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As part of its drive to establish its own distribution network, Amazon will open a package sorting center in Bristol in the next two weeks. The operation will employ more than 100 part-time workers during the year, and as many as 500 at the peak holiday shipping season, city officials said. Amazon’s...

Jahana Hayes’ staff was hustling the congressional candidate toward her final interview on primary night when they stopped in the middle of the Waterbury Marriott’s ballroom, where a group of teenagers and 20-somethings swayed and crooned along to the DJ’s R&B jam. The former teacher’s staff anticipated...

The man police say sought out young intellectually disabled or mentally ill young men to provide to wealthy men for sex says he wants a plea offer that will send him to prison for 4 ½ years. Robert King, 52, faces three felony charges: trafficking in persons, promoting prostitution and tampering...

Joe Markley, a state senator from Southington known as an opponent of abortion rights and the state income tax, clinched the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor Tuesday night. Markley, 61, captured nearly half the vote, besting his two opponents — Erin Stewart, New Britain’s 31-year-old...

Jahana Hayes, a Waterbury history teacher with no political experience, captured the Democratic nomination for Connecticut’s 5th District seat on Tuesday night and is now a step away from becoming the first black Democrat elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from New England. Who is Jahana...

Minnie Gonzalez, who has represented Hartford for more than two decades in the legislature, appears to have defeated newcomer Gannon Long in a closely followed primary, unofficial state results show. The Secretary of the State’s office reported Wednesday that Gonzalez won by a sizable margin of...

President Donald Trump tweeted his support for Republican Bob Stefanowski early Wednesday, hours after his victory in a crowded gubernatorial primary solidified his place on the ballot in November. “It is about time that Connecticut had a real and talented Governor. Bob Stefanowski is the person...

Beyond the winners and losers and surprises and upsets, there are lessons to be learned with every election cycle. Here are five takeaways from Tuesday’s primary races in Connecticut. Endorsements Don't Equal Victory. Neither Does Political Experience. Newcomer Bob Stefanowski is the Republican...

Conservative legislator Joe Markley defeated challengers Erin Stewart and Jayme Stevenson Tuesday night in the Republican lieutenant governor primary. Live: Connecticut Town-By-Town Primary Election Results » Markley, a 61-year-old state senator from Southington, is anti-abortion and opposed to...

Susan Bysiewicz, a seasoned veteran of Connecticut politics, beat back a challenge from political newcomer Eva Bermudez Zimmerman in the race for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Live: Connecticut Town-By-Town Primary Election Results » Bermudez Zimmerman addressed a crowd of...