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Police arrested a second suspect this week in the 2006 shooting death of a woman in Hartford after a witness came forward.

A Stratford man who saw his conviction for attempted murder of a federal officer thrown out by a federal judge, but then re-instated by a federal appeals court, will now be going to prison for 13 years.

When Charles A. Teale Sr. was a young man growing up in the city, the last place anyone could find him was inside a classroom.

Health Notes Submitted by Ana Ferreira, Witness Project of Connecticut, on 2009-11-19.   The Witness Project is a culturally competent community-based breast and cervical cancer education program through which cancer survivors and lay health advisor increase awareness, knowledge, screening and early detection behaviors in the African American ...

The Journal Inquirer says it has brought suit against the Hartford Courant, seeking financial damages for news stories the Courant acknowledged plagiarizing from its suburban competitor this summer.

The question of how 2,200 suburban students attending Hartford-run magnet schools were going to get into the capital city once transportation funding ran out in December was answered Tuesday when the state stepped in with $3 million.

Health insurer Aetna said Wednesday it will cut 625 jobs immediately, or nearly 2 percent of its staff, and will make a similar number of cuts by the end of the 2010 first quarter due to the lagging economy and the potential impact of health care reform.

A local woman on probation for assaulting her daughters has been arrested again for assaulting the girls, police said.

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

A can of spray paint in a man's back pocket led to his arrest today. An officer noticed the can as the man, David Mello, walked on Albany Avenue about 1:45 a.m. Police said they learned that Mello, 20, of Ridgewood Road, was responsible for recent vandalism on both public and private property all over the south end of West Hartford and in ...

The Autobody Association of Connecticut banged up The Hartford Financial Services Group, winning a $15 million judgment when a jury in Stamford ruled Tuesday the insurer engaged in unfair business practices.

Brandon Henry is seen testifying in the trial of Robert Lawlor. HARTFORD - - Brandon Henry didn't want the two policemen who had stopped the Nissan Maxima he was driving to find the crack cocaine he had in the car.

Get your buzz on, at no charge. Today is free java day at La Paloma Sabanera, 405 Capitol Ave., in Hartford.

Police are investigating an incident in which a motorist reportedly tried to lure two students into his car.

In another measure of just how important U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd's fate is to the Democratic party, the embattled Connecticut senator is getting his third high-profile visit of the fall.

Police are investigating a robbery during which someone stole a man's money and car.

Police charged two men with gun crimes over the weekend. About 2 a.m. Sunday, witnesses contacted police and reported seeing a man brandishing a sawed-off shotgun.

Detectives are investigating an overnight burglary at Harstans Jewelers, 450 South Main St.

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.

A send-off ceremony is being held at the Connecticut Convention Canter in Hartford Sunday afternoon.