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An arrest warrant says that the former chairman of the Waterbury zoning commission consumed 16 alcoholic beverages before he allegedly struck a 17-year-old with his car and fled the scene. John Egan, 58, was involved in the hit-and-run that happened early Friday morning, police said. The teen was critically hurt as a result of the crash, according ...

A tow truck driver in Milford helped police find a car that had been stolen at gunpoint in Bridgeport after a suspicious interaction with the man who handed over the keys to the vehicle. The tow truck driver contacted Milford police around 7:40 a.m. on Saturday and said a man had handed over the keys to a disabled vehicle, claimed…

A Worcester, Massachusetts man has died after a crash on Interstate 95 in Stamford early Thursday morning. State police said 26-year-old Emmanuel Pierre, of Worcester, was driving a Nissan Rogue on I-95 North when he hit the guardrail near exit 8 in Stamford, crossed the highway and hit a concrete barrier just before 12:30 a.m. He was taken to Stam...

A new court date is being set for the Naugatuck father who is accused of killing his 11-month-old daughter in November. Online court records said a hearing date was set for Thursday, but a new court date is being set. Christopher Francisquini is accused of killing his baby daughter, Camilla Francisquini. Francisquini had been on the run for two wee...

Bridgeport police have arrested the grandson of a man who died after a domestic assault and charged him with manslaughter. On Feb. 20, officers found 68-year-old Jeffrey Lindo unresponsive at the Charles Street home he shared with his daughter and grandson and he was pronounced dead, according to police. Investigators determined that he had be...

Carjackers punched and robbed a man at gunpoint in the parking lot of a Walgreens pharmacy in Hartford early Thursday morning and took jewelry and his car, according to police. Officers responded to the Walgreens at 161 Washington St. just after 1 a.m. to investigate an armed carjacking and the victim told them that two men approached him, one poin...

Thursday will be hot, and we will again have some smoke here from the fires in Nova Scotia, Canada. The high temperatures on Thursday will be in the lower 90s, while it will be in the 70s at the beaches. Thursday night will be fair. Then record heat is possible Friday, along with sun and clouds. Temperatures will be in…

There were heavy delays on Interstate 84 in West Hartford and Farmington Thursday morning and images from traffic cameras showed that one vehicle has rolled over. Both scenes have cleared. I-84 East in West Hartford was congested between exits 37 and 40 for more than three miles after a multi-vehicle crash between exits 39A and 40, according to CTR...

A vehicle went off a bridge and into a river in Norwich early Thursday morning and the person who was in it has been taken to the hospital. Police said the vehicle drove off the side of Water Street Bridge and into the Shetucket River around 5:30 a.m. The person who was in the vehicle was able to get out…

Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase from $14 per hour to $15 per hour today. In May 2019, Gov. Ned Lamont signed legislation to increase the state’s minimum wage from $10.10 per hour to $15 with annual increases until 2023. “This is perhaps one of the most impactful pieces of legislation for working families that a governor can sign, and I&#82...

There’s a new effort to help former students of Stone Academy. Hundreds were left in limbo after their school suddenly shut down. Now, state lawmakers are taking action to help them out. “I’m extremely frustrated. We’re still left in a dark with a lot of unanswered questions,” said Symia Lyles, former Stone Academy student. There ...

Two teens were arrested after allegedly stealing a woman’s purse in the Walmart parking lot on Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton, police said. The police department said they were called to Walmart at about 3 p.m. for a reported purse snatching. A woman in her 70s was loading items in her car when a vehicle approached and a passenger got...

A mama bear was euthanized after breaking into a Bloomfield home Wednesday evening. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said they were called to a home in Bloomfield at about 5 p.m. after a bear had reportedly got inside through a screen door while two people were home. Officials said the bear left the home before EnCon Pol...