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Sacred Heart University collected thousands of food items as part of its annual Thanksgiving food drives, including raising $15,000 to buy turkeys.

Westport police detectives helped an individual get back more than $3 million in Bitcoin after they were tricked in an elaborate financial scam.

The U.S. attorney's office said Kenoy Stewart, a 27-year-old Bridgeport resident, has been sentenced to nine months in prison for scamming Amazon of $1 million.

Tae'ron Womack, 22, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to making a false declaration before a federal grand jury.

State and federal officials say the government reached a $470,000 settlement with Bridgeport-based Optimus Health Care to resolve Medicare fraud allegations.

Brendan Hughes, of Shelton, claims he was joking when he posted on Twitter a threat to kill Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, affidavit shows.

Bids for the bridge connecting downtown and the East Side stand at $42.55 million, $48.04 million, $56.93 million and $57.63 million, far more than the original $24 million estimate.

The deal provides a 14 percent total raise — three percent for the first our years, two percent for the fifth — and reduces health insurance costs.

The demolished Congress Street bridge linking downtown to the East Side will have to wait to give bidders more time and avoid higher contingency costs.

As it wades through nearly 3,000 unfulfilled Freedom of Information Act requests, Bridgeport's law department has sent notices telling some requestors if they don't respond within 30 days their request will be closed.

Area eateries said they can adapt to any lost business if there are layoffs at Sikorsky, including trying to attract other customers.

Bridgeport's grand list grew from $8.11 billion to $8.16 billion last year, largely due to taxes connected to motor vehicles, officials said.

Five iPhones and three Apple Watch Ultras were recovered from a Mercedes-Benz linked to a Trumbull package theft spree Wednesday, according to local police.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim claimed in 2020 that he was bitten by an emotional support dog on the commercial airliner.

A Superior Court judge turned down Marcus Brown’s request to add four votes to his tally that had either been disqualified or registered for his opponent, incumbent state Rep. Jack Hennessy.

State Rep. Jack Hennessy wants a judge to declare a new Democratic primary for the 127th District after two recounts in his race against Marcus Brown produced different winners.

A second recount is to be held Monday to decide the Democratic primary winner for the 127th House District.

A second recount is expected to be held as an agreement is made in Marcus Brown’s challenge of his primary loss in the 127th House district.

Jhanannie Singh, 52, pilfered hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of U.S. savings bonds from the woman, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Mayor Joe Ganim is appearing before a committee in Hartford on Monday to ask for his law license back.

A federal judge has granted a trial delay until next year for Michael DeFilippo, a former Bridgeport councilman indicted on election law violations.

Fairfield’s former chief financial officer, Robert Mayer, is again seeking a pretrial probation program.

A state committee has scheduled a hearing on Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim’s request to get his law license back.

A Bridgeport police officer, who claimed he was discriminated against in the department because he is white, has won a settlement from the city.

City attorney confirms nine rejected petition signatures should have counted, but Senate candidate Juliemar Ortiz may still be 22 short of required 1,585.

A candidate for state senate is appealing in court the rejection of her petitions to get on the primary ballot.

Jury selection began in federal court Tuesday for the campaign fraud trial of state Sen. Dennis Bradley and former school board member Jessica Martinez.

A federal judge has denied separate trials for Sen. Dennis Bradley and Jessica Martinez in their campaign fund fraud case.

The prosecutors also claimed that Jessica Martinez confessed to lying about her involvement in a campaign event for state Sen. Dennis Bradley.

A Bridgeport tax return preparer has agreed to pay more than $100,000 in restitution after pleading guilty Monday to a federal tax fraud offense, prosecutors said.