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6 Connecticut toddlers died from fentanyl in 2021. Spike in illicit use, drug's potency have child advocates worried

HARTFORD, Conn. — Fentanyl, 50 times more potent than heroin, kills no matter what age its victim may be.

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Alex Jones files for bankruptcy, bringing all post-trial activity by Sandy Hook families to a halt; claims to have as much as $10 million in assets

HARTFORD, Conn. — Infowars broadcaster and right wing provocateur Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy in Texas on Friday morning, creating a new obstacle for the relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims trying to collect the nearly $1.5 billion they won in a suit against the conspiracy theorist for his…

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Alex Jones files for bankruptcy, bringing all post-trial activity by Sandy Hook families to a halt

HARTFORD, Conn. — Infowars broadcaster and right-wing provocateur Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy in Texas on Friday morning, creating a new obstacle for the relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims trying to collect the nearly $1.5 billion they won in a suit against the conspiracy theorist for his claims…

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Dom Amore: ‘It tops the Rudy story.’ From his humbling beginning at Fairfield, goalkeeper Matt Turner has risen to the World Cup spotlight with Team USA.

HARTFORD, Conn. — It was playing out like a routine weekday afternoon college soccer match. Fairfield coach Carl Rees decided at halftime it was the right moment to give his athletic, but raw sophomore a chance to play in goal.

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Defense lawyer and prosecutors at odds over disqualifying one another in Jennifer Farber Dulos murder case

HARTFORD, Conn. — Michelle Troconis’ defense attorney, Jon Schoenhorn, and prosecutors argued again this week over their efforts to disqualify each other from her murder conspiracy case in a dispute over the handling of a contested letter.

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Animal hoarders live in deep denial, even as their lives come unraveled

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Kittens were being born at a home in Winsted, Connecticut, even as the Winchester Police Department removed some 200 cats from the dwelling that was infested with fleas, the stench of urine so strong that it was overbearing, even in a Hazmat suit and mask.

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Unbeaten UConn men win fifth straight, trounce Delaware State, 95-60

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley just wanted his team to “survive” the first five games of the season before tougher competition begins at the Phil Knight Invitational on Thanksgiving. On Sunday, the Huskies clinched win No. 5 with a 95-60 onslaught of Delaware State at…

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Tristen Newton records triple-double as UConn men beat Buffalo, 84-64

HARTFORD, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball team used a triple-double from point guard Tristen Newton to beat Buffalo, 84-64, at the XL Center on Tuesday. Newton, a transfer from East Carolina, finished the game with 22 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, four steals and a block.

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Hemp farmers in Connecticut lobbying to get a piece of the recreational marijuana pie

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut hemp farmers looking for higher incomes are working to change the recreational marijuana law to give them better odds — or even assurances — of becoming licensed growers.

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Connecticut Gov. Lamont declares victory as GOP’s Stefanowski does not concede

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont declared victory late Tuesday night as Republican challenger Bob Stefanowski did not concede defeat in an increasingly bitter rematch between the two rivals.

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Connecticut's Blumenthal a winner of third term as US senator

HARTFORD, Conn. — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and his supporters were confident as the polls closed Tuesday, with the longtime Democratic office-holder expecting to win his third six-year term.

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‘If a billion doesn’t do it, then a trillion is not going to do it': Alex Jones lawyers argue over punitive damages in Sandy Hook case

HARTFORD, Conn. — Lawyers for right-wing provocateur Alex Jones and the families who won nearly $1 billion a month ago for being targets of his Sandy Hook school conspiracy theories argued Monday over another potentially extraordinary award of punitive damages for what was described in court as his “evil” and…

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UConn women’s basketball 2022-23: Huskies take on a distinct international flavor as Geno Auriemma transforms Storrs into the crossroads of the world

HARTFORD, Conn. — The notes app on Azzi Fudd’s iPhone is a Rosetta Stone of sorts. Fascinated with how kids grow up learning multiple languages overseas, the UConn women’s basketball guard started picking up Hungarian from Pecs native Dorka Juhász last season and is now trying her hand at French…

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Sandy Hook families want another $320 million in damages to cover costs of suing Alex Jones in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Sandy Hook families who won nearly $1 billion from far-right broadcaster Alex Jones want another $320 million or so more to cover their legal costs, along with court orders that would force him to produce an accounting of his assets and block what they describe as…

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UConn women’s basketball 2022-23 team by the numbers

HARTFORD, Conn. — The UConn women’s basketball season is just around the corner. Fans and media will get their first glimpse at the 2022-23 Huskies in an exhibition game against Division II Kutztown this Sunday, followed by the season opener against Northeastern on Thursday night.

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Before slicing into this year’s Thanksgiving turkey, get ready to dig deeper into your wallet. ‘It’s going to be more expensive.’

HARTFORD, Conn. — Carving into the most classic of all holiday main courses this year — the Thanksgiving turkey — will first mean shoppers digging a lot deeper into their wallets before they gather around the family dinner table.

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Connecticut: US Sen. Blumenthal battles Republican Leora Levy in 1st and only debate

HARTFORD, Conn. — In an increasingly bitter campaign, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal battled Republican Leora Levy Wednesday night on inflation, taxes, the economy, and abortion.

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Despite connection to big-name shows, theaters in downtown Hartford fighting for survival

HARTFORD, Conn. — Audiences are punching their tickets again to downtown Hartford theaters — long a key contributor to downtown vibrancy — but patrons are returning so slowly even as the pandemic eases that theaters face a tough fight for survival.

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Michelle Troconis’ defense attorney files for dismissal of all charges, change of prosecutors in Jennifer Dulos case

HARTFORD, Conn. — The defense for Michelle Troconis, charged in connection with the death of Jennifer Farber Dulos, has filed a motion to dismiss all charges against her after state prosecutors attempted this month to disqualify her lawyer so he could potentially be called as a witness in the court…

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Two decades ago, a domestic violence survivor called for help. Now she works alongside the person who answered her call

HARTFORD, Conn. -- It was just after dawn on Jan. 4, 1999, when Marlene Harris packed up her three children and drove to an East Hartford Stop & Shop, where she picked up a pay phone and dialed 211. Her husband didn’t allow her to use their phone at home.

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‘It gives me some hope for humanity’: Daughter of Sandy Hook principal finds healing after the horror in Alex Jones decision

HARTFORD, Conn. — Erica Lafferty, whose mother Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung was killed in the Sandy Hook massacre, said she knew “she was opening a new door to hell” when she decided to sue Alex Jones.

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What’s next for Alex Jones? ‘He doesn’t have a billion dollars,’ UConn law prof says

HARTFORD, Conn. — Alex Jones was bragging Friday that he won’t be stopped by a nearly $1 billion judgment against him earlier in the week for spreading phony conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and claiming the families suing him were actors in a plot to outlaw…

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Alex Jones’ Connecticut defense lawyer loses radio show over limitations on what he can say about the case on air

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Fairfield County radio station has canceled a talk show hosted by Alex Jones’ Connecticut-based defense lawyer after the lawyer refused to agree to conditions about what he could say about Jones’ recently concluded Sandy Hook defamation trial.

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Prosecution in slaying of Connecticut mother Jennifer Farber Dulos tries to disqualify lawyer of defendant as trial nears

HARTFORD, Conn. — State prosecutors want to disqualify Michelle Troconis’ lawyer from defending her because they may call him as a witness to testify about how he obtained a mysterious box of evidence containing a sweatshirt police believe is similar to one connected to the killing of Connecticut mother Jennifer…

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Conn. gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski confirms consulting work in Saudi Arabia; reduced 98% due to campaign

HARTFORD, Conn. — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski doubled his income in recent years while he was working as a consultant for an entity in Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday.

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