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A crash on Route 164 in Preston on Sunday night has left one person dead. Troopers responded to a crash on Route 164 and Deerbrook Road around 8 p.m. According to state police, 78-year-old Frederick Coonan, of North Grosvenordale, was driving when he crossed the southbound lane, went into the shoulder and crashed into a tree. Coonan was pronounced ...

An 80-year-old man was killed in a crash in Willington over the weekend. State police said 80-year-old Paul Butcher, of Taftville, was driving westbound on Turnpike Road on Sunday around 12:20 p.m. when he went off of the road and hit a tree. Butcher was transported to Rockville Hospital by Willington EMS. He was later pronounced dead. The crash re...

More than 740,000 voters took part in early voting in Connecticut, according to the secretary of the state’s office. Early voting started on Oct. 21 and went through Sunday. Here’s a look at how many people voted on each day of early voting: There is no early voting on Monday, Nov. 4. The general election is on Tuesday, Nov. 5….

Rocky Neck State Park remains closed after fire broke out on a hiking trail on Saturday. The park and trail system remain closed as crews work to manage the fire, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The park will be closed until further notice. 🔥 Due to fire management operations, Rocky Neck State Park is close...

State police have arrested a man who is accused of going over 100 miles per hour on Interstate 91 South in Rocky Hill over the weekend. A trooper reported seeing a Nissan Rogue going faster than the speed of traffic on I-91 South near exit 23 on Saturday around 9 a.m. The vehicle was estimated to be going 105 mph,…

Coventry police have arrested a man who is accused of assaulting another man with a knife and charged him with home invasion, assault and additional charges. Police said they responded to South Street shortly after midnight on Friday and found a man lying on the ground near the edge of the road with a knife wound. Investigators determined that a&#8...

A man who was reported missing over the weekend has been found dead in the Moosup River. Plainfield police received a report of a missing person for 32-year-old Kyle Sousa, of Central Village, on Sunday around 5 p.m. He had reportedly last been seen on Saturday at 10:30 p.m. Investigators were able to determine his last approximate location as Main...

On Monday, loved ones said goodbye to Assistant Fire Chief of Botsford Fire Rescue Peter “Pete” Blomberg, of Newtown. The 72-year-old was struck and killed by a pickup truck last week while on his way to a Fire Commissioners meeting. Officials are considering this a line-of-duty death. Those who knew and loved him say Blomberg was a gre...

A man who fled after a crash in Bolton on Friday night left two young kids inside of his vehicle and was later found apprehended, according to state police. Troopers responded to Brandy Street and Meadow Road around 5 p.m. for a report of a vehicle crashing into a pole. The driver, identified as a 33-year-old man from Windham, fled…

Authorities say there are potentially more challenges coming up this week and it could be months before the state is really out of the woods when it comes to the fire danger. “We’re just trying to keep the residents of Connecticut safe,” said Rich Schenk, the fire control officer for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Burn...

On Sunday, one Connecticut family closed the chapter on a heartfelt tradition. “It was such a great run for 15 years, it’s just time for our family to move on,” said race organizer Kurt Knotts. Knotts and his family started Jamie’s run in 2010 after losing their 5-month-old daughter to a rare liver tumor. Since the...

A man has been arrested in connection to a street takeover in New Haven on Friday. Officers from New Haven and troopers from Connecticut State Police were proactively preventing street takeovers and targeting people involved on Friday night. Around 11:15 p.m., police responded to the intersection of Shelton Avenue and Bassett Street. Once there, th...

Four people were taken to the hospital after a crash in Brookfield on Saturday. Emergency crews responded to the 100 block of Junction Road around 1 p.m. for a crash with injuries. According to fire officials, two people inside of an SUV were trapped and entangled with the passenger on top of the driver and partially ejected out of the…...

We’re just a few days away from the 2024 presidential election. Here in Connecticut, we’re deciding on a U.S. Senators race and some very competitive races for Congress. Hundreds of thousands of registered voters have already cast their ballots. Connecticut’s first-ever time for early voting is coming to a close. So how did it go?...