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• Police investigate East Hartford stabbing

  18-01-2026 21:39
  
  Police continue to investigate a stabbing in East Hartford on Sunday morning. Just before 8:30 a.m., the East Hartford Police Department responded to a report of a stabbing on Francis Street. Upon arrival, police officers located two people who had been stabbed and were bleeding. The police and fire department applied first aid treatment to the victims to control the...
  
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• One person injured in Hartford shooting

  18-01-2026 21:25
  
  One person was injured after a shooting in Hartford on Sunday night. At around 6:20 p.m., the Hartford Police Department responded to the area of 175 Nelson Street for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, police officers located one gunshot wound victim. The male, in his forties, was alert and conscious at the scene before being transported to the...
  
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• 12 people displaced in Waterbury fire

  18-01-2026 18:38
  
  Eight adults and four children are displaced after a basement fire in Waterbury on Sunday night. The Waterbury Fire Department responded to a call around 5:10 p.m. for a structure fire at Country Club Road. Upon arrival, firefighters located heavy smoke on the first floor of the building. They then discovered a fire in the basement. The heavy fire has...
  
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• Newcomers fitting in for top-ranked UConn women and No. 3 UConn men's basketball programs

  18-01-2026 17:27
  
  UConn is the only team with the men's and women's basketball teams both in the top five in the AP poll. Freshmen Blanca Quinonez, Braylon Mullins and Eric Reibe team with productive transfers Silas Demary Jr., Serah Williams and Kayleigh Heckel and some talented returning players as the top-ranked UConn women's basketball team and the third-ranked UConn men's basketball squad are setting their sights on making a run at another national championship.
  
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• Man found dead after ATV accident in Southington

  18-01-2026 16:09
  
  An elderly man was found dead after an ATV accident in Southington on Sunday afternoon. At around 2:50 p.m., the Southington police and fire department responded to Mandel Drive after a report of an unresponsive male near an overturned all-terrain vehicle (ATV). Upon arrival, a witness directed officers to a property on Flanders Street. Officers located an elderly man who...
  
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• Police trade uniforms for jerseys to fundraise for fallen Hartford detective

  18-01-2026 14:22
  
  Police officers traded their uniforms for jerseys to compete in a basketball fundraiser, benefitting the Detective Robert “Bobby” Garten Memorial Fund. Detective Garten was killed when a car fleeing a traffic stop crashed into his police cruiser in September 2023. His family began a memorial fund in his name to continue his legacy. “He became a very good police officer...
  
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• Snow continues into Monday morning

  18-01-2026 07:43
  
  Snow will start to fill into the state later this evening. On and off snow showers will not come to an end until early Monday morning. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 7a.m. Monday. Once we dry out, an additional 3-5″ of snow will have accumulated across portions of the state from Sunday’s system. Clouds will stick around...
  
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