Connecticut
![Two horses stuck deep in the mud for hours are free after being pulled out by more than a dozen rescuers in Connecticut. The animals emerged tired, but safe. Members of the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department who responded to the call Saturday afternoon found the horses partially on their sides with their legs covered by mud. Dozens of rescuers worked to clear an escape path and position sleds under the animals so they could be pulled out. More than a dozen people pulled the horses free using the sleds and rope. Two horses stuck deep in the mud for hours are free after being pulled out by more than a dozen rescuers in Connecticut. The animals emerged tired, but safe. Members of the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department who responded to the call Saturday afternoon found the horses partially on their sides with their legs covered by mud. Dozens of rescuers worked to clear an escape path and position sleds under the animals so they could be pulled out. More than a dozen people pulled the horses free using the sleds and rope.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Horses-Mud_Rescue_81710.jpg?w=132)
Rescuers free 2 horses stuck in the mud in Connecticut
Two horses stuck deep in the mud for hours are free after being pulled out...
![Police investigating after accident involving pedestrian on I-95 Police investigating after accident involving pedestrian on I-95](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/os-police-lights.jpg?w=140)
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Police investigating after accident involving pedestrian on I-95
Interstate 95 northbound in West Haven was reopened Sunday morning after an early morning crash...
![The park was the site of several youth sporting events at the time with several hundred spectators in attendance, according to police. The park was the site of several youth sporting events at the time with several hundred spectators in attendance, according to police.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/07/22/BDHOCMUIAZANBHJVMXUUTBUTGE.jpg?w=135)
Two people charged after allegedly brandishing weapon, sending hundreds fleeing from CT park
The park was the site of several youth sporting events at the time with several...
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Pedestrian struck and killed by car in Waterbury
Waterbury police are investigating after a man was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday...
![In recent years, the Connecticut museum wondered whether the Renaissance sculpture was even being noticed by visitors. In recent years, the Connecticut museum wondered whether the Renaissance sculpture was even being noticed by visitors.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/THC-L-Wadsworth-Francavilla_02.jpg?w=126)
CT museum’s centuries-old ‘Venus’ spouts water again, latest in journey that’s taken her 5,000 miles
In recent years, the Connecticut museum wondered whether the Renaissance sculpture was even being noticed...
![Among the proposed laws that failed when the session ended Wednesday, were bills on climate change, artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, housing and development, abortion, how to pay restaurant workers and more. Among the proposed laws that failed when the session ended Wednesday, were bills on climate change, artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, housing and development, abortion, how to pay restaurant workers and more.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/THC-L-Electric-Car-03-1.jpg?w=125)
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Most of the 2,000 bills CT lawmakers proposed in 2024 failed. Here are the highlights
Among the proposed laws that failed when the session ended Wednesday, were bills on climate...
![Hundreds of bills came before Connecticut lawmakers in the 2024 session on dozens of subjects from the state insect to solving the state’s housing crisis but only a few will become law. Here's a look at what passed. Hundreds of bills came before Connecticut lawmakers in the 2024 session on dozens of subjects from the state insect to solving the state’s housing crisis but only a few will become law. Here's a look at what passed.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/03/16/UG6SXB2RA5GJNO354RL5INUXYQ.jpg?w=135)
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Housing, education, paid sick days, police and more: Bills that passed in CT’s 2024 legislative session
Hundreds of bills came before Connecticut lawmakers in the 2024 session on dozens of subjects...
![U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy accepted an uncontested Democratic nomination for a third term Saturday, celebrating his status as a newly baptized bipartisan dealmaker in a divided Washington. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy accepted an uncontested Democratic nomination for a third term Saturday, celebrating his status as a newly baptized bipartisan dealmaker in a divided Washington.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/murphyjpg.jpg?w=117)
Democrats nominate a ‘joyful’ Chris Murphy to third term
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy accepted an uncontested Democratic nomination for a third term Saturday, celebrating...
![Best Feature: The large family room with its stone fireplace and large windows make it the heart of the home. Best Feature: The large family room with its stone fireplace and large windows make it the heart of the home.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1-11.jpg?w=132)
Property of the week: An elegant CT home with serene feeling and near amenities
Best Feature: The large family room with its stone fireplace and large windows make it the...
![Two Holocaust-themed documentaries are being screened in Connecticut this month, telling the story of that tragic period in world history from fresh angles. Two Holocaust-themed documentaries are being screened in Connecticut this month, telling the story of that tragic period in world history from fresh angles.](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/THC-L-winter-journey-film-1.jpg?w=140)
Two Holocaust documentaries get special CT screenings. One includes a classical concert
Two Holocaust-themed documentaries are being screened in Connecticut this month, telling the story of that...