Ignoring clash with Lamont, Senate passes family leave

Setting aside the 11th-hour threat of a gubernatorial veto, the state Senate voted 21-15 Wednesday night to pass a Democratic bill that would create a paid family and medical leave insurance policy, a step toward a long-sought goal of labor...

Vendor won't oppose bill that would make prison calls free

The vendor that provides phone service for Connecticut's prison system has withdrawn its opposition to legislation that would make calls from prison free for inmate families

Fugitive says he'll surrender if people 'like' wanted poster

A Connecticut police department says a fugitive has agreed to surrender if enough people respond to an online wanted poster on social media

RI might say goodbye to 'wave' license plates

An effort is underway to replace Rhode Island's distinctive 'wave' license plates and more than double the cost of the new ones

Connecticut considers restrictions on police chases

Connecticut officials are considering restricting when police statewide can chase motor vehicles in response to what appears to be an increase in dangerous pursuits

Woman who had hot wax dropped in her eye settles suit for $400,000

A Connecticut woman who got hot wax dropped in her eye at beauty spa has settled a lawsuit against the now-closed business for $400,000

Lamont calls for focus on budget, special session on tolls

Gov. Ned Lamont called on lawmakers to focus on the state budget and wait for a special legislative session to address electronic tolls

Kraft trial postponed while prosecutors appeal video ruling

A Florida judge has delayed the trial of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft on a misdemeanor charge that he paid for sex at a massage parlor

Bank teller gets 1 month in prison for stealing over $100K from elderly, including a dying man

A former teller at a Massachusetts bank has been sentenced to a month in prison for stealing more than $100,000 from elderly clients

Coast Guard to open 3 seasonal stations this week

The Coast Guard is opening three seasonal stations later this week

Connecticut police kill bear that fatally attacked dog

Connecticut authorities say police were forced to kill a bear after it fatally attacked a dog and threatened an officer

Complexity of Connecticut highway toll bill could delay vote

Connecticut lawmakers may vote on tolls in a special legislative session as they try to craft a complicated toll bill

Vaccination opponents go viral in communities battling measles

In a suburban shopping center an hour north of New York City, hundreds of mostly ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered in a sex-partitioned ballroom to hear leaders of the national anti-vaccine movement.