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State police have charged the teen who is accused of crashing into a Hartford police cruiser, killing Hartford Detective Robert “Bobby” Garten and injuring  Officer Brian Kearney, with manslaughter, driving under the influence and additional charges. State police served 18-year-old Richard Barrington with a warrant Thursday, chargi...

The Animal Haven in North Haven made a plea earlier this week for help to feed the animals in its care as more and more animals have been surrendered – and wow, did people answer the call! And the Animal Haven is so very grateful. On Monday, the shelter was almost out of food and “sinking like the Titanic.” Michelle…

Horse owners in Connecticut are urged to vaccinate their horses against eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus. The state Department of Agriculture said the mosquito-borne diseases affect horses, birds, and humans and horses are the domestic animals most susceptible to infection from the two viruses. Two human cases of West Nile virus infe...

The 2023 Hartford Yard Goats will not be vying for an Eastern League Championship this year, but the team still has a chance to take home some hardware. The MLB Network recently announced it’s hosting the inaugural MiLB Awards Show, giving out special recognition to teams, players, and moments that made the season special. The awards will be ...

Waterbury police have made a third arrest in connection with the stray-bullet killing of the mother of a two-time Olympian rifle shooter from Puerto Rico last spring. Mabel Martinez Antongiorgi, 56, was in her sewing and crafts room in Waterbury when a bullet flew through a wall and hit her in the head on April 9, 2022. Martinez Antongiorgi’s...

Someone won the $100,000 Cash5 Wednesday night, according to the CT Lottery. The winning numbers were 7-9-20-22-26 and the ticket was sold at the Airport Sunoco in East Granby. This is the 38th time someone has won the jackpot in the state this year.

Alyssa Thomas tied a career-high with 28 points, DeWanna Bonner had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 90-75 on Wednesday night to advance to their fifth straight WNBA playoff semifinals. Connecticut will play the New York Liberty on Sunday in a best-of-five series. The Sun lost all four regular-season games ...

Connecticut COPD patients now have access to a new life-changing treatment in Hartford. The first patient at Saint Francis Hospital to get the procedure since it newly became available says it has transformed his life. “The results have been nothing short of miraculous,” Paul Petruccione, of Prospect, said. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or...

No one won the Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, but someone who bought a ticket in Connecticut has won $50,000. The winning Powerball numbers were 16-27-59-62-63 and the Powerball was 23. Powerplay was X3. The $50,000 winning ticket matched four numbers and the Powerball. It did not have Powerplay. The odds of winning $50,000 are 1 in 913,129.18,...

A woman has died after she was struck by a New Britain police officer Thursday morning, according to state police, and New Britain police said the officer will be out of work and placed on restricted duty while an investigation is conducted. State police said the woman was trying to cross West Main Street in New Britain around 1:10 a.m…....

Thursday will be sunny and warm with high temperatures in the lower 70s. High temperatures will be in the 70s on Friday as well, but the clouds will increase. Then, rain showers are likely on Saturday and Sunday, but how much rain will fall remains to be seen. Winds will increase as well and gusts over 30 miles per hour…

A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after he was stabbed in the chest in Norwich early Thursday morning. Police said they received a 911 call around 1:34 a.m. about a disturbance in the parking lot of 229 Boswell Ave. and someone who was in the street had yelled they were stabbed. Officers who responded found what looked like blood…...

Firefighters rescued six people from a fire in Hartford early Thursday morning. Firefighters responded to 393 Franklin Ave., a multifamily building with four apartments, a grocery store and a vacant business just after 2:30 a.m. and heavy fire from the first floor was extending to the second and third floors, fire officials said. Firefighters used ...