriend in 2019 during an argument about his smoking was given a suspended prison sentence for risk of injury to a minor Thursday.

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Third man arrested Thursday in connection to Stamford stabbing in early June

A third person involved in a Stamford stabbing in early June was arrested Thursday.

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Hartford is on pace for one of its deadliest years in decades, with 20...

Emotional vigils have pulled friends, family and neighbors from their homes to grieve with the rest of their community. Anguished mothers and siblings tended to impromptu memorials sprouting up...

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City of Hartford plans to welcome Afghan refugees after President Biden’s...

After President Joe Biden announced a full withdraw from Afghanistan by Sep. 11, and a plan to relocate thousands of Afghan workers and aids who helped American troops, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said...

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One week after fatal shooting of Vernon hotel owner, crowd gathers to protest...

Slain hotel owner Zeshan Chaudhry, who’d lived at the Vernon Motel 6 since buying it nearly a year ago, was striving to build a community for his guests until he was shot to death by a patron last...

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Suspect arrested in alleged attempted Glastonbury car theft that led to shots...

The suspect has been charged with first-degree larceny, carrying a pistol without a permit and possession of a large capacity magazine.

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2 injured in ceiling collapse at Milkcraft in West Hartford Center, ice cream...

Both sets of injuries were considered minor, but one person was transported to a local hospital for further treatment and the space has been deemed unsafe and closed while officials investigate, West...

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Man wounded in East Hartford shooting

A man was shot and wounded Tuesday morning and police are looking for a suspect.

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Meriden prisoner escapes police custody Tuesday

A Meriden prisoner, who had a extraditable warrant from Florida, escaped police custody Tuesday morning.

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Severe thunderstorms sweep across state Tuesday evening as high heat...

A heat advisory will be in effect for most of the state from 1 p.m. Tuesday to 7 p.m. Wednesday as highs during the day rise to 94 to 99 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.

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State police: Good Samaritan dies after being hit by car while trying to help...

A man who police say was trying to help a stranded motorist on the side of I-84 in Southington after a crash Tuesday evening was fatally struck by a car.

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Three shot in 20 hours over Fourth of July weekend, Hartford police say

Hartford police are investigating three shootings from the long Fourth of July weekend.

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Three people dead after separate weekend crashes on I-95 in East Lyme, New...

Three people died in crashes on I-95 during the holiday weekend, one an 18-year-old, state police say.

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East Hartford man charged with manslaughter, cruelty in autistic son’s death

An East Hartford accountant faces manslaughter and cruelty charges for what police describe as the severe neglect of his adult autistic son, who was malnourished and without prescribed medication for...

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