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New Details Emerge After Teens Shot, Killed In Hartford
The incident occurred in Hartford around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, May 4, at 94 Hendicxsen Ave. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert, officers responded after receiving multiple 911 callers reporting shots fired. The teens, Lavante Brown, age 19, of Hartford, and Aydin Davis, age 16, of Bloomfield, were found in the building...
Man Found Shot To Dead In East Hartford Park
The incident occurred in Hartford County around 10:30 p.m., Sunday, May 5, at Wickham Park in East Hartford. According to Officer Marc Caruso of the East Hartford Police, the unidentified man was found behind 1211 Tolland St., in the park shot to death. The man has not been identified. "It...
Man arrested for exchanging gunfire with people in an Enfield home
ENFIELD, CT (WFSB) - A man was arrested for a “shots fired” incident that happened inside a home in Enfield on Sunday. Zachary Clothakis, 28, of Bloomfield was hit with a list of charges, according to Enfield police. They said they responded to Lincoln Street and Alden Avenue...
Fate of CT man charged in 2016 fatal shooting of man and woman in hands of jury
The trial of Brandon Letman on two murder charges is now in the hands of the jury, nearly eight years after two people were gunned down in Hartford’s North End. A 12-person jury was sent into the deliberation room about 4:30 p.m. Monday after attorneys for both sides gave their closing arguments at the end of the trial, taking another step toward possible closure for the families of ...
Cloudy and warmer start to the new workweek
Happy Monday! We have a cloudy start to the new workweek with warmer temperatures on tap. There will be considerable clouds on Monday with some sunshine. There is a very slight chance of a late afternoon or evening shower or thunderstorm. Highs on Monday will be in the upper 70s.
CT has nearly $400 million in unspent federal funds. They plan to use the money for UConn, towns and more
After weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations, state lawmakers were expected to vote Tuesday on reallocating hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds for high-priority fiscal items. The four largest areas of funding are public higher education, children’s mental health, municipal aid, and $50 million for nonprofits that provide state services through contracts that traditionally cost ...
CT authorities trace middle school bomb threat to Bradley International Airport, detain suspect
One person was detained Monday after a bomb threat directed toward a school in Rocky Hill was found to have come from Bradley International Airport. Police officers in the morning hours were dispatched to Griswold Middle School on the report of a bomb threat, according to the Rocky Hill Police Department. Police said the school was evacuated as authorities used a bomb-detecting dog during a ...
Bear and her cubs make beeline for bacon in Bloomfield
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) – A momma bear and her two cubs visited the backyard of a home in Bloomfield recently. Resident Darlene Yule said she thinks the bears were intrigued by the smell of bacon she was cooking and walked up to take a whiff before continuing on their way. The mother bear had an […]
I-95 reopens in Connecticut after gas tanker fire damaged Norwalk overpass
(CNN) — A busy stretch of Interstate 95 in southwestern Connecticut reopened to traffic this weekend, just a few days after a gasoline tanker fire damaged an overpass and forced the highway to close in both directions.
Connecticut coastline facing lifeguard shortage
NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTNH) — The sound of water lapping the shoreline will soon be accompanied by the sounds of children playing on New London’s Green Harbor Beach, and there’s hope is there will be enough lifeguards to make sure everyone is safe. It’s why the city is offering free training for perspective lifeguards. New […]
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