HARTFORD – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced on Tuesday the state’s “Severe Cold Weather Protocol” is being activated for the first time this winter season. The protocol directs several state agencies to coordinate with the statewide 211 info-line operated by…

HARTFORD – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has ordered a review of state policies and procedures regarding sexual harassment in the workplace. Citing the ongoing national conversation on the subject, the governor’s office on Monday announced that Malloy had issued an…

State troopers investigated 406 crashes, including two with serious injuries, over the holiday weekend. Connecticut State Police stepped up enforcement with increased patrols from midnight Friday until 11:59 p.m. today. As of this morning, police had issued 347 speeding tickets,…

HARTFORD – The state’s next budget debates will play against the backdrop of the 2018 elections for legislature and for governor. Republicans see the party standing on the cusp of winning the control of the statehouse and the governor’s office…

NEW HAVEN (AP) — A Yale University program that helps employees buy homes in designated areas of New Haven has been extended through 2019. Yale says a total of 1,221 faculty and staff members have taken advantage of the program….

HARTFORD (AP) – Police say a 1-year-old boy who was asleep in car stolen outside a Laundromat in Hartford has been found unharmed. The car and the child were found less than an hour after the car was taken Sunday…

NEW HAVEN (AP) — A team of college students is getting attention from internet companies and Congress after developing a browser extension that alerts users to fake and biased news stories and helps guide them to more balanced coverage. The…

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…

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….

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…

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…

  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…

BRISTOL (AP) — A Connecticut police department says one of its officers shot and wounded a dog that bit him and appeared ready to attack him again. Bristol police say two officers were serving an arrest warrant Thursday when a…

STAMFORD (AP) — An 82-year-old Stamford woman has been charged with assault after an October accident in a parking lot that left one person injured and 12 cars damaged. Police say Mercedes Garcia surrendered Thursday after being informed there was…

HARTFORD (AP) — The president of the Hartford City Council has been asked to resign by the other eight members of the city’s governing body. The council members issued a statement Thursday in the wake of a complaint filed against…

WASHINGTON – The Republican-led Congress narrowly passed a temporary spending bill to avert a government shutdown Thursday, doing the bare minimum in a sprint toward the holidays and punting disputes on immigration, health care and the budget to next year….

HARTFORD — The state Department of Labor is reporting job growth has slowed significantly since peaking in the second quarter of 2017. The labor department on Thursday released preliminary employment numbers for November that indicate net losses of 3,500 jobs, and…