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Rail service to resume Wednesday

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Bridgeport - Commuters navigated a patchwork of cars, trains and buses along Connecticut's shoreline Monday, encountering lengthy delays as authorities probed the cause of a train collision that disrupted one of the nation's oldest and...

Murphy urges bipartisan nuclear waste storage plan

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Hartford (AP)- U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is asking Senate leaders to solve the longstanding problem of where to dispose of nuclear waste.

Connecticut's junior senator, a Democrat, wrote to members of the Energy and Natural Resources...

State court blasts prosecutor, reverses conviction

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Hartford - Connecticut's second-highest court blasted a state prosecutor for repeated misconduct on Monday and ordered a new trial for a man serving life in prison for the killing of a Waterbury bar owner in 1998.

The Appellate Court...

Boyfriend arraigned in Eastern student's death

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Bridgeport (AP) - Three days after the remains of an Eastern Connecticut State University student were found in a wooded area, her longtime boyfriend appeared before a state judge on murder and kidnapping charges in her...

STATE COMPTROLLER TO GET FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AWARD

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

The Council on Freedom of Information announced Monday that State Comptroller Kevin Lembo will receive the organization's Bice Clemow Freedom of Information Award.

"Kevin Lembo has a vision of government that proactively promotes easy...

Mental health intervention is intent of bill in state Senate

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 11:47 pm

Legislators and Newtown parents held a press conference Monday to announce a bill in the state Senate that focuses on preventing any more tragedies like the Sandy Hook killings through early intervention in mental health problems and engaging...

Three nursing homes in southeastern Connecticut face state fines

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 1:01 pm

Three nursing homes in southeastern Connecticut face state fines of more than $1,000 for lapses in care cited by the Department of Public Health.

• Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation Crossings East of New London was fined...

UPDATED: Boyfriend arraigned in Eastern student's killing

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 12:11 pm

The lawyer for a Bridgeport man charged with killing an Eastern Connecticut State University student says his client will plead not guilty.

State lawmakers to announce mental health proposal

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 8:35 am

Lawmakers, advocates and the mother of a child killed in the Newtown school shooting are unveiling a new proposal for child mental health at the state Capitol complex in Hartford.

Train crash may snarl traff ic for a week

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 11:16 pm

Hartford - Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned...

Broken rail eyed in train crash

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 8:50 am

Metro-North said train service will remain suspended between South Norwalk and New Haven until further notice. Railroad officials said rebuilding the two tracks and restoring train service “will take well into next week.”

Wanted Maine man brags about being on lam, gets nabbed in Conn.

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 5:37 pm

A Maine man wanted by police after leading officers on a high-speed chase is in custody in Connecticut. Authorities say an FBI agent arrested 31-year-old Ernest Almeida on Friday after overhearing him bragging aboard an Amtrak train about being...

Commuter trains collide; 60 injured

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 4:52 pm

Two commuter trains serving New York City collided near the Fairfield-Bridgeport line Friday, leaving five people critically injured, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. There were no reports of fatalities.

UPDATED: Body found in woods near Bridgeport line

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 3:03 pm

A body has been found in the woods near the Bridgeport-Trumbull line, near where police have been searching for a missing Eastern Connecticut State University student.

Fire damages historic church in Willimantic

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 6:42 am

A three-alarm fire has heavily damaged a historic church in Willimantic not far from where people were attending a street festival.

Waterford will take position on Seaside taxing district proposal

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 12:11 am

The Waterford Board of Selectmen will vote Tuesday on whether to support a special taxing district that Farmington-based developer Mark Steiner is advocating for the state-owned, former Seaside property on Shore Road.

Griswold woman killed in Rhode Island collision

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 12:11 am

A 38-year-old Connecticut woman was killed in a crash in Rhode Island that sent two vehicles across highway traffic and into the grass.

State gives Amistad time, and money, to repair nonprofit status

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 3:08 pm

Amistad America, owner of the famed replica of the 19th century schooner that brought captive Africans to Connecticut, will continue to receive about $360,000 a year from the state as long as it gets its tax-exempt status back, legislators said this...

Limited amount of fuel assistance available

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 7:30 pm

Households must meet certain eligibility criteria and must not have received energy assistance from Operation Fuel this fiscal year. The application deadline is June 30 or until funds run out.

Yale fined 165K for failing to report sex offenses

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 6:42 am

Yale University has been fined $165,000 by the U.S. Department of Education for failing to report four sex crimes that occurred on campus in 2001 and 2002.

Prince Harry in Greenwich

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Britain’s Prince Harry, left, battles opponent Nacho Figueras of Argentina during the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup charity match Wednesday in Greenwich.

Before Prince Harry crosses the pond, a bit of polo in Connecticut

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 7:38 pm

UPDATED: 6:45 p.m. Britain's Prince Harry is wrapping up a weeklong visit to the United States in the affluent New York City suburb of Greenwich, Conn., where he is playing in a polo match at a club with a history of...

Plan to end car tax resuscitated by state's MORE Commission

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 6:17 pm

The motor vehicle property tax rate would be reduced gradually until it shrinks to zero in 2023, according to a proposal by the Municipal Opportunities Regional Efficiencies Commission.

Malloy to meet with Bloomberg about guns

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 6:52 am

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is meeting with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to discuss Connecticut's new gun control law.

Governor not invited to prince's polo match

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 6:32 am

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has been left off the guest list for Prince Harry's celebrity polo match in Greenwich.

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