A tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel crashed in Norwalk on Thursday morning. There were no injuries but there was significant damage to a highway overpass, which must now be demolished.
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U.S. regulators maintain fishing quota for valuable baby eels, even as Canada struggles with poaching
Regulators decided Wednesday that U.S. fishermen will be allowed to harvest a little less than 10,000 pounds of the eels per year. That quota will stand through at least 2027.
Driver charged with negligent homicide in fiery crash that shut down Connecticut highway bridge
Reginald Collins, 59, turned himself in Wednesday after learning there was a warrant for his arrest.
Maine lawyer defending New Hampshire in youth center abuse trial attacks plaintiff’s credibility
Martha Gaythwaite is representing the state in an unusual case where the attorney general’s office is both prosecuting and defending.
Suspect in fire outside of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office to remain detained, judge says
The motive remains unclear, and Sanders was not in the office at the time.
Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim’s Connecticut home sold for $3.25 million
Sondheim died at his Roxbury estate in 2021 at age 91.
Right whale is found entangled off New England in a devastating year for the vanishing species
The whale has rope coming out of both sides of its mouth and has been far from shore, making it difficult for rescuers to help, NOAA said in a statement.
New Hampshire’s youth center treated teen like sex slave, punching bag, lawyer alleges
Eleven former state workers face criminal charges, and dozens more are accused in the nearly 1,200 lawsuits former detention center residents have filed against the state.
Man arrested for setting fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office; motive remains unclear
The building’s interior suffered some damage from the fire and sprinklers that doused the area with water, but no one was hurt.
Fire outside the Vermont office of Sen. Bernie Sanders being investigated as arson
Authorities said a suspect still remains at large and no motive had been established.