Easter

A 13-year-old boy who fell into a sewer pipe during a family Easter celebration at Los Angeles’ Griffith Park has been found alive after a methodical 12-hour search of the drainage system.

After a month in crisis mode, governors across the U.S. face their next challenge in the coronavirus pandemic: When and how to lift restrictions designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and return to something approaching normal life.

President Donald Trump is anxious to put the pandemic and its crippling economic crisis behind him ahead of the election in November, discussing with aides when social distancing can be rolled back. A team, expected to be formally announced as early as Tuesday, has begun meeting behind closed doors in the West Wing to tackle another matter paramount to the...

A Virginia pastor who told his congregants, “God is larger than this dreaded virus” died of COVID-19 the day before Easter, his church said. The New Deliverance Evangelistic Church, in North Chesterfield, Virginia, right outside Richmond, announced the death of Bishop Gerald O. Glenn in an Easter Sunday address by Bryan Nevers, a church elder. “The first thing I asked God is, ‘Why?’”...

The coronavirus death toll in the United States has surpassed 22,000 while the total number of cases was over 550,000 Monday morning, according to a tally from John’s Hopkins University.

Storms that killed more than 30 people in the Southeast, piling fresh misery atop a pandemic, spread across the eastern United States on Monday, leaving more than 1 million homes and businesses without power amid floods and mudslides. In Alabama, people seeking shelter from tornadoes huddled in community shelters, protective masks covering their faces to guard against the new coronavirus….

Severe storms swept Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama on Sunday, destroying houses and cars on a day where many families expected to celebrate Easter. Forecasters say the severe weather threat could last for several more days.

The coronavirus death toll in the U.S. has climbed to nearly 20,000 while the total number of cases surpassed 514,415, according to a tally from John’s Hopkins University.

Andrea Bocelli’s Easter concert on Sunday was a gorgeous moment for the world to come together and reflect on the trying times we are all experiencing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A New Britain school principal made and hand-delivered Easter baskets for all of her students this year. Katherine Muller prepared the Easter baskets with the help of some friends and family. They hand-delivered all 58 baskets around 10 cities in seven hours to students at Sacred Heart School on Saturday. “I am so proud of my mom and her dedication…

A New Britain school principal made and hand-delivered Easter baskets for all of her students this year.

The weather will be quiet for any Easter Sunday plans with partly to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures rising into the middle to upper 50s. A strong storm system will track towards Connecticut Sunday into Monday. Rain will overspread the state Monday morning with winds picking up as well. A High Wind Watch has been posted for all of Connecticut….

As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise, churches around the state had to look at other ways to follow social distancing during one of the holiest days of the year. Liberty Baptist Church hosted Easter Sunday in a slightly different way. This year, the church decided to host drive-thru Easter services for the congregation. Members showed up and…

As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise, churches around the state had to look at other ways to follow social distancing during one of the holiest days of the year.

Pope Francis is calling for solidarity the world over to confront the “epochal challenge” posed by the coronavirus pandemic

The Granby Fire Department teamed up with the Easter bunny to bring a little joy to the neighborhood.

Christians around the world are celebrating Easter at a distance, with many churches closed and family gatherings canceled amid wide-ranging shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Services are being moved online during the coronavirus crisis, but the faithful are still able to come together this Easter.

While most churches in Connecticut remain closed to the public, some are offering virtual and drive-in masses to commemorate the Easter holiday. Here are some churches in the state offering these special services. Shiloh Baptist Church in Bridgeport: The church will hold a drive-in mass at 9 a.m. at 500 Broad Street. Masks donated by Bob and Amy Stefanowski and…