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Wednesday 02/20/2019
Posted: 20 February 2019 [12:32 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut's new governor, Democrat Ned Lamont, offered a budget plan Wednesday that modernizes the state's sales tax base by imposing the 6.35 percent levy on a long list of goods and services, proposes highway tolls as way of…
Monday 01/21/2019
Thousands without power as freeze follows deadly storm Posted: 21 January 2019 [10:34 AM] MIDDLETOWN - More than 12,000 people still don't have electricity in Connecticut, with temperatures in many places at or below zero. Eversource,…
Tuesday 01/08/2019
Police arrest 5 in connection with New Year's Day brawl at Foxwoods, expect more Posted: 08 January 2019 [11:15 AM] MASHANTUCKET - Connecticut tribal police have arrested five people and expect to arrest more in connection with a New Year's Day brawl…
Thursday 12/06/2018
At a Connecticut cemetery, bones tossed like trash, and families in pain Posted: 06 December 2018 [12:28 PM] Since the 1990s, Cheryl Jansen had noticed junk and tree limbs piling up at the once oasis-like Park Cemetery, just north of…
Monday 11/19/2018
Ned Lamont stands by plan to toll only tractor trailer trucks Posted: 19 November 2018 [03:36 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut Gov.-elect Ned Lamont says he continues to support tolling only big rigs, despite a new study that shows more…
Ned Lamont backs legal pot in Connecticut like neighboring state Posted: 19 November 2018 [03:34 PM] HARTFORD - With recreational marijuana sales beginning in neighboring Massachusetts, Connecticut's new governor-elect says he continues to support legalization in his state.…
Thursday 09/13/2018
Connecticut fentanyl deaths on pace to increase 9 percent Posted: 13 September 2018 [12:09 PM] FARMINGTON - Connecticut's chief medical examiner says fentanyl-related overdose deaths in the state are on pace to increase 9 percent this year,…
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…