HARTFORD – People filing new unemployment claims can expect processing delays because of a seasonal uptick. The state Department of Labor on Thursday reported the increased volume means it may take an additional five to 10 days before eligible individuals…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Islamic State suicide bomber struck a Shiite cultural center in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 41 people and underscoring the extremist group’s growing reach in Afghanistan even as its self-styled caliphate in Iraq and…

Municipalities across the state have opened warming shelters offering refuge from the frigid temperatures. In Waterbury, the temperature was 5 degrees at 10 a.m. with a wind chill of below zero, according to AccuWeather. The high today is expected to…

HARTFORD (AP) — A petition by an animal rights group to grant three elephants at a Connecticut zoo personhood has been denied by a state judge who called the request “wholly frivolous.” The Nonhuman Rights Project filed suit in November…

WATERBURY – Police have concluded the woman who struck former state lawmaker Selim Noujaim with her car, leading to near-fatal injuries, is not to blame for the Oct. 30 accident. There will be no traffic citation for Birgit Clemente, who…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican Roy Moore filed a lawsuit to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of the U.S. Senate race. The court filing occurred about 14 hours ahead of Thursday’s meeting of…

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Bitter cold weather has taken hold of much of the northern United States and is expected to stay put for days to come as two Minnesota cities already have set record low temperatures and a city…

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…

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…

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…

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…

NEW BRITAIN – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says Connecticut is urging the federal government to extend temporary housing assistance to Puerto Rican families displaced by Hurricane Maria. Malloy on Wednesday expressed concerns about what will happen to families sheltering in…

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