Connecticut lifting almost all COVID-19 capacity limits on businesses
Beginning March 19, restaurants, retail, gyms, libraries, museums, offices and houses of worship will be able to open at full capacity, though masks will still be required.
Bowl purchased at yard sale for $35 turns out to be Chinese artifact worth up to $500K
Talk about your yard sale finds. A small porcelain bowl bought for $35 at a Connecticut yard sale turned out to be a rare, 15th century Chinese artifact worth between $300,000 and $500,000.
Police obtain arrest warrant for fatal shooting of Yale student with ties to Chicago, suspect at large
New Haven police have obtained an arrest warrant related to the fatal shooting of Yale University graduate student Kevin Jiang, police confirmed to Fox News on Saturday.
Dave Portnoy names 'pizza capital' of America -- and it isn't Chicago or New York
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has named the "pizza capital" of America -- and it's not Chicago, New York or New Jersey. See here:
Coronavirus cases drop 66% at nursing homes in three weeks where most residents are vaccinated
HERD IMMUNITY: About 90% to 100% of Connecticut nursing home residents have been vaccinated -- a rate so high that vaccine doses earmarked for those homes are now going to vaccination sites.
Subway responds to fake tuna lawsuit: 'No truth to the allegations'
Subway is saying that something stinks about the lawsuit accusing it of using no tuna in its tuna sandwiches.
Sandy Hook massacre first responder dies due to COVID-19
A retired Connecticut state trooper, who was one of the first to respond to the Sandy Hook massacre back in 2012, has died due to COVID-19, authorities said.
‘Santa's reindeer' spotted going for practice run on Connecticut street before Christmas
Security camera footage captured "Santa’s reindeer" going for a practice run on a snowy Connecticut street.
Woman arrested after police find dead animals inside home
A Connecticut woman has been arrested after authorities found three dead animals in her home.
8th anniversary of Sandy Hook school massacre
Monday marks eight years since the massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
Connecticut mall Santa arrested after exposing himself to juvenile: police
A mall Santa in Connecticut was arrested Monday after he allegedly exposed himself to a juvenile co-worker, authorities said, according to reports.
First big winter storm of season dumping a foot of heavy, wet snow on Northeast
Parts of the Northeast are going to get a foot of wet snow. Thousands of people have already lost power and accidents littered the Massachusetts Turnpike Saturday. The windy storm could result in near-blizzard conditions.
Earthquake rattles parts of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York
The 3.6 earthquake was centered just off Massachusetts was the strongest quake in this area since 1976. "It was a rumbling. It sounded like something exploded. It rumbled. The whole house shook," one resident said.
Former home of missing mom Jennifer Dulos up for sale for $1.75 million
Police say that Fotis Dulos killed his wife, Jennifer, and then killed himself while awaiting trial for murder. Her body has never been found. Now, their 10,000 square foot, six bedroom home in Farmington, Connecticut is up for sale for $1.75 million.
Boy was forced to drink hot sauce until he vomited, police say
A man from Naugatuck is accused of forcing a child to sleep in a locked closet and making him kneel on thumb tacks.
Connecticut woman charged after 8-month-old baby found in dumpster with severe burns
Police in Connecticut say a woman faces multiple charges after an 8-month-old baby was found abandoned in an apartment dumpster with severe burns.
Teachers struggle to teach, manage classrooms while masks muffle their voices, hide emotional cues
"Part of what I do as a civics teacher is to teach people to engage in civic conversations," one teacher said. "That has to do with seeing the person's facial expressions, a person's body language and sort of reading your audience, and it becomes more difficult to read your audience" when they are all wearing masks.
18-year-old honored after pulling mother and 3 children from burning vehicle in Connecticut
Justin Gavin ran to the vehicle and pulled a 1-year-old, a 4-year-old and a 9-year-old from the backseat, as well as their mother.
Mayor threatens to name sewage plant after comedian John Oliver, because both are 'full of crap'
"We are going to rename it the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant," the Republican mayor said. "Why? Because it's full of crap just like you, John." Oliver recently talked about racial disparities in jury selection and highlighted a few Connecticut towns.
UConn students party during coronavirus pandemic, get kicked out of dorms
Several University of Connecticut students were kicked out of their dorm rooms this week after videos on social media showed them at a crowded party with no masks and even less social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.