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Death Penalty Decision: In The Justices’ Words

June 22, 2019 at 11:30 a.m.

Excerpts from Thursday's decision by the Connecticut Supreme Court to rule the death penalty unconstitutional. Majority Justice Richard N. Palmer writing for the majority (from top left clockwise: Palmer, Justice...

Pictures: Cape Cod’s Natural Beauty

August 23, 2019 at 12:46 p.m.

Pictures: Norfolk And Winsted

August 23, 2019 at 12:44 p.m.

Winsted and Norfolk, adjoining towns in the northern Litchfield Hills, aren't often spoken of in the same breath, but together provide for an outstanding Connecticut day-trip adventure.

Slash’s outrageous $11 million villa is over the top

May 16, 2019 at 6:35 p.m.

Call it a closing act for Slash in Beverly Hills. The top hat-wearing rocker and his wife, Perla Hudson, have put their Tuscan-inspired villa on the market for $10.995 million....

This a most scenic spot reachable by a very short spur off the section of the Appalachian Trail between Route 44 in Salisbury and Falls Village. Hikers emerge from deep forest to Rand's View, with partly pastoral, partly mountain views. Spread before hikers are rolling, open fields giving way to mountains.

Pictures: Hiking In And Near Connecticut On Appalachian Trail

August 23, 2019 at 12:35 p.m.

Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, features prehistoric skeletons from the museum's world-renowned paleontology collection. In the Discovery Room, visitors can touch a 100-million-year-old-fossil and walk on dinosaur tracks. In June, the Museum offers free admission for all visitors on Thursday afternoons from 2 to 5 p.m.; and on Aug. 29, the museum holds its annual "Summer's Last Roar" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free for all, and activities include special kids' programs and exhibits, along with puppet shows at 11 a.m. and noon. <a href="http://www.peabody.yale.edu" target="_blank">peabody.yale.edu</a>.

Roar Tour 2015

August 23, 2019 at 12:33 p.m.

Connecticut Office of Tourism is promoting the "Roar Tour," a range of local attractions and lodging packages that they say make for a "dino-mite" staycation or getaway. Read the story...

Sporting a new neck tattoo former New England Patriots NFL football player Aaron Hernandez sits at the defense table during his arraignment on a charge of trying to silence a witness in a double murder case against him by shooting the man in the face at Suffolk Superior Court Thursday, May 21, 2015, in Boston.

Aaron Hernandez Arraigned In Alexander Bradley Shooting

January 21, 2020 at 1:17 a.m.

The trail begins along the banks of the river near its outlet into New Haven Harbor and Long Island Sound. <a href="http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-marteka-tidal-marsh-trail-0424-20160423-column.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a>

Hikes In Connecticut

August 23, 2019 at 10:48 a.m.

Outdoor enthusiasts Peter Marteka and Steve Grant have been sharing their hikes with Courant readers for years, and we've gathered some of their far-reaching Connecticut adventures for you here. You...

Finalist Nick Fradiani arrives at the American Idol XIV finale at the Dolby Theatre on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Los Angeles.

Nick Fradiani On ‘American Idol’ Finale

April 5, 2019 at 11:49 p.m.

Guilford native and American Idol finalist Nick Fradiani returns home. Here he hugs Carol Ott, Guilford High School's health services coordinator.

Nick Fradiani Returns To Connecticut

April 5, 2019 at 11:37 p.m.

Nick Fradiani returned to Guilford Friday afternoon after moving into the final four contestants on American Idol

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