Valentine's Day is the traditional time to give and get cut flowers. But it might be good to be a discerning shopper when buying cut flowers.

Samantha Merwin hoped to put money away in a college fund for her 13-year-old son, Logan. But instead, any savings have gone into a health account that’s intended for Logan to use in his young adult years as he manages Type 1 diabetes, a lifelong chronic disease.

After months of negotiation, Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont said a deal to revitalize State Pier in New London is finalized.

The high school sports teams in Killingly, Connecticut, are the Redmen again. That name -- and “Redgals,” the nickname for the school’s girls teams -- was replaced last year at the urging of students and local Native Americans. But now, at a time when many American schools are moving away from Native American mascots, Killingly has chosen a different direction.

Presidential hopefuls have been flooding New Hampshire’s airwaves with ad buys ahead of Tuesday’s primaries. The Wesleyan Media Project in Middletown tracks political advertising in real time during elections. Co-director Erika Franklin Fowler spoke with Connecticut Public Radio’s Diane Orson for Morning Edition.

Americans are moving less. In 2019 less than 10 percent of the population changed homes and locations. That's the lowest level since 1947. For gardeners that means it's an opportunity to plant more longer lasting plants like trees.

The spread and impact of the novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, is changing rapidly as governments and public health experts report additional cases and deaths. More than 24,500 people have become ill and over 490 have died, and the majority of cases have occurred in China , according to the World Health Organization.

The Lamont administration says working families across the state with low to moderate incomes are beginning to see the impact of a $14 million federal investment in their child care needs. Care 4 Kids , a state and federally funded subsidy program, is using the federal money to increase how much families receive as reimbursement for infant and toddler care.

Paige Cox and I can relate. When it comes to climbing ice, we’re both freaked out. “It’s water and it melts. I’m terrified. But it’s going to be great,” Cox said.

Daryl McGraw says he remembers when he was choked and tased by a police officer. He also remembers the years of his life that he was addicted to drugs -- and the 10 years he spent in and out of prison for drug-related offenses. Now he’s the co-chair of the state’s Police Transparency and Accountability Task Force. The committee was created during the last legislative session with the passage of Public Act 19-90 in July 2019 , An Act Concerning the Use of Force and Pursuits by Police and