Ansonia

A 21-year-old Meriden man was stabbed in front of a police officer who was investigating a crash in Ansonia Tuesday afternoon and a suspect is in custody. Police said they responded to a two-car accident in a parking lot on Pershing Drive around 2:10 p.m. when there was a separate altercation. They said one male stabbed the 21-year-old man in…

Route 8 has reopened after two separate multi-vehicle crashes closed parts of the highway in Seymour and Ansonia. State police said there was a multi-vehicle crash on Route 8 southbound in Ansonia between exits 19 and 17. The left lane was closed in the area but has since reopened. The accident happened at approximately 4:30 p.m. Officials said one of…

Ansonia Public Schools are closed for the rest of the week because of staffing issues due to COVID-19 and added the days to the end of the school year.

Ansonia Public Schools are closed for the rest of the week because of staffing issues due to COVID-19 and added the days to the end of the school year. Supt. Joseph DiBacco said in a message to parents and families that schools opened Monday, after the winter break, with considerable staffing issues. About 25 percent of the staff is out…

Two more students have been arrested in connection with a threat at Ansonia High School that prompted a lockdown and early dismissal Monday. Now, a total of three students have been arrested because of the threat. Officials arrested a 14-year-old high school student Monday night after he allegedly made a threat towards the school on social media. Another 14-year-old and…

Ansonia Police said a teen has been arrested in connection with a threat that prompted a lockdown and early dismissal at the town’s high school Monday. Officials said a 14-year-old student at Ansonia High School faces charges after he allegedly made a threat towards the school on social media. District officials said the school was in lockdown while the...

Police are looking for three men dressed in dark clothing after shots were fired on Fourth Street in Ansonia this afternoon. Officers said they found several shell casings at the intersection near Star Street. According to witnesses, three men were seen firing handguns in the area, with several shots striking a home and parked car. The suspects may have entered…

Vanessa Morales was 14 months old when she disappeared two years ago and the little girl is still missing. A $10,000 reward is still being offered for information leading to finding her. Ansonia police responded to the home where Vanessa and her mother lived on Dec. 2, 2019, to check on 43-year-old Christine Holloway after she didn’t show up for…

Two years have passed since Vanessa Morales disappeared. The little girl from Ansonia was 14 months old when she disappeared. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information in the case.

A mother of three young children from Ansonia is dead after what police called a domestic violence incident and they have charged the woman’s husband with murder.

A mother of three young children from Ansonia is dead after what police called a domestic violence incident and they have charged the woman’s husband with murder.

A mother of three young children from Ansonia is dead and police have charged the woman’s husband with murder. Officers responded to the home on Root Avenue in Ansonia around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday after dispatchers received a 911 call with yelling and commotion in the background and they found the woman inside with severe injuries. Police found a door open….

A woman found badly injured in an Ansonia home has died and police have arrested her husband.

A woman has died after what police described as a domestic violence incident in Ansonia Tuesday.

Part of Route 8  North was closed in Ansonia after a crash Tuesday morning, according to CT Travel Smart. The road was closed between exits 19 and 21. It has reopened.

The Regional Water Authority is investigating after receiving several reports of water discoloration in Ansonia. RWA officials said a customer in northeast Ansonia noticed slight discoloration in her water a few weeks ago. A couple of weeks later, the same resident was still seeing discolored water. Crews said that because of hot weather and talking with nearby fire departments, they…

Ansonia police are looking to identify a driver involved in a crash that injured a pedestrian as well as several people in another vehicle Friday.

A man was arrested in connection to a 2019 shooting in Ansonia, police said. Officials said 22-year-old Demetrus Robinson was arrested on Tuesday for his involvement in a shooting at the corner of Howard Avenue and Church Street. This is the third arrest relating to this shooting incident, authorities said. 21-year-old Rajohn Joti-James and Nicholas Verderosa also face charges related…

A fire caused extensive damage to a home on Benz Street in Ansonia Thursday morning. Firefighters were met by heavy fire on one side of the home when they arrived after 3 a.m., according to fire officials. Police officers and firefighters helped two people get out of the house. The also rescued several pets, fire officials said. No one was…

Police have arrested two men and charged them with felony murder in connection to a March 2011 killing outside an Xtra Mart in Ansonia. Luis Marquez, 29, of Naugatuck, was taken into custody in Waterbury Tuesday. It was the second arrest in the shooting death of Isaia Hernandez. On March 11, police arrested 29-year-old Elijah Stanford, of Willimantic, and charged…