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Four months after a Utah woman was killed by an ex-husband, her family hopes the case will spark change to Utah laws to better protect others from domestic violence.

In southeastern Connecticut, help is available around the clock for anyone experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or trafficking. The region has a strong network of services —includ...

When two officers were killed and another wounded in Bristol, they were responding to a domestic violence call. It's the most dangerous kind of call for Connecticut law enforcement.

When two officers were killed and another wounded in Bristol, they were responding to a domestic violence call. It's the most dangerous kind of call for Connecticut law enforcement.

It was just after dawn on Jan. 4, 1999, when Marlene Harris packed up her three children and drove to an East Hartford Stop & Shop, where she picked up a pay phone and dialed 211. On the other end of the line was Maria Mojica, then a crisis line operator with the Hartford-based non-profit Interval House for victims of domestic violence.

With domestic violence rates soaring higher and higher in Connecticut and across the nation since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, practices that protect victims and provide them with a pipeline to services are more vital than ever.

Police officers investigating family violence or sexual assault cases will have a standard, evidence-based checklist of factors to assess under a program being started on Guam.

Calls to the domestic violence hotline rose 28 percent in 2020 and 2021.

Calls to the domestic violence hotline rose 28 percent in 2020 and 2021.

Calls to the domestic violence hotline rose 28 percent in 2020 and 2021.