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A Silver Alert has been canceled for a newborn that was reported missing out of Bridgeport. The baby is just a few weeks old and was reported to be with his mother. The Silver Alert was initially issued on Wednesday but has since been canceled.

Hamden police are looking for your help finding a man that has been missing for about two months. Authorities said Keith Brady, 46, may be in need of medical attention. He is described to be 6-foot-1 with dirty blonde hair and hazel eyes. Police said Brady was reported missing in January and was last seen in the area of Yale…

A multi-family home in Hartford has been deemed uninhabitable after a fire Wednesday afternoon. The fire department said they responded to a home on Cornwall Street in the city’s Blue Hills neighborhood. Crews saw flames coming from all three floors, and the fire extended inside, too. The fire was quickly extinguished and officials said every...

Three minors have been arrested after allegedly crashing a stolen car in Killingly over the weekend. State police said they responded to a crash in the area of Main Street and Westcott Road just before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Authorities said a gray Subaru Crosstrek, which was reported stolen, fled the scene and later crashed into a tree on Hartford...

Police have identified the man that died after a car crash in Middletown Tuesday night.

A former police officer being sued by a man wrongfully convicted in his teens testified in the civil trial Wednesday. A lawyer for former New Milford detective Steven Jordan said he, the late detective David Shortt and the New Milford Police Department handled their responsibilities appropriately during the murder investigation that led to Ricky Bi...

A decades-long child abduction case out of New Haven is officially closed. On Wednesday, the New Haven Police Department held a press conference with FBI agents and officers, along with the father and stepmother of Andrea Reyes. Reyes was abducted in New Haven back in 1999 by her biological mother, Rosa Tenorio, according to police.  During Wednesd...

Evy Ruiz is serving up comfort in every cup of coffee. Last year, she opened up her own mobile café, Hasta Luego Cafe, which translates to “see you later friend.” “I named it Hasta Luego Friend because I never imagined myself returning back home and you know that you never say goodbye to anyone, you always return and it’s...

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) says its Connecticut chair joined the parents of two 13-year-old girls who were attacked at Wallace Middle School to meet with the principal and Waterbury Police on Wednesday. We’re told the seventh-grade twins were injured after being beaten by fellow students and having their hijabs ripped off earl...

The Education Committee looked at several bills Wednesday aimed at helping school district hire teachers and keep special education costs down. The public hearing came as the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education rallied at the Legislative Office Building for help. CABE President Leonard Lockhart said the top problem for most school boards...

Connecticut cheesemaker Arethusa Farm Dairy has received two consecutive awards for the best cheese in the country. Earlier this month at the United States Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin, Arethusa Farm Dairy took home the “Best in Show” award for its Europa cheese. “This is our version of a Dutch Gouda-styled cheese,” production manager C...

Cold nights and warm days around New England can only mean one thing – maple syrup. Farmers and foresters around Connecticut are in on the sap run action, including some at UConn. “When the sap is running, we are running, too,” Zachary Placzek, a senior at UConn, said. He is one of a small faction of future foresters, learning a…...

New London’s Sailfest has been canceled this year, according to organizers. Sailfest New London posted on its Facebook page Wednesday that the annual summer celebration would not be happening due to the city’s budget constraints. “Sailfest has been a cornerstone of New London’s summer for over four decades, bringing people together to c...

A Waterbury woman is accused of holding her stepson captive for 20 years and providing little water and little food.