Investigations

A troubling concussion seen by millions on a nationally televised NFL game Thursday night had people once again visiting the issue of concussions in youth sports. We’re talking about a play during Thursday Night Football where the Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a scary concussion. He has had a long history with this injury. In Connect...

A proposed shoreline project has created a lot of controversy and has become the subject of a series of meetings in Ledyard that are expected to be heavily attended. Developers have filed a proposal for an excavation in the Gales Ferry section of town – a short distance upriver from New London. They said it’s a win-win for the town,…...

A new study indicates the ease of access to sports gambling is harming the financial health of some consumers, including here in Connecticut. Legalized sports gambling was introduced after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2018, and debuted here three years ago. The data shows participants were more likely to file for bankruptcy, and had higher amou...

In 2023, “123456” is once again the top password used in the United States. In fact, across the globe, numerical sequences make up just under one third of all passwords. And hackers guessed these common passwords in under a second, according to Nordpass, the company that performed the study with independent researchers specializing in c...

Auditors found more than 20 deficiencies at our state Department of Correction (DOC) in a recently released report, and there appear to be some significant bookkeeping issues. Auditors reviewed DOC operations from 2021 and 2022. The agency supervised roughly 12,000 offenders during that period. But keeping tabs on a budget topping $650 million appe...

Barely used vehicles, officers on the clock from home and more can be found in an audit with some pointed criticism of a major state agency. The state auditors of public accounts had a lot of suggestions on how to tighten the bottom line at the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), a very large agency covering everything&#823...

An allegation of sexual abuse was made against a youth summer camp director in Tolland, and despite a confession, no charges were filed, but a state agency took action. According to documents obtained by NBC Connecticut through a public records request, the alleged incident involved a 12-year-old boy and a director at the Star Hill Family Athletic ...

You knew it had to happen at some point.  The spike in reckless driving in our state has started to hit people in their wallet when it comes to car insurance. In fact, rate comparison website Insurify predicted our state may see an average premium increase approaching 35% by the end of the year. This seemingly never-ending stretch of poor,&#82...

A Wolcott man plead guilty Monday to a felony charge in connection with the breach at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Richard Markey, 39, was arrested in July 2023. Federal officials said several U.S. Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department were at the “tunnel” leading to the lower west terrace exterior door after their positions were o...

Chances are you’ve heard about a major shock from electric rates in Connecticut.  In some cases, people have seen their bills go up by hundreds of dollars.  It has impacted Eversource customers the most, but those with United Illuminating are feeling it too.  NBC Connecticut Investigates looked at what is behind this rate hike. ...

Our state is on track to surpass the deadliest year on record when it comes to motorcycles. More than 36 riders have died since January according to an expert from UConn’s Transportation Safety Research Center. Eric Jackson, who studies traffic accident statistics with the Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center at UConn, told NBC Connect...

Dr. Henry Lee is considered a hometown hero to many in Connecticut. He’s been called the godfather of forensic science and has worked on notable cases here and around the country, including the woodchipper murder, the O.J. Simpson murder trial, and he investigated the murder of JonBenét Ramsey. But another case made headlines. Two Connecticut men w...