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Jul 3, 2009

Some airplane passengers from Philly who thought they would be in Stockholm for the weekend made a surprise stop in Connecticut when there was smoke in the cockpit.

Jul 3, 2009 | 1 comment

As torrential rain flooded Mystic Wednesday, Mohegan Sun cut the ribbons on new restaurants, hoping for a flood of customers.

Jul 3, 2009 | 4 comments

A former Ridgefield lacrosse coach who was arrested in an internet sex sting in New York pleaded not guilty Thursday.

Jul 3, 2009 | 2 comments

You’ll be able to buy alcohol with your sparklers on the Fourth of July this year.

Jul 3, 2009

You might not be able to grill those hamburgers, steaks and ribs depending on where you got the meat, and when. Some CT supermarkets are recalling beef.

Jul 3, 2009

The weather has truly put a damper on the fireworks this season, but there will still be sparks flying. Here is where you can see them and when.

Jul 3, 2009

Go old school for the 4th and hit Wiilimantic for the boombox parade. No big 1980s hair is required.

Jul 3, 2009 | 5 comments

Michael Halpert, 31, of Miami Beach, was found dead after fighting with a Groton man outside a Preston bar, police said.

Jul 3, 2009 | 9 comments

A few hours after blowing away the Seattle Storm, former UConn superstar and current leading Phoenix Mercury scorer Diana Taurasi was cited for drunken driving, the Associated Press reports.

Jul 3, 2009 | 3 comments

The so-called menu-labeling bill had a little too much fat for the governor to swallow, so she vetoed the legislation.

Jul 3, 2009

If you are driving Friday, you are likely to have a lot of company on the roads, as people travel for a long Fourth of July weekend. However, you will have less company than you did in years past.

Jul 3, 2009

More than month's supply of rain fell in just minutes in some parts of the state making for a tough commute home on many roads.

Jul 2, 2009

Crowds battled the wet weather to kick off their July 4th weekend with a fireworks display.

Jul 2, 2009 | 2 comments

You can put a price on love, but heartbreak might have a bigger price tag. A welder swindled her husband out of $21,181.

Jul 3, 2009

It might not feel like July 4th, but it's here and there are still fireworks displays. Here's where to catch them.

Jul 2, 2009

Affirmative action isn't as much of an issue as it's been made out to be, President Obama said after the Supreme Court ruled in New Haven's reverse discrimination lawsuit.

Jul 2, 2009 | 1 comment

A tractor-trailer carrying lumber rolled over on Interstate 84 near exit 3 in Danbury Thursday afternoon and all lanes are closed.

Jul 2, 2009 | 2 comments

A tearful Lynn Quigley admitted to torching a Winsted apartment building last October just so she could see if her estranged husband was inside.

Jul 2, 2009

Atheneum Square in Hartford and two Travelers buildings were shut down Thursday afternoon after a suspicious package was discovered. It turned out to be a duffle bag.

Jul 3, 2009 | 8 comments

Some screaming in the bedroom is normally a good thing, but not when it causes five teens to bust into the bedroom and beat you up.

Jul 2, 2009

Just days before a report on Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez’s corruption case is due, the president of the Urban League of Greater Hartford is calling it quits.

Jul 3, 2009

A judge will rule Thursday on whether there is probable cause to try Charles Buck for the death of his schoolteacher wife in 2002.

Jul 3, 2009 | 2 comments

The national jobless figures are the highest they have been since 1983, and Connecticut cities are reeling with layoffs and unemployment.

Jul 3, 2009 | 12 comments

Bigfoot is the subject of many legends but his identity is debunked when a fake one startles a driver.