DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — More than 260 workers at three McDonald's restaurants located at I-95 service plazas in Connecticut have begun receiving $870,541 in back wages following a wage rate...

CAMBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) — A skier who went off the marked trails at Stowe Mountain Resort and was found dead at the bottom of a cliff has been identified as a Connecticut man.

NEW CANAAN, Conn. (AP) — A nearly 2-year-old boy died Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle in the driveway of a New Canaan home, police said.

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — Supporters including U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal have gathered for a rally in Darien on behalf of a Connecticut man charged with killing a hotel worker while on vacation in...

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — Two Los Angeles men face drug charges in Connecticut after troopers pulled over a rental truck filled with marijuana.

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — A major crash on a Connecticut highway has left a passenger dead and four people seriously injured.

State police say a 19-year-old woman crashed her Volkswagen Passat...

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut have released body-camera footage showing officers in Darien stopping New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman at gunpoint.

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — Railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming is being taken private by Brookfield Infrastructure and GIC in a deal valued at about $6.37 billion.

NEW UNDERWOOD, S.D. (AP) — Crews have cleared a train derailment in western South Dakota.

Six empty cars of a westbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad derailed and overturned in New...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut doctor who bilked Medicaid out of nearly $5 million and stashed some of the stolen money in a Swiss bank account has been sentenced to more than seven years...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A former Connecticut doctor who prosecutors say bilked Medicaid out of nearly $5 million and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on women and luxury goods is facing...

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — Police have arrested four people who tried to use counterfeit $100 bills to buy wine, chocolate and pet goods in Connecticut.

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) _ Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWR) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $55.6 million.

The Darien, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of 94 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs and pretax expenses, were $1 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 90 cents per share.

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A Connecticut driver has been charged in the hit and run deaths of a husband and wife on Long Island.

Prosecutors said Monday that 24-year-old Patrick Poillon, of Darien, was indicted on charges including manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, and reckless endangerment.

His lawyer says he's innocent. Bail was set at $1 million cash or $5 million bond and he's due back in court Feb. 4.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new report that examines challenges in state-funded "mixed population" housing in Connecticut is set to be released.

The Connecticut Department of Housing and the Connecticut Fair Housing Center will unveil the study at a series of upcoming public forums. The report stems from legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2017 requiring a study of state-funded complexes that house tenants who are elderly and young and disabled.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A New York woman has been sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison for stealing more than $1 million from the Connecticut car dealership where she worked and using the money for vacations, home renovations and a $50,000 vehicle.

Federal prosecutors say 50-year-old Vanessa Vence-Small, of New Windsor, New York, was also sentenced Wednesday to three years of probation and ordered to pay full restitution.

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — One mother shed tears when she read the superintendent's announcement. Another said it felt like a body blow.

After struggling with growing numbers of parents in school cafeterias, the Darien school system said parents and guardians would no longer be welcome to visit with their children during lunch at the town's elementary schools.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A case involving the death of a man who was struck by a Metro-North train in Darien is going before the Connecticut Supreme Court.

Justices are scheduled to hear arguments Monday on whether federal law prevents Kevin Murphy's widow from filing a wrongful death lawsuit against Metro-North in state court.

The lawsuit says Murphy slipped on ice at the Noroton Heights train station, fell onto the tracks and was struck and killed by a Metro-North train in March 2013.

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) _ Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWR) on Tuesday reported third-quarter net income of $69.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the Darien, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of $1.16. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.23 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.15 per share.

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Department of Transportation plans to install surveillance cameras on the platforms at seven more train stations.

Some railroad stations already have security cameras, including the Stamford station, the busiest on the New Haven Line. Union Station in New Haven also has cameras.

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) _ Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (GWR) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $44.2 million.

The Darien, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of 73 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs and non-recurring costs, were 94 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 92 cents per share.

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — Police say they have identified a Connecticut man who fell 20 feet from scaffolding.

Twenty-six-year-old Nick Martinez was doing surface work at a facility in Darien on July 5 with he lost his footing.

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — A worker has died after falling from scaffolding at a construction site along Interstate 95 in Darien.

Police say the man lost his footing and fell 20 feet on Thursday while doing surface work on a storage facility.

The Greenwich Time reports there is no suspicion of foul play. The man's identity was not released.

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) — The Latest on Connecticut Republicans' convention (all times local):

8:15 p.m.

Connecticut Republicans have endorsed Southington state Sen. Joe Markley as the party's lieutenant governor candidate, but he faces a likely August primary.

Markley won more than 53 percent of the delegate support at Saturday's state Republican convention at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart is dropping out the race for governor in Connecticut and will instead run for lieutenant governor.

Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson, who is also running for lieutenant governor, told multiple media outlets Friday that Stewart called her Friday morning as a courtesy to let her know about the switch.

Stewart, a Republican, has scheduled a news conference for later Friday.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A former employee of a luxury Connecticut car dealership has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1 million from the business.

Federal prosecutors say 50-year-old Vanessa Vence-Small, of New Windsor, New York, waived indictment and pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud.

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — Police have arrested two 19-year-olds for selling drugs to Connecticut high school students via social media.

The Connecticut Post reports police arrested the men Saturday in Darien during a sting involving an undercover officer.

DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut State Police say a woman driving the wrong way on Interstate 95 crashed into a police cruiser driven by a trooper who was dispatched to stop her.

Police say they began getting calls shortly after midnight Monday about a 2016 Audi driving the wrong way near Exit 6 in Stamford. The car was reportedly driving at a high rate of speed and had several near misses.

Police say a trooper near Exit 12 in Darien located the Audi, and it crashed into him.