Due to an arctic blast hitting Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) has activated the state’s severe cold weather protocol for the first time this season from 3 p.m. Thursday through noon on Dec. 9.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — News 8’s Co-Chief Meteorologist Joe Furey visited sixth graders at the Edgewood School in New Haven on Monday. Furey spoke with students about the weather and showed them the ...