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Special Newtown mental health fund up for vote

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 20:53:16 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — House Speaker Brendan Sharkey says the General Assembly will soon vote on creating a new charitable fund to help compensate first responders, teachers and others in Newtown with mental health needs after they've exhausted their existing benefits.

Boys' deaths add urgency to Conn. gun debate

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:45:49 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The family of two young boys killed in an apparent-murder suicide — and state police — said Thursday they want to know why the boys' grandmother, with a history of mental health problems, had access to the revolver used in the shootings.

Broadway stars hold auction to benefit Newtown

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:08:06 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Broadway group that put on a benefit for victims of the Newtown school shooting is trying to raise more money for the town through an online auction.

Norwich police name 3 killed in car crash

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:54:17 GMT

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — Norwich police have identified three people who were killed when their car crashed into a tree off Route 2.

Magellan Health 4Q profit climbs 24 percent

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:59:08 GMT

AVON, Conn. (AP) — Magellan Health Services Inc., which helps health plans, employers and government agencies manage health benefits, said Thursday that its fourth-quarter earnings climbed 24 percent, helped by gains in managed care and dispensing revenue.

Officials: Greenwich teens drank before dance

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:44:55 GMT

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Greenwich officials say five local teenagers who had to be hospitalized for intoxication last weekend started drinking before they arrived at a teen center dance.

Fire damages ex-White House counsel's Conn. home

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:14:47 GMT

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A fire damaged the Connecticut shoreline home of attorney Bernard Nussbaum, who was White House counsel to former President Bill Clinton.

Day care: Grandma of boys found dead seemed fine

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:47:38 GMT

NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Debra Denison chatted with day care workers as they helped load her two grandsons into her van.

Conn. soldier watches daughter's birth on Skype

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:00:54 GMT

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — National Guardsman Matthew Crudo thought he would be allowed to return home to Connecticut for the birth of his and his wife's first child when he deployed to Afghanistan in November, but later found out he could only leave for emergencies.

Conn. man arrested in anti-gay shirt dispute

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:53:04 GMT

WOLCOTT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man was arrested after police say he confronted school officials in two towns about a decision allowing a high school student to wear a T-shirt bearing an anti-gay message.

18 cats reported dead in Conn. fire

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:47:42 GMT

BERLIN, Conn. (AP) — Berlin officials say 18 cats died in an early morning house fire and several other pets were rescued.

Armed man surrenders after Conn. standoff

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:13:06 GMT

BOZRAH, Conn. (AP) — State police say an armed man who barricaded himself inside a house west of Norwich, Conn., has surrendered.

Conn. seeks to promote recycling industry, jobs

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:01:14 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and two of his commissioners are trying to drum up recycling business in Connecticut as a way to boost the industry in the state and create jobs.

Conn. bill to apply worker's comp to mental trauma

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:02:54 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A legislative committee is considering a bill that would require Connecticut's worker's compensation system to cover the treatment costs for mental illnesses stemming from certain workplace traumas.

Armed man barricades himself inside Conn. house

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:28:41 GMT

BOZRAH, Conn. (AP) — State police are engaged in a standoff with an armed man who has barricaded himself inside a house in Bozrah.

OSU police: Fugitive could be near campus

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:06:18 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University police say a man wanted by West Virginia and Massachusetts authorities could be in the campus area.

UConn loses to No. 7 Georgetown 79-78 in 2 OTs

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:12:33 GMT

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut players were sitting in chairs in a weight room being interviewed after a tough loss. They were all slumped and they all spoke softly. That's what you would expect from players who just went through a double-overtime loss to a conference rival.

No. 7 Georgetown beats Connecticut 79-78 in 2 OTs

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:25:18 GMT

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Georgetown was looking for the win that would extend its winning streak and lead in the Big East Conference.

No. 7 GEORGETOWN 79, UCONN 78, 2OT

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:59:49 GMT

Hopkins 2-4 4-4 8, Porter Jr. 7-12 5-7 22, Lubick 4-6 1-2 9, Starks 7-17 1-2 19, Trawick 2-3 0-0 5, Smith-Rivera 5-12 1-2 14, Bowen 0-3 2-2 2, Ayegba 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-57 14-19 79.

Norwich police: 3 dead in car crash

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:47:04 GMT

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — Norwich police say three people have died after a car carrying five hit a tree on Route 2 in Norwich.

Foxwoods informs workers of impending layoffs

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:30:30 GMT

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) — Foxwoods Resort Casino has told employees it will cut jobs, though Chief Executive Scott Butera says the number will be modest.

Father of Newtown victim: Ban assault weapons

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:47:50 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of arguing constitutional fine points and citing rival statistics, senators wrangling over gun control saw and heard the anguish of a bereft father.

Son of Conn. woman in murder-suicide serving time

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:56:27 GMT

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — A son of the woman police say killed two of her grandsons in a Connecticut murder-suicide is serving a prison sentence for a 2008 murder.

Father of Newtown victim: Ban assault weapons

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:47:55 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of arguing constitutional fine points and citing rival statistics, senators wrangling over gun control saw and heard the anguish of a bereft father.

Water co. asks Conn. regulators for rate increase

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:57:20 GMT

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A water company buying up smaller systems to consolidate service in Connecticut is seeking a nearly 17 percent rate increase.