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The smell of marijuana led South Windsor police to find two teens suspected in a car theft locked in a shed in South Windsor early Thursday morning and police said they think the other suspect accidentally locked them in there. Police said officers were notified that a stolen vehicle heading south from East Windsor was on Route 5 in South…...

One person was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries after two vehicles collided and one rolled over at Washington Street and Vine Street in Middletown on Thursday morning. Police said the driver of the vehicle that rolled over had minor injuries and was transported to Middlesex Hospital as a precaution. The other driver was not in...

May is beginning with partly sunny skies and high temperatures between 65 and 70 inland, closer to 60 at the shore, and an onshore breeze.  It will cloud up overnight and scattered thunderstorms are possible. Low temperatures will be in the 50s to near 60.  Then a bit of fog might form in the predawn hours on Friday.  Then the…...

Bridgeport police arrested a violent fugitive accused of crimes in several states, and may have stopped a kidnapping in the process. The police department said they responded to a home on Gregory Street around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Responding officers found a woman being chased with a knife by a 27-year-old man. The woman had escaped from the hom...

Small businesses across the country and in Connecticut are bracing for the impacts of tariffs. Mellow Monkey in Stratford sells a wide variety of gifts and décor. While prices haven’t changed yet, store owner Howard Aspinwall believes the impact of 145% tariff on Chinese goods could hit around the holiday time, the store’s busiest time of the year....

Two men have been arrested for posing as contractors and trying to scam Windsor Locks residents, police said. The police department said they received a call about a man walking up to a person’s home and offering to seal their driveway for $500. The person agreed and handed them a check. Then, the contractor said he needed $600 more to…...

A Navy sailor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing his wife and setting fire to their New London home while their baby son was inside three years ago. The Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) said 26-year-old George Dodson, who is a Navy sailor, plead guilty to charges including murder, arson and risk of injury to a…

A week from today, you’ll need that little gold star in the corner of your identification to fly domestic without any issues. Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) appointments for getting your Real ID could vary every time you check the website. We checked multiple times. Sometimes, appointments for some locations would pop up for Wednesday, and...

Police have identified the body pulled from the Connecticut River in Rocky Hill this weekend as a woman who had been missing from Glastonbury since March. Emergency crews received a report of a body along the riverbank south of Ferry Park around 9 a.m. on Sunday. On Wednesday, police identified the remains as those of 72-year-old Mary Colasanto, of...

The cities of Bristol and Meriden are lighting up purple in honor of a beloved 8-year-old and her family. Her family said purple was her favorite color. “The support and love that’s been showing is just overwhelming,” her father Jim Barbieri said. “It’s truly overwhelming to see how many people have come together to support her and us.” His......

A projected tax increase in Hamden has left homeowners stunned and frustrated as they await their next tax bill. It comes on the heels of the pandemic-fueled home-buying frenzy municipalities around Connecticut experienced. “It is devastating,” said Kay Lobban, who just bought her home in Hamden two years ago. Being a homeowner just two years, she ...

Route 15 North has reopened after a tractor-trailer tried to go onto the highway on Wednesday afternoon. The Wilbur Cross Parkway was partially closed after a tractor-trailer tried to merge onto the highway. Trucks are prohibited from Route 15 because of low clearances. The highway was closed between exits 56 and 57, as well as between exits 55B an...

A man was stabbed several times behind a business in Bridgeport on Wednesday morning. Police said a call came in around 10 a.m. reporting that a man was stabbed several times on Iranistan Avenue behind a local business and officers are investigating and hoping to identify the individual. No information was available on the victim’s condition. Polic...

A brother and sister from Old Greenwich are accused of submitting false claims with state treasuries around the country for more than $1.2 million in unclaimed funds and they face federal charges. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said 75-year-old Henry J. White Jr. and his sister, 69-year-old Patricia A. W...