Norwich house targeted by paranormal investigators
NORWICH, Conn. (AP) -- A historic city landmark was the site of a real-life ghost story as ghost hunters surveyed the Leffingwell House Museum on Washington Street....
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Conn. retreat features severed arm of saint
MYSTIC, Conn. (AP) -- There are too few opportunities in life to see the severed limb of a medieval holy man, and so when one presents itself in as unlikely a place as southeastern Connecticut, it should be grasped with haste....
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Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) -- The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:...
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Winning numbers drawn in 'Megaplier' game
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Megaplier" game were:...
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'Unusual condition' seen before Conn. train wreck
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- The engineer of the commuter train that derailed last week in Connecticut observed an "unusual condition" on the track before the wreck, federal officials said Friday without explaining what the condition was, though they did say repair work was done last month in the area of the crash....
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Malloy defends effort to restrict Newtown records
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is defending efforts to restrict the release of certain public records related to the Newtown school shooting, saying he wants to protect the victims' families....
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Refocused Rask ready for Rangers, Game 5
BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask saw the replay of his Game 4 gaffe over and over on television....
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Conn. legislature passes separate food label bills
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut lawmakers are considering dueling bills that mandate special labels on food that contains genetically modified ingredients....
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Duncan, Malloy pledge support for school security
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- State and federal officials, including the U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, offered reassurances Friday that efforts are underway to improve school security in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown and the gun violence experienced in Connecticut's state capital and other cities....
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Newtown denied bid to postpone hearing on records
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut's Freedom of Information Commission on Friday denied a bid by Newtown officials to postpone a hearing on a request by The Associated Press for records related to the gunman in December's school shooting....
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W.Va. inmates will start farming for food bank
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Inmates at seven minimum- and medium-security prisons in West Virginia will be sowing seeds this spring and tending plants this summer as part of a new program to grow produce for the state's largest food bank....
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Lawsuit filed in Conn. train collision
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Attorneys for a 65-year-old woman injured in last week's train crash in Connecticut say they have filed a lawsuit alleging negligence by the Metro-North Railroad....
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Engineer saw 'unusual condition' before derailment
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Federal officials investigating last week's train derailment in Connecticut say the engineer described what they call an "unusual condition" on the track before the train derailed....
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Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge
MIAMI (AP) -- During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer easy-to-understand, color-coded maps and change the way they talk to the public....
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Malloy, Larson announce manufacturing initiative
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Congressman John Larson are announcing a new manufacturing jobs initiative that will bring together state government, businesses and colleges....
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Medical examiner: death of ex-officer was suicide
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) -- The chief medical examiner's office says a former New Milford officer convicted of an on-duty killing committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning....
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Gill named new Conn. chief medical examiner
FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) -- A New York City medical examiner has been named Connecticut's new chief medical examiner....
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Conn. House approves home foreclosure help bill
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- The state House of Representatives has approved a bill that would expand protections for homeowners facing foreclosure....
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Education Department giving Newtown $1.3 million
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Schools in Newtown, Conn., will receive $1.3 million in federal aid to recover after the shootings that left 26 students and educators dead last year....
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Rangers scratch Richards for pivotal Game 4
NEW YORK (AP) -- Struggling Rangers center Brad Richards was a healthy scratch Thursday night when New York stayed alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-3 overtime victory in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Bruins....
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