A Springfield man was found guilty in connection to a 1984 cold-case kidnapping and assault in Avon. Yesterday officials announced a Hartford Superior Court jury George Legre has been convicted of the crime after new DNA evidence was presented.

Yesterday members of the House unanimously voted on a bill to prevent wrong-way crashes. This comes after state Representative Quinten “Q” Williams was killed by a wrong-way driver. The bill will add warning signs and lights to 120 highway exit ramps, install rumble strips, and push a public awareness campaign.

Eversource bills are set to go down starting on July 1st. Officials filed a new Standard Service rate stating that the rate for residential customers will change from 24.17 cents per kWh to 13.82 cents. Eversource says the average customer will save $56 per month.

The Former Chairman of the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative board of directors and Former chairman of the Norwich utilities commission has been sentenced to six months in prison for using company money for lavish trips. 56 year old James Sullivan was sentenced yesterday and is the second person this week arrested in the case.