Canterbury News

UConn football player Jasper Howard took the first swing at the man accused of stabbing him to death, two witnesses to the fight told police.

Police Monday night were investigating a robbery in which a man was shot in the stomach.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced Monday at 5 p.m. that she will not seek re-election as governor in 2010.

A city man was charged with assault on a police officer early today after he allegedly punched an officer in the face.

Vandals heavily damaged buildings and equipment at the Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum in Willimantic late Tuesday or early Wednesday.

Orlando police confirmed that a man suspected in a deadly mass shooting in downtown Orlando has been taken into custody.

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The Yale University community is still awaiting word on the circumstances surrounding sophomore Andre Narcisse's death Sunday.

Tony Pike had X-rays on Tuesday that showed his non-passing arm is healing nicely from surgery, another step toward getting him back to full practice with fourth-ranked Cincinnati.

Jasper Howard , a 5-foot-9, 174-pound junior cornerback for the Huskies from Miami, was stabbed during an altercation near the Student Union after a party in the building that police said Sunday was attended by more than 300 people.

A prominent and politically connected South Florida attorney was being investigated by his own firm for financial irregularities in an investment business that led his law partner to seek dissolution Monday.

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A Farmington bank teller has been charged with larceny on allegations she stole $35,000 in business deposits.

The final days of the city's mayoral race are turning out to be the most contentious.

Simsbury's top elected official, First Selectman Mary Glassman , a Democrat, has earned a sixth term.

Officer Seth Condon rushed to Empire Pizza on New Britain Avenue where a robbery and shooting had just been reported.

Just when it appeared the state budget clash of 2009 was long over, the legislature is considering returning next week to override a controversial bill that Gov.

Enfield is fortunate to have a large and talented pool of candidates this year for town council, most of whom have experience on other boards and commissions.

Since its founding in the 17th century, Connecticut has clung for dear life to the Puritan notion of the independent, self-sufficient town, where everyone works for the common good and does it better than the next town.

A man accused of shooting a Wesleyan University student to death in May will return to court this morning to face a murder charge.