Civil rights groups rally for driving equity in Hartford
Civil rights groups rallied at the Capitol Building in Hartford Wednesday morning to support a bill that would change the reasons why a police officer in Connecticut can pull over a driver.
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Civil rights groups rallied at the Capitol Building in Hartford Wednesday morning to support a bill that would change the reasons why a police officer in Connecticut can pull over a driver.
Jim Albert, a Bristol resident accused of making racist online posts, has resigned his position on the Rotary Club, which manages the city’s farmers market.
The FBI and Bristol police are working together to investigate photos and learn if a crime was committed during a "Keep Connecticut White" rally.
The family of a man shot and killed by West Hartford police last week said that the shooting did not appear to be justified. Standing outside West Hartford Town Hall lawyers for the family of Mike Alexander-Garcia also called on the department to preserve and share evidence of their own investigation.
As Juneteenth approaches, communities across Connecticut are holding celebrations marking the time when the last slaves in America learned they were free. “It’s a beautiful thing to see people in the community coming out, being unified, doing positive things,” Lorenzo Boyd, a professor at the University of New Haven, said. As New Haven held their Juneteenth celebration Saturday, the community...