Hartford News

There are not many physical remnants of the Somers Congregational Church after a fire on New Year's day destroyed the 170-year-old building and damaged a nearby memorial garden and addition.

Simsbury is 1 of 6 New England communities that will receive technical assistance from the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

When the Working Families Party began in Connecticut, it was a one-man operation in a windowless, 10-by-10-foot "cell" in Bridgeport , its executive director, Jon Green, recalled.

A unit of the Connecticut Army National Guard is teaming up with doctors and nurses from Hartford Hospital for a training event this weekend.

Hartford, Conn. - A group in Hartford spent Saturday pounding the pavement for charity, turning a road race into not only a physical event but also a social one.

Chadia Parnell started classes in January 2007 at Capital Community College in downtown Hartford, having no idea what went on in the looming office buildings nearby.

HARTFORD, Conn. - Police say one person is dead and a second one is in critical condition after fighting broke out twice at a house party in Hartford.

The student was talking on his Samsung Droid near an exit door when he was approached by several students who expressed interest in his phone and asked to take it, police said.

In recent years Paul Puzzo has received more than $100,000 in annual compensation as vice president of business development and community affairs at the Community Renewal Team, the Hartford region's anti-poverty agency - - but he rarely appears at the office, and doesn't have a desk there.

The state Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of majority Democrats in the General Assembly, approving a new congressional map that will be in effect until after the 2020 Census.

HARTFORD, Conn. - A former police captain was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for amassing what authorities said was one of the largest and most disturbing child pornography collections they've ever seen in Connecticut, one that included images of infants and toddlers.

Valentine's Day is traditionally a day when sweethearts express their love for one another by giving tokens of their affection.

Members of a regional task force seized more than four grams of crack and arrested three during the operations, both of which happened in the parking lots of Route 5 businesses.

HARTFORD, Conn. - Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and state Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola will be announcing which Republican candidates can participate in Connecticut's presidential primary.

Captain David Bourque of the Granby Police Department appears in court on federal child pornography charges, May 6, 2011.

HARTFORD, Conn. - A Connecticut hedge fund adviser carried out a $500 million fraud scheme with help from people in Venezuela, including a manager at the state-owned oil company, according to lawsuits seeking the return of tens of millions of dollars in what they say are bribes and kickbacks.

Heavy equipment hit the ground Thursday morning on Edgewood Street in Hartford and started to remove the rubble that has been an unwanted eyesore for more than a year.

Archdiocese Acknowledges Abuse Was Despicable But Disputes Former Altar Boy's Claims Of Mental DamageThe lawyer representing a former altar boy suing the Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford for sexual abuse by a priest three decades ago told jurors Thursday that the victim probably can never be compensated for the 'amputation of his spirit.'

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra will present a brand-new Cirque de la Symphonie show on Saturday, Feb.

Many months ago, New York-based artist Alix Lambert came to Hartford intending to interview residents on the subject of crime.