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February 17, 2025

UConn becomes first in the state to put emergency contraception Plan B on campus

The University of Connecticut has placed vending machines with the emergency contraceptive Plan B on its campus, the first institution in the state to do so.

February 9, 2025

Ivy League grad student, US Army veteran's killer had eerie motive: detective

A Yale graduate student and U.S. army veteran was killed in what initially appeared to be a random act of violence, and a detective on the case reveals how the killer was nabbed.

February 7, 2025

Fairfield's Deon Perry nails incredible 70-foot game-winning shot to beat rival Marist

Fairfield Stags' guard Deon Perry nailed a 70-foot game winning shot to beat Marist 59-56 on Thursday night at Fairfield University's Leo D. Mahoney Arena.

January 26, 2025

Connecticut to award nearly $6 million to family of disabled man wrongfully imprisoned for murder conviction

Connecticut is set to pay nearly $5.9 million to the family of a disabled man who was wrongly imprisoned in his 1992 murder conviction before he was freed in 2015.

January 24, 2025

Connecticut lawmaker introduces bill that would legalize sports betting on flights to, from state

A bill in Connecticut aims to legalize sports betting on flights to and from the state, despite other state's laws on gambling on contests.

January 23, 2025

Biden clemency for 'non-violent' inmates includes Connecticut child killer

Adrian Peeler convicted of conspiracy to murder in case that left a mother and her son dead before they could testify against his brother, another killer.

January 16, 2025

Tren de Aragua ‘asylum seeker' and migrants trafficked arsenal of weapons across NYC: prosecutor

A Tren de Aragua gang member who claims to be an asylum seeker, along with two other migrants, has been charged with trafficking an arsenal of guns across New York City.

January 9, 2025

Blue states called out by women's group for ignoring risks posed by transgender inmates

An Independent Women study released Thursday highlights the dangers of housing biological male felons who identify as females at female-only prisons.

January 6, 2025

Yale University class questions whether Black and White women can be friends

A Yale University course called "No Time for Tears" will examine whether "relationships between Black women and White women can develop an equal footing."

December 31, 2024

Connecticut man allegedly killed a mother, her infant son over $400 she owed him for renting car

A Connecticut man who allegedly killed a woman and her infant son in November targeted the woman because she owed him $400 for renting a vehicle of his, arrest reports said on Monday.