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The closing of the JCPenney store at Crystal Mall in Waterford means that it no longer has any anchor tenants.

The closing of the JCPenney store at Crystal Mall in Waterford means that it no longer has any anchor tenants.

Hearst Connecticut Media Group won more than 100 SPJ awards, including for reporting that examined use of force in schools and wrongdoing by state police.

Danbury is embracing a new law allowing for outside dining and drinking Downtown. Proponents believe this will help the restaurants in the Danbury provide an enhanced experience for their diners but not everyone is a fan.

After the landmark settlement by the families of Sandy Hook victims, Boulder plaintiffs want the same reckoning for Fairfield-based Ruger after a mass shooting.

Amid a teacher shortage, districts such as Waterbury Public Schools are rolling out new efforts to attract and keep educators.

Amid a teacher shortage, districts such as Waterbury Public Schools are rolling out new efforts to attract and keep educators.

Greenwich-based Teton Capital proposed building 152 apartments and 19 villas for seniors next door to the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary.

Thomas Saadi, the state commissioner of veterans affairs who previously served on the Danbury City Council, was nominated to serve as a judge in Superior Court.

The Department of Transportation said traffic will return to the I-84 eastbound bridge over Lake Zoar as work nears completion at the Newtown-Southbury border.