The legal pressure on the prominent family behind the company that makes OxyContin, the prescription painkiller that helped fuel the nation's opioid epidemic, is likely to get more intense. The Sackler family came under heavy scrutiny this week when a…
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Police: Bullying reported to officials before Cheshire girl's suicide Posted: 18 January 2019 [01:28 PM] CHESHIRE - Authorities in Connecticut say school officials were told weeks before an 11-year-old girl killed herself that she was being bullied.…
Posted: 17 January 2019 [05:15 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - An appeals court has temporarily stopped the eviction of the widower of famed herbalist Adelma Grenier Simmons from her once-acclaimed Connecticut farm. The state Appellate Court agreed Wednesday to hear the case, just four days before the…
COST conscious of municipalities' budget concerns Posted: 16 January 2019 [08:46 PM] SOUTHINGTON - Several members of the General Assembly took some time away from the Capitol Wednesday to give the Connecticut Council…
Posted: 16 January 2019 [08:19 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - A state judge has accepted former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort Jr.’s proposal to permanently give up his right to practice law in the state amid disbarment proceedings. Judge David Sheridan in Hartford on Tuesday also issued…
Webster Bank leads effort to help federal workers Posted: 16 January 2019 [08:07 PM] Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Tuesday that a public-private partnership will allow essential federal workers access to no-interest loans from private…
Posted: 15 January 2019 [06:55 PM] WALLINGFORD (AP) - One state park in Connecticut has reopened to the public months after a severe storm knocked down several trees. The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced Monday Wharton Brook State Park in Wallingford is now…
Posted: 15 January 2019 [06:54 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut officials have announced a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would allow early voting in elections. Democratic Secretary of the State Denise Merrill said Tuesday that the amendment would require at least three days of…
Police: Harwinton man fatally shot neighbor's dog with pellet gun Posted: 15 January 2019 [12:44 PM] HARWINTON - A Connecticut man who killed his neighbor's dog with a pellet gun when it wandered onto his property is now…
League of Women Voters to host legislative brunch Saturday Posted: 15 January 2019 [11:56 AM] NEW BRITAIN – The League of Women Voters New Britain is hosting a breakfast this weekend to give residents a…
Posted: 14 January 2019 [09:04 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - A Connecticut lawmaker wants to keep alive the idea of ending the practice of moving the clocks forward and back every year. Stafford Rep. Kurt Vail has again proposed legislation seeking federal approval to change Connecticut’s time…
State business owners targeted by scam Posted: 14 January 2019 [08:42 PM] HARTFORD - The State of Connecticut’s office of the attorney general is investigating a scam mail that is being sent to…
Connecticut bill is latest calling for time zone change Posted: 14 January 2019 [02:14 PM] HARTFORD - A Connecticut lawmaker wants to keep alive the idea of ending the practice of moving the clocks forward and back…
Vets' eligibility for property tax exemptions expanded Posted: 13 January 2019 [09:10 PM] Veterans with less than honorable discharges may now be eligible for property tax exemptions. Bristol City Councilor Mary Fortier…
Special election for State Senate District 6 is Feb. 26 Posted: 11 January 2019 [04:03 PM] NEW BRITAIN – The special election for the vacant 6th District seat in the state Senate is scheduled for Tuesday,…
Man pleads guilty after placing alligator on Connecticut man as a threat Posted: 11 January 2019 [11:55 AM] BRIDEPORT - A man who police say placed a 3-foot alligator on top of another man in Connecticut as part of an…
Lamont celebrates with 'a Connecticut party' Posted: 10 January 2019 [07:25 PM] HARTFORD - After a day of ceremonies in the capital city for Ned Lamont’s swearing in and State of the State…
State of the State: Lamont makes fixing budget top priority Posted: 09 January 2019 [08:51 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut’s newly sworn-in governor, Ned Lamont, outlined his hopes and goals for the next four years Wednesday afternoon when…
Posted: 09 January 2019 [05:05 PM] Connecticut HARTFORD (AP) - Five Democratic Connecticut lawmakers will not be taking the oath of office when the new General Assembly opens. Democratic Secretary of the State Denise Merrill announced Wednesday she’s received resignation letters from state Senators Beth Bye…
New Britain's Gerratana to leave Senate, join Lamont administration Posted: 08 January 2019 [08:55 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Terry Gerratana is leaving the state Senate today to join incoming Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration as an adviser…
Four flu fatalities in state through Dec. 29, DPH says Posted: 08 January 2019 [08:25 PM] Four flu-related deaths have been reported in Connecticut this flu season, the state Department of Public Health says. Three of the…
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…
Police say death of man found on highway ramp is homicide Posted: 08 January 2019 [11:09 AM] EAST HARTFORD - Connecticut State Police are now calling the death of a man whose body was found on a highway ramp…
Posted: 07 January 2019 [07:42 PM] BRIDGEPORT (AP) - Police in Connecticut say someone painted a swastika on the door of the Cathedral of St. Augustine, the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport. Bridgeport police say they discovered the vandalism Friday, and no…
Posted: 07 January 2019 [07:39 PM] WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court announced Monday that it is leaving in place a decision that vacated a murder conviction against Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel. Skakel was convicted in 2002 of the 1975 bludgeoning death of Martha Moxley, who…
High court won't take case of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel Posted: 07 January 2019 [10:42 AM] WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court announced Monday that it is leaving in place a decision that vacated a murder conviction against Kennedy…
4 dead puppies found in plastic bag on side of Middletown road Posted: 07 January 2019 [10:39 AM] MIDDLETOWN - Animal control officers are investigating the deaths of four puppies found in a plastic shopping bag on the side of…
Posted: 04 January 2019 [09:06 PM] COVENTRY (AP) - Since the death of famed herbalist Adelma Grenier Simmons, her Connecticut farm that once drew visitors by the busload has fallen into disrepair, with green tarps covering parts of the roof on the 18th century house and…
Posted: 03 January 2019 [08:08 PM] Connecticut NEWTOWN (AP) - The Walt Disney Co. will help expand a national educational program developed in response to the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a related organization announced Thursday. Sandy Hook Promise, whose founders include the…
Posted: 02 January 2019 [08:11 PM] Connecticut HARTFORD (AP) - A West Hartford state senator has been nominated to lead Connecticut's Office of Early Childhood. Democratic Gov.-elect Ned Lamont announced Wednesday he's appointing Democratic Sen. Beth Bye to oversee the agency she worked to create in…
Posted: 02 January 2019 [08:10 PM] Connecticut HARTFORD (AP) - A Connecticut task force on Wednesday recommended against creating special state courts to serve people addicted to opioids, citing successful drug treatment programs already in place and the high cost of establishing such new courts. The…
Baby swan a-swimming again after Wolcott lake rescue Posted: 27 December 2018 [03:48 PM] WOLCOTT - One swan is a-swimming again, just after Christmas. A sick baby swan that was rescued from Hitchcock Lake in Wolcott,…
Posted: 26 December 2018 [06:11 PM] HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Democrat Ned Lamont prevailed in a tight contest for governor, dozens of people fell ill in a mass overdose on the New Haven Green and Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel saw a ruling go his way in…
Posted: 25 December 2018 [07:11 PM] HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Beginning next year, Connecticut employers will no longer be allowed to ask prospective employees about their salary histories during job interviews. It's one of a handful of new laws that are set to take effect on…
Posted: 23 December 2018 [08:05 PM] HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Outgoing Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has left his successor with some final suggestions before he leaves office next month, including encouraging his fellow Democrat to seriously consider highway tolls to help generate much-needed state transportation…
Posted: 21 December 2018 [06:50 PM] HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - After pouring more than $12 million of his own money into his successful bid for Connecticut governor, Democrat Ned Lamont is now footing the bill for his transition. The wealthy Greenwich businessman and cable television company…
Connecticut governor Malloy exits unpopular at home, star elsewhere Posted: 20 December 2018 [12:47 PM] HARTFORD - A two-term Connecticut governor who struggled throughout with low popularity, Dannel P. Malloy says he was surprised himself by the…
Posted: 19 December 2018 [07:29 PM] Connecticut NORWICH, Conn. (AP) - The Diocese of Norwich says it has no information on whether or not it will release the names of priests accused of abuse. The Day of New London reports Norwich Diocese spokesman Wayne Gignac said…
Posted: 19 December 2018 [07:27 PM] Connecticut GROTON, Conn. (AP) - A 12-bed shelter in Connecticut that houses migrant children on behalf of the U.S. government has been at or near capacity most of this year, according to data obtained by The Associated Press. Noank Community…
Posted: 19 December 2018 [07:27 PM] Connecticut BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - A former cemetery caretaker has appeared in court to face charges that she allowed new graves to be placed over old graves and approved the disposal of old headstones and human remains. Dale LaPrade was…
Posted: 18 December 2018 [08:31 PM] Connecticut WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A 12-year-old boy was charged Tuesday with killing his sister and seriously wounding his mother in a stabbing at a Connecticut home. West Hartford police said the boy was arraigned at Connecticut Children's Medical…
Posted: 18 December 2018 [08:20 PM] BOSTON (AP) - Gambling revenues have dipped at Massachusetts' casinos for another month. The state Gaming Commission reported Monday that MGM Springfield generated $21 million in gambling revenues in November, the third full month the state's first Las Vegas-style resort…
Posted: 18 December 2018 [08:20 PM] Business WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) - A discount airline is returning to Connecticut's Bradley International Airport. Frontier Airlines announced Tuesday it would be offering nonstop flights from the Hartford-area airport to Denver International Airport starting March 28. Gov. Dannel Malloy…
Posted: 16 December 2018 [08:14 PM] Connecticut HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is pushing for legislation that he says will end "predatory price gouging" on lifesaving medications. The Connecticut Democrat plans to visit Hartford Hospital on Monday to discuss the Curbing Unreasonable Rises…
Bomb threat empties Sandy Hook school Posted: 14 December 2018 [08:13 PM] NEWTOWN (AP) - A bomb threat forced the evacuation of the Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday, a day of memorial services…
Posted: 13 December 2018 [08:35 PM] Connecticut NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - An organization formed by the parents of children killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School is coming out with a public service announcement designed to help identify individuals planning mass shootings. Officials with…
Board of Regents votes to name CCSU academic building after Ebenezer D.C. Bassett Posted: 13 December 2018 [02:11 PM] NEW BRITAIN – Connecticut’s Board of Regents for Higher Education made history Thursday when it officially voted to name an…
Female teacher pleads guilty for having sex with student Posted: 13 December 2018 [11:34 AM] NEW HAVEN - A former Connecticut high school math teacher has been sentenced to spend nine months in jail for having sex…
Hackers stole nearly $1M from Save the Children charity Posted: 13 December 2018 [11:32 AM] BOSTON - Save the Children says hackers stole nearly $1 million from the nonprofit through a sophisticated email scam. The Boston Globe…
Posted: 12 December 2018 [07:44 PM] Connecticut HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut has approved 9 more medical marijuana dispensaries, doubling the number of facilities in the state. Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull said in a statement Tuesday the state's program has been "thoughtfully expanded" to 18…
