Holiday shoppers across the state came out in droves on Black Friday, including an unruly crowd at a toy store that drew 20 police officers and delayed the midnight opening by nearly an hour.

This report from Matthew Conyers: MANCHESTER - Josiah Phelps ran for 166 yards, including an 84-yard touchdown run, to help lead Manchester to a 32-6 CCC Division II win over East Hartford on Wednesday night at Memorial Stadium.

Willie lingered as his landlady got ready to leave. He sat on the back steps of her house, holding the keys she had just given him.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Glynis McKenzie, East Hartford Fine Arts Commission, on 2009-11-24.   Buffa! presents the musical program The Bing Como-Candy Williams Christmas Special, Saturday, Dec.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Theresa Godreau, CT IB Academy, on 2009-11-25.   It's that time of the year again! The Connecticut IB Academy's Interact Club is having a clothing and toy drive from Nov.

Submitted by Glynis McKenzie, East Hartford Fine Arts Commission, on 2009-11-24.   The East Hartford Fine Arts Commission is pleased to present a free performance of the CitySingers of Hartford on Saturday, Dec.

A driver who swerved to avoid a deer hit a fire hydrant this morning, sending a geyser of water 25 feet into the air.

The gushing water blasted chunks of asphalt and formed a sinkhole on Olde Roberts Street, swallowing the back of her car minutes after her rescue, firefighters said.

Submitted by Bea Piersa, East Hartford Public Library, on 2009-11-19.   James Joyce scholar John O'Connor will lead a discussion of portions of Joyce's epic novel "Finnegas Wake" at the East Hartford Public Library, 840 Main St., on Wednesday, Dec.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Tim Lynch, Boy Scout Troop 1, on 2009-11-20.   Boy Scout Troop 1, of East Hartford is holding its Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Bake Sale on Saturday, Dec.

Kathleen Sevigny woke up at about 3:45 a.m. Wednesday to the sounds of popping, banging and screams.

A 92-year-old man and his 46-year-old daughter are in the hospital but safe after a fire in East Haven on Wednesday morning.

A woman is incredibly lucky after her car sunk into a water-filled sinkhole. Her car? Not so lucky.

Two people were transport to St Francis Hospital And Medical Center after an early morning fire destroyed their house at 108 Sission St.

Motorists in Hartford, East Hartford and West Hartford will be the focus of a distracted-driving campaign financed by a $200,000 federal grant, the governor's office announced.

A search for a man thought to have been in a van that plunged into the Connecticut River over the weekend will not resume today, an assistant fire chief said this morning.

A search and recovery effort was underway in East Hartford Sunday morning as dive teams attempted to locate a man who may be missing in the Connecticut River.

At RSL Fiber Systems, you can forget that old joke about how many people it takes to change a light bulb.

People Submitted by Sarah Desimini on 2009-11-09.   Family ReEntry is pleased to announce the appointment of The Honorable Theresa C. Lantz to the Board of Directors.

Baltimore Sun staff photojournalists Gene Sweeney Jr. and Karl Merton Ferron's raw edit of the Ravens' 17-7 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium.