Helena Greenleaf of Thompson, Connecticut, won a $1 million-dollar prize from a "$2,500,000 Merry & Bright" lottery ticket purchased in Auburn, Massachusetts.

Joaquin Smith, an 18-year-old West Haven native, is part of a group of students at a Massachusetts college charged in a "catch a predator" style plot.

A woman from Connecticut who won $1 million playing the lottery in Massachusetts will use her prize for a rich meal. Helena Greenleaf, of Thompson, Conn. won $1 million from the “ $2,500,000 Merry & Bright ” scratch ticket game by the Massachusetts State Lottery. The game costs $10 per ticket to play.

In fact, Connecticut became a state on Jan. 9, 1788 - 237 years ago today. However, the state's history extends back much before that. To celebrate the state's official birthday, here's a look back at Connecticut's history, from its very first settlements up until its statehood.

A former Boston doctor, who is accused in a class action lawsuit of sexually assaulting more than 200 patients, has now been indicted on two counts of rape.

SouthCoast Wind is moving forward on other fronts. On Dec. 20, the Biden administration announced that the proposal had received approval from the federal government, making it the 11 th offshore wind project to get the green light from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

A former New Britain man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Wednesday for trafficking cocaine into Connecticut and Massachusetts from Puerto Rico. Ramon Soto, 57, of the Bronx, New York faced sentencing in federal court in Bridgeport where a judge ordered that his prison term be followed by four years of supervised release,

A person’s death on board an Air France plane to Boston from Paris was under investigation on Tuesday evening, Massachusetts State Police said. There were few details available about the person’s death;

Swanston, a graduate of Hotchkiss and UConn who sold his company for nine figures in 2020, joined CT Mirror for 'This Could Work.'

Massachusetts was followed by Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska and New Hampshire to round out the Top 5 best states for families. New Mexico was at the bottom, joined by Mississippi, West Virginia, Nevada and Oklahoma.

North Carolina-based brand Blue Ridge Beef issued a recall on its Kitten Mix pet food due to salmonella contamination. The frozen pet food is primarily sold in retail stores located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, according to the recall announcement.