HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut is joining a secure, nationwide, wireless, mobile broadband network that will help Connecticut first responders during emergency and disaster response situations. Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was advised by a working group to opt into…

SALISBURY – As Eileen Mulligan looked out her office window onto the Noble Horizons’ campus recently, she reflected on her tenure at the retirement village. She has much to remember. The facility’s only executive director throughout its existence, Mulligan will…

If you live in the Northeast or Midwest, you’re not dreaming: It’s going to be a white Christmas. But the trade-off is hazardous driving conditions across New England. The National Weather Service forecasts snow in the Rocky Mountains and Pacific…

NEW BRITAIN — A 31-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan who was living in New Britain was arrested on Friday on immigration offenses stemming for lying about trips to Turkey and his brother, a member of a military group with ties to…

BERLIN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to an early Christmas Eve crash on Route 9 in Berlin, where an Arizona man was struck and injured by a car as he stood outside his vehicle following an…

As the hours tick down to Christmas Day, the Connecticut State Police are on the roads making sure everyone reaches their destinations safely, and as of Sunday morning, no one had lost their life on state highways this holiday weekend….

MOSCOW (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday endorsed him for the presidency and prepared to file his nomination with election officials, putting pressure on the Kremlin to allow him to run. President Vladimir…

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — One of the deadliest storms to hit the Philippines this year blew out of the country’s south Sunday after leaving more than 120 people dead and 160 missing in landslides and flash floods. Tropical Storm Tembin…

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle on Saturday partially lifted a Trump administration ban on certain refugees after two groups argued that the policy prevented people from some mostly Muslim countries from reuniting with family living legally in…

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is sponsoring free, guided hikes at 13 state parks on New Year’s Day. The Jan. 1 offerings are part of the First Day Hikes program, a joint effort by…

WATERBURY – Children, Michael Rinaldi said, notice everything. Your wedding ring. The wart on your thumb. The flecks of black and gray in your eyebrows. Rinaldi, purveyor of Santa Claus suits for half a century, knows what it takes to…

WATERBURY – The Waterbury Knights Cheer program recently won first place in the American Youth Cheer National Championships in Florida. It was the second year in a row and the fourth time in nine years the squad came home with…

BETHLEHEM – Tradition continues this year as the small post office here off Main Street becomes a holiday card hub for people flocking for a “Christmas Town” stamp on their cards and parcels. Patrons come from around the corner and…

CHESHIRE – Town officials recently took a moment to recognize the generous yearly donations residents Donald and Jenifer Walsh made to programs and charities. The couple are the founders of Cheshire’s Lights of Hope, a nonprofit organization that raises money…

TORRINGTON – The city’s longtime assessor announced she will be retiring in March 2018, but she’s not done working yet. Donna Patchen’s last day will be March 5 to give the city enough time to find a replacement. She has…

The Baudinet quintuplets, born after a high-risk pregnancy last December to Watertown native Michael Baudinet and his wife Margaret, are busy and healthy and fighting for dog food just outside of Richmond. “Their favorite thing to do is to try…

THOMASTON – The Town Center Plan Committee has completed its plan to help revitalize the downtown area over the next five to 10 years. “This town center plan is an overall streetscape plan for the downtown district,” said Jeremy Leifert,…

LITCHFIELD – The Democratic Town Committee this week is expected to recommend to the Board of Selectmen a candidate for the selectman’s seat that was held by the late Diane Knox. Knox, a Democrat and selectman for eight years, died…

WATERBURY – There are no Christmas decorations, no tree and scant furniture in the small apartment Dorrel Bass shares with his disabled brother, Chad. Nonetheless, it will be a cheerful Christmas in a much truer home than they’ve enjoyed since…

SOUTHBURY – A campaign encouraging residents to support local businesses while doing their holiday shopping is a hit with both shoppers and store owners. The Southbury Economic Development Commission held a Small Business Saturday event in November that encouraged residents…