MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on the large lottery jackpots (all times local): 8:25 a.m. The owner of the New Hampshire convenience store that sold the winning ticket for the $570 million Powerball lottery jackpot says he is very…

APALACHICOLA, Fla. (AP) — Reminders of the oyster’s pre-eminence in this slice of northwestern Florida are everywhere, from the shells that line the edges of downtown buildings to the paintings of oysters that dot the walls of Apalachicola’s art and…

BEIJING (AP) — An Iranian oil tanker collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China’s east coast, leaving the tanker’s entire crew of 32 missing and causing it to spill oil into the sea, authorities said Sunday. Chinese…

CANTON, Mass. (AP) — So long strawberry banana smoothie. Goodbye steak and egg breakfast sandwich. Dunkin’ Donuts is cutting back on its food and drink offerings. The Boston Herald reports the new, simplified menu is expected to roll out in…

WATERTOWN – Members of local sports groups rallied to raise money to help VFW Post 5157 recoup after a rash of break-ins. Frank Trosky, quartermaster of at the Watertown VFW Post, said there are break-ins at the Thomaston Road building…

TORRINGTON The Torrington Area Health District inspected the establishments listed below between Dec. 18 and Dec. 29. A minimum score of 80 is required to pass. “Pre” means the operation was inspected at its opening, after a change of ownership…

TORRINGTON – The frigid temperatures of late have brought back memories of the early days in Christopher Smedick’s police career. Like all Torrington police rookies more than three decades ago, he was given a walking beat. Smedick recalls the sub-zero…

A string of frigid days have left numerous car batteries dead, kept heating oil delivery drivers scrambling, and burst at least one water main in Litchfield County. Just before 3 p.m. Saturday, Shane Campbell, of Torrington towing company Campbell Transport,…

WATERBURY – Thanks to brutally cold temperatures, business for the American Motor Lodge on South Main Street is booming – and much of it is on the city’s dime. Renters who are displaced from their homes due to fires and…

WOODBURY – The Region 14 Board of Education Community Relations Committee is hosting another Community Conversation on Jan. 11, where attendees will ponder the question: “Are the facilities and resources in Region 14 appropriate for the current and future learning…

TORRINGTON – Police allege a city man kicked an officer after he was escorted out of a grocery store on Friday. Frank Stephens, 56, of 192 Elm St., was making a scene inside the Price Rite at 695 Main St.,…

TORRINGTON/GOSHEN – At least two meetings are planned to discuss the proposed sewer line from the Woodridge Lake Sewer District in Goshen to Torrington after it submitted its application last week to the Water Pollution Control Authority. An information session…

NEW YORK – About 100 million people faced a new challenge after the whopping East Coast snowstorm: a gusty deep freeze, topped Saturday by a wind chill close to minus 100 on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington that vied for world’s…

WASHINGTON – Lynn Tran and Richard Hazen built a Florida beachfront treehouse that would be the envy of any child. It’s got two levels, hammocks and windows looking out on the Gulf of Mexico. But the hangout has cost the…

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump felt compelled Saturday to let the world know he’s playing with all his marbles and is among the sharpest cookies around. In a series of tweets, Trump defended his mental fitness and boasted about his…

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s state TV on Saturday showed government supporters rallying a day after the foreign minister said a U.S. move to call an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss anti-government protests was another Trump administration “blunder.” The…

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Saturday advised against making the pursuit of money, a career or success the basis for one’s whole life, urging in his Epiphany remarks to also resist “inclinations toward arrogance, the thirst for power and…

DES MOINES, Iowa – The winning ticket in the latest Mega Millions drawing was sold in Florida. One ticket matched all six numbers in Friday night’s drawing and will claim a $450 million grand prize. The Florida Lottery says the…

SAN DIEGO – A lawyer who represented actress Paz de la Huerta has filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein and a former New York prosecutor, alleging they coordinated in a scheme to get the actress to drop her sexual misconduct…

HAVANA – Republican Sen. Jeff Flake says the U.S. has found no evidence that American diplomats in Havana were the victims of attacks with an unknown weapon. Flake, a Senate Foreign Relations Committee member and a longtime leading advocate of…