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General Motors is recalling more than 600,000 four-wheel drive trucks and SUVs because a software error could activate the braking system, increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers the 2014-2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, 2015-2020 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2014-2018 GMC Sierra 1500 and 2015-2020 GMC Yukon models. GM said 653,370 vehicles worldwide were potentially affected, but no accidents have been reported.

A man trashed his pizza restaurant and ice cream shop near Atlanta to fake a racially motivated burglary so he could file an insurance claim, police said. Gwinnett County police officers responded just before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday after a 911 call reporting a man damaging the businesses, according to a Friday news release. The caller said the man was driving...

Middletown police said they have located a person of interest after a 14-year-old bicyclist was hurt in a hit-and-run crash in Middletown Friday.

Civil rights activists are calling for a hate-crime investigation into the alleged killing of a black teenager by a white man in Peoria, Arizona. Michael Adams, 27, stabbed and killed 17-year-old Elijah Al-Amin, telling investigators that he attacked the boy because heard him listening to rap music in his car, investigators say.

Naugatuck police are looking to identify a person accused of illegally dumping trash in a dumpster at Peter J. Foley.

The U.S. government is investigating more than 100 complaints of poor brake performance on 2.7 million General Motors big pickups and SUVs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says a brake vacuum pump can deteriorate, causing increased braking effort and longer stopping distances. The agency has 111 consumer complaints including nine crashes and two injuries. The investigation covers 2014 through...

Police have identified the man who died after a boating accident on Candlewood Lake in Brookfield on Sunday afternoon.

A man who believes he was the driver who hit a pedestrian in Plainfield on Saturday night has come forward to police.

General Motors is recalling more than a million big pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S. because of power-assisted steering problems that have been cited in a number of accidents. GM says the power steering can fail momentarily during a voltage drop and suddenly return, mainly during low-speed turns. Such a failure increases the risk of a crash. The company...

Houston police say an intoxicated and belligerent man at a downtown hotel where a New Year’s Eve party is scheduled has been arrested for unlawfully carrying a weapon and trespassing after they found several guns and ammunition in his room. Police say hotel security officers confronted the unruly man early Sunday at the bar at Houston’s Hyatt Regency Hotel and...

A Bay Area soccer referee is recovering from a traumatic brain injury and broken jaw after a player sucker punched him over the weekend.

A Bay Area soccer referee is recovering from a traumatic brain injury and broken jaw after a player sucker punched him over the weekend.