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Wednesday 08/15/2018
Connecticut Primary Roundup: Southington's Joe Markley beats New Britain mayor Erin Stewart in lieutenant governor race Posted: 15 August 2018 [11:42 AM] HARTFORD - The Latest on Connecticut's primary (all times local): 11:40 p.m. Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller has won the Republican nomination…
Corey wins Connecticut GOP nod for Senate, will face Murphy Posted: 15 August 2018 [11:36 AM] HARTFORD - Matthew Corey, a window washer and Hartford pub owner, won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Connecticut on Tuesday…
Jahana Hayes, onetime teen mom, now a teacher, wins House primary, will face GOP's Manny Santos Posted: 15 August 2018 [11:33 AM] HARTFORD - A onetime teen mother who became a celebrated teacher defeated a veteran politician Tuesday in the Democratic primary for a…
In upset, Stefanowski wins GOP nod for Connecticut governor, will face Democrat winner Lamont Posted: 15 August 2018 [11:27 AM] HARTFORD - Bob Stefanowski, a former GE executive who pitched himself to voters as Bob the Rebuilder, won Tuesday's Republican primary for…
Wednesday 08/08/2018
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile in Wethersfield Posted: 08 August 2018 [12:39 PM] WETHERSFIELD - Officials say mosquitoes tested at a site in Connecticut have come up positive for West Nile virus. The Central Connecticut…
Monday 08/06/2018
UConn's mascot becomes part of wedding party Posted: 06 August 2018 [04:36 PM] SIMSBURY - The Siberian Husky that serves as the mascot for the University of Connecticut is taking on a new role: assistant…
Wednesday 07/25/2018
Connecticut panel approves $10 million toll study Posted: 25 July 2018 [12:45 PM] HARTFORD - The State Bond Commission has given the go-ahead to a controversial study of tolls on Connecticut highways. Wednesday's approval followed…
Tuesday 07/24/2018
1 dead, child injured in I-91 crash with ejections in Rocky Hill Posted: 24 July 2018 [02:45 PM] ROCKY HILL - One person has died and a child has been seriously injured after a three-vehicle crash on a Connecticut highway…
Tuesday 06/05/2018
Where states, including Connecticut, stand on legal sports gambling Posted: 05 June 2018 [02:20 PM] WASHINGTON - With Delaware expanding legal sports gambling on Tuesday, a look at where states stand three weeks after the U.S. Supreme…
Friday 03/23/2018
Transportation committee approves Connecticut highway toll proposals Posted: 23 March 2018 [12:23 PM] HARTFORD - A committee has approved sending multiple bills to Connecticut's legislature that would install tolls on state highways. The General Assembly's…
Thursday 03/15/2018
Without Toys R Us, 30,000 jobs, a black hole for toy makers Posted: 15 March 2018 [11:07 AM] NEW YORK - The demise of Toys R Us will have a ripple effect on everything from toy makers to consumers to…
Toys R Us' liquidation will send ripples Posted: 15 March 2018 [11:05 AM] NEW YORK - The likely liquidation of Toys R Us, the nation's largest independent toy seller, could add stress for the companies…
From Geoffrey to Kids R Us: Toys R Us through the years Posted: 15 March 2018 [10:56 AM] Toys R Us, which said it would close or sell all its 740 stores in the United States, traces its origins back…
Connecticut lottery under investigation after scandals Posted: 15 March 2018 [10:52 AM] HARTFORD - The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is investigating the state lottery for its handling of a series of scandals and…
Friday 02/09/2018
Parents sue Wethersfield school, say daughter was assaulted in bathroom Posted: 09 February 2018 [11:58 AM] WETHERSFIELD - The parents of a Connecticut elementary school student have filed a lawsuit claiming their daughter was sexually assaulted at school.…
Tuesday 01/23/2018
Connecticut gains jobs in December, jobless rate unchanged Posted: 23 January 2018 [12:14 PM] WETHERSFIELD - A new report shows Connecticut ended the year on a high note in terms of job gains, but the state's…
Monday 12/04/2017
Beyond Rx? CVS Health-Aetna deal may mean more services Posted: 04 December 2017 [10:47 AM] CVS Health wants to do much more than fill your prescription or jab your arm with an annual flu shot. The second-largest…
Tuesday 11/28/2017
Officials warn of potentially tainted raw milk products Posted: 28 November 2017 [10:28 AM] ALBANY, N.Y. - Health officials have issued a warning about potentially tainted raw milk that was sold in Connecticut, New York and…
Monday 11/06/2017
Applications being accepted for home heating assistance Posted: 06 November 2017 [11:41 AM] HARTFORD - Applications are now being accepted for the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program, which helps vulnerable residents who struggle to pay their…
Lawmakers create 'insurance company' to help homeowners Posted: 06 November 2017 [11:39 AM] HARTFORD - Connecticut legislators are looking to help hundreds, if not thousands, of homeowners whose foundations are crumbling because of an iron…
Friday 11/03/2017
Wethersfield man who shot and killed his friend tried to get another friend to lie about what happened Posted: 03 November 2017 [02:39 PM] WETHERSFIELD – The Wethersfield man who shot and killed his 16-year-old friend Thursday night tried to get another friend to lie about what happened.…
Thursday 10/26/2017
Connecticut Senate passes bipartisan 'historic' budget deal Posted: 26 October 2017 [10:26 AM] HARTFORD - A long-awaited, bipartisan compromise state budget agreement - repeatedly dubbed historic - cleared the Connecticut Senate early Thursday morning with…
Wednesday 10/25/2017
FBI: Evidence shows Newtown shooter had sex interest in kids Posted: 25 October 2017 [10:27 AM] HARTFORD - There was evidence the Newtown school shooter had an interest in children that could be categorized as pedophilia, but there…
Tuesday 10/24/2017
FBI releases documents on 2012 Newtown school shooting Posted: 24 October 2017 [04:41 PM] HARTFORD - The FBI on Tuesday released more than 1,500 pages of documents related to its investigation of the 2012 Sandy Hook…
Connecticut budget impasse blamed for loss of 7,900 jobs Posted: 24 October 2017 [03:09 PM] HARTFORD - There's growing concern that Connecticut's economy already has taken a hit from the protracted state budget impasse, which legislators hope…
Rank-and-file lawmakers to review bipartisan budget deal Posted: 24 October 2017 [12:03 PM] HARTFORD - Rank-and-file Connecticut lawmakers are being briefed on the final details of a tentative bipartisan budget deal that legislative leaders hope…
Monday 10/23/2017
Despite Washington, Connecticut health exchange soldiers on Posted: 23 October 2017 [12:04 PM] HARTFORD - It's still business as usual for Connecticut's health insurance marketplace, despite failed congressional efforts to repeal and replace former President…
Saturday 10/21/2017
UConn football dominates early then hangs on to beat Tulsa Posted: 21 October 2017 [09:46 PM] EAST HARTFORD - Bryant Shirreffs went 23 of 29 for 372 yards passing and one touchdown, and Connecticut scored the first 20…
Monday 09/18/2017
2 Canadians die in head-on car crash in Farmington, Newington driver also hurt Posted: 18 September 2017 [12:54 PM] FARMINGTON - Police say the two people who died in a head-on crash in Connecticut last week were from Canada. Police on…
Thursday 08/24/2017
Connecticut Democrats propose sales tax increase Posted: 24 August 2017 [09:54 AM] HARTFORD - Connecticut Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday proposed increasing the state sales tax to raise more than $660 million over two years…
Sunday 08/20/2017
Connecticut tax-free shopping week begins today Posted: 20 August 2017 [02:41 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut's sales-tax-free week kicks off this weekend as parents and students get ready for the new school year. The 17th…
Friday 08/18/2017
'Spectacular' autumn foliage is forecast for New England Posted: 18 August 2017 [11:48 AM] BOSTON - New England's fall foliage forecast is looking so fine it's enough to make a maple leaf blush. For the first…
Tuesday 08/15/2017
Rocky Hill police investigating after reports of several gunshots being heard Posted: 15 August 2017 [11:41 AM] ROCKY HILL – Police in Rocky Hill are investigating after reports of several gunshots being heard. The shots were fired in the…
Tuesday 07/25/2017
Commuter rail to link Connecticut suburbs to big cities Posted: 25 July 2017 [11:04 AM] WALLINGFORD - Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy says a commuter rail project costing nearly $700 million will connect the state's suburbs to New…
Thursday 07/20/2017
Posted: 20 July 2017 [12:37 PM] HARTFORD - Researchers at Central Connecticut State University say they have found some common factors in nine Connecticut police departments previously identified as having an issue with pulling over a disproportionately large number of minorities. Their supplemental study, presented Thursday…
Wednesday 07/19/2017
Wethersfield man gets prison for defrauding investors out of $874K Posted: 19 July 2017 [02:32 PM] HARTFORD - A Connecticut man will spend almost four years in prison for operating an investment scheme that defrauded people of more…
Wednesday 06/14/2017
Man gets 12 years in 2015 robbery spree in Connecticut, including Newington convenience store Posted: 14 June 2017 [11:08 AM] HARTFORD - One of three men involved in a robbery spree that police say ended when he dropped his wallet at a…
Monday 06/12/2017
Public input sought on draft transportation improvement plan Posted: 12 June 2017 [12:11 PM] NEWINGTON - The Department of Transportation is seeking public input on a draft plan for improving transportation in Connecticut. Two public informational…
No more handouts: Connecticut to mail driver licenses Posted: 12 June 2017 [12:01 PM] WETHERSFIELD - Connecticut motor vehicle officials are phasing in a program to mail all driver licenses and ID cards to residents instead…
Researchers map number of teen suicide attempts Posted: 12 June 2017 [11:28 AM] HARTFORD - Researchers at the University of Connecticut have created a map that looks at where in the state teenagers have attempted…
Friday 06/09/2017
Gov. Malloy announces new Amazon center in North Haven Posted: 09 June 2017 [11:20 AM] NORTH HAVEN - Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy says Amazon will add 1,800 jobs at a new $250 million “fulfillment center” in Connecticut.…
Thursday 06/08/2017
With the regular session over, eyes turn to the state budget Posted: 08 June 2017 [05:21 PM] HARTFORD - With Connecticut's regular legislative session in the history books, the governor and state lawmakers must now turn their full attention…
Friday 06/02/2017
Abused animals get a legal voice in Connecticut courts Posted: 02 June 2017 [11:39 AM] HARTFORD - Many states have victim's advocates or child advocates, people in the judicial system who represent those affected by crime or…
House leader Aresimowicz predicts action on Connecticut highway tolls despite opposition Posted: 02 June 2017 [11:20 AM] HARTFORD - House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz says he still expects lawmakers will act on legislation in the coming days that could lead…
Thursday 06/01/2017
Judge delays rulings on probation in UConn death case Posted: 01 June 2017 [04:04 PM] ROCKVILLE - A judge has delayed rulings on whether to grant probation programs to six University of Connecticut students charged with alcohol…
Wednesday 05/31/2017
Aetna in talks to move headquarters from Connecticut Posted: 31 May 2017 [03:01 PM] HARTFORD - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says Connecticut is working to insure that Aetna will remain a major employer in the state.…
Tuesday 05/30/2017
Immigrant student's arrest scuttles Connecticut legislation Posted: 30 May 2017 [12:57 PM] HARTFORD - A student originally from Mexico, Eric Cruz Lopez was among the most visible immigration activists on the University of Connecticut…
Man who threw baby off Connecticut bridge faces sentencing Posted: 30 May 2017 [11:29 AM] MIDDLETOWN - A Connecticut man who threw his baby son to his death off a 90-foot-high bridge is facing a possible life…
Police issue more than 2,000 tickets over holiday weekend Posted: 30 May 2017 [11:11 AM] MIDDLETOWN - Connecticut State Police have issued more than 2,000 tickets for traffic violations during the Memorial Day weekend. State troopers increased…