The Connecticut insurance department issued a notice alerting the insurance industry that companies may not impose a hurricane deductible on Connecticut claims related to superstorm Sandy. “Please be advised based on information received from the National Hurricane Center and the …
Connecticut employers in the volunteer market pay, on average, the second-highest workers’ compensation premium rates in the country, according to a recent study. Connecticut’s premium rate index, according to the study, is $2.99 per $100 of payroll, or 159 percent …
The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed that a 2.1-magnitude earthquake that shook parts of Fairfield County on Friday night was centered in Greenwich, Conn. Survey officials say the earthquake was centered in the Old Greenwich neighborhood and struck shortly before …
Authorities say a Connecticut man accidentally dialed 911 from his cellphone while stealing about 700 pounds of scrap metals. Police say the 46-year-old man was arrested after the robbery from a Southington merchant. WFSB-TV reports he was charged Thursday with …
Federal safety officials say a construction worker has died after falling from the roof of condominium in Shelton. Robert Kowalski, area director of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Bridgeport, said no details were immediately available about the accident …
Owners of several stores in Connecticut communities near a deadly Christmas morning fire are reporting a noticeable jump in purchases of smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and escape ladders. The Time of Greenwich reports some hardware store owners say people also …
A Christmas morning fire that killed a couple and three of their grandchildren was accidentally started by fireplace embers that had been discarded near a first-floor entryway, officials said Tuesday. The officials also said it wasn’t clear if the home …
A jury has awarded $1.6 million to a Thomaston man who sued the state Department of Transportation over injuries he suffered in a 2007 accident on an icy road. The Superior Court jury found the state agency was at fault …
Waterbury fire officials say a gas leak that forced the evacuation of an apartment building was caused by scrap metal thieves who accidentally cut through a live gas line. The Republican-American of Waterbury reports the pipe was cut inside a …
Waterbury, Conn., police say they’ve charged a man with stealing two bronze statues from a cemetery and selling them off as scrap metal for $1,500. Twenty-six-year-old Jonathon Leveille of Southington was charged with first-degree larceny and other crimes in last …