Connecticut

A 19-year-old who is accused of going 132 mph said he didn’t stop for a Connecticut trooper because he was late for a job interview, according to state police.

Lawmakers passed a state budget overnight and the governor said he will sign it when it gets to his office. After debating for 10 hours, lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, with a 25 to 11 vote in the state Senate. “This is a balanced, sensible budget that is under the spending cap, provides...

Jasper Greene, 23, of New Haven, was one of three men charged in the death of Mabel Martinez Antongiorgi on April 9, 2022.

Five people have been transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds, but officials tell NBC Connecticut that there are no fatalities.

State police responded to more than 250 crashes over Memorial Day weekend and they have charged three dozen people with driving under the influence. On Tuesday morning, police released Memorial Day Weekend traffic statistics since midnight Friday. Over the long weekend, they responded to:

Former President Joe Biden had dinner in Connecticut on Thursday night. The Woodland restaurant in Lakeville posted a photo on Facebook and said the former president dined there and, “He was so gracious and thoughtful in conversations with staff and guests.” Biden made the trip to Connecticut days after revealing that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of...

Former President Barack Obama is coming to Connecticut. He will join The Connecticut Forum in June.  It is in partnership with the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Former President Obama will talk about his presidency, his current work with the Obama Foundation and the challenges we face today. “For more than three decades, The Forum has served a critical role...

A pet supply and garden center announced that they’re closing all of their stores, including six in Massachusetts and seven in Connecticut.

The Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Team in Connecticut says it has seen an “alarming” spike in the number of animals tangled up in fishing gear and garbage.

Police said a group of kids using fart spray at a carnival in Fairfield, Connecticut, caused groups of people to “scream and run” on Friday night.

A family in Simsbury, Connecticut, was delighted to see an unexpected visitor on their playhouse.

The Great Wolf Lodge in Connecticut has opened. The new resort and indoor waterpark, which is next to Foxwoods Resort Casino, has 13 slides, a wave pool, a lazy river and water play areas. There is also a Pequot Plunge, a family raft adventure and Rapid Racer, a tube slide where riders race each other side-by-side with a low wall...

Four people have died after a car crashed into a store in Waterbury, Connecticut, Thursday morning, causing part of the building to collapse.

The crash killed Detective Robert “Bobby” Garten and injured his partner, Officer Brian Kearney. Barrington said he took off because he was scared because his car was not registered and he had marijuana in the car. He also told investigators he smoked marijuana about an hour before the crash. Barrington pleaded guilty to manslaughter, first-degree assault and interfering with an...

A Connecticut woman was sentenced Tuesday for firing a gun several times in a police department lobby, where an officer fired back but there were no injuries.

Downed power lines in New Haven, Connecticut, caused major delays in Amtrak service between Boston and New York on Thursday. Amtrak first reported the issue in a social media post just before 8:30 a.m., saying rail service in the New Haven area were experiencing delays due to “overhead power issues.” Just minutes later, they said Acela 2190 between New Haven…

A mother and her boyfriend are now facing murder charges in connection to the death of a 10-year-old boy, police said.

A 10-year-old boy with ties to Connecticut has died from injuries investigators say he sustained from being abused. He was living in Florida with his biological mother and her boyfriend, who are facing charges in connection to his death. Investigators said Kimberly Mills and a man brought a 10-year-old, later identified as Xavier Williams, into an emergency room in Tavares, Florida on Feb. 22, 2025. The child was...

A 12-year-old girl has been charged in connection with a reported attack on Muslim students in Waterbury, Connecticut, city officials said.

NBC Connecticut obtained video of police rescuing a man who said his stepmother had held him captive inside their home for 20 years.