Teen Killed in Hamden Crash
A 15-year-old boy from New Haven was killed in a two-car crash in Hamden. The head-on collision happened on Dixwell Avenue at Lexington Street this morning when a Volkswagen driving southbound crossed...
View ArticleXL Center Future Plans
The idea of replacing Hartford's arena, the XL Center, is nothing new, but authorities are considering a study of the XL Center's future, given its present as a venue for minor league ice hockey, shows...
View ArticleMan Arrested For Spraying Bodily Waste at Cops
A 41-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in Chicago after allegedly spraying bodily waste at a pair of police officers in Uptown. The incident happened when the officers approached Derrick Ray for a...
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Car Slams Into Waterbury House
Authorities are investigating after a car crashed into a home on Wolcott Street in Waterbury, striking a gas meter and causing a leak. It happened around 4:15 p.m. at 551 Wolcott Street, according to...
View ArticleHasan Dishonorably Discharged, No Longer Major
Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan has been dishonorably discharged from the United States Army, according to military officials. NBC 5 DFW Investigates spoke with Chris Haug, Chief of Media Relations at...
View ArticleMajor Improvements To Be Made At West Haven Park
At Veterans Memorial Park in West Haven, the helmets for youth football hang in a storage locker behind the fields, portable toilets are the only bathrooms and a small concession stand feeds hungry...
View ArticleTeen Slices Own Head With Toy Helicopter, Dies
A 19-year-old man playing with a remote control helicopter in Brooklyn lost control of it, sliced off the top of his own head and died Thursday afternoon, law enforcement officials said. The...
View ArticleLive Wires Down After Granby Crash
Police are responding to the area 330 North Granby Road in Granby after a car crashed into a phone pole, splitting the pole and causing live wires to fall. The 37-year-old driver was taken to Hartford...
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Chappelle Bashes Hartford, City Responds
Comedian Dave Chappelle is probably best known for pushing the envelope. But his comments at a Tuesday night show in Chicago about letting Hartford serve as a nuclear bull's-eye made him a target for...
View ArticleMotorcycle Crash Closes Route 8 in Torrington
Route 8 is closed near exits 43 and 44 in Torrington due to a motorcycle crash, according to state police. Authorities said the motorcycle driver was transported by LifeStar to a Hartford Hospital. The...
View ArticleDanbury Hospital Staff Member Charged With Sex Assault
Danbury police have arrested a patient care technician at Danbury Hospital accused of sexually assaulting a patient in his care. Police said the assault happened on June 12 and they arrested Michael...
View ArticleHartford Officer Being Investigated Has History of Problems
One of the Hartford police officers under investigation for failing to find a body at a crime scene has had disciplinary problems in the past. NBC Connecticut obtained Officer William Smith's personnel...
View ArticleMan Found Bloodied, Unconscious in Portland
Authorities are investigating an active crime scene on Riverview Street in Portland after a man was found unconscious and injured on the side of the road, according to police. Police arrived at the...
View Article5-Month-Old Dead, 11-Month-Old Critical After Manchester Crash
A five-month-old baby girl has died and an 11-month-old is in critical condition after being injured in a two-car collision on Spencer Street in Manchester, authorities said. The children had to be...
View ArticleI-691 East in Meriden Reopens After Motorcycle Crash
Interstate 691 eastbound, in the area of exit 5 in Meriden, has reopened after a motorcycle collided with a car on the highway, fire officials said. According to the Meriden Fire Department, the driver...
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Man's Body Chopped Up After Botched Tryst, Robbery: PD
Philadelphia Police say a pimp and two prostitutes killed a Northeast Philadelphia man, chopped up his body and tossed it into the Schuylkill River after a botched robbery. Keith Tolbert, Angel Weston...
View ArticleTeacher Suspended After Leno Appearance
A teacher who dropped his towel on "The Tonight Show" was suspended from a Southern California Christian high school. Steve Endemano bared his backside during a bit in which "The Tonight Show" puts...
View Article49er Named in Second Lawsuit Over 2012 House Party
San Francisco 49ers' All-Pro Linebacker Aldon Smith and his former teammate, Delanie Walker, are facing another lawsuit. The second lawsuit filed this week in Santa Clara County comes from an attorney...
View ArticleCrash Causing Backups on Route 8 South
If you have to travel on Route 8 South at the Naugatuck/Waterbury line, expect delays. There is a crash between exits 30 and 29. The left lane is blocked and delays are building. Photo Credit:...
View Article5 Taken to Hospital After School Bus Crash in East Hartford
Five people were taken to local hospitals after a crash involving a school bus in East Hartford. State police said the collision on Interstate 84 West, in the area of exit 51 was minor. Four people are...
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