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Family, friends and community members and filling Sisson Avenue for a vigil to honor Sylvia Cordova, who was the unintended victim of gun violence in Hartford earlier this week.

There are calls for change as a family remembers a father of four killed in Hartford last week. As the community came together Friday night, they also asked neighbors to work together to stop the violence. “I just want his memory to live on, and I want his children to be okay,” said Tacaya Bruff, the sister of Shedrach Bruff….

A vigil will be held for South Windsor mother Jessica Edwards, whose body was found Friday in a wooded area in East Hartford.

A prayer vigil was held Saturday afternoon for a New Haven firefighter recovering in the hospital following a fatal fire earlier this week. Family, friends and neighbors all came together at Pitts Chapel Church to wish Lt. Samod Rankins a speedy recovery. He, as well as firefighter Ricardo Torres Jr., were trapped in a house fire on Valley Street on…

On the eve of Mother’s Day, community leaders gathered at Hartford’s Adventist Academy to show support for mothers who’ve lost children to gun violence. Amidst a rise in city shootings, the YWCA Hartford Region organized Saturday’s candlelight vigil, not only to show support but to also make a public plea to stop the violence. This comes nearly one month...

On the eve of Mother’s Day, community leaders gathered at Hartford’s Adventist Academy to show support for mothers who’ve lost children to gun violence.

The mother of Mikayla Miller told a crowd of hundreds at a vigil in their Massachusetts hometown Thursday that the 16-year-old’s death last month left her shattered, then demanded transparency in the ongoing investigation that has yet to conclude how the teenager died.

A vigil was held in New Haven this evening to honor the victims of police brutality and violence. About 100 people gathered outside the police station on the Yale University campus on Sunday to honor victims in our state and across the country, as well as call for change. The event was put together by Hamden Councilman Justin Farmer. “Everyone…

A vigil was held in New Haven this evening to honor the victims of police brutality and violence.

Dozens gathered for a vigil under a bridge on Campbell Avenue in West Haven. On the ground, flowers and candles were placed next to pictures of 19-year-old Mubarak Soulemane. It’s just feet away from where he died one year ago.

The Waterbury community is mourning the life of a beloved UPS driver. Nathan Burk, 28, died at a hospital after he was seriously assaulted on the job, according to state police. Burk’s co-worker, 19-year-old Elijah Bertrand, is facing a murder charge after police searched for him for hours. He was taken into custody in Plymouth on Wednesday afternoon. Loved ones…

The Waterbury community is mourning the life of a beloved UPS driver.

A suspect is in custody in the deadly assault of a UPS driver Tuesday night in Watertown, according to state police.

Over 175 people had their lives cut short by gun violence this year in Connecticut. And while they may be lost, one local organization is making sure that those lives are not forgotten and that Connecticut continues to be in the forefront of the fight against gun violence. Connecticut Against Gun Violence, or CAGV, is holding a vigil Monday to…

It’s something many families have faced: how to say goodbye when you can’t be there and when you can’t mourn together.

Hundreds remained silent for more than eight minutes at a vigil in Bloomfield Thursday, the only sound a voice echoing the final words of George Floyd.

Two brothers died in the early morning hours on Saturday outside a bar in Bloomfield following an argument. Police are still looking for more information as the community gathers to mourn.

Dozens of people from Ansonia and beyond gathered together to pray for missing 1-year-old Vanessa Morales. Her family and detectives continue to search for her. The group, made up of folks of many faiths, met at Veterans Park next to Ansonia City Hall Saturday evening. They prayed someone may know something that will lead to her. Morales was reported missing…

A prayer vigil is underway for missing 1-year-old Vanessa Morales from Ansonia.

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