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Milford Little League Softball downs Madison 3-1 to win its 6th straight CT state championship
MILFORD — For the sixth year in a row, Milford's 12U Little League softball team is Connecticut's state champion. Milford defeated Madison 3-1 at Brewster Field on Tuesday thanks to strong pitching from Marina Cosmas and clutch hitting from Brynn Ayres. It was the third matchup between Milford and...
Connecticut National Guard candidates taken to hospital after ruck march in heat
NIANTIC, Conn. (WTNH) — Three Connecticut National Guard officer candidates were taken to a hospital for evaluation after “feeling the physical effects of the heat,” according to the National Guard. Members of the Connecticut National Guard Officer Candidate School were conducting a ruck march on Tuesday at Camp Nett in Niantic when five candidates reported […]
CT Supreme Court breaks new ground in case about eyewitness identifications
The state Supreme Court broke new ground Tuesday when it established a procedure that will allow people convicted of crimes to benefit, retroactively, from judicial decisions made years after they were found guilty and incarcerated. The unanimous decision written by Justice Andrew McDonald turns on the case of Edgar Tatum, convicted of murder in 1990 largely on the basis of what the court ...
JD Vance’s ties to Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s ties to Connecticut are in the spotlight after Vance was selected by former president Donald Trump to be the Republican nominee for vice president. Vance, 39, is alumnus of Yale Law School. His bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” traces his path from an impoverished upbringing in Ohio, […]
Can renewable energy help struggling Connecticut farmers?
KILLINGWORTH, Conn. (WTNH) — State politicians and federal agriculture leaders were in Connecticut on Tuesday highlighting clean energy investments and grants for local farmers as they face high electricity costs. Running Brook Farms in Killingworth is a recipient of the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), a United States Department of Agriculture grant program. Site […]
Proposed heat safety rules could help workers stay cool and stay out of the ER, Blumenthal says
As record-breaking temperatures scorch Hartford and much of the nation this summer, US Sen. Richard Blumenthal from Connecticut urges federal workplace safety officials to implement the new heat safety regulations proposed on July 2. “This heat is a direct threat of illness, injury, and fatality to workers outdoors, but also...
Connecticut primary Election Day is less than a month away: Your guide to the candidates
HARTFORD, Conn. — Everyone’s eyes are focused on November’s election. Before it happens, Connecticut's primary election on Aug. 13 must come first. The U.S. Vote Foundation says, “In primary elections, a party selects a candidate for a General Election, and you vote for a candidate who will be nominated to be on a ballot.”
Co-leaders of drug trafficking conspiracy involving Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Florida, New York that shipped over 100 kilos of cocaine sentenced
PROVIDENCE, RI – The co-leader of a years-long drug trafficking conspiracy that shipped over 100 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Rhode Island has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. As reflected in court documents, Efrain Colon-Garcia, 43, and...
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