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Shots were fired and a man was arrested after a fight broke out at a Stafford home early Thursday, police said.

Troopers responded and upon arrival learned that a disturbance had occurred between several people at a gathering within the Lake Shore Boulevard residence.

On 11/14/08 in the early morning hours the Connecticut State Police Stafford Resident Trooper was assigned to assist the FBI New Haven Office in the execution of a Federal Search and Seizure warrant at 172 West ...

A state trooper was treated for possible neck and back injuries at Hartford Hospital Sunday after his cruiser collided head-on in Tolland with a car driven by a Pennsylvania motorist.

Local officials in several towns are considering a switch to a four-day workweek to cut down on rising fuel costs that are eating into municipal budgets.

TTM Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has received a contract valued in excess of $8.0 million from BAE Systems for printed circuit boards and printed circuit board assemblies used in the Thermal ...

Bail was set at $250,000. Charles D. Chaloult, 25, of 24 Pamela Court, is facing more than nine years in prison from the initial conviction, court officials said.

A Connecticut death row inmate is recovering from minor injuries after a fight with another convicted killer at Northern Correctional Institution, state police said Thursday. via Hartford Courant

Correctional Officials further reported that the assault involved two inmates and that one injured inmate was to be transferred to an outside medical facility for emergency treatment. via Department of Public Safety

"He was a very good guy, just an all-around good person"

A veteran state trooper died of an apparent heart attack over the weekend while camping with his family in Ashford, state police said.

Craig Murray, 38, of Stafford, a trooper for 13 years, had recently fulfilled his goal of joining the department's polygraph unit, his friends and colleagues said.

News of his death shocked those who worked with him.

'It's a terrible loss and we are all going to miss him,' said Capt. Joseph Davis, president of the Black Troopers' Coalition, of which Murray was a member. 'All of the guys were shocked. I must have gotten about 30 phone calls. He's a big guy and seemed to be in great health.' Read more

"With public concern about hospital-acquired infections, enhanced isolation capability is a major focus of the ICU project"

In about a year, Manchester Memorial Hospital will be getting a new intensive care unit, officials announced Wednesday.

The 17,500-square-foot special section will include 12 beds in private rooms and 10 beds in private 'step-down' units for patients who need less monitoring. The 'step-downs' can be switched to intensive care units if the need arises.

'The new ICU will allow for enhanced critical care, leading-edge technology and better service to patients and families, as well as comply with the most current design guidelines,' said Dennis McConville, senior vice president for strategic and operational planning for the Eastern Connecticut Health Network, which operates the hospital. Read more

"We must rediscover the authentic image of creation."

Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of Norwich oversees the Diocese of Norwich, consisting of 78 parishes in eastern Connecticut. via The Day

"We do not believe that the plea offer carries sufficient punishment for Miss Hall's involvement in the events which took place at the time and death of our daughter Carlee"

- The parents of the University of Connecticut freshman killed a year ago in a hit-and-run crash urged a judge Friday to reject the plea agreement reached by prosecutors and lawyers for Michele Ann Hall of Long Island.

Hall, a UConn freshman at the time her then-boyfriend Anthony Alvino's SUV struck and fatally injured Carlee Wines, was charged as an accessory after she urged Alvino to drive off after the crash. Friday, in Superior Court in Rockville, Hall pleaded guilty under the Alford Doctrine to a single count of third-degree hindering prosecution. With an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit guilt, but concedes that the state has enough evidence to win a conviction. The agreed-upon sentence is four years in prison, suspended after Hall serves six months. Her lawyer, Emanuel R. Gold, will have the opportunity to argue for less time in jail. Read more

ON UCONN STORRS CAMPUS The Connecticut State Police Statewide Narcotics Task Force working with the University of Connecticut Police Department conducted an undercover narcotics investigation into person ... via Department of Public Safety

"It is something that will be looked at down the road"

At least 1 million Connecticut residents, and possibly as many as 1.5 million - more than one-third of the state - lack dental insurance, according to the state dental association, and a new state medical plan for the uninsured, which includes tens of thousands of children, will not help. Gov. M. Jodi Rell's Charter Oak Health Plan - a cornerstone in the state's effort to provide more affordable health care - will not include a direct dental health component when it launches July 1, although providers may offer dental insurance as a separate rider to those who can afford it. More than 1,000 of those uninsured people braved driving rain, lightning and long lines in the pre-dawn chill this past weekend to take advantage of Connecticut's Mission of Mercy, the state's first large-scale free dental clinic that opened for two days in Tolland. Read more

The community service project starts today at the Rockville Moose Lodge, 31 Kingsbury Ave., Tolland, at 3 p.m. At the event, the first shipment of 100 Tommy Moose stuffed animals will be presented to the state ... via Hartford Courant

"Neither the name of the school, nor the town of Tolland will appear in the film. A fictitious name will be attributed to both."

The director of iconic horror flicks is looking at Connecticut for the backdrop of his newest project. via WFSB-TV Hartford