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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — State officials plan to remove tens of millions of dollars' worth of art work and artifacts from Connecticut's Old State House, which has been closed to the public amid the state's budget problems.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has asked lawyers for Remington Arms and families of some Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims to meet privately to resolve disagreements over whether some company documents sought by the families should be sealed from public view.

SOUTHBURY -- A Seymour woman was hospitalized after crashing her 2005 Toyota Matrix into a tree off Southford Road and rolling down an embankment.

SALISBURY -- A prestigious boarding school is facing a third lawsuit in less than two years by a former student who said he was molested and sexually abused.

HARTFORD -- The adoption of formal regulations will now speed up pardons for deserving lawbreakers convicted of nonviolent crimes.

WOLCOTT - A man suspected of kidnapping a woman and holding her hostage during a bank robbery in Bristol was captured in Wolcott Wednesday.

SEYMOUR (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest charged with stealing more than $30,000 from the Connecticut church where he served as pastor will have his criminal record wiped clean if he returns to his native Democratic Republic of the Congo.

SOUTHINGTON – A three-car accident has closed the westbound Interstate 84 in Southington, state officials said.

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Authorities say hazmat crews were called to a Connecticut home to remove potentially hazardous materials found inside.

SHELTON, Conn. (AP) — Police say a New York man accused of sexually assaulting two women while massaging them at a Connecticut spa is facing new charges.