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Take a guess. What do you think are the most commonly used computer passwords? A security firm has come out with its list of 200 most frequently used ones. Is yours one of the most common? Nordpass, which makes password management software, recently put together a list of the 200 most common passwords. In the top spot – you might have&#8...

To the north, the gates to sports gambling have opened. “I think it’s a good idea, like any other piece of gambling as long as people don’t abuse it,” said John Porubic of Holyoke, Massachusetts. On Tuesday, Mass. became the fourth New England state to allow sports gambling. “This is a massive social transformation of America,” said Declan Hill,......

New information has been released about former Connecticut residents and Memphis police officer Desmond Mills Jr.’s alleged role in the beating of Tyre Nichols. A police report obtained by the New York Times said Mills, who graduated from Bloomfield High School in 2008, hit Nichols with a baton. Videos released on Memphis Police Friday appear...

Police have arrested a man that allegedly kidnapped and killed a man in Hartford a dozen years ago. The Division of Criminal Justice said a joint investigation by several agencies resulted in the arrest of 32-year-old Shawn Milner, of Hartford. Authorities said Milner allegedly kidnapping and shot Waqas “Victor” Rehman to death in Decem...

Two girls are facing charges after officers found a stun gun following an argument at Hamden High School Tuesday. Hamden Police said the high school’s resource officer was notified of a verbal argument between two students at about 11 a.m. The officer found a stun gun while investigating, according to police. The stun gun appeared to look lik...

Hamden police have arrested a suspect in the murders of a father and son 32 years ago.

For the first time in nearly three months, a physically recovered Alec Iurato emerged at the National Firearms Summit in Washington D.C. to receive a prestigious award for his bravery in an ambush attack. In October, Iurato was injured in a shooting that killed two Bristol police officers, Lt. Dustin DeMonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy. He’s credited...

Bed Bath & Beyond plans to close more stores and four in Connecticut are on the company’s list of 2023 closings. These are the four local stores on the list: 20 Hazard Ave. in Enfield 835 Queen St. in Southington 1065 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield 2260 Kings Highway in Fairfield See the full list here. The company’s financial statements&#...

There has been no sign of April Grisanti since the night of Feb. 1, 1985 and Norwalk police continue to search for answers to solve the 38-year-old case. Police said Grisanti was last seen leaving Anthony’s Bar on Main Street at 12:15 a.m. that morning and her ex-boyfriend, James “Purple” Aaron, forced her into his vehicle and headed no...

Authorities are set to give an update on the search for the killer of Holly Piirainen, a 10-year-old girl whose body was found in the western Massachusetts woods nearly 30 years ago.

There are some changes happening at the home of the Hartford Yard Goats. The Dunkin’ Donuts Park sign and the giant coffee cup above left field were taken down on Monday. The team is working with Dunkin’ to rebrand the ballpark Dunkin’ Park in time for Opening Day, according to General Manager Mike Abrahamson. “This ballpark...

A woman who was working on the Devon Bridge has serious injuries after falling through a hole in the bridge and landing on a barge 40-to-50 feet below, according to the Stratford Fire Department. Stratford Fire Rescue was called out to Route 1 at the Devon Bridge just before 8 a.m. Tuesday after the 55-year-old female fell through a 3-foot,…...

A custodian at Wintergreen Elementary in Hamden was injured while confronting an intruder at the school early Tuesday morning, according to police and school officials. The custodian went to the school after an alarm went off around 5 a.m. and was confronted by a person “who illegally entered the building,” according to a message Gary Highsmith, th...