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BRIDGEPORT — The longtime partner of the woman found dying on a Bridgeport street this week has been ruled out as a suspect, an investigator said.

“Deglis Perez is neither a suspect, nor person of interest in this case,” Detective Jeffrey…

BRIDGEPORT — A Monroe man charged months after his 2-year-old son was injured by a gunshot last year rejected a plea offer in the case calling for him to serve more than seven years behind bars.

The defendant, 31-year-old Barrington Strauchn,…

BRIDGEPORT — A 24-year-old woman found unresponsive on a Bridgeport street, several yards from her one-year-old on a nearby porch, died of a gunshot wound to the head and neck, officials said Thursday afternoon.

Evelyn Rayo-Mairena of…

OXFORD — At least one person was injured Tuesday when two cars collided head-on on Route 67 in Oxford, officials said. 

The wreck took place just before 4 p.m. at the intersection with Christian Street, according to the Oxford Fire…

BRIDGEPORT — A truck crashed into a convent and day care center on Wordin Avenue on Thursday, police said.

Shawnna White, a Bridgeport police spokesperson, said officers and firefighters responded to the crash on the 1100 block of Wordin…

BRIDGEPORT — A 24-year-old woman has died after she was found unresponsive and seriously injured Tuesday night, a Bridgeport official said. 

Evelyn Rayo-Mairena was found in the 200 block of Black Rock Avenue around 11 p.m. Tuesday, Bridgeport…

BRIDGEPORT — One person was injured in a fire on Helen Street early Saturday, according to town officials. 

Bridgeport firefighters responded to the 100 block of Helen Street at 4 a.m. for a reported structure fire, according to the city…

STRATFORD — Bunnell High School graduate Ryan Julian, who died in a car crash on Saturday, was remembered in his brief obituary as “loved by everyone who knew him.” He was 18.

“This unfortunate tragedy has ended a most beautiful life,” Julian’s…