Kimberly Sullivan, who was taken into custody on Wednesday, faces charges including assault, kidnapping and unlawful restraint. She is accused of locking her stepson in his room for over 20 years. AP/Waterbury Police Department hide caption
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The Mystic Aquarium announced the death of Chappy, who was rescued from downtown New Haven, Conn., in mid-February. Caitlin Zerella/New Haven Police Department hide caption
Nicole Barracliff at Mercy Housing and Shelter in Hartford acts as the "hub" directing incoming individuals to the people and resources that can most help them in the current moment. Tyler Russell/Connecticut Public hide caption
Caseworkers who serve the unhoused population experiencing high rates of burnout
A baby seal was rescued in New Haven, Conn., over the weekend. The pup, believed to be a few weeks old, is now recovering at the nearby Mystic Aquarium. Caitlin Zerella hide caption
The University of Idaho Marching Band, wearing Yale T-shirts, performs at the NCAA Tournament game between Yale and San Diego State in Spokane, Wash., on Sunday. The band has been honored in Connecticut for filling in as Bulldogs. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption
Portrait of American jazz musician, composer and band leader Jackie McLean, Hartford, Conn., 1979. Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
McLean's Scene: How Jackie McLean made Hartford a destination for jazz
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McLean's Scene: How Jackie McLean made Hartford a destination for jazz
Connecticut's most wide-ranging gun control measure since the 2013 law enacted after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting takes effect on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. The new law bans the open carrying of firearms and prohibits the sale of more than three handguns within 30 days to any one person, with some exceptions for instructors and others. Jessica Hill/AP file photo hide caption
Peter Manfredonia was sentenced to 55 years in prison for killing two people, injuring another, holding a man hostage and kidnapping a woman in 2020. Ned Gerard/AP hide caption
State Rep. Quentin Williams, D-Middletown, applauds during Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's state of the state address, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Hartford, Conn. Williams was killed overnight in a wrong-way highway crash after having attended the governor's inaugural ball hours and after having been sworn in to a third term, House Democratic leaders said Thursday. Brian O'Connor/AP hide caption
A 2012 file photo shows the Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford. Jessica Hill/AP hide caption
Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim apologized to the family and friends of the victims and to "all who care about the human decency that should be shown in these situations." Jessica Hill/AP hide caption
Shantell Fields, Lauren Smith-Fields' mother, stands with family members during a protest rally in front of the Morton Government Center, in Bridgeport, Conn. Jan. 23, 2022. Smith-Fields was found dead in her Bridgeport apartment in December and her family and friends marched in her memory on Sunday, which would have been her 24th birthday. Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media hide caption
Route 206 in Somerville, N.J., remained largely under water on Thursday. Similar scenes played out across the state and its neighbors. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP hide caption
Construction of an Amazon facility in Connecticut has been halted after a seventh noose was found by workers at the site on Wednesday. Ethan Miller/Getty Images hide caption
Trinity Health RN Kayla Bennett gives Hartford, Conn., resident James Watts his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a neighborhood vaccine clinic at the at the Parker Memorial Community Center. Ryan Caron King/Connecticut Public hide caption
A Connecticut prosecutor says the Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, shown here, will not face a second trial in the 1975 murder of teenager Martha Moxley in Greenwich. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez was chosen to lead the department in 2018, but authorities said he and a city official schemed to help him with the police chief examination. Jessica Hill/AP hide caption
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined Connecticut and New Jersey in instructing travelers from 16 states with rising numbers of coronavirus cases to self-quarantine. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
A hand sanitizing wipe station is seen next to the slot machines at the Mohegan Sun casino on May 21. Connecticut's two federally recognized tribes said they're planning to reopen parts of their casinos on June 1, despite Gov. Ned Lamont saying it's too early and dangerous. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
A resident talks on the phone while walking in Jiangtan park after its reopening in March in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. The new coronavirus pandemic felt thousands of miles away, until it didn't. As cases in the U.S. skyrocketed, many noticed a shift — from watching the headlines, to watching what we touch. Getty Images hide caption
During his remarks to reporters before his departure to Norfolk, Va., President Trump said outside the White House that there was a "possibility that sometime today" there will be a two-week quarantine on parts of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images hide caption
Cows graze in a field in the Podunk section of East Brookfield, Mass. Christopher Fitzgerald/AP hide caption
Before scheduling his hernia surgery, Wolfgang Balzer called the hospital, the surgeon and the anesthesiologist to get estimates for how much the procedure would cost. But when his bill came, the estimates he had obtained were wildly off. John Woike for Kaiser Health News hide caption