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Hiker sang patriotic song to injured bald eagle

A hiker in Thomaston found a bald eagle that was unable to fly and alerted state conservation police.

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First major snowstorm of season dropped about a foot of snow in Connecticut;...

Connecticut is waking up to more than a half-foot of snow in places as the first major snowstorm of the season bears down on the state.

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Condemning ‘cancel culture,’ New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart vetoes council...

New Britain’s controversial Christopher Columbus statue won’t be heading to storage - at least not yet.Mayor Erin Stewart on Thursday vetoed the common council’s decision to take down the statue,...

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Connecticut employers shed 1,600 jobs in November amid fall resurgence of...

Connecticut employers cut 1,600 jobs in November, the state Department of Labor, reported Thursday, as the state’s unemployment rate climbed to 8.2% as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to batter...

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Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut will receive fewer Pfizer vaccine...

State officials said the shortfall in Pfizer doses will likely delay the vaccination timeline by about a week.

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In ‘unintentional’ misstep, Connecticut’s advisory group held closed-door...

The advisory group's meeting are supposed to be public, but an "oversight" led to one meeting being inaccessible to the public.

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Chill sets in as Connecticut digs out after snowstorm

Many schools delayed classes Friday as Connecticut continued to dig out from a storm that dropped close to a foot of snow on much of the state.

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Fourteen displaced by fire during snowstorm, Hartford fire official says

An early-morning fire that broke out in Hartford at the height of Thursday’s snowstorm displaced 14 people, fire officials say.

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Police: man flew to Connecticut from Georgia for sex with underage girl

Windsor Locks police say they arrested a man who flew to Connecticut from Georgia twice to have sex with a 13-year-old girl.

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Fight over woman leads to West Hartford stabbing, police say

Two men were injured, and one was arrested, during a dinnertime knife fight over a woman in the middle of Park Road in West Hartford, police say.

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Juvenile detention officer charged with illegally collecting Workers’...

An East Haven man was arrested and charged Friday with illegally collecting Workers’ Compensation benefits while being employed as a juvenile detention officer, said the state Division of Criminal...

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State’s attorney rules Ansonia police officer was justified in fatally...

State’s attorney Stephen J. Sedensky III ruled Friday that Ansonia police officer Brendon Nelson was justified in shooting and killing Michael Gregory, 30, in January. Gregory’s death was first fatal...

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Coronavirus safety measures helped a Farmington manufacturer win a $10M...

A rigorous COVID-19 safety plan was a factor in Farmington-based Mott Corp. landing a $10 million-plus contract in Mexico that will sustain about 200 Connecticut jobs, the company’s top official...

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Connecticut inmate died Thursday of COVID-19

A Connecticut inmate died Thursday of complications related to the coronavirus, the state Department of Corrections said Friday. At least 10 other incarcerated individuals have died of...

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Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut’s hospitalizations drop for third...

While hospitalizations dropped, coronavirus-linked deaths continue to add up.

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Devon Dalio, son of Ray and Barbara Dalio, killed in Greenwich car crash

Devon Dalio, the son of Connecticut philanthropists and billionaires Ray and Barbara Dalio, died in a Greenwich car accident Thursday afternoon. He was 42.

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Ray Dalio family in mourning after car crash kills son in Greenwich

Devon Dalio, the son of the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, died in a fiery car crash in Greenwich Thursday afternoon.

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2 dead, 2 injured after shooting at Bridgeport sports bar

Two men are dead and two more injured after a shooting at Mangoz Sports Bar in Bridgeport early Sunday morning, police said.

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Fire in Vernon apartment building leaves seven injured

A fire at a Vernon apartment building Sunday left seven people injured, officials said, as firefighters were forced to rescue trapped occupants.

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In a difficult year, Christmas light traditions continue in Bristol,...

The pandemic has curtailed holiday parties, Santa excursion trains, holiday concerts and more, but many of the biggest residential light displays in central Connecticut are still going on - and raising...

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