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Torrington

Torrington man found guilty of stabbing victim 4 times in 2022 attack

National

Mexican admits to smuggling aliens into Hartford and forcing them to work

Known as “Pancho,” the Mexican citizen pleaded guilty Friday to smuggling aliens into Hartford and forcing them to work, while threatening and extorting them.
New Haven

16-year-old student killed in New Haven shooting

The boy was initially listed in critical condition but passed away. Police said a stray bullet also struck a passing school bus but no one on the bus was injured.
Nation World

Will Trump be sentenced? Judge postpones court date indefinitely

It had already become clear since Election Day that the Nov. 26 sentencing wouldn’t go forward as planned.
New Haven

16-year-old student killed in New Haven shooting; suspect remains at large

The boy was initially listed in critical condition but passed away. Police say a stray bullet also struck a passing school bus but no one on the bus was injured.
Fairfield County

Stamford man driving stolen Toyota dragged Trumbull officer with vehicle: Police

The suspect, 57-year-old Brian Jacobs, was allegedly in possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia when he was arrested.
New Haven

16-year-old New Haven student is fighting for his life after being shot in broad daylight

Amid the chaos, a school bus was also hit by a stray bullet. No one on the bus was shot. The incident occurred on Goffe Street. Two juveniles were arrested.
Nation World

Alabama uses nitrogen gas to execute death row inmate convicted of killing hitchhiker

Alabama has so far been the only state to execute inmates with nitrogen hypoxia, but two other states allow it as a method of execution.
Nation World

Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro for alleged attempted coup, threatening his political career

The country's prosecutor general will decide if the case warrants putting Jair Bolsonaro on trial.
National

Guatemalan accused of illegally reentering US is charged with sexual assault in Connecticut

Rafael Vincente, 40, was deported for negligent homicide. He is accused of reentering the country and was arrested in Groton for his alleged sexual abuse of a minor.
Local News

$3.5 million seized after Connecticut business gets victimized by email compromise scam

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has seized approximately $3,507,191 that was stolen from a Connecticut business in May and June.
National

Jamaican national who illegally reentered United States after being deported is sentenced

Jason Caston Williams, 51, who also goes by Jason Fitzgerald and Terry Barrington Stewart, was sentenced in Hartford to two-and-a-half years imprisonment Thursday.