The state prosecutor called the case “something out of a horror movie.”| NBC Connecticut
The state Department of Children and Families said it followed protocols in the case of a man who said he was held captive in his family’s Waterbury home for 20 years, from the time he was a boy until he set a fire inside the home in February to escape. Firefighters who responded to the home earlier this year…| NBC Connecticut
A two-year-old boy who died this week after he choked at the New Britian YWCA daycare was remembered at a vigil on Saturday. The Connecticut Department of Children and Families is investigating what lead to the boy’s death. According to YWCA, the boy, Saunti, choked on a meatball on Tuesday. His parents, Asauni Reynolds and Shamrya Cook, still don’t know…| NBC Connecticut
A father is accused of beating his 12-year-old son to death with a baseball bat at their home in Branford, according to state prosecutors.| NBC Connecticut
Described as a nice and caring boy, neighbors said 12-year-old Anthony Esposito was taken too soon. “I know he was learning to play the drums,” said Mary Lou Woods. “He was more into the arts, not too much sports, but he was a sweet little boy.” Woods lives next to the family on Hemlock Road. She said the family kept…| NBC Connecticut
Liam McNeeley scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and UConn closed the game on a 27-6 run to defeat Villanova 66-59 on Tuesday night. UConn trailed 53-39 with 11:58 remaining after Wooga Poplar scored 11 straight Villanova points. McNeeley made two free throws with 1:42 remaining in the second half to give UConn its first lead,…| NBC Connecticut
Paige Bueckers had 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists to lead No. 5 UConn to a 91-49 victory over Seton Hall on Wednesday night, the Huskies’ 41st straight victory over the Pirates. UConn last lost to Seton Hall on Jan. 5, 1994. Bueckers, who scored at least 20 points for the 14th time this season, moved past Diana Taurasi…| NBC Connecticut
On Saturday morning, the Staywell Community Health Center in Waterbury opened its door to uninsured kids for free dental work. “We started about 18 years ago,” said StayWell Health Care President and CEO Don Thompson. “It stopped during COVID and we decided to start it again and see how it goes.” Six local dentists and several volunteers provided free cleanings,…| NBC Connecticut