Connecticut

Four Connecticut residents were killed in a plane crash in Vermont over the weekend, including a 15-year-old Middletown girl who was taking flying lessons from one of her teachers, authorities said. Vermont State Police identified the four as 55-year-old Paul Pelletier, of Columbia; 88-year-old Frank Rodriguez, of Lebanon; and 51-year-old Susan Van Ness and her 15-year-old daughter, Delilah Van Ness,…

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.

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…

Historic flooding in parts of Connecticut closed roads, forced water rescues and caused mudslides on Sunday. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for the risk for catastrophic flooding in Fairfield and New Haven counties through the evening. The Southbury Police Department asked residents in a Facebook post to stay home while roads were closed and crews responded…

The heavy rain is causing flooding in some cities and towns in Connecticut on Sunday. The flooding is creating dangerous driving conditions and multiple roads are closed. Officials said these roads are closed: Bethel Danbury Multiple buildings in Danbury have also been evacuated due to what city officials said was a “mudslide situation” and because of flooding. Roxbury Southbury Woodbury…

Big Y said it found skimming devices at two of its supermarkets in Connecticut and the company is investigating. The company said they discovered on June 29 that someone had attached a skimming device to one single terminal in its Naugatuck and Plainville locations. Big Y is investigating. They said they have inspected all of their terminals and will continue…

The state is rolling out a new campaign on our roadways to crack down on speeding called “Slow Down, Save Lives.” It is a partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The campaign centers around police visibility and enforcement. “The only time you slow down is when you see them, then there is nothing they can do,...

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

Attorney General William Tong is launching an investigation into this weekend’s Capulet Fest.   “What happened to the people who paid for tickets is outrageous, it’s wrong and it;s unacceptable,” Tong said during a press conference, adding his office has already received 60 complaints as of noon Tuesday.   Fans have been voicing frustrations over what was billed as...

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down in Harwinton, Connecticut, on Friday. The NWS said Saturday that they had completed their damage survey and determined the tornado touched down along Spring Hill Road at 4:54 p.m. Friday with an estimated maximum wind speed of 85 mph with an estimated path width of 250 yards. According to the NWS,...

United said Flight 325, an Airbus A320, was heading from Bradley International Airport to Denver International Airport and it returned safely to Bradley to address an issue with one engine

He went on to praise all of the trauma surgeons, doctors, nurses and other hospital staff who looked after him following his injury.

A strange call to police in Connecticut on Tuesday night produced a brief moment of “hiss-teria” when officers found themselves making an interesting arrest: a four-foot snake.

A man and a woman from the Jewett City section of Griswold died in a motorcycle crash in Lisbon on Tuesday night. State police said 33-year-old Trevor Pawlak was driving a motorcycle at the four way intersection of North Burnham Highway, Kimball Road and Meadowbrook Drive around 5 p.m. Pawlak reportedly collided with a Volkswagen that was on North Burnham…