The National Transportation Safety Board has issued an "urgent safety recommendation" after a Metro-North track foreman was struck and killed by a passenger train last month in Connecticut.More >>
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued an "urgent safety recommendation" after a Metro-North track foreman was struck and killed by a passenger train last month in Connecticut.More >>
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has visited Connecticut to woo gun manufacturers who are considering leaving the state after Governor Malloy signed new gun restrictions. The new restrictions come after the massacre at a Newtown...More >>
The Boston Bruins return home to TD Garden tonight for Game Three of the Stanley Cup finals against the Chicago Blackhawks. The best-of-seven series is knotted at a game apiece. The first two games have been close, with both...More >>
Connecticut's second-highest court says prison officials can use reasonable force to take DNA samples from convicted felons who refuse to provide them.More >>
Connecticut's second-highest court says prison officials can use reasonable force to take DNA samples from convicted felons who refuse to provide them.More >>
A man found dead of an apparent drowning in a Fairfield marsh was a 59-year-old artist whose work was admired by former President Bill Clinton and actress Kathleen Turner.More >>
A man found dead of an apparent drowning in a Fairfield marsh was a 59-year-old artist whose work was admired by former President Bill Clinton and actress Kathleen Turner.More >>
The New York Yankees snapped their five-game losing streak with a wild 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels yesterday. Mariano Rivera struck out Albert Pujols with the bases loaded to end the Angels' five-run rally in...More >>
Federal, state and local officials are set to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a new office building in New Haven that will include the new headquarters for Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.More >>
Federal, state and local officials are set to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for a new office building in New Haven that will include the new headquarters for Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.More >>
Connecticut U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney is highlighting legislation he has proposed in Congress to prevent interest rates on need-based student loans from doubling next month.More >>
Connecticut U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney is highlighting legislation he has proposed in Congress to prevent interest rates on need-based student loans from doubling next month.More >>
Rhode Island State Police say a man driving in Providence with two children in the back seat of his SUV was stopped by troopers after they received calls of a possibly intoxicated motorist going slowly, drifting from...More >>
Rhode Island State Police say a man driving in Providence with two children in the back seat of his SUV was stopped by troopers after they received calls of a possibly intoxicated motorist going slowly, drifting from lane to...More >>
Searchers have scaled back efforts to find a commercial photographer who went missing last week after telling his wife he was heading to Connecticut's Housatonic (hoos-uh-TAH'-nihk) River to retrieve a lost...More >>
Searchers have scaled back efforts to find a commercial photographer who went missing last week after telling his wife he was heading to Connecticut's Housatonic (hoos-uh-TAH'-nihk) River to retrieve a lost bicycle.More >>
Organizers of a veteran's memorial being built in Hartford that will feature a walkway of granite engraved pavers are inviting the public to buy the permanent markers.More >>
Organizers of a veteran's memorial being built in Hartford that will feature a walkway of granite engraved pavers are inviting the public to buy the permanent markers.More >>
Connecticut Democrats are defending a new campaign finance law former Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell says dismantles ethics, contracting and campaign reforms she signed into law.More >>
Connecticut Democrats are defending a new campaign finance law former Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell says dismantles ethics, contracting and campaign reforms she signed into law.More >>
Twenty-six butterfly bushes are being planted along the Southington Rail Trail to honor the 20 first graders and six educators killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.More >>
Twenty-six butterfly bushes are being planted along the Southington Rail Trail to honor the 20 first graders and six educators killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.More >>
Its coat has turned from light to brown, but the rare white bison that caused a stir among Native Americans is still attracting visitors a year after its birth.More >>
Its coat has turned from light to brown, but the rare white bison that caused a stir among Native Americans is still attracting visitors a year after its birth.More >>
Connecticut lawmakers are not finished their work in response to the Newtown school shooting. When they return in February, they will take up numerous recommendations for new laws on issues including mental health...More >>
Newtown marked the passage of six months since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School with a moment of silence. The remembrance doubled as a call to action on gun control, as participants read the names of thousands of...More >>
The president of Colt Manufacturing says he will be pleased to welcome Texas Gov. Rick Perry for a tour of its plant in West Hartford on Monday.More >>
The president of Colt Manufacturing says he will be pleased to welcome Texas Gov. Rick Perry for a tour of its plant in West Hartford on Monday.More >>
A Connecticut woman disfigured in a chimpanzee attack has been denied permission to sue the state. Charla Nash's family sought permission to sue Connecticut for $150 million but was denied by the state Claims...More >>
A Connecticut woman disfigured in a chimpanzee attack has been denied permission to sue the state. Charla Nash's family sought permission to sue Connecticut for $150 million but was denied by the state Claims...More >>
Bristol police have condemned a multi-family home after an electrical worker found water pouring from a basement ceiling onto the building's electrical panel.More >>
Bristol police have condemned a multi-family home after an electrical worker found water pouring from a basement ceiling onto the building's electrical panel.More >>
Six months after the Newtown school shooting, the tragedy will be marked with a moment of silence, the reading of thousands of names of gun violence victims and calls around the country to pass legislation...More >>
Six months after the Newtown school shooting, the tragedy will be marked with a moment of silence, the reading of thousands of names of gun violence victims and calls around the country to pass legislation expanding...More >>
Enfield police say two missing children who allegedly were taken by their paternal grandmother have been found safe. State police also cancelled a Silver Alert they issued Thursday for 12-year-old Kilee Bosley and...More >>
Today marks six months since the shooting that killed 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Family members, elected officials and other leaders will gather in Newtown for a day of...More >>
Connecticut's attorney general says he wants the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether former Gov. John G. Rowland's administration violated state employees' constitutional rights when it laid off 2,800...More >>
Connecticut's attorney general says he wants the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether former Gov. John G. Rowland's administration violated state employees' constitutional rights when it laid off 2,800 workers...More >>
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he won't accept watered-down background checks as the price for pushing gun control legislation through the Senate.More >>
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he won't accept watered-down background checks as the price for pushing gun control legislation through the Senate.More >>
A 22-year-old Connecticut man arrested for writing obscenities and "Tyranny" on his speeding ticket payment claims in a federal lawsuit that his free speech rights were violated.More >>
A 22-year-old Connecticut man arrested for writing obscenities and "Tyranny" on his speeding ticket payment claims in a federal lawsuit that his free speech rights were violated.More >>
The White House says President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will meet Thursday with relatives of the victims of the Connecticut school shooting.More >>
The White House says President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will meet Thursday with relatives of the victims of the Connecticut school shooting.More >>
An 82-year-old good Samaritan who has been giving free haircuts to the homeless for 25 years has been kicked out of a Hartford park by city health officials.More >>
An 82-year-old good Samaritan who has been giving free haircuts to the homeless for 25 years has been kicked out of a Hartford park by city health officials.More >>
Connecticut's attorney general is giving the organization that owns the replica schooner Amistad until the end of the week to produce some financial documents.More >>
Connecticut's attorney general is giving the organization that owns the replica schooner Amistad until the end of the week to produce some financial documents.More >>
A well-known commercial photographer is missing after telling his wife he was heading to the swollen Housatonic River to retrieve a lost bicycle.More >>
A well-known commercial photographer is missing after telling his wife he was heading to the swollen Housatonic River to retrieve a lost bicycle.More >>
Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation are commemorating the upcoming six-month anniversary of the school shooting in Newtown with speeches on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.More >>
Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation are commemorating the upcoming six-month anniversary of the school shooting in Newtown with speeches on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.More >>
The families of Newtown shooting victims Dylan Hockley and Victoria Soto plan to be surrounded by the laughter of children as they mark the six-month passing of the tragedy.More >>
The families of Newtown shooting victims Dylan Hockley and Victoria Soto plan to be surrounded by the laughter of children as they mark the six-month passing of the tragedy.More >>
A spokesman for Electric Boat says a minor equipment fire at a dock at the submarine maker caused some damage to equipment, but caused no injuries.More >>
A spokesman for Electric Boat says a minor equipment fire at a dock at the submarine maker caused some damage to equipment, but caused no injuries.More >>
Federal authorities say a Middlebury man has been sentenced to two years in prison for participating in a scheme to direct illegal contributions to former House Speaker Christopher Donovan's failed congressional...More >>
Federal authorities say a Middlebury man has been sentenced to two years in prison for participating in a scheme to direct illegal contributions to former House Speaker Christopher Donovan's failed congressional campaign.More >>
By CLARKE CANFIELD Associated Press U.S. maple syrup production soared to a record 3.2 million gallons this year, boosted by good weather and a high number of syrup taps in use.More >>
By CLARKE CANFIELD Associated Press U.S. maple syrup production soared to a record 3.2 million gallons this year, boosted by good weather and a high number of syrup taps in use.More >>
The state Supreme Court has upheld the negligent homicide and cruelty convictions of a Hamden woman in the dehydration death of her friend's 23-month-old son.More >>
The state Supreme Court has upheld the negligent homicide and cruelty convictions of a Hamden woman in the dehydration death of her friend's 23-month-old son.More >>
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is stepping up his gun control campaign by asking donors not to support four Democratic senators who opposed a bill to expand background checks.More >>
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is stepping up his gun control campaign by asking donors not to support four Democratic senators who opposed a bill to expand background checks.More >>
By PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer ESPN says it will stop broadcasting in 3-D by the end of the year, dealing a major blow to a technology that was launched with great fanfare but has been...More >>
By PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer ESPN says it will stop broadcasting in 3-D by the end of the year, dealing a major blow to a technology that was launched with great fanfare but has been limping along...More >>
A Senate panel has voted to allow the Department of Education to fund new construction projects for districts that have seen traumatic events in their schools.More >>
A Senate panel has voted to allow the Department of Education to fund new construction projects for districts that have seen traumatic events in their schools.More >>
Leaders of the Connecticut AARP branch are meeting with the congressional delegation to express their opposition to President Barack Obama's proposal to change the way inflation is measured.More >>
Leaders of the Connecticut AARP branch are meeting with the congressional delegation to express their opposition to President Barack Obama's proposal to change the way inflation is measured.More >>
State and local officials are being sued on allegations that they've been collecting a $50 fee for temporary pistol permit applications since 2009 without any authority to do so.More >>
State and local officials are being sued on allegations that they've been collecting a $50 fee for temporary pistol permit applications since 2009 without any authority to do so.More >>
Advocates are celebrating the nation's most sweeping legislation requiring special labels for genetically modified food. But for the Connecticut rules to take effect, lawmakers in neighboring states will need to...More >>
Advocates are celebrating the nation's most sweeping legislation requiring special labels for genetically modified food. But for the Connecticut rules to take effect, lawmakers in neighboring states will need to pass...More >>
Maine food retailers would have to put special labels on products that contain genetically modified ingredients, under a measure advanced by the House.More >>
Maine food retailers would have to put special labels on products that contain genetically modified ingredients, under a measure advanced by the House.More >>
U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty is introducing an amendment to provide incentives to defense contractors that make donations to help build a new Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, as well as other schools disrupted by...More >>
U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty is introducing an amendment to provide incentives to defense contractors that make donations to help build a new Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, as well as other schools disrupted by a...More >>
Bridgeport lawmaker Christina Ayala has entered a no contest plea to motor vehicle charges stemming from an August hit-and-run accident in the city.More >>
Bridgeport lawmaker Christina Ayala has entered a no contest plea to motor vehicle charges stemming from an August hit-and-run accident in the city.More >>
Bridgeport's mayor says the governor's plan for allocating $72 million in federal funding to recover from Superstorm Sandy isn't adequate for the city's needs.More >>
Bridgeport's mayor says the governor's plan for allocating $72 million in federal funding to recover from Superstorm Sandy isn't adequate for the city's needs.More >>
Metro-North has hired an outside firm to review its track maintenance and inspection programs following last month's derailment outside of Bridgeport.More >>
Metro-North has hired an outside firm to review its track maintenance and inspection programs following last month's derailment outside of Bridgeport.More >>
Connecticut's top child welfare official will be testifying before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on the state's efforts to prevent child sex trafficking.More >>
Connecticut's top child welfare official will be testifying before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on the state's efforts to prevent child sex trafficking.More >>
The "Say Yes to Education" program that sends public high school graduates to college for free has added five prestigious private universities to its list of destinations.More >>
The "Say Yes to Education" program that sends public high school graduates to college for free has added five prestigious private universities to its list of destinations.More >>
A Connecticut judge has ordered The Hartford insurance company to pay $20 million to auto body shops for an unfair trade practice related to hourly labor rates for vehicle repairs.More >>
A Connecticut judge has ordered The Hartford insurance company to pay $20 million to auto body shops for an unfair trade practice related to hourly labor rates for vehicle repairs.More >>
The Connecticut Supreme Court will decide how much money victims' families could get in their lawsuits over a 2003 nursing home fire in Hartford that killed 16 patients.More >>
The Connecticut Supreme Court will decide how much money victims' families could get in their lawsuits over a 2003 nursing home fire in Hartford that killed 16 patients.More >>
Six months after a gunman took the lives of their loved ones, some families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims are heading to Capitol Hill this week to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting...More >>
Six months after a gunman took the lives of their loved ones, some families of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims are heading to Capitol Hill this week to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action.More >>
James Redeker, commissioner of Connecticut's Department of Transportation, is the new chairman of an organization created by Congress to come up with a long-term investment strategy for rail throughout the...More >>
James Redeker, commissioner of Connecticut's Department of Transportation, is the new chairman of an organization created by Congress to come up with a long-term investment strategy for rail throughout the Northeast...More >>
Mitchell College and the University of Connecticut's Avery Point campus are negotiating an agreement for UConn students to fill empty Mitchell College dorm rooms.More >>
Mitchell College and the University of Connecticut's Avery Point campus are negotiating an agreement for UConn students to fill empty Mitchell College dorm rooms.More >>
A 35-year-old man convicted of murder in the beating and burning death of a Bridgeport woman has been sentenced to the maximum 60 years in prison.More >>
A 35-year-old man convicted of murder in the beating and burning death of a Bridgeport woman has been sentenced to the maximum 60 years in prison.More >>
A Middlebury man is facing sentencing for his role in a scheme to direct illegal contributions to former House Speaker Christopher Donovan's failed congressional campaign.More >>
A Middlebury man is facing sentencing for his role in a scheme to direct illegal contributions to former House Speaker Christopher Donovan's failed congressional campaign.More >>
The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season made this June 7 the wettest on record for many cities and towns in the northeastern U.S.More >>
The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season made this June 7 the wettest on record for many cities and towns in the northeastern U.S.More >>
The governor's official residence in Hartford is among historical locations that are opening to the public as part of the state's annual Connecticut Open House Day.More >>
The governor's official residence in Hartford is among historical locations that are opening to the public as part of the state's annual Connecticut Open House Day.More >>
Soaking rains spawned numerous flood watches and pushed some streams and creeks over their banks throughout the Northeast, yet the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season sped up the Eastern Seaboard...More >>
Soaking rains spawned numerous flood watches and pushed some streams and creeks over their banks throughout the Northeast, yet the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season sped up the Eastern Seaboard without...More >>
A provision making promoters liable for fighters' health care costs is threatening to derail plans to expand mixed martial arts events in Connecticut.More >>
A provision making promoters liable for fighters' health care costs is threatening to derail plans to expand mixed martial arts events in Connecticut.More >>
The Connecticut Supreme Court is scheduled to release a ruling on whether state judges can issue search warrants for email accounts maintained by out-of-state companies like Google.More >>
The Connecticut Supreme Court is scheduled to release a ruling on whether state judges can issue search warrants for email accounts maintained by out-of-state companies like Google.More >>
Eighteen people are now being treated for possible rabies exposure after coming into contact with a baby raccoon in Coventry that later tested positive for the disease.More >>
Eighteen people are now being treated for possible rabies exposure after coming into contact with a baby raccoon in Coventry that later tested positive for the disease.More >>
A New Haven man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the murder of a former friend who was shot while sitting in a car in the city's Newhallville neighborhood.More >>
A New Haven man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for the murder of a former friend who was shot while sitting in a car in the city's Newhallville neighborhood.More >>
A 50-year-old Bridgeport man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing to death a neighbor who had asked him to turn down his reggae music.More >>
A 50-year-old Bridgeport man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing to death a neighbor who had asked him to turn down his reggae music.More >>
A New York City woman has pleaded guilty to engaging in a fraudulent fundraising scheme in which she posed as the aunt of a Newtown school shooting victim.More >>
A New York City woman has pleaded guilty to engaging in a fraudulent fundraising scheme in which she posed as the aunt of a Newtown school shooting victim.More >>
New Haven officials have dedicated the library media center at Wilbur Cross High School in honor of retired state Supreme Court Justice Lubbie Harper Jr.More >>
New Haven officials have dedicated the library media center at Wilbur Cross High School in honor of retired state Supreme Court Justice Lubbie Harper Jr.More >>
Thirteen people are being treated for rabies exposure after a family in Coventry found a baby raccoon that later tested positive for the disease.More >>
Thirteen people are being treated for rabies exposure after a family in Coventry found a baby raccoon that later tested positive for the disease.More >>
State police say they've arrested a third man in connection with a theft at the state Department of Motor Vehicles office in Waterbury three years ago.More >>
State police say they've arrested a third man in connection with a theft at the state Department of Motor Vehicles office in Waterbury three years ago.More >>
Bridgeport's mayor has suspended the manager of Sikorsky Airport while the city investigates why taxpayers paid for a driveway leading to a mansion of an airport neighbor.More >>
Bridgeport's mayor has suspended the manager of Sikorsky Airport while the city investigates why taxpayers paid for a driveway leading to a mansion of an airport neighbor.More >>
A Connecticut woman has been arraigned in Vermont in what police believe is an interstate drug ring that sold a strong form of heroin in the Burlington area in the last two years.More >>
A Connecticut woman has been arraigned in Vermont in what police believe is an interstate drug ring that sold a strong form of heroin in the Burlington area in the last two years.More >>
Lawmakers have approved a plan by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to take a closer look at the finances of Connecticut's largest regional trash authority.More >>
Lawmakers have approved a plan by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to take a closer look at the finances of Connecticut's largest regional trash authority.More >>
A measure expanding the requirement for installing carbon monoxide and smoke detectors in residences is heading to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for his signature.More >>
A measure expanding the requirement for installing carbon monoxide and smoke detectors in residences is heading to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for his signature.More >>
Connecticut lawmakers are finishing up a legislation session that's been dominated, from beginning to end, by the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown.More >>
Connecticut lawmakers are finishing up a legislation session that's been dominated, from beginning to end, by the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown.More >>
Immigrants living illegally in Colorado will be able to get driver's licenses under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper.More >>
Immigrants living illegally in Colorado will be able to get driver's licenses under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper.More >>
A new, Spanish-designed submarine has a weighty problem: The vessel is more than 70 tons too heavy, and officials fear if it went out to sea, it would not be able to surface.More >>
A new, Spanish-designed submarine has a weighty problem: The vessel is more than 70 tons too heavy, and officials fear if it went out to sea, it would not be able to surface.More >>
A federal judge has ordered the arrest of a woman convicted in the child-sex case of former Waterbury Mayor Philip Giordano for allegedly violating the conditions of her release.More >>
A federal judge has ordered the arrest of a woman convicted in the child-sex case of former Waterbury Mayor Philip Giordano for allegedly violating the conditions of her release.More >>
The National Transportation Safety Board says two days before a train derailed in Connecticut last month and injured more than 70 people a track inspection found problems where the derailment occurred.More >>
The National Transportation Safety Board says two days before a train derailed in Connecticut last month and injured more than 70 people a track inspection found problems where the derailment occurred.More >>
The Food and Drug Administration is organizing public hearings in New England for farmers who are concerned that proposed safety rules could hurt their businesses.More >>
The Food and Drug Administration is organizing public hearings in New England for farmers who are concerned that proposed safety rules could hurt their businesses.More >>
Connecticut legislative leaders say they're working on crafting a compromise bill that would prevent the release of crime scene photos and video evidence from the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown.More >>
Connecticut legislative leaders say they're working on crafting a compromise bill that would prevent the release of crime scene photos and video evidence from the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown.More >>
