Why Bridgeport, CT, mayoral election may not matter: Controversy explained

A judge last week tossed out the results of the Democratic mayoral primary and ordered a new one, citing “mishandled" absentee ballots that left the court unable to determine who won.

Connecticut man accused of growing $8.5M worth of illegal mushrooms

A 21-year-old Connecticut man, Westen Soule, has been arrested and charged with possession with intent to sell/distribute narcotics and operating a drug factory.

Project aims to clear colonial-era 'witches' who weren't

Hundreds of years after hysteria set into colonial America, ancestors are working to clear the names of those accused in various witchcraft trials.

Body of missing New York man recovered after fishing boat sank

The remains of Juan Gabriel Valle Pineda were recovered by Bridgeport Fire Department staffers, Westport police said. He was one of two boaters who went missing in the Long Island Sound off Connecticut.

Questions linger after Connecticut police officers fatally shoot man in his bed

The state inspector general's office says two officers fired about 10 gunshots at Donald Passmore as he lay in his bed with a .22-caliber revolver early Monday.

Rare 400-pound stingray found in Long Island Sound off Connecticut coast

Scientists conducting a survey in Long Island Sound made a rare catch last week when they reeled in a massive roughtail stingray not normally seen in the waters off the Connecticut coast.

A Connecticut couple rescues a baby shark caught in a work glove

Deb Dauphinais, a dive instructor, said she thought the shark was dead, but when it twitched she motioned for her husband to come over and help.

Two Connecticut deaths linked to bacteria found in raw shellfish

Connecticut's health department says two residents have died this summer from infections linked to bacteria found in raw shellfish or seawater.

2 Connecticut deaths linked to bacteria found in raw shellfish

Three people in Connecticut are known to have been infected with the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, which doesn’t make an oyster look, smell or taste any different.

This may have just become the most expensive home in Connecticut – again

Copper Beech Farm, with 50 acres of waterfront property in the tony New York suburb of Greenwich, has sold for just under $139 million, believed to be a record home sale in Connecticut, Sotheby’s International Realty said.

Community demands answers and honors Reverend Tommie Jackson at vigil

Dozens of people gathered at the government center in Stamford on Friday night to pay their respects to Reverend Tommie Jackson, and to demand answers after the 69-year-old was struck and killed by a police cruiser.

Rabid bobcat attacks 3 Connecticut camp counselors

One of the kids' camp counselors was sleeping in a hammock at the time of the attack, which ended when several adults reportedly killed the rabid animal.