Matt McFarland

Swimming was prohibited at several state beaches for a second consecutive day Thursday due to high bacteria levels in the water, officials said.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - A $300 million bus rapid transit project in downtown New Haven would eliminate dozens of on-street parking spots along Elm Street, and some business owners are already raising concerns.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Soccer fans gathered at Pitkin Plaza in downtown New Haven Tuesday for a World Cup watch party, with the tournament now down to four teams and summer temperatures soaring into the 90s.

MADISON, Conn. (WFSB) - Campers at Hammonasset Beach State Park are dealing with a second straight day of unhealthy air quality as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to move through the region.

Three people had to be rescued Sunday afternoon after becoming stranded on rocks off Bradley Point along the West Haven shoreline, according to the West Shore Fire Department.

NEW HAVEN, CT. (WFSB) - A 24-year-old New Haven Parking Authority security guard is being recognized by the city after talking a woman down from the ledge of a parking garage.

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - West Haven crews have spent the past two days restoring city beaches after Tuesday's rain eroded large sections of sand, exposed pipes and forced the closure of Lake Street Beach.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Connecticut broke ground Monday on the first phase of a billion-dollar-plus project to modernize the New Haven Line, with the goal of cutting approximately 25 minutes off the trip between New Haven and New York City by 2035.

The City of West Haven is preparing for another round of possible flash flooding.

OXFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Three large trees came down on a Punkrup Road home in Oxford during Wednesday's storm, leaving the homeowner facing a full rebuild just as a nearby business finished its own recovery from flooding two years ago.