Stanley Cup Game 3 draws record viewers for NBCSN
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -- The Stanley Cup finals' Game 3 drew the most viewers for the NHL on NBC Sports Network since the cable channel started televising the league in 2006....
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Patriots TE Gronkowski undergoes back surgery
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has undergone back surgery....
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Bruins rookie D Hamilton biding time as rookie
BOSTON (AP) -- Dougie Hamilton spent his 20th birthday watching the Stanley Cup finals....
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Metro-North suspended 2 after fatal May accident
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A student rail traffic controller who investigators say reopened a track in Connecticut without proper approval last month shortly before a track foreman was killed by a train has been suspended along with his supervisor, officials said Tuesday....
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APNewsBreak: Conn. chimp attack victim to appeal
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee in 2009 plans to appeal a decision denying her permission to sue the state for $150 million on her claim that officials knew the chimp was dangerous but didn't do anything about it, her attorney told The Associated Press on Tuesday....
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Casino games beginning at RI's Twin River
LINCOLN, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island's bet on expanded gambling starts Wednesday as Twin River Casino begins offering blackjack, roulette and craps in a move to get a head start on neighboring Massachusetts....
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Penalty-killer Paille steps up offense for Bruins
BOSTON (AP) -- His teammates always knew Daniel Paille was more than a speedy penalty killer who specialized in defense for the Boston Bruins....
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Conn. senators still hold out hope for gun bill
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut's two Democratic U.S. senators say they still believe the Senate could take up a slightly retooled gun control bill later this year....
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APNewsBreak: Conn. chimp victim to appeal lawsuit
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- An attorney for a Connecticut woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee in 2009 says he plans to appeal a decision denying her permission to sue the state for $150 million on her claim that officials knew the animal was dangerous but didn't do anything about it....
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Body found in Conn. lake where man went missing
BRIDGEWATER, Conn. (AP) -- Authorities have recovered a body from a lake near where a commercial photographer was reported missing last week....
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Malloy meets with Conn. utilities on storm prep
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- State officials and representatives of utility companies across Connecticut met Tuesday to discuss steps they are taking to prepare for the hurricane season, which Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned may be busier than usual....
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Cops: Greenwich teacher threatened school shooting
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) -- A Greenwich middle school teacher accused of threatening to shoot up the school has been ordered by a judge to undergo mental health counseling and stay away from the building....
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Utilities ask Conn. to back large natural gas plan
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut's regulated utilities have wasted no time seizing on a new state energy policy passed by the legislature less than two weeks ago to encourage natural gas hookups....
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Amtrak: Subsidy cuts would jeopardize service
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amtrak's president says long-distance trains and some short-haul routes would be jeopardized and service in the busy Northeast corridor might have to be slowed if federal subsidy cuts proposed by a House subcommittee are realized....
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Bank teller pleads guilty in theft from customers
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A bank teller accused of stealing from the CD accounts of mostly elderly customers has pleaded guilty to bank fraud....
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Jaguars sign 2nd-, 3rd-round draft picks
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed their second- and third-round draft picks....
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Travelers hosts baby shower for 40 military wives
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) -- The Travelers Championship golf tournament has served as host for a giant baby shower....
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Warrants: Conn. murder suspect threatened victim
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut man charged with murdering his college student girlfriend and dismembering her body had threatened to kill her after she tried to break up with him, according to newly released arrest and search warrant affidavits....
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Police identify man shot to death in Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Hartford police have identified a man shot to death in the city's eighth homicide of the year....
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Cops: man tried to bypass DUI device on his car
CLINTON, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut man is accused of asking other people for breath samples so he could bypass a DUI ignition device installed in his car after he was convicted of drunken driving....
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