Kevin Gaiss is a reporter with NBC Connecticut. You can watch him weekdays during the 4 pm, 5 pm and 6 pm newscasts. Before joining the NBC Connecticut team, he was a reporter and fill-in anchor at WCAX in Burlington, Vermont, from 2020 to 2023.
Kevin was born and raised here in Connecticut before attending Springfield College in Massachusetts.
When he’s not reporting, Kevin loves spending time outside running, hiking, and biking with family and friends.
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‘Rent The Chicken' offers unique opportunity to avoid empty store shelves
An empty egg aisle can be a bit frustrating when you’re trying to complete your grocery list, and stores around the state continue to struggle to stock shelves. A company out of Wallingford, that’s been gaining popularity year over year, said they have one solution. Farmer Joe’s Garden’s in Wallingford took us to the henhouse on property to meet...
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Repeated winter weather means roadway reminders and salt supply strain
More winter weather means more preps for people across Connecticut. There is potential for another slick commute Thursday morning and folks are prepping for it. “That’s where all the business was, was ice melt and snow shovels,” Joshua Spagna said at Rocky’s Ace Hardware in Vernon. He said the last couple of weeks, ice melt and snow shovels have...
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Waterbury PD highlights car theft arrest as departments crack down on stolen vehicles
Waterbury police released dashcam and body camera video from two arrests made in a stolen car case out of Bridgeport. They note it highlights the work done by officers to hold those stealing cars accountable. It was also a chance for the police department to show some of the dangers officers face in the case of a stolen car. The…
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Norfolk library helps book find its way back home across the pond to the UK
A book bound for the United Kingdom mysteriously surfaces here in Connecticut before it started its long journey back home. But it wasn’t just mailed back – it was supervised on its travel home. Two libraries a world away from one another, now permanently tied. “This is the first time something like this happened,” Ann Havemeyer, director of the Norfolk…
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Winter Olympics are a year away and winter sport fans are ready for the action
Thursday marks one year until the winter Olympics kick off in Milan Cortina. Athletes are ramping up their training ahead of the games, and people around the world are waiting for that opening ceremony. Some of those people are right here in Connecticut, getting in a few runs on the slopes on a fresh snow day. ”I go to UConn…
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Division III football player and Connecticut native chases NFL aspirations
A Connecticut native is making waves in Texas as the only DIII football player to have been invited to play in the East West Shrine Bowl last week. He has his sights set higher. The Killingworth product is still down in Texas chasing his NFL dream, and he’s putting in the work to get there. Thomas Perry is a...
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Skating community comes together following DC plane crash
The skating community is coming together to support one another following last week’s tragic American Airlines crash in Washington, D.C. 67 people were killed in the crash, including many with ties to the skating community. On Monday, ice arenas around the country held a moment of silence to honor those killed. Many are still processing the tragedy, but are...
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Domestic violence resource seeks funding to keep ‘critical' hub running
A resource domestic violence advocates view as critical here in Connecticut is searching for more stable funding. CT Safe Connect, a resource for domestic violence survivors and their family and friends, has requested financial help from the state. Safe Connect is operated by the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CADV). The resource was opened in 2019, but was running on…
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Wethersfield book theft tied to same crime in other CT towns
A Middletown man was arrested in Wethersfield, accused of book theft and, according to court documents, is tied to other book theft incidents in central Connecticut. Residents in Wethersfield thought the crime was fiction at first. “It’s really immoral, I just can’t imagine doing that, taking something precious from the library,” MaryAnne Boscarino said. Wethersfield police arrested 50-year-old Levi...
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‘Dead End Road': Book shines spotlight on unsolved murder in Monroe
It’s Monroe’s only unsolved murder – the death of 8-year-old Renee Freer – 47 years ago. Now, the case is getting fresh eyes after an author from town shares an overview of what’s known, and what questions remain. Some close to Renee, at the time of her death, are hopeful the recent attention will be key to solving the crime….
