Torrington News

A federal appeals court says it is disturbed by allegations that some prosecutors have long denied low-income defendants their right to arraignment and free legal representation when they first appear in court.

Surveillance video of a robbery at Northwest Bank on Winsted Road in Torrington on Tuesday.

First he asked the judge. Then he appealed to the Connecticut Supreme Court . On Nov.

Time is running out to see the endearing, instantly-recognizable samples of Lois Lenski's illustrations currently on view at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum in New Brunswick.

Submitted by Warner Theatre on 2009-11-11.   On Thursday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. the Warner Theatres Nancy Marine Studio Theatre will come alive with the songs of Michael Jackson.

NEW YORK The Register Citizen in Torrington, Conn., has named Liz Strillacci its new managing editor.

When talking about musicals, if someone says, "They don't write them like that anymore," I would add, "And they rarely did." Few musicals out of the thousands that have opened on Broadway have the power to remain fresh, vibrant and moving over time.

An 87-year-old man drove away from his home around 10:30 a.m. Saturday and had not returned as of late Saturday night, according to police, who were searching for him.

Today is a statewide Day of Caring and Compassion and 15 fire stations around Connecticut - including Westport Fire Headquarters - will serve as collection centers for donations of nonperishable food to help replenish the state's two main food pantries.

Mary-Selvi Ingoldsby of Torrington is a senior at the Hartford Art School of the University of Hartford , where she is majoring in drawing.

A battle is brewing in Kent over whether a Sept. 11 memorial will say a fallen resident was "Murdered by Moslem extremists," and Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly is getting involved.

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Torrington firefighters fought a 3 alarm fire at a commercial building at 644 Main St.

An 86-year-old woman was critically injured and another woman suffered minor injuries in a one-vehicle crash on South Main Street Saturday.

A Litchfield County marketer with exclusive rights to manufacture certain Michael Jackson memorabilia was sentenced to two years in prison Friday for dodging taxes and hiding money from the IRS .

Remember the ad that suggested "Sometimes you feel like a nut." That's exactly how I feel each time I attend "The Rocky Horror Show," and, honestly, I don't feel the least bit compromised as a critic joining in with the crazed cult followers of this raunchy entertainment.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Warner Theatre on 2009-10-27.   On Saturday, Nov.

Government Announcements Submitted by Office of Congressman John B. Larson on 2009-10-23.   CT-U.S. Congressman John B. Larson will host a public forum on the state of our nation's health care system at Northwestern Connecticut Community College on Sunday, Oct.

Junot Diaz , who won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle award for fiction for "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," will speak and take questions Friday at 6 p.m. in the atrium of the Hartford Public Library.

The following trips are being planned by Our Lady of Victory Social Group: Wednesday, Oct.