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A 17-year-old from Florida found his forever home with a 60-year-old couple in Connecticut after a recent Zoom adoption ceremony made the family ties official.

Connecticut Gov. Lamont said he plans to end capacity limits on restaurants, other businesses, and churches, but still require social distancing and masks.

On Monday the U.S. Senate confirmed Miguel Cardona, President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the U.S. Education Department, by a vote of 64-33.

Joe Biden’s DOJ withdrew support for a lawsuit brought by three female high schools athletes over competing against biological men in sports.

Connecticut Democrats are again attempting to regulate faith-based pregnancy centers with a bill that accuses the centers of being deceptive.

A bill proposed in the Connecticut state legislature’s January session involves possibly fining residents who choose not to vote. 

Joe Biden plans to nominate Connecticut’s commissioner of education Miguel Cardona to head the U.S. Department of Education.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) has issued an executive order, to take effect Thanksgiving Day, that sets a fine of $10,000 for businesses that violate his Chinese coronavirus restrictions.

Connecticut Republican House Rep. Craig Fishbein was declared the loser in the race for his seat until a town clerk found an “error” had caused the race to be called for his Democrat opponent.

The University of Connecticut announced last week that it will shut down its main campus after the Thanksgiving break to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The campus is currently reporting a positivity rate of under one percent.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal said President Trump’s claims of extensive voter fraud in the battleground states is “beyond dangerous and damaging.”

Connecticut Democrats will maintain solid control of the legislative agenda in the state after they picked up eight more House seats and two more Senate seats to date.

Hundreds of Trump supporters rallied in Connecticut Sunday as part of a statewide campaign to show support for the president.

Democrat U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, an ally of Nancy Pelosi, is facing an aggressive challenge by real estate executive Margaret Streicker (R) in Connecticut’s 3rd district.

Hundreds of Connecticut supporters of President Donald Trump gathered for car parades and rallies supporting the president on Sunday.

Hundreds of suburban women and other Connecticut citizens gathered in Greenwich Sunday to show their support for President Donald Trump and police officers.

The Connecticut Republican Party launched an ad Tuesday that targets a bill, passed by the Democrat-led legislature, that has posed dramatic changes in the relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

A New Jersey man was arrested in Connecticut less than an hour after he was released from custody for a drug and larceny bust, police said.

A four-year-old dachshund is being hailed as a hero after he saved his neighbor’s family from a house fire by alerting them to the danger early Sunday morning.

A Connecticut selectwoman alleged on Facebook that she and her husband are facing a fine of $1,000 for violating the state’s coronavirus travel restrictions.

Connecticut could lose federal funding for its policy to allow biological males to compete against biological females in sports competitions.

CT Gov. Lamont released an executive order that allows non-police officials to issue a $100 fine to those who refuse to wear masks.

Police recognized a teenager last week for rescuing an entire family from a burning vehicle in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Five Connecticut residents became ill with infections caused by a “flesh-eating bacteria” in the Long Island Sound over the summer, health officials said.

Republican congressional candidate David X. Sullivan says he is the “rule of law” candidate for Connecticut’s fifth district.

Women are joining forces to speak out about the harm to women that comes from forcing them to compete against biological men in sports.

The Connecticut Secretary of State announced she has hired an expert who will defend against foreign interference in the November elections.

DANBURY, Conn. — A Connecticut city won’t waste an opportunity to get a sizeable donation from comedian John Oliver about a weeks-long joke pertaining to the name of a sewage plant in the area.

Decorated war hero Floyd Welch of East Lyme, Connecticut, died peacefully in his home on Monday.

A judge denied a request to end the probation early of a former student convicted of making false rape claims against two former Sacred Heart University football players.

Officials from the town of Danbury, Connecticut, drew a furious reaction from HBO’s left-wing late-night house John Oliver, naming their sewage plant “The John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant.” 

Power outages have plagued the northeast in the days following Tropical Storm Isaias, thrusting the impotence of officials, some of whom have attacked utility companies, to the forefront.

A Connecticut man allegedly used a “samurai sword” to decapitate his roommate and landlord over a rent dispute.

Urged on by Black Lives Matter and the ACLU, the Connecticut Senate assured final passage of a police accountability bill early Wednesday morning, 21-15, during a rushed special session.

Connecticut’s Department of Public Health announced on Monday the discovery of dozens of false-positive coronavirus tests, attributing the error to a “flaw” in a testing system.

Two suspects were taken into custody and released after posting bond Monday following an alleged racist attack on a hotel worker in Mystic, Connecticut, in June.