BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A 20-year veteran Bridgeport police officer has been fired for using excessive force during an arrest last year, officials announced.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Police in Trumbull are investigating a large gathering held over the weekend at the home of a Bridgeport city employee, authorities said.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A state Department of Health employee says he was fired after questioning the department's authority to fine a bar that allegedly flouted state rules about crowd size amid...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man was charged with manslaughter Monday in connection with the 2019 death of a four-month-old baby who suffered head and neck injuries, New Haven State's...

Coronavirus-related developments across New England:

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Bishop Frank Caggiano of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport is in quarantine after testing positive for...

MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two Connecticut men have pleaded guilty in connection with a car racing crash that killed a pregnant woman and a teenager in 2018.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The fatal shooting of a man in his car over the weekend in Bridgeport has driven the number of homicides in the city to its highest since 2006.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Edwin Gomes, a former Connecticut state senator has died from injuries he suffered in a two-car accident in Bridgeport earlier this month. He was 84.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut state senator was hospitalized in critical condition after a two-car accident in Bridgeport.

MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — Eight people who were at the state courthouse in Milford this month tested positive for the coronavirus, but officials kept the building open as workers cleaned the areas...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut veterinarian was charged Thursday in connection with the death of a puppy who was left too long on a heating pad — his second arrest on animal cruelty...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man was arrested Thursday in connection with a barbershop shooting that killed an employee and wounded another.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A divided Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the 2017 murder conviction of a man accused of fatally shooting another man in Bridgeport in 2010, and ordered a...

TRUMBULL, Conn. (AP) — A man accused of robbing a jewelry store at a Connecticut mall was taken into custody early Saturday after crashing his car during a police chase and shooting at officers...

HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Public schools in Hamden will switch to all-remote learning until at least mid-January after a vote by the Board of Education.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Developments on the coronavirus pandemic in New England:

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Bridgeport Hospital is joining others across Connecticut in reinstating visitor restrictions...

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut college has settled a lawsuit over the death of a student who choked on pancakes during an eating contest on campus in 2017.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The former minister of a Connecticut church who was convicted of repeatedly raping a girl beginning when she was 6 has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) _ People's United Financial Inc. (PBCT) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $144.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the Bridgeport, Connecticut-based...

DERBY, Vt. (AP) — A fugitive wanted for questioning in the killing of his former girlfriend was caught in Vermont trying to cross the U.S.-Canadian border on foot, police said Tuesday....

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut lawmaker has asked the top state prosecutor to investigate the death of a 21-year-old man who was shot inside a social club and then stumbled outside where...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A New Haven woman has pleaded guilty to lying to a grand jury about the events that led up to the killings of three people in 2015.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A man who authorities say was shot by a Connecticut police officer to stop him from stabbing another person has been charged with attempted murder and other...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut police officer shot a man early Wednesday morning while trying to stop him from stabbing another person, authorities said.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim shouldn't have used an emergency alert system to lambaste a power company over its response to Tropical Storm Isaias, a Connecticut...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Bridgeport police are asking witnesses to come forward as they continue to investigate the killing of a 22-year-old pregnant woman.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man who federal and state authorities say sexually abused a girl under 12 years old and sought another underage victim for “slave training” in his “sex...

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Metro-North rail commuters on the New Haven Line faced one-hour delays Wednesday morning as crews worked to fix infrastructure damaged by last week's tropical...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A second teenager has been arrested in the death of a 14-year-old Bridgeport boy whose body was found in a wooded area last week.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — One of six victims in three separate double shootings in Connecticut late Saturday and early Sunday has died, state police said.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) _ People's United Financial Inc. (PBCT) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $89.9 million.

On a per-share basis, the Bridgeport, Connecticut-based company...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Bridgeport has become the latest Connecticut city to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus.

The city issued a statement saying the statue was removed Monday from...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut police have arrested two men in connection with the fatal shooting of a 77-year-old restaurant custodian whose killing had gone unsolved for 27...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — One person was killed and three others were wounded in a shooting Thursday night in Bridgeport that police officials attribute to years-long tensions between violent...

The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday partially reopened four of its branches to begin offering in-person licensing and new vehicle registration services by appointment only, the...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s Criminal Justice Commission on Friday announced the appointment of new top prosecutors for the Fairfield and Stamford-Norwalk judicial districts.