Pandemic may lead to long-term changes in Connecticut school calendar

Connecticut officials say the impact of the pandemic on students and their families could lead to long-term changes in how the school day and school year look in the state

Rhode Island will offer free rides to vaccination sites

Rhode Island is opening up coronavirus vaccine eligibility to all people age 16 and older starting Monday, and to make it easier for people to get to a vaccination site, the state will provide free transportation

Connecticut continues to adjust to Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause

A FEMA mobile vaccination van and the state’s vans will switch to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and will return to sites three or four weeks after administering first doses to give second doses, officials say.

After months on lam, slaughterhouse escapee beefalo caught

Police in Connecticut say an 800- to 900-pound beefalo that has been roaming the woods in western Connecticut since it escaped on its way to a slaughterhouse more than 250 days ago has been captured

Black leaders call for more anti-violence aid after killings

Black lawmakers and community group leaders in Connecticut are calling for more federal and state aid for chronically underfunded anti-violence programs in Connecticut’s cities

Strikes possible at more than 50 Connecticut nursing homes this spring

Battered by the coronavirus pandemic, low-paid workers and cash-strapped homes ask state for help.

Connecticut man found dead after standoff in Branford

Police and witnesses say a man has fired numerous gunshots from a Connecticut building as police surround the property and try to get him to surrender

Connecticut reckons with pause in administering Johnson & Johnson vaccine

The state has had to change its vaccination clinic plans, especially regarding mobile vans, and local health districts and pharmacies are shifting to using Moderna and Pfizer vaccines only for the time being.

NYC opens dedicated vaccine site for TV, film, theater workers

New York City on Monday opened a dedicated vaccination site in Times Square for film, television and theater workers as the city seeks to jumpstart New York's all-important arts and entertainment industry.

Former Bridgeport police chief gets 1 year in prison for hiring scandal

The former police chief of Connecticut’s largest city has been sentenced to one year in prison for rigging the hiring process that led to his appointment in 2018

Rhode Island expands vaccine eligibility to 40 and older

Rhode Island has expanded coronavirus vaccine eligibility to anyone age 40 and older who lives, works or goes to school in the state

Connecticut issues COVID-19 guidelines for proms, graduations

High school proms and graduation ceremonies can take place in Connecticut this spring but should observe precautions to avoid becoming super-spreader events

Missing kayaker's body found in Middlebury pond

Rescue workers have recovered the body of a missing kayaker in Middlebury