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The General Assembly’s Public Health Committee approved a bill on Monday that would remove the religious exemptions for vaccinations for school-age children. Before it was passed three amendments were added to the bill, including grandfathering in the 7,800 children who already have a religious exemption. Hundreds of people who showed up at the Legislative Office …
Emergency crews rescued several people after they fell through the ice at Burr Mountain State Park in Torrington on Sunday and two of the people who were rescued have severe hypothermia. Firefighters said there were six people on the ice and five fell through at some point. Five of the people who had fallen were …
Connecticut librarians can find themselves on the front lines of a community’s biggest challenges. From mental illness and drug use to poverty and crime, the life of a librarian may not be as easy – or as safe – as some might think. NBC Connecticut Investigates obtained records from police departments across the state which …
A mass of Arctic air already bringing frigid weather to the Midwest is barging into the East and bringing some cities the coldest air since December. A burst of painful cold will follow a storm that will unleash rain along the Eastern Seaboard and more snow to the northern tier as a weather pattern seemingly stuck on …
The governor is activating the state’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol beginning at noon on Friday and lasting through noon on Saturday. Gov. Ned Lamont’s office said the protocol directs staff from the “relevant state agencies to coordinate with United Way 2-1-1 and Connecticut’s network of shelters to ensure that the most vulnerable populations receive protection …
Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, said New Haven would be the first department in the state to distribute harm reduction kits. NEW HAVEN — City police will begin distributing “harm reduction kits,” including clean syringes and glass pipes, with hopes of keeping those battling drug addiction alive until …
Two men fired gunshots out of a moving car on their way home from drinking, according to Shelton police. Police said they responded to a complaint of gunshots in the area of Willoughby Road and Independence Drive around 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 22 and found several shell casings near stop signs in the area. They …
A man who recently traveled back to Boston from Wuhan, China, has been diagnosed as the first Massachusetts resident with the new coronavirus, and the eighth case confirmed in the U.S., state health officials said Saturday. It’s the eighth diagnosis of the illness in the U.S. and the first on the East Coast. The man …
Farmington police said they responded to Dulos’ home on Jefferson Crossing just before noon on Tuesday to check on him after he failed to arrive for a bond adjustment hearing in Stamford. Through the windows, officers saw him in a vehicle in the garage and he was in medical distress. When Dulos was transported to …
A 9-year-old and another person have died after a fire engulfed a home in Plainfield on Tuesday night. Crews responded to a house fire on 885 Norwich Road in Plainfield at 10 p.m. According to officials, when firefighters arrived at the scene, the homeowner told them two people, including a 9-year-old, were still inside the …