'Halloween Fireball' To Blaze Through Connecticut Sky This October; Here's When You Can Watch It

Medicine & Technology Oct 01, 2023

Halloween fireballs are generally part of the annual Taurid meteor showers, which are linked to the small Encke comet. Read to learn more.

Rare 'Flesh-Eating' Bacterial Infection Claims Lives: Northeast Region on High Alert as Vibrio vulnificus Strikes

Aug 18, 2023

Health officials alert as the rare 'flesh-eating' bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, living in coastal waters claimed three lives in New York and Connecticut. Continue reading to learn more details.

3rd Powassan Virus Death This Year Reported in the Connecticut; How Can This Tick-Borne Disease be Prevented?

Jun 09, 2022

The Connecticut health department reported the death of a woman from Powassan virus, the third death in the state this year. Read to know more about the virus.

Giant Black Bear Seen Breaking Into 2 Vehicles in Connecticut, Leaving One Car Totally Damaged [WATCH]

May 03, 2022

A giant black bear was reported to be breaking into vehicles in Connecticut. Find out the damages the bear left in one of the automobiles it intruded on.

Powassan Virus Detected 2 Cases in Connecticut: POWV Symptoms and How to Prevent Tick-Borne Virus

Jun 15, 2021

The health department confirmed early today two cases of Powassan virus or POWV after Connecticut residents tested positive for the illness.

Legionella Bacteria Detected in Rocky Hill Nursing Home, Ordered to Stop Accepting New Residents

Apr 14, 2021

A Rocky Hil nursing home has been ordered to stop accepting new residents after the DPH discovered the facility was providing contaminated water to its residents that could cause Legionnaires' Disease.

Connecticut Public Health Officials Warn of Dangerous Bacteria Lurking in Salt, Brackish Waters

Sep 12, 2020

The Department of Public Health (DPH) in the state of Connecticut has issued a warning for dangerous bacteria in the shores of the Long Island Sound following an increase in infections, Saturday, September 12.

State Enforced Chemo Clears Cancer—But The Teen Is Still Angry

Mar 11, 2015

A 17-year-old girl who initially refused treatment for a highly curable cancer was forced by the state to undergo treatment after she and her mother refused. Now, thanks to the life-saving chemotherapy she received, the teenager is now in remission and has requested to return home. And while she may be eager to go home, she's still angry about the way her case publically transpired.