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One person was hospitalized after a motorcycle crash in Southbury Tuesday evening. The crash happened in just before 6 p.m. in the area of Main Street and Brown Road, according to state police. The person was taken to the hospital with possible serious injuries, state police said. The road was closed as the state police accident reconstruction team...

It’s National Hamburger Day and in New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker met with the owner of Louis’ Lunch, Jeff Lassen, to eat the restaurant’s famous burger. Louis’ Lunch is a family-owned restaurant which was started in 1895 by Louis Lassen. The restaurant claims the honor of creating the world’s first hamburger in 1900, and now four gener...

June 1 marks the beginning of hurricane season in the Atlantic. The season appears to be starting quietly but it likely won’t last long. Forecasters at several U.S. universities and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are calling for an above-average season for the Atlantic basin. The 2023 season ended in the top five y...

Cities and towns will soon be able to issue their own fines when drivers are caught illegally passing school buses. Starting July 1, municipal leaders can adopt their own local ordinances against passing a bus when it’s stopped to let children on and off. They can also impose fines of up to $250. “We have to make sure that no…

There is a vibrant selection of fresh fruits and vegetables when customers walk into The Grocery on Broad in Hartford. “We wanted them dead center, right in the heart of the store,” Forge City Works Executive Director Ben Dubow said. The grocery store, operated by the non-profit Forge City Works, aims to provide shoppers affordable access to health...

A state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection employee is accused of impersonating a police officer in Old Saybrook when he pulled over children in a car and has been arrested. Police said Richard Swan, 59, of Old Saybrook, was in a state-issued DEEP vehicle with red and blue emergency lights when he stopped three children in a vehicle ...

A child was taken to the hospital after being hit by a car in Meriden on Tuesday. Officers received calls about a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Hall Avenue shortly before 9 a.m. According to police, officers determined a child about 8 years old had been hit. The child reportedly had no signs of injuries, but complained…...

Connecticut state police have connected the suspect in a stabbing spree in Massachusetts to a death investigation in Deep River. Jared Ravizza, a 26-year-old from the Martha’s Vineyard town of Chilmark, was held for evaluation after appearing in court in Massachusetts on charges of armed assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous...

Police say a man who was found dead at a home in Naugatuck Saturday night died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers responded to a home on Goldfinch Lane around 9 p.m. They found the man dead and a woman suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators determined a domestic dispute took place between the man and the woman, accordi...

A motorcyclist has died after a crash in Hartford on Sunday afternoon. Police said the motorcycle and another vehicle collided around 1:52 p.m. on Zion Street at the intersection with Harbison Avenue. Officers who responded to the scene found a red Yamaha motorcycle and a gray Nissan Murano in the middle of the roadway. The motorcyclist, 20-year-ol...

A pedestrian has serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Newington on Monday night. Officers responded to Richard Street and Willard Avenue around 9:30 p.m. for a report of a collision involving a pedestrian. According to police, the pedestrian was transported to the hospital. Their injuries are described as serious. The driver of the v...

A theater in Massachusetts is apologizing after a special screening of the movie “Jaws” went off the rails when actor Richard Dreyfuss allegedly went on a transphobic, misogynistic, homophobic and sexist rant.

Police are investigating after several people were shot within hours in Bridgeport over the holiday weekend. The first shooting was on Saturday around 8:10 p.m. when there was a ShotSpotter activation within the PT Barnum Housing Community. A crime scene was found near building six. A short time later, police said a 22-year-old Bridgeport man arriv...

A student at Oxford Academy, a private boarding school in Westbrook, is accused of assaulting another student on the campus on Friday, causing serious injuries, and he faces an attempted murder charge, according to state police. State troopers responded to Oxford Academy on Boston Post Road around 8:30 p.m. Friday after receiving reports that a chi...