Ansonia

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…

A Derby police officer shot a person who shot at a passing car in Ansonia, near the Derby line, Monday morning and the person who the officer shot is in stable condition, according to police. State police have been called in to investigate.

An officer has been involved in a shooting near the Ansonia/Derby line, according to police. State police detectives are responding.

Three Connecticut school districts are transitioning to remote learning Monday due to a staffing shortage caused by side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, school officials said. Ansonia, Derby and Seymour schools will be remote because of their bus company not having the staffing to bring students to school. Ansonia Public Schools Superintendent Joseph DiBacco said the transition is also because…

The state Dept. of Public Health is urging Connecticut residents to remain vigilant by wearing masks and social distancing as the coronavirus pandemic and vaccine rollout continue.

Ansonia students were sent home from school early on Friday after authorities received a report of a bomb threat to the middle school, police said. According to Ansonia police, the FBI contacted them about a potential threat around 11:45 a.m. Pre-K students were sent home as a precaution, while all other students were already on a remote learning day. Investigators…

Ansonia police are looking into a complaint of people impersonating officers trying to pull cars over and they are issuing a warning to residents. Police said they received a complaint this morning that three to four people were in an unmarked Toyota Camry or Honda with blue and red flashing lights, trying to pull cars over in the Wakelee Avenue…

The murder of Sarah Everard, allegedly by a police officer, in South London sparked an outcry in the U.K. about violence against women that has become a global movement. LX News host Ashley Holt explains why Everard’s death touched a nerve with women around the world.

One person was arrested after a shooting incident in Ansonia Sunday evening. Police said the incident happened on Sixth Street at approximately 4 p.m. Officials said their investigation showed that several people were involved in a verbal dispute when one of the people began to shoot at the others. No one was struck by the gunfire and the person was…

Two people were taken to the hospital after a car sped through a stop sign and landed between a cement wall and a house in Ansonia on Friday morning. Police received a report of a crash where a car struck a house on Platt Street across from the police department around 7:40 a.m. When police arrived, they said they found…

Police are investigating after a man was injured in a drive-by shooting in Ansonia early Saturday morning. Officers received a report of a person shot on Lester Street around 1:10 a.m. When police arrived, they said they found a 26-year-old male Ansonia resident, on the sidewalk in front of 20 Lester Street with a gunshot wound to his lower body….

The Ansonia Police Department and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children have released an age-enhanced photo of Vanessa Morales, a child who has been missing since December 2019 when her mother was found dead in their home. Vanessa Morales was 1 year old at the time of her disappearance. She is now almost 2 and a half years old….

As the search for Vanessa Morales continues, police have released an age-enhanced photo of the young Ansonia child.

Police have released the identity of the person killed in a motorcycle crash in Ansonia Sunday night. After receiving a 911 call around 7 p.m., officers say they found 55-year-old Kevin Parham lying in the street at the intersection on East Main, Main, North Main, and State Streets. They also found Parham’s motorcycle a short distance away on North Main…

A Cumberland Farms in Ansonia has temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Cumberland Farms officials said a team member at the location on Pershing Drive tested positive for COVID-19 and the store was closed on Friday. While the store is closed, it will be cleaned and sanitized by an industrial cleaning crew, officials said. All employees who…

Ansonia Public Schools will be going fully remote and expect to remain that way until mid-January. A statement on the Ansonia Public Schools website says they will end in-person instruction on Friday, Nov. 13 and move to remote classes on Monday, Nov. 16. and expect to continue remote classes until Jan. 18, 2021. The district’s Pre-K programs at Ansonia Middle…

Ansonia Public Schools transition to full time remote learning amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.

In an apparent letter to superintendents, state education officials are stressing that while COVID-19 are on the rise, school districts should do their best not to disrupt in-person learning unless absolutely necessary.