No Relief From The Heat As Temps Hit Record Highs
It was another record-breaking scorcher on Saturday. Highs were at or near 100 degrees in New York City, a temperature not felt on July 23 in two decades.
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It was another record-breaking scorcher on Saturday. Highs were at or near 100 degrees in New York City, a temperature not felt on July 23 in two decades.
The heat wave is entering its sixth day of sweltering temperatures and stifling humidity and it's causing power outages across the Tri-state area.
A New Haven hospital has fired three workers and disciplined four others after a clinician took a photo of the gunshot wounds of a dead teen and shared it.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and state employee union leaders announced late Friday night they had reached a tentative agreement on a ``clarified'' labor savings and concessions deal.
While the all-time record of 106 degrees wasn't reached, residents in the Tri-State were left sweating it out as the mercury soared.
A heavy truck had struck and damaged the overhead power system near New Haven, Conn., leading Amtrak to suspend trains in both directions for more than three hours Friday.
Connecticut now has the distinction of having the highest gasoline tax in the lower 48 states - a whopping 70.3 cents for every gallon purchased.
The Pequot Library book sale is running through Tuesday in Southport.
Teterboro, N.J., reached 100 degrees and Central Park hit a high of 97. With the humidity factored in, the 97-degree temperature in Central Park actually felt like 109 degrees.
Lower natural gas prices are helping to reduce electricity bills, and Connecticut consumers are getting another break.
Coolness over nearly 400 acres of Seaside Park will be strickly a state of mind and attitude at a music festival in Bridgeport.
The next three days are expected to see temperatures in the middle to upper 90's. AccuWeather RealFeel temps could hit 105 to 110 degrees each afternoon.
State employee union leaders agreed to change their rules for ratifying a labor savings and concessions agreement, reviving hopes that thousands of layoffs and deep budget cuts can be stopped.
At issue is whether union bylaws can be changed and whether a new vote from state unions can head off massive layoffs in Connecticut at the direction of Governor Dan Malloy.
The middle of summer is when incidences of Lyme disease are at their height, says Senator Richard Blumenthal.
