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Manchester 36 mins ago

Crews extinguish fire at scrap yard in Manchester

Crews extinguished a fire at a scrap yard in Manchester on Saturday. Firefighters responded to Ostrinsky Scrap on Parker Street around 11:30 a.m. for a report of an outside fire. Once there, crews fou...

Norwalk 1 hour ago

Car merging onto I-95 South hit fuel truck before fiery crash in Norwalk: state police
Bradley Airport 3 hours ago

Honor Flight Connecticut takes 50 veterans to Washington, DC

Hamden 4 hours ago

Woman struck by vehicle in Hamden has died

A woman who was struck by a vehicle in Hamden on Friday night has died. Officers responded to the 2300 block of Dixwell Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. after getting a report of a pedestrian who had bee...
Bloomfield 34 mins ago

Multiple tractor-trailers involved in Bloomfield fire

Multiple tractor-trailers were involved in a fire in Bloomfield on Saturday. Fire officials said there were three tractor-trailers on fire on Central Avenue. State Dept. of Energy and Environmental pr...
Norwalk 2 hours ago

Watch live: Crews use shears to break apart bridge on I-95 in Norwalk

Crews are making significant progress demolishing parts of a bridge on Interstate 95 in Norwalk after a fiery crash on Thursday. Those crews are expected to be there through the weekend to get that pa...
Stamford 6 hours ago

Hoarding impeded search efforts during deadly Stamford house fire: fire officials

A man was found dead after a fire at a home in Stamford on Friday night and fire officials said hoarding conditions impeded their search efforts. Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about a possib...

StormTracker 3 hours ago

Sunshine to start today, showery end to the weekend

High pressure sitting off of the coast will bring a quiet Saturday before a period of rain arrives for Sunday. Sunshine will be followed by increasing clouds for this afternoon. Highs will range from 65 to 70 degrees inland while a southeast wind will keep the shoreline in the upper 50s. Clouds will thicken through the day today, but no…...
Norwalk 6 hours ago

Diverted traffic bringing frustration, opportunity for Norwalk-area entrepreneurs

As traffic continues to snarl streets along Route 1 in Norwalk, from the I-95 closure, it’s having an impact on businesses in the area. Outside of Silver Star Diner in Norwalk, owner Alexandros Savvidis sees a clogged Route 1. “Bumper to bumper and somebody wants to come in, it’s impossible. If I have to leave, you got to go the…
Hartford 21 hours ago

Hartford hit-and-run victim's family grieves the loss of a father

Ashley Davila Morales is the daughter of Gilbert Davila. She remembers her dad affectionately giving her the title ‘bodyguard,’ as a young child. “He would put me on his shoulders, and that to me, I always took it to the heart,” Ashley said. “For me, for him to call me his bodyguard, like listen I’m too small to be...
Southington 24 hours ago

Woman abandoned cats, ran over kitten in Southington parking lot: police

A New Britain woman is facing animal cruelty charges after police say she abandoned a cat and a kitten in a parking lot and then ran over the kitten while driving away. Police responded to the Walmart parking lot on Queen Street in Southington on April 15 after getting a call about the cats being abandoned there. Witnesses reported seeing…...
Trumbull 21 hours ago

Route 15 South in Trumbull reopens after serious crash

Route 15 South was closed in Trumbull because of a serious crash Friday afternoon. State police said the crash happened just after noon on Route 15 South near exit 47 and serious injuries were reported. The extent is not yet known. The CT State Police Collision Analysis Reconstruction Squad unit responded to the scene. The parkway has since reopene...
Metro-North 22 hours ago

Metro-North adds service this weekend and Monday due to I-95 closure

Metro-North is adding service over the weekend and on Monday because of the closure of Interstate 95 in Norwalk. A fiery crash at 5:30 a.m. Thursday closed the highway and it remains closed. Officials do not expect it to reopen until Monday morning to allow for crews to remove the Fairfield Avenue, which was damaged by the fire. The Metropolitan&#8...
Crime and Courts 22 hours ago

State police charge brother of inmate accused of trying to hire hitman

A month after arresting an inmate who is accused of trying to hire a hitman to kill his former girlfriend and her loved ones, including her two children, state police have filed charges against his brother as well. State police said 31-year-old Joshua Peikert, an inmate at Corrigan Correctional Institute in Uncasville, paid a former cellmate to fin...
Middletown May 3

Driver left scene after collision with state police vehicle on Route 9: police

State police are looking for the driver who was involved in a crash with a state police vehicle on Route 9 in Middletown Friday morning and then left the scene. State police said they were notified of a crash involving a state police vehicle and a white Nissan Altima on Route 9 North near exit 21 around 8:30 a.m. Police…
Glastonbury May 3

Police arrest 4 suspects after robbery and burglaries in Glastonbury

Glastonbury police have arrested four suspects after an investigation into an armed robbery and several burglaries early on Feb. 4. Police have been investigating a burglary to the Shell gas station at 2088 Hebron Ave., several vehicle burglaries at homes, the theft of a motor vehicle stolen from a residence and an armed robbery at the Mobil gas st...
Ledyard May 3

2 charged with animal cruelty in Ledyard

Ledyard police have charged two women with animal cruelty after seizing two dogs, four cats, a rabbit, a tortoise and a hedgehog last month. Police said one of the women called Ledyard Animal Control Officers on the morning of April 6, demanding they come and take possession of “abandoned animals.” When animal control officers arrived, they found t...
Bristol May 3

Investigation into gunshots fired at driver in Bristol leads to arrest

Bristol police have arrested a suspect who is accused of shooting at a driver, getting into another person’s car and then assaulting police officers who were taking him into custody. Police said the investigation started when they received several calls reporting a shooting on Stevens Street on Thursday. One caller said a person in a dark se...
danbury May 2

Serious injuries reported in Danbury truck accident

While parts of I-95 remain closed Thursday night after a fiery accident in Norwalk, authorities in Danbury responded to a serious crash on I-84 in Danbury. Police, firefighters and EMS crews responded to the area of exit 2 westbound at around 6:15 p.m. They discovered a SUV that had rear-ended a tractor-trailer. Two of the three occupants inside th...
new haven May 2

Small plane headed to CT crashed into residential Georgia neighborhood, killing pilot

A pilot has died after a small plane heading to Connecticut crashed into a residential neighborhood in a Georgia city. The plane crashed on Thursday a little more than a half mile (1 kilometer) from Daniel Field, a general aviation airport in Augusta. Augusta University told local news outlets that the pilot was Jason McKenzie, the associate direct...

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