Connecticut National Guard Soldiers Rescue People, Pets In Hurricane Florence's Wake

Connecticut National Guard members who flew south ahead of Hurricane Florence saved more than 80 people and two dozen pets from helicopters hovering above a flooded North Carolina city. The 11 soldiers were first dispatched to the area last week as …

Nailed By Complaints: Issues Plaguing Connecticut Nail Salons

NBC Connecticut Investigates has found that nail salons across the state have been the subject of numerous complaints by customers who say they were injured during their manicures and pedicures.  Katie McGowen is one of them. She was looking forward to a …

Connecticut Humane Society Helps Pets in Disaster Areas

Multiple explosions that rocked three different Massachusetts communities last week forced people and pets to evacuate. The Connecticut Humane Society sent four specially trained animal handlers up there to help. “The MSPCA has a crisis on their hands,” …

Connecticut Sees First Flu Cases of the Season

The state Department of Public Health says there are some cases of flu popping up already. “Even though we don’t see a lot of flu cases in September, there are flu cases that do occur at this point in time,” said Mick Bolduc, the state epidemiologist. The …

Connecticut Task Force Eyes New 'Opioid Courts'

In a city beset by the deadly effects of opioids, a task force of state legal minds and judicial officials met Tuesday to discuss the potential for courts dedicated to handling the criminal aspect of this epidemic. The task force, headed by the chief …

Prosecutors: Connecticut man defrauded women he met on dating website

BRIDGEPORT — A Connecticut man has been found guilty to defrauding more than 50 people out of more than $2 million, including several women he met on a dating site. A federal jury in Bridgeport on Tuesday found 66-year-old Thomas Connerton guilty of more …

Previewing 2018 Men’s Soccer: Connecticut

Boston College men’s soccer nearly knocked off Louisville—its first ranked ACC opponent of the season—on Friday, but, with a last-minute goal, the Cardinals handed BC its first loss of the 2018 campaign. The Eagles faced a lot of challenges against the …

Two Connecticut schools locked down while police investigate gun report

EAST GRANBY — Two schools in a Connecticut town were placed on lockdown while police investigated a report that a student brought a gun to school grounds last week. State police say the high school and the middle school in East Granby were locked down …

Poll: How important is the income tax to Connecticut’s state budget?

Connecticut governor candidate warns Baker: I want GE back