Connecticut News

Liberty Power, one of the fastest-growing, independent retail electric providers in the US, has signed a 24-month contract with Capital Region Council of Governments to supply all municipal power in 11 Connecticut cities and towns with an estimated 35,000 megawatt-hours of power annually.

An American flag can be seen displayed on the wall inside the Golden Eagle car dealership on Windsor Ave.

Ethan Hunt scales the outside of Dubai's Burj Khalifa in a scene from "Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol." Photo: Contributed Photo / CT If Tom Cruise is going to hang outside the world's tallest building for a movie scene -- for one of Hollywood's most incredible stunts ever -- and if the movie's director thinks the best way to film the scene is ... (more)

A The BHS/McGee FIRST Robotics team won the Connecticut Regional in 2011. Berlin Athletic Director Jim Day introduced the First Robotocs Team at halftime of the girl's basketball game Friday night.

A Informational Group for Parents This groupA meetsA once monthly.A The February meeting will meet on Feb.

John Wilkins, of Bridgeport, rides his bicycle after returning books to the Burroughs & Saden Library in downtown Bridgeport, Conn.

The Connecticut Department of Labor's popular Connecticut Career Fair series returns for its spring run and a 16th consecutive year of matching employers with potential employees with shows scheduled at the Ethan Allen Hotel in Danbury, Manchester Community College, Rentschler Field in East Hartford, and the Crowne Plaza in Cromwell.

New Canaan Library presents the work of Connecticut-based artist Duvian Montoya from Feb.

A review by The Associated Press shows that in Connecticut men consistently get more tickets than women for driving while texting or talking on cell phones since the law went into effect six years ago.

Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part Black History Month series. As a young man, Horatio Strother envisioned the Underground Railroad "as a big train roaring through a long tunnel." But just as Voltaire had said that the "Holy Roman Empire" was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire, so too was the "Underground Railroad" neither ... (more)

The cliche was really unavoidable. Last Sunday certainly was a bluebird day for Mount Snow's Bluebird Express.

In a drive to create jobs, Connecticut officials are rolling the dice with a big boost in investments for startup technology companies.

A A release from the Connecticut Broadcasters Association: Willimantic - Looking toward a career in the broadcasting industry? The Connecticut Broadcasters Association is accepting applications for its 2012 Scholarship Awards.

A winter storm is interrupting one of the mildest winters in recent record this weekend, bringing between a trace and two inches of snow to Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.

A Connecticut man accused of brutally beating his mother to death is expected to make his first court appearance at the Superior Court in New Britain next week.

Today, The Connecticut Coalition Against Childhood Obesity released a statewide poll focusing on the severity of childhood obesity in Connecticut.

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today announced the names of the presidential candidates who have qualified to appear on Connecticut's ballot for the presidential preference primary April 24: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul.

Connecticut Audubon Society Director of Education Michelle Eckman said the group will add more programs for families to get kids interested in conservation issues.

Connecticut education officials say they believe the state is well positioned to receive a federal waiver this spring from parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law.

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.