Connecticut police are cracking down on motorists who text or use a hand-held cellphone while driving. Authorities call it “high-visibility enforcement” intended to call attention to a law that took effect Oct. 1. It allows reporting of distracted driving offenses …
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Monday he expects the state of Connecticut will soon begin collecting applications for federal financial assistance from homeowners and small business affected by last year’s Superstorm Sandy. Appearing with Department of Housing and Urban Development …
A federal judge has ordered two landlords to pay more than $100,000 for discriminating against prospective tenants on the basis of their race, federal prosecutors said Monday. The judge found that the defendants refused to rent a home in Windsor …
While bamboo can evoke images of tranquility, munching pandas and eco-friendly flooring, an aggressive variety has wreaked havoc on some homeowners and prompted state and local governments to consider holding those who plant the fast-growing bamboo accountable for any damage …
Blocked in her bid to sue the state for $150 million, the woman mauled and disfigured by a chimpanzee in 2009 faces an uphill battle as she appeals to the legislature. Charla Nash, who was blinded, lost both hands and …
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. Clinton police charged 67-year-old Kenneth Palifka of Westbrook on …
Two bills aimed at combatting distracted driving are progressing through the Connecticut General Assembly. The House of Representatives Thursday voted 139-1 to add distracted driving to the list of moving violations that would be made available to insurance companies. Currently, …
More than $367 million in federal assistance has been approved to help Connecticut with disaster expenses related to Superstorm Sandy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Friday as other officials highlighted recovery needs along the shoreline. The funding is for short-term …
A Connecticut Superior Court jury has awarded $15.7 million to survivors and family members of three people killed in a 2007 crash on Interstate 95 in East Lyme. The Day of New London reports the jury found that Northeast Carriers, …
The State Bond Commission is expected to approve funding for repairs and improvements to Connecticut recreation and maintenance facilities damaged by Superstorm Sandy. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday the commission, which he chairs, will vote Friday on $1.7 million …