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Tribal official convicted of fraud

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:07:58 GMT

A former official with the Connecticut tribe that runs Foxwoods Resort Casino has been convicted of defrauding investors.

Conn plans to upgrade travel plazas

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:52:41 GMT

Connecticut officials have reached a 35-year agreement to transform the state's 23 service plazas along the major highways, adding more types of restaurants and upgrading facilities.

Conn. mourns Bridgeport fire victims

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:48:07 GMT

Hundreds of people ha ve turned out to mourn a Bridgeport mother and her three children killed last week in a fire at a public housing complex.

Courant being sued for stealing stories

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:22:46 GMT

The Hartford Courant is being sued by a smaller, family owned newspaper that is seeking financial damages for what it calls the Courant's repeated plagiarism of its stories.

Woman set on fire screams on 911 call

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:37:47 GMT

A New Haven woman police say was set on fire by her boyfriend can be heard screaming in a 911 call tape released by authorities.

Woman found at home after car accident

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:16:10 GMT

Connecticut state police say an eight-hour search for a driver who went missing after a car crash ended when authorities found a woman hiding in her North Stonington home.

Few problems reported at local airports

Veronica Cintron — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:11:43 GMT

A problem with the FAA computer system caused widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide, but had minimal impact on Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn. and at Boston's Logan International Airport.

Woman steals from school lunch program

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:03:12 GMT

Authorities say a Rhode Island woman's gambling debts led her to embezzle almost $335,000 from the company that runs East Lyme's school lunch program.

Ct. lawmakers warned of deficit in 2012

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:21:03 GMT

Connecticut lawmakers are learning that the state's budget woes are on track to get much worse in 2012.

Aetna cutting 625 jobs, more in 2010

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:45:29 GMT

Health insurer Aetna says it will cut 625 jobs, or nearly 2 percent of its staff, and will make a similar job cuts in the first quarter of 2010 due to the lagging economy and the potential impact of health care reform.

CT ACLU says no church graduations

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:44:42 GMT

The ACLU of Connecticut is warning the Enfield school board to stop holding graduation ceremonies at a Bloomfield megachurch, claiming the graduates and their families are unconstitutionally being subjected to religious messages.

Bridgeport teacher charged with DUI

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:45:36 GMT

Bridgeport police say a city teacher whose father was the late Congressman Stewart McKinney led officers on a brief car chase before being charged with drunken driving and illegally carrying a loaded handgun.

Jury clears man in sexual assault case

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:40:02 GMT

A Connecticut jury has acquitted a Stamford massage therapist of allegations he sexually assaulted a client last year.

Victim testifies in manslaughter case

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:29:47 GMT

A man who was wounded in a fatal shooting by a Hartford police detective testified he was scared about going to prison when he tried to speed away and the detective opened fire on his car.

$15 million awarded to auto repair shop

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:06:07 GMT

A Connecticut jury has awarded $15 million to automobile repair shop owners in their lawsuit accusing an affiliate of The Hartford Financial Services Group of unfair trade practices.

Road rage killer gets 20 years

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:33:59 GMT

A Hartford man has accepted a plea deal that will send him to prison for 20 years for shooting another man to death during a road rage incident last year.

Trash plants pay for emissions offense

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:40:08 GMT

Officials say Connecticut's largest municipal trash authority and its operator have agreed to pay $355,000 to settle air emission violations dating back to 2007.

Warrants in Yale killing remain sealed

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:13:46 GMT

A Connecticut judge has agreed to keep sealed for another two weeks search warrant affidavits in the case of an animal research technician charged with killing a Yale graduate student.

Jail for man convicted of shooting cop

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:02:59 GMT

A Stratford man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for attempting to kill a federal law enforcement officer at a Bridgeport gas station in 2007.

Foxwoods fails to make debt payment

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:33:50 GMT

Foxwoods Resort Casino, one of the world's largest, has failed to make a full payment on its debt, leading to a default and another downgrade on its credit rating.

Swine flu death total hits 17 in Conn.

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:59:16 GMT

Connecticut health officials say a patient who died at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam has been confirmed as the state's 17th swine flu fatality since April.

Woman arrested for death of boyfriend

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:12:14 GMT

A Connecticut woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her 57-year-old boyfriend, who was run over by a car in Old Saybrook last year.

Bomb threat suspect held without bail

Lynn Barry — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:35:48 GMT

The man accused of allegedly calling in a bomb threat to Bradley International Airport on Friday is being held without the right to bail.

Biden to help Dodd raise campaign cash

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:20:10 GMT

Campaign officials for Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd say Vice President Joe Biden will visit Hartford on Dec. 11 for a fundraiser for the senator, who is trailing in the polls in his 2010 re-election bid.

Milford school superintendent suspended

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:31:50 GMT

Milford's superintendent of schools has been forced into paid administrative leave while local officials investigate sexual harassment allegations against him.

Man charged with setting woman on fire

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:09:56 GMT

A Connecticut father is behind bars after police say he tried to set his family on fire.

Crews postpone search for missing man

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:49:54 GMT

Emergency crews plan to resume their search Monday for a man whose minivan was pulled Sunday from the Connecticut River.

Man convicted for shooting at police

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:29:40 GMT

A Stratford man faces sentencing after he was convicted of attempted murder for shooting at police officers at a Bridgeport gas station in 2007.

National Guard to deploy 700 to Mideast

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:37:58 GMT

Two units of the Connecticut Army National Guard are sending 700 soldiers to the Middle East in the largest single deployment of Connecticut guard members since the Korean War.

Uconn student set to go before a judge

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:25:47 GMT

A University of Connecticut student goes before a judge this week, accused of committing an act of terrorism by posting threatening Internet messages after the stabbing death of football player Jasper Howard.