Connecticut

Missing Persons 1 day ago

Missing Connecticut girl found alive 25 years after kidnapping with help from DNA testing

Police in New Haven, Connecticut, have identified and located a missing girl after her mother abducted her 25 years ago and brought her to Mexico in 1999.

Connecticut 4 days ago

Man describes shocking living conditions he endured during 20-year home captivity: 'Unimaginable'

New details have been revealed in the case against a Connecticut stepmother accused of holding a man, now 32, in captivity for 20 years.

Crime 5 days ago

‘Malnourished’ man held captive by stepmom for decades set fire to home to escape: ‘I wanted my freedom’

A man held captive by his stepmom for 20 years deliberately set fire to their home in Waterbury, Connecticut, last month to escape because he wanted his freedom, police said.

Crime March 8

WATCH: Democratic lawmaker arrested for DUI after failing roadside sobriety test as wife slept in backseat

A body camera captured footage of Connecticut Rep. Aundré Bumgardner failing multiple roadside sobriety tests before being arrested for allegedly driving under the influence.

Connecticut February 23

Connecticut cannibal killer given conditional release after 2011 murder in which he ate victim's brain, eye

An institutionalized man who confessed to the 2011 killing of a homeless man in Connecticut in which he also ate the victim's body parts was granted a conditional release.

MAHA February 22

New England barbecue joint makes radical menu change amid MAHA movement

Barbecue restaurant Walrus Alley in Westport, Connecticut, has announced it will be going completely seed-oil free and switching to healthier alternatives as restaurants jump on the MAHA train.

Washington DC February 18

DC plane crash: Victim's family seeks $250 million in first legal action since deadly collision

A D.C. plane crash victim's family is preparing to sue the federal government, seeking $250 million in claims after Casey Crafton, a husband and father of three, died in the collision.

Connecticut February 17

UConn becomes first in the state to put emergency contraception Plan B on campus

The University of Connecticut has placed vending machines with the emergency contraceptive Plan B on its campus, the first institution in the state to do so.

True Crime February 9

Ivy League grad student, US Army veteran's killer had eerie motive: detective

A Yale graduate student and U.S. army veteran was killed in what initially appeared to be a random act of violence, and a detective on the case reveals how the killer was nabbed.

College Basketball February 7

Fairfield's Deon Perry nails incredible 70-foot game-winning shot to beat rival Marist

Fairfield Stags' guard Deon Perry nailed a 70-foot game winning shot to beat Marist 59-56 on Thursday night at Fairfield University's Leo D. Mahoney Arena.