Connecticut

A North Reading, Massachusetts, family is heartbroken after their dog died in the care of a Connecticut dog trainer, who allegedly lied and led them to believe their pet was still alive. To make matters worse, it seems that the North Reading family isn’t the only victim; investigators said this is a dog scam operation that spans several states,...

A dog from Massachusetts died in the care of a Connecticut dog trainer, who misled the animal’s owner and officers investigating what happened, police said Tuesday. Saying the trainer was conducting a dog training scam, police in North Reading, Massachusetts, are seeking to charge the woman with felony counts of larceny and misleading a police officer. Four other dogs...

Those looking for a place to spend their golden years may be better off looking outside of the New York City area, according to the findings of a recent study.

Police are looking for the carjackers who assaulted a Westport man and stole his Aston Martin on Sunday afternoon. Investigators believe the carjackers targeted the victim and followed him home.  

Tornado warnings were issued Wednesday for a set of storms that worked its way from Connecticut, through Rhode Island and into southeastern Massachusetts. The National Weather Service issued the warning for a severe thunderstorm that was capable of producing a tornado near Foster, Rhode Island. It tracked east, sparking tornado warnings in Massachusetts’ Bristol, Plymouth and Norfolk counties, before the…

Southern Connecticut State University held a “paws and reflect” event with dogs and yoga to heal and remember the lives lost in the 9/11 attacks.

Police say a man who fatally shot a University of South Carolina student who tried to enter the wrong home on his off-campus street last weekend was justified in his actions.

A Connecticut man says he didn’t steal the $5,000 in cash he found in a bag lying in a parking lot in May. But police disagree and have charged him with larceny.

Officers from Columbia, South Carolina, were called to the 500 block of South Holly Street around 2 a.m. after getting a report of a home burglary. Authorities said while the officers were heading to the area, the emergency call was upgraded to shots fired. At the scene, police said they found Nicholas Anthony Donofrio, 20, on the front porch of…

Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts saw strong thunderstorms early Friday, prompting severe weather and tornado warnings in parts of New England.

Two people in Connecticut and one person in New York have died after contracting Vibrio vulnificus.

Three people have been arrested on sex trafficking charges for allegedly coercing five women into prostitution throughout New England and in New York and New Jersey, federal officials said Friday. The trio were arrested Wednesday, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts, over allegations dating back to 2012-2016. Jermall Anderson, Jennifer Fortier and Latasha Anderson are accused of...

As the world warms, the amount of snow covering the ground is on the decline, and one of the places leading the way is Boston, a new study finds. In fact, Boston and the rest of southern New England are “losing snow cover faster than anywhere else in North America,” said Salem State University professor Stephen Young, author of the…

A West Hartford man has been indicted on charges in connection to a multi-state scheme defrauding Home Depot of nearly $300,000. The U.S. Department of Justice said 26-year-old Alexandre Henrique Costa-Mota faces charges including conspiracy and wire fraud. Officials say he’s accused of defrauding Home Depot of approximately $297,332 in eight states. Court documents say that between June 2021 to…

An explosion in a car in Sturbridge injured a person in the vehicle and blew out the windows and police believe someone had been huffing in the car, then tried to light a cigarette. Sturbridge police posted information and photos on Facebook and one photo shows the car has Connecticut license plates. Police said the Sturbridge Fire Department received a…

Jessica Bergman called her local mail carrier to surprise her postal service-loving toddler.

Esteban Santiago, a 39-year-old father of four, was rushed to a New London hospital in June 2019. He spent seven days in a coma before his oldest daughter made the difficult decision to end life support.

Certain classes of driver’s licenses from five states, including three in New England, are no longer valid in Florida under a new immigration law.

A Connecticut state representative was assaulted after attending a service marking Eid al-Adha in downtown Hartford on Wednesday, police and officials said.

Former Connecticut governor, U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator Lowell Palmer Weicker has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 92 years old. “It is with profound sadness and loss that we announce that husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, Lowell Palmer Jr., died today after a short illness,” the statement from the family said. Gov. Ned...