By Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Matt McFarland, Anna Stansfield and Sam Smink
The U.S. Department of Justice says its monitors will observe voting in New Haven on Tuesday to make sure the city follows the federal Voting Rights Act, specifically its provisions on assistance for Spanish-speaking voters.
Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, and polls in Connecticut are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Connecticut governor’s seat, local races and control of the U.S. Congress are on the ballot.
The Charles, a restaurant in Old Wethersfield, has permanently closed after six years, according to a post from the restaurant on social media on Monday.
Multiple fire departments were called to a residential structure fire in Southington Tuesday morning for a report of activated smoke detectors and smoke coming from electrical outlets.
A man has died after police found him unconscious in a vehicle at the Central Administration Office of Killingly Public Schools, according to state police.
By Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Cierra Jordan and Owen Kingsley
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, suffered a stroke on Saturday and was sent to Johns Hopkins for further monitoring, according to a statement from his chief of staff, Allison Herwitt.
The mother of 12-year-old Eve Rogers, Melanie Federline, appeared in front of a judge on Monday. She is currently not behind bars, having bonded out of jail over the weekend.
Stratford police are asking for the public’s help finding Zoe Jerezano, a 14-year-old reported missing since Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Stratford Police Department.
A judge took three motions under advisement Monday in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case and made no decisions at the hearing.
The motions include a defense request to dismiss the murder charges.
