Connecticut

The race between Hayes and Logan is among the state’s most closely watched contests on an Election Day when voters will also choose state legislators, a U.S. senator and the next U.S. president.

Connecticut voters will decide Tuesday whether to get rid of rules preventing the state from joining the 36 others that allow people to cast ballots by mail or through drop boxes without needing an excuse for not going to a polling place in person.

A state of emergency has been declared because of the critical fire weather conditions that exist throughout the state. Governor Ned Lamont made the announcement Friday afternoon, referencing the massive brush fire at Lamentation Mountain which has been burning since Monday. Firefighters continue to work around the clock to contain that fire. “The filing of this declaration will help provide...

It’s one of the oldest documented parts of our state’s history, and also one of the darkest. The Connecticut Witch Trials occurred from 1647 to 1663, more than four decades before the trials in Salem, Massachusetts. “The witch trials in Connecticut were extremely deadly. The first seven people who were accused and then indicted were convicted and subsequently hanged. Seven…

It’s one of the oldest documented parts of our state’s history, and also one of the darkest. The Connecticut Witch Trials occurred from 1647 to 1663, more than four decades before the trials in Salem, Massachusetts. “The witch trials in Connecticut were extremely deadly. The first seven people who were accused and then indicted were convicted and subsequently hanged. Seven…

A 6-year-old died after his stepfather beat him with a baseball bat in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Check out our very own Hannah Donnelly and CT Live’s Taylor Kinzler as they visit The Big E and settle the decades debate on which state has the best food at the festival. 

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Police reports say a man charged with stalking UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers was found with an engagement ring and lingerie when he was arrested near a Connecticut airport.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey isn’t too happy with some new signs welcoming drivers from her state into Connecticut. The signs were unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Ned Lamont. The signs on the state line along I-91, I-84, and I-395 read “Welcome to Connecticut, Home of the Basketball Capital of the World.” After the UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley...

Connecticut has a new way to welcome drivers as they enter the state on interstate highways and a state road. The new “Welcome to Connecticut” signs are meant to highlight aspects of the state that are near and dear to Nutmeggers. “These new signs are not just markers on our highways, they are a reflection of what makes Connecticut special,”…

Two men are still missing after a boat crash in Long Island Sound on Labor Day that killed one of their friends and a search for the missing boaters is underway on Wednesday. Nine friends were on the 31-foot motorboat, returning from a day on Block Island, when it hit a jetty at the mouth of the Connecticut River around…

One person has died after a boat crash in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, Monday night, while two others are missing and five people are in the hospital.

The calls also included threats to carry out mass shootings at New York City synagogues and to set off explosives at the U.S. Capitol and a university, the indictment said.

A family in Connecticut received a scare when a black bear took a stroll through their neighborhood.

A chance encounter led to some good news for a Connecticut mom whose home collapsed during the deadly flooding that struck parts of the state on Sunday.

The driver in a 2022 crash in northwestern Massachusetts that seriously injured eight motorcyclists was sentenced Monday to 9-12 years in prison. Ryan O’Farrell, 34, pleaded guilty to a single count of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs, five counts of negligent operation of a motor vehicle whie under the influence of drugs resulting in serious bodily…

Torrential rain led to flooding and lots of problem for residents in Connecticut over the weekend. Nearly 10 inches of rain fell in Fairfield County. 

Parts of southwestern Connecticut were hit hit by severe flooding from as much as a foot of rain Sunday, washing out roads, trapping people in cars and a restaurant, and killing two women who were swept away into a river. Gov. Ned Lamont has also declared a state of emergency on Monday as a result of the damage. He said…

A middle school guidance counselor in Norwalk, Connecticut has been arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a male student.

A Massachusetts native accused in a series of stabbings on the South Shore and a murder in Connecticut will remain held without bail after being found to be dangerous. Jared Ravizza allegedly stabbed four girls at a Braintree movie theater and two workers at a Plymouth McDonald’s in May. Investigators believe the attacks were random. Prior to the incidents...