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Tony Spinelli/Connecticut PublicThe National Baptist Convention USA is calling for a nationwide ban on facial coverings for law enforcement, including immigration officials. -
Tyler Russell/Connecticut PublicAnti-ICE protests continued in front of the state Capitol on Tuesday, days after pepper spray and an alleged hit-and-run incident at a Hartford protest.
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Hartford police are now investigating potential hit-and-run and assault charges against those involved. -
Connecticut activists gathered to speak out against immigration policy, hold a vigil for the Minneapolis mother killed by an ICE agent, and celebrate the end of deportation flights by Avelo after months of protest. -
The Hartford demonstration remained peaceful on Main Street, where speakers called for unity against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement. But nearby, about a dozen protesters were pepper sprayed while attempting to stop what they thought was an ICE vehicle. -
Former police chief Karl Jacobson says he took $10,000 from an account meant to compensate police informants, according to city officials. -
Outfitted with a long aluminum wire, this helicopter carries eight rotating saw blades to cut trees along a transmission corridor from East Haddam to Middletown. -
The program “did not deliver enough consistent and predictable revenue,” the airline said in a statement. -
Connecticut data from 2022 to 2023 show medications from retail pharmacies accounted for the state's highest health care spending increase. -
More than a quarter of Connecticut's plant and wildlife species need more conservation research due to declining populations, threats, cultural importance or lack of data. -
New Haven's police chief is stepping down amid allegations of theft and misuse of public funds, the mayor’s office announced Monday afternoon. -
The website documents which birds are living in Connecticut and where, including wintering birds. Organizers say the website will help conservationists figure out which lands to protect so birds can continue to breed.
