More than 30,000 lost power across the state at one point during Sunday's winter storm and in its aftermath.About 7,500 Eversource customers and another 1,500 United Utilities customers were without power late Monday morning, Jan. 21. Most of the outages are in central and upstate Connecticut.Most of the outages in Fairfield County are in Newtown (545), followed by Brookfield ...

A new round of Arctic air will arrive after a midweek storm that will bring a chance of snow followed by steady rain to the region.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday,  Jan. 21, will be partly sunny, icy and frigid, with a high temperature in the lower teens and wind-chill values between -5 and -15 during the day. Winds of about 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph could cause ...

The complex storm system that is bringing more freezing rain and rain than snow to the area will bring a big change in the weather pattern.Areas north of I-287 and the Merritt Parkway are seeing an icy and slippery wintry mix on Sunday morning, Jan. 20. Significant snowfall totals of up to a foot are expected north of I-84.A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 p.m. Sunday for ...

The major, complex three-pronged storm that will bring a mix of snow and freezing rain followed by icy/slippery conditions is looking every bit as strong as expected as it gets set to arrive in the area on Saturday, Jan. 19.A total accumulation of between 3 to 7 inches of snowfall is expected for most of the region, with up to 12 inches farthest north. (See second image above.)Ice ...

A man on the tracks was struck by a Metro-North train on Saturday.The incident occurred in the vicinity of the White Plains station just before 7:30 a.m. Jan. 19, according to Metro-North.There were hour-long delays of about 15 minutes after the incident in which the man was hospitalized. The extent of the man's injuries has not yet been released.The incident is under ...

A man with warrants totaling $50,000 in three jurisdictions was caught in a stolen vehicle with apparent shoplifted items and drug paraphernalia in a stop on I-95 in Fairfield, police said.A K9 officer observed vehicle travel off of the Exit 25 northbound I-95 ramp on Saturday, Jan. 12 at around 6:30 p.m. and a DMV check revealed that the vehicle was stolen out of Bridgeport earlier in ...

Click here for an updated story: Get Set For Snow, Freezing Rain, Followed By Flash Freeze, IcingA major storm the National Weather Service describes as "multi-hazard" is closing in on this region and the entire Northeast.A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from noon Saturday, Jan. 19 until 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20 for areas north of I-287 and the Merritt Parkway. (Shown in pink in ...

Do you know them?A Fairfield County resident found the two dogs roaming in the southern Westchester County area. "Although these dogs most likely are from out of state, we are hoping the owner will see this post through social media," the Ridgefield Police Department said.The two dogs are:Chocolate Brown female chihuahua, no chip, no collar Salt and pepper wire haired ...

This story has been updated.A Hudson Valley woman has been identified as one of the four Americans killed in a suicide bombing in Syria on Wednesday, Jan. 16.Navy Chief Cryptologic Technician Shannon M. Kent, 35, who grew up in Pine Plains in Dutchess County, was a sailor assigned to Cryptologic Warfare Activity 66, based at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. Other victims identified ...

An overnight round of light snow resulted in a coating to up to an inch of accumulation on Friday morning.But that was just a very small taste of what's in store as a major storm the National Weather Service describes as "multi-hazard" comes this weekend. The storm's biggest threat will be ice, especially north of I-287 and the Merritt Parkway and just south of I-84, where a ...