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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...

Environmental Conservation Police were out in full force this Memorial Day weekend, patrolling Connecticut waterways to make sure people were boating responsibly and had all the required safety gear onboard. Life jackets are required for every person onboard a boat and they must be the correct size. People onboard manually propelled vessels like ca...

One person was injured during a shooting in West Haven over the holiday weekend. Officers responded to a home on Peck Avenue before 6 p.m. on Monday for a report of someone shot. According to city officials, one person was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital to be treated for a non-life threatening leg wound. Authorities believe the shooting was...

Dozens of people were injured during crashes in Connecticut over this year’s Memorial Day Weekend. State police said they responded to 312 crashes between Friday at midnight and Monday at 11:59 p.m. In those crashes, 42 people were injured with one person suffering serious injuries. There were no fatalities. In total, state police responded t...

A person suspected in a stabbings in Massachusetts over the weekend is also sought in a homicide investigation in Connecticut, a prosecutor said during a court appearance on Tuesday morning. A person who is believed to be connected to a death investigation in Deep River and multiple stabbings in Massachusetts over the weekend is due in court on Tue...

We have a mostly sunny and warm day on tap for today with rain possible tomorrow. After some morning fog and drizzle, skies will quickly clear to mostly sunny conditions. Highs will be in the lower 80s for most of the state. Wednesday will start with fair weather. Late afternoon showers or thunderstorms are possible. More rain is likely Thursday&#8...

Two hikers who were missing at Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union overnight are safe after being rescued Monday morning. Officials from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said Environmental Conservation Police were called to respond to the park to find missing hikers. Together, EnCon police, state police, the Union Fire Dep...

A man was stabbed several times in Windsor Locks on Sunday night. Police said someone made an anonymous call just before 8 p.m. reporting that a person was stabbed several times and others were holding down the person who did it. Officers responded and found people holding down a suspect. The 29-year-old victim was bleeding profusely after he was s...

There were delays on Interstate 84 East in Cheshire and Southington after a crash on Monday afternoon, but traffic is moving again. State police said there was a one-vehicle crash near exit 28 around 2:54 p.m. and no injuries are reported.

It’s been a relatively safe Memorial Day on the roads so far and state police are reporting no traffic-related deaths this holiday weekend. But warnings from state police are being prompted as we enter what is known as the “100 deadly days of summer.” It’s a stretch from Memorial Day to Labor Day where police say traffic accidents and......

Seven people were rescued from Long Island Sound after their boat struck a ledge around Clinton Harbor late Sunday night. Officials say the boating accident happened around 11:30 p.m. and Clinton firefighters and EMS responded. One person taken to the hospital to be evaluated. The injuries are not life-threatening. Officials said a fisherman found ...

A 17-year-old is in critical condition after he was struck by a vehicle in Bridgeport on Saturday evening, according to police. Police said they received several calls around 6:27 p.m. Saturday reporting that a child had been struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and Clinton Avenue. Based on the preliminary investigation, po...