HARTFORD – Saying road travel is treacherous, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is urging state residents to stay put, but he is keeping state highways open. “While there is no highway ban in effect, it is strongly recommended that Connecticut motorists…

HARTFORD (AP) — A massive winter storm sweeping across a huge swath of the U.S., from the Carolinas to Maine, is expected to dump up to 18 inches of snow in some areas and bring strong winds Thursday, followed by…

With today’s winter storm forecast to last into this evening, state Department of Agriculture Commissioner Steven K. Reviczky is advising residents to take steps to protect livestock, pets and property. He offered these guidelines: — Owners of animals should prepare…

MANCHESTER (AP) — A restaurant manager and his girlfriend have been charged in the fatal shooting of a cook following negative online reviews of the fried chicken restaurant where they all worked. Recent negative reviews of Bonchon Chicken on Yelp,…

OLD LYME (AP) — Interstate fishing managers are holding hearings in East Coast states about a plan to change the rules about one of the Atlantic Ocean’s most popular recreational fisheries. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is considering changing…

HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut plans to award at least three new licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries, adding to the nine already in operation. The state Department of Consumer Protection announced a request for applications for new facilities on Wednesday. Consumer…

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — State Treasurer Denise Nappier has announced she won’t seek re-election to a sixth term in office. The Democrat made the announcement Wednesday. She became the nation’s first African-American woman elected as a state treasurer in 1998,…

WATERBURY – A mayor and ex-convict who’s running for governor stopped in the Brass City Wednesday for lunch at a popular pizza spot. Democrat Joe Ganim, who mounted a political comeback with his election as mayor of Bridgeport, submitted paperwork to…

NEW HAVEN (AP) — One man has been killed and another has been critically wounded in a shooting in New Haven. Officers found the men inside a parked car at the Brookside housing complex at about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday. Both…

HARTFORD (AP) — Police are investigating the death of a dog that was chained outside a Connecticut home in the bitter cold and found frozen inside its doghouse on New Year’s Day. Hartford police say the dog might have been…

HARTFORD – Connecticut taxpayers who pay estimated income taxes every quarter rushed to meet a year-end deadline to take full advantage of a deduction for state and local taxes for the last time. The federal tax overhaul that President Donald…

HARTFORD – The state comptroller’s office on Tuesday slightly widened its estimate of the deficit for the current 2018 fiscal year to $224 million. State Comptroller Kevin Lembo also reported Tuesday the 2017 fiscal year ended nearly $22.7 million in…

HARTFORD – A woman fighting breast cancer got married at a hospital 18 hours before she died. Heather Mosher was dressed in her wedding gown and lying in bed wearing an oxygen mask as she and David Mosher said “I…

HARTFORD — Connecticut taxpayers who pay estimated income taxes every quarter rushed to meet a year-end deadline to take full advantage of a deduction for state and local taxes for the last time. The federal tax overhaul that President Donald Trump…

HARTFORD – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is continuing the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol due to continuing forecasts of frigid temperatures with negative wind chills. The protocol directs several state agencies to coordinate with the statewide 211 info-line operated by…

There were more crashes on state roads over the New Year’s holiday weekend than last year, according to state police records. From 12:01 a.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Monday, state police responded to 494 motor vehicle accidents, including 54 with…

HARTFORD – State Comptroller Kevin Lembo is projecting a $224 million budget gap for the current 2018 fiscal year. The January estimate from the comptroller’s office is $3.5 million from the Malloy administration’s latest projection from Dec. 20. Gov. Dannel…

Police are warning residents of a scam in which the Connecticut State Police name is used in an attempt to fraudulently obtain money from victims. Police say a victim received a call from a person who claimed a personal check…

HARTFORD (AP) — The Connecticut Supreme Court is expected to issue decisions and hear arguments in a variety of notable cases in 2018, including a newspaper’s quest for documents that belonged to the Newtown school shooter and Kennedy cousin Michael…

HARTFORD (AP) — U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are planning to go to Puerto Rico to meet with local officials and see firsthand the work that remains to recover from Hurricane Maria. Blumenthal and Murphy say they’ll spend…