Hartford News

A Colonial-era skull believed to belong to a Revolutionary War soldier is set to be reburied Saturday with full military honors.

Hartford, Conn.-based Capitol Region Council of Governments selected ViewPermit for a regional electronic permit management system available to any Connecticut city or town.

A reported robbery at the Subway restaurant at 1801 Berlin Turnpike Sunday afternoon was faked, police said.

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

A teenager police believe stabbed a 51-year-old man in a Phoenix Street house Monday night has been charged with assault, police said this morning.

The city has cracked the top 25 in a listing of cities with the worst crime rates in the country.

Hurricanes Cheer 2009 Champs Local Sports Submitted by Phil Bryant, Hartford Hurricanes, on 2009-11-23.   Performance Photography Co.

Detectives of the Hartford Police Department's Juvenile Investigative Division are searching for a Hartford woman reported missing by her family.

Politics Submitted by David Bednarz, CT General Assembly, on 2009-11-19.   State Representative Beth Bye has been named one of the state's "Top Green Legislators" by the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters for her support and advocacy of environmental initiatives in 2009.

Mayor Eddie A. Perez congratulates Hartford Fire Chief Charles A. Teale, Sr. on his dedication to public service.

Casares To Succeed Teale As Hartford Fire Chief

University of Connecticut leaders have determined that a plan to merge the UConn Health Center with Hartford Hospital is not viable, and they are working with state lawmakers to consider other options, according to an e-mail UConn President Michael J. Hogan sent to employees Friday.

Edward Casares Jr., the Hartford Fire Department's first Hispanic fire marshal, has been selected to replace retiring Fire Chief Charles A. Teale Sr.

A loiterer with a bulge under his clothing who told police he had two bags of heroin actually had a lot more, police said today.

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.