Connecticut

Downed power lines in New Haven, Connecticut, caused major delays in Amtrak service between Boston and New York on Thursday. Amtrak first reported the issue in a social media post just before 8:30 a.m., saying rail service in the New Haven area were experiencing delays due to “overhead power issues.” Just minutes later, they said Acela 2190 between New Haven...

A mother and her boyfriend are now facing murder charges in connection to the death of a 10-year-old boy, police said.

A 10-year-old boy with ties to Connecticut has died from injuries investigators say he sustained from being abused. He was living in Florida with his biological mother and her boyfriend, who are facing charges in connection to his death. Investigators said Kimberly Mills and a man brought a 10-year-old, later identified as Xavier Williams, into an emergency room in Tavares, Florida on Feb. 22, 2025. The child was...

A 12-year-old girl has been charged in connection with a reported attack on Muslim students in Waterbury, Connecticut, city officials said.

NBC Connecticut obtained video of police rescuing a man who said his stepmother had held him captive inside their home for 20 years.

The state’s system is largely unregulated and open to misuse by abusive parents, they said.

A Waterbury woman is accused of holding her stepson captive for 20 years and providing little water and little food.

Gov. Ned Lamont plans to honor rock legend Keith Richards with the first-ever Connecticut Governor’s Award of Excellence. Richards, a founding member of the world-renowned Rolling Stones, is a longtime Connecticut resident. The award was established this year to celebrate Connecticut residents who “epitomize the state’s core values of creativity, resourcefulness, passion, dynamism, and generosity,” according to a new release...

Park officials said the Lake Quassapaug sea monster, also known as a hippocampus among carousel enthusiasts, was stolen from the park on Nov. 16, 1985.

Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont is trolling his neighbors to the south with a social media post proposing renaming the Long Island Sound to the “Connecticut Sound.” Lamont posted on X, “While the maps are changing, here’s an idea…” and tagged New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Lamont’s comments are seemingly in reference to a number of mapping companies changing the...

There is an online petition calling for Long Island Sound to be renamed. “America has long ignored the greatness of CONNECTICUT! Such as being the pizza capital of the WORLD!!!,” the change.org petition begins. The author of the petition wants the body of water to be renamed the “Gulf of Connecticut.” The author even took a shot at the place...

Sunday is National Pizza Day and Connecticut is starting the celebration a little early with plans to have lots of pizza-focused celebrations. The plan includes the launch of The Pizza Capital Trail as well as a pizza party so large that it could make it into the Guinness World Records, according to the governor’s office.   There is also an...

One Connecticut lawmaker is waging war on ads and movie trailers in a bill that would require movie theaters to tell customers exactly what time the show starts. NBC New York’s Brittany Miller reports. 

Over a million people in Connecticut had their personal information compromised in a healthcare data breach. The Community Health Center said exactly 1,008,519 people in Connecticut were impacted by a nationwide data breach, which affects a total of 1,060,936 people. Attorney General William Tong said about 575,000 patients had all of their personal health information compromised, an additional 571,000 people...

Part of the Beardsley Zoo is closed after a goose tested positive for bird flu. The zoo in Bridgeport is taking extra precautions to protect visitors and animals. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports.

Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport said it has detected a possible case of bird flu in a goose at the facility. Preliminary results of tests run on a deceased Cotton Patch goose Tuesday came back positive for avian flu, according to the zoo. The zoo said it had to euthanize the remaining birds in the same pond community that may have…

‘Sleetwood Mac’ is telling the snowflakes to go their own way, and ‘Melton John’ is all set to push snow beyond the yellow brick road. Those are two of the 12 names chosen by Connecticut’s Department of Transportation as the winners of the naming contest announced earlier this season. Here’s the full list of the chosen names, which were shared...

Three newborn puppies were found dead and frozen in bags in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Wednesday and an investigation is underway.

According to police, the 12-year-old, along with an 11-year-old, were playing with snow and throwing snowballs at cars.

The third winter storm in roughly a week is set to hit the tri-state area Friday — all before ushering in the coldest air the region has seen in nearly a year. As extreme winter weather and low temperatures threaten much of the country in the upcoming days, it is important to make sure family, friends and neighbors are safe….