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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) -- A 28-year-old Hartford resident was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Tuesday for the 2020 fatal shooting of Kwadir Paris. Yamil Rohena was found guilty on Jan. 12, 2024, of murder, criminal possession of a firearm and in violation of his probation from an assault in 2017. According to court documents, Paris, a 27-year-old Hartford resident, was shot at six times on Jan. 4, 2020, in front of his home on Martin Street. Prosecutors used video surveillance of the shooting…
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A Dominican Republic citizen was sentenced to prison Tuesday for illegally reentering the U.S. in Waterbury.
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NEWINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) -- A vulture was struck by a vehicle Wednesday in Newington. According to A Place Called Hope, a wildlife rehabilitation organization, the vulture is suffering from head trauma and both eyes are swollen. No broken bones were found. Rescuers picked up the vulture from the scene and transported it to APCH Wednesday night. If the bird heals, wildlife rehabilitators plan to bring it back to the territory it lives in. Experts said that vultures are often courting during this t…
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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A blind dog had to be euthanized on Thursday after she was found abandoned in Hartford. According to the Hartford Animal Shelter, the approximately 15-year-old dog wa…
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HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — News 8’s Dennis House was in Hamden on Saturday for the Walk to Fight Rare Diseases held by the Denise D’Ascenzo Foundation. The event honors the late Denis…
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EAST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — An East Haven man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for sexually assaulting two children under the age of 10. Lawrence Maenza, 45, of East Haven, faced…
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NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A 17-year-old was arrested on Tuesday in connection to an alleged incident involving a handgun at North Haven High School. Officers were notified on Friday that a student from another high school allegedly displayed a handgun Thursday on North Haven High School’s campus. Police executed a search warrant at 6 […]
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DARIEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A Rhode Island man was arrested Monday for allegedly pulling out a BB gun and “demanding” for a driver to pull over on Interstate 95 in Darien. State police arrested Dae Jesus Acosta, 24, of Central Falls, Rhode Island after they found his vehicle driving near Exit 10. Officers responded at […]
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — What better way to celebrate Cinco De Mayo than surrounded by friends, family, a table of the finest Mexican cuisine, margaritas and of course, music? These Connecti…
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SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A 21-year-old alleged ring leader of statewide criminal activity is facing 10 charges after committing various crimes in Southington and across the state, police s…
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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Some teachers at Hartford Public Schools may no longer lose their jobs after the state agreed to give the district $10.5 million on Thursday. Hartford Public Schools …
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FARMINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Police are investigating a “smash and grab” type of theft on Thursday inside the Westfarms Mall. Officers said that shoppers were frightened by the soun…
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