Editorial coverage from the Hartford USA Wire newsroom.
Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said it was “worse than the conditions of a jail cell,” when describing the room where a woman allegedly kept her stepson captive in her Blake Street house.
Every week, Patty, 78, walks through the doors of Neighbor to Neighbor for groceries. She isn’t there because of an emergency. She comes to the pantry because the math no longer adds up.
Members of an activist rapid response team film ICE agents outside a courthouse in Meriden on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.
Central Connecticut State University in New Britain is pictured.
Participants in the inaugural cohort of Connecticut’s first Paraeducator Preparation Academy work through coursework during a session in East Hartford, August 2026. The 25-member cohort sits the ParaPathways assessment this month.
GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio unveils his plan to cut CT income taxes during a Tuesday campaign stop in Stratford. Behind Fazio is running mate Matt Corey and Orange Republican Owen Weaver, a candidate for the state Senate.
Sarah Fox, chief executive officer at the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, speaks about the need for more money for the state’s homeless response system in 2023.
Speaker of the House Matt Ritter calls on representatives during a budget discussion during session on June 2, 2025.
Yusuf Zawara mourns over the body of his son, Mohammad Zawara, 15, who was killed along with his cousin Sulaiman Zawara, 13, left, in an Israeli strike, according to health officials, at Shifa Hospital, Gaza City, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.
Kosta Diamantis at Una Dolce Vita, a restaurant near the Bridgeport Federal Court building, where jurors were deliberating his fate on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025