Connecticut

A Boston man is facing federal charges in an alleged sex trafficking operation, accused of victimizing a young woman and a 17-year-old girl. U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins of Massachusetts announced Friday that 30-year-old Leon Blount had been charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, as well as three counts of transporting a minor with intent to engage...

A video of Matthew Myslenski, a Connecticut high school senior, reacting to his acceptance at Harvard has been viewed by millions.

An ugly incident that happened with just seconds left in a hockey game between a team out of South Windsor, Connecticut, and a team from Massachusetts called the St. Nicks. A Connecticut coach allegedly yanked a Massachusetts player to the ice. Tama Parsons, head coach of the St. Nicks, posted video of the incident to Facebook. “The coach grabbed him…

Parents and coaches were outraged after video showed a teen hockey player dragged to the ice by an adult on the opposing team’s bench.

Justina Pelletier’s legal case may have ended in 2020, when she and her family lost a civil suit against Boston Children’s Hospital, but the fight for the Connecticut woman, now 23 years old, to stay healthy continues. “My understanding now is that she’s recovering well,” said John Martin of Keches Law Group, Pelletier’s attorney. “She’s happy, she’s healthy, and...

A new documentary looks at the case of Justina Pelletier, whose stay at Boston Children’s Hospital became a battle over who could make medical decisions for her.

Two terrifying animal attacks were caught on camera with children screaming for help after coming in contact with aggressive animals right outside their home. 

Two children were attacked by aggressive animals in California and Connecticut. Steven Romo reports for NBC News.

A man suspected in a monthslong string of bank robberies across New England was arrested Thursday in Connecticut, federal authorities said.Taylor Dziczek, who’d been dubbed “The Route 91 Bandit,” has been under investigation over 14 bank and credit union robberies — and one attempted robbery — in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Ranking the best bars in New England is always difficult — there are so many to choose from — but Yelp has a new list of the best one in each state. The list, using data through Oct. 17, ranks businesses identified as dive bars “using a number of factors including the total volume and ratings of reviews,” according to…

Three police officers were shot in an apparent ambush-style attack involving a fake 911 call reporting a disturbance at a private home in Connecticut, killing two of them, law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the case say. The third officer underwent surgery for his gunshot wound and was later released from the hospital. The gunfire in Bristol erupted in…

We have had quite the rainfall event across southern New England in the last couple of days.  Major flooding occurred in Rhode Island on Monday around Providence. And on Tuesday, flash flood warnings were hoisted twice for areas in and around New Haven.  Radar-estimated rainfall had a good handle on actual reports across the region, with 2-5 inches in a...

Today: Rain and downpours. Highs in the 60s. Overnight Tuesday Night: Showers dwindle. Lows in the 50s. Wednesday: Clouds, sprinkles, chance shower. Highs around 70.

Federal prosecutors say a Vermont man charged with killing his mother at sea in 2016 in a plot to inherit millions should remain behind bars pending trial because he poses a flight risk and danger to others. The prosecutors filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont, on Friday, opposing a request by Nathan Carman to be released….

It’s been two weeks since the State of Connecticut announced its first reported case of monkeypox. And while it’s still rare, now one of the people who has contracted it is sharing his experience and sending a message to others in hopes of slowing the spread. “It’s been a physical and emotional roller coaster, for sure,” Johnny Rivera said....

A man who threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and members of her family in messages sent through anonymous social media and email accounts has agreed to plead guilty, federal prosecutors in Boston said Wednesday. Marshall Nicholas Fain, 31, of New Haven, Connecticut, was in a relationship with the Massachusetts woman for about two years before they split last August, according…

A Connecticut man capped a grueling, monthslong run from Florida to Maine with a surprise proposal to his partner, who was with him the entire way.

Shan Riggs got down on one knee to propose to his partner, Joshuaine (Josh) Grant, after crossing the finish line of the 3,000 mile run up the East Coast Greenway, from Florida to Maine over the Fourth of July weekend.

The misadventure happened June 23 when a mother bear knocked over a garbage can and one of her cubs stuck its head in a clear plastic jar that had spilled out

A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle people from Brazil into the United States. Officials said 41-year-old Fagner Chaves De Lima, of East Hartford, was observed trying to smuggle a person from Brazil to the U.S. The District of Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office said De Lima tried to orchestrate an “elaborate” and “manipulative” human smuggling...