2 Westport teens charged with posting threatening anti-Trump, racial fliers...
Two Westport teenagers have been arrested and charged with posting fliers downtown late last month that contained inflammatory messages and threats against President Donald Trump.
View ArticleJustice Department sues Yale in ongoing fight over affirmative action...
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a discrimination lawsuit against Yale University Thursday after the elite school refused to eliminate race considerations from its admissions process, escalating...
View ArticleShootings in Hartford have surged since September, primarily in northern...
Hartford is experiencing a dramatic spike in non-fatal shootings, leaving police and community leaders scrambling to stanch bloodshed they suspect is inextricably linked to the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
View ArticleMassive scrap metal fire burns in Montville
Firefighters have been battling a massive scrap metal fire in the Uncasville section of Montville.
View ArticleHartford magnet school closed for two weeks due to COVID-19 as city, district...
A Hartford public magnet school has been closed for the next two weeks due to a number of COVID-19 cases, becoming the first in the district to experience a prolonged shutdown due to the virus.
View ArticleHartford fire under control
Firefighters are battling a large fire in the city’s North End.
View ArticleDanbury to rename sewer plant after John Oliver following playful feud...
Danbury’s city council is poised to rename the city’s sewer treatment plant after “Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver as donations swell to secure the honor.
View ArticleShooter fires into Windsor house, wounding resident, police say
A man was wounded when someone fired shots into his house in Windsor early Friday, police say.
View ArticleLamont announces members of vaccine advisory group, which will guide...
Vaccine distribution will be particularly tricky at first, when there's only a very limited supply for the state.
View ArticleSacred Heart, University of Saint Joseph roll out saliva-based COVID-19 test...
The universities are using SalivaDirect, a test that was developed at the Yale School of Public Health and has been used to test NBA players.
View ArticleCREC high school in Hartford closed early Friday due to COVID-19 case, will...
A Hartford high school is canceling in-person classes until further notice due to the coronavirus, the Capitol Region Education Council announced Friday.
View ArticleMeriden police seek public’s help identifying suspect in Sunday morning murder
A security camera captured video of an unknown man whom police believe may have been involved in the fatal shooting early Sunday morning of 34-year-old Eric Schoonover, Meriden police said Friday.
View ArticleWaterbury police searching for suspect in Walnut Avenue murder
Waterbury police are searching for a 24-year-old man who is the suspect in a murder Wednesday evening on Walnut Avenue.
View ArticleLock damaged at Hartford police impound lot, department investigating...
Hartford police are taking inventory of their impound lot after a possible break-in to determine whether any vehicles being held as evidence were stolen or damaged, Lt. Paul Cicero said Friday.
View ArticleStolen car careens into Southington home, seriously injuring occupants of car
A stolen car careened into a Southington home Thursday night, seriously injuring its driver and passenger but not anyone inside the home.
View Article1 dead, two others injured in multiple shootings Friday night in Hartford;...
Two people were shot Friday night near Trinity College in Hartford, extending a spike in gun violence int he capital city that police believe may be linked to the months-long impacts the COVID-19...
View ArticleMultiple fire companies battle blaze at historic steel plant in Southington
Fire companies from the central part of the state converged on Southington Saturday afternoon to battle a blaze at the historic Rex Forge steel plant on Atwater Street.
View ArticleBronin addresses 'significant spike’ in Hartford gun violence; says...
Hartford mayor Luke Bronin addressed a “significant spike” in gun violence in the city over the past few weeks Saturday, saying police are contending with "unprecedented challenges.”
View ArticleOne injured in helicopter crash at private airport in Woodstock
A helicopter was involved in a what was reported to be a crash at a private airport in Woodstock Saturday and there was early information from police that at least one person on board was injured.
View ArticleOne dead in apparent shooting homicide in New Britain
An unidentified 20-year-old male victim from Farmington was shot and killed in New Britain early on Sunday as the result of an ongoing dispute, police said in a statement.
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