Connecticut

A destructive social media challenge is quickly growing in popularity with more than 94,000 videos posted in Connecticut in the last few months, Sen. Richard Blumenthal said.

It is beginning to look like autumn as the leaves start their changeover to the brilliant colors New England proudly displays to tourists everywhere.

Connecticut and a handful of other states have recently decided to mandate students be taught about Native American culture and history

Part of Boston’s medical community was mourning Friday after a married couple — both doctors with local ties — were identified as two of the people who died when a small jet crashed in Connecticut Thursday. Courtney Haviland, 33, and William Shrauner, 31, left behind a young son and were expecting another baby, according to authorities and their family.  “They just...

A married couple, both doctors in Boston who were expecting a baby, died when a small plane crashed in Connecticut Thursday.

Enjoy the sun while it’s still shining, because this winter may be very cold, at least according to a new forecast from the Old Farmer’s Almanac. The latest edition of the 230-year-old reference guide predicts an extra-cold winter for the United States this winter, the almanac announced this week in a news release titled, “Season of Shivers!” For eastern...

Wednesday’s storm ultimately dumped over 9 inches of rain in parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and nearly as much on New York City’s Staten Island. From flooding along the Blackstone River to a road collapse in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, NBC10 Boston has team coverage on the aftermath of the storm.

The remnants of once-Hurricane Ida moved through Massachusetts Wednesday into Thursday, bringing gusting wind and flooding rains with it.

The remnants of Ida moved through New England overnight, delivering more than half a foot of rain in some areas. Though the region wasn’t as hard hit by flooding as New York and New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut all received significant amounts of rain. Data released by the National Weather Service shows unofficial rain totals from Ida...

A tornado was confirmed to have touched down on Cape Cod during the intense storm activity caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida as it moved through New England, federal weather experts announced Thursday. Six tornado warnings had been issued for the Cape and Islands late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning amid strong winds and flooding rains. The last…

Henri approached New England over the weekend as a hurricane before turning back into a tropical storm and eventually a tropical depression, still delivering almost a half a foot of rain in some spots. Heavy rain continued to pour across the region Monday and will surely add to the final totals before Henri moves out over the Atlantic overnight. Here...

The worst weather is expected between 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday.

People across the Northeast have been watching the forecast for days, looking to get a sense of where the storm that is now Tropical Storm Henri would make landfall. Its track has shifted — earlier this week, the storm was taking aim at Cape Cod and Boston, and both places were preparing for first direct hit by a hurricane in…

Residents of several shoreline cities and towns are being told they have to evacuate their homes because of a hurricane warning that’s been issued ahead of the arrival of Henri. Henri has been downgraded from a Category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm as it continues its path towards Connecticut. A hurricane warning is in effect for New Haven, Middlesex, and...

Preparations for a storm grew more urgent Saturday as the newly upgraded Hurricane Henri closed in on New England. The storm’s latest track puts it on course to collide Sunday with a long stretch of coastline, with hurricane warnings extending from near the old whaling port of New Bedford, Massachusetts, across the luxurious oceanfront estates of New York’s Hamptons, to...

Henri was downgraded to a tropical storm ahead of its landfall Sunday in the Northeast. Here’s everything to know about this weekend’s weather that’s tropical in name, but far from its titular home: No. The National Hurricane Center downgraded it to a tropical storm early Sunday, and it was weakening as it made landfall in Rhode Island at midday. It’s all about...

Authorities in New Hampshire said a hiker died due to an unknown medical condition while hiking in the Mount Washington area. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said the 66-year-old man died while hiking up the Jewell Trail on Saturday. They said he was a resident of Naugatuck, Connecticut, and was hiking with his sons when he suddenly collapsed…

Connecticut has become the the latest state to mandate that workers in nursing homes be vaccinated against COVID-19. Gov. Ned Lamont on Friday directed an executive order that requires all employees of long-term care facilities to receive at least the first dose of a vaccine by Sept. 7. In a statement, he said it would “absolutely irresponsible” for staffers not…

One New England state is entirely within the zone where people are advised to wear masks indoors in public settings, while two more, including Massachusetts, are almost there.

Two months ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had lifted nearly all rules regarding masks. But on Tuesday, it changed course, recommending that they be worn indoors in parts of the country with high transmission rates, even for people who’ve been vaccinated. The CDC guidance that people wear masks in indoor public places applies in parts of...