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Michael Proctor, the disgraced lead investigator into John O’Keefe’s death, broke his silence on the Karen Read murder case following the verdict in her second trial.

Route 179 has reopened several hours after wires went up in flames and started a brush fire in Canton. Fire officials responded to Route 179 in the area of Base Street and the Barkhamsted town line on Thursday. Crews were at the scene for several hours after active primary wires caught fire and caused a brush fire, according to officials….

A jury found Karen Read not guilty in the murder of John O’Keefe at the end of her second trial Wednesday.

Michael Proctor is breaking his silence on the Karen Read murder case following the verdict in her second trial, giving an interview to “Dateline.”

A verdict has been reached in the second murder trial of Karen Read, who is charged with killing her Boston police officer boyfriend in a case that has generated over three years of heated debate.

The jury found Karen Read guilty on a lesser charge but not guilty on the charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene in John O’Keefe’s death.

Jurors in Karen Read’s second murder trial sent the judge four questions while deliberating Tuesday, but didn’t reach a verdict. Here’s what happened.

The jury in the Karen Read murder trial didn’t come to a verdict Monday, with Judge Beverly Cannone sending the panel home for the day.

The jury is now deliberating the charges against Karen Read after hearing closing arguments Friday morning and receiving detailed instructions on how they’ll deliberate.

The Karen Read trial continued on Wednesday, the 20th day of testimony in the controversial murder case, and it began with a bang.

The Karen Read trial is not taking place on Tuesday due to “unavoidable circumstances,” a courte spokesperson said in an email.

A Hartford school teacher tragically died in a skiing accident in Utah over the weekend. Staff and students at Prince Tech spoke about what Dan Negrelli meant to the community, and all the lives he touched.

A 53-year-old Canton man who worked as a computer applications instructor at A.I. Prince Technical High School in Hartford has died after a skiing accident in Utah over the weekend, according to police. Unified Police of Greater Salt Lake in Utah identified the man as Daniel Negrelli. A.I. Prince Technical High School is part of the Connecticut Technical Education...

The first installment in Vanity Fair’s long-awaited profile of Karen Read dropped on Tuesday morning. Part 2 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday. Karen Read is ready to speak. This summer, after her first murder trial ended with a hung jury, Read spoke to VF about her late boyfriend John O’Keefe, and what she and her legal team allege...

Animal control officers in Canton are looking for whoever dumped a large ball python snake at a local reservoir. Burlington and Canton Animal Control said the young snake was seen being dumped at the Nepaug Reservoir around 3:55 p.m. Friday. A local Metropolitan District officer saw it happen off Route 202 near gate N593 in Canton. Officers said the individuals…

An official said there are many reasons why people abandon their animals, and she’s seen it getting worse over the last two years.

People dumping animals is becoming a growing issue statewide, with several cases occurring just this week. In Canton, a one-year-old terrier was dumped in a crate along Route 44. He escaped his crate and ran into traffic, suffering a head injury when hit by a car. He had to undergo emergency surgery to remove his eye, but animal control officers…

A dog that was dumped in the woods is recovering after being hit by a car on Route 44. Burlington and Canton Animal Control said a terrier mix that is approximately one-year-old was found in the woods near the intersection of Route 44 and Sterling Drive on the Farmington River side. According to animal control, he was left in a…

Three dogs are up for adoption in Burlington as the town’s dog pound is at full capacity. “Our numbers have probably doubled in the last two years. I wouldn’t say that we’ve ever been full to capacity like we are right now,” said animal control officer Katherine Meskun. A three-year-old shepherd mix named Indy was found abandoned in the...

The animal control department serving Burlington and Canton will not accept non-emergency intakes until further notice after its shelter reached capacity. The Burlington and Canton Animal Control Department announced Tuesday that the shelter, located in Burlington Town Hall, is operating with only its emergency-only kennel available.  However, the department also said the shelter has two dogs — a senior pitbull…