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Connecticut murder suspect in 1973 cold case dies in prison

Connecticut murder suspect in 1973 cold case dies in prison

​The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is working to determine George Legere's cause of death. SUFFIELD, Conn — The man who was accused last week in a 1973 murder in East Hartford has died in prison, according to the Connecticut Department of...

Owner:  TEGNA Inc.
Connecticut mother charged with attempted murder after allegedly poisoning husband with antifreeze
Connecticut woman accused of trying to kill partner with poison wine

Connecticut woman accused of trying to kill partner with poison wine

A Connecticut woman accused of trying to fatally poison her romantic partner is being held on $1 million bail. State police arrested Kristen Hogan and charged her with attempted murder for allegedly mixing ethylene glycol, an ingredient found in...

Owner:  Shari Redstone (Family)
Judge sets $5M bonds, details charges for three in Connecticut child death case: Full court hearing
Happy With Health Care In MA? This Is Where We Ranked In The U.S.

Happy With Health Care In MA? This Is Where We Ranked In The U.S.

Great news for children, parents, and families throughout Massachusetts! I know I'm often guilty of overusing the phrase "great news", but trust me, this time it's highly justified. WalletHub, the personal-finance experts, recently released a...

Owner:  Townsquare Media
Five years after the pandemic began, some in Connecticut struggle with Long COVID

Five years after the pandemic began, some in Connecticut struggle with Long COVID

Five years after the pandemic began, it's clear that some people who got COVID have developed something called Long COVID. The CDC says Long COVID can involve a myriad of symptoms and can last months to years after someone gets COVID-19. We...

Owner:  Comcast Corporation
Connecticut Foodshare prepares emergency action amid government shutdown

Connecticut Foodshare prepares emergency action amid government shutdown

WALLINGFORD, CT (WFSB) - A nonprofit organization that helps get food to the less fortunate said it authorized $1 million from its reserves because of the federal government shutdown. Connecticut Foodshare said on Monday that it is preparing the...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
Deadly Groton apartment fire brings up issue of firefighter shortage in southeast Connecticut

Deadly Groton apartment fire brings up issue of firefighter shortage in southeast Connecticut

On Saturday, an apartment fire in Groton left 15 people trapped and screaming for help. GROTON, Conn. — Fire officials tell me the entire state is dealing with a firefighter shortage. But in southeast Connecticut, they constantly have to rely on...

Owner:  TEGNA Inc.
Butler coach Thad Matta revamps roster again in an effort to produce a winning season and NCAA bid

Butler coach Thad Matta revamps roster again in an effort to produce a winning season and NCAA bid

Butler (15-20, 6-14 Big East) Coach Thad Matta begins the fourth season of his second tenure in Indianapolis with another… Butler (15-20, 6-14 Big East) Coach Thad Matta begins the fourth season of his second tenure in Indianapolis with another...

Owner:  Stanley S. Hubbard
How the biggest health systems in CT are using AI in patient care

How the biggest health systems in CT are using AI in patient care

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. Create more of it with a tax-deductible donation today. Doctors at Yale New Haven Health and Hartford HealthCare — Connecticut’s two largest health systems — say a new...

Owner:  The Connecticut News Project, Inc.
Should RI state health insurance and Medicaid cover GLP-1s?

BioMed X Launches Women's Health R&D Accelerator in Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Germany–(Newsfile Corp. – October 14, 2025) – BioMed X today announced the launch of XFem Labs, a new Women’s Health R&D Accelerator in Heidelberg. The purpose of this initiative, which is supported by the Gates Foundation, is to...

Owner:  Anthony Melchiorre
Ruth Lawrence, who pioneered the science of breastfeeding, dies at 101

Ruth Lawrence, who pioneered the science of breastfeeding, dies at 101

For years, new mothers across the country kept trying to get Ruth A. Lawrence on the phone. Dr. Lawrence had trained at Yale, which in the 1950s offered more robust instruction on caring for newborns and breastfeeding mothers than most other...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Democrats launch bid to fund nutrition program for low-income women and kids amid shutdown

Democrats launch bid to fund nutrition program for low-income women and kids amid shutdown

Congressional Democrats have launched a legislative effort to protect funding for a key nutritional support program for low-income women and children. As the federal government shutdown rolls on, there are growing fears the Women, Infants, and...

Owner:  The Scott Trust

Medical Helicopters Link To A Higher Level Of Care

Helicopter emergency medical services have been a constant in the everchanging U.S. health care landscape, providing a self-contained, self-reliant means of ferrying patients between hospitals or from the scene of an accident to a higher level of...

Owner:  Informa PLC
Mom, her boyfriend and aunt of girl whose remains were found in CT face judge

Mom, her boyfriend and aunt of girl whose remains were found in CT face judge

The mother, her boyfriend and the aunt of a 12-year-old girl whose remains were found in a plastic bin behind an abandoned home in New Britain last week appeared in court on Tuesday. The mother's boyfriend was detained in Waterbury on Monday...

Owner:  Comcast Corporation
Hartford HealthCare trains new K9 ahead of veteran dog's retirement

Hartford HealthCare trains new K9 ahead of veteran dog's retirement

Five-month-old German Shepherd pup Gotham is training to take over the role of K9 Riot, an eight-year-old German Shepherd getting ready to retire. NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — There are more paws than ever prancing and making prints through the halls at...

Owner:  TEGNA Inc.
Health Expert Issues Chilling Warning After Spotting Alarming Sign On David Beckham
25th annual Springfield Hospital Golf Challenge a success

25th annual Springfield Hospital Golf Challenge a success

Golfers at the Springfield Hospital Golf Challenge. Photo by Marie Laplante SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Springfield Hospital hosted its 25th annual golf challenge on Oct. 2, at the Crown Point Country Club in Springfield, Vt. Proceeds from this year’s...

Owner:  George “Scoop” Sample
A preview of CMF and a long view of concierge medicine’s promising future

A preview of CMF and a long view of concierge medicine’s promising future

Concierge medicine continues to gain momentum as a practical option for physicians seeking more control over their career, stronger patient relationships, and a financially sustainable path forward. One of the best ways to explore the model is by...

Owner:  Mike Hennessy Jr.

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