/tags/latest-news Latest News en-US Copyright Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:09:05 GMT /news/2025-02-21/bridgeport-ct-primary-election-charges The charges are first to emerge from a sprawling investigation of ballot fraud in the 2023 Democratic race between Joe Ganim and John Gomes. Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:09:05 GMT /news/2025-02-21/bridgeport-ct-primary-election-charges Andrew Brown and Dave Altimari, CT Mirror /news/2025-02-21/5-million-endowment-permanently-funds-popular-speaking-series-at-greenwich-library A Greenwich couple donated a $5 million endowment to the Greenwich Library, marking the largest amount of funding the library has received in over 30 years. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:51:12 GMT /news/2025-02-21/5-million-endowment-permanently-funds-popular-speaking-series-at-greenwich-library Eddy Martinez /news/2025-02-21/safe-injection-sites-connecticut The proposal was part of a public hearing before the state Public Health Committee Friday afternoon. Supervised drug usage sites have been around in the U.S. for several years, starting in New York in 2021. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:16:00 GMT /news/2025-02-21/safe-injection-sites-connecticut Sujata Srinivasan /news/2025-02-21/its-just-a-matter-of-when-ct-legislature-again-wont-consider-medical-aid-in-dying-bill The practice is legal in 10 other states and Washington, D.C. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:02 GMT /news/2025-02-21/its-just-a-matter-of-when-ct-legislature-again-wont-consider-medical-aid-in-dying-bill Chris Polansky /news/2025-02-21/stanley-travel-mug-stanley-black-and-decker-lawsuit º£½Ç»»ÆÞ-based toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker is suing Stanley 1913, the Seattle company that makes trendy travel mugs involved in a recent safety recall. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:11:23 GMT /news/2025-02-21/stanley-travel-mug-stanley-black-and-decker-lawsuit Matt Dwyer /news/2025-02-21/opioid-settlement-money-connecticut-kff The data, compiled by the nonprofit KFF Health News, found º£½Ç»»ÆÞ received $85 million in opioid settlement funds in 2022 and 2023. It spent less than $5 million. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:45:30 GMT /news/2025-02-21/opioid-settlement-money-connecticut-kff Sujata Srinivasan /news/2025-02-20/ct-forms-first-end-homelessness-caucus-to-push-new-initiatives The new bipartisan "End Homelessness Caucus" is in the works to tackle the rising rate of homelessness across º£½Ç»»ÆÞ. It's comprised of state lawmakers, housing providers and community advocates. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:06:29 GMT /news/2025-02-20/ct-forms-first-end-homelessness-caucus-to-push-new-initiatives Abigail Brone /news/2025-02-20/baby-seal-connecticut-recovery-mystic-aquarium "When he first came in, he was pretty malnourished, and we just wanted to make sure we were giving him all the supportive care he needed," said Allie Cojocaru, an animal rescuer. "So we did tube feed him for the first few days that he was here, kind of a gruel, a fish smoothie." Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:20:48 GMT /news/2025-02-20/baby-seal-connecticut-recovery-mystic-aquarium Matt Dwyer /news/2025-02-20/committee-approves-linda-mcmahon-to-lead-education-department Now that she advanced out of committee, the full Senate will take up her nomination. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:14:51 GMT /news/2025-02-20/committee-approves-linda-mcmahon-to-lead-education-department Lisa Hagen /news/2025-02-19/victims-family-files-250m-in-legal-claims-against-faa-army-over-dc-aircraft-crash The wife of a º£½Ç»»ÆÞ man who died in last month’s collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter in Washington, D.C, has filed what are believed to be the first legal claims over the crash that killed 67 people. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:27:29 GMT /news/2025-02-19/victims-family-files-250m-in-legal-claims-against-faa-army-over-dc-aircraft-crash Dave Collins, Associated Press