More than 100 mosquitoes have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, in Connecticut this year, including one in South Windsor, the latest town touched by the virus.

EEE in Connecticut

A mosquito trapped at Burgess Road in South Windsor has tested positive for the EEE virus.

EEE is rare, but 30 percent of those who contract the disease die, and many others are left with brain damage, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Symptoms of EEE include headache, high fever, chills and vomiting. It may then progress with disorientation, seizures and coma. There is no specific treatment.

A resident of East Lyme has died of EEE this season. A second case has been confirmed in a resident of Old Lyme.

EEE has been detected in mosquitoes trapped in Chester, Groton, Haddam, Hampton, Killingworth, Ledyard, Madison, North Stonington, Plainfield, Shelton, South Windsor, Stonington and Voluntown. It has also been found in horses in Colchester, Columbia, Salem, Sterling and Voluntown.

West Nile Virus in Connecticut

The latest Mosquito Trapping and Testing Report also says 78 mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus.

West Nile is more common than EEE. According to the CDC, most people who are infected with West Nile do not experience any symptoms. Some people will experience symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, joint paints, vomiting, diarrhea, or rash. Most people with this type of West Nile will make a full recovery. 

A small percentage of patients can develop a more serious, possibly fatal, illness, health experts say.

West Nile has been detected in mosquitoes in Bridgeport, Chester, Darien, East Haven, Greenwich, Groton, Hartford, Manchester, Middlefield, Monroe, New Canaan, New Haven, Newington, North Haven, North Stonington, Norwalk, South Windsor, Stamford, Stonington, Voluntown, West Hartford, West Haven and Wethersfield, and a horse in Easton.

The state Department of Public Health urges residents to avoid outdoor activities from dusk to dawn, when mosquitoes are most active, and take measures to avoid mosquito bites. State officials said the mosquitoes that carry the viruses are active until the first heavy frost.

Southeastern Connecticut Water Authority customers in the Tower Division of Gales Ferry are asked not to drink the water after vandalism at one of the three pump houses serving water authority customers.

Police said they responded to the pump station at 17 East Drive in Gales Ferry on Monday and realized that the pump station building had been breached and there was vandalism to the station, including graffiti done with white spray paint.

SCWA said crews also found oil containers thrown into a retention pond.

“It doesn’t look like they touched any of the systems that operate the water systems. And those systems do have alarms. So if someone had tampered with them they would have gone off and we would have been alerted and those alarms never did go off," explained Josh Cansler, SCWA's general manager.

A statement on the SCWA website says it is shutting down the system until water tests are back. For now, they are operating with two other pump houses.

“As a further precaution the State Department of Health has requested we request customers do not drink the water until we receive verification that the samples are negative. Originally we posted a Boil Water Notice, but the State DPH has requested we take the extra precaution in case the system was somehow tampered with,” the Southeastern CT Water Authority posted.

Cansler said there is a long-range possibility that the oil could seep into nearby wells, so they will also be testing for that in the future.

SCWA said it is cooperating with the Ledyard Police and Federal Authorities to apprehend the perpetrators.

The following streets are served by the Tower Division/Gales Ferry:

• Bluebird Drive
• Bobwhite Trail
• Christy Hill Road
• Conrad Court
• Eagle Ridge Drive
• East Drive
• Friar Tuck Drive
• Heritage Drive
• Hillside Drive
• Holly Lane
• Hyde Park Road
• Kings Highway
• Kennedy Drive
• Lincoln Drive
• Laurel Leaf Drive
• Long Cove Road
• Lark Lane
• Little John Court
• Ledgewood Drive
• Maid Marion Drive
• Monticello Drive
• Mount Vernon Drive
• Nottingham Court
• Oakwood Drive
• Osprey Drive
• Partridge Hollow Road
• Parkwood Drive
• Pequot Drive
• Pheasant Run Drive
• Queen Eleanor Drive
• Quail Meadow Drive
• Robin Hood Drive
• Ramblewood Drive
• Summit Drive
• Sherwood Trace
• Terry Road
• Vinegar Hill Road
• Warbler Way
• Whippoorwill Drive
• West Drive
• Washington Drive
• Whalehead Road

Anyone with questions about the advisory should be call Southeastern Connecticut Water Authority at (860) 464-0232.

Anyone with information on the vandalism should call Ledyard Police at (860) 464-6400.

A school resource officer was fired after arresting two 6-year-old students last week, Orlando police said Monday.

Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón announced that school resource officer Dennis Turner was terminated as a result of arresting the two children without the approval of a commanding officer.

An investigation is still underway into the incident, NBC News reported.

Surrounded by 13 Newington High School students this morning, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal held an honest and open conversation about what he considers a very serious health threat facing young people - vaping.

“They are in very dangerous territory by beginning a lifetimes of addiction and disease involving vaping,” he said.

Blumenthal opened the conversation, educating the round table about the dangers of tobacco. He explained those marketing vape products are following familiar strategies.

“I view this vaping epidemic as part of big tobacco’s playbook, attempting to addict another generation to nicotine,” he said.

Recently the Connecticut Department of Public Health said vaping in high schools is becoming more prevalent. To curb that trend, understanding the issue from a teenager’s perspective is important.

“We’re living in it. Going to the bathroom we see it. Go to the park we see it. Go to fairs with our friends, we see it,” said Newington High School student Charles Connery.

Students voiced concern, saying the problem starts even before high school.

“Since seventh grade I saw it, starting in the bathrooms and during eighth grade it really blew up,” said Newington High School student Efrain Colon.

It was a full day of education for these students. In addition to the Blumenthal roundtable, all students attended a presentation given by Tricia Dahl, a senior research assistant at Yale, who is an expert on the effects of e-cigarettes and adolescent substance abuse.

“I think the opportunity we just gave our students to hear more about the facts than the myths Is really important,” added Principal Tara Tigno.

The conversation went both ways with students voicing their opinions on topics including flavors, addiction and age restrictions.

Students provided honest feedback. Some saying removing flavors would not solve the problem because the addiction is so strong. Others suggesting age limits would fail, because teens find ways around those.

“I think today really sharpened my understanding about the reasons that teens begin vaping,” said Blumenthal. “The adrenaline rush. The social pressure. The addiction. We’re dealing with a real monster.”

Newington High School will be taking this a step further. A parent night is scheduled October 3, in conjunction with the Newington Police Department and Human Services.

A staff member at Achievement First High School is on leave due to a police investigation, school officials confirmed Monday.

Achievement First spokesperson Amanda Pinto said school officials learned of a police investigation into one of their staffers Friday. That person was immediately placed on unpaid leave and will not be in the school building pending the outcome of the investigation.

Police and the Department of Children and Families are involved in the investigation. The school also launched its own internal investigation.

“Our top priority at Achievement First Hartford High is to provide all children with a safe, supportive environment in which they can thrive academically and socially. We take very seriously any event that impacts the safety of any of our students or families,” Pinto wrote.

No other details were immediately available.

Monday marked the first day of fall, but warm weather could delay peak foliage colors this year.

Temperatures reached the 90s in Connecticut Monday, and the warm weather is expected to stick around. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection projects peak leaf-peeping season to hit around October 5.

But because colder temperatures restrict water flow to leaves, which breaks down chlorophyll, the substance that keeps trees greesn, we may see a later pop of color.

Despite the delay, fall festivities like apple picking continue.

"We rolled out last weekend with macoun, it’s a local favorite. We have empire going this weekend and aside from macs, and gala and some of those varieties that people get in September,” explained Peter Rogers, co-president of Rogers Orchards in Southington.

Sunny days and cool nights are the optimal conditions for growing apples.

“I think it’s the trees sort of feel those lower temperatures at night, I think it’s a signal that fall is here,” Rogers said. “In late August we started getting temperatures that felt like fall, and that really finished up some of those varieties like macintosh, and macoun and honeycrisp.”

he warm weather doesn’t mean a bad year for leaf peeping – just a later one. The DEEP monitors conditions throughout the season, and changes its projections based on the weather.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Puerto Rico late Monday, rousing and scaring many from their sleep in the U.S. territory.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck 49 miles off the island's northwest coast at a shallow depth of 6 miles. Three aftershocks, of magnitude 4.7 and 4.6, hit within less than an hour in the same region at the same depth.

Kiara Hernández, spokeswoman for the island's Emergency Management Agency, told The Associated Press that there were no immediate reports of damage and that there was no risk of tsunami.

She said emergency management officials were already on alert for the approaching Tropical Depression Karen and communicated quickly with mayors and others across the island to check on any damage.

The National Guard also had been activated for the storm, and schools and government offices remained closed as heavy rains were forecast for Puerto Rico on Tuesday, with warnings of possible flooding and landslides.

Hernández said crews would be inspecting buildings to ensure their safety.

"We will know this information little by little," she said.

The quake was felt across Puerto Rico and was the strongest to hit the island in recent years. While Puerto Rico experiences very small earthquakes on a daily basis that no one feels, seismologists have said it's rare for bigger ones to strike the island.

Yahaida Zabala, a 46-year-old San Juan resident, was asleep when she felt her building sway Monday around 11:23 p.m.

"I rushed into my son's room," she said. "He was sitting like he was paralyzed."

They ran down the stairs of their building and stood outside with a small group of people awaiting aftershocks.

The last strong quake to shake the island in recent years occurred in January 2014, when a magnitude-6.4 tremor struck after midnight just north of the island's north coast at a depth of 17 miles. Authorities reported broken windows, a busted water line and cracked floors and walls, along with some power outages. Some 70 aftershocks were reported afterward, with at least three of a magnitude 3.5 or greater.

The most damaging earthquake to hit Puerto Rico in recent history occurred in October 1918, when a magnitude-7.3 quake struck near the island's northwest coast, causing a tsunami and killing 116 people.

An East Hampton brewery is banning kids and pets.

Fat Orange Cat Brew Co. announced Monday that starting September 28, children and pets should stay at home. The facility is going 21 and over.

A post on the brewery’s Facebook page said they made the decision for safety reasons.

The majority of the brewery's seating is outdoors and there is a pen with goats and chickens on the property.

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A crash has closed part of Route 4 in Farmington on Tuesday morning.

The two right lanes of Route 4 eastbound are closed at Route 4 and Route 177 after a crash around 4:11 a.m.

The crash involved one vehicle, according to state Department of Transportation officials.

A photo from the scene shows traffic lights down in the middle of the road.

There's no word if anyone was injured in the crash.

Officials do not have an estimate for when Route 4 will fully reopen.

An East Lyme woman who survived a terrifying act of domestic violence is sharing her story, knowing she is one of the lucky ones, and also knows her story may help someone else.

Nancy Tyler finds peace in the gentle breeze and sounds of nature from the porch of her East Lyme home. It’s a far cry from where she’s been.

"It was extremely terrifying. It was a take your breath away, heart pounding, just breathe, just breathe kind of day,” Tyler said.

The mother of two endured years of domestic abuse.

"I started to admit to myself that this could not go on the first time he put his hands on my neck and tried to strangle me,” she said.

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It all came to a head on July 7, 2009, the final day of a bitter divorce. On that day, Tyler’s ex-husband abducted her at gunpoint.

"He directed me to drive to the home where we had lived together as a family ... so I did that,” Tyler said.

Once inside the home, Richard Shenkman called police. He warned them that he’d wired the house with 65 pounds of explosives.

"She has to die, she has to die right now,” Shenkman can be heard saying on 911 recordings.

"He let me call them, call my children and say goodbye to them,” Tyler said. She said she believed she was going to die that day.

“I prayed a lot that day," she said.

She relied on her faith as the SWAT team moved in.

"He said over and over again, 'this only ends one way,'" she said.

Tyler was held hostage for an extricating 12 hours.

"He became crazed, yelling, screaming, heavy breathing- angry. very angry,” she said. “At one point, he did shoot the gun at the wall.”

"The adrenaline was running so high in me, I could barely breathe," she said.

Tyler said it didn’t seem like anything would be enough to make him give up or let her go. Then, she saw her chance.

"Something she said prompted him to run upstairs. And I knew at that point, this was it, this was my last chance," Tyler said.

"He had handcuffed me to a screw in the wall and I was able to unscrew it and I ran,” she recalled.

"Thinking about 'Do I open the door? Do I not open the door? Is it really wired for explosives? Is he this crazy?'," Tyler said.

"I didn't have any choice. It was a take a deep breath and open the door and run. And that's what I did," she said.

Tyler said the thought of her family gave her the strength to make the decision.

"It was fear, it was regret - thinking, am I leaving? Am I not going to see them again? Am I not going to see them grow up?," Tyler said.

She took her fate out of the hands of her abuser. She escaped, just moments before Shenkman burned the house to the ground. He made his own getaway, into the hands of police.

“There are a lot of women who don't get out. And I think about those women,” Tyler said.

Her terrifying ordeal was the culmination of nearly a decade of tumultuous marriage.

"I was a classic victim. Kept it all inside, tried to deal with it in the privacy of the home and didn't seek help,” she said.

"A lot of verbal abuse, a lot of emotional abuse, financial abuse. A lot of it just comes down to control."

It took years, but Tyler found a way to take back control of her life. Today she sits on the board of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV).

“We are the resource where victims, nearly 40,000 a year - reach out to at one of Connecticut’s 18 domestic violence organization sites for help,” explained Karen Jarmoc, president and CEO.

A decade ago, Tyler had no idea that kind of help was out there. Now, she’s making sure other victims do know they’re not alone.

"It's been a way to turn my terror, my tragedy - to the extent it was a tragedy - into something positive for somebody else, she said.

Tyler is surrounded by positivity these days. She calls her garden her sanctuary, a peaceful place that’s allowed her to move on from the past and embrace her future.

"I got out. Nobody died. My family is safe. My friends are safe So yes, I'm definitely one of the lucky ones,” she said.

Shenkman is currently serving 70 years in prison. Tyler is a lawyer who’s dedicated to helping CCADV get the work out about its services – and the need is great.

The group says on average, 12 domestic violence victims are killed in Connecticut every year. Research has found those victims haven’t reached out for help.

If you or someone you know might be the victim of abuse, or if you’re looking for more information on domestic violence resources, visit http://www.ctcadv.org/ or call the Connecticut Domestic Violence Hotline at 888-774-2900.

After starting fall with summer-like temperatures yesterday, more fall-like weather arrives today.

Showers and downpours moved through the state overnight, marking the first rain in eight days. We're still below the expected rainfall.

Over the past 90 days, Windsor Locks, where we keep records for the Hartford area, has seen 8.67 inches of rain. In that time frame, we should see 12.74 inches of rain.

In that same time period last year, we saw 20.72 inches of rain. Compared to normal and compared to last year, this year we are trending more dry.

Behind the rain is some cooler air.

Temperatures will climb from the 60s to the 70s this afternoon. It's still a little unseasonably warm, but much closer to normal than the 80s and 90s we saw yesterday.

We don't stay cooler for long. Temperatures will be back in the 80s by Thursday.

You can track the weather in your area anytime here.

Crews are investigating a fire at a home in Wolcott on Tuesday morning.

Firefighters were called to a home on Center Street around 5:20 a.m. Tuesday after getting a report of a fully involved house fire.

Fire officials said a neighbor woke up to sounds outside and when she looked out, she noticed the fire.

“I heard a beeping sound. Wasn’t sure what it was and got up and checked around and by the time I looked over this way the house was engulfed,” Sharon Skrip said.

Fire Chief Kyle Dunn said there were no hydrants close to the home and that created a challenge while they were trying to fight the fire.

"Water was a distance away. The hydrant was about 2,000 feet down the street so we did lay a line down the road about 2,000 feet," Dunn said.

Nobody was home at the time of the fire, firefighters added. Fire officials said work was being done on the residence.

Skrip said the house had been her cousin‘s for 60 years and the new homeowners were planning to move in this weekend.

There is no word on what started the fire. The local and state fire marshal will investigate.

Mutual aid to cover the rest of the town while firefighters battled the fire.

A home in Wallingford is heavily damaged after fire ripped through it Tuesday morning.

Firefighters were called to Twin Oak Farm Road around 8:30 a.m. after getting a report of fire on the exterior wall of a home.

As crews were heading to the home, firefighters said they could see a header, also known as a smoke column in the sky, coming from the home.

When crews arrived, fire officials said they reported heavily involved fire at a Cape Cod-style home with an attached two-car garage.

According to fire officials, they initially got reports of people inside the home, however, the severity of the fire did not allow anyone to do an interior search. There were also explosions coming from the home.

“We had initial reports of occupants inside but the severity of the fire did not allow us to make an interior search. We went defensive. We had three lines in operation. We had explosions coming from the building. We had a serious issue going on so we had to get a serious amount of water onto to the fire," said Wallingford Deputy Fire Chief Joe Czentnar.

Officials later said a family member who lives next door confirmed there was nobody in the home. There may be animals that were in there though, the family members added.

"The house when we got here was heavily involved. There's not much left of the house at this time," Czentnar added.

Twenty firefighters from Wallingford responded and mutual aid from Meriden was also called in.

The fire marshal's office and detectives from the police department are investigating the fire.

A 50-year-old mother of five from New Canaan has been missing for four months. Her estranged husband and his girlfriend have been arrested in connection to her disappearance and both pleaded not guilty.

Timeline of events in the investigation into the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos.

On Friday, May 24, Jennifer Dulos dropped her children off at the New Canaan Country School. After that, police said she missed multiple appointments before friends reported her missing around 7 p.m.

Later that day, officers said they found her abandoned black SUV on Lapham Road by Waveny Park.

By Wednesday, May 29, the search for the missing mother intensified at the popular park in New Canaan. That day, officers said they were treating this as a missing person case, while also launching a criminal investigation to determine if Jennifer had been the victim of foul play.

Jennifer's close friend and family spokesperson Carrie Luft spoke with NBC Connecticut and said, "The children are safe and they are doing well given the circumstances. They, of course, miss their mother incredibly."

On Thursday, May 30, six days after Jennifer vanished, police said the search expanded across the state line to a property in Pound Ridge, New York.

NBC Connecticut also obtained court documents from the divorce case of Jennifer and her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos.

In the initial 2017 affidavit, she wrote she was “terrified for (her) family’s safety” and said her “husband has a history of controlling, volatile and delusional behavior.”

But in a court filing from his attorney, Fotis denied those allegations. And the day before being served with divorce papers in June of 2017, he called 911 with his own concerns.

“I’m worried about my wife and kids because they left to go to New York and I haven’t been able to get in touch with them,” Fotis said in a 911 call.

Jennifer moved from their shared home in Farmington to New Canaan around the same time she filed for divorce.

On Friday, May 31, authorities put out a new missing person poster. Officers continued seeking tips from people driving by Waveny Park in New Canaan.

“If you happen to remember anything, just call our tip line. It’s all anonymous,” police said.

By Friday afternoon, state police confirmed the search for clues moved to multiple locations in Hartford including on Milford Street, Albany Avenue, Homestead Avenue and Sigourney Street.

Then on Saturday, June 1, New Canaan Police said they were securing search warrants in their criminal investigation.

On Sunday, June 2, New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski announced Fotis and Michelle Troconis had been arrested in Avon on Saturday night around 11 p.m.

Fotis and Troconis are each facing charges including tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and hindering prosecution in the first degree, according to authorities.

Both appeared in court on Monday, June 3 and bond was set at $500,000.  If they post bond, they will be subject to GPS monitoring and will be required to turn in their passports.

They have also been ordered to have no contact with each other, with Jennifer or her family.

Troconis has surrendered her passport and posted bond Monday. She was seen leaving court with a GPS monitoring device on her ankle.

On Tuesday, June 4, state police were at the Materials Innovation Recycling Authority (MIRA), a trash facility in Hartford, in connection with Jennifer's disappearance. A source with knowledge of the investigation told NBC Connecticut that state police contacted MIRA on Friday about a garbage truck that made a collection on Tuesday, May 28.

Also on Tuesday, Jennifer's mother, Gloria Farber, filed a motion in court for custody of the children. At a status hearing Wednesday, there were no changes made in custody. 

On Wednesday, June 5, police executed search warrants properties owned by Fotis, including his home on Jefferson Crossing in Farmington and a property at 61 Sturburdge Hill Road in New Canaan.

On Thursday, June 6, the attorney representing Fotis in the divorce and custody dispute filed a motion to withdraw from the case.

The motion, filed by attorney Micheal Rose, states that considerations other than compensation will prevent the firm from continuing to represent Fotis.

On that day, Michelle Troconis and her attorney met with investigators.

Officers said both the missing person and criminal investigations are active and dynamic.

As the criminal investigation progresses, authorities said additional criminal charges are expected.

Jennifer has not been located and the search for her is ongoing, police added.

On Friday, June 7, state police were back at Fotis's home on Jefferson Crossing in Farmington. NBC Connecticut crew saw a silver BMW matching the description of the one Troconis and her attorney were seen in at the home.

Also on Friday night, Fotis hired prominent lawyer Norm Pattis to handle his case.

On Saturday, June 8, troopers continued to search for evidence related to Jennifer's disappearance at MIRA in Hartford. A source tells NBC Connecticut that troopers are specifically looking for evidence that might have been picked up by a garbage truck and shredded inside the facility days after Jennifer disappeared.

Also on Saturday, an employee at MIRA told NBC Connecticut that some of the clues related to Jennifer's disappearance may have been burned before police had the chance to search the facility.

Fotis Dulos and Troconis appeared in court on Tuesday, June 11 and both entered not guilty pleas. Later in the day, Fotis Dulos walked out of court in an orange jumpsuit after posting bond. An NBC Connecticut crew witnessed Fotis return to his Jefferson Crossing neighborhood in Farmington. 

The same night, Jennifer Dulos' family released a new statement reminding the public not to lose sight of the "human cost" of the case, and asking anyone with information to contact investigators.

On Wednesday, June 12, police said the state police dive team is searching a body of water on Old Farms Road in Avon in connection with the investigation. New Canaan police said state police are still at MIRA in Hartford as they search for evidence related to the disappearance of Jennifer.

On Friday, June 14, police started searching a body of water at Fisher Meadows on Old Farm Road in Avon. They also continue to search at MIRA, the trash facility in Hartford.  

On Monday, June 24, state police ended their search at the MIRA trash facility in Hartford.

On Wednesdsay, June 26, Fotis Dulos appeared in court at a custody hearing for the children. The same day, he made his first public comments ina brief statement outside court.

On Friday, June 28, Michelle Troconis was granted permission to leave the state of Connecticut for a two-week period. A judge also ruled to keep in place a "no contact" order barring Fotis or any of his team from contacting Troconis.

On Tuesday, July 2, Fotis Dulos sat down for an exclusive interview with NBC where he maintained his innocence and said he never wished ill of his estranged wife.

On Wednesday, July 3, Connecticut State Police K9s and a dive team were involved in the search of MDC Reservoir #3 which is the large body of water that sits near the MDC water treatment facilities in West Hartford.

On Thursday, July 25, a court granted Jennifer's mother temporary custody of the couple's five children. She is seeking sole custody of her grandchildren.

On Wednesday, Sept. 4, Fotis Dulos was arrested by Connecticut State Police on additional hindering prosecution and tampering with evidence charges. He pleaded not guilty to the charges.

On Thursday, Sept.5, Michelle Troconis turned herself in to police on a new tampering with evidence charge. 

On Friday, Sept. 6, Fotis Dulos appeared at court for a civil trial.

According to court documents, Jennifer Dulos’ mother, Gloria Farber, alleges that Fotis failed to pay back the estate millions of dollars in loans he was given to back his construction company the Fore Group.

On Thursday, Sept. 12, state police were at West Hartford reservoir property to search for clues in the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos.

On Monday, Sept. 23, Fotis Dulos was in court about his GPS tracking device after probation officers raised an alarm, say he’s letting the battery get too low.  

The judge upheld the conditions of Dulos’ release on bond and left him with a warning that he could increase his bond or revoke it altogether if he doesn’t start property charging his GPS ankle bracelet.

Police Looking for Tips in Whereabouts of Jennifer Dulos

Police have set up a dedicated website for tips in the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos. Anyone with information that can help the investigation is asked to call police at 203-594-3544 or send an email to findjenniferdulos@newcanaanct.gov.

The Food and Drug Administration has once again expanded its recall of widely prescribed blood pressure drugs after trace amounts of a chemical linked to cancer was detected during testing.

The latest recall, announced Monday, targets five additional lots of the drug losartan sold by Torrent Pharmaceuticals. The lots include losartan potassium tablets and losartan potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets.

The affected batches are listed below. The products can be identified by checking the product name, manufacturer details and batch or lot number on the bottle containing these products:

• 13668-409-10 Losartan Potassium Tablets, USP 50mg, 1000 count. Batch number: 4DU2E009. Expiration date: 12/31/2020
• 13668-115-90 Losartan Potassium Tablets, USP 100mg, 90 count. Batch number: 4DU3E009. Expiration date: 12/31/2020
• 13668-115-10 Losartan Potassium Tablets, USP 100mg, 1000 count. Batch number: 4DU3E018. Expiration date: 02/28/2021
• 13668-116-90 Losartan Potassium/Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, USP 50mg/12.5mg, 90 count. Batch number: BEF7D051. Expiration date: 11/30/2020
• 13668-118-90 Losartan Potassium/Hydrochlorothiazide Tablets, USP 100mg/25mg, 90 count. Batch number: 4P04D007. Expiration date: 07/31/2020

The FDA said tests detected higher-than-acceptable level of N-Methylnitrosobutyric acid, or NDMA, a known carcinogen.

Losartan is a generic angiotensin II receptor blocker, or ARB, and is used to treat high blood pressure, left ventricle-heart conditions and nephropathy in Type 2 diabetic patients, among other conditions. Losartan potassium and hydrochlorothiazide tablets are also used to treat high blood pressure and heart issues

Over the last year, scores of batches of generic ARBs have been withdrawn from the market due to the presence of different potential contaminants. The latest recall is the fifth expansion by the FDA of Torrent's losartan.

Consumers taking the affected medication should speak with their doctors to discuss the recall before they stop taking the drug, or if they have experienced any adverse effects that may be related to the drug.

Anyone with questions about the latest recall or to report an adverse even related to the affected products may call Torrent Pharmaceuticals at 1-800-912-9561 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

A 30-year-old woman who had just gotten off a Connecticut transit bus was struck and killed by a driver who left the scene in Waterbury Monday night, according to police.

The woman was struck by a 2015 Honda Civic as she was crossing Stillson Road in Waterbury just before 8 p.m. Monday, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

As police were investigating, the Honda returned to the scene. They said Kristen Mulcahy, 32, was driving the vehicle.

At the time of the crash, police had been searching for the operator of a Honda who they said was involved in a domestic disturbance around 6:30 p.m. at a Waterbury home.

Police identified Mulcahy as the suspect in the domestic incident and said she is accused of assaulting two family members who sustained minor injuries.

Mulcahy, who was visibly upset, was transported to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation and she is in the hospital under police guard.

She was charged with two counts of breach of peace, two counts of assault of an elderly person in the third degree and criminal mischief in the third degree in connection to the domestic disturbance.

Once Mulcahy is released from the hospital she will be processed for the domestic incident charges and scheduled for arraignment, police said.

Police are investigating the fatal crash and no charges have been filed.

Witnesses are asked to call the Waterbury Accident Investigation Unit at (203) 346-3975.

A North Texas high school is mourning the sudden death of a 16-year-old football player who reportedly collapsed and died in his twin brother's arms while playing tag.

"Today our hearts are broken. Please keep the Fighting Farmer community in your prayers as we mourn the loss of a student athlete," the Lewisville High School football program tweeted Saturday.

Friends and family honored the sophomore student-athlete Sunday night.

Dozens gathered at Central Park in Lewisville for a balloon release in memory of Deshaud Williams.

Students carried red balloons and hugged Williams' twin brother and mother, Razel Sheppard.

"His heart couldn't take no more and he died in his brother's hands," Sheppard said through tears. "I appreciate everyone coming out here."

The teen was a defensive tackle on the Fighting Farmers' junior varsity football team.

His twin, Dashaud, said they had been running and playing tag in a Lewisville parking lot Friday night.

"We started jogging a little bit more and he was like, 'Da, I can’t breathe,'" Dashaud Williams said. "I was like, 'You good? Come on, we're going to get home.' And he was like, 'I can't breathe. I'm about to pass out.' And I ran to him and he fell to his knees and fell on his back."

Williams said he called 911 and was with his brother as an ambulance arrived.

The family said the student-athlete underwent a physical this school year which included a heart test.

Everything, they said, appeared normal.

"Yes, a big mystery," Sheppard said. "He's never been sick. He was a healthy all-around kid. Hopefully (we'll) get answers."

While some answers are hard to come, what is clear is that No. 77 was loved.

"He would motivate you," said friend Darren Johnson, 17. "When he was tired, we would pick him up. When we were tired, he would pick us up. There was no better friend you could have."

Sunday night, it was their turn to lift Williams up in prayer.

"He'll always be in our hearts," Johnson said.

While Williams' family suspected he may have suffered cardiac arrest, the official cause and manner of death was pending an autopsy.

Williams is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. His family would like to take his remains back to Ohio.

If you would like to help the Williams family, click here.

The first three Democratic debates of the 2020 presidential election are in the bag and the fourth takes place Oct. 15 (perhaps a second night on Oct. 16, too). Some new information has also trickled out about the fifth debate. 

When and How to Watch the 2020 Democratic Presidential Debates

The Democratic National Committee has approved up to 12 debates, with six scheduled for 2019 and six more set for 2020. 

The New York Times and CNN will co-host the fourth presidential debate in Westerville, Ohio, at Otterbein University on Oct. 15 and possibly Oct. 16, depending on how many candidates qualify. This will be the second primary debate of the cycle hosted by CNN and the first for the Times in more than a decade, the newspaper reported.  

ABC News' hosted the third debate on Sept. 12 at Texas Southern University in Houston. The debate was harder to qualify for than the first two (more on that below), and that higher threshold combined with a winnowing candidate pool meant this was the first of the 2020 Democratic debates to feature all the highest polling candidates on stage at the same time.

CNN hosted its debate on July 30 and 31 from Detroit, Michigan. Qualifying rules were the same as for the first debate.

The first debate, sponsored by NBC News, MSNBC, and Telemundo, took place on June 26 and June 27 at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, Florida. Watch everything each candidate said on night one and night two. 

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The 10 Democrats Who Have Qualified for the Fourth Presidential Primary Debate in Ohio So Far Are

• Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
• Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey
• South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg
• Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont
• Former Vice President Joe Biden
• Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
• Sen. Kamala Harris of California
• Entrepreneur Andrew Yang
• Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke of Texas
• Former housing secretary Julián Castro
• Billionaire activist Tom Steyer

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard needs hit at least 2% support in two more qualifying polls to make the cut, while self-help author Marianne Williamson needs the hit that threshold in three more polls, the Times reported. Candidates have an Oct. 1 deadline to qualify, the Times reported. 

It's unclear how many qualifying candidates would trigger a return to a two-night debate format. 

The 10 Democrats Who Made the Third Presidential Primary Debate Lineup in Detroit Were

ABC News said the following podium order (left to right) was set by polling averages, with the highest polling candidates closest to the center of the debate stage:

• Sen. Klobuchar 
• Sen. Booker
• South Bend Mayor Buttigieg
• Sen. Sanders 
• Former Vice President Biden
• Sen. Warren
• Sen. Harris 
• Entrepreneur Yang
• Former Rep. O’Rourke
• Former HUD Secretary Castro

Here is a look at the top moments. 

The 20 Democrats Who Made the Second Presidential Primary Debate Lineup in Detroit Were

CNN held a live drawing on July 18 to determine the debate order for each night.

The first group of 10 on Tuesday, July 30, were:
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, Mayor Buttigieg, Rep. John Delaney of Maryland, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Sen. Klobuchar, former Rep. O’Rourke, Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, Sen. Sanders, Sen. Warren and Williamson, the author.

The second group of 10 on Wednesday, July 31, were:
Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, former Vice President Biden, Sen. Booker, former HUD Secretary Castro, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep. Gabbard, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Sen. Harris, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Yang.

Here are a few more things to know about the CNN debate.

• Night one included Sanders and Warren, who have each staked out aggressive, progressive policy positions. They did not go after each other as some predicted they might. 
• Night two featured a rematch of Harris and Biden. During the first debate, Harris went after Biden over his record on race, in a moment that led the news in the days afterward.
• Montana Gov. Steve Bullock made the debate stage for the first time, having secured his spot after Rep. Eric Swalwell of California exited the race.

The 20 Democrats Who Appeared in the First Presidential Primary Debate in Miami Were

The first group of 10 who appeared on Wednesday, June 26: Sen.Booker, Sen. Warren, former Rep. O’Rourke, Sen. Klobuchar, former Rep. Delaney, Rep. Gabbard, former HUD Secretary Castro, Rep. Ryan, New York City Mayor de Blasio and Washington Gov. Inslee.  

NBC News has a full transcript here.

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More coverage from night one: 

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The second group of 10 who appeared on Thursday, June 27: Sen. Harris, former Vice President Biden, South Bend Mayor Buttigieg, Sen. Sanders, Sen. Gillibrand, Sen. Bennet, Williamson, Rep. Swalwell, Yang and Gov. Hickenlooper of Colorado.

NBC News has a full transcript here.

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More coverage from night two:

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Three candidates who failed to make the cut for the first debate were Gov. Bullock, Rep. Moulton, and Miramar Mayor Messam. 

Here is more information about all the candidates.

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How Candidates Qualified for the First Two Democratic Presidential Primary Debates

In February, the DNC published specific debate guidelines spelling out what  candidates have to do to participate. 

Democratic candidates could qualify for the first and second debates by meeting one of the two following sets of criteria:

Criteria 1- Polling Method: Participants must register 1% or more support in three polls (which may be national polls, or polls in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and/or Nevada) publicly released between Jan. 1, 2019, and 14 days prior to the date of the debate. Qualifying polls will be limited to those sponsored by one or more of the following organizations/institutions: Associated Press, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Des Moines Register, Fox News, Las Vegas Review Journal, Monmouth University, NBC News, New York Times, National Public Radio (NPR), Quinnipiac University, Reuters, University of New Hampshire, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, Winthrop University. Any candidate’s three qualifying polls must be conducted by different organizations, or if by the same organization, must be in different geographical areas.

Criteria 2 - Grassroots Fundraising Method: Candidates may qualify for the debate by demonstrating that the campaign has received donations from at least (1) 65,000 unique donors; and (2) a minimum of 200 unique donors per state in at least 20 U.S. states.  

If more than 20 candidates had qualified, here is how a tiebreaker would have worked, according to NBC News. Candidates who met both the polling and fundraising criteria would get preference. If that still didn't winnow the field, then preference would go to candidates with the highest polling average.    

How Candidates Were Selected for the Third and Fourth Debates

For the third and fourth debates, the DNC essentially doubled the polling and fundraising thresholds set for the first two debates — and required candidates to meet both standards, instead of just one or the other, NBC News reported.

Candidates needed to register at least 2 percent in four major polls conducted this summer and receive donations from at least 130,000 individual donors, including at least 400 in 20 states.

Since only 10 candidates qualified for ABC News' debate under the new standards, they all appeared on stage together for one night. The fourth debate may return to the two-night format depending on how things shake out.  

How Candidates Will Qualify for the Fifth Debate

We still don't know the date, location, or news outlet(s) that will host the fifth debate in November. But we do know it will become a little tougher for candidates to qualify. 

Candidates must have 165,000 unique donors, with at least 600 of those each coming from at least 20 states. 

Poll requirements will inch up to 3% in at least four national or early state polls. Or, a candidate could hit 5% support in two early state polls. The change would reward a candidate's momentum in Iowa and New Hampshire, The Associated Press reported.

Who Will Moderate the 2020 Presidential Debates?

CNN anchors Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett will co-moderate the fourth debate with the Times' national editor, Marc Lacey.

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, David Muir and Linsey Davis and Univision's Jorge Ramos moderated the third debate.

CNN's Dana Bash, Don Lemon and Jake Tapper moderated the second debate on July 30 and 31, the network reported.

There were five moderators for the first debate: "TODAY" co-anchor and NBC News chief legal analyst Savannah Guthrie, "NBC Nightly News" and "Dateline" anchor Lester Holt, "Meet the Press" moderator and NBC News political director Chuck Todd, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and "Noticias Telemundo" and "NBC Nightly News Saturday" anchor José Diaz-Balart. 

Holt moderated for both hours. Guthrie and Diaz-Balart co-moderated for the first hour, while Todd and Maddow joined Holt for the second hour.

The DNC has said it will have at least one female and non-white moderator at each Democratic presidential debate.

"The DNC is committed to an inclusive and fair debate process," DNC senior adviser Mary Beth Cahill told Refinery29, which first reported the debates would have at least one female moderator. "That means that all 12 DNC sanctioned debates will feature a diverse group of moderators and panelists including women and people of color, ensuring that the conversations reflect the concerns of all Americans."

HuffPost later reported that the debates will also include at least one person of color as a moderator, who could also be the same person as the female moderator. 

Which 2020 Candidates Have Dropped Out of the Race So Far?

• Rep. Swalwell
• Former Sen. Mike Gravel
• Gov. Hickenlooper
• Gov. Inslee
• Rep. Moulton
• Sen. Gillibrand
• Mayor de Blasio

*Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz both considered running for president but decided against it.

South Windsor has joined the growing list of towns in Connecticut to have mosquitoes test positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE.

Michael Maniscalco, the town manager, said one mosquito carrying EEE was trapped on Burgess Road.

“One could mean that there’s another one out there and at the end of the day, it’s a safety issue for our residents so we are really taking it very seriously and taking measures to make sure that everybody stays safe,” said Maniscalco.

South Windsor announced that due to the positive EEE test in town, they will close all parks and outdoor town facilities, including playing fields, at 5:30 p.m. every night until the first hard frost of the season.

As a result, the South Windsor Soccer Club has canceled all practices until further notice, according to a post on its Facebook page.  Weekend games will be played as scheduled, but are not to go past 5:30 p.m.

EEE is rare, but 30 percent of those who contract the disease die and many others are left with brain damage, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Symptoms of EEE include headache, high fever, chills and vomiting. It may then progress with disorientation, seizures and coma. There is no specific treatment.

A resident of East Lyme has died of EEE this season. A second case has been confirmed in a resident of Old Lyme.

EEE has been detected in mosquitoes trapped in Chester, Groton, Haddam, Hampton, Killingworth, Ledyard, Madison, North Stonington, Plainfield, Shelton, South Windsor, Stonington and Voluntown. It has also been found in horses in Colchester, Columbia, Salem, Sterling and Voluntown.

In South Windsor, the town already sprayed for mosquitoes at Nevers Park and Rye Street Park. They are discussing if further pesticides should be applied.

Tablets called “dunks” are also being offered for free at the Town Manger’s office at Town Hall or at the Health Department. People can place them in standing bodies of water on their property to help reduce the number of mosquito larvae.

“Additionally, we’re also currently working with Parks and Rec to reduce their hours today so once it gets to dusk, they will be closing down a lot of their programs to get people inside and in a safer situation,” Maniscalco said.

Maniscalco recommends you monitor your property on a daily basis and dump out any water that collects and can attract mosquitoes.

The Ledge Light Health District has issued a public health alert after a skunk in Ledyard tested positive for rabies.

They are urging people not to feed or approach any wild or stray animals.

The skunk was from an area near Goulart Road, according to health officials. It is not clear when it was found. The positive rabies test came back on Tuesday.