(WTNH) – A Connecticut man has filed a federal lawsuit to allow guns in state parks for protection. On January 14, David Nastri of Cheshire filed a federal lawsuit against Katie Dykes, the ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A bill that would make it legal to kill a black bear in self defense sailed through the Connecticut Senate on Thursday. “I think the biggest aspect of this is that it is a ...

Connecticut police were investigating the killing of a 450-pound, adult male black bear on Monday morning and claims by the shooter that it was done in self-defense. The bear was killed after ...

Due to the increase in human-bear conflicts, the Democrat-run legislature was prompted to pass Senate Bill 1148 to authorize the killing of black bears in cases of self-defense. It passed by ...

As bear conflicts with humans are on the rise across Connecticut, bear self-defense products are popular items in outdoor recreation stores, as many residents plan to hike, camp, hunt and fish in the ...