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HARTFORD, Conn. — The Justice Department’s inspector general has concluded that it wasn’t “malicious intent,” but rather “bureaucratic incompetence” that was responsible for mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger’s brutal beating death when prison officials transferred him to a violent West Virginia prison and housed him with rival gangsters in 2018.

HARTFORD, Conn. — Fentanyl, 50 times more potent than heroin, kills no matter what age its victim may be.

HARTFORD, Conn. — It was playing out like a routine weekday afternoon college soccer match. Fairfield coach Carl Rees decided at halftime it was the right moment to give his athletic, but raw sophomore a chance to play in goal.

HARTFORD, Conn. — Michelle Troconis’ defense attorney, Jon Schoenhorn, and prosecutors argued again this week over their efforts to disqualify each other from her murder conspiracy case in a dispute over the handling of a contested letter.

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Kittens were being born at a home in Winsted, Connecticut, even as the Winchester Police Department removed some 200 cats from the dwelling that was infested with fleas, the stench of urine so strong that it was overbearing, even in a Hazmat suit and mask.

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley just wanted his team to “survive” the first five games of the season before tougher competition begins at the Phil Knight Invitational on Thanksgiving. On Sunday, the Huskies clinched win No. 5 with a 95-60 onslaught of Delaware State at…

STORRS, Conn. — The much anticipated return of Jordan Hawkins went perfectly according to plan on Friday night as his career-high scoring display led the No. 25-ranked UConn men’s basketball team to their fourth win of the season, 86-50 over UNC Wilmington.

DOHA, Qatar — The soundtrack of the U.S. national team's failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup will always be Taylor Twellman's epic rant inside an ESPN studio in Bristol, Conn.

HARTFORD, Conn. — The UConn men’s basketball team used a triple-double from point guard Tristen Newton to beat Buffalo, 84-64, at the XL Center on Tuesday. Newton, a transfer from East Carolina, finished the game with 22 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, four steals and a block.