Man found dead in Windsor Locks was homicide victim

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) — The death of a man whose body was found inside a Windsor Locks apartment this week has been ruled aRead More

Police say they know who stole $200,000 worth of copper wire

SPRAGUE, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut say they now know who stole about $200,000 worth of copper wire from a closed paper mill. StateRead More

Ban on parents at school lunchrooms roils Connecticut town

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — One mother shed tears when she read the superintendent’s announcement. Another said it felt like a body blow. After struggling withRead More

Man sentenced for sexually assaulting girl he met at church

MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — A 36-year-old Connecticut man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl he met atRead More

Parents of teen who shot himself seek gun law changes

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The parents of a 15-year-old Connecticut boy who prosecutors say died after accidentally shooting himself in a friend’s home want tougherRead More

Lawyer questions defense strategy in ex-fugitive’s trial

ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A lawyer has testified he disagreed with the defense strategy during the 1988 trial of a Connecticut man who spent 22Read More

Ex-bookkeeper sentenced to prison for embezzlement

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Virginia woman who embezzled more than $326,000 from a family business in Connecticut has been sentenced to nearly three yearsRead More

Juvenile charged in accidental shooting death of teen friend

GUILFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut have charged a juvenile with manslaughter in connection with the death in January of his 15-year-old friend, whoRead More

Kennedy cousin asks court to refuse appeal on his conviction

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to refuse to hear an appeal by Connecticut prosecutors seekingRead More

Man, 81, charged in nursing home death of girlfriend, 76

WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — An 81-year-old man charged with murder in the strangulation death of his 76-year-old girlfriend in a nursing home told an employeeRead More