AdvertisementBy HartfordFeb 02, 2021 at 5:54 amAlmost all of Connecticut was buried under a foot of snow or was on its way toward that mark after an enormous winter storm arrived Monday and parked itself over the Northeast, where it is expected to linger through Tuesday evening and drop as many as five more inches of snow across the state.Bridgeport and West Haven each reported 15 inches of snow on the ground, the highest observed snow totals in Connecticut as of 8 p.m., but many communities near the coast were not far behind, according to the National Weather Service.AdvertisementMonroe,...…AdvertisementBy HartfordFeb 02, 2021 at 5:54 amAlmost all of Connecticut was buried under a foot of snow or was on its way toward that mark after an enormous winter storm arrived Monday and parked itself over the Northeast, where it is expected to linger through Tuesday evening and drop as many as five more inches of snow across the state.Bridgeport and West Haven each reported 15 inches of snow on the ground, the highest observed snow totals in Connecticut as of 8 p.m., but many communities near the coast were not far behind, according to the National Weather Service.AdvertisementMonroe,...WW…

AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantJan 07, 2021 at 9:06 pmA man was shot dead Wednesday morning in an exchange of gunfire with officers from a federal law enforcement task force who had come to the Enfield Street area in Hartford’s north end to make an arrest in an unrelated shooting, law enforcement officials said.The victim was not the man being sought for arrest, but rather was in the area when the arrest was being made. Law enforcement officials said the victim fired at the officers, perhaps thinking he was their target. It was unclear what if any relationship there was between the victim...…AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantJan 07, 2021 at 9:06 pmA man was shot dead Wednesday morning in an exchange of gunfire with officers from a federal law enforcement task force who had come to the Enfield Street area in Hartford’s north end to make an arrest in an unrelated shooting, law enforcement officials said.The victim was not the man being sought for arrest, but rather was in the area when the arrest was being made. Law enforcement officials said the victim fired at the officers, perhaps thinking he was their target. It was unclear what if any relationship there was between the victim...WW…

AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantDec 14, 2020 at 11:22 amA former state senator is in critical condition after a crash in Bridgeport Sunday, police said.Edwin Gomes, 84, was driving a Ford Fusion during the collision with an Acura RSX, they said. The Acura’s driver, Clive Henry, 19, has injuries that police said are not life-threatening. There were no passengers in either vehicle.AdvertisementAccording to police, the crash happened about 6:50 p.m. at the intersection of Boston and Noble avenues. Henry, in the Acura, was headed west on Boston Avenue and Gomes, in the Fusion, was headed...…AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantDec 14, 2020 at 11:22 amA former state senator is in critical condition after a crash in Bridgeport Sunday, police said.Edwin Gomes, 84, was driving a Ford Fusion during the collision with an Acura RSX, they said. The Acura’s driver, Clive Henry, 19, has injuries that police said are not life-threatening. There were no passengers in either vehicle.AdvertisementAccording to police, the crash happened about 6:50 p.m. at the intersection of Boston and Noble avenues. Henry, in the Acura, was headed west on Boston Avenue and Gomes, in the Fusion, was headed...WW…

AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantOct 02, 2020 at 4:41 pmThere was a 50% increase in fatal distracted driving crashes from 2018 to 2019 in Connecticut, the state’s transportation agency said Friday, and police want to stop the deadly trend.To that end, state troopers and officers from around the state are participating in a special effort to ticket drivers who are illegally using their cellphones. In all, 42 departments are involved in the stepped-up enforcement, which started Thursday and runs through Oct. 15.AdvertisementEven during a pandemic, when many departments have tried to reduce...…AdvertisementBy Hartford CourantOct 02, 2020 at 4:41 pmThere was a 50% increase in fatal distracted driving crashes from 2018 to 2019 in Connecticut, the state’s transportation agency said Friday, and police want to stop the deadly trend.To that end, state troopers and officers from around the state are participating in a special effort to ticket drivers who are illegally using their cellphones. In all, 42 departments are involved in the stepped-up enforcement, which started Thursday and runs through Oct. 15.AdvertisementEven during a pandemic, when many departments have tried to reduce...WW…