Connecticut

Former Zappos chief executive Tony Hsieh locked himself inside a backyard shed – surrounded by bottles of liquor, a marijuana pipe, nitrous oxide cartridges and a whipped cream dispenser – in the minutes before he was found unconscious from smoke inhalation, according to a fire department report released Tuesday

While vaccine distribution is in full swing nationwide, some states are outperforming others when it comes to doses distributed and administered. A few New England states are near the top of one or both of those lists, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID Data Tracker, last updated Monday evening. But some show disparities, where the...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has provided new information on the plan to vaccinate people across the commonwealth.

A Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with the assault of a Washington, D.C., police officer during the siege on the United States Capitol two weeks ago.

Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., implored his Republican colleagues to consider their own legacy in deciding whether to cast a vote to impeach President Donald Trump, saying, “Where he goes in history, you go in history.”

Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz is self-isolating after a member of her staff tested positive for the coronavirus. Contact tracing was underway, and all members Bysiewicz’s staff who had been in close contact with the unidentified staffer will self-isolate, said her chief of staff, Adam Joseph. Bysiewicz tested negative Thursday and will work remotely while self-isolating, Joseph said. This is...

Here’s a look at coronavirus developments in New England: Prisoner advocates in Massachusetts are redoubling their legal efforts to release inmates from state prisons because of the coronavirus pandemic. Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts argued in a Suffolk Superior Court filing Thursday that the state Department of Correction needs to release inmates to home confinement, furlough, medical parole and...

It’s difficult to imagine a year when we needed a little comic relief more desperately than in 2020. No yuks? Yuck. Fortunately, New Englanders came through with some welcome pandemic distractions.

Two 12-year-old brothers from Connecticut have created a solution to a common Christmas problem – falling ornaments. Ayaan and Mika’il Naqvi joined LX News to talk about their invention of the “ornament anchor” and how their small business is helping homeless pets.

The governors of three New England states and the mayor of Washington, D.C., have signed a regional pact aimed at dramatically reducing transportation pollution — an agreement they hope other states will eventually join. The Transportation and Climate Initiative Program is designed to reduce motor vehicle emissions by at least 26% by 2032. The initiative was signed Monday by Republican…

Some areas of New England had received nearly two feet of snow as of Thursday afternoon. Lanesborough, Massachusetts, reported 23 inches of snow on the ground. Some parts of Connecticut had seen 18 inches or more of accumulation, according to the National Weather Service. One ski town in the mountains of Vermont had 44 inches of snow! Here’s a quick, interactive...

Nearly 10,000 customers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were without power as of Thursday morning after a winter storm moved through the region overnight.

State governments across New England are preparing to distribute coronavirus vaccines as cases of the deadly virus continue to spike in the region and beyond. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine on Friday after a key panel overwhelmingly endorsed the shots Thursday evening. Massachusetts-based biotech firm Moderna has also applied for...

As COVID-19 cases continue to climb, a vaccine is on the horizon, and Gov. Charlie Baker gave details Wednesday on Massachusetts’ plan to roll it out.

Lost loved ones, isolation, unemployment: We asked you to share what’s been on your mind since the coronavirus pandemic swept the U.S. this spring and you answered. Courtesy of our friends at NBC CT, this is a timeline of Covid-19 in America, through your eyes and in your own words.

A man from Maine used Will Ferrell’s role, Buddy, from the modern holiday classic movie “Elf” as inspiration for the moment he met his biological father for the first time at Boston’s Logan International Airport.

Two U.S. senators from New England want to press more states to institute mask requirements. Sens. Ed Markey, of Massachusetts, and Richard Blumenthal, of Connecticut, have introduced the Encouraging Masks for All Act. The legislation would provide an additional $5 billion to the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund for states that implement mask requirements. It would also make…

A Connecticut physical therapist charged with killing his wife and three children at their Florida home told his sister in a phone call from jail that he couldn’t have stopped his family from being slain — because he wasn’t around.

Dr. Ashish Jha warns that the U.S. could “see another 100,000 deaths by Inauguration Day.” Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont explains what he’s doing to control Covid.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said the recent coronavirus surge appears to be mostly related to cases in the workplace and as a result of private gatherings. Walsh warned that Thanksgiving could be another super spreader if people don’t heed his advice.