HARTFORD – A state panel of policymakers and doctors has released a draft of a report calling for more transparency in how the cost of prescription drugs is negotiated for Connecticut consumers. The state Healthcare Cabinet, which has 21 members…

TORRINGTON – Walking through the doors of The Backstage Restaurant one last time Sunday, customer Jackie Tanner reminisced on all the birthdays, celebrations and family gatherings that were spent at the Main Street restaurant over the years. The Backstage Restaurant,…

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…

HARTFORD – What to do with a new $71 million minor league baseball stadium during the winter? If you’re the Hartford Yard Goats, the Double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, you turn to real goats. Time for goat yoga class….

In a political version reminiscent of “everybody’s doing it,” one legislator says legal recreational marijuana could mean more green for the state’s hungry coffers. Voters in Maine and neighbor Massachusetts have approved referendums to allow legal recreational marijuana. Vermont and…

HARWINTON – The owner of the Landing Zone Grille rejects the Torrington Area Health District’s assessment that the restaurant violated health and fire codes. “You could eat off the floor,” Joseph F. Furnari said Friday. “I would not ever serve…

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in television’s “Coach,” died Friday in Arkansas, according to his manager….

PLYMOUTH — A Connecticut Water crew is repairing a water main break in Terryville that has left 20 customers without water Saturday morning. The water main break happened around 6 a.m. Saturday, according to Connecticut Water spokesman Dan Meany. Crews…

SIMSBURY, Conn. (AP) — Members of Connecticut’s equestrian community are coming together for a memorial service to honor 24 horses that died in a Simsbury barn fire. The Dec. 28 electrical fire broke out at the 175-acre Folly Farm, a…

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Frigid temperatures are causing water main breaks in Connecticut communities. Officials in the suburb of West Hartford say 19 homes have been affected by a water main break reported at around 6:30 a.m. Saturday. The Metropolitan…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — 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…

Yes, Fido needs to go out. You may not want to go with him, but your dog still needs to go out. Still, the Connecticut Humane Society cautions, dogs do not need to be out long, nor should they be…

WATERBURY- New Webster Bank head John Ciulla’s first announcement since becoming Chief Executive Officer Monday affirms promises that he would continue the bank’s charitable culture. Webster Financial Corp., the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. and its HSA Bank division,…

NEW HARTFORD – Ski Sundown owner Robert Switzgable moved a step closer to solving his snowmaking problems on Wednesday night when the Inland Wetlands Commission scheduled his application for a water-line extension for a Feb. 7 hearing. Members agreed the…

TORRINGTON – Tara Yard admitted Friday that she stole about $69,000 from an elderly woman in her care and in exchange she will not serve prison time. Yard, 57, entered her admissions Friday in Superior Court under the terms of…

HARTFORD – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Friday threatened to veto the legislature’s proposed fix for the Medicare Savings Program, slamming the legislation as a budgeting sham. General Assembly leaders plan to proceed Monday with House and Senate votes to…

WATERBURY – A dozen teens from the city’s Police Activity League spent Friday afternoon shoveling driveways and walkways for elderly and disabled residents. The PAL Shovel Brigade was launched by Mayor Neil M. O’Leary four years ago. Youths associated with…

Residents are waking up to what might be the coldest day of the winter. After a snowstorm that dropped a foot of snow on many parts of the state, Mother Nature is offering no reprieve. The high today is expected…

MILFORD (AP) — Police say a Connecticut man killed 20 chickens and ripped their heads from their bodies in a drunken, jealous rage on Christmas. Milford police Officer Michael DeVito tells local media that the man was drinking with a…