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Connecticut scientists have called upon an unlikely champion in their war on invasive plants, releasing 1,000 tiny, weed-eating weevils in a section of Quinnipiac River State Park that is overrun by the destructive mile-a-minute vine.

On Wednesday afternoon, Joe Almeida stopped at the LaSalle Road post office in West Hartford Center, as he or his wife does nearly every day.

A 21-year-old man being transported by ambulance to a hospital for mental health treatment opened a door of the vehicle and ran away and has been missing for days in the Berkshires, police said Thursday.  Gregory Hillman, who grew up in Darien, Conn., was being taken from a hospital in Pittsfield to a more secure facilityin North Adams.

A Connecticut woman and her son avoided jail time Tuesday and were sentenced to three years probation for attempted insurance fraud and evidence tampering after a fiery wreck at the bottom of Avon Mountain that killed four people in 2005.

Nora R. Dannehy, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SEBASTIAN S. CIARCIA, 56, of Meriden, formerly of Avon, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for his participation in a bribery and tax ...

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says the state cannot enforce a law that requires the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport to register as a lobbyist to hold rallies and use its Web site to oppose legislation.

Police say a group of Connecticut teenagers misunderstood a woman's screams during sex and stopped what they thought was an assault by beating the woman's companion.

A federal judge has struck down a Connecticut law that required people to get a state license before calling themselves an interior designer.

My aunt and uncle emailed me to say that they lost power around 4 PM Friday and didn't get it restored until Saturday evening.

A Connecticut legislator has been reinstated to his leadership post after a state prosecutor determined there was insufficient evidence to charge him in connection with the January freezing death of a Rocky Hill woman.

Connecticut police say they caught a 26-year-old Stratford woman in bed with a 15-year-old boy at her home, and she admitted having sex with him.

Massachusetts must strengthen its investigatory and regulatory laws before going ahead with any plans to expand gambling, Attorney General Martha Coakley said Monday.

GRISWOLD, Conn. - A 20-year-old Griswold man who family members say has saved his father's life twice in the past year is in critical condition from burns suffered when he pulled his dad out of a burning home.

Connecticut police have arrested a teen, accusing him of selling marijuana and packing it in a Chicken McNugget box.

Connecticut lawmakers and Gov. M. Jodi Rell are meeting for the third day in a row, behind closed doors at the governor's residence, attempting to reach a budget agreement before the fiscal year ends at midnight.

A former Pennsylvania resident has been convicted of federal charges for his role in a multimillion-dollar cocaine distribution ring making use of fruit shipments in Connecticut and New York.

The National Weather Service says a Connecticut tornado that knocked out power and downed trees lasted three minutes, traveled 1.7 miles and packed winds between 80 and 90 mph.

Police are investigating a murder-suicide at a Connecticut home that involved gunfire following a frantic 911 call from a woman inside.

At the state Capitol the charades continue. The General Assembly's Democratic majority has contrived unreal numbers for an imaginary budget so it can be said to have passed something, though it is sure to be vetoed by Gov.

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell and state legislative leaders met for about three hours at the governor's mansion but didn't reach a final deal on a new two-year state budget.