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Firefighters say they'll quit if their temporary pay boost isn't made permanent

A temporary boost in pay for wildland firefighters is set to expire in October. Some say they'll quit if Congress doesn't act to make it permanent.

Kate Heichler, Executive Director of the Interfaith Council of Southwestern Connecticut along with Dr. Tommie Jackson, pastor at the Faith Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in Stamford talk with parishioners at the end of the "Pray for the Land" gathering at the church. Sunday, July 10, 2016.

Stamford city leaders promise thorough investigation into death of pastor struck by police officer

The death of the Rev. Tommie Jackson has not only caused heartbreak across the community but it also hits close to home for the police department. His widow, Dorye Jackson, is a Stamford police commissioner.

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are ticking up. But even if illnesses keep rising, it appears unlikely that they will hit previous summer peaks.

The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave

In July, coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and emergency room visits have inched up. Recent summers have seen a bump in COVID-19. This year's rise looks modest so far.

A pediatric neurosurgeon reflects on his intense job, and the post-Roe landscape

Jay Wellons has operated on kids' brains and spinal cords. He writes about the anguish of losing a patient and the exhilaration of saving a life in All That Moves Us. Originally broadcast July 2022.

A summer of extreme heat is raising alarms of health risks. Here, a child plays in a waterfall feature at Yards Park in Washington, D.C., on June 26.

Here's how you can help kids stay healthy if they play outside in a heat wave

Little kids are like a "small potato" whose core can heat up faster than an adult's, an expert tells NPR. Here are tips for helping children stay safe in extreme temperatures.

DeSantis expected on Cape Cod — 16 miles from site where migrants landed

The Republican will attend a lunch in Cotuit on Saturday to fundraise for his presidential bid. It's believed to be his first trip to the region since claiming responsibility for using migrants as political pawns and luring them onto flights with the false promise of jobs.

The Stone Academy campus in East Hartford now sits empty.

Former Stone Academy students updated on their academic futures

The State Department of Higher Education held a webinar Thursday providing an update on the course of action former Stone Academy students can take to continue their education.

The cast of <em>Ted Lasso</em> pose during the 73rd Emmy Awards in 2021.

The 75th Emmy Awards show has been postponed

The ceremony, scheduled for Sept. 18, has been cancelled due to the writers and actors' strikes. This year's nominees include Succession and Ted Lasso.

A sign on the Housatonic River in Lee, Massachusetts, advises against eating fish, frogs, turtles and ducks because they are contaminated with PCBs. The advisory is from the from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Federal appeals court rejects environmentalists' challenge to EPA's Housatonic cleanup plan

A federal appeals court this week ruled against a challenge brought by two environmental groups that challenged the EPA's plan to clean up the Housatonic River.

Gender rights activists demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Many of the bans states passed this year against gender-affirming health care for youth are in federal court and may be on their way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Can states' bans on transgender care hold up in court? We break down the arguments

The 20 gender-affirming care bans states have passed are undergoing intense legal scrutiny and testing federal courts in new ways, setting up battles that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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