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A woman is accused of strangling two of her children Tuesday night in Duxbury, Massachusetts, authorities said Wednesday, as they identified all three and announced they were seeking the mother’s arrest.

The man who allegedly tried jumping out of a 12th-story apartment where a dead body was found in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood Sunday has now been charged with murder. Michael Perry, 37, was ordered held without bail in Boston Municipal Court Friday afternoon, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. They identified the man who died as Jose Aponte....

The man and woman who were found dead in a Danbury home Monday afternoon were husband and wife and police said they believe the deaths were a murder and a death by suicide. Officers were called to a Clayton Road home around 3 p.m. for a wellbeing check. The person who called police said family members hadn’t seen or...

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department announced Tuesday it arrested three people in connection to an 11-year-old girl’s murder– her adoptive mother and her two parents.

Two people died over the weekend in Kingston, Massachusetts, during a domestic incident that escalated to a murder-suicide, according to the town’s police force. The people, who have a child together, were identified Monday as Colin Cranham and Sara Emerick. Their 6-year-old daughter was not home when the shooting took place. The Kingston Police Department was called to Elm...

A New Haven man is facing charges related to the murder of a 27-year-old in 2021, police said. Brian Ward, 30, was arrested Thursday on an outstanding warrant. The charges stem from an ongoing investigation into the killing of Tyishoun Matheney that occurred on Butler Street near Goodrich Street in Aug. 2021. Detectives conducted an extensive investigation into the shooting,…

Westport police are investigating the untimely death of a Stratford woman over the weekend. Officers were called to a parking lot on Jesup Road on Sunday around 8:40 p.m. after getting a report that a car was running and it appeared that a person was lying in the backseat. When police arrived, they said they determined that the person, later…

Police are investigating the death of a New London man whose body was found in a cemetery in May. Authorities said the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has identified the man as John “Sean” Lazenby. His body was found in the Cedar Grove Cemetery on May 5. The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown. Police are looking for…

State officials are offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a murderer in connection to a 2012 Middletown homicide case.

A man and woman were killed when they were thrown from a car in a rollover crash on Interstate 395 in Webster, Massachusetts, Sunday morning, police said. A third person in the car was ejected in the crash and was seriously hurt, Massachusetts State Police said Monday. The crash took place about 11:42 a.m. Sunday about 3.3 miles north of…

Connecticut State Police are investigating an untimely death in Oxford. Troopers from the Oxford Resident Trooper’s Office and Emergency Medical Responders were called to Pawnee Road on Monday shortly before midnight after getting a report of a man in cardiac arrest. When first responders arrived, they said the man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not...

Hartford Police are investigating after a 54-year-old man was found dead outside in broad daylight Wednesday afternoon. Officials said they were called to Martin Street at about 4:30 p.m. to investigate. They later determined that the death appeared to be suspicious. Authorities said a caretaker was throwing away trash outside when they found the body, which had been there for…

A 2-year old boy fatally shot his father in an accident after finding a gun, and the boy’s mother is now facing criminal charges, authorities in Florida said Monday

Authorities say a 2-year old boy fatally shot his father in an accident after finding a gun, and the boy’s mother is now facing criminal charges.

Slow down and move over: it’s the plea from loved ones and colleagues after a tow trucker driver was killed last week while helping folks change a tire in North Haven. For the last time, Chris Russell took a ride in his tow truck. The 38-year-old came to the rescue of drivers with his tow truck, but Wednesday, his...

Connecticut State Police said they’ve arrested a man in connection to a deadly assault that happened at a condominium in Killingly. Officials said they received a wellbeing check on a man Tuesday night at about 10:05 p.m. The caller allegedly told police that the man was overdue to return home and was last known to be visiting a condo...

One of the four people who died in a fire at a Worcester, Massachusetts, apartment building last weekend had filed a defamation lawsuit against right-wing radio host Alex Jones and his InfoWars website in 2018, alleging they falsely identified him as the gunman in a massacre at a Florida high school. Authorities on Wednesday released the names of the victims…

Police have identified the man found dead over the weekend in a parking area of a popular Watertown recreation spot as 32-year-old Corey Scarduzio, of Willimantic. Officers received a call from passing motorists about an unresponsive man in the dirt parking area of the Echo Lake conservation trail off of Ice House Road shortly before 8 a.m. When police arrived,…

Police are investigating after a man was found dead in the parking area of a conservation trail in Watertown on Saturday and authorities said the circumstances of his death appear suspicious in nature.

Police are investigating after a man was found dead in the parking area of a conservation trail in Watertown on Saturday and authorities said the circumstances of his death appear suspicious in nature. Officers received a call from passing motorists about an unresponsive man in the dirt parking area of the Echo Lake conservation trail off of Ice House Road…