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Emanuel Harris, 20, was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter by a jury in October after a lengthy trial in the case that included more than a dozen witnesses.

[...] after nearly two days of deliberations, jurors found him guilty of the lesser manslaughter charge, along with a count of first-degree assault in the slashing of another teenager after a party at the Harambee Center.

DANBURY - Police are directing traffic away from Wildman Street this morning while crews with the fire department battle a garage that erupted into flames this morning.

According to fire officials, the blaze started in a single car garage behind a residence on Wildman Street. No injuries have been reported and the garage is detached from the home.

Officials said that the cause of the fire has yet to be determined, although wood stove and electrical service to the garage are areas of interest for investigators.

A powder substance and drug paraphernalia was seized as part of the investigation, which is ongoing, Barown said. The body was transported from the scene by representatives of the state Medical Examiner’s Office.

BRIDGEPORT—A woman was shot near a gas station around 9:15 p.m., according to police dispatch reports.

Officials have not yet confirmed the reports, which stated that th woman was rushed to a hospital with a headwound.

The Citgo Gas Station, at 1025 East Main Streat, sits in a residential neighborhood near the Beardsley Zoo, in the norteastern part of the city.

Winter storm warning, advisories in effect

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for New Haven County and a winter weather advisory for Fairfield County.

The change from Friday’s forecast is more snow and a bigger impact in New Haven County and the eastern half of of the state.

Snow totals have also increased for Fairfield County.

In Fairfield County, the NWS’s most likely accumulation totals are 6 to 8 inches in Bridgeport, 4 to 6 inches in Greenwich, Stamford and Norwalk.

The winter storm warning and winter weather advisory is in effect until 1 a.m.

Major highways like the I-95, I-84 and the Merritt and Wilbur Cross parkways are mainly wet after being treated with a salt brine solution by state Department of Transportation Department crews. [...] it says: Inclement weather such as snow or ice during winter storms may cause numerous accidents to occur on state highways. Most accidents are not reported by the Connecticut Department of Transportation and the Connecticut State Police due to the unusually high number of incidents.

Through the course of the investigation investigators determined that the victim's credit card was used later in the day at CVS in Southbury.

Anyone who believes they may have information regarding the larceny at Ballantine Park, or who thinks they know the identity of the suspect is asked to contact Southbury Police Department at (203) 264-5912 or text TIP711 with any information to 274637.

BROOKFIELD - Several cars from a freight train heading north to Massachusetts derailed near Silvermine Road Tuesday afternoon, officials with Housatonic Railroad have confirmed.

Matt Whitney, an attorney with the railroad, said several cars derailed around noon near Silvermine Road and no injuries resulted from the accident.

The image will be shown on special license plates and rearview mirror hangers, as well as new or replacement parking-space signs.

Contractors engaged in water and fire-damage repairs, storm restoration and mold remediations will now have to register with the state Department of Consumer Protection.

Drug stores will now sell anti-overdose drugs such as Naxalone without a prescription and health insurers that provide prescription coverage, must pay for it without requiring prior authorization.

Connecticut health insurance policies must cover three-dimensonal mammograms, called breast tomosyn

WALLINGFORD - Police say two are dead and two injured after a shooting outside a Connecticut theater late Friday night following a concert.

A Wallingford police spokeswoman tells the Record Journal (http://bit.ly/2hVKvqz ) that officers responded to reports of shots fired outside the Oakdale Theatre after rapper Meek Mill performed.