Columbia News

John Murphy has been unanimously chosen as the Democratic nominee for the 8th District seat in the state House of Representatives.

State Representative Tim Ackert received the unanimous endorsement from the Republican Party for the 8th Assembly District which includes Columbia, Coventry, Tolland and Vernon.

Vernon's two Republican state legislators have been endorsed unanimously for re-election in the fall.

Skechers' advertises that its fitness shoes can help shed pounds and tone muscles, but the government says the claims are sketchy at best- and they're going to cost the company millions of dollars.

The project will change the single-lane bridge into a two-lane structure with two 10-ft wide lanes and a two-foot shoulder, with the intent of improving the sight line across the bridge.

Senior William Griffin earned the first top-eight scoring finish for the Marist men's track & field team at the IC4A Championships in school history on Friday night.

Brookfield High School was ranked 21st best high school in Connecticut and the 817th best in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2012 Best High Schools ranking .

AG: CT receiving $6 Million from Abbott Norwalk Plus Magazine Another $100 million settlement with 45 states and the District of Columbia, resolves civil consumer protection claims that the company engaged in unfair and deceptive practices by illegal off-label marketing of Depakote.

Connecticut lawmakers' approval of the use of medical marijuana includes strict regulations for the cultivation and distribution in an attempt to avoid problems other states have run into when legalizing the plant for medical use.