WATERBURY – On a Tuesday night less than a week after the Thanksgiving holiday, Steve Strand, the school district’s director of teaching and learning, observed a scene not unfamiliar in public school classrooms. Strand was standings in the media center…

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…

POLICE BLOTTER TORRINGTON Torrington police recently filed the following charges: MICHAEL T. DOERR, 39, 87 Hart Dr., Litchfield, use of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance (marijuana), Dec. 23. Released on $500 bond for appearance Jan. 2 in Torrington…

POLICE BLOTTER WATERBURY Waterbury police recently filed the following charges: FELIX VARGAS, 62, of 155 Enoch St., six counts of injury or risk of injury to, or impairing the morals of, children, three counts of fourth-degree sexual assault, three counts…

HARTFORD – For weeks, the Rev. Hector Otero has been arranging shipments of bottled water, medical equipment and other supplies to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. He recently became aware that residents on the island could use something else: bicycles. September’s hurricane…

HARTFORD – The list of people who want to become Connecticut’s next governor continues to grow. Oz Griebel, the outgoing head of a Hartford business group, announced Wednesday that he and Newtown attorney Monte Frank are forming the first independent…

WASHINGTON – Since Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and election, there has been a major push to get more women to run for Congress. And it’s paid off – the number of women who have filed for or are planning to…

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…

NAUGATUCK – An Oxford High School baseball star who has played professionally for the past two years is opening an indoor baseball training facility on Rubber Avenue. Gus Constantino played professional independent baseball in the Kentucky Thoroughbred League and the…

Municipal leaders in Litchfield and New Haven counties are blasting the state for attempting to implement a law that requires communities surrounding Torrington and Waterbury to recommend ways the cities can improve their respective financial plights. What exactly that means,…

CHESHIRE – Parents spoke, and the district listened. Backlash over a new online learning platform forced Superintendent Jeffrey Solan to suspend its use across the district. The program was suspended because of “a combination of content issues and lack of…

KENT – Their costumes made it look like participants had stepped into a galaxy far, far away for Saturday’s “Star Wars Jedi Training” session. Kent Memorial Library timed the free event to coincide with the release of the latest Star…

TORRINGTON – A Unionville man led city police on a short foot chase before being arrested. On Friday afternoon, just as the sun was setting, an officer heard a man and a woman fighting at a Patco gas station. The…

  STATEWIDE – Holiday shoppers are out in force, and so are state police. Increased holiday weekend patrols started Friday and will be in force through Tuesday. So far, as of Saturday morning, police report 124 speeding violations, six seatbelt…

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The list of people who want to become Connecticut’s next governor continues to grow. Oz Griebel, the outgoing head of a Hartford business group, announced Wednesday that he and Newtown attorney Monte Frank are forming the…

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — A tropical storm in the southern Philippines unleashed flash floods that swept away people and houses and set off landslides, leaving at least 75 people dead and 58 others missing, officials said Saturday. Most of the…

TORRINGTON – The last day of school before Christmas break at Torringford School typically involves singing Christmas carols and having books read aloud to the students, who get to wear their pajamas to school. The annual tradition offered a new…