TOLLAND - Connecticut State Police say two 15-year-old youths sustained minor injuries when the 33-year-old car one of them was driving crashed.…
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Tuesday 10/17/2017
Suspect in death of good Samaritan to head to trial Posted: 17 October 2017 [11:00 AM] NEW LONDON - A 31-year-old man is heading to trial on charges of killing a good Samaritan who police say intervened in…
Monday 10/16/2017
Malloy releases 4th budget plan in hopes of sparking deal Posted: 16 October 2017 [11:49 AM] HARTFORD - Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday released a fourth version of his state budget proposal, hoping it will motivate…
Suspect steals $1,000 from safe at Five Guys restaurant Posted: 16 October 2017 [10:30 AM] NORWICH - The person who broke into a Five Guys restaurant in Connecticut over the weekend wanted more than a burger. Police…
Q&A: Cautious optimism, doubt about ending budget impasse Posted: 16 October 2017 [10:26 AM] HARTFORD - Connecticut state legislators watched the seasons change as they've grappled with how to balance a budget that's beset by a…
Sen. Chris Murphy to host panel on US-Europe economic ties Posted: 16 October 2017 [10:24 AM] HARTFORD - Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is planning to host a conference looking at ways to strengthen economic ties between the…
Police officer hit by car while investigating shooting Posted: 16 October 2017 [10:22 AM] NEW HAVEN - A Connecticut police officer is expected to fully recover after being struck by a car while investigating a shooting.…
Thursday 10/12/2017
Police looking for SUV that crashed into school bus Posted: 12 October 2017 [12:26 PM] COLUMBIA - Connecticut State Police are looking for a green SUV that collided with a school bus. Police say 15 children were…
Connecticut mom arraigned in toddler son's overdose death Posted: 12 October 2017 [12:24 PM] VERNON - A Connecticut woman charged in connection with her 3-year-old son's methadone overdose death has been held on $500,000 bail. Jessica…
Teen thrown from bed after car strikes home, driver charged Posted: 12 October 2017 [12:22 PM] THOMASTON - A Connecticut man is facing charges after police say he drove a car through a home and caused a teen…
Wednesday 10/11/2017
Connecticut Sen. Murphy dismisses idea of presidential run Posted: 11 October 2017 [02:20 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy says he's seeking a second term in the U.S. Senate, dismissing the idea he might run…
Student charged with assaulting school employees Posted: 11 October 2017 [12:23 PM] WATERBURY - A 14-year-old girl has been arrested and charged with assaulting two employees at a Connecticut school. Police say the assault…
Mom arrested after 3-year-old dies from methadone overdose Posted: 11 October 2017 [10:58 AM] STAFFORD - Police have arrested a 24-year-old Connecticut woman after her 3-year-old son died from an overdose of methadone. The Stafford resident…
Yale University endowment grows to record $27.2B Posted: 11 October 2017 [10:55 AM] NEW HAVEN - Yale University's endowment has grown to a record $27.2 billion. The Ivy League university said in a statement Tuesday…
Police seek education official for DUI probation violation Posted: 11 October 2017 [10:51 AM] BRIDGEPORT - A Connecticut education official who served jail time for four drunken driving arrests is being sought by police on allegations…
Tuesday 10/10/2017
Ex-Connecticut governor to get early release from prison Posted: 10 October 2017 [11:36 AM] HARTFORD - A former governor of Connecticut who was twice convicted on felony charges is set to be released early from a…
Lawmakers say 'tremendous strides' made in budget talks Posted: 10 October 2017 [11:34 AM] HARTFORD - Connecticut's Democratic and Republican legislative leaders said Monday they are moving closer toward reaching a possible bipartisan budget deal, contending…
ESPN suspends anchor for breaking social media rules Posted: 10 October 2017 [11:33 AM] BRISTOL - ESPN anchor Jemele Hill has been suspended by the network for two weeks for making political statements on social media.…
Police: Man robbed and kidnapped pair of 19-year-old women Posted: 10 October 2017 [11:07 AM] NORTH HAVEN - Police have arrested a Connecticut man charged with robbing and temporarily kidnapping two 19-year-old women at a gas station.…
Connecticut man pleads guilty in son's overdose death Posted: 10 October 2017 [11:04 AM] STAMFORD - A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide for supplying the heroin that led to his adult son's…
Monday 10/09/2017
4-hour Connecticut standoff ends peacefully Posted: 09 October 2017 [11:13 AM] STRATFORD - Police say a four-hour standoff that started in the early morning hours when a man barricaded himself inside his Connecticut…
Police: Christopher Columbus statues defaced with red paint Posted: 09 October 2017 [11:02 AM] NEW HAVEN - Police have stepped up security after two Christopher Columbus statues were vandalized with red paint in Connecticut. Authorities say…
Police: 70-year-old leads officers on high-speed chase Posted: 09 October 2017 [10:59 AM] GUILFORD - A 70-year-old man is facing multiple charges after police say he led a high-speed chase on Interstate 95 in Connecticut…
Authorities investigating Hartford shooting death Posted: 09 October 2017 [10:56 AM] HARTFORD - Police say a man has been shot to death in Connecticut. Hartford police say responding officers found Rashawn Jackson lying…
Wednesday 10/04/2017
Malloy nominates 2 judges to serve on Supreme Court Posted: 04 October 2017 [04:13 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has nominated two judges to serve on the state Supreme Court. The Democratic governor announced…
Man fined $100 for dog attack that severely injured woman Posted: 04 October 2017 [11:03 AM] DANIELSON - A Connecticut man has been fined $100 in connection with an attack by two dogs that tore off parts of…
Substitute teacher arrested for refusing to leave school Posted: 04 October 2017 [10:55 AM] WALLINGFORD - Police say a substitute teacher was arrested for refusing to leave a Connecticut elementary school after he was told he…
Bulk mail executive sentenced to prison for defrauding USPS Posted: 04 October 2017 [10:51 AM] HARTFORD - The operator of a Connecticut-based bulk mailing firm is headed to federal prison for defrauding the U.S. Postal Service of…
Tuesday 10/03/2017
Posted: 03 October 2017 [09:32 PM] HARTFORD - The Connecticut House of Representatives chose not to vote Tuesday after convening to consider an override of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget veto. Republicans acknowledged they did not have the 101 votes in the lower chamber that would…
Hartford files counterclaim against ballpark developer Posted: 03 October 2017 [10:42 AM] HARTFORD - The city of Hartford says it has filed a counterclaim against the one-time developers of a minor league baseball stadium…
Vote set on override of Malloy's veto of Republican budget Posted: 03 October 2017 [10:37 AM] HARTFORD - The Connecticut House of Representatives is expected to vote on whether to override Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's veto of a…
Cable operator Charter to build new Connecticut headquarters, add 1,100 jobs Posted: 03 October 2017 [10:32 AM] STAMFORD - Cable operator Charter Communications has announced plans to build a new 15-story headquarters in Connecticut and add another 1,100 jobs…
Monday 10/02/2017
Newtown kin express anger, grief after Las Vegas shooting Posted: 02 October 2017 [03:21 PM] NEWTOWN - Several families who lost loved ones in the 2012 mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut took…
State lawmakers to vote this week on budget veto override Posted: 02 October 2017 [11:06 AM] HARTFORD - State lawmakers are expected to return to the Capitol on Tuesday to vote on an override of Gov. Dannel P.…
Anthem, Hartford HealthCare fail to agree on new contract Posted: 02 October 2017 [11:03 AM] HARTFORD - Connecticut patients who receive medical care through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield could face higher costs after the insurance provider…
Man convicted of burning kids' hands on stove gets prison Posted: 02 October 2017 [10:58 AM] NEW HAVEN - A Connecticut man who authorities say punished two young children by holding their hands over a stove's open flame…
Friday 09/29/2017
Prison for Connecticut nightclub shooter who wounded 5 Posted: 29 September 2017 [10:53 AM] STAMFORD - A man who said he was defending himself when he was caught on video spraying gunfire into a crowd outside…
Deaths in Connecticut mobile home explosion rules suicides Posted: 29 September 2017 [10:51 AM] CLINTON - The deaths of a Connecticut husband and wife as a result of an explosion that destroyed their mobile home have…
Arrest made in 2nd killing featured on 'cold case cards' Posted: 29 September 2017 [10:49 AM] NORWALK - Police have made an arrest in the 2012 killing of a man in Norwalk, the second arrest this week in…
Thursday 09/28/2017
Posted: 28 September 2017 [07:41 PM] HARTFORD - One day after receiving the Republican-backed budget that narrowly made it through the General Assembly in the predawn of September 16, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy fulfilled his promised veto Thursday morning. While seemingly pushing back the Legislature…
Malloy vetoes budget he calls unbalanced and unsustainable Posted: 28 September 2017 [04:45 PM] HARTFORD - Democratic Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Thursday officially vetoed the Republican-backed state budget that was narrowly approved by lawmakers,…
Report: More 'disturbed' people shot with stun guns by cops Posted: 28 September 2017 [04:43 PM] HARTFORD - More emotionally disturbed people and children were shot or threatened with stun guns by Connecticut police in 2016 compared with…
Southington teen reported missing Posted: 28 September 2017 [10:39 AM] WFSB SOUTHINGTON – Police in Southington are looking for a missing teenager. Alina Carrasquillo, 15, was reported missing on Wednesday. She is…
Student arrested for threat that led to school lockdown Posted: 28 September 2017 [10:33 AM] GREENWICH - A student at a Connecticut high school has been arrested on a felony threatening charge in connection with a message…
Connecticut man gets 80 years in prison for gang shooting Posted: 28 September 2017 [10:29 AM] NEW HAVEN - A Connecticut man who fatally shot a member of a rival gang in 2011 has been sentenced to serve…
Police make arrest in killing featured on 'cold case cards' Posted: 28 September 2017 [10:27 AM] NORWALK - Police have made an arrest in the 2010 killing of a Connecticut man whose death was featured in the most…
Judge to question man on slain wife's estate worth $6.42 in 'Fitbit' trial Posted: 28 September 2017 [10:22 AM] VERNON - A man charged with killing his wife is expected to face questioning from a Connecticut probate judge on why the…
Wednesday 09/27/2017
Man who crushed sister's rabbit to death receives probation Posted: 27 September 2017 [12:38 PM] TORRINGTON - A Connecticut man charged with crushing his sister's pet rabbit to death has been sentenced to a special form of…
1 dead in head-on crash in Cheshire Posted: 27 September 2017 [10:36 AM] CHESHIRE- Police say a 20-year-old man has died in a head-on crash in Cheshire. Two vehicles collided on Route 68 at about…
Police: Inmate unharmed after trying to hang self in cell Posted: 27 September 2017 [10:33 AM] BRIDGEPORT - A spokesman for a Connecticut police department says an inmate was not harmed when he tried to hang himself in…