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Woman dead, man seriously injured following domestic violence incident in CT

June 9, 2026 at 2:19 pm

UConn Health faces $54.3 million cost increase for 2027. What it is and mitigation plans

Addressing salary increases, Geoghegan said UConn Health is budgeting a year of salary increases for fiscal years '26 and '27.

UConn Health in Farmington overlooking Hartford on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

A rendering shows the original proposed bridge stretching 14 miles across Long Island Sound to connect Connecticut and Long Island. A new modification would maintain 10 to 12 miles of bridge, but add 1- to 2-mile tunnels before the coastline to limit the visual impact and prevent disturbing neighborhoods in Bridgepport or Kings Park, NY. (Courtesy of Stephen Shapiro)

Developer’s new plan for cross Long Island Sound: Combination bridge and tunnel

Andrew Rice, a Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro in the 3rd Congressional District. (Courtesy)

There’s a Democratic candidate challenging US Rep. Rosa DeLauro for Congress. ‘I am very tenacious’

Centre Square Village, along North Main Street in Bristol, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

New six-story, 70-apartment building coming to CT downtown that’s already on the rise

Madison Fournier, back right, teaches at the Enfield Fencing Club. She is looking to restart the Hartford Fencing Club by this time next year. (Courtesy of Madison Fournier)

This nearly 100-year-old CT club is resurging. It provides mental and physical outlet. And swords

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Beloved CT brewery closes after 8 years. Patrons mourn ‘wonderful place and pours’
Beloved CT brewery closes after 8 years. Patrons mourn 'wonderful place and pours'
New Britain demands hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution from ex-Mayor Erin Stewart
New Britain demands hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution from ex-Mayor Erin Stewart
Woman dead, man seriously injured following domestic violence incident in CT
Woman dead, man seriously injured following domestic violence incident in CT
In this CT town, voters rejected a budget 6-1. But it passed anyway.
In this CT town, voters rejected a budget 6-1. But it passed anyway.
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Record-setting QB commits to UConn football with the help of Jon Gruden
A CT faith leader calls it a ‘hate tax.’ It’s the cost of safety amid fear; CT spends millions on it
A CT faith leader calls it a 'hate tax.' It's the cost of safety amid fear; CT spends millions on it
Texas tractor-trailer driver extradited to CT face negligent homicide charges in fatal I-95 crash
Texas tractor-trailer driver extradited to CT face negligent homicide charges in fatal I-95 crash
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UConn men's basketball plucks new assistant coach from Big East rival
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Sports

FILE - England's Harry Kane, left, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Group F UEFA Nations League soccer match between England and Finland at Wembley Stadium in London, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Everything Connecticut fans need to know for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

The world's biggest sporting event is just a few days away, and for fans in Connecticut, much of it will take place in our backyard.

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50 private colleges most worth the price tag, based on data. Yes, CT makes list.

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A worker power washes in preparation of the reopening of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 8, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Zuma Press/TNS)

Heavy security in advance of White House 250th festivities

Celebrations of the “semiquincentennial” really gear up 10 days before the Fourth of July.

PHOTOS: Award-Winning Composer Marc Shaiman meets with CT students

Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning composer-lyricist Marc Shaiman visited students at CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Half-Day Program on June 8, 2026, discussing his career writing for television, theater and film. Shaiman is best known for his work...
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Entertainment

Instructor Bengie Santos, 72, at front, leads an exercise class for older adults at the Dale Turner Family YMCA, April 30, 2026, in Shoreline, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Playing hip-hop or Doris Day, older exercise instructors can speak their peers’ language

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Business

Visitors look at a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid on display during the 2025 Silicon Valley Auto Show at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California, on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

Why Toyota RAV4s are suddenly the most coveted used cars in America

Most cars lose value when they leave a dealer’s lot. The RAV4 hybrid gains it.

Opinion

In the shadow of the Charter Oak Bridge a line cast into the Connecticut River at Charter Oak Landing in Hartford on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

Opinion: The founders are still warning us, 250 years later

The Constitution was crafted out of fear — fear of concentrated power, factional dominance, corruption,...

National News

Benito Mussolini, left, and Adolf Hitler move along in step, smilingly accepting the plaudits of Munich residents when they met to discuss armistice terms for beaten France on June 18, 1940. Joyous expressions on faces of women and girls at left as they raise their arms to Heil the axis leaders. (AP Photo)

Today in History: June 10, Benito Mussolini enters Italy into World War II

Italian dictator Benito Mussolini declared war on France and Great Britain, formally entering Italy into...

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Driver killed in two-vehicle crash in New London

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The honest answer matters more than the perfect delivery. Mercury in Cancer squares Saturn in...

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