Gov. Ned Lamont urges stores to be strict about mask-wearing, distancing as...
Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday he is upbeat about keeping stores open, but merchants must remain vigilant about safety requirements in the pandemic.
View ArticleConnecticut hospital official predicts state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations will...
That prediction is "a best case scenario" and the numbers might be much worse, said Hartford HealthCare's Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Ajay Kumar.
View ArticleTeen arrested in back-to-back car thefts, Hartford police say
A teen car theft suspect was arrested twice in 4 1/2 hours in Hartford, police say.
View ArticleDays later, sideswipe collision in New Britain proved deadly, state police say
State police say they are trying to figure out why a car sideswiped an SUV in New Britain over the weekend, causing the SUV’s driver to die a few days later.
View Article‘Pressure event,’ not explosion, caused fatal incident at West Haven VA...
The U.S. Navy veteran and contractor killed at the West Haven VA Medical Center last week fell victim to a “pressure event” inside the steam system they were working on, according to a new...
View Article‘I want you to live.’ Hartford residents who lost family to COVID-19 urge...
For Chinequia Bailey and Hiram Otero Jr., the Thanksgiving holiday will not be the same this year. Like thousands of other Connecticut families who lost loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic, a seat...
View ArticleA COVID-19 vaccine is possibly weeks away, but Connecticut doesn’t have...
Doses of the vaccine could be available by the end of the year, but the preparations are complicated by a lack of funding.
View ArticleInterstate 84 eastbound closed for police activity late Thursday in West...
Eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 were closed late Thursday night for police activity on the highway.
View ArticleConnecticut smoking rate among lowest in nation, but American Lung...
Connecticut has among the lowest smoking rates in the nation and scored well in most measures of respiratory health, according to a new American Lung Association report. The report, however, did...
View ArticleDeadly shooting in Waterbury claims life of 22-year-old, police say
A 22-year-old man was fatally shot in the chest during a scuffle in a Waterbury apartment, police say.
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Stratford, police say
Stratford police say they are investigating the shooting death of a 37-year-old man.
View ArticleBomb threat that sparked evacuation at Enfield Square mall Friday unfounded,...
The Enfield Square mall was evacuated late Friday morning because of a bomb threat, police say.
View ArticleDaily coronavirus updates: Connecticut surpasses 100,000 cases; deaths...
Plus, a review of this week's coronavirus data shows notable increases over last week's case, hospitalization and death numbers.
View ArticleState police: Trooper injured when flung to highway by impaired truck driver
A trooper was injured when he was thrown to the highway by an out-of-control truck driver on I-84 in West Hartford Thursday night, state police say.
View ArticleFive arrested, including four town officials, in probe into contamination at...
Five men, including four former high ranking Fairfield officials, were charged in connection with a lengthy probe into hazardous materials disposed at a town waste facility, police announced this week.
View ArticleA police captain’s white whale: Buddy the Beefalo remains free despite best...
Buddy the beefalo continues a freedom-loving life of ease, proving too fast during a recent attempt to lock him down.
View ArticleArmed robbery at Trumbull Mall jewelry store prompts police pursuit, standoff...
Bridgeport police are in a standoff with the suspect of an armed robbery of the Zales Jewelers at the Trumbull Mall after a brief police pursuit and crash.
View Article2 Connecticut state police troopers injured after car slams into cruiser on...
Two Connecticut State Police troopers were injured Friday afternoon when a car crashed into his cruiser that was stopped in the center shoulder behind a disabled vehicle on Interstate 91 southbound in...
View ArticlePedestrian dies after being hit by car in Waterbury, police say
A pedestrian died Friday night after he was struck by a car while crossing Chase Ave. in Waterbury, police said Saturday morning.
View ArticleTaco Bell employee charged with attempted murder in Hartford shooting
An East Hartford man has been arrested and charged with criminal attempted murder in relation to a shooting that took place in the parking lot of a Hartford Taco Bell on Sunday.
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