HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — More than four years after his death, Richard Lapointe's family is set to receive a nearly $5.9 million award from Connecticut for his wrongful, quarter-century imprisonment that ended in 2015 when his murder conviction was overturned in the rape and killing of his wife's 88-year-old grandmother.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced at the state Capitol on Monday that William Bright, 62, of Columbia, has been nominated to serve on the Supreme Court and Robin Wilson, 64, of New Haven, will replace Bright on the Appellate Court.

Gov. Lamont also nominated 13 people to the Superior Court, including former lawmakers Michael D'Agostino and Kevin Kelly.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont wants to elevate an Appellate Court judge to the Supreme Court and two former state lawmakers to the Superior Court.

“The Brutalist” is a fictional tale of a Jewish Hungarian architect and Holocaust survivor’s struggle to rebuild his life and career, and his fictional creations in the movie include an episcopal church in Greenwich and a reform synagogue in Wilton. In real life, Connecticut has been home to some of the architects who shaped the Brutalist movement.

More than four years after his death, Richard Lapointe’s family is set to receive a nearly $5.9 million award from Connecticut for his wrongful, quarter-century imprisonment that ended in

A man is recovering after being stabbed while at the Huntington City Mission Dining Hall Thursday morning, according to Huntington Mayor Patrick Farrell. The mayor says a 48-year-old man is facing charges in connection to the incident that left the victim in serious condition.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is no exception. WSHU: One of the first executive orders Trump has just signed revokes birthright citizenship. William Tong, Connecticut’s first Asian ...

Connecticut has joined 17 other states in suing ... we are as a country and who we have always been," Attorney General William Tong, a Democrat, said at a news conference Tuesday.

After his death, Eli Whitney was described as "one of the most distinguished men who our country as produced."

CT Republicans want to roll back a state law that limits when law enforcement can cooperate with federal immigration agents.