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Police are looking for the public’s help finding a man accused of attacking a vape shop clerk in Granby over the weekend. The police department said they were called to Inhale Vape Shop on Mill Pond Drive for a reported alteration on Sunday. Responding officers learned that a man threw store property and physically attacked a store clerk. The...

A man has been arrested after being accused of strangling a woman and hurting a baby while at an Interstate 95 rest stop in Fairfield earlier this month. State police said the incident happened on Saturday, Dec. 7. An arrest warrant says a man had an argument with a mechanic over the phone, and a woman in the car with…

Route 15 North has reopened in Wallingford after a car overturned on the highway Tuesday night, according to the CT Department of Transportation. The DOT said the road was closed between exits 63 and 64, but has since reopened. State police said no injuries were reported. The crash was reported just after 7:15 p.m. The highway reopened about an hou...

The Woodbridge Police Department and Woodbridge Regional Animal Control are investigating the death of two dogs after the bodies were found in a residential area. The incident was reported on Dec. 13 after a person saw two dead dogs on Brookwood Drive and Johnson Road before noon, according to the Woodbridge Police Department. The dogs were both fe...

This week’s big headline: thousands of people living in Connecticut will soon have their medical debt forgiven. But most Connecticut residents aren’t in that boat. So what do you do if you get an unexpected medical bill? Consumers’ Checkbook said surprise bills are an ongoing and growing problem. The nonprofit helps consumers save money and m...

Three people have been taken to the hospital after a car crashed into a UPS truck making a delivery in Enfield on Tuesday. Enfield police said a pickup truck rear-ended a UPS truck that was stopped making a delivery on Broadbrook Road. Authorities said three people were taken to the hospital with injuries. The extent is unknown. The crash is…...

The teen suspect charged in the murder of his own cousin appeared in Hartford Superior Court on Tuesday. Soulo Soto-Veliz, 17, is being tried as an adult in the murder of 18-year-old Edgar Martinez. A public defender said he’s still waiting on all of the evidence from police, and probable cause hearing was pushed to January. His brother, Sender Sot...

A small Connecticut town is slated to get some new technology to curb heavy feet. Washington is the first municipality in the state to receive approval for speed enforcement cameras. Residents were pleased to hear the technology will be online soon. “If people could just slow down and enjoy the town instead of speeding through it,” said Cynthia Qui...

A teen has died after a reported car crash in New Milford Monday night. Police said they were called to Pickett District Road around 8:10 p.m. Responding officers found a car off the road which had crashed into a fence, causing significant damage. A 16-year-old who was driving the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The school district identified...

‘Tis the season for giving, but this year, some nonprofits are struggling as the holiday quickly approaches. Christmas is right around the corner, and some nonprofits say the people who need help the most may not get it. The iconic red kettlebell is another reminder the holiday season is upon us, but the Salvation Army of Southern New England...

Police have identified the person who died after the car they were in collided with a police cruiser in West Haven on Monday morning. Police said 23-year-old Panjala Neeraj Goud was the passenger in a vehicle that crashed during icy conditions. A police officer, as well as the driver who hit the cruiser, were taken to the hospital with serious&#823...

Police are investigating after several cars were vandalized at the University of Bridgeport on Tuesday morning. University officials said at least five cars had their car windows smashed just after 7:30 a.m. The Bridgeport Police Department and University of Bridgeport are conducting an investigation. No additional information was immediately avail...

A deer processing business with “unsanitary conditions” has been ordered to close in Beacon Falls, police said. Beacon Falls and EnCon police officers executed a search and seizure warrant at a business called New England Wild Game – Deer Processing on Dec. 6. Officers saw numerous building and land use violations on the property,...

Connecticut State Police said there will be an increased police presence at schools in the northwest corner of the state on Thursday. Troopers said they recently learned of a non-specific written threat in New Hartford. The threat wasn’t directed toward any specific location in town, but it referenced Thursday, Dec. 19 as the date of the pote...