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Conn. court blasts prosecutor, reverses conviction

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:32:20 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - The state Appellate Court has issued a ruling blasting a Connecticut prosecutor for repeated misconduct and ordering a new trial for a man serving life in prison for the killing of a Waterbury bar owner in 1998.

Another meteorite falls to Earth in Conn.

Fri, 10 May 2013 06:50:04 -0400

WATERBURY, Connecticut - A strange rock found in the front yard of a Waterbury home appears to be a meteorite.

Giordano contends lawyer botched child sex case

Mon, 06 May 2013 06:14:24 -0400

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut - A lawyer for Phillip Giordano has asked a federal judge for another chance to overturn the former Waterbury mayor's federal conviction on child sex charges.

Critics: UConn fails to revive downtown Waterbury

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:16:56 -0400

WATERBURY, Connecticut - Critics say moving the University of Connecticut's Waterbury branch to East Main Street more than a decade ago has failed to resuscitate the city's downtown district.

Mother of accident victim wants driver resentenced

Thu, 02 May 2013 06:04:33 -0400

WATERBURY, Connecticut - The mother of a Waterbury teen who was killed in 2012 hit-and-run accident has gone to court in an attempt to get the driver resentenced.

Licenses for immigrants wins broad support in Conn

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:02:37 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - A proposal in Connecticut to expand access to driver's licenses to immigrants regardless of their legal status has received the support of the governor, legislative leaders and mayors from across the state.

Conn.'s Rep. Esty to hold immigration reform event

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:04:07 -0400

WATERBURY, Connecticut - Connecticut U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty has scheduled a roundtable discussion on immigration reform.

Late priest's legacy lives on at Waterbury charity

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:08:52 -0400

WATERBURY, Connecticut - The Rev. Philip J. Cascia hadn't been ordained very long when, the story goes, the Most Rev. John F. Whealon, then archbishop of Hartford, challenged him to a game of handball.