Fairfield County

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…

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…

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.

During his State of the State address on Wednesday, Gov. Ned Lamont proposed better and faster train service in Connecticut.

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.

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.

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.

CEO Carol Shattuck explained how you can help reduce food waste and hunger.

Thousands of people rode 60 miles through Fairfield County on Sunday in the state’s largest 9/11 tribute ride.

Some communities are cleaning up a mess of downed trees and wires after severe storms moved through Connecticut Wednesday.

A tornado warning is in effect for Tolland and Windham counties through 7:00 p.m.

Earlier this week the administration enacted a new rule that makes asylum-seekers at the southern border ineligible for asylum if they crossed other countries on their way to the U.S. and did not apply for protection elsewhere.