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One dead in fiery crash on I-91 in Wallingford

An East Hampton resident was killed on Saturday afternoon when his car struck a concrete bridge support on I-91 in Wallingford.

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After teen daughter gets sick on 'edibles’ from Snapchat user, Naugatuck...

The mother of a Naugatuck 13-year-old girl who got sick eating marijuana-laced candy she bought through a social media contact wants parents to know how quickly online drug deals can take...

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Stung by accountability bill, Connecticut police unions target the ‘yes’ votes

Democratic leaders have consistently said the bill isn’t anti-police, but said bad practices in policing have to end.

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East Hartford police track armed robber, arrest him after pre-dawn standoff

A suspected armed robber was taken into custody early Monday after he fled a convenience store holdup in East Hartford and held police at bay for almost two hours while holed up in his girlfriend’s...

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State police: Trooper at wrong-way, DUI arrest dives off highway to avoid...

A trooper standing on Route 9 in Berlin during a traffic stop involving a wrong-way, drunken driver early Sunday had to dive over the guardrail to prevent injury when a second drunken driver rear-ended...

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Tractor trailer crash on I-84 in Newtown shut down west lanes, DOT says

The west lanes of I-84 in Newtown were closed Monday morning because of a jackknifed tractor trailer.

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1 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...

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Manchester police seek burglary suspect who sideswiped cop car

Police are seeking a suspect who sideswiped a police vehicle after the officer pulled up on a burglary in progress.

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Hartford schools to continue in-person learning full time; Mayor Bronin says...

Hartford schools will continue full-time, in-person learning for at least two more weeks as the recent increase in coronavirus cases has leveled off, the city said Monday.

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Connecticut AG William Tong: Opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt agrees to $1.6B...

Connecticut’s Attorney General William Tong announced Monday that the generic opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt has agreed to a $1.6 billion settlement to resolve a host of lawsuits that arose in...

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State and city leaders blame social gatherings, not businesses or schools,...

New London has seen a steep increase in COVID-19 cases in the past few weeks. "Where it’s spreading now is where people are more likely to be relaxed and let their guard down," said Mayor Michael Passero.

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Police release name of second driver in fiery Simsbury crash

Police on Monday released the name of the second person who died in last week’s fiery crash on Route 185 in Simsbury.

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Truck crashes forced shutdowns of Route 15 south in Hartford, I-84 east in...

Route 15 south is closed in Hartford because of a crash involving a box truck.

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Congresswoman Jahana Hayes: Virtual meeting with Newtown residents...

U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes said Zoombombers interrupted a virtual meeting with Newtown residents by subjecting participants to racist comments and offensive music.

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Hamden woman attacked baby’s mother before leaving 8-month-old in Dumpster,...

A 24-year-old Hamden woman accused of leaving a burned 8-month-old in a New Haven Dumpster assaulted the mother beforehand, police said Tuesday.

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Shots fired during late-night chase of stolen Jeep through Hartford area,...

Two people are under arrest after a wild, late-night chase through Hartford-area towns during which the occupants of a stolen Jeep fired at an officer, police say.

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Trooper’s girlfriend arrested after Southington domestic dispute

A woman who told police she was the aggressor in an Oct. 3 domestic clash with her boyfriend, a state trooper, was arrested Tuesday, Southington police say.

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Federal court dismisses lawsuit by Connecticut’s state police union that...

The troopers argued the U.S. Constitution’s contract clause limits the ability of state’s to interfere with valid contracts. But U.S. District Judge Charles S. Haight Jr. ruled Wednesday that the...

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Two East Hartford police officers arrested on larceny charges

East Hartford police arrested two local officers Wednesday on charges they tried to inflate hours they worked for a private contractor.

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Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut reports second day of 2% positivity...

Connecticut's positivity rate jumped to 2.4% on Tuesday, and clocked in at 2% on Wednesday.

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