An accident on Route 8 in Shelton left one person dead, police say. State Police were called to the accident on Route 8 southbound between exits 11 and 12 around 9 o'clock Sunday morning.

On Campus Submitted by John Morgan, Associate Vice President of Public Relations, Quinnipiac University, on 2009-11-18.   Many Quinnipiac University students were inducted into the Tau Delta chapter of Lambda Pi Eta, the National Communication Association Honor Society, during a recent ceremony on campus.

Jared Canepari, 3, arrived at the Stamford train station to see the trains on Saturday morning, but once inside, two young women dressed in silver shoes and short, red coats caught his attention.

Local doctors were torn Tuesday over a government panel's recent recommendations that women in their 40s should refrain from annual mammograms.

A mother and her children escaped a house fire without injuries in Trumbull on Sunday night, a fire official said.

By all accounts, Barry Diamond was a pillar of the community. He co-founded and was president of Trumbull's Own Chamber of Commerce.

The state Department of Transportation is using stimulus funds to remove trees along the Merritt Parkway to improve safety.

"We're monitoring numbers," said Supt. of Schools Ralph Iassogna. But he said there are no plans at present to shut down any of the schools, and that decision would be made in consultation with the Trumbull/Monroe Health District.

A Bristol man pleaded guilty Tuesday to forcing his way into the Trumbull home of a man he accused of selling a fatal overdose of drugs to his younger brother.

Every other Sunday, Ann Marie Tarinelli of Trumbull puts on a one-woman soup-kitchen in an unlikely place.

A lot of carbs were consumed this weekend on behalf of Alex Convertito. Saturday, the Echo Hose Fire Station in Shelton held a pasta dinner to raise funds for the 22-year-old who was severely injured in a car accident on Sept.

Amid the election night revelry that marks a candidate's victory bash, there's often an element of live theater.

The white-hot political battles facing four veteran southwestern Connecticut leaders are drawing statewide attention this Election Day.

As the hotly contested race for first selectman between four-term Democratic incumbent Raymond G. Baldwin Jr.

While the top-of-the-ticket races for mayor and first selectman are the ones drawing attention Tuesday, democracy might be better measured by the lesser contests, for local school boards, town councils and planning and zoning commissions throughout the region.