Fairfield County

Bobbi the bear was loved by Newton residents and others from across Fairfield County. Bobbi left behind two cubs which residents are trying to get rescued.

The family of a 6-year-old boy said he was playing in the backyard of their Bridgeport home when another child covered a tennis ball with gasoline, lit it on fire, and then threw it at the boy’s face — leading to second- and third-degree burns

It’s been 46 years since a Connecticut teen disappeared from her Fairfield County home — and after decades of unanswered questions, NBC New York’s Marc Santia sat down with a detective that won’t give up on a case that has long since gone cold.

The Centers for Disease Control has now placed Fairfield County in the “high-transmission” category of COVID-19, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health said a second case of the measles has been reported in Fairfield County. Officials said it was a child that was infected. The child did not attend school while infectious and is a household contact of the first child who contracted measles, which was reported on April 9. DPH officials is working to identify…

The CT Department of Public Health announced Friday that a case of measles has been reported in a child in Fairfield County. The child was not yet vaccinated against measles and they were infected while traveling internationally, DPH officials said. Officials warn that measles is a highly contagious disease that can spread quickly among people who are unvaccinated. However, DPH…

An investigation is underway after an overnight 2-alarm fire in Fairfield Friday. At 12:02 a.m., the Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received calls reporting a structure fire on Ruane Street. According to crews on scene, they used multiple hand lines to aggressively battle the wind-driven fire, which quickly spread to two nearby neighbors’ homes. “This wind-driven fire contributed to the rapid…

Angel Garcia, a single father approved for a mortgage loan of $300,000, had high hopes in early 2020 of finding a house he could afford in his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Within months, New Yorkers began fleeing the city and the surrounding area, snapping up houses. Home prices that already had been out of reach…

The 20-year-old junior who was majoring in social work, and whose father was a Port Authority police officer killed on 9/11, died after choking during the charity event in 2017

One Connecticut college is following through on its threat to take serious action if students continued to violate COVID safety rules, suspending 109 students on Monday

The Connecticut Argicultural Experiment Station (CAES) is reporting the first Asian longhorned tick was found in Fairfield County. The Asian longhorned tick, or Haemaphysalis longicornis, is an invasive species that was first found on a New Jersey farm in 2017, according to CAES. CAES said the tick was found in at least 14 other states and is raising public and…

Realtors in Connecticut have seen an increase in inquiries and offers from out-of-state buyers during the pandemic.

Realtors in the southwestern part of the state are finding a silver lining amid the pandemic – out-of-state buyers, many from New York City, looking at homes in Fairfield County.

It is an unexpected upside of the coronavirus crisis – it appears more people are wanting to move to Connecticut from other states. Most of the new interest is from buyers from New York City, according to those in the real estate industry. Realtors in the southwestern part of the state are finding a silver lining amid the pandemic. “This…

Hamden will receive more than $2.3 million in federal money to help the town pay for the cost of debris removal after last year’s devastating storms and tornadoes.

There have been two flu-related deaths in Connecticut. The Connecticut Department of Health weekly influenza report for the week of Nov. 2-9 says there were two in the week and they are the first two of the season.

Greenwich police have arrested two men who are accused of being in possession of checks from over 200 people in Connecticut and New York.

The state Department of Public Health says there is a fourth case of measles in Connecticut for 2019. The person who contracted the measles is a school-aged child from Fairfield County, according to the Department of Health. They said the child was not infectious while at school.

Three more Connecticut residents have become ill with lung injuries possibly related to using e-cigarettes or vaping, according to the state Department of Public Health.