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Sunday 09/23/2018
Posted: 23 September 2018 [08:33 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut is receiving more than $20 million from the federal government to boost its efforts to fight the opioid epidemic. Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said there will be two $11 million grants distributed across two years…
Friday 09/14/2018
Posted: 14 September 2018 [07:31 PM] The two major party candidates for Connecticut governor clashed over their plans to close the state’s budget deficit, criminal justice and other issues Wednesday in a debate that also included acrimonious attacks on each other’s business records. Democrat Ned Lamont…
Thursday 09/13/2018
Teenager to be tried as adult in fatal shooting of former football captain Posted: 13 September 2018 [12:46 PM] STAMFORD - A 15-year-old boy charged with murder in the shooting death of a former high school football captain will be tried…
Ex-NFA coach charged with having relationships with 2 students Posted: 13 September 2018 [12:12 PM] NORWICH - A former coach at a Connecticut high school has been charged with having sexual relationships with two students. Norwich police…
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 09/12/2018
15-year-old boy charged in Connecticut homicide of Stamford High football player Posted: 12 September 2018 [01:06 PM] STAMFORD - Police say three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting death in May of a Connecticut high school…
Tuesday 09/11/2018
Posted: 11 September 2018 [09:24 PM] NEW HAVEN (AP) - A brutalist-style structure that was designed by famed architect Marcel Breuer and has sat vacant along Interstate 95 for over a decade may soon see new life as a hotel. Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea, which…
Connecticut's Shady Glen featured on television show Burger Land Posted: 11 September 2018 [12:26 PM] MANCHESTER - A Connecticut restaurant known for its unusual cheeseburgers is getting some national television exposure. The Journal Inquirer reports that Shady…
Arrest made in stabbing death of 16-year-old boy Posted: 11 September 2018 [12:16 PM] ENFIELD - Police have made an arrest in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old Connecticut boy. Enfield police on Tuesday announced that…
Monday 09/10/2018
Police investigate stabbing death of Connecticut teen Posted: 10 September 2018 [11:21 AM] ENFIELD - Police say a 16-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in Connecticut. Enfield police say Justin Brady was stabbed in…
Sunday 09/09/2018
Posted: 09 September 2018 [08:55 PM] ENFIELD (AP) - Rapper Kamaiyah is set to make her first court appearance since being arrested at a Connecticut airport where police say she went on a profanity-laced tirade against security officers. The 26-year-old artist from Oakland, California, is…
Posted: 09 September 2018 [08:53 PM] NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Police say a car crashed into the Mill River in New Haven and one person is dead. Police say the car with a body inside of it was found in the water early Sunday…
Thursday 09/06/2018
Judge hears arguments over hiring of UConn coach's son Posted: 06 September 2018 [09:53 PM] NEW BRITAIN - A Connecticut judge heard arguments Wednesday about whether UConn football coach Randy Edsall should be allowed to retain his…
Wednesday 09/05/2018
Posted: 05 September 2018 [07:50 PM] TERRYVILLE (AP) - The Connecticut Department of Public Health is recommending a fine and probation for a local dentist who it says performed unsound and unnecessary work on a child. Regulators say Ammar Idlibi, of Terryville, installed eight crowns on…
Connecticut probes Terryville dentist Idlibi for excessive dentistry Posted: 05 September 2018 [02:51 PM] TERRYVILLE - The Connecticut Department of Public Health is recommending a fine and probation for a local dentist who it says performed…
Quinnipiac student charged with threatening to kill roommate Posted: 05 September 2018 [02:47 PM] HAMDEN - A college student in Connecticut has been arrested after police say he chased his roommate with a knife and threatened…
Wednesday 08/29/2018
Posted: 29 August 2018 [08:45 PM] STORRS (AP) - Former FBI Director James Comey will address students, faculty and staff at the University of Connecticut this fall. UConn President Susan Herbst announced Tuesday that Comey will be this year’s speaker at the Edmund Fusco Contemporary Issues…
Tuesday 08/28/2018
DOT: Bicycles are now allowed on CTrail trains Posted: 28 August 2018 [07:23 PM] BERLIN - Bicycles are now allowed onboard the CTrail Hartford Line trains as of August 16. “With the growing success of…
Monday 08/27/2018
Posted: 27 August 2018 [09:39 PM] HARTFORD - The Independent Party of Connecticut on Sunday cross-endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski and the slate of GOP statewide candidates, giving them a second spot on the November ballot. Stefanowski secured the win by defeating petitioning independent candidate…
Friday 08/24/2018
CT still top 10 in expensive gas despite recent price drop Posted: 24 August 2018 [08:32 PM] NEW BRITAIN – AAA stated in a press release on Monday that the price of gas in Connecticut is currently at…
Thursday 08/23/2018
Woman who made false rape claim against two Sacred Heart football players gets 1 year in jail Posted: 23 August 2018 [04:45 PM] BRIDGEPORT - A woman who police say had a sexual encounter with two college football players in Connecticut and later made false…
Hartford Police: 7 officers exposed to powdery drug, 2 hospitalized Posted: 23 August 2018 [04:42 PM] HARTFORD - Police say seven Connecticut officers were exposed to a white powdery drug and two of them were hospitalized after a…
Wednesday 08/22/2018
Grammy winning country star arrested at Connecticut airport Posted: 22 August 2018 [11:36 AM] WINDSOR LOCKS - A Grammy-winning country music singer has been arrested at a Connecticut airport after what was described as a minor…
Tuesday 08/21/2018
Edible Arrangements to move headquarters from Wallingford to Atlanta Posted: 21 August 2018 [05:01 PM] WALLINGFORD - The fruit bouquet company Edible Arrangements is moving its corporate headquarters from Connecticut to Georgia. Chief Executive Officer Mike Rotondo…
Church burglar leaves apology note after theft of equipment Posted: 21 August 2018 [12:46 PM] WATERBURY - A man who broke into a Connecticut church and stole $3,000 worth of electronics apparently felt enough remorse to leave…
Ex-employee sues Pratt & Whitney over jet engines Posted: 21 August 2018 [12:43 PM] EAST HARTFORD - A former engineer for jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney has filed a federal false claims lawsuit alleging the…
Arts school teacher charged with sexually assaulting student Posted: 21 August 2018 [12:39 PM] MERIDEN - A former teacher at a Connecticut magnet school has been charged with engaging in a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old…
Monday 08/20/2018
Posted: 20 August 2018 [09:03 PM] NEW HAVEN (AP) - President Donald Trump’s nominee for drug czar is scheduled to visit Connecticut to talk with state and local officials about drug addiction, in response to more than 100 overdoses from synthetic marijuana in New Haven last…
Posted: 20 August 2018 [09:01 PM] WATERBURY (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has cut a ribbon marking the imminent completion of a major project to widen Interstate 84 in Waterbury. State transportation officials say three completed eastbound lanes should open this week, and the westbound…
Major Interstate 84 construction project nears completion Posted: 20 August 2018 [01:59 PM] WATERBURY - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has cut a ribbon marking the imminent completion of a major project to widen Interstate 84…
Troopers cite 10 sports car drivers for going too slow on Wilbur Cross Posted: 20 August 2018 [01:57 PM] HAMDEN - State police in Connecticut usually pull over cars for driving too fast. But on Sunday, troopers stopped and ticketed 10…
Thursday 08/16/2018
Posted: 16 August 2018 [08:50 PM] NEW HAVEN (AP) - The number of overdose victims linked to a suspected bad batch of synthetic marijuana has risen to 76 in New Haven, as officials try to determine exactly what sickened people. People on and around the historic…
Connecticut lost 1,200 jobs in July, jobless rate unchanged Posted: 16 August 2018 [04:49 PM] HARTFORD - Preliminary figures show Connecticut lost 1,200 net jobs in July, but a state labor official says job growth still remains…
Police: Woman struck and killed while crossing highway in Wallingford Posted: 16 August 2018 [11:47 AM] WALLINGFORD - Police in Connecticut say a woman walking on an interstate highway has been struck and killed by a vehicle. Police…
Overdose total hits 76 in Connecticut park near Yale Posted: 16 August 2018 [11:43 AM] NEW HAVEN - The number of overdose victims linked to a suspected bad batch of synthetic marijuana has risen to 76 in…
Police: Thief stole woman's car as she pumped gas in Wolcott Posted: 16 August 2018 [11:40 AM] WOLCOTT - Police in Connecticut say a thief stole a woman's car as she prepared to pump gas. The theft happened at…
Wednesday 08/15/2018
Posted: 15 August 2018 [08:18 PM] NEW HAVEN (AP) - Authorities say more than two dozen people have overdosed from suspected synthetic marijuana at or near a Connecticut city park. No deaths have been reported, but officials say two people had life-threatening symptoms. Officials say at…
UPDATED: More than 30 hospitalized after overdosing on New Haven city green Posted: 15 August 2018 [12:00 PM] NEW HAVEN - Authorities say more than 30 people have overdosed from suspected synthetic marijuana at or near a Connecticut city park.…
Man pleads guilty to sexual assault at Connecticut casino Posted: 15 August 2018 [11:56 AM] NEW LONDON - A New Hampshire man faces eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman he forced into his hotel…
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 [11:26 AM] HARTFORD - Bob Stefanowski, a former GE executive who pitched himself to voters as Bob the Rebuilder, won Tuesday's Republican primary for…
Monday 08/13/2018
Sister lunch ladies accused of stealing nearly $500K Posted: 13 August 2018 [04:38 PM] NEW CANAAN - Two sisters who were former cafeteria workers are charged with stealing nearly a half-million dollars from Connecticut schools over…
Posted: 13 August 2018 [11:45 AM] WEST HARTFORD - Police say no one was injured in a brief early morning standoff at a Connecticut home. Police responded to the West Hartford home just after 4 a.m. Monday for reports of a man armed with a knife…
Sunday 08/12/2018
Posted: 12 August 2018 [08:34 PM] HADDAM (AP) - Authorities say a man has died during a boating accident in Connecticut. State Environmental Conservation Police responded to a report of a single vessel boating accident on the Connecticut River on Friday afternoon in Haddam. Witnesses at…
Posted: 12 August 2018 [08:32 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut’s 18th annual sales tax-free week is fast approaching. Consumers will not have to pay the state’s 6.35 percent sales tax on retail purchases of most clothing and footwear items that are priced under $100. The week…
Friday 08/10/2018
Dem. candidate Lamont campaigns in town Posted: 10 August 2018 [07:13 PM] NEW BRITAIN – Democratic candidate for governor Ned Lamont dropped by the city on Friday for one of his many stops…
A full slate on tap for Aug. 14 primary elections Posted: 10 August 2018 [07:11 PM] With primary the state’s primary election just a few days away, Democrat and Republican voters in the city have many decisions…