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Lenox Jewelers in Fairfield, Conn. was robbed of more than $4 million on April 11, 2013, police said. (credit: Lou Young/CBS 2)

Cops: Gunmen Kidnap Fairfield, Conn. Store Employees, Rob $4 Million In Jewelry

The manager of Lenox Jewelers in Fairfield and another store employee were blindfolded and taken to the store by two of the suspects, police said.

2013/04/12

IRS Tax Form 1040 (credit: Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Conn. Official Warns Of Tax Scammers Ahead Of Filing Day

Connecticut’s Commissioner of Revenue Services Kevin Sullivan said these unscrupulous people set up shop at tax time to lure filers who are eligible for tax refunds under the Earned Income Tax Credit program.

2013/04/11

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) speaks next to a display of assault weapons during a news conference on January 24, 2013. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Murphy Demands Action On Gun Control In Maiden Speech On Senate Floor

Sen. Chris Murphy said when he was elected into office in Nov. he never imagined such a terrible tragedy taking place and dictating policy like the massacre in Newtown has. He said the fact that 26 lives were taken in five minutes at Sandy Hook Elementary School cannot be ignored and demand action.

2013/04/10

President Barack Obama speaks on gun control in Hartford, Conn. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Police: Man With Pellet Rifle Arrested Near Obama’s Motorcade Route In Connecticut

Joseph Stravinskas was found in a wooded area on Monday, shooting at cans with a rifle, Bloomfield police said.

2013/04/09

Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford (file / Used with permission of the Connecticut General Assembly and the League of Women Voters of Connecticut Education Fund, Inc.)

Connecticut Legislature Turns Attention To Budget Deficit

With gun control reform accomplished, Connecticut state lawmakers now have to figure out how to deal with the over $2 billion deficit in the next two-year budget.

2013/04/08

Danbury Hospital (file / via Facebook)

$6.5 Million Awarded In Death At Danbury Hospital

A Connecticut jury awarded $6.5 million Thursday to the family of a man whose death at Danbury Hospital was blamed on excessive sodium, his attorneys said.

2013/04/05

Hospital Bed (file / credit: clipart.com)

St. Sen. Ed Meyer: Connecticut Assisted Suicide Bill To Fail

It looks like Connecticut won’t become the fourth state in the country to allow assisted suicide, at least not this year.

2013/04/05

Sen. Chris Murphy in Washington, D.C. (file / credit: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images)

With Conn. Gun Control Law In Place, Focus Shifts To Congress To Act

Debate among lawmakers in Washington to implement tighter national gun laws has effectively stalled. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), who has worked both sides of the aisle on the issue, said Republicans are unwilling to consider even the basics.

2013/04/04

(credit: Guillaume Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)

Conn. Senate OKs Gun Control Bills, Sends To House

Following a respectful and at times somber debate, the Senate voted 26-10 in favor of the bill crafted by leaders from both major parties in the Democratic-controlled legislature.

2013/04/03

Kevin Wallin (credit: The Connecticut Post)

‘Monsignor Meth’ Kevin Wallin Pleads Guilty To Meth Charge

A suspended Roman Catholic priest accused of making more than $300,000 in methamphetamine sales out of his Connecticut apartment and running an adult video and sex toy shop pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal drug charge.

2013/04/02

(credit: Guillaume Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)

Connecticut Lawmakers Reach Deal On Gun Control Legislation

Connecticut state lawmakers came to an agreement Monday on what they said will become some of the nation’s toughest gun control laws.

2013/04/01

Sandy Hook School

Documents: Lanza’s Mother Gave Newtown Shooter Holiday Card, Check To Buy Another Gun

Adam Lanza’s shocking attack took place 11 days before Christmas, and search warrants show his mother was going to give him a gift — of yet another gun — to add to his arsenal of firearms, knives and swords

2013/03/28

(file / credit: clipart.com)

Former Hotchkiss Student Awarded $42 Million After Contracting Disease On School Trip

Cara Munn was a freshman at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn. when she partook in a school-supervised trip to China.

2013/03/27

Church

Connecticut’s ‘Monsignor Meth’ To Plead Guilty

A Roman Catholic priest from Connecticut is expected to plead guilty to one of the charges accusing him of making more than $300,000 selling methamphetamine.

2013/03/26

Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford (file / Used with permission of the Connecticut General Assembly and the League of Women Voters of Connecticut Education Fund, Inc.)

Newtown Families Head To Hartford To Press For Gun Reform

Families from Newtown are in Hartford today delivering letters to lawmakers asking for a vote on legislation to make the state safer from gun violence.

2013/03/22

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