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A felon who police say had multiple assault weapons, other guns, and large-capacity magazines in a hidden basement room in his Manchester home in April 2020 was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison under a plea bargain that brought two more felony convictions, records show. DEFENDANT: Paul Andrew Bato,...

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. Late in the morning on a recent weekday, John Tavlarios was getting gas at the service plaza between Exits 9 and 10 on Interstate 95 heading south. Traffic was light at that time of day, but the Darien resident...

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - U.S. marshals said they arrested a violent fugitive who’s accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend and her son multiple times. They said Issac Ramos-Perez was apprehended on Friday. Authorities said Ramos-Perez visited the victims at their home on Dec. 23, 2022. The shooting left the son...

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. — One of the five Memphis, Tenn. officers charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols is from Connecticut, officials said. Desmond Mills Jr. and four other officers are accused of viciously beating Nichols, a motorist who died three days after a confrontation with MIlls and the officers during a traffic stop on January 7.

Sidonia Perlstein was a holocaust survivor who made dresses for a living. Her dress shop in Springfield, MA, “Sidonia's Dressmaking and Alterations” did a brisk business for decades, as people lined up to get one of her original creations. Perlstein died in 2006 at the age of 93. Now, an exhibit at the Mandel Jewish Community Center in West Hartford takes a closer look at Perlstein’s life through her dresses.

PORTLAND, CT (WFSB) - Portland police are investigating after a local farm was vandalized. The maple syrup lines at Penfield Farms were badly damaged. “When workers at the farm went to check on their maple lines earlier this week, they discovered 150 of their tubes had been cut. For Henry...

BERLIN – From a Brooklyn-style, square-cut pie named “Grandma” to one that has all the accouterments of a “Big Mac” - variety knows no bounds at the town’s newest pizza place. SliceWorks opened up at 1863 Berlin Tpke. a few months back and town...

(WTNH) – The victim of a hit-and-run on the shoreline is battling back after life-changing injuries. It’s a story that made headlines across the state. The brother of Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz was hit while biking in Guilford and the driver took off. The injuries were so bad that John Bysiewicz had to have part […]

DUXBURY, Mass. — A 32-year-old Massachusetts woman accused of killing two of her children and injuring her infant son went to high school and college in Connecticut. Lindsay Clancy – formerly Lindsay Musgrove – is from Wallingford and graduated from Lyman Hall High School in 2008, the school district’s superintendent confirmed to FOX61 News.

EAST HARTFORD — Police have located the vehicle and driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run at the intersection of Main and Pitkin streets this week. Police responded to the accident around 9:30 p.m. Jan. 18, where they found George Tetteh-Quarshie, 70, of East Hartford, lying in the intersection severely injured. He was transported to Hartford Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

NEW BRITAIN – A Rocky Hill woman previously sentenced to a year in prison in connection with the abduction of a child who disappeared from New Britain has been charged with violating her probation following multiple new arrests. Stephanie Fonda, 41, faced a judge Wednesday in New Britain Superior...

There’s a push to ban assault weapons on the federal level. The 10 p.m. news on KOTA Territory TV. Dan Haar with Hearst Connecticut Media talks about LEGO leaving Enfield and some big tax cuts that are on the way.

Interstate 84 East has reopened after a vehicle overturned in Hartford Friday afternoon. The crash happened between exits 48 and 49. Traffic was backed up for several miles, according to CTroads.org. Firefighters responded to the scene. It's unknown if there are any injuries. No additional information was immediately available.

After discovering a hot spot for discarded “nip” bottles on a connector leading to Glastonbury High School, a local man is launching a campaign to change the state law so towns can decide individually whether to ban nips. Resident Tom Metzner said he welcomes others in the state to join the cause. “It’s easy to litter. I see them all over,” he said, referring to the bottles. “These nips should ...

An odd debate has been sparked on social media on whether or not a Connecticut girl's facial scar is real or not. The controversy stems from social media posts made on Tik Tok by New London County resident Ann Bonelli, also known as Annie, a Niantic resident who has a scar on the left side of …

Two 16-year-old boys were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Hartford on Wednesday night, police said. The Hartford Police Department responded to the area of Garden Street and Homestead Avenue on a report of a shooting just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Officers found a 16-year-old boy suffering from non-life-threatening gunshot wounds at the scene, police said. ...

Police responded to Westbrook Street on a report of someone being shot. A 17-year old victim was pronounced deceased. Jahki Clarke, 19, of Hartford. He faces manslaughter and other charges.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending indoor mask-wearing in three of Connecticut's eight counties in its latest COVID-19 data tracker report. The CDC displays counties in orange, yellow, or green on a color-coded map shown in the image above to guide local residents and authorities:. Counties...

HARTFORD, CT. - Connecticut is facing a healthcare crisis that is testing the limits of its publicly funded system. This crisis has been brewing for years, with inadequate funding and staffing shortages contributing to a growing problem threatening the health and well-being of those using it.

A former Glastonbury woman who told authorities that a physically and mentally abusive husband got her involved in illegal gun trafficking received a sentence Thursday without immediate prison time — but with three years of supervision by a federal probation officer and a $3,000 fine. DEFENDANT: Brandi Wiggins, 36,...