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Hartford Seminary, the 184-year-old graduate school in the city’s West End said Tuesday that it has received a $1 million grant from an Indianapolis philanthropy to grow relationships among the New England clergy by bringing together pastors and other faith leaders for "innovation incubator" gatherings....

The assault case against former Democratic state Rep. David Alexander ended with a guilty plea to a reduced charge and a suspended jail sentence. Alexander, 36, was charged in March with assault after Enfield police said he injured his 69-year-old mother. He previously had been charged with assaulting...

Connecticut voters have until Oct. 30 to register, in person or by mail, to cast a ballot in the Nov. 6 election. Voters can also register in person on Election Day. With elections less than four weeks away, here are some dates to remember: Oct. 30: Sign up in person with your registrar of voters...

The registered sex offender accused of murdering Simsbury jogger Melissa Millan was assigned a public defender during a brief appearance Tuesday in Superior Court in Hartford. William Winters Leverett, 27, didn’t speak during his brief appearance before Judge Laura F. Baldini on Tuesday. Leverett,...

An orthopedic practice with four surgical centers in the state has announced plans to open a new, $30 million facility in Rocky Hill to offer more advanced and cost-effective outpatient procedures. Orthopedic Associates of Hartford’s new outpatient surgical center, under construction at 150 Enterprise...

A classic cheese or margherita pizza is always great, but for National Pizza Month, we’re here to share some of Connecticut’s more outrageous pies — the more over-the-top, the better. Across the state, we found a pizza to pair perfectly with steins of German beer, an upscale seafood feast atop...

Hartford’s blight remediation team has fixed up 137 properties since last summer as part of a renewed push to address the scourge of battered and abandoned buildings dotting city streets. Another 200-plus properties remain on the city’s initial to-do list, a mix of vacant buildings, empty trash-strewn...

In a recent court filing, an attorney for Nathan Carman wrote that a state police ballistic report raises questions about whether the bullet that killed Carman’s grandfather, John Chakalos, in 2013 could have come from a missing gun that belongs to Carman. Attorney David Anderson filed the two-page...

A Bridgeport sailor who died aboard the battleship U.S.S. Oklahoma when it was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was laid to rest with full military honors Monday at the Massachusetts National Cemetery on Cape Cod. Stephen Pepe, a water tender first-class, was a 43-year-old career...

There’s plenty of national disagreement about the reputation of Christopher Columbus, but Mayor Erin Stewart said Monday that nobody should doubt his influence on the world. The contributions of generations of Italian-Americans since then is also indisputable, she said at the city’s Columbus Day...