Following the recent events in New Orleans and Las Vegas, state officials say they are not aware of any current credible threat in Connecticut.

But they are constantly monitoring for any suspicious activity.

Following the deadly attack in New Orleans, we got an inside look at how the state works to help keep people safe.

Public safety deputy commissioner Brenda Bergeron gave us access to what’s known as the Connecticut Intelligence Center.

You can find information sharing here between different local, state, federal and private organizations for preventing and responding to possible threats.

“That is the real value of a hub because we can have something can come in on the desk or some other way through the suspicious activity reports or another way, it gets evaluated here,” Bergeron said.

Those suspicious activity reports might be coming from someone who downloads and uses the updated CT Safe Mobile app.

Recently there a surge in people alerting about drone activity.

“Sometimes it’s in response to something that may have just occurred but other times, it’s used exactly as designed. Somebody in their neighborhood noticed something out of the ordinary and wanted to report to us and give us a heads up that something didn’t seem right,” Bill Turner, State Emergency Management director, said.

Authorities say things to watch out for include someone who has an unusual interest in getting key details about security measures or watching them closely.

Also, discreetly using a camera to record.

And finally, trying to access rooftops or other potentially sensitive areas.

“Maybe it’s nothing at all, but maybe it’s something very significant, and there are people now who are trained to put all the pieces together to see if these red flags are an indication that something is about to happen,” Mike Lawlor, University of New Haven criminal justice professor, said.

If there is an emergency, you should still call 911.

Someone won the $100,000 Cash5 jackpot on Thursday night and this was the first jackpot winner of the year for the game.

The winning numbers were 3-4-6-11-25.

The ticket was sold at Sully`s Mobil Mart at 382 Vauxhall St. in New London, according to the Connecticut Lottery.

We’re entering our coldest and snowiest time of the year across Connecticut, but are there any snowstorms on the way?

Our NBC Connecticut StormTracker meteorologists say Monday will be our next best chance.

We’ll get to that in a moment, but let’s take a quick glance at our January numbers first.

It’s one of our coldest and snowiest months of the year in the Hartford area, averaging 14 inches of snow, with highs typically around 35 degrees and lows in the upper 10s.

Our next chance of snow will be originating from the Midwest, where a large portion of the area is under a Winter Storm Watch.

Omaha, Wichita, Kansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis and even Washington, D.C. could be in for a wallop of snow and ice. But what about us?

The chances are low at the moment. The bulk of the snowstorm is expected to pass just to our south.

All hope is not lost, however, as the northern fringe of the snowstorm could graze parts of Connecticut with a glancing blow of snow.

At this time, the chances of snow remain low (20 to 30%), but we’ll continue to monitor any changes to the Monday forecast.

You can get the latest forecast anytime here.