Investigations

Testing for coronavirus. It has proven one of the key ways to know where the disease is hitting us hardest.  New data has given us a better idea of how well our state has been doing when it comes to this.  NBC Connecticut received U.S. and state data compiled on coronavirus testing through March 31, from CovidTracking.com and U.S. Census......

Rush hour in Connecticut looks very different than it did a few weeks ago. Newly available statistics show a significant decrease in traffic levels throughout the state during the COVID-19 outbreak. The declines in traffic volume began shortly after March 13. NBC Connecticut analyzed traffic data from the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has a broad hospital network in Connecticut.  Its largest facility is the VA Hospital in West Haven. The West Haven VA was one of more than 200 VA facilities across the country that had unannounced inspections less than two weeks ago, to vet their readiness for the coronavirus pandemic. A new report...

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is asking for healthcare volunteers at medical facilities across the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Lamont said the coronavirus has put a surge upon hospital capacity and supplies, but people across the state are helping by making surgical masks, hand sanitizer and surgical gowns. According to officials, there is a ne...

The deadline to apply for help if you have a crumbling basement in the first half of 2020 has been extended, thanks to an error. A miscalculation by the program helping people in Connecticut with crumbling concrete basements means it has moved the deadline to apply for help until June 30. The Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company, or C...

More than 1,700 homeowners with crumbling concrete basements have now requested assistance from a state program giving out grants to help repair them. The Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company, or CFSIC, says towns with the most applicants include Vernon with more than 300, followed by Tolland, and Manchester. More than a half dozen to...

A woman who worked in the state Department Of Correction is now in trouble with the law herself.  Details of significant embezzlement emerged in paperwork released by state auditors. Sandra Sacco worked at York Correctional Institution For Women up until last November. The Department of Correction dismissed her from state service after it says...

Experts believe recent warm weather and a lack of snow on the ground may be causing some confusion for native wildlife. The elevated temperatures during the month of February have led to an early wake-up call for some animals. “We’re definitely seeing the woods wake up earlier,” said Peter Reid, assistant director of Wildlife in Crisis,...

A Ridgefield couple believes the grain-free food they fed their three-year-old dog Kilo contributed to his death.

Robust 5G cellphone service is one way Gov. Ned Lamont wants to attract more business and jobs to Connecticut, but some worry the governor’s push to adopt this cutting-edge technology is happening too fast without weighing a variety of concerns.

Connecticut librarians can find themselves on the front lines of a community’s biggest challenges. From mental illness and drug use to poverty and crime, the life of a librarian may not be as easy – or as safe – as some might think. NBC Connecticut Investigates obtained records from police departments across the state which showed...

Data analyzed by researchers at the UCONN Health Disparities Institute show acute care hospitals in Connecticut filed more than 25,000 lawsuits against their patients in 2015 and 2016.

At-home DNA test kits are helping people understand their roots, but they’re also uncovering shocking, decades-old family secrets. Enfield resident Ryan Simpson said he bought a DNA test kit when it was on sale. “Everybody was doing it,” Simpson said. “(I) was not expecting to find anything other am I really Irish? Or am I r...