Latest Connecticut Headlines
All the headlines from our Connecticut Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Connecticut Woman Arrested for Workers’ Comp Benefits Fraud
Sep 16 2021 // A Newtown, Connecticut, woman was arrested and charged with illegally collecting workers’ compensation benefits while being employed as a supervisor of Pupil Personnel Services for the Town of New Fairfield Board of...
Connecticut Insurance Department to Host Conference on Climate Change, Insurance
Aug 31 2021 // The Connecticut Insurance Department and U.S. experts on climate change, resiliency, mitigation and adaptation are leading a discussion on what the insurance industry should consider to mitigate and adapt. On October 13...
Man Charged with Shooting at Connecticut Capitol
Aug 27 2021 // A Connecticut man was charged Tuesday with firing multiple gunshots at the state Capitol in late May, one of several shooting incidents police believe he was involved in around the same time. No one was injured in any of...
Connecticut Insurance Department Releases National Survey on Climate Risk
Aug 18 2021 // Connecticut is continuing to engage with the insurance industry on climate change and its implications with its latest release of a national survey on climate risk in the insurance industry. Previously one of six states...
Three Firefighters Hurt Battling Blaze at Historic Connecticut Building
Aug 12 2021 // Three firefighters were hospitalized and several pet dogs and cats were missing as a fire heavily damaged a historic building in New Hartford, Connecticut, officials said. All 22 residents were accounted for and...
Connecticut Seeks Disaster Declaration for Crop Damage
Aug 11 2021 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced he is seeking a disaster declaration from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help farmers whose crops were damaged by heavy rains and wind from last month’s tropical...
Erosion of Sand Spit Could Threaten Connecticut Shore, Homes
Jul 27 2021 // A sand spit that protects part of the coastline straddling Fairfield and Bridgeport, Connecticut, is eroding and could leave the area vulnerable to flooding and other damage if measures aren’t taken to replenish it,...
Connecticut Regulators Finalize Fines for Utilities Over Isaias Response
Jul 20 2021 // Connecticut regulators finalized millions of dollars in fines against the state’s two largest electricity distributors for what officials called the companies’ failures in their preparations and responses to...
Two Injured When Connecticut Ice Cream Shop Ceiling Collapses
Jul 8 2021 // Two people were injured when the ceiling of a Connecticut ice cream shop collapsed, authorities said. A portion of the ceiling inside Milkcraft in West Hartford collapsed just before 8 p.m. Monday, West Hartford Fire Chief...
Connecticut Opioid Deaths Keep Rising Even After Pandemic Eases
Jun 30 2021 // Opioid deaths spiked in Connecticut during the pandemic and continue to increase in 2021, fueled by continued disruptions to recovery programs and a deadly, fentanyl-laced drug supply. The synthetic opioid fentanyl, which...
Two Workers Treated for Burns After Fire at Connecticut Plating Company
Jun 23 2021 // Two workers at a Connecticut chrome plating company were transported to a burn hospital after a process “went awry” and sparked a flash fire that firefighters were still battling hours later, a task made more...
Connecticut Casinos Sue Insurer Over COVID-19 Losses
Jun 21 2021 // The Native American tribe that owns Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun casino is suing its insurance carrier over what it says was the denial of claims for millions of dollars in losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
Connecticut Utilities Appeal Penalties Over Tropical Storm Response
Jun 14 2021 // Connecticut’s two largest electricity distributors have appealed millions of dollars in profit reductions imposed by the state for what regulators called the companies’ failures in preparing for and responding...
Connecticut Officer Resigns and Receives Payout After Fatal Traffic Stop
Jun 11 2021 // A former Connecticut police officer, who shot and killed an 18-year-old motorist during a traffic stop, received a $100,000 payout from Wethersfield’s municipal insurer when he resigned from the department, according...
Connecticut Bill Expanding Attorney General’s Powers Heads to Governor
Jun 9 2021 // Connecticut lawmakers on Monday have voted to formally expand the state Attorney General’s powers to include investigating allegations of certain hate crimes and civil rights violations and to initiate legal...
Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Fire to Shakespearean Theater
Jun 7 2021 // A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to setting fire to a renown Shakespearean theater and several other structures in four towns. Christopher Sakowicz, 20, of Stratford, faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to...
Parties in Connecticut Class-Action Lead Suit to Give Settlement Details
May 18 2021 // Information on an impending settlement in a class-action lawsuit over lead poisoning in New Haven, Connecticut, children is expected to be released Monday. The New Haven Register reports the parties are scheduled to give...
Connecticut Offering $280M to Nursing Homes to Avoid Strikes
May 13 2021 // Connecticut officials on Monday proposed an additional $280 million in funding for nursing homes in an effort to avoid strikes by nearly 4,000 health workers that are set to begin Friday if negotiations fail. Democratic...
Connecticut Utilities Face Steep Fines for Storm Failures
May 11 2021 // Connecticut regulators on Thursday proposed a $30 million fine for Eversource and a $2.1 million fine for United Illuminating for what officials called the utilities’ failures in their preparation and response to...
Connecticut Officials Mull Utility Fines Over Storm Response
May 5 2021 // Connecticut regulators have criticized the state’s two largest electricity distributors and said they are considering fines over what they called the companies’ failures in their preparation and response last...
