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Crime April 2

Bodycam in Connecticut house of horrors shows suspect after stepson's fiery escape

A Waterbury, Connecticut police officer asked alleged child abuser Kimberly Sullivan if her stepson "has free rein" to leave his room in bodycam footage after her house fire.

Politics March 25

CT ballot fraud saga leads GOP to alert Bondi after 150 charges lodged, Dem reforms ‘miss the mark,' they say

Bridgeport officials accused of ballot stuffing and mishandling absentee ballots led Republicans in Connecticut's state capitol to call on Attorney General Pam Bondi for help.

US Education March 21

Illiterate high school graduates suing school districts as Ivy League professor warns of 'deeper problem'

Two high school graduates from Tennessee and Connecticut are suing their respective public school systems because they still can't read or write after graduating.

Crime March 21

"A Child Called 'It'" author says Connecticut house of horrors case is 'attempted murder'

Dave Pelzer, author of "A Child Called 'It': One Child's Courage to Survive," says abuse allegations against Connecticut woman Kimberly Sullivan are "extremely severe."

Connecticut March 18

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.

Missing Persons March 16

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.

Crime March 13

‘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.