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State Police issue warning - in jest of course - to ‘Easter Bunny’ driving...

The white-furred, pink-nosed bunny was behind the wheel of a Jeep on Route 169 South Burnham Highway when police received a report of an incident, according to a state police Facebook post.

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2 dead after boat capsized near Stamford

The men had not yet been identified, pending notification of their families.

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Electrical fire damages three-family home in West Hartford

Firefighters responded to the home at 44 Lilley Road about 12:46 p.m., according to the West Hartford Fire Department.

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Hartford police investigating after 19-year-old wounded in weekend shooting

Hartford police said a 19-year-old man showed up at a city hospital with a gunshot wound over the weekend, and detectives are trying to find out where the shooting happened.

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Three dead — including a child — after Connecticut boating accidents over...

A child died in a boating accident in a North Stonington lake – one of three deadly accidents on the waters of Connecticut over Easter weekend, a spokesman for the state’s environmental agency says.

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A reputed white supremacist group is making forays into Connecticut with...

A white supremacist group rooted in the Boston area has reached into Connecticut with a recent flash demonstration in Hartford and flyers distributed in East Hartford.

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Plainfield football player killed in crash loved to dance, was ‘life of the...

A teenager was killed and his passenger was seriously injured in a one-car crash in Canterbury early Saturday, state police say.

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State seeks to take custody of animals confiscated from Hebron rescue operation

The animals were seized and taken to a veterinarian for treatment.

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Hartford’s Mayor Bronin calls for tax cut in recommended $599M budget

The mayor’s recommended budget is $599.57 million.

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Hartford attorney found guilty of tax fraud

He is free on a $100,000 bond until his sentencing, which has not yet been scheduled.

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As lawsuit drags on, Canton officials eager to keep alive the proposal for...

The proposal for the biggest real estate project in Canton in nearly two decades has languished since last fall because of a neighbor’s lawsuit, and there’s no sign of resolution any time soon.

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Reported hand grenade in South Windsor stops traffic, forces evacuation

A South Windsor neighborhood was evacuated Monday afternoon when a man unearthed what looked like a hand grenade, police said.

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Man critically injured in Hartford North End shooting

A man in his 20s is in critical condition after he was shot in Hartford Monday evening, police said.

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The number of ghost guns in Connecticut is rising. Here’s why that’s a cause...

Although ghost guns make up a small number of the guns seized by police throughout Connecticut on a regular basis, the concern is how quickly the number of ghost guns being seized is growing.

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Two seriously injured in wrong-way crash on I-691 in Meriden

Two Connecticut men were seriously injured in a head-on, wrong-way crash on I-691 in Meriden early Tuesday, state police said.

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Feds: A Connecticut business owner failed to pay about $500K in taxes. Now he...

A man from Bethel who owns a landscaping business and multiple rental properties pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion charges and faces up to five years in prison, officials said.

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Freight train strikes unoccupied car stuck on the tracks in Meriden

A train crashed into a car early Tuesday in Meriden, but no one was injured. See why not:

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Theft of catalytic converters from 18 Plainville school buses forces about...

About 200 Plainville students had to find a ride to school Tuesday morning or be late because of catalytic converter thieves who cut through the fence at the local DATTCO school bus lot overnight and...

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Towns hiring EMTs amid chronic shortage of volunteer ambulance crews in...

To address a chronic shortage of volunteer ambulance crews, cut reliance on mutual aid and keep local lifesaving response fast and effective, towns are looking to hire for the positions.

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Police: Man charged with robbing same bank he robbed 5 years ago

He allegedly entered the TD Bank at 121 Main St. Street during the town’s Apple Harvest Festival at about 12:15 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2021.

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