HARTFORD - A committee has approved sending multiple bills to Connecticut's legislature that would install tolls on state highways. The General Assembly's…
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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
Police profiling study looks at problem patterns in 9 towns, including Newington 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…
Friday 05/26/2017
Judge wants accounting from man accused in wife's killing Posted: 26 May 2017 [04:12 PM] ROCKVILLE - A Connecticut probate judge has given a man charged with killing his wife 60 days to detail what he did…
Connecticut narcotics detective charged with stealing heroin Posted: 26 May 2017 [04:09 PM] FAIRFIELD - A Connecticut narcotics detective has been charged with stealing heroin and other drugs from his department. The Connecticut Post reports…
Man who threw acid on ex-girlfriend gets 6 years in prison Posted: 26 May 2017 [01:08 PM] NEW HAVEN - A Connecticut man who police say threw acid at a woman who refused to marry him has been sentenced…
Man killed after single car crash on I-84 Posted: 26 May 2017 [01:06 PM] MIDDLEBURY - Police say a Connecticut man has died after a single car crash on Interstate 84. The driver has been identified…
Senate votes to halt state's participation in study that could tax motorists for mileage Posted: 26 May 2017 [11:09 AM] HARTFORD - Connecticut lawmakers want to ensure the Department of Transportation doesn't decide on its own to contribute to a multi-state study…
Friday 05/19/2017
Early heat wave breaking records in Northeast US cities Posted: 19 May 2017 [11:10 AM] BOSTON - Heat records were burning up Thursday in cities in the Northeast as the region gets a summer preview. The mercury…
Wednesday 04/19/2017
Ex-NFL star, Bristol native, Aaron Hernandez dead after hanging self in cell Posted: 19 April 2017 [08:28 AM] SHIRLEY, Mass. - Corrections officials confirmed that former Bristol resident Aaron Hernandez took his own life early this morning while in prison.…
Wednesday 11/09/2016
Outsider Trump wins stunning victory to be 45th president Posted: 09 November 2016 [02:48 PM] WASHINGTON - Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America's 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice…
Democrats sweep top races on Connecticut ballot Posted: 09 November 2016 [02:40 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut's all-Democrat congressional delegation will be returning to Washington intact. Sen. Richard Blumenthal won re-election and Democratic incumbents swept the…
Connecticut's Blumenthal wins 2nd term in US Senate Posted: 09 November 2016 [02:37 PM] HARTFORD - U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut won a second term Tuesday, defeating a little known state representative from Bethel in…