Federal safety officials have ordered MetroNorth to pay nearly $142,000 in damages and promote a worker who accused the commuter railroad of discrimination. A spokeswoman says MetroNorth denies the worker’s accusations and will appeal. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration …
Stamford police are seeking criminal charges against a 92-year-old man whose car crashed into a café and injured 10 people including himself. Police Sgt. Andrew Gallagher says investigators will ask prosecutors to pursue charges against Samuel Leighton of Stamford. Authorities …
Connecticut Insurance Department officials say they have recovered $2.4 million for consumers in the first half of the year by settling disputes with insurance companies. Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi says agency examiners looked into nearly 3,600 consumer complaints from Jan. …
A Bridgeport chiropractor Bridgeport has become the third health professional to plead guilty in an insurance scam involving auto accidents and personal injury claims. Thirty-year-old Jennifer Netter pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to make false statements by exaggerating injuries and …
Wayne Paquette stood beside a mangled pile of metal, the ribs of one of his greenhouses. Beside him, only the two gable ends of the Quackin’ Grass Nursery structure remained. Paquette’s Brooklyn greenhouse, like many other agriculture structures, last winter …
The Connecticut Supreme Court says a teenager must pay restitution for damage at an unauthorized house party even though he did not personally cause any of the destruction. The court’s unanimous ruling determined the trial court was within its rights …
A small plane crash at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford has reignited debate over a runway safety zone that’s been proposed for years. Authorities say a Piper PA-32 Cherokee skidded down the runway and caught fire Saturday night after its …
State police in northeastern Connecticut say they’re investigating thefts of copper piping and other metal objects from several unoccupied homes over the past month. Troopers based in Danielson asked for the public’s help Thursday in catching the thieves. They say …
The family of one of two Connecticut teenagers killed when a Milford police cruiser smashed into their car at 94 mph is suing the officer and the city. A lawyer for the family of Ashlie Krakowski of Orange filed the …
Connecticut’s attorney general’s office and the Department of Consumer Protection say their investigations into criminal activity involving home improvement contractors has led to 33 convictions. Between Jan. 4 and June 6, contractors were convicted in 33 cases and placed in …