Bridgeport 24 mins ago

Man dead after shooting in Bridgeport

A man is dead after a shooting on Spring Street in Bridgeport Wednesday evening. The police department said they responded to a home in the 100 block of Spring Street at about 5:45 p.m. Responding off...

  • Salem 2 hours ago

    Invasive water species Hydrilla found at Gardner Lake in Salem

    Back in mid-July, Hydrilla, an invasive species, was found at Gardner Lake State Park in Salem. “It spread significantly in a month and a half,” advocate Kate Johnson said.  Now, the Hydrilla is almost reaching the shoreline. “There is a whole clump of it,” First Selectman Ed Chiemlewski (R-Salem) said. Hydrilla negatively impacts fish, plants...
  • Hartford 3 hours ago

    Hartford church's Pride walkway vandalized with hate speech

    Police in Hartford are investigating vandalism to the walkway of Immanuel Congregational Church. The walkway has been painted rainbow colors for the last three years, and the artist said nothing has ever happened before. But now, days before the city’s Pride celebration, it was defaced with a hateful slur. “Both sadness and anger,” Rev. Jay Terbush...
  • Former President Donald Trump (left) and Vice President Kamala Harris (right).
    Elections 3 hours ago

    Connecticut voters react to Harris-Trump debate 

    Bert Baez was considering not voting for a president when his choices were President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump.   He remained undecided when Biden stepped out and Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee.   That was until Tuesday’s presidential debate.   “Trump just kind of seemed to be going on tangents...
  • Waterbury 2 hours ago

    Waterbury mural honors former enslaved man

    Mr. Fortune is free at last. “Fortune was a formerly enslaved man here in Waterbury. He was enslaved to a doctor by the name of Preserved Porter,” Alex Breanne Corporation President John Mills said. Fortune died in 1798. His bones traveled through the years. First, they were used by Dr. Preserved Porter for medical research for over 130 years. Then...
  • Hartford 3 hours ago

    Hundreds of free fire alarms installed for Hartford families

    On Wednesday, the American Red Cross, Hartford Fire Department and city officials installed free smoke alarms for families in the city. The initiative commemorated the Sept. 11th attacks and was a part of the “Sound the Alarm” event. “Our goal is to hit 300 smoke alarms today,” Red Cross Connecticut and Rhode Island CEO Richard Branigan said. “We d...
  • West Haven 3 hours ago

    Investigation underway after threat prompts lockdown at West Haven school

    Officials are investigating after a threat prompted a lockdown at an elementary school in West Haven on Wednesday. City officials said Savin Rock Elementary School was under a lockdown this afternoon but it has since been lifted. West Haven police said they received a phone call that there was a person on school grounds with a gun. Police found no&...
  • East Windsor Police Department
    East Windsor 3 hours ago

    Route 5 reopens after crash in East Windsor

    Route 5 has reopened in East Windsor after a three-vehicle crash on Wednesday, according to the state Department of Transportation. The road was closed between Stoughton Road and Abbe Road, but has since reopened. No additional information was immediately available.

  • Shelton 5 hours ago

    Police look for armed and dangerous fugitive in Shelton area

    Authorities are warning the public to be on the lookout for an armed and dangerous fugitive that may be in Shelton or the surrounding area. The U.S. Marshals Service and Shelton police are asking for your help finding Daniel Reid, 38, who has multiple arrest warrants related to narcotics and firearm offenses. Reid is a fugitive from justice and is&...
  • meriden police cruiser
    Meriden 6 hours ago

    Man and woman arrested for sexual, physical abuse of multiple children in Meriden: PD

    A man and woman have been arrested after allegedly sexually and physically abusing multiple children in Meriden, according to police. The police department said they’re investigating multiple allegations dating back to November 2023. A man and woman are accused of abusing children between the ages of four and nine, authorities said. Dorcas Ot...
  • Connecticut State Police
    Willington 6 hours ago

    State police arrest driver accused of going 110 miles per hour on I-84 in Willington

    State police have arrested a man who is accused of going 110 miles per hour on Interstate 84 in Willington while trying to get away from a state trooper. State police said a trooper based out of Troop C in Tolland was conducting highway speed enforcement and saw a GMC SUV speeding on I-84 West, passing exit 73 in Union,…

  • North Haven 4 hours ago

    Police respond to high school, middle school campus in North Haven after threat

    Police have responded to the campus of the high school and middle school in North Haven after a threat. Police said school staff issued a shelter-in-place after being notified of concerning comments of a threat of violence at the school. Authorities said they received a complaint that revolved around a witness who claimed they overheard a high scho...
  • Connecticut State Police
    Stonington 6 hours ago

    Impaired driver arrested in Rhode Island after hitting construction worker in Stonington: police

    A Danbury man who is accused of driving under the influence, hitting a construction worker on Interstate 95 in Stonington and leaving the scene was arrested in Rhode Island, according to state police.   Connecticut state police said troopers responded to I-95 North near exit 91-92 in Stonington around 6:30 p.m. after receiving reports that a d...
  • Norwalk police cruiser
    Norwalk 8 hours ago

    Police investigating after person was shot several times in Norwalk

    Police are investigating after someone was shot several times in Norwalk on Tuesday night. Dispatchers received calls around 9:20 p.m. about several gunshots in the area of Strawberry Hill Avenue and Catalpa Street and found that a person who had been shot several times had gone to Norwalk Hospital. Police said the victim is in serious condition an...
  • Lights on a connecticut state police vehicle
    Willington 9 hours ago

    One hospitalized after motorcycle crash on I-84 West in Willington

    One person has been taken to the hospital after a motorcycle crash on Interstate 84 West in Willington on Wednesday morning. The right and center lanes of Interstate 84 West were closed in Willington between exits 72 and 71 but have reopened. State police said the crash happened around 9:59 a.m. and the injuries are not believed to be life-threaten...
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