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Despite connection to big-name shows, theaters in downtown Hartford fighting for survival

HARTFORD, Conn. — Audiences are punching their tickets again to downtown Hartford theaters — long a key contributor to downtown vibrancy — but patrons are returning so slowly even as the pandemic eases that theaters face a tough fight for survival.

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Michelle Troconis’ defense attorney files for dismissal of all charges, change of prosecutors in Jennifer Dulos case

HARTFORD, Conn. — The defense for Michelle Troconis, charged in connection with the death of Jennifer Farber Dulos, has filed a motion to dismiss all charges against her after state prosecutors attempted this month to disqualify her lawyer so he could potentially be called as a witness in the court…

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Two decades ago, a domestic violence survivor called for help. Now she works alongside the person who answered her call

HARTFORD, Conn. -- It was just after dawn on Jan. 4, 1999, when Marlene Harris packed up her three children and drove to an East Hartford Stop & Shop, where she picked up a pay phone and dialed 211. Her husband didn’t allow her to use their phone at home.

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‘It gives me some hope for humanity’: Daughter of Sandy Hook principal finds healing after the horror in Alex Jones decision

HARTFORD, Conn. — Erica Lafferty, whose mother Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung was killed in the Sandy Hook massacre, said she knew “she was opening a new door to hell” when she decided to sue Alex Jones.

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What’s next for Alex Jones? ‘He doesn’t have a billion dollars,’ UConn law prof says

HARTFORD, Conn. — Alex Jones was bragging Friday that he won’t be stopped by a nearly $1 billion judgment against him earlier in the week for spreading phony conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and claiming the families suing him were actors in a plot to outlaw…

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Alex Jones’ Connecticut defense lawyer loses radio show over limitations on what he can say about the case on air

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Fairfield County radio station has canceled a talk show hosted by Alex Jones’ Connecticut-based defense lawyer after the lawyer refused to agree to conditions about what he could say about Jones’ recently concluded Sandy Hook defamation trial.

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Prosecution in slaying of Connecticut mother Jennifer Farber Dulos tries to disqualify lawyer of defendant as trial nears

HARTFORD, Conn. — State prosecutors want to disqualify Michelle Troconis’ lawyer from defending her because they may call him as a witness to testify about how he obtained a mysterious box of evidence containing a sweatshirt police believe is similar to one connected to the killing of Connecticut mother Jennifer…

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Conn. gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski confirms consulting work in Saudi Arabia; reduced 98% due to campaign

HARTFORD, Conn. — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski doubled his income in recent years while he was working as a consultant for an entity in Saudi Arabia, officials said Wednesday.

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Jury reaches verdict of nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook trial

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut jury on Wednesday ordered broadcaster and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to the families of eight Sandy Hook shooting victims and a law enforcement first responder to compensate them for a decade of abuse from people who believe his…

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UConn women’s basketball: Five storylines to watch with less than a month until start of 2022-23 season

HARTFORD, Conn. — The wait is almost over. The UConn women’s basketball season officially starts in less than a month.

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Aer Lingus announce return of flights from Dublin Airport to US city for summer

The daily service will resume from 26 March next year

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Alex Jones’ lawyer compares him to ‘a mad prophet,’ but says he deserves fair verdict in Sandy Hook defamation trial

HARTFORD, Conn. — Alex Jones built a media machine that generated enormous profit by spreading conspiratorial lies and the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims who were among his targets deserve millions of dollars in compensation, the family lawyers told the jury as their defamation case against Jones neared an…

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UConn expecting Azzi Fudd to make big leap in her sophomore season

HARTFORD, Conn. — Though she showed glimpses of greatness, Azzi Fudd didn’t feel at all like herself in her freshman season at UConn. The 5-foot-11 guard dealt with a foot injury all year which hampered her movement and limited her effectiveness.

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Figure tied to disappearance of Conn. mother is back in custody after allegedly tampering with GPS monitor

HARTFORD, Conn. — Kent Mawhinney, who is charged with conspiracy to commit murder in connection to the disappearance of Connecticut mother Jennifer Farber Dulos, was brought back into custody this week after a judge increased his bond to $1.5 million, according to court records.

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Sandy Hook mom testifies that Alex Jones followers told her: ‘Watch your back, we are watching you.’

HARTFORD, Conn. — The mother of one of the murdered Sandy Hook children described Wednesday how her life and her husband’s changed a decade ago when deniers of the school shooting twisted and abused her husband’s attempt to record what was intended to be a tender remembrance of their murdered…

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Parents of a murdered Sandy Hook child describe decade of stalking and harassment. ‘It was targeted,’ a mom says

HARTFORD, Conn. — The parents of one of the first graders murdered in the Sandy Hook school shootings described Tuesday how nearly a decade of harassment by followers of right wing broadcaster Alex Jones has shattered their sense of security and left them looking warily over their shoulders at strangers.

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Judge puts Alex Jones trial on hold until next week; defendant promises more testimony, says ‘they weaponized the judiciary’

HARTFORD, Conn. — Right-wing provocateur Alex Jones said he won’t continue testifying until next week in the defamation suit against him by families of Sandy Hook victims and then blasted the lawyers pressing the suit and again called the judicial process itself rigged.

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Five takeaways from the first two games of WNBA Finals between the Sun and Aces

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Sun knew they were the underdogs entering the WNBA Finals against the Las Vegas Aces, but they were confident in their ability to prove everyone wrong after doing just that in the semifinals against Chicago.

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Connecticut judge sanctions Alex Jones as Sandy Hook trial starts

HARTFORD, Conn. — The judge presiding over Alex Jones’ defamation trial in Waterbury imposed another punishing sanction even before evidence began Tuesday, prohibiting him from using analytics of his website sales to argue to jurors that he didn’t profit from his denial of the Sandy Hook school massacre.

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‘She sets the pace, and we follow her:’ Connecticut woman competes in a 5K road race at age 100

HARTFORD, Conn. — At age 99, Marion “Mic” Roberts completed her first road race.

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Conn. governor hopeful Bob Stefanowski doubled income in a year, earning millions for campaign

HARTFORD, Conn. — Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski earned $29 million during 2020 and 2021 — helping fuel his current run for governor.

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Sun forward Brionna Jones wins 2022 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year award

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Sun forward Brionna Jones has been named the 2022 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year, the league announced Thursday.

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Yale psychiatrist loses attempt to get her job back after assertions about then-President Trump’s mental health

HARTFORD, Conn. — A Yale psychiatrist who was not reappointed after she called now former President Donald Trump “delusional” and responsible for spreading a “shared psychosis” among his followers has lost an attempt to win back her position.

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Barber buys and runs shop where she worked. Her motto: ‘Don’t have any limit on what you can do.’

HARTFORD, Conn. — When Courtney Connors graduated from the International Institute of Cosmetology in Wethersfield several years ago, she had a dream of becoming a successful barber in her own barbershop.

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UConn women’s basketball to face Tennessee in Knoxville in January

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn women’s basketball’s 2022-23 nonconference schedule is officially set following an announcement of the date for its matchup against Tennessee.

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