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January 10, 2024

Winter storm hammers East Coast, leaves hundreds of thousands without power

Forecasters are anticipating “widespread hazardous weather impacts Wednesday following a powerful winter storm in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions.

January 9, 2024

Hartford teacher suing school district over free speech rights rips CRT, says teaching profession 'dwindling'

John Grande, who is suing Hartford Public Schools for allegedly violating his free speech, said administrators are undermining teachers with "political" school policies.

January 5, 2024

Connecticut teacher sues after being disciplined for criticizing 'identity, privilege' training

A Connecticut teacher, John Grande, is suing Hartford Public Schools for allegedly violating his First Amendment rights after he criticized “Identity and Privilege" training.

January 5, 2024

Connecticut woman with terminal cancer travels to Vermont to fulfill dying wish

A Connecticut woman traveled to Vermont to end her life on her own terms, using the state's law that allows nonresidents with terminal illnesses to medically end their own lives.

January 5, 2024

Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel says cops withheld evidence in 1975 Martha Moxley murder probe

Michael Skakel is suing the town of Greenwich, its police and investigator Frank Garr for withholding evidence that may have spared him time behind bars for the murder of Martha Moxley.

January 3, 2024

Northeastern Connecticut house fire kills 4 children, officials say

A Connecticut house fire killed four children aged 5, 6, 8 and 12 on Tuesday night. The fire broke out around 10:30 p.m. in a two-family home where 11 people lived.

January 3, 2024

Next hot thing in hot wings, 'trashed' or 'dirty,' breaks the rules of America's favorite bar food

Double-fried wings, called trash wings in Missouri and dirt wings in Connecticut, have been a regional phenomenon for decades and are poised to become a national trend.

December 29, 2023

Meet the American who created time zones, Charles F. Dowd, schoolmaster set clock for mankind

Charles F. Dowd conceived the idea of time zones in 1869 as the transcontinental railroad united the Atlantic and Pacific coasts; bringing order to the concept of time around the world.

December 28, 2023

Connecticut man reportedly fired at police dog before being fatally shot by officers

Police in Connecticut fatally shot a man who had a pistol and fired at a police dog while attempting to evade state troopers serving a warrant for a 2022 shooting.

December 26, 2023

Students at now-closed Connecticut nursing school sue state officials, say they've made things worse

More than 1,200 Stone Academy nursing students have filed a class action lawsuit, claiming that actions on the part of CT have violated their constitutional rights.