CT Senate passes legal pot bill, House GOP says to wait
Republican lawmakers said the House of Representatives should hold off from considering the bill as the legislative adjournment deadline looms.
Piano prodigy practices for Carnegie Hall performance
Brigitte Xie's piano talent has earned her a spot on stage at Carnegie Hall this fall. She will likely be the youngest person on stage.
Why nursing homes are still dealing with outbreaks despite vaccines
Nursing homes across the country are still reporting scattered COVID-19 outbreaks and COVID-associated deaths. Those facilities are subsequently following federal and state recommendations to pause visitations, causing disappointment and frustration among family members who hoped to get back to normal once the residents were fully vaccinated.
8th noose found at Amazon warehouse in Connecticut
An eighth noose has been found within a month at an Amazon warehouse in Hartford, despite additional security measures added last weekend.
7 nooses halt construction at Amazon warehouse in Connecticut
Amazon has temporarily shut down a new warehouse construction site in Connecticut after a seventh noose was found hanging over a beam, a series of incidents local police called “potential” hate crimes.
Most COVID capacity restrictions, some mask mandates lifted across NY, NJ, CT
Most COVID-related capacity restrictions were lifted in the Tri-State Region Wednesday. Indoor mask mandates were eased up in New York and Connecticut.
Connecticut offers $1K bonus to 10K unemployed people who get full-time job
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said the state will pay $1,000 to the first 10,000 people who complete eight straight weeks of a full-time job, aiming to get long-term unemployed Americans back to work.
Connecticut couple found dead in home with gunshot wounds
A Connecticut husband and wife were found dead in their home from gunshot wounds, authorities said.
Beluga whales arrive at Mystic Aquarium after legal battle
Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut is now home to three more Beluga whales.
Suspect arrested in killing of Yale grad student
A fugitive wanted in the killing of a Yale graduate student in Connecticut in February was arrested Friday in Alabama, U.S. marshals said.
More COVID restrictions ease across NYC, NJ, CT
More restrictions are easing in New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut just in time for Mother's Day weekend.
Former MLB star, manager Bobby Valentine running for mayor of Stamford
Bobby Valentine is taking a swing at politics, announcing Friday that he's running for mayor of his Connecticut hometown.
Traffic returns to NYC streets as pandemic recovery continues
With the pace of reopening picking up and thousands of more city workers returning to their offices this week, traffic is back across the tri-state.
Tick populations on the rise
Experts say we could be overrun by ticks this summer.
New Jersey tops list of 'best pizza states'
New Jersey, not New York, is the big cheese at the top of an influential food publication's list of the 10 best states for pizza.
India's COVID-19 crisis: How to help
COVID-19 is overwhelming India's health care system. Hospitals and clinics desperately need oxygen concentrators. Several nonprofits are on the ground to help. Here is how you can help them do their jobs.
Connecticut ends religious exemption to vaccination
Gov. Ned Lamont has signed a bill into law that ends Connecticut's long-standing religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools and day care facilities.
Steven Van Zandt helps Connecticut students re-engage
Connecticut's public schools will use a curriculum called TeachRock, the brainchild of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Steven Van Zandt and his nonprofit organization, the Rock and Roll Forever Foundation.
Racist slurs, images interrupt racial equity Zoom meeting
Cops in Connecticut are investigating a racist so-called Zoom bombing incident as a possible hate crime because someone interrupted a meeting of a racial equity task force with racist epithets and images of enslaved people.
Cops make second arrest in deadly shooting of CT toddler
A second person has been arrested in the deadly shooting of a 3-year-old Connecticut boy who was not the intended target, said police.