5-Year-Old Boy Pulled From River Has Died, ID Released: CT News

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5-Year-Old Boy Pulled From River Has Died, ID Released: Reports

State officials shared the heartbreaking news on Friday.>>>Read More.

Man Accused Of Killing Family Member's Kitten Arrested: Police

Police said the man told another family member the kitten was annoying him, so he threw it against a table, then off a back deck.>>>Read More.

Arson Prompts CT To Install Fire Extinguishers In Local Ballot Boxes

The CT state government is shipping fire suppressors to each municipality for installation inside absentee ballot drop boxes.>>>Read More.

Lawnmower Catches Fire; Officials Reiterate Safety Tips

Connecticut is still under a red flag warning for potential brush and other fires, with dry conditions expected to continue until next week.>>>Read More.

4 Shot Downtown, Teen 'Very' Critical, 1 Arrest: PD: UPDATE

An "exchange of gunfire between two parties" downtown at 2 a.m., led to 4 being shot, a young woman, 19, has "life-threatening" injuries: PD.>>>Read More.

Selectmen Vote To File FOI Complaint Against School Board

The complaint challenges the legality of the school board's emergency meeting.>>>Read More.

Ghost Tours, Faerie Villages & Lantern Fests Light Up CT This Weekend

November begins this week, but Spooky Season hasn't quite given up the ghost in Connecticut.>>>Read More.

See also:

• Man Charged With OUI Made 'Obscene Gesture' To Trooper: CSP
• Flags To Lower Statewide Monday In Honor Of Firefighter
• Newly-Opened Vape Shop Subject Of Narcotics Raid By Police

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