Bear walks into home, helps itself from kitchen counter
BARKHAMSTED, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut environmental police say a bear casually walked into a home, strolled past the homeowner and a child and helped itselfRead More
Boy rescued from air conditioning ventilation shaft
WATERFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut toddler has been rescued from an air conditioning and heating vent. Firefighters were called to a Waterford residence TuesdayRead More
District lays off more than 1,000 part-time school employees
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Layoff notices have been sent to 1,100 part-time public school employees in Connecticut only a few months before the fallRead More
Police: Connecticut driver injured in shooting
HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut are investigating a shooting that left a driver injured. The New Haven Register reports police responded to a shooting inRead More
Racial climate at US Coast Guard Academy faces new scrutiny
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — At the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, officers-in-training spend four years together at a riverside campus steeped in shared values ofRead More
Officials report high number of ticks carrying Lyme disease
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials are warning of unusually high numbers of disease-carrying ticks, especially ones that carry Lyme disease. Goudarz Molaei, director ofRead More
Man charged with sexual assault of an Uber driver
WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) — Police say a Connecticut man is charged with the sexual assault of an Uber driver. The Connecticut Post reports 21-year-old JasonRead More
Man convicted of setting fiancee on fire to get new trial
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man locked up in prison for the past 14 years for setting his fiancee on fire in a StamfordRead More
Man in prison for killing 2 women admits to killing 2 more
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A prison inmate convicted in the killings of two women has pleaded guilty to the deaths of two more. The HartfordRead More
Police: Town official punched 70-year-old man in the face
EAST WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — Police have arrested a Connecticut town official they say punched a 70-year-old man in the face. East Windsor police arrestedRead More