There is a dam that’s been holding back water in Connecticut for more than 150 years and it needs some work for a number of reasons, according to the state and the agency that oversees the structure. ...

As a blizzard’s worth of snow melts into Lake Whitney, a 160-year-old dam is keeping Hamden and New Haven safe from flooding — and a host of politicians and Regional Water Authority employees are ...

HILL COUNTY — About 200 firefighters continued to battle a blaze Friday that destroyed at least six homes and left more than 500 acres of charred vegetation in its wake near the Lake Whitney Dam.

Authorities determined that nine homes and 25 other structures were destroyed in the fire that started about 3 p.m. Thursday near the Lake Whitney Dam, Hill County Emergency Management Coordinator Tom ...

As rain poured from the sky and Lake Whitney waters rushed to the falls, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal reflected on humanity’s dependence on clean water — and announced that $40 million of ...