Kevin Gaiss is a reporter with NBC Connecticut. You can watch him weekdays during the 4 pm, 5 pm and 6 pm newscasts. Before joining the NBC Connecticut team, he was a reporter and fill-in anchor at WCAX in Burlington, Vermont, from 2020 to 2023.
Kevin was born and raised here in Connecticut before attending Springfield College in Massachusetts.
When he’s not reporting, Kevin loves spending time outside running, hiking, and biking with family and friends.
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Hartford police raise staffing concerns after 1 killed, 4 injured in weekend shooting
Hartford police are raising concerns about staffing and calling for more support from the city and state after a weekend shooting left one man dead and four other people injured. The shooting happened around 1:40 a.m. on Sunday in the 700 block of Wethersfield Avenue. Police identified the man killed as 31-year-old Joseph Texidor of Newington. Four other people were...
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State police search for more victims of domestic violence in Burlington, Conn. murder case
Connecticut State Police are asking additional potential victims of domestic violence to come forward as they continue investigating the murder case against Burlington resident Cole Werhan. Werhan, 28, was arrested this week and charged in connection with the death of 26-year-old Janina Brooke Murphy of Massachusetts. Investigators said Murphy died at the end of March after police were called to...
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Negative bear interactions continue at concerning rate, prompting more warnings from Conn. wildlife officials
Connecticut wildlife officials are warning that bears are becoming increasingly bold as nuisance bear complaints and home break-ins continue to rise across the state. Environmental Conservation Police report responding to more than 100 nuisance bear calls so far this year, including 20 home break-ins. Officials say the pace is similar to that of record-setting 2024, when 76 home break-ins were...
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Father convicted of murdering 7-month-old son takes stand in DCF civil case
A Connecticut courtroom heard emotional testimony as a civil case revisits the 2015 death of 7-month-old Aaden Moreno, who was killed after being thrown from the Arrigoni Bridge. The child’s father, Tony Moreno, is serving a 70-year prison sentence for murder but continues to maintain his innocence. Aaden’s family is now suing the Department of Children and Families, arguing the...
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Accused operator in 2024 fatal boat crash in Old Saybrook rejects plea deal
The man charged in the deaths of three in a boat crash in 2024 in Old Saybrook rejected a plea deal offered by the state on Thursday. Clayton Hackling had to decide whether he would take the plea deal of 30 years, suspended after 15, with five years probation. Hackling rejected the offer, and the case is headed toward a...
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Restaurant owner arrested and charged with bribing victims of sexual assault: Warrant
The owner of three restaurants in Connecticut has been arrested and charged with trying to cover up sexual assaults by bribing victims. He was set to face a judge in Waterbury on Thursday, but had his case continued. The warrant for his arrest indicated some of the allegations date back to 2023. A Woodbury restaurant owner was arrested and charged...
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Man accused of shooting, killing Bridgeport firefighter faces a judge
A Bridgeport Firefighter is dead after he was shot over the weekend in a home in Stratford. His alleged killer faced a Bridgeport judge Monday in a courtroom packed with first responders. Terrance Cramer was remembered as a beloved member of the Bridgeport firefighting community and for being a fearless individual who was taken from the community far too soon....
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Couple who fell through the ice and died on Cape Cod were longtime West Hartford residents
We are learning more about the couple killed in Eastham, Massachusetts after they fell through the ice on Saturday.. Kit and Jerry Boucher were beloved members of the West Hartford community for decades, and condolences from West Hartford have been pouring in. They fell through the ice on Valentine’s Day while walking their dog. First responders located Kit, but she...
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State offers plea deal to man accused in fatal Old Saybrook Labor Day boat crash
A plea deal is now on the table, for a man, charged in a deadly boat accident on Labor Day of 2024. The deal extended was a 30 year sentence, suspended after 15 years, with five years probation. “Whatever decision you make in the end is yours,” the judge said to Clayton Hackling in court on Tuesday. Hackling is charged...
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Michelle Troconis returns to court in effort to get a new trial
Michelle Troconis is slated to be in court Monday, arguing for her release from prison and a new trial. She filed a habeas petition back in 2024 following her conviction and evidence tampering charges related to the death and disappearance of Jennifer Farber-Dulos in May of 2019. Michelle Troconis has been behind bars since May 2024, when she was sentenced…
