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One of the five Memphis, Tennessee police officers facing murder charges for the death of Tyre Nichols is from Connecticut, his lawyer confirmed. On Thursday, Desmond Mills Jr. was charged with second-degree murder and other counts related to Nichols’ death. The other officers facing similar charges are Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been underway for 11 months now, and education is one of many things being impacted by the war. Save the Children reports that since the start of the academic year in September, one school has been destroyed every other day in Ukraine. Andrii Kryvoruchko and Kseniia Guliaeva both care about their education, and t...

Police are looking for a car believed to be involved in a string of catalytic converter thefts in Norwalk on Wednesday. Dispatchers received several reports of catalytic converter thefts from parked cars in East Norwalk. A total of eight thefts were reported. Authorities said that after reviewing video surveillance and talking to witnesses, a tan-c...

An Avelo flight was forced to return to Tweed New Haven Airport a short time after takeoff Thursday afternoon. Flight 317 to Orlando took off from Tweed around 3:30 p.m. Several minutes after departing, the plane headed back to the airport and landed without incident, according to an Avelo spokesperson. Shortly after takeoff, an advisory light came...

The Department of Labor (DOL) said they’re not accepting unemployment appeals after staff identified a system failure that could have allowed another filer to see your personal information. DOL officials said they’re shutting down the unemployment appeals filing feature in ReEmployCT after it was determined that a system issued the same...

“We’re at the mercy of the utilities, there’s not really much we can do,” said Dave Cartell of Cromwell. With January coming to an end, Middlefield’s Ed Tulinski is bracing for his first electricity bill of the year – the first since Eversource and United Illuminating raised their prices. “I’m prepared to be staggered, let me put it that......

The boyfriend of a mother that was killed last year in New Haven has been sentenced to 35 years in prison in connection to her murder. The Office of the State’s Attorney said Alessia Mesquita, who would have been 30, was shot and killed outside of a parked car. Their 1-year-old child saw the murder happen, police said. Court documents…...

Nearly three dozen cars were reportedly stolen in Hamden during the month of December, police said. Of the 34 total car thefts, 13 were Hyundai brand cars and two were Kia models. Police said 14 stolen cars were either left running or still had the key inside. Authorities said many Hyundai and Kia cars don’t have an immobilizer system, which&...

Crews spent hours cleaning up a large diesel fuel spill on route 2 in Glastonbury Thursday afternoon. The state Department of Transportation said the right lane of Route 2 East was closed between exits 9 and 10, but has since reopened. Environmental Services, Inc., which is a privately held environmental services company, said their hazmat team res...

Police said a middle schooler is facing charges after allegedly bringing a gun to school in Meriden on Tuesday. In a statement to families, Superintendent Mark Benigni said a parent reported the incident at Washington Middle School to police Thursday. School officials began investigating and conducting interviews with the student. Police said the s...

Police officers responded to reports of gunshots at a Waterbury gas station Thursday morning and found a 28-year-old man who had been shot. Police said they found the man when they responded to reports of gunshots at the Valero Gas Station at 467 Wolcott St. at 11:18 a.m. He was transported to a local hospital and police said he is…

A Duxbury, Mass. mother that’s been charged with killing her two young children earlier this week went to high school in Wallingford and graduated college in Hamden. NBC Connecticut has learned that Lindsay Clancy went to Lyman Hall High School and got her bachelor’s degree at Quinnipiac University. An university spokesperson said Clanc...

Cases of cervical cancer have declined over the years thanks to women taking preventative measures — including vaccinations against the human papilloma virus, or HPV. Not long ago, cervical cancer was one of the most common cancers affecting women, but because of advances in medicine, routine testing and increased awareness, doctors say cases in th...