Connecticut News

Connecticut voters may not be ready , but that didn't stop the House from pushing forward with a vote on a bill that would give undocumented immigrants the ability to obtain a driver's license.

In the mind of most any longtime Connecticut resident, Stamford is not one of the Big Three.

Gov. Malloy Signs Gun Bill Into Law Sandy Hook parent Mark Barden hugs U.S. Sen.

A bill crafted in secret by Connecticut's chief prosecutor,governor's office and legislators would prevent the release of some Newtown school shooting investigation records, including crime scene photos and videos and 911 recordings.

A bill crafted privately by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office, Connecticut's top prosecutor and legislative leaders would require the written consent of family members of the Sandy Hook Elementary School victims before certain records concerning the shooting may be publicly released.

Regular train service returned to Connecticut on Wednesday, five days after a derailment injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks.

Alissa Parker and Michele Gay did not know each other before December 14, that changed on the day their lives were turned upside down.

Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after a derailment in Connecticut injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre will present The Drowsy Chaperone, starring Pat Sajak as the Man in the Chair, as the first of its three-show Summer Nutmeg Summer Series, June 6 - 15 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre, Storrs.

The Connecticut State Police and the Preston Resident Trooper's Office are conducting an investigation into a larceny that took place at the Citgo Bestway Gas Station on Route 2 in Preston.

After a months- long narcotics investigation into a drug trafficking organization in the greater Hartford area, investigators from the Statewide Narcotics Task Force were able to obtain 4 court-ordered arrest warrants for the main target, identified as Jose Guzman, each with a $250,000.00 court set bond totaling one million dollars.

A New York man was arrested for making threatening phone calls to the families of the victims of the Newtown school shooting and Connecticut lawmakers.

The Connecticut legislature has sent to the governor to sign a bill that would create a commission to develop a plan for, among other things: "the diversification or conversion of defense-related industries with an emphasis on encouraging environmentally-sustainable and civilian product manufacturing.

School reform is like baking a cake. You need all the ingredients to make it work, many experts say.

Tuesday's morning commute in southwestern Connecticut was a little tougher than Monday with more vehicles on the roads, more people on trains and plenty of headaches to go around.

Follow Your Town News On The Courant's New Britain Facebook PageA Central Connecticut State University student, suspected of breaking into a friend's dorm room to look for money or marijuana, was arraigned on burglary charges Tuesday in Superior Court.

Connecticut business owners, legislators, farmers, and residents rallied outside the capitol Tuesday morning to press state legislators to move on a bill that would require labels on genetically modified foods.

One of the most expensive homes to hit the market in the United States is now on sale - in Connecticut.

The lawyer for former state Sen. Ernest Newton , who is charged with campaign finance fraud, asked a judge Tuesday to throw out the case against his client.

Our local State Rep. Themis Klarides is urging majority legislators to block the 16-percent gas tax hike scheduled for July 1, asserting funds are available to avoid the increase.