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FILE - Yarimar Mercado Martinez, of Puerto Rico, competes during the women's 50-meter Rifle 3 Positions qualification, at the Olympic Shooting Center, during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 11, 2016. Mercado Martinez's mother, Mabel Martinez, 56, was killed by a stray bullet in her Connecticut home over the weekend, authorities announced Monday, April 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Puerto Rico Olympian's mother killed at home by stray bullet

By Dave Collins Apr. 11, 2022 05:51 PM EDT

Judicial Branch prepares to begin reopening some courthouses

Apr. 16, 2021 05:10 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Judicial Branch is conducting safety inspections and making modifications at five courthouses, where operations have...

Connecticut school districts begin planning vaccine clinics

By Susan Haigh And Dave Collins Feb. 25, 2021 10:59 AM EST
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut school districts around the state have begun organizing their own COVID-19 vaccination clinics, preparing for the official...

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, a worker inspects syringes of a vaccine for COVID-19 produced by Sinovac at its factory in Beijing. China approved two new more COVID-19 vaccines for wider use Thursday, adding to its growing arsenal of shots: one from CanSino Biologics, and a second one from state-owned Sinopharm. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
The Latest: Governor extends Oregon's state of emergency

By The Associated Press Feb. 25, 2021 01:04 AM EST

Lamont: 65 and older might begin getting vaccine in 10 days

By Susan Haigh Feb. 03, 2021 04:50 PM EST
Gov. Ned Lamont said Wednesday that residents 65 years and older might begin receiving the COVID-19 vaccine “within 10 days or so,” depending on the flow of...

This undated photo of Elijah David Bertrand was provided by the Connecticut State Police, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. The 19-year-old is a suspect in the assault on a UPS truck driver in Watertown, Conn. on Tuesday, Dec. 22. (Connecticut State Police via AP)
Warrant: Co-worker confessed to fatally stabbing UPS driver

Dec. 24, 2020 08:23 PM EST

A window is smashed in a vehicle that was broken into at Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Hartford Meriden, in Meriden, Conn., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Meriden and Wallingford police are investigating a rash of smash and grab car break-ins Friday morning. (Dave Zajac/Record-Journal via AP)
Police concerned about juvenile crime spike amid pandemic

By Dave Collins Dec. 11, 2020 10:55 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, distance learners are seen on a laptop held by teacher Kristen Giuliano who assists student Jane Wood, 11, in a seventh-grade social studies class at Dodd Middle School in Cheshire, Conn. Many schools around the state have closed temporarily during the school year because of students or staff testing positive for COVID-19. Within the first week of November 2020, nearly 700 students and more than 300 school staff around Connecticut tested positive, according to the state Department of Public Health. (Dave Zajac/Record-Journal via AP)
More schools ending in-person learning amid rising outbreaks

By Dave Collins Nov. 12, 2020 06:46 PM EST

FILE- In this May 14, 2018 file photo, candidate Jahana Hayes addresses delegates during the Democratic convention for the 5th District in Waterbury, Conn. On Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, Rep. Jahana Hayes , D-Conn., said that she and all of her staff will be quarantining after one of her aides tested positive for the coronavirus. (Jim Shannon/Republican-American via AP, File)
Rep. Hayes tests negative for virus, 3 weeks after diagnosis

Oct. 10, 2020 01:21 PM EDT

Birx warns about a 'very different' coronavirus spread

By Susan Haigh And Pat Eaton-Robb Oct. 08, 2020 03:20 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Dr. Deborah Birx of the White House coronavirus task force said Thursday she's concerned about the uptick in COVID-19 cases in the...

State eyeing Waterbury as police chief contracts COVID-19

By Susan Haigh And Pat Eaton-Robb Oct. 05, 2020 06:27 PM EDT
State officials said Monday they're closely monitoring the number of positive COVID-19 cases in Waterbury, where the city's police chief and an advisor to the...

FILE- In this March 20, 2019 file photo, Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., attends Rolling Stone's Women Shaping the Future brunch in New York. On Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, Hayes said that she and all of her staff will be quarantining after one of her aides tested positive for the coronavirus. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut tests positive for COVID-19

Sep. 20, 2020 12:01 PM EDT

FILE- In this May 14, 2018 file photo, candidate Jahana Hayes addresses delegates during the Democratic convention for the 5th District in Waterbury, Conn. On Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, Rep. Jahana Hayes , D-Conn., said that she and all of her staff will be quarantining after one of her aides tested positive for the coronavirus. (Jim Shannon/Republican-American via AP, File)
Rep. Jahana Hayes quarantining after staffer tests positive

Sep. 19, 2020 04:03 PM EDT

Lamont challenges schools' approach to isolated outbreaks

Sep. 14, 2020 11:24 AM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's governor said Monday he does not want to see schools closing their buildings because of isolated coronavirus cases and...

Desks are arranged in a socially-distanced manner at the newly-renovated school building for Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School and Breakthrough Magnet School-North, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. (Kassi Jackson/Hartford Courant via AP)
COVID-19 cases pop up as Connecticut schools re-open

Sep. 09, 2020 11:52 AM EDT

Former Waterbury mayor seeks release from prison for COVID

Jul. 29, 2020 06:13 PM EDT
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut mayor who is serving a 37-year sentence in a South Carolina prison for child sexual abuse is asking to be released...

State Sen. Kevin Wilkos, R-Canton, center, listens as State Sen. Rob Sampson, R-Wolcott, left, speaks in an nearly empty senate chamber during special session at the State Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Police reform, absentee ballot use bills advance to governor

By Susan Haigh Jul. 28, 2020 05:13 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Jul. 10, 2020 04:25 PM EDT
CONNECTICUT CT lawmakers can’t correct justice issues in a short session The Connecticut Post July...

FILE - In this March 29, 2020, file photo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont addresses the media at medical equipment manufacturer Bio-Med Devices in Guilford, Conn. On Thursday, July 2, 2020, Lamont announced a change to the required 14-day quarantine for visitors from states with high COVID-19 infection rates. He believes the quarantine announced the week before by Connecticut, New Jersey and New York has limited the number of Connecticut's out-of-state visitors. (Brian A. Pounds/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, File)
Nursing home industry urging public to continue safety steps

By Susan Haigh Jul. 03, 2020 11:36 AM EDT

Connecticut begins partially reopening some DMV offices

By Susan Haigh And Dave Collins Jun. 23, 2020 01:25 PM EDT
The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday partially reopened four of its branches to begin offering in-person licensing and new vehicle...