Hartford Courant

The Hartford Courant holds the title of the largest daily newspaper in Connecticut and is often regarded as the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States. This morning publication primarily serves the areas north of New Haven and east of Waterbury, with its headquarters located on Broad Street, just a short distance from the state capitol. The paper covers regional news through a network of bureaus in smaller cities and offers various local editions. In 2000, it became part of the Tribune Company, which later merged its management and facilities with WTIC-TV, also owned by Tribune, in Hartford. In 2014, the newspaper was separated from the Tribune Company and became a part of Tribune Publishing.

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US overdose deaths fell 27% last year but remain above prepandemic levels

16 hours ago | courant.com | Mike Stobbe |Geoff Mulvihill

By MIKE STOBBE and GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated PressThere were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Wednesday. That’s down 27% from the 110,000 in 2023. The CDC has been collecting comparable data for 45 years.
CT House Speaker wants $5 million rainy day fund in anticipation of Trump cuts

21 hours ago | courant.com | Christopher Keating

With continuing financial uncertainty from the federal government, House Speaker Matt Ritter called Tuesday for increasing the state’s rainy day fund to $5 billion in order to provide a cushion for the state’s finances.
Requiring licensing of town summer camps could shutter them. Advocates say kids’ safety is at stake

21 hours ago | courant.com | Jessika Harkay

The Connecticut Senate took up S.B. 6 Tuesday, an omnibus bill that lays out extra support and protections for children across the state. Lawmakers expected the bill to pass, after debate stretched late into the afternoon. The legislation proposes new regulations for annual reporting on disconnected youth and encourages early childhood education programs to use federal programs to provide more nutritious food to children.
New CT apartment project is helping boost redevelopment area that saw a big setback

1 day ago | courant.com | Kenneth Gosselin

To the rear of two historic, office buildings being converted to apartments across from the state Capitol, there was noise competing with applause at a nearby groundbreaking ceremony for the $52 million project. Demolition debris from the back of 18-20 Trinity St. in downtown Hartford was hitting a dumpster with a thud, a sound that showed that the redevelopment of the former state office building is already well underway.
Connecticut Sun ownership exploring ‘options’ including sale amid demand for major investment

1 day ago | courant.com | Emily Adams

UNCASVILLE — The Connecticut Sun spent much of the last year emphatically denying that Mohegan Tribe ownership group was considering selling the franchise, but that narrative changed dramatically on Monday when it was reported that the team’s owners hired investment bank Allen & Company to explore a sale. Team president Jennifer Rizzotti confirmed the report Tuesday but clarified that the tribe is weighing multiple options for the future of the Sun, including but not limited to selling the team.
Former UConn wide receiver signs with Tennessee Titans

1 day ago | courant.com | Kels Dayton

Former UConn wide receiver TJ Sheffield has signed with the Tennessee Titans, according to multiple reports. Sheffield caught 54 passes for 545 yards and three touchdowns last season, his lone season at UConn. He spent the first five years of his college career at Purdue, where he was redshirted in 2019 and given an extra year of eligibility following COVID. The speedy, 5-10, 190-pound receiver tried out for the team during its rookie minicamp over the weekend.
Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges lead Knicks to Game 4 win over Celtics for commanding 3-1 series lead

1 day ago | courant.com | Peter Sblendorio

Former President Barack Obama coming to Connecticut. Here’s why. May 13, 2025 at 8:04 am
Advocates concerned about FOI bill on police misconduct; cite potential Hartford police chief debacle

1 day ago | courant.com | Christopher Keating

Freedom of information advocates are scrambling at the state Capitol to remove a provision of a bill that they say could block cases of alleged police misconduct from public disclosure. Advocates are working to remove a section of a broader bill on police data reporting that they say could prevent the public from ever learning about various police controversies. The bill states that formal complaints against police officers could be blocked from disclosure until the case is adjudicated.
Is CT in a recession? Here's what to know

1 day ago | courant.com | Erica Phillips

Are we in a recession in Connecticut? The short answer is probably not (at the moment), but we can’t be certain. Technically, only the National Bureau of Economic Research — a nonprofit, nonpartisan research group — can make the call on whether the United States economy is in a recession or not. And typically, it does so only after we’ve been in one for a while.
Mohegan Tribe exploring sale of Connecticut Sun, per report

2 days ago | courant.com | Emily Adams

The Mohegan Tribe’s purchase saved the Orlando Miracle when Magic owner Rich DeVos discarded the franchise in 2003, relocating it as the Connecticut Sun to a home in Uncasville less than 30 miles south of the ‘Basketball Capital of the World’ in Storrs.