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Local college students and other activists are planning to rally in favor of marijuana reform at the Connecticut state Capitol on the opening day of the legislative session.

For over a decade now, the New Britain to Hartford busway has been a source of controversy.

When former state Sen. Sam Caligiuri ran for Congress from the 5th Congressional District in 2010, he was the only Republican candidate to have served in the General Assembly.

When asked about slavery and race in 19th century Connecticut, many people think first of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

The Connecticut crime lab where U.S. auditors found a series of problems last year won its certification back Tuesday from a national accreditation group, the governor said.

Department of Motor Vehicles offices across Connecticut will be closed for a day or two over the coming weeks, part of an agency-wide effort to modernize computer services and allow customers to conduct more transactions online.

Customers browse at the R.J. Julia bookstore in Madison in 2008. The bookstore's owner said Monday she's looking for a buyer who will keep the business independent.

Mount Caritas is a small monastery on a hill in Connecticut, which has been open for more than 30 years but has never attracted more than five nuns.

Connecticut state police say a man and woman accused of dragging with their car a state trooper and a Plainfield officer have been arrested on charges of assault, interfering with an officer and reckless endangerment.

A FIRST DAY FESTIVITIES When the General Assembly reconvenes on Feb. 8, local lawmakers plan to mark the day with more simplicity than spectacle.

State Rep. Gail Lavielle and some legislative colleagues listen to leaders' concerns about Connecticut's transportation systems at a SWRPA meeting held in Norwalk.

Connecticut State Capitol - Hartford, CT - File / Photo: Connecticut General Assembly and the League of Women Voters of Connecticut Education Fund, Inc.

Milton Hayles Beecher, 102 Milton Hayles Beecher, 102, died peacefully at home January 20, 2012.

A Navy SEAL who was killed last summer in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan has been honored at his high school in Stamford.

Windham Techical High School is one of the local tech schools that would come under a new board whose membership would include business leaders.

Before The Fresh Market chain chose the former Little Saku building in Nod Brook Mall as the site for its second Connecticut grocery store, did you know that the owners considered a site that's part of the proposed Avon Village Center plan? "They were not willing to wait for this site to be approved for development," Avon Town Planner Kushner said ... (more)

Super Bowl XLVI, 6 p.m., NBC Starring Madonna! The Voice, After the Super Bowl, NBC Season 2! If you recall, I enjoyed this last year and of course Connecticut's own Javier Colon won! The four judges are back: Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, CeeLo Green and Christina Aguilera.

A fugitive wanted for sexual assault involving a juvenile was recently arrested in Tustin, California and is expected to be extradited to Connecticut.

Westport, Conn., police issued this poster after the slaying of a jeweler and the theft of $300,000 in diamonds.

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