Sandy Hook families agree to $73M settlement with gun maker Remington

Sandy Hook families of nine victims have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first-graders and six educators in 2012.

Alex Jones found liable for damages in Sandy Hook defamation lawsuits

A Connecticut judge found Alex Jones liable for damages in lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Connecticut lifting almost all COVID-19 capacity limits on businesses

Beginning  March 19, restaurants, retail, gyms, libraries, museums, offices and houses of worship will be able to open at full capacity, though masks will still be required. 

Bowl purchased at yard sale for $35 turns out to be Chinese artifact worth up to $500K

Talk about your yard sale finds. A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to be a rare, 15th century Chinese artifact worth between $300,000 and $500,000.

Boy was forced to drink hot sauce until he vomited, police say

A man from Naugatuck is accused of forcing a child to sleep in a locked closet and making him kneel on thumb tacks.

Floyd Welch, one of the last survivors of Pearl Harbor, dies at 99

Floyd Welch, who was credited with saving the lives of fellow sailors during the attack on Pearl Harbor, has died in Connecticut. He was 99.

Warrant: UConn student captured in Maryland accused in killings 'just flipped'

A newly released arrest warrant says a University of Connecticut student charged with killing two people and seriously injuring a third told a witness "he just flipped" when he fatally slashed the first victim and he was remorseful.

NY, NJ, and CT order quarantine for visitors from states with high infection numbers

The governors of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are ordering a mandatory 14-day quarantine on visitors from states with high COVID-19 cases.  They made the announcement on Wednesday morning in a joint news conference.

UConn student captured in Maryland grew up on same street as Adam Lanza

The 23-year-old Uconn student who police say brutally killed two people before being captured in Maryland after a days-long manhunt grew up on the same street as the Sandy Hook Elementary School gunman Adam Lanza, a report said.

Connecticut couple celebrates 67th anniversary separated by window amid coronavirus nursing home lockdown

A man in Connecticut unable to visit his wife inside a nursing home amid a coronavirus quarantine stood outside her window holding a large sign to wish her a happy 67th wedding anniversary, according to a report.

Gymnast, 20, dies after 'freak' training accident at university

A 20-year-old gymnast at Southern Connecticut State University died Sunday after she suffered an injury during a training “accident,” the university said.

Sandy Hook father awarded $450K in defamation case against conspiracy theorist writers

A jury in Wisconsin has awarded $450,000 to the father of a boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting after he filed a defamation lawsuit against conspiracy theorist writers who claimed the massacre never happened.

Animal hospital treats 4 baby squirrels bound by their tails

A Connecticut animal hospital says they’re treating four baby squirrels found tied together by their tails in a bizarre act of animal abuse.