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A pedestrian has been struck on Olivia Street in Derby. Police said it was reported just before 9 a.m. No additional information was immediately available.

Derby Mayor Richard Dziekan announced Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. “After feeling slightly “under the weather” starting this past Friday, Oct. 9, I kept a close eye on my symptoms through the weekend,” Dziekan said in a Facebook post. The mayor said he kept a close eye on his symptoms through the weekend and he decided to…

The Women’s Business Development Council prides itself on helping woman-owned and woman-of-color-owned businesses. The need for their services has grown tremendously since the start of the COVID19 pandemic. “The very fabric and culture is at risk of disappearing because those Main Street businesses are owned and operated by women,” said Fran Pastore, CEO of Women’s Business Development Council. Pastore...

The Women’s Business Development Council prides itself on helping women-owned businesses with a focus on women of color.

Rosali Acquefreda was stabbed to death Sunday. Family members say the suspect is the father of her 3-year-old son.

More than half a million teachers have seen their classroom projects funded through DonorsChoose during the past two decades.  The website allows charitable donations in the name of education. This year, as students face uncertain times, teachers say those donations are more important than ever before. A search for COVID in Connecticut results in 123 projects on the site. Bristol…

The 23-year-old University of Connecticut student charged with murder in Willington appeared by video conference to face charges of murder in the death of his childhood friend in Derby. Peter Manfredonia was charged Monday with murdering Nicholas Eisele on May 24 and with kidnapping Eisele’s girlfriend and forcing her to drive him to New Jersey. He pleaded not guilty to…

The 23-year-old man charged with murder in Willington is now facing charges of murder in the death of his childhood friend in Derby. Peter Manfredonia was charged Monday with murdering Nicholas Eisele on May 24, and with kidnapping Eisle’s girlfriend and forcing her to drive him to New Jersey. Manfredonia, who is accused of killing 62-year-old Ted DeMers in Willington…

A Connecticut man who is accused of killing two people in Connecticut in May, holding another hostage and kidnapping a woman and driving her out of state pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.

Peter Manfredonia, who is accused of killing two in Connecticut in May, told a Willington man he allegedly held hostage in his own home, that “he just flipped,” according to an arrest affidavit released on Monday.

The arrest warrant in the Peter Mandfredonia case was released today revealing new details on the suspect’s explanations for his alleged murders.

Peter Manfredonia faced a Connecticut judge for the first time today for his arraignment on murder charges

Peter Manfredonia, a UConn student who is accused of killing two people in Willington and Derby and leading police on a multi-state manhunt, is back in Connecticut and will be arraigned this morning on several charges, including murder, Connecticut state police said Friday morning.

A spokesperson for the family of a Derby man who was killed by a suspect during a multi-state crime spree is talking about how they want him remembered. Police said 23-year-old Nicholas Eisele was found dead in Derby of an apparent gunshot wound Sunday morning. Investigators believe he was killed by an acquaintance, 23-year-old Peter Manfredonia, though a motive for…

Police say a 23-year-old UConn student is responsible for the deaths of two men in two communities. The victims’ families are speaking about their losses.

A 23-year-old college student suspected in two homicides, a brutal attack, a home invasion and an abduction in Connecticut is in custody in Maryland and will be brought back to Connecticut soon. Police said the motive of the crime spree he is accused of is unclear. Two Connecticut State Police detectives were in Hagerstown, Maryland on Wednesday night because they…

Police provided new details into the arrest of murder suspect Peter Manfredonia in Maryland

The multi-state search for 23-year-old Peter Manfredonia accused of a string of crimes in Connecticut between Friday and Sunday came to an end Wednesday night with state police announcing his arrest in Maryland