Kevin Gaiss is a reporter with NBC Connecticut. You can watch him weekdays during the 4 pm, 5 pm and 6 pm newscasts. Before joining the NBC Connecticut team, he was a reporter and fill-in anchor at WCAX in Burlington, Vermont, from 2020 to 2023.
Kevin was born and raised here in Connecticut before attending Springfield College in Massachusetts.
When he’s not reporting, Kevin loves spending time outside running, hiking, and biking with family and friends.
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Multi-town traffic enforcement spreads holiday cheer, offers reminders about safety
Drivers along Route 80 were given a message about holiday safety and a little gift from local police Thursday. Police departments that make up the South Central Connecticut Traffic Unit banded together to lift spirits along with offering friendly warnings. “It’s been pretty funny a lot of people are pretty excited,” said Officer Tristin Goodwin, with the East Haven Police…
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Legislators seek to regulate insurance companies' ability to change policy
Following last week’s reversal of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield’s decision to cap anesthesia coverage at a time limit, some here in Connecticut are calling for changes in how insurance companies change coverage. Anthem had announced the new policy last month. They told patients that they were going to change how billed time is evaluated starting Feb. 1, 2025. The…
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Campaign PSAs offer window into realities of impaired driving
Trauma center staff speaking directly to you. PSAs from all of Connecticut’s healthcare networks are being rolled out, calling on the public to stay off the road impaired as we come to the end of another deadly year on the state’s roads. The campaign puts trauma professionals in the spotlight and with them, the harsh realities of caring for...
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Anthem says it won't implement policy limiting coverage of anesthesia in CT
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will not implement a policy to limit coverage of anesthesia, according to the state comptroller. The health insurance provider had said it would no longer pay for anesthesia care if a surgery or procedure went beyond a specific time limit for patients in Connecticut, New York and Missouri. Anthem had announced the new policy last…
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Road connecting Southbury and Woodbury set to reopen following August flooding
A main connection between Southbury and Woodbury is getting close to reopening. The road was heavily damaged back in August when devastating flooding ravaged the Naugatuck Valley. “Normally we would be going down it almost every day, a couple times a week,” Jason Oemcke said. Jason Oemcke said losing access to Transylvania Road between Woodbury and Southbury has been frustrating….
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State police investigate violent attack inside Litchfield restaurant
State police are investigating a scary assault caught on camera in Litchfield. The attack happened in the bar area of Bohemian Pizza and Tacos on Bantam Road on Nov. 23. In video obtained by NBC Connecticut, a masked person is seen entering the bar just before 2:30 a.m. and approaches the victim at the bar. As the attacker walks up…
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Honor Connor: Simsbury walk sparks important conversations around the holidays
A chance to bring people together the Saturday after Thanksgiving means everything to the Johnson family. It’s to honor their son, brother and friend, Connor Johnson, in a way that helps families connect and check in with one another. “My dream is millions of walkers on the Saturday after Thanksgiving,” Scott Johnson, executive director of the Honor Connor Walk...
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Thanksgiving tradition serves sailors away from home for the holiday
A Thanksgiving tradition hits 24 years in Groton. Hundreds of Submarine Base School students enjoyed a home cooked meal prepared by Navy Veterans. Some volunteers only know this style of thanksgiving, like Kenneth Beghul, who we met keeping time as the deep friers ripped through turkeys in prep for the sailor’s arrival. “I was a kid so they were like,…
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Small business pitch made in New Haven ahead of holiday shopping season
Small Business Saturday is on the horizon following Thanksgiving and reminders are pouring in to support local businesses around Connecticut. New Haven held a small business event reminding people there are thriving local shops around the city that would love business headed into the holidays. According to local officials, the numbers indicate for every dollar spent locally, 67 cents stay…
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New tech catches ‘Moodus noises' in the act as area feels 2.3 magnitude earthquake
The Moodus section of East Haddam experienced a magnitude 2.3 earthquake Wednesday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It was about two kilometers away from the center of Moodus and about 2.5 kilometers in depth. While Connecticut has seen its fair share of noticeable earthquakes so far this year, for many in Moodus and East Haddam, they are…
