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October 31, 2023

CT police officer's actions under review after repeated stun gun use on suspect

A Connecticut police officer's repeated use of a stun gun on a shoplifting suspect has raised concerns after the release of police body camera video Monday.

October 28, 2023

Connecticut moms prowl neighborhood as zombies to raise money for breast cancer research

A group of moms have come together as "Mombies" — Mom Zombies — to raise money for breast cancer research ahead of Halloween. Some of the moms are survivors themselves.

October 24, 2023

New York man's body retrieved after boat sinks in Long Island Sound

A missing New York man's body has been retrieved following a boat sinking in the Long Island Sound on Sunday. The boat was recovered Tuesday.

October 21, 2023

Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying $1B to Sandy Hook families, judge rules

A Texas judge ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying more than $1.1 billion to Sandy Hook shooting victims' families.

October 17, 2023

Connecticut mayor denies absentee discussions with suspected ballot stuffer

Democratic Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim has denied under oath that he shared information about absentee ballots with a campaign volunteer accused of stuffing papers into a drop box.

October 17, 2023

Connecticut postmaster pleads guilty to defrauding USPS of nearly $875,000

A longtime postmaster from Danbury, Connecticut, has admitted to defrauding the U.S. Postal Service by misusing company credit cards. Ephrem D. Nguyen may face 20 years behind bars.

October 14, 2023

Former Connecticut police officer suspected in dozens of burglaries across 3 states

A former officer with the Glastonbury Police Department in Connecticut is suspected in dozens of burglaries in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

October 13, 2023

Brazen Connecticut bear sneaks in cracked window, helps himself to frozen chicken

A hungry black bear was caught on Ring surveillance video breaking into a Connecticut home and raiding the freezer before taking off with a frozen chicken.

October 12, 2023

Connecticut man, who found and kept a bag containing nearly $5K in cash, pays back town, felony charge dropped

A man who tried to claim “finders-keepers" when he found a bag containing $4,761 in May has returned the money to the city of Trumbull, Connecticut, following his arrest in August.

October 12, 2023

Connecticut 15-year-old student-athlete dies after football practice

Elijah-Jay Mariano Rivera, a 15-year-old high school football player from Windsor, Connecticut, died after football practice on Tuesday afternoon.