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A woman is dead and a man is injured after a shooting in Hartford Thursday night and police believe the woman was targeted. The woman, 31-year-old Shadarean Ellison, Hartford, was standing on the sidewalk in the area of 184 Westland St. with a group of people when the gunman walked up to her and shot her several times, according to Lt. Aaron Boisvert.

Spelling is difficult and some words are just harder than others to get right. In honor of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Google set out to find the words that each state has the toughest time spelling. They learned people in Kansas can't remember how to spell "Tennessee". Other nine-letter words we struggle with include "beautiful," "efficient," and "etiquette." 16 states struggle with five- and six-letter words. Delaware can't spell the word "those" . . . Utah can't spell "chose" . . . Tennessee can't spell "sugar" . . . Georgia can't spell "queen" . . . people in Pennsylvania can't spell "people."

Michael Johnson posted a video to social media of dolphins on the eastern side of Long Island Sound the morning of May 31. Police said, the woman died from her injuries. This incident happened before 9:30 a.m. on the 800 block of Winsted Road near Kennedy Road. SCENE VIDEO: Vehicle...

A New Haven woman was killed when her scooter collided with a car in Hamden early Thursday morning, according to police. Officers responded to the area of Morse Street and Winchester Avenue around 3:30 a.m. Thursday and found 36-year-old Tanisha Wilson unresponsive on the ground. She was rushed to Yale...

There were heavy delays on Interstate 84 in West Hartford and Farmington Thursday morning and images from traffic cameras showed that one vehicle has rolled over. Both scenes have cleared. I-84 East in West Hartford was congested between exits 37 and 40 for more than three miles after a multi-vehicle...

Hartford County resident Amani Abele Ashley, age 23, of Bristol, was killed around 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 30 while walking along the train tracks near the intersection of Surrey Lane in Berlin. According to Berlin Police, responding officers found Ashley on the train tracks with life-threatening injuries and began emergency...

Where can you get the best donuts in Connecticut? Well, according to the residents of the Nutmeg State and the Food Network (won best donut in the state) you need to try Donut Crazy ASAP! A family-owned and operated donut shop, Donut Crazy offers specialty donuts and is considered to be the ultimate donut-palace throughout Southern Connecticut. With six locations in the state you definitely need to give Donut Crazy a try.

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — The now-former chair of the Waterbury Zoning Commission ordered 16 alcoholic drinks the day he allegedly hit a 17-year-old on a motorscooter and then drove off, according to an arrest warrant. John Egan, 58, has been charged with evading responsibility causing serious physical injury or death, and failure to yield while […]

Hartford police confirm 57 people were arrested Thursday afternoon for stopping traffic on Capitol Ave. by sitting down on the roadway, which had been shut down by police, acting on advance notice of the protest.

A man has been arrested in connection to a hit-and-run crash that left a beloved Bloomfield basketball coach dead on March 31, police said. The pedestrian that was struck, identified as 56-year-old Kendall May, was the head coach for Al Prince Technical High School's boys basketball team in Hartford. On...

NAUGATUCK, CT (WFSB) - Police say there is a possibility of a possible vehicle meetup tonight at Naugatuck Walmart. The street takeover is supposedly scheduled for around 7 p.m. The business owner in partnership with the Naugatuck Police Department has requested that the public not attend this unsanctioned event. According...

“At the end of the day, this is just about fairness,” Chelsea Mitchell told The Post. “This is about biology.” The 20-year-old is fighting for the integrity of women’s sports after she lost more than 20 races over the course of her high school career — thanks to a Connecticut policy that allows transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports. Now, Mitchell, who has declared herself “the fastest girl in Connecticut,” is challenging her state’s policy in court. Mitchell is teaming up with fellow Connecticut residents Selina Soule, 20, Ashley Nicoletti, 19, and Alanna Smith, 19, who ran high school track in the...

Thunderstorms are expected to move in Friday evening and some areas could get heavy downpours and damaging wind gusts. Flash flooding is possible during the late afternoon and early evening. The storms will not impact the whole state and severe weather will be localized. The day will feature above-average high...

TORRINGTON, CT (WFSB) - A person was struck by a vehicle in Torrington on Friday morning. According to the state Department of Transportation, the incident happened on State Road 800, also known as Winsted Road, at Kennedy Road around 9:25 a.m. Winsted Road was closed as of 9:40 a.m. There’s...

There’s been an arrest in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash earlier this spring in Hartford. Police say they responded to an area of Main Street just before 6:30 p.m. on March 31 on a report of a pedestrian struck by the driver of a Jeep

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A proposal in the Connecticut House of Representatives would amend the state constitution to eliminate the current bail system, allowing lawmakers to create a risk-based pretrial policy. Connecticut is currently one of a few states where prosecutors do not have an option to ask for people to be held without bond […]

JOHN COSCARELLA, 58, 68 Cedar Drive, Danbury, two counts of violating home improvement contract requests, violation of state building code penalty, willfully pretends craftsman work without license, May 8. THOMAS CRAWFORD, 32, 28 Beacon Wood Court, Naugatuck, larceny sixth-degree, conspiracy to commit/larceny sixth-degree, May 9. SEAN MARCHANT, 30, 31 Bishop...

(WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com) — The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office took one person into custody after a police chase Wednesday evening. On May 31 at about 6:43 p.m., Chautauqua County deputies observed a vehicle traveling eastbound at a high speed on Route 20 (West Main Street) in the town of Portland, New York. After troopers activated their emergency […]

The incident took place in New Haven County around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, May 27, at the Stonebridge Restaurant on Daniel Street in Milford. According to Milford Poice, Christopher Bier, age 34, of Milford, was dining at Stonebridge Restaurant when he was asked to leave by the security staff for inappropriate conduct towards other patrons.

Up, up, and away. The large, white balloon sailed into the sky over a University of Hartford field, as students, professors, and scientists cheered and watched it disappear. But it wouldn’t be lost and gone forever. About 20 minutes later, the group piled into cars to track the research tool so they could retrieve it…even if it meant somehow plucking it from a tall tree or a backyard.