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The Connecticut House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday that would help towns and cities crack down on street takeovers. The bill would allow municipalities to adopt ordinances to penalize street takeovers and fine participants up to $2,000. It would also open up a grant program totaling at least $500,000 to help local authorities respond ...

Interstate 91 South has reopened in Enfield after a reported oil spill. The highway was closed between exits 49 and 48 but has since reopened. The spill was initially reported at 3:30 p.m. Connecticut State Police responded to the scene. Drivers were asked to avoid the area. It’s unknown what prompted the spill, or how much oil has spilled. N...

A group of researchers at the Mozilla Foundation recently poured through the data collection policies of the top 25 most popular car brands in the world

An Interstate 691 ramp has reopened in Cheshire after a tanker truck rollover. The I-691 East exit 7 entrance ramp in Cheshire was shut down for several hours, state police said. Minor injuries were reported. Drivers were asked to take alternate routes. No additional information was immediately available.

Jewelry worth thousands of dollars was stolen during a smash-and-grab robbery at Trumbull Mall, according to police. Police said three masked robbers with hammers smashed the glass display cases at Kay’s in the Trumbull Mall on Wednesday afternoon, stole jewelry, then they escaped in a dark four-door sedan. Shoppers who heard the glass shattering t...

Waterbury police have arrested a third suspect in the shooting death of a man outside of Waterbury Superior Court last month. Police said they have obtained a warrant charging 26-year-old Nicholas Chiapponi, of Glastonbury, with the murder of 26-year-old Jarron Chapman, of Waterbury. Chiapponi was taken into custody at his home on Wednesday, accord...

Two people have died and another is hospitalized with serious injuries after a fire at a multi-family home in Wallingford, according to officials. They said the investigation indicates that the incident is criminal. Firefighters responded to the home on Geneva Avenue around 6 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a call about smoke coming from a home and ...

One person was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor burns after a fire in Manchester on Thursday morning. Firefighters responded to Eldridge Street around 7:30 a.m. and found fire coming from the second floor of a single-family house. They had the blaze under control within 10 minutes, according to the fire department. One resident sustain...

A motorcyclist is in critical condition after colliding with a car in New Haven on Wednesday afternoon. The police department said they responded to the area of Forbes Avenue and Kendall Street just before 4 p.m. Responding officers found a motorcyclist, who is in their 40s, unresponsive with injuries. They were taken to the hospital and are in cri...

A teen that was critically injured during a shooting in Bridgeport has been pronounced dead a week later. Authorities said the shooting happened in the 1200 block of Park Avenue on April 10. Authorities responded to the area just before 7 p.m. after getting a ShotSpotter alert. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the head. He was…...

What to do with the geese in Bristol? The city’s Board of Park Commissioners discussed a potential plan Wednesday to cut down the geese population. It’s also brought stiff opposition from people saying it’s inhumane. Flocks of Canada geese are a common sight along Veterans Memorial Boulevard Park in Bristol. Their droppings though have caused compl...

A firefighter and resident of a home in Norwalk have been taken to the hospital after a fire broke out Wednesday evening. Firefighters said they responded to a structure fire on Crest Road in the Rowayton section of town just after 5 p.m. Crews said they saw flames coming from the back of the home. An occupant that escaped the…

Cromwell police say a karate instructor at Impact Martial Arts is accused of allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student when she was 16 years old. NBC Connecticut received an arrest warrant for Orest Markiv. In it, police said that during an interview, the teen said she and Markiv had sex on more than one occasion inside the karate&#8230...