Connecticut-based Americares response team to help with Texas flooding relief

The emergency response team will head to Kerrville, Texas to assist with both medical and mental health needs. STAMFORD, Conn. — Connecticut-based Americares, a global nonprofit organization, is deploying an emergency response team to help Central Texas …

Video shows Connecticut pastor fight back during carjacking in Baltimore

Video obtained by WJZ shows a pastor from a Connecticut church fighting back as he was carjacked at gunpoint while visiting Baltimore on June 29. Pastor Kenneth Moales Jr., who serves as the Bishop-Elect for the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bridgeport, …

What’s wrong with the Connecticut Sun amid historically-bad start to 2025 season

UNCASVILLE — After the Connecticut Sun suffered their 10th loss in a row to the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday night, head coach Rachid Meziane spent most of his postgame press conference trying to find the positives in his team’s 86-68 defeat. The Sun were …

Video shows Connecticut pastor protect himself during Baltimore carjacking

Connecticut Budget Bill Includes Notable Changes to CON Laws

On June 30, 2025 Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill implementing the state budget through June 30, 2027, Public Act No. 25-168 (PA-168).  PA-168, among other things, contains changes to the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) program. Termination …

Connecticut Expands Vision For Equity And Opportunity Across State Agencies

Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz speaks during the Governor’s Council on Women and Girls full council meeting at the Legislative Office Building on July 1, 2025. DCF Commissioner Jodi Hill-Lilly is shown at left. Credit: Mia Palazzo / CTNewsJunkie HARTFORD, CT …

STORM WATCH: Severe thunderstorm watch in Connecticut

Heat Advisory 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Flood Watch 2 p.m. until 9 a.m. Wednesday FORECAST: It’s going to be a steamy stretch of summer weather this week, with high humidity sticking around for the next several days. Expect on-and-off rain, and at times, some …

Flash flood watch issued for all of Connecticut. Here's how much rain to expect today

Showers and thunderstorms are expected late this afternoon and into the evening, dropping as much as 1 to 2 inches of rain an hour, according to AccuWeather. A flash flood watch was issued early Tuesday morning to go in effect from 2 p.m. today into late …

Connecticut faces Seattle, seeks to stop 10-game skid

Seattle Storm (12-7, 8-5 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (2-16, 2-6 Eastern Conference) Uncasville, Connecticut; Wednesday, 11 a.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Connecticut Sun looks to end its 10-game skid when the Sun take on Seattle Storm. The Sun have gone …

Connecticut family cat found lost lottery ticket worth $150K

WALLINGFORD, Connecticut -- A Connecticut man's lottery ticket was found by his cat weeks after he lost it, and to his surprise, it was worth $150,000. On Friday, June 13, Russell Ruff, a school bus driver in Somers, Connecticut purchased a Powerball …