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  • Saturday's temperature map of Connecticut
    Weather
    Expected record heat falls short on Saturday
    The National Weather Service put a heat advisory into effect in much of the state at noon Saturday
    By Ben Lambert
  • BUFFALO, NEW YORK - MAY 20: A person observes a memorial for the shooting victims outside of Tops grocery store on May 20, 2022 in Buffalo, New York. 18-year-old Payton Gendron is accused of the mass shooting that killed 10 people at the Tops grocery store on the east side of Buffalo on May 14th and is being investigated as a hate crime. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    News
    Latest mass shootings prompt fear, frustration
  • Greenwich Library, at 101 W. Putnam Ave, will be open as a cooling center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
    News
    CT municipalities open cooling centers in anticipation of 90...
  • Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, center, and U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, tour the Center for Clean Energy Engineering lab at the University of Connecticut in Storrs on Friday, May 20, 2022.
    Hartford
    U.S. energy secretary promotes energy independence in CT tour
  • The hearse carrying James McGrath arrives at Saint Theresa Church, in Trumbull, Conn. May 20, 2022.
    News
    ‘It makes no sense:’ Hundreds mourn Shelton teen James McGrath
  • This 1997 image provided by the CDC during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire, and depicts the dorsal surfaces of the hands of a monkeypox case patient, who was displaying the appearance of the characteristic rash during its recuperative stage. As more cases of monkeypox are detected in Europe and North America in 2022, some scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks in Africa say they are baffled by the unusual disease's spread in developed countries. (CDC via AP)
    News
    What to know about monkeypox with a case over CT border in Mass.
  • Danbury officials distributed masks to small businesses on Friday morning. Business with 50 employees or less could apply for up to two masks per employee. Friday, April 8, 2020, at City Hall, Danbury, Conn.
    News
    Masks encouraged for state employees due to COVID rates
  • News
    How to apply for CT $250-per-child tax rebate
    The Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford, Conn. Monday, June 3, 2013. Eligible families for the tax credit must apply with the Department of Revenue Services between June 1 and July 31 to receive the rebate of $250 per child for a maximum of three children. By Julia Bergman
  • Health
    Almost as contagious as measles: COVID spawns worrisome mutations
    A 5-year-old child receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for 5-11 year old kids at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn., on Nov. 2, 2021. The relentless evolution of the coronavirus seems to be speeding up in recent months, as omicron’s children and grandchildren fuel new surges around the globe. The virus is now nearly as infectious as measles. By Erin Allday
  • Weather
    NWS: Record-high temperatures could be set this weekend in CT
    Waterfront residences in Milford, Conn., on a hot summer day in June 2021. The city is undertaking a revaluation of its real estate in 2021, with Connecticut seeing big swings in last year’s grand list totals from a 23 percent increase in Bridgeport to a 5 percent drop in Westport. A heat advisory has been issued for nearly all of Connecticut on Saturday when temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s. By Peter Yankowski
  • News
    How the Newtown bear cubs will be trained to return to the wild
    The cubs of the black bear killed in Newtown on May 12, 2022 have been sent to Kilham Bear Center, a licensed wildlife rehabilitation facility in Lyme, N.H. The cubs from Newtown will have 11 acres at the Kilhman Bear Center to learn the skills they’ll need to survive on their own. By Julia Perkins
  • News
    Why COVID might stick around for the summer in Connecticut
    People walk past a Covid testing site on May 17, 2022, in New York City. New York’s health commissioner, Dr. Ashwin Vasan, has moved from a "medium" COVID-19 alert level to a "high" alert level in all the five boroughs following a surge in cases. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/TNS) With new subvariants on the way, experts warn of an alarming possibility: COVID-19 might linger at relatively high levels, raising new questions about what it means to truly live with the disease. By Alex Putterman
Latest News
  • Shelton fire log: Crews answer calls on kitchen fire, vehicle in water...
  • Legislative update: Senate passes ban on workplace ‘captive...
  • Legislative update: privacy for state employees, property...
  • NWS: Freeze watch in place as temperature drops
  • Freezing temperatures expected Sunday night into Monday
  • Shelton FD: Three families displaced in Perry Avenue home blaze
  • Thunderstorm, hail warnings issued for parts of Connecticut
  • News
    Two more businesses move into downtown Shelton building
    Custom Sleep Technology co-owners Robert Zukowski, left, and John Vester invite the community to a grand opening celebration on May 20. Custom Sleep Technology and Whitney Cabinet Painting will host a joint ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the historic Conti building. By Brian Gioiele
  • News
    Shelton fire log: Crews respond to Pine Needle Drive blaze, accidents, brush fires
    Shelton Fire Department. Shelton firefighters responded to a minor Pine Needle Drive blaze as well as accidents and brush fires this past week.
  • News
    CT has 2nd highest rate of new COVID cases in the US
    Officials on Friday said Waterbury Public Schools will continue to require masks after March 1, 2022. The number of new cases per person over the previous seven days in Connecticut was the highest in the country on Monday and the second highest on both Tuesday and Wednesday, according to data The New York Times collects from state and local health... By Mary Katherine Wildeman
  • News
    CT COVID data shows more nursing home staff deaths than were reported
    Over the past seven days, the COVID positivity rate has risen to nearly 8 percent in Connecticut while hospitalizations has increased by 39 patients. A data revision shows four times the number of COVID deaths among nursing home workers than were originally reported. By Jordan Nathaniel Fenster
  • News
    For slain Fairfield Prep student, ‘it was always about the team’
    James McGrath Shelton resident James McGrath, 16, who was fatally stabbed at a house party, is being remembered as “always a positive, loving and caring person.” By Peter Yankowski
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  1. ‘It makes no sense:’ Hundreds mourn Shelton teen James McGrath
  2. Coleman Bros. Carnival returns to Shelton
  3. Torrington High School Athletic Hall of Fame to induct 26th class Sunday
  4. Staples named Shelton officer of the year, praises ‘team effort’
  5. James McGrath fatally stabbed after fight between students at rival CT schools, warrant states
  6. Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade returns with new starting point
  7. Shelton High announces high honor, honor rolls
  • News
    Warrant: CT teen fatally stabbed after fight between students
    The Superior Court in Derby, Conn. on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Milford resident Raul Valle was identified Thursday as the 16-year-old charged in the stabbing death of James McGrath at a party last weekend. By Ethan Fry and Peter Yankowski
  • Weather
    NWS: After today’s rain, extreme heat to hit CT this weekend
    Greenwich's Noah Bates, 8, jumps in the water at the Greenwich Pool in Byram Park in Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Temperatures are expected to soar past 90 degrees in northern Connecticut and reach the mid-80s along the coast on Saturday and Sunday, the weather service said. By Peter Yankowski
  • News
    Shelton High announces high honor, honor rolls
    Shelton High School, in Shelton, Conn. Nov. 15, 2021. Shelton High School has announced those students who made high honor and honor roll for the third marking period of the present school year.
  • News
    Teen, 16, charged in stabbing death of Fairfield Prep student
    James McGrath Police said the 16-year-old Milford resident was also charged with three counts of assault in the incident, which sent three other people to the hospital. By Peter Yankowski
  • Weather
    NWS: Wind, dry air increasing risk of fires in CT Wednesday
    File photo— A burnt area is backed by the still burning fast-moving brush fire behind it on Saturday afternoon along Beaver Bog Road, in New Fairfield. The fire grew from about 3 to 10 acres in just over an hour. The concern comes a week after a fire sparked by a downed power line burned more than 150 acres in Middletown, pulling in over 100 fire personnel from the surrounding area. By Peter Yankowski
  • News
    Shelton High students earn Weller scholarship awards
    Shelton High School, in Shelton, Conn. Nov. 15, 2021. Five Shelton High School students recently earned awards from The Weller Foundation, Inc.
  • News
    Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade returns with new starting point
    Doug Jennings of the Mattatuck Drum Band marches in the Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade on May 31 2021. The parade will step off on Cornell Street at 9 a.m., rain or shine, on Monday, May 30. By Brian Gioiele
  • News
    Lamont faces test to see CT can get on track to meet 2040...
    FILE - This photo from Aug. 15, 2016, shows offshore wind turbines near Block Island, R.I. Gov. Ned Lamont secured legislative approval for his plan to cut fossil fuels from grid by 2040, now he has to make sure the state is on track to meet is own lofty goals. By John Moritz
  • News
    Connecticut’s ‘Kid Governor’ program launches in Oklahoma
    Past and present Kid Governor's of Connecticut and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz  Connecticut elected its latest “Kid Governor,” Makhi Ettienne-Modeste, in November 2021. Now the program is expanding to Oklahoma, the fourth state to adopt the program. By Jailene Cuevas
  • Weather
    CT weather headed for summer-like temps this week
    Cyclists go for a ride along the Tod's Driftway loop on a sunny day at Greenwich Point Park in Old Greenwich, Conn. The state should see some sun after Monday’s thunderstorms, with more rain ahead during this week, according to the National Weather Service. By Peter Yankowski
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