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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...

Police have charged a man with arson in connection to a residential fire in New Haven that displaced over a dozen people last week. Firefighters were called to a fire on Bishop Street on Friday. When crews arrived, they said they saw heavy smoke coming from the second floor of the home. Fire was found in the basement and the…

Interstate 95 South was backed up Tuesday morning after a crash and ambulances and several fire vehicles responded. The crash was between exits 17 and 16 and several vehicles were involved, according to CTRoads.org. No additional information was immediately available.

Interstate 91 North in Rocky Hill was congested after a crash, but the road has cleared. A tractor-trailer and another vehicle collided between exits 22 and 23, according to CTRoads.org. No additional information was immediately available.

Snow showers and rain moved through parts of the state this morning. The snow was light to moderate and cleared out before noon. Partly to mostly sunny conditions are expected for much of the day. Temperatures will be cooler today, but closer to normal for the end of January. We keep the seasonable temps for February 1, as well before…...