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The framework of steel beams rising along Riverside Avenue is sign that Bristol Hospital’s 60,000-square-foot medical office and lab building will soon be ready for patients. But Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu proclaimed Tuesday that it means much more. “This is a critical turning point for our community,”...

One of the men charged with murder in the 2004 slaying of the self-proclaimed “chief apostle” of an infamous religious cult that attracted hundreds of followers in central Connecticut during the 1980s and ’90s made a brief appearance in court Tuesday. Sorek Minery, 42, of Burlington is charged...

Proponents of a mandate requiring certain Hartford workers to live in the city are again seeking tougher restrictions and enforcement of the law, which has long been skirted by some municipal employees. The latest proposal, under review by the city council, would strengthen the definition of what...

Joanna Lasciell, executive director of financial management for Hartford Public Schools, was fired last month following an audit of district employees’ dependents, according to the school system. Lasciell was accused by the district of financial and insurance fraud, according to a report by local...

There was laughter and smiles among the five Republican gubernatorial candidates at their latest debate Monday, with the rivals directing their hostilities toward Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and his bailout of Hartford instead of at one another. With just eight days until the Aug. 14 primary, the camaraderie...

Monday’s heat, measured at 94 degrees, was insufferable enough. But the heat wave has also spawned a buildup of ozone, a pollutant formed when tailpipe and industrial emissions react with sunlight, prompting the federal Environmental Protection Agency to warn people with respiratory problems to...

The National Night Out gathering in New Britain has been growing over the years, and the city is hoping for its biggest turnout yet on Tuesday night. “We’re inviting the entire New Britain community to come out — whether you work here, visit here or live here,” Police Chief James Wardwell said....

Switching party affiliation is not a terribly rare event in American politics — about 20 percent of Republicans and Democrats jumped to the other side in 2016 and early 2017, with half of them ultimately jumping back. And in the corporate world, spreading campaign donations across party lines is...

Five people have filed claims for monetary rewards for assistance they provided to police and prosecutors in state’s case against serial killer William Devin Howell. New Britain State’s Attorney Brian Preleski on Friday filed a “motion for equitable apportionment of reward” and a hearing is scheduled...

Two amendments have passed the U.S. Senate that tackle the issue of failing foundations in northern Connecticut. The first will direct the Government Accountability Office to assess the financial impact of the crumbling foundations crisis and outline regulatory and legislative action to alleviate...