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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, 2025

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, 2025

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, 2025

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, 2025

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, 2025

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, 2025

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.

Connecticut January 26, 2025

Connecticut to award nearly $6 million to family of disabled man wrongfully imprisoned for murder conviction

Connecticut is set to pay nearly $5.9 million to the family of a disabled man who was wrongly imprisoned in his 1992 murder conviction before he was freed in 2015.

Sports January 24, 2025

Connecticut lawmaker introduces bill that would legalize sports betting on flights to, from state

A bill in Connecticut aims to legalize sports betting on flights to and from the state, despite other state's laws on gambling on contests.