EAST HARTFORD - The Connecticut National Guard joined over 1,750 utility crews in Connecticut on Friday in efforts to clear trees and restore power to more than 400,000 homes and businesses still in the dark, as frustration continued to grow…
Posted: 07 August 2020 [08:36 PM] Posted: 14 July 2020 [08:33 PM] ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced four more states are on New York, New Jersey and Connecticut's quarantine list on Tuesday as governors there sought to contain the spread of COVID-19 from regions of the country where…
Some tribes reopen their casinos despite state opposition Posted: 15 June 2020 [09:09 AM] MASHANTUCKET - Drivers heading down state roads leading to Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun in Connecticut are greeted by flashing warnings:…
New Britain has 11 more test positive for COVID-19; state hospitalizations continue to fall Posted: 30 May 2020 [08:12 PM] …
Woman taken hostage by Connecticut murder suspect found safe Posted: 25 May 2020 [05:34 PM] A woman who said she was abducted by a college student suspected of killing two people in Connecticut has been found safe…
Posted: 24 April 2020 [08:28 PM] ASSOCAITED PRESS HARTFORD - Connecticut could possibly begin a multi-step process of loosening restrictions on businesses and gatherings by June, a co-chairman of Gov. Ned Lamont’s advisory committee said Thursday. Indra Nooyi, a former CEO of Pepsi, said the Reopen…
Lawmaker from Windsor tests positive for coronavirus Posted: 20 March 2020 [09:03 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - A Connecticut state representative from Windsor has tested positive for COVID-19, in the first known case of a lawmaker…
Posted: 16 March 2020 [08:51 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Businesses across Connecticut, from the sprawling Mohegan Sun casino to small, independently owned Pilates studios, were preparing to shut down or curtail their services Monday to comply with a new restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of…
Posted: 16 March 2020 [08:41 PM] BRIDGEPORT (AP) - A Connecticut man has been charged with threatening California Rep. Adam Schiff in a posting on the congressman’s website, federal authorities announced Monday. Robert Phelps, 62, of Torrington, was arrested Friday on a charges of threatening to…
Lamont, legislators seek to blunt economic impact of virus Posted: 15 March 2020 [09:08 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut legislators and Gov. Ned Lamont are considering additional ways to mitigate the impact of the new coronavirus on…
Lamont orders schools closed amid outbreak Posted: 15 March 2020 [07:50 PM] HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Public schools in Connecticut must close beginning Tuesday for at least two weeks to help fight the spread…
Connecticut bans utility shutoffs during pandemic Posted: 13 March 2020 [07:58 PM] HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut officials banned utilities Friday from shutting off services to customers and warned of heavy demand for absentee…
Lamont: State has 5 confirmed coronavirus cases Posted: 12 March 2020 [09:04 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Five positive cases of coronavirus in Connecticut have been confirmed as of Thursday afternoon, two more than the…
Posted: 11 March 2020 [09:18 PM] HARTFORD (AP) -A third case of COVID-19 was diagnosed Wednesday in an elderly New Canaan man. State epidemiologist Matthew Cartter said that person had no known contact with anyone who had the virus and is considered to be the…
Statewide coronavirus emergency declared Posted: 10 March 2020 [08:04 PM] with Herald reports HARTFORD - Gov. Ned Lamont declared a public health and civil preparedness emergency Tuesday in response to the coronavirus.…
Posted: 09 March 2020 [08:54 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - A Connecticut woman accused of starting an apartment building fire that left a man dead and dozens of residents injured sparked the blaze by throwing a flaming bottle of hand sanitizer at her girlfriend during an argument,…
State education officials push coronavirus prevention, and New Britain school district is already at work Posted: 06 March 2020 [07:53 PM] NEW BRITAIN - Staying active in preventative measures, the state Department of Education is encouraging school districts to start planning in…
Posted: 03 March 2020 [08:43 PM] NEW HAVEN (AP) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a $21.7 million verdict against a Connecticut rabbi accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a teenage boy in the early 2000s. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court…
Posted: 02 March 2020 [08:25 PM] ROCKY HILL (AP) - Surgeon General Jerome Adams called for caution but “not panic” over the spread of the new coronavirus during a stop Monday in Connecticut, where state officials urged the federal government to increase spending on health agencies…
Posted: 27 February 2020 [08:49 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - The Connecticut Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal of a gag order that a judge imposed in the case of Fotis Dulos, who died after a suicide attempt last month while accused of killing his estranged wife.…
Posted: 26 February 2020 [08:34 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - A bill unveiled Wednesday would go further than a previous proposal and expand the kinds of convictions that can be erased from criminal records in Connecticut. The legislation announced by lawmakers and the American Civil Liberties Union…
'Connecticut is ready': Governor, officials address coronavirus threat Posted: 26 February 2020 [07:13 PM] The coronavirus is spreading across the world at a rapid rate, according to officials at the Centers for Disease Control…
Posted: 25 February 2020 [09:06 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials announced Tuesday. Attorneys…
Posted: 24 February 2020 [09:01 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - A legislative committee voted Monday to advance legislation that would eliminate the state’s religious exemption for certain childhood vaccines, despite vocal opposition from hundreds of parents and children who packed the Connecticut Capitol complex in hopes of…
Friend of Fotis Dulos pleads not guilty to conspiracy charge Posted: 20 February 2020 [08:12 PM] STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut attorney charged in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of a mother of five pleaded…
Lamont drops highway toll proposal Posted: 19 February 2020 [08:20 PM] HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Wednesday he is dropping his plan for highway tolls for trucks, expressing frustration…
Posted: 17 February 2020 [08:11 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut lawmakers will hear again from the public about the latest proposal to eliminate the state’s religious exemptions from certain vaccines for public school students. The General Assembly’s Public Health Committee is scheduled to hold a public…
Posted: 16 February 2020 [08:21 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Gunfire erupted at a Connecticut nightclub early Sunday morning, killing a man and wounding four other people, police said. A 28-year-old man died in the shooting at the Majestic Lounge in Hartford’s South End, police Lt. Paul…
Chamber of Commerce members concerned about toll plan due for vote Tuesday Posted: 16 February 2020 [05:33 PM] SOUTHINGTON - Connecticut state lawmakers plan to vote Tuesday on the governor’s proposal to install truck-only tolls on state highways. This proposal…
Bipartisan bill would cap insulin costs in Connecticut Posted: 14 February 2020 [07:57 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut lawmakers on Thursday announced bipartisan support for new legislation that would place limits on out-of-pocket costs for insulin-dependent…
Yale, Harvard scrutinized over gifts from foreign nations Posted: 13 February 2020 [08:49 PM] NEW HAVEN (AP) - The U.S. Education Department is investigating foreign gifts made to Harvard and Yale as part of a broader…
Atka the eagle found safe and sound in Ashford Posted: 11 February 2020 [09:06 PM] Chronicle Staff Writer ASHFORD - Atka, a 10-year-old bald eagle living at Horizon Wings Raptor Rehabilitation and Education in Ashford was found…
Posted: 10 February 2020 [08:09 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - A teenager is expected to survive after being stabbed by a classmate at a Connecticut high school on Monday, police and school officials said. The attack at Weaver High School in Hartford happened just after 10:30 a.m.,…
State of the State: Lamont sees uptick in Connecticut's fortunes Posted: 05 February 2020 [09:02 PM] HARTFORD - Gov. Ned Lamont welcomed state lawmakers back to the Capitol with a pep talk on Wednesday, touting an improved economy,…
Posted: 05 February 2020 [08:42 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed nearly all claims in a lawsuit that sought to force all-male fraternities at Yale University to admit women, saying both fraternities and sororities are specifically excluded from a federal law that bans…
Big break for incoming community college students: tuition, fees eliminated Posted: 05 February 2020 [07:42 PM] Gov. Ned Lamont announced in his State of State speech Wednesday that education at Tunxis and other community college will be…
New Britain students' art is part of exhibit at state Capitol this month Posted: 03 February 2020 [08:42 PM] HARTFORD - Smith Elementary School students’ artwork is on display at the annual art exhibit hosted by the Connecticut Commission on…
Fotis Dulos, estranged husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos, dies Posted: 30 January 2020 [06:54 PM] HARTFORD - A man charged with murdering his wife who went missing amid a contentious divorce case died Thursday, his lawyer said.…
Posted: 29 January 2020 [09:20 PM] FARMINGTON (AP) - A Connecticut man charged with murder in the death of his long-missing wife is in dire condition following an apparent suicide attempt, his lawyer said Wednesday. Fotis Dulos, who had been facing the threat of having…
Blumenthal: Foreign steel dumping is hurting state companies, including two in Berlin, Newington Posted: 28 January 2020 [05:00 PM] WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal testified in front of the International Trade Commission on Tuesday to urge the commission to take…
Posted: 27 January 2020 [08:26 PM] MONTVILLE (AP) - For decades the Montville High School athletic teams have competed as the “Indians” with the blessing of the Mohegans, the Native American tribe that traces its local history back centuries and today operates one of the world’s…
Posted: 27 January 2020 [08:24 PM] BRIDGEPORT (AP) - Four people were shot outside a Connecticut courthouse on Monday in what was not believed to be a random act of violence, the communications director for the city of Bridgeport said. The four victims were in a…
Police investigating death of Eastern Connecticut State University student Posted: 23 January 2020 [11:38 AM] Chronicle Staff Writer WILLIMANTIC - Eastern Connecticut State University police are currently investigating the death of an Eastern student found in the…
Posted: 22 January 2020 [08:58 PM] Chronicle (Willimantic) Staff STORRS - A University of Connecticut student who died at Windham Community Memorial Hospital Monday afternoon committed suicide by drowning herself at Mirror Lake, according to the chief medical examiner’s office. In an email to students sent…
Blumenthal, Murphy join Democratic push to get Trump to declare disaster in Puerto Rico Posted: 14 January 2020 [08:56 PM] HARTFORD - U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy of Connecticut joined 32 Senate Democrats in expressing strong support of Puerto Rico’s…
Posted: 14 January 2020 [08:27 PM] MERIDEN (AP) - DNA testing has helped police identify the mother of an infant who was found frozen to death in a Connecticut parking lot in 1988, but she is not expected to face charges because of the age of…
Posted: 13 January 2020 [08:35 PM] WATERTOWN (AP) - A Connecticut mother has filed a complaint with the state Department of Education alleging that her 12-year-old autistic son was prevented by school officials from joining his middle school’s cross country team in violation of federal law.…
Posted: 12 January 2020 [08:35 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Connecticut’s public health laboratory has begun testing newborn babies for the genetic disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy, complying with a new state law that took effect on Jan. 1. The rare condition can lead to loss of nerve…
Dulos case highlights scourge of domestic violence Posted: 10 January 2020 [07:47 PM] HARTFORD - Long before she disappeared, Jennifer Dulos told the court handling her divorce case that her husband was verbally abusive and…
Economy, education dominate legislative talkfest Posted: 09 January 2020 [09:23 PM] BRISTOL - The Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce’s Regional Legislative Breakfast saw area legislators address a variety of topics, from the…
