Crime and Courts 2 mins ago

Little boy who was in car stolen in Mass. found safe in Windsor

A 3-year-old boy who was in a car that was stolen in Chicopee, Massachusetts on Friday morning has been found safe at a hotel in Windsor, Connecticut, according to Massachusetts State Police. The susp...

  • Yale 14 hours ago

    Yale sees record number of applicants

    As the class of 2028 gets ready for college, Yale University is reporting a record-setting application year. The university saw more applications than ever before and a 10% larger applicant pool than last year. More than 2,100 students made it into the freshman class, from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., as well as two U.S. territories and 62 c...
  • West Hartford 13 hours ago

    Road closed in West Hartford due to crash involving bicycle

    Part of New Britain Avenue is closed in West Hartford due to a motor vehicle crash involving a bicycle on Thursday night. The eastbound side of the road is closed near Westfarms Mall. Police are asking drivers to take alternate routes. Detours are in place. It’s unknown if there are any injuries. No additional information was immediately avai...
  • Willimantic 12 hours ago

    Willimantic police officer arrested after off-duty crash involving multiple cars

    A Willimantic police officer is under arrest. He’s accused of driving drunk at speeds of up to 100 miles an hour and causing a crash involving multiple cars while off duty. “It was chaos. You just saw a lot of oil,” Eddie Romero, of Willimantic, said. “Then you saw five, six cars. It’s like all pushed into one another.”...

  • Hartford 15 hours ago

    Hartford Stage announces 2024-25 lineup

    Hartford Stage announced its lineup for the 2024-25 season, including some well-known shows. Here are the shows: Tickets are available online.

  • East Haven 15 hours ago

    Planet Fitness in East Haven evacuated after bomb threat

    A gym in East Haven was evacuated due to a bomb threat on Thursday, police said. Police said they responded to Planet Fitness on Foxon Road after a threat from an unidentified sender claiming that a bomb was planted at the gym. The gym, as well as surrounding businesses and homes, were evacuated until the New Haven Police Bomb Squad…

  • West Hartford 16 hours ago

    Kosher supermarket in West Hartford is busy preparing for Passover

    At Crown Market in West Hartford, Passover means stocking the shelves with food that is kosher to eat during holiday. But it doesn’t stop there. It also means making sure the store’s kitchen, including the utensils, countertops and equipment are kosher for Passover as well. “It’s a pretty, a pretty intense holiday,” st...
  • Newington 17 hours ago

    Police arrest thieves accused of stealing audio equipment from Newington business

    Police in Newington have arrested two men accused in a smash-and-grab burglary at a business on the Berlin Turnpike. The thieves used an SUV to break into New England Audio and Tinting, backing the vehicle up to the window to shatter it, and then walked inside and stole equipment. The incident happened on Jan. 14. Surveillance video captured the th...
  • mental health 17 hours ago

    Legislation aims to address shortage of mental health professionals in schools

    “I wouldn’t be where I am today and I think every student should be able to have access to resources like that,” Waterbury Arts Magnet School student Nadina Bhadrasain said. High school junior Nadina Bhadrasain describes the impact a counselor had on her life while she was struggling with mental health and school work. “I was working hours a......
  • Connecticut 17 hours ago

    Tributes to former US Senator Joe Lieberman continue to pour in

    Tributes to former U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman continue to pour in, with many former colleagues pointing to his conviction in his stances. President Joe Biden said Lieberman was “principled, steadfast and unafraid to stand up for what he thought was right.” “Joe believed in a shared purpose of serving something bigger than ourselves,” Biden, who ser...
  • new haven 17 hours ago

    Judge rejects New Haven officers' bids to erase charges in case of man paralyzed in police custody

    Four former Connecticut police officers arrested for allegedly mistreating a man who wound up paralyzed in the back of a police van in 2022 were denied bids Thursday to enter a program that could have erased criminal charges against them and let them avoid trial. A judge in New Haven Superior Court rejected the former officers’ applications f...
  • Connecticut 18 hours ago

    President Biden remembers former CT Sen. Joe Lieberman as faithful leader

    President Joe Biden is remembering former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman after his sudden passing on Wednesday. In a statement, Biden said he and Lieberman served together in the U.S. Senate for 20 years. “He was principled, steadfast and unafraid to stand up for what he thought was right. He was a friend,” Biden said. The president ...
  • Hartford 18 hours ago

    Christian flag hoisted at Hartford City Hall ahead of Easter weekend

    On Monday, the City of Hartford adopted a new flag policy that determined what types of flags are allowed to be flown on city property. That same day, a 6-2 council vote approved flying a Christian flag at city hall. That flag went up on Thursday afternoon as members of the church community watched in the rain. Councilmen Joshua Michtom…...
  • Hamden 18 hours ago

    Teens taken into custody after bringing knives to school in Hamden

    Two teenagers have been taken into custody after reportedly bringing knives to school and pulling the fire alarm in Hamden on Thursday. The police department said they were called to Aces on Leeder Hill Drive. Officers learned that two students got into an argument with another student earlier in the day. They were suspended and asked not to come b...
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