Bridgeport leaders are working together with mayors and superintendents from Connecticut’s largest cities – Hartford, New Haven, Stamford and Waterbury.

St. Vincent's Medical Center received a donation of new sweatsuits and undergarments for those who go to the hospital for sexual assault exams.

A memorial is planned in Waterbury to celebrate the life of Chloe Ramsubhag, a teen killed in a car crash on Route 8 Sunday.

State officials plan to keep a close eye on the Bridgeport school system as district leaders move forward with layoffs amid a $32 million shortfall.

In this year's ranking, small towns in the Northeast dominated for the second year in a row, including four in Connecticut: Stamford in third place, Bridgeport in fifth place, New Haven in eighth place and Waterbury in ninth place.

Dayquain “Quan” Sinisterra, 27, and other 960 gang members, participated in murders, drive-by shootings, drug trafficking and other violent crimes.

Dayquain Sinisterra was sentenced to 35 years in prison for offenses connected to his participation in the 960 gang, a violent Waterbury gang, officials said.