All articles tagged with #connecticut
No. 7 Connecticut and No. 3 Michigan State meet in the NCAA East Regional semifinal in Washington, D.C., with UConn a 2-point favorite. The piece covers MSU’s defensive identity and rebounding edge, UConn’s dynamic offense, injury notes for Huskies forward Jaylin Stewart, coaching matchups, and historical context, concluding with a projected 74-70 UConn win in a tight, high-impact game.
As gas prices spike amid Middle East tensions, states are reluctant to repeat gas-tax holidays seen in 2022. Only Connecticut has pitched a short-term, one-month suspension; New York and Georgia have given lukewarm responses. Savings from such holidays typically don’t reach drivers in full, and budget shortfalls plus ongoing supply constraints—exacerbated by the Strait of Hormuz disruption—make broad relief unlikely this year.
With Selection Sunday near, USA TODAY's bracketology updates Florida to the No. 1 seed, replacing Connecticut which likely drops to No. 2 after a late-season loss. The defending national champions have won 11 straight to claim the SEC title, aiding Florida's top-seed bid, while Indiana remains the last at-large despite a thin Quad 1 resume. The bubble stays chaotic as conference tournaments decide bids; Cincinnati, West Virginia and Auburn are in the mix, and eight teams have already clinched bids across various conferences.
Police released dashcam and bodycam video showing former WWE chief Vince McMahon driving a 2024 Bentley Continental GT at more than 100 mph on the Merritt Parkway in Westport, Connecticut, before rear‑ending a BMW and skidding into a guardrail. He was cited for reckless driving and following too closely and later entered a pretrial probation program that will erase the charges next October if completed, along with a $1,000 charitable donation. McMahon told investigators he was on his granddaughter’s birthday errand, and no one was seriously injured in the July 24, 2025 crash.
Connecticut State Police released bodycam footage from a July 2025 crash in Westport involving former WWE chairman Vince McMahon. The video shows him speeding in a Bentley, rear-ending a car and hitting a guardrail, with an officer questioning possible impairment. McMahon acknowledges the car was too fast and says he hadn’t driven it in some time, later expressing relief that no one was injured.
College basketball betting analyst Josh Appelbaum highlights where sharp money is leaning for Friday’s CBB slate, pointing to Murray State-Southern Illinois and Connecticut-St. John’s as the two biggest bets in the latest betting splits and outlining potential value for bettors.
Santander Bank will acquire Webster Financial Corp., the parent company of Webster Bank, in a $12.3 billion deal that would create a larger, regional lender with a broader U.S. footprint; the agreement is contingent on regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, with completion expected after clearance from authorities.
On his first day plowing for a Connecticut company, 46-year-old Mark Keene allegedly used three bumps of cocaine before his snow-plow crashed into a porch, crossed a yard, and rammed a garage in Fairfield. Police found him with slurred speech and foam at the mouth; Narcan was administered, and toxicology later showed cocaine, benzodiazepines and cannabinoids. Keene turned himself in Jan. 8 on charges of reckless driving and operating under the influence, with a Feb. 25 court date.
Connecticut’s Department of Public Health endorsed the American Academy of Pediatrics’ 2026 immunization schedule for children and teens and said the state will not adopt the CDC’s recent reductions in universal vaccines, maintaining policies guided by evidence-based research to support health and simplify decision-making for families and clinicians.
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont declared a state of emergency and issued a ban on commercial vehicles on all limited-access highways starting at 12:00 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, to curb dangerous travel ahead of a major winter storm. The ban excludes emergency, utility, and essential-service vehicles. Residents are urged to shelter in place through the storm, which is expected to linger into Monday; officials will announce when the restriction can be lifted.
Larry Pemberton Jr., of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation, won Connecticut’s 139th House District in a special election, becoming the first publicly recognized CT tribal member elected to the General Assembly. He led with about 64% in Ledyard, Montville and Norwich, defeating Republican Brandon Sabbag (28%) and write-in Mark Adams (7%) as turnout reached about 20%. The victory keeps Democrats’ 102-49 supermajority intact. Sabbag’s campaign faced a criminal-record disclosure, and Adams is pursuing a ballot-access lawsuit that could force a new election if successful.
Voters in Connecticut’s 139th House District are voting in a winter special election to fill the seat left by the late Rep. Kevin Ryan. The contest could produce CT’s first tribal member in the General Assembly or the district's first Republican in decades. Democratic nominee Larry Pemberton Jr., an Eastern Pequot member, faces Republican Brandon Sabbag, a businessman who has homelessness history and a 2018 criminal record; a third candidate, Mark Adams, is suing to be on the ballot as a write-in after an Independent Party nomination dispute. A judge’s ruling in Adams’s favor could trigger a redo. Early turnout favored Democrats; endorsements and intra-party tensions could influence this 10-month term before the seat is on the ballot again for a full two-year term, potentially prompting a summer primary.
Connecticut has the highest kindergarten MMR vaccination rate in the U.S. at 98.2%, surpassing the herd immunity threshold, with overall vaccination rates increasing since 2020. Despite high vaccination coverage, some schools still fall below herd immunity levels, and flu vaccination rates are declining amid rising flu cases. The state eliminated religious exemptions in 2021, allowing only medical exemptions.
Experts warn about Candida auris, a multi-drug resistant fungus detected in Connecticut, which poses a significant threat in healthcare settings due to its resistance to treatment, ability to spread rapidly, and difficulty in detection, primarily affecting immunocompromised patients in hospitals and nursing homes.
A Powerball ticket sold in Connecticut won $150,000 by matching four white balls and the Powerball with the Power Play option, while no jackpot winner was announced, increasing the jackpot to $1.6 billion for Monday.