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More than a quarter of Connecticut cities and towns have a mask mandate again. A majority only require masks be worn in municipal buildings, like town hall. However, there’s a growing list of communities requiring masks be worn anywhere indoors. South Windsor’s town manager said his community’s Covid cases have doubled in the last two weeks. “We’re way beyond,...

“It was pretty scary.  Something that a parent doesn’t want to hear,” Jennifer, a parent of two Hamden High School students who asked us not to use her last name, told NBC Connecticut News on Friday. Hamden High School closed Friday after school officials said they were made aware of a threat of potential gun violence.  “Trust me, no...

In a new memoir, former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs talks about the challenges he faced growing up and how anti-poverty initiatives can give others a chance.

New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart announced Sunday that she will not run for governor in 2022 and instead will run for her fifth term as mayor. “Over the past few months, I have been honored and humbled to be mentioned as a leading potential candidate for Governor of the State of Connecticut in 2022. I greatly appreciate the constant encouragement…

Democrat Ray McGuire raised $2.5 million for his mayoral campaign since January as the New York mayoral primary race heats up.

The 2020 presidential hopeful said Wednesday he is running for mayor of New York. “I am running for mayor because I see a crisis – and I believe I can help,” said Andrew Yang.

East Haven Mayor Joseph Carfora announced on Saturday that he tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement on Facebook, Carfora said he found out he tested positive for the virus late Thursday. He said that he initially felt mild allergy-like symptoms, which prompted him to get tested. Since then, the symptoms progressed to flu-like symptoms, Carfora said. The East Shore…

COVID-19 patients develop a certain level of immunity after battling the virus, but new studies find it may not last long.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner briefed the public on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Beta made landfall and brought torrential rain to Houston and the surrounding region.

The City of New Haven has a new mayor today. Justin Elicker was sworn in Wednesday afternoon.

The City of New Haven will have a new mayor for the first time in six years when Justin Elicker is sworn in in a few weeks.

The City of New Haven will have a new mayor for the first time in six years when Justin Elicker is sworn in in a few weeks. Elicker spoke with NBC Connecticut about his transition and what he hopes to accomplish as he prepares to lead.

The City of New Haven will have a new mayor for the first time in six years when Justin Elicker is sworn in in a few weeks.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot abruptly fired the city’s top cop Monday, terminating Supt. Eddie Johnson over allegations he “intentionally misled” both her and the public. Lightfoot said Johnson “engaged in a series of actions intolerable for any leader in a position of trust,” citing evidence she had reviewed from an ongoing investigation by the inspector general into an incident in...

As he labors to win over black voters whose support is vital to his Democratic presidential bid, Pete Buttigieg found a receptive host on Sunday in a civil rights activist who has sought to continue the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s push for a racially diverse national campaign against poverty. After attending services at the Rev. William Barber’s Greenleaf Christian...

Joe Sestak ended his long-shot campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination Sunday, telling supporters that he couldn’t raise money because he was unable to break through in the media. Sestak, a former U.S. representative from Pennsylvania who turns 68 next week, qualified for none of the Democratic debates and failed to register even 1 percent in most opinion polls, NBC...

Michael Bloomberg will not accept political donations if he runs for president and he will not take a salary if he wins, according to senior aides who offered new details on Saturday about the New York billionaire’s plans to navigate his wealth as he marches toward a formal 2020 announcement. “He has never taken a political contribution in his life....

This holiday season there will be a new addition to the town green in East Haven.

Colombian President Iván Duque ordered a curfew in the nation’s capital Friday amid continuing unrest following a massive march a day before that brought tens of thousands to the streets in a strong message of rejection against his conservative government.