HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — As Memorial Day weekend kicks off the unofficial start of summer, a Wallingford family and lawmakers are pushing to expand a Connecticut law to improve traffic safety measures for ice cream trucks. It comes after 10-year-old Tristan Barhorst was struck and killed in June 2020 while getting a popsicle at his father's birthday...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) -- Police are investigating a "suspicious death" Friday afternoon in Hartford, according to Hartford police. Police said they are investigating in the 100 block of Wethersfield Avenue between Stonington Street and Wawarme Avenue. Woman charged with assaulting 2 Windsor Locks officers Additional...

VERNON, Conn. (WTNH) - Connecticut State Police (CSP) say two men were arrested after attempting to carjack a woman's vehicle on the side of I-84 Thursday. Emmanuel Nina-Saldana, 21, and Bryan Saldana, 20, were located not long after fleeing the scene on foot. They were arrested and taken into custody of Troop C for processing. Troopers...

MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTNH) - Glastonbury police say a portion of Keeney Street is closed Friday due to a motor vehicle crash. In an announcement made at 11:15 a.m., police said the road is closed between Howe Road and Bush Hill. Motorcyclist seriously injured in East Hartford crash Police expect the road to be closed for...

SUFFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) - Suffield police say they are operating an "extremely challenging" recovery operation after a deceased person was located in the Connecticut River. Capt. Robert Palmer said the recovery is extremely challenging due to THE terrain and the river's current. Armed patrol wants New Haven residents to...

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) - The family of a dancer with a severe peanut allergy who died earlier this year after eating cookies bought at Stew Leonard's has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the grocery company. The lawsuit accuses Stew Leonard's of not declaring peanuts on the product label of Vanilla Florentine Cookies- cookies which 25-year-old...