December 21, 2012 @ 12:00 am

Washington — National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre lobbed his first volley in what is now certain to be a bitter battle over gun control by saying Friday there should be armed guards in every school to prevent tragedies like the one in Newtown. “The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun […]

Connecticut’s unemployment rate fell slightly in November as the state added 300 jobs in a month hampered by the recovery from Hurricane Sandy, the Labor Department reported Friday The jobless rate fell from 9 to 8.8 percent last month as half of Connecticut’s 10 major employment sectors showed growth. “November’s job and unemployment numbers are […]

NEWS ALERT: National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre broke his group’s silence about the Newtown killings Friday by saying armed guards in the schools is the solution to keeping children safe. “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” LaPierre said. His organization offered to […]

Hundreds of state Capitol employees filled the lobby, lined staircases and aisles, and even stood shivering in a rainy alcove to observe Friday morning’s moment of silence for the 26 victims of last week’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Sgt. John Sylvester of the Capitol Police Honor Guard tolled the building’s replica […]

Old Saybrook — In the nearly 30 years Bob and Judy Raffalo have lived across the street from Knollwood Beach in Old Saybrook, not a single storm — not Gloria, not Irene, not Sandy — has resulted in a drop of water in their home. In fact the Federal Emergency Management Agency has never even […]