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Two Connecticut Army National Guard aviation units are back home after about a year in one of the world’s most challenging regions. Family and friends were able to celebrate them with a Welcome Home ceremony in Hartford. For nearly 80 soldiers, home is just that much sweeter on Saturday. “I was in Iraq for the entirety of the deployment...

A man is injured after being shot in a park in New Haven on Friday night. Officers responded to Trowbridge Square Park around 10:30 p.m. for a report of someone shot. There was also a ShotSpotter activation in the area. According to police, a 35-year-old New Haven resident had been shot. He was taken to the hospital to be treated…

One person has died and three others are injured after a crash on Route 6 in Chaplin on Saturday. State police said a Nissan Murano was traveling eastbound on Route 6 around 9 a.m. when it crossed into the westbound side of the road and collided with a Nissan Maxima. A passenger in the Nissan Murano, later identified as 79-year-old…

A fire damaged a historic country club in West Hartford early Saturday morning. Dispatchers received a call from an employee at the Wampanoag Country Club on Wampanoag Drive around 2:10 a.m. about a fire at the loading dock area. Once at the country club, firefighters said they found heavy fire at the loading dock with significant smoke coming from...

An investigation is underway into the death of a Waterbury woman. Police have arrested the woman’s husband for murder after a stabbing took place while their child was home. Victim advocates say resources are available to help with support. Police continue investigating what led a man to reportedly stab his wife to death in Waterbury on Frida...

A 17-year-old has been arrested for their involvement in a string of armed gas station robberies in Connecticut and Massachusetts. North Haven police said the teen, from Mass., was taken into custody on Friday in connection to a robbery that happened on Washington Avenue last weekend. Multiple police agencies were involved in an investigation, incl...

A day after a nursing mother pup was found abandoned in Wolcott, she has been reunited with some of her babies. Wolcott Animal Control appealed to the public for help locating the lost puppies and on Friday, they said three of seven puppies were recovered. A passerby found the young mother dog running up Spindle Hill by the intersection of…...

A person has serious injuries after a motorcycle crash on Federal Road in Brookfield on Friday evening. Police were called to the intersection of Federal Road and Industrial Park Drive just after 3:30 p.m. Investigators said a motorcycle was traveling north on Route 7, crossing the intersection to continue onto Federal Road when it struck a car tha...

A Connecticut police department is bringing a new definition to the phrase “horsing around.” Police officers in Glastonbury had an interesting day on Wednesday after encountering an early-morning jogger – but it’s not the kind you’d expect. A horse was captured on video jogging on Hebron Avenue and causing some delays ...

A person that was shot by a police officer during a disturbance call in Colchester Thursday night has died, according to the Division of Criminal Justice. Officers responded to a disturbance call on Norwich Avenue just after 6:15 p.m. After arriving, officers encountered a person and one officer fired at that individual, injuring them, according to...

The Ledge Light Health District is warning the public to avoid feeding or approaching wild or stray animals in the Niantic section of East Lyme after a raccoon tested positive for rabies. The raccoon, found on Joyce Court, was tested and found to be positive for rabies on Friday. Rabies is a viral disease and it is most commonly transmitted…...

In January, Enfield Pride was supposed to host its first-ever Drag Story Hour at the city’s public library. The event invited families to come hear stories picked out and read by a drag queen. Community backlash and concerns about security forced the event to be canceled and left without a venue. CT State Asnuntuck’s Director of Library Services Er...

A student has been taken to the hospital after being hit by a school bus in New Britain on Friday afternoon. The incident involved a student from the CREC Academy of Science and Innovation. It happened near the high school on Slater Road during dismissal, according to a spokesperson. They were taken to CT Children’s Medical Center for treatme...

A man has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed his wife to death inside their home in Waterbury on Friday morning. Waterbury police said they were called to East Main Street for a reported domestic disturbance around 5 a.m. Responding officers found a 43-year-old woman with a stab wound to her neck. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police&...

The man suspected of killing a visiting nurse in Willimantic in October has been charged with murder, felony murder and attempt to commit sexual assault, according to court documents, and his bond has been set at $2 million. Michael Reese, a convicted sex offender, is suspected of killing Joyce Grayson, according to an arrest warrant. Grayson, a vi...

Jonathan the Husky is now 1 and UConn held a birthday celebration for the pup. The celebration was on Friday, April 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Jonathan statue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UConn (@uconn) Jonathan’s Instagram post invited people to attend. “My birthday is on Friday! And you’re all invited to come......