Connecticut News

Aggregated Connecticut News Articles

• Black bear walks into bakery and eats 60 cupcakes
  
  Workers at Taste by Spellbound in Connecticut were shocked when they spotted the uninvited customer.
  BBC News.  Tue, 30 May 2023 22:46:44 GMT.
• WATCH: Bear snoops around roof of Connecticut home
  
  Caught in the act: A young bear was spotted snooping around the roof of a home in Connecticut.
  ABC News.  Sun, 28 May 2023 16:33:37 -0400.
• Bear helps itself to 60 cupcakes from Connecticut bakery, scares employees
  
  A hungry bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Sun, 28 May 2023 12:24:00 GMT.
• WATCH: Bear steals dozens of cupcakes from bakery
  
  A hungry black bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away.
  ABC News.  Sat, 27 May 2023 17:08:00 -0400.
• Connecticut lawmakers absolve 12 women and men convicted of witchcraft - 11 of whom were executed
  
  The Connecticut State Senate voted Thursday to absolve 12 women and men who were convicted of witchcraft over 370 years ago, apologizing to distant family members for a 'miscarriage of justice.'
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 27 May 2023 01:45:44 GMT.
• Connecticut 'witches' exonerated by Senate lawmakers
  
  Eleven of the 12 were hanged after trials the state Senate acknowledges were a "miscarriage of justice".
  BBC News.  Sat, 27 May 2023 01:01:43 GMT.
• Shark attack: American tourist 'severely injured' while snorkeling in Turks and Caicos
  
  A Connecticut woman is in serious condition after she was bitten by a shark while snorkeling in Turks and Caicos, authorities said.
  Olivia Perreault Ellie Stamp.  The Hill.  Fri, 26 May 2023 17:22:15 +0000.
• WNBA point guard Courtney Vandersloot on championship dreams with the New York Liberty team
  
  WNBA star Courtney Vandersloot joins "CBS Mornings" ahead of the New York Liberty's game against the Connecticut Sun on CBS. ...
  CBS News.  Fri, 26 May 2023 12:57:06 -0400.
• Shark attacks American tourist in Turks and Caicos, police say
  
  The 22-year-old woman from Connecticut was snorkeling with a friend around 3 p.m. when a shark attacked them, police said.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Fri, 26 May 2023 14:50:00 GMT.
• American tourist loses foot in shark attack off Turks and Caicos Islands
  
  A 22-year-old Connecticut woman lost her foot in a shark attack while snorkeling in the waters off Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean. The woman was reportedly on vacation celebrating her graduation from Yale.
  CBS News.  Thu, 25 May 2023 23:31:06 -0400.
• Liberty Bank to open first full-service branch in Mass.
  
  The Connecticut-based bank plans to open its first out of state, full-service branch in the fall.
  Meera Raman.  American City Business Journals.  Tue, 23 May 2023 16:55:35 +0000.
• CT gov. wants to coax Coyotes away from Arizona
  
  Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday he's planning to meet with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman about the possibility of moving the Arizona Coyotes to Hartford.
  ESPN.  Fri, 19 May 2023 20:23:53 EST.

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