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Overworked and understaffed, Connecticut's medical examiner is dealing with a rising tide of death from COVID-19, drug overdoses and homicides

The question of statehood for Puerto Rico remains a key issue for the island's diaspora community in Connecticut

Family of Wethersfield teen killed by police in 2019 files federal lawsuit against former officer

The father of the late Anthony Vega Cruz, the 18-year-old shot and killed by a Wethersfield police officer in 2019, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the officer and town over his son’s death.

Coronavirus means Ash Wednesday traditions get tweaks, but still go on

The pandemic means the Lenten season will look a bit different than usual this year, but Ash Wednesday traditions in Connecticut will be maintained with a few changes. The practice of clergy directly applying ashes to parishioners’ foreheads is considered unsafe, so churches are trying other approaches.

Connecticut lawmakers will again push bill allowing terminally ill patients to obtain a doctor's help to end their lives

Connecticut lawmakers will once again introduce a bill allowing physicians to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to terminally ill patients, according to Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, who co-chairs the legislature’s public health committee.

Manchester leaders mulling penalties for feeding wildlife

Manchester leaders mulling penalties for feeding wildlife Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant © Provided by Chris Vann/Hartford Courant/TNS A female coyote with a pup in Monroe. The coyote relocated to a \"traditional\" den after the local animal control officer used odor and hazing to chase the animal out of its nontraditional den. Manchester leaders are considering local penalties against people who feed wild animals, endangering themselves, their neighbors and the animals they mistakenly believe are helped by a handout. “Feeding of wildlife poses real dangers to people and animals,” board of directors member Dennis Schain said Monday. The board is to meet Tuesday, but the proposal likely will be tabled, Schain said, as he works with the town attorney and staff “to fine-tune the language to make certain that what we put in place is practical, effective, and enforceable.”

11 key issues for Connecticut legislature in 2021 include marijuana, sports betting and affordable housing

11 key issues for Connecticut legislature in 2021 include marijuana, sports betting and affordable housing

Investors betting on Hartford: Pratt Street developers acquire major stake in four downtown apartment buildings; more retail a priority

No snow days this year for many Connecticut students, but some districts keep the tradition alive despite prevalence of online learning in pandemic