Connecticut

Researchers with the organization Covid Act Now are using real-time modeling and metrics to figure out where states stand in the battle against COVID-19.

A man who was walking three dogs on a trail in Simsbury was attacked by a black bear Sunday morning.

“This is what will decide whether we’re able to keep the progress going,” Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said. Ahead of the fourth of July holiday weekend, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and Senator Chris Murphy urged residents to get tested for COVID-19 and continue to practice social distancing. “This is no time to give up on all of the personal...

Maine is changing its rules for out-of-state visitors just days before the July 4 holiday weekend. Beginning Friday, people from Connecticut, New York and New Jersey can all visit the state without having to quarantine for two weeks or present proof of a negative coronavirus test. Gov. Janet Mills announced the change Wednesday afternoon, which now make Massachusetts and Rhode…

Bloomfield Town Councilwoman Danielle Wong had to collect over 350 signatures to get her name on the ballot for Connecticut’s 15th House district after the party’s endorsement went to incumbent Bobby Gibson. “We have had so many challenges getting face-to-face interaction,” said Wong, referring to the social distancing measures created by the coronavirus pandemic. She described the safety precautions...

More states have been added to the list of places where people coming to Connecticut from have to quarantine. It is now up to 16.

Nearly eight weeks have passed since a beloved Connecticut school teacher disappeared in the early morning hours of his 50th birthday on May 7, 2020, and family members are worried sick.

Governor Lamont said Monday he is rethinking including bars in phase 3 of the state’s reopening.

A social media video showing a white man calling the police on a group of Black and Hispanic men in Connecticut has prompted a police investigation and is drawing comparisons to a similar incident in New York’s Central Park in May

The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut said Wednesday they will implement a mandatory quarantine on visitors to their states from viral hotspots, part of a coordinated effort to sustain low local infection rates as coronavirus cases surge to two-month highs across nearly half of the country. The order, which went into effect at 11:59 p.m. ET Wednesday,…

A heat wave occurs when temperatures reach or exceed 90 degrees for 3 consecutive days. The heat wave officially started on Saturday with a high temperature of 92 degrees. Sunday once again reached a high temperature of 92 degrees. Temperatures on Monday surged to a high temperature of 94 degrees. Tuesday and Wednesday the high temperature reached 91 degrees. We…

Some experts believe in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, some companies may look to move from New York City to Connecticut

Beating the heat and doing it safely: that’s the task facing many people this summer. Many people headed toward the water on Friday to do just that.

The Regional Water Authority is warning people in Connecticut that they may experience discolored water as a result of high water usage. Discolored water is caused by natural minerals in the water being shaken up by a change in the speed of flow, according to the RWA. If this is something you are experiencing, the RWA is recommending you wait…

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration marking the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger led Union troops to Galveston, Texas to make the announcement that the Civil War was over and enslaved people were free, two and a half years after the enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation. Several events will be held…

The Special Olympics Connecticut Summer Games will take place virtually on June 12 and June 13, 2020.

Governor Ned Lamont announced that Department of Correction Commissioner Rollin Cook will be leaving his position with the State of Connecticut. Cook joined Lamont’s administration when he took office in Jan. 2019. Before that, Cook served as executive director of the Department of Corrections in Utah. Cook said that his decision to leave the agency was based solely for personal…