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Warrant: Fight over woman sparked New Britain shooting

A man’s anger that his girlfriend was cheating on him with his best friend led to a punch in the face and a retaliatory, daylight shooting in New Britain last month, police say.

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Manchester leaders make Juneteenth official holiday, paid day off for town...

Manchester town leaders have added Juneteenth, a day meant to complete the nation’s celebration of freedom, as an official holiday.

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Unconscious man found lying in Hartford street, police say

Police say they are trying to learn the name of an unconscious man found seriously wounded in a Hartford street Wednesday night.

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Police: 911 not working for some cellphone users in Newington

Some cellphone users in Newington are not able to get through to police through 911, police said Thursday morning.

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Enfield police make arrest in late-night stabbing Wednesday in Enfield

Police say they have arrested a suspect in a late-night stabbing in Enfield Wednesday.

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A taste of Blue Bloods in West Hartford: Three generations of the McCue...

As West Hartford police celebrate their 100th anniversary, the McCue family will share plenty of the honors: Three generations of McCues put in more than a century of police service in town.

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Police investigate discovery of rat poison outside barking dog’s Suffield home

Police are trying to find out who left rat poison in a Suffield family’s front yard after the family received an anonymous complaint about one of their dogs.

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Hartford area sets records for warm weather in November; cooler temps on the way

The Hartford area broke at least five records for warmth this month, but the unseasonable temperatures are going away.

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Sacred Heart University settles lawsuit over student’s death in pancake...

A Connecticut college has settled a lawsuit over the death of a student who choked on pancakes during an eating contest on campus in 2017.

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1 killed, 2 injured in Wethersfield car crash after fleeing traffic stop in...

One person is dead and two others are injured after they apparently fled an attempted traffic stop in Hartford crashed and rolled into a utility pole in Wethersfield.

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Deadly rollover crash on I-91 likely happened hours before anyone noticed,...

An I-91 ramp in Hartford has been closed after a car went down an embankment and someone was thrown from the vehicle, authorities say.

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Two crashes, one deadly, close highways in Griswold, Preston Friday

Two highways in eastern Connecticut, I-395 and Route 2A, are closed because of separate crashes, the state’s transportation agency says.

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Two dead, three injured in steam pipe blast at West Haven VA hospital

A VA employee and a contractor were killed Friday morning at the West Haven VA Medical Center when a steam pipe they were repairing accidentally exploded. Three others were injured and were treated on...

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Fairfield family’s dog euthanized after animal control officers mistook it...

A Fairfield family’s dog was mistaken for a small coyote this week and euthanized, prompting an apology from the police chief and internal investigation of the department’s animal control procedures.

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Former West Haven High School athletic director used school Lowe’s card to...

Investigators accuse Capone of swiping the high school’s Lowe’s card, which he had access to for athletic department purchases, on hundreds of personal items at the hardware store for various household...

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Connecticut State Police arrest Plymouth woman and charge her with murdering...

One child is dead and another was in critical condition late Friday night after a violent incident inside a Plymouth home.

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Two charged in Vernon drug investigation

A man and a woman were charged last week after an investigation by a regional task force into drug dealing at a Vernon apartment, police said.

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Plymouth mother accused of murdering her daughter and wounding her son was a...

Naomi Bell, the 43-year-old Plymouth woman accused of murdering her daughter and critically her son, began having psychiatric crises earlier this year, and before that worked successfully as a...

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Man charged with Hartford carjacking that injured two in struggle, crash

A Torrington man was charged after police say he carjacked a couple in Hartford Sunday night, injuring the two in a struggle that ended when the car crashed into a pick-up truck.

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State police search for van after stabbing on I-384

State troopers are looking for a van after a reported stabbing on I-384 westbound Monday afternoon.

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