Len Besthoff

Coverage by NBC Connecticut Investigates has helped prompt new legislation aimed at making Connecticut neighborhoods safer — and a little less cluttered — by speeding up the removal of double utility poles.

A former employee of a large Connecticut health provider claims the company sent him personal information on tens of thousands of its patients.

Many of Connecticut's most serious child abuse and neglect cases involved children whose families had previous contact with the Department of Children and Families, according to newly released state data analyzed by NBC Connecticut Investigates.

Many of Connecticut’s most serious child abuse and neglect cases involved children whose families had previous contact with the Department of Children and Families, according to newly released state data analyzed by NBC Connecticut Investigates. The records, which cover nearly 80 child fatalities and near-fatalities from January 2025 through May 2026, show DCF determined its prior case history with the…

Hartford has received a federal subpoena tied to a grand jury investigation involving former city treasurer Carmen Sierra.

State auditors are raising concerns about several issues involving the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, including a more than $1 million overpayment, a data breach, and questions about an employee’s conduct. This was all found in auditors’ “monthly loss report” for July 2026. DCF said it discovered the overpayment while correcting an earlier payment problem. According to the agency,…

A Connecticut manufacturing company that has operated for more than a century has closed its doors, with its longtime owner citing soaring business expenses and tariffs as key reasons for the decision.

The town of Somers is facing controversy over an assistant high school principal's views on issues including homosexuality and people with special needs.

NBC Connecticut Investigates broke the story more than a decade ago about a mineral used in hundreds of Connecticut basements that causes the concrete to crack and expand, leaving homes dangerous and degraded.

Child advocates called for more transparency in Connecticut's Department of Children and Families budget process, saying they could not determine whether the agency had enough funding without earlier access to its proposals.