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UConn: Merger not feasible

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:02:19 GMT

University of Connecticut officials say a plan to merge the UConn Health Center in Farmington with Hartford Hospital is unlikely to win official approval.

2 bank robberies, possibly same suspect

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:45:10 GMT

Police are investigating two New Britain bank robberies that may have involved the same suspect on Friday.

New chief for Hartford fire department

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:41:45 GMT

A Hartford fire marshal will take over as chief of the city's fire department next year, Mayor Eddie Perez announced Friday.

College enrollment sets another record

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:10:20 GMT

Connecticut education officials say enrollment at public and private colleges in the state has set another record, as the bad economy continues to push more people into school for degrees and retraining.

Courant hit with plagiarism suit

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:30 GMT

The Hartford Courant is being sued by a smaller, family owned newspaper that is seeking financial damages for what it calls the Courant's repeated plagiarism of its stories.

Fraud charges for ex-tribal official

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:48:18 GMT

A former official with the Connecticut tribe that runs Foxwoods Resort Casino has been convicted of defrauding investors.

Berlin elementary school evacuated

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:38:13 GMT

The Emma Hart Willard School in Berlin was evacuated for a short time this morning because of a suspicious odor.

ATF agent testifies in ex-cop's trial

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:25:13 GMT

A federal agent has testified that he didn't believe there was a threat to him or a Hartford detective when the detective shot a man to death in 2005.

9-1-1 texting may soon be available

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:08:00 GMT

Texting technology may soon be adaptable to the state's 9-1-1 emergency service.

Aetna to cut 625 jobs, more in 2010

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:22:14 GMT

Health insurer Aetna says it will cut 625 jobs, or nearly 2 percent of its staff, and will make a similar job cuts in the first quarter of 2010 due to the lagging economy and the potential impact of health care reform.

Health Net loses customer information

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:17:35 GMT

Health insurer Health Net has lost financial, personal and health information for nearly 450,000 state residents. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said that they failed to inform their consumers for six months.

Hartford prescribed discount drug card

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:56:04 GMT

Mayor Eddie A. Perez announced that the City of Hartford now has a program in place to help provide residents with some relief from the high cost of prescription drugs.

Owners of truck in fatal crash can sue

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:11:24 GMT

The Connecticut Supreme Court has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the owners of a dump truck that caused a fatal 20-vehicle wreck in Avon, in a dispute over whether there was insurance coverage on the truck at the time.

ACLU wants end to graduations at church

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:01:52 GMT

The ACLU of Connecticut is warning the Enfield school board to stop holding graduation ceremonies at a Bloomfield megachurch, claiming the graduates and their families are unconstitutionally being subjected to religious messages.

Gas leak in Plainville affects condo

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:17:57 GMT

Gas company workers are repairing a gas line that knocked out service to businesses and a condo building, and led to a temporary evacuation of the area.

Man shot by police testifies

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:42:06 GMT

A man who was wounded in a fatal shooting by a Hartford police detective testified he was scared about going to prison when he tried to speed away and the detective opened fire on his car.

13-year-sentence for police shooting

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:13:35 GMT

A Stratford man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for attempting to kill a federal law enforcement officer at a Bridgeport gas station in 2007.

Trash plants to pay $355,000 settlement

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:07:17 GMT

Officials say Connecticut's largest municipal trash authority and its operator have agreed to pay $355,000 to settle air emission violations dating back to 2007.

Magnet school bus money won't be cut

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:18:22 GMT

Today the Hartford Board of Education voted that they will not cut financing to every magnet school student who lives in a suburb and takes the bus to school.

Donate to Foodshare's Turkey Tuesday

Kent Pierce — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:26:10 GMT

A marathon effort is underway to put Thanksgiving dinner on the table for Connecticut Families. It's Foodshare's 'Turkey Tuesday.'

Murphy under fire over health care vote

Mark Davis — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:28:55 GMT

All five of Connecticut's members of Congress voted for health care reform in the House. But only one congressman is being targeted by the industry for that vote.

Search for missing man may not resume

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:33:14 GMT

East Hartford authorities say they probably won't continue a search for a man who went missing after a minivan sank in the Connecticut River.

Mass man charged in Bradley bomb threat

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:26:11 GMT

A Massachusetts man is undergoing mental evaluation to determine whether he is competent to face Connecticut charges of calling in a bomb threat to Bradley International Airport.

Woman arrested in fatal hit-and-run

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:23:00 GMT

A Connecticut woman has been arrested in connection with the death of her 57-year-old boyfriend, who was run over by a car in Old Saybrook last year.

UConn student due in court for threats

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:26:02 GMT

A University of Connecticut student goes before a judge this week, accused of committing an act of terrorism by posting threatening Internet messages after the stabbing death of football player Jasper Howard.

Evidence in '98 Yale slaying worthless

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:10:09 GMT

The family of Suzanne Jovin, the Yale University student found stabbed to death off campus in 1998, has learned that DNA evidence in the unsolved murder was contaminated by a former Connecticut forensic lab worker.

CT Army National Guard deploying 700

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:05:41 GMT

Two units of the Connecticut Army National Guard are sending 700 soldiers to the Middle East in the largest single deployment of Connecticut guard members since the Korean War.

Crews search for man in river

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:28:25 GMT

State police say emergency crews are searching for a man whose minivan has been found in the Connecticut River.

Event to get soldiers home for holidays

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:48:19 GMT

The deployment Sunday will be the state's largest since the Korean War.

Arrest made in Bradley bomb threat

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:53:25 GMT

Police have made an arrest in the telephoned bomb-threat that happened at Bradley Airport Friday.