Conn. Lawmakers Look To Combat 'Exploding' Heroin Crisis
Connecticut's U.S. senators have outlined steps to combat the growing number of fatalities from heroin in the state and nationwide.
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Connecticut's U.S. senators have outlined steps to combat the growing number of fatalities from heroin in the state and nationwide.
President Barack Obama on Monday froze the U.S. assets of seven Russian officials, including top advisers to President Vladimir Putin, for their support of Crimea's vote to secede from Ukraine.
Gov. Dannel Malloy said he supports people having a document that spells out their final wishes, but he's "a little uneasy'' when it comes to enacting state policy that calls for "proactive actions to end life.''
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection identified the boater as 24-year-old Jeffrey Young of North Caldwell, N.J. He was pulled from the water unconscious and without a pulse Saturday. He died at Milford Hospital.
"Metro-North must never compromise safety in the interests of the reliability of its train schedule or the efficiency in its railroad operations,'' said the report released Friday.
A Connecticut man who fatally shot a knife-wielding prowler in a ski mask only to learn later it was his 15-year-old son, will not face prosecution.
The balmy spring temperatures that climbed into the 60s will feel like ancient history Thursday, as a biting wind blows in and the high will fall short of the freezing mark.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court seeks more than $75,000 in damages Haymond and his firm. In a statement, Judge Judy said she had never filed a lawsuit against anyone before this.
Michael Maida, 44, turned himself into police Monday. He has been charged with sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor -- both felonies.
Forecasters say a narrow band of strong to possibly severe thunderstorms is expected to move through Wednesday before it turns sharply colder overnight.
An Amtrak train got stuck – reportedly for over four hours – in Cos Cob, Conn. Tuesday, and passengers sounded off about it on Twitter.
The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity were temporarily suspended on Monday from all activities on campus pending the outcome of UConn's investigation.
A private school teacher surrendered to police in Greenwich, Conn. On Tuesday, following allegations that he'd had sexual contact with a child at the school.
State Rep. Tony Hwang, R-Fairfield, is pushing for a law that would allow all first responders to carry naloxone -- commonly known as Narcan -- a drug that reverses the results of an accidental heroin overdose.
State Rep. Joe Verrengia is behind the effort to try 16- and 17-year-olds as adults in court for these dangerous street assaults. The measure would make such attacks a felony.
