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Connecticut Uber driver pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 17-year-old passenger

Video evidence caught the Uber driver and the teen together outside a Norwalk home, police said.

License plate readers, Instagram messages tied man to Darien sex assault of minor, warrant says

Police say the girl told the 43-year-old she was 18 but "consistently presented as an early adolescent teenager."

Darien’s dynasty rolls on as the Blue Wave beat Ludlowe for 18th FCIAC field hockey title

Darien beat Ludlowe to win its second straight FCIAC field hockey title and 18th overall.

New York resident wins $50K from Powerball ticket purchased in Darien

The Bronx, New York resident had a 1 in 913,130 chance of winning the prize.

Jewelry, firearms stolen in 2 Darien home burglaries in 2 days, police say

Two burglaries, reported in as many days, remain under investigation, police say.

These Stamford otters just won another term as farm president

Sadie and Ron, a pair of river otters, won 55 crayon votes to keep their jobs as farm president at Stamford Museum & Nature Center for another one-year term.

Prosecutors urge leniency for contractor who bribed Kosta Diamantis

Antonietta Roy, a key player in the “pay-for-play” bribery scheme orchestrated by former state official Kosta Diamantis, should receive leniency

Darien schools are printing far more as screen time drops

The biggest drivers behind the district's expected budget increase are teacher salaries and healthcare benefits.

Mother of 12-year-old Enfield girl found dead from overdose arrested, police say

Police said loose pills were found in the women's home. 

Staples girls basketball coach arrested after police say he choked referee during game over foul...

The coach has resigned after police say he tripped and choked a referee over a foul call during a youth game last week in Shelton.

Florida woman accused of wiretapping Patrick Clancy's father during murder trial

A Florida woman is accused of wiretapping Christopher Clancy after obtaining his phone number from evidence in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial.

Cooper Ouellette trial recap: Sophie Ringquist was 'run over' by his truck, medical examiner says

A medical examiner testified Sophie Ringquist's fatal injuries were consistent with being run over by a vehicle during Cooper Ouellette's trial.

Man sentenced to 4 years in Danbury kidnapping tied to alleged $245M crypto heist

Prosecutors said the man helped orchestrate the 2024 kidnapping. 

Photos: Staples vs. Darien girls volleyball

New York man sexually assaulted minor in Darien, police say

After obtaining an extradition waiver, police said they brought him back to Darien on Oct. 21. 

Did Lindsay Clancy inspire copycat killings? Experts say there's no way to know yet

Recent child killings have raised questions about whether Lindsay Clancy's case has inspired copycats.

Domestic violence made up a record share of Connecticut homicides in 2025

Domestic violence homicides accounted for about one-third of Connecticut's murders in 2025, the highest share in state data dating to 1987.

I-95 fully open after crash closed two lanes in Darien

The highway has fully reopened as of early Monday morning.

Bethel man says 'Cornell 7' lawsuit claims came too late, records show

"As far as defendant goes, this is essentially a lawsuit about an allegedly forced kiss," attorney James Knox said.

$12M cargo theft ring posed as trucking companies, demanded ransom in CT-linked scheme: Indictment

An Uzbekistani man stole more than $12 million in trucking cargo used burner phones, false identities, encrypted messages and defeated tracking devices, an indictment says.