Connecticut

Connecticut has reported its first confirmed case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus that may be linked to an anime convention in New York City last month.

Police in Connecticut have arrested three people they say were involved in a shoplifting incident that went viral.

A New York City man is facing criminal charges in Connecticut after state troopers said he scuffled with them as they tried to corral him on a highway.

Subway sandwich chain co-founder Peter Buck has died at a hospital in Danbury, Connecticut. He was 90.

Police claim a woman killed her 6-week-old infant son by suffocating him with a blanket for 20 minutes because she said his crying was "too much." She is accused of waiting hours before calling 911.

Health officials say there have been nearly 40 cases of patients who smoked marijuana exhibiting opioid overdose symptoms.

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The National Weather Service says four tornadoes touched down on Long Island from a fast-moving storm that tore across the New York City region on Saturday. There were also 3 other tornadoes confirmed in Connecticut.

After months of negotiations, New York and its two neighboring states have finally agreed on how to divide up billions in federal COVID-19 relief money aimed at public transit. New York will receive about $10.8 billion, New Jersey will get about $2.6 billion and Connecticut will receive about $474 million.

The FBI says Christian Velez is wanted in connection with a series of armed robberies in Connecticut. The feds say he is likely armed and may have "violent tendencies."

Democratic state Rep. Caroline Simmons has been elected mayor of Stamford, Connecticut. Former MLB manager and player Bobby Valentine conceded defeat in a speech to his supporters. Simmons will be the first woman to serve as mayor of Stamford, the state's second-largest city.

A Florida couple is under arrest for the horrific death of a 12-year-old boy from Connecticut.

Parts of the region could see as much as two inches of rain, while wind gusts of up to 50 mph could cause power outages.

Police say two men arrived at the Willington Town Hall riding an ATV outfitted with custom chrome rims, before breaking into the building via windows in the building's attic.

A coastal flood advisory for portions of New Jersey and New York along with a high wind warning for eastern Long Island were in effect Wednesday as the Nor'Easter that brought heavy rain and flooding a day earlier made its way out of the region.

Some areas of Connecticut reported more than 4" of rain from the nor'easter that hit on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Some records for rainfall totals were broken during the Nor' Easter Tuesday including at JFK Airport which saw 3.24 inches.

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