WATERBURY – A hit-and-run driver is expected to be sentenced to five years in prison for the killing of a grandmother he struck days before Christmas, according to a plea deal hashed out in Waterbury Superior Court. Eliut Canales, 29,…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s deadliest residential fire in decades spread through every floor of a Bronx apartment building within a matter of minutes, city officials said, killing 12 people — including four children — and sending other…

KENT – Young engineers got creative Thursday at Kent Memorial Library creating towers from paper and designing containers to protect eggs. Kent brothers Oliver and Edwin Hernandez worked together as a team, using two red plastic cups as their outer…

WATERBURY – Several residents in the neighborhood around Proctor Street and Rawley Avenue went without water for several hours throughout the day Thursday as private contractors worked to replace a damaged pipe and water valve underground in front of the…

BRISTOL – It was almost closing time at the Fresh Factory barber shop on Farmington Avenue when barber Andy Mendoza noticed a woman sitting in the shop, and he asked her about the small mark he saw on her face….

KENT – A judge on Wednesday dismissed most of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation’s lawsuit in which it seeks $610 million for land it says the state seized from the tribe. The tribal nation alleges the state took 2,000 of the…

HARTFORD – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Thursday continued to press the legislature to act to close an estimated $222.5 million budget deficit. This morning the House and Senate are scheduled to convene and then immediately recess a special session…

NEW MILFORD – Progress is a wonderful thing to be able to show after years of restoration and the Merwinsville Hotel board of directors has been thrilled to be able to show off the work that has been accomplished this…

CORNWALL – Bridges will be a major focus of local infrastructure upgrades in 2018 and not only because of the West Cornwall Covered Bridge. Local officials are also holding discussions about the attention needed for some of the spans under…

Connecticut State Police will operate roving patrols and conduct DUI checkpoints starting today and continuing through New Year’s Day. Troopers will enforce all motor vehicle laws and focus on reducing the number of DUIs, crashes and injury-producing accidents occurring on…

The vast majority of tax collectors will not be accepting early payments of taxes for the 2019 fiscal year, despite a change in federal law. The new tax code signed by President Donald Trump caps the deduction for state income…

TORRINGTON – As at many other charitable organizations, Susan B. Anthony Project Executive Director Jeanne Fusco spent part of the holiday week working to understand new tax law changes that she and other nonprofit leaders fear will discourage charitable giving…

TORRINGTON – Northwest Connecticut was feeling generous this Christmas season. Robin King manages a toy drive for Friend in Service to Humanity, or FISH, which also runs a food bank and shelter in Torrington. The organization funnels donations from several…

NEW HARTFORD Some special children now have a special classroom at New Hartford Elementary School. Giggling and engaged, they work on their lessons one-on-one with school staff, learning in an environment that does not have the distractions and tensions of…

WATERBURY — Gina Calabrese, a retired city principal and former Watertown Board of Education member, died Wednesday following a short illness, shocking and saddening many. Calabrese turned 63 on Dec. 16. She was diagnosed with a rare and dangerous autoimmune…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Plunging temperatures across half the country on Thursday underscored a stark reality for low-income Americans who rely on heating aid: Their dollars aren’t going to go as far this winter because of rising energy costs. Forecasters…

WATERBURY – Five people were injured Wednesday night after a drunken-driver crashed head-on into another vehicle, according to state police. Shortly after 7 p.m., police say Timothy Michael Ryan, of West Haven, was driving a Ford Escape owned by King…

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…