SOUTHINGTON – State and local leaders congratulated 2021 Kid Governor Reese Naughton, of Southington, at her “inauguration ceremony” at the state…
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Wednesday 01/20/2021
Black Lives Matter supporters gather at Capitol in Hartford; Trump supporters apparent no-show Posted: 20 January 2021 [04:31 PM] HARTFORD -- Despite warnings that all 50 state Capitols could be subject to unrest and violence in the days leading up…
Black Lives Matter supporters show up at State Capitol Wednesday afternoon Posted: 20 January 2021 [12:29 PM] Staff report HARTFORD – The State Capitol was quiet today, except for about a dozen Black Lives Matters supporters Wednesday afternoon. As…
Tuesday 01/19/2021
'Continuing to have a prevention over reaction approach': National Guard, police prepared for potential unrest at State Capitol Posted: 19 January 2021 [05:16 PM] HARTFORD -- Authorities are closely monitoring the possibility of unrest at the Capitol in Hartford Wednesday ahead of the presidential inauguration,…
Thursday 01/14/2021
Next phase of vaccinations will include residents 65 years and older Posted: 14 January 2021 [01:23 PM] Gov. Ned Lamont has announced that Phase 1B of the state’s covid-19 vaccinations will begin Monday, Jan. 18. During this phase,…
Tuesday 01/12/2021
Older state residents can begin signing up for covid-19 vaccinations next week Posted: 12 January 2021 [01:27 PM] Connecticut residents age 75 and older will be able to begin signing up for COVID-19 vaccination appointments next week, a process Gov.…
Monday 12/28/2020
Coronavirus, Isaias among top Connecticut stories in 2020 Posted: 28 December 2020 [11:00 AM] HARTFORD - The story of the coronavirus in Connecticut began in early March with the state's first reported infection - a New…
Friday 12/18/2020
Connecticut nursing homes begin covid-19 vaccinations Posted: 18 December 2020 [01:15 PM] HARTFORD - Health care workers began vaccinations in Connecticut nursing homes Friday, calling the containers “vials of hope,” with the aim of…
Friday 12/04/2020
US Rep. DeLauro of Connecticut elected Appropriations chair Posted: 04 December 2020 [12:11 PM] HARTFORD - U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro was elected chair of the House Appropriations Committee by fellow Democrats on Thursday, a position colleagues…
Connecticut unveils preliminary vaccine distribution plan Posted: 04 December 2020 [11:59 AM] Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday unveiled the state’s planned distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, which includes an initial focus on frontline…
Wednesday 12/02/2020
Lamont: No plans for more restrictions despite doctors' plea Posted: 02 December 2020 [12:08 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut has no plans at the moment to impose more restrictions on businesses amid rising coronavirus infections and deaths, despite…
Rep. Joe Courtney cleared to end COVID-19 quarantine Posted: 02 December 2020 [11:57 AM] VERNON (AP) - U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney said Tuesday that a doctor has cleared him to end his quarantine, a week after…
Tuesday 12/01/2020
Man ruled insane in college killing sues state hospital Posted: 01 December 2020 [10:33 AM] HARTFORD - A Massachusetts man acquitted by reason of insanity of killing a Wesleyan University student in 2009 has filed a lawsuit…
Friday 11/27/2020
5 people shot in New Haven on Thanksgiving, early Friday Posted: 27 November 2020 [12:36 PM] NEW HAVEN (AP) - New Haven police are investigating three shootings on Thanksgiving Day and early Friday morning that wounded five men,…
A record number of Connecticut voters turned out on Nov. 3 Posted: 27 November 2020 [11:33 AM] HARTFORD (AP) - A record 1.86 million Connecticut residents voted in the Nov. 3 election, a turnout of nearly 80% of registered…
Friday 11/13/2020
Gov. Lamont quarantines after staff member tests positive Posted: 13 November 2020 [11:34 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - Gov. Ned Lamont is self-quarantining after his chief spokesperson tested positive for COVID-19, his administration announced late Friday. The…
More schools ending in-person learning amid rising outbreaks Posted: 13 November 2020 [01:34 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut’s largest school district in Bridgeport is among several in the state to announce an end or scaling back of…
UConn places all dormitories under quarantine Posted: 13 November 2020 [12:53 PM] STORRS - The University of Connecticut on Friday placed all dormitories under quarantine at its main campus because of rising coronavirus infections,…
Friday 11/06/2020
Residents urged to stay home at night as covid-19 cases grow Posted: 06 November 2020 [11:27 AM] Connecticut residents were being urged Thursday to limit any nonessential trips between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. to help reduce the spread…
Thursday 11/05/2020
Man convicted in Connecticut rape caught in Florida after more than 40 years on the run Posted: 05 November 2020 [06:52 PM] CLEARWATER, Fla. - A convicted rapist has been arrested in Florida more than 40 years after skipping out on his Connecticut prison…
Sunday 09/20/2020
U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes tests positive for COVID-19 Posted: 20 September 2020 [07:27 PM] WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) - Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut has tested positive for COVID-19 and will quarantine for 14 days, she announced…
Friday 08/07/2020
Posted: 07 August 2020 [08:36 PM] 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…
Tuesday 07/14/2020
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…
Monday 06/15/2020
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:…
Saturday 05/30/2020
New Britain has 11 more test positive for COVID-19; state hospitalizations continue to fall Posted: 30 May 2020 [08:12 PM] …
Monday 05/25/2020
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…
Friday 04/24/2020
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…
Friday 03/20/2020
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…
Monday 03/16/2020
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…
Sunday 03/15/2020
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…
Friday 03/13/2020
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…
Thursday 03/12/2020
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…
Wednesday 03/11/2020
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…
Tuesday 03/10/2020
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.…
Monday 03/09/2020
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,…
Friday 03/06/2020
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…
Tuesday 03/03/2020
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…
Monday 03/02/2020
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…
Thursday 02/27/2020
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.…
Wednesday 02/26/2020
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…
Tuesday 02/25/2020
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…
Monday 02/24/2020
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…
Thursday 02/20/2020
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…
Wednesday 02/19/2020
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…
Monday 02/17/2020
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…
Sunday 02/16/2020
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…