TORRINGTON – The state’s fiscal crisis had put the city’s bond rating in jeopardy of falling lower, but now with a state budget in place and a favorable review by Moody’s credit agency, there will be no change. The status…

SOUTHBURY – Longtime WCBS Newsradio 880 (WCBS-AM) reporter Fran Schneidau, whose distinctive voice could be heard delivering Connecticut news for 39 years, has died. The New York-based station announced her death on Wednesday. Schneidau, who retired in February, was 79…

CORNWALL – A petition signed by 20 property owners has been submitted to the Board of Selectmen in opposition to the proposed installation of a wastewater system in West Cornwall. The plan has been in the works for several years….

WATERBURY – As the state braces for a blast of arctic air that’s expected to last into the New Year, the city is looking after its most vulnerable population: the homeless. On Wednesday at 9 a.m., the temperature was 10…

HARTFORD – As temperatures outside drop and people turn up the heat inside, the state Department of Health is warning of the dangers of carbon monoxide. The deadly gas has no odor or warning properties, so public health officials say…

LITCHFIELD – The Board of Selectmen is set to consider a proposed capital improvements budget of $3.2 million for 2018-19. The proposal recommended by the Capital Improvements Committee last week will be given a thorough look by the selectmen as…

WOODBURY – Battles between the highway department and the first selectmen and nasty letters among squabbling residents in local newspapers began to fade away in 2017, according to First Selectman William J. Butterly Jr. “I think it was a real…

LITCHFIELD An afternoon of fun and laughter is in store at the Litchfield Inn on New Year’s Day as the Possum Queen Contest unfolds for a 28th year of not only zany activities, but also some serious fundraising for local…

WATERTOWN – Firefighters doused a blaze at a home in the Oakville section of town early Wednesday. At about 7:50 a.m., emergency personnel responded to 25 Saugus Ave. for a report of a house fire. “When we arrived, there was…

HARTFORD (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether an airline company should pay damages to a Waterbury woman injured in a plane crash in Guyana, South America in 2011. Judge Michael Shea in Hartford presided over a non-jury trial…

ROXBURY – Police are investigating a shooting on Flag Swamp Road Wednesday morning. At about 8:30 a.m., troopers responded to a report of a shooting. State police said it’s a “non-criminal medical assist.” Check rep-am.com for more information. Related

The state is preparing for a blast of cold weather that’s expected to last into the New Year. On Christmas Day, temperatures reached the mid-30s throughout most of Connecticut. Since then, temperatures have plummeted. The high on Tuesday was about…

WATERBURY – Waterbury Teachers Association President Kevin M. Egan faces charges including driving under the influence following a traffic stop on Interstate 84 earlier this month. Egan, 49, of Waterbury, was driving his 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe 30 mph in the…

HARWINTON – Two people, including a Torrington man, were seriously injured in a Christmas Day crash involving three vehicles on Route 8 north in Harwinton. Police said Carlos Velez, 28, of 426 Boston Ave. in Bridgeport, drove off the left…

WATERBURY – Mayor Neil M. O’Leary is promising a vastly stepped up campaign against blight and litter in the new year, touching off this effort with a new study and a police captain charged with enacting recommendations. The city recently…

MIDDLEBURY – Jaymee Hick, an exchange student at Westover School from Perth, Australia, was one of four winners of News-Decoder’s third essay/reporting contest for her essay on gender equality, school officials said. News-Decoder, a not-for-profit global network based in Paris,…

BEACON FALLS – Voters will decide whether to change rules for local elected positions and making capital purchases at a town meeting Jan. 3. On the agenda are three changes to a state statute that sets the parameters for local…

WATERBURY – There are a number of food trucks in Waterbury offering hot dogs, pizza and tacos, but the city’s newest food truck will also offer education and community service. The Elisha Leavenworth Foundation granted the city’s Police Activities League…

TORRINGTON – An argument over how much to spend on Christmas presents turned violent a day later when a New Milford man choked his girlfriend, the mother of his 1-year-old son, until she couldn’t breathe, police allege. Omar Bordoy, 42,…

SOUTHBURY – Robert W. Harrison Jr.’s 30-year-career in law enforcement culminated in a rise to administrative lieutenant of the Naugatuck Police Department before he retired five years ago. Now the Southbury native serves as his hometown’s animal control officer. Since…