Branford

Officials are investigating after finding a person dead inside of a home that caught fire in Branford Monday afternoon. The Branford Fire Department said they responded to a home on North Ivy Street just after 2 p.m. for a reported structure fire. Firefighters gained entry into the home and extinguished the blaze. Crews found a body inside the house during…

A man accused of trying to rob a spa at knifepoint and sexually assaulting an employee while doing so in Branford has been re-arrested for doing the same thing in West Haven. West Haven police said they received a call from a local massage parlor claiming they had been robbed on Aug. 18. Responding officers determined that a worker had…

A person was found dead inside of a barn after it caught fire in Branford Thursday night. The fire department said they responded to a barn fire on North Ivy Street just before 6:30 p.m. Firefighters found a barn-style shed fully engulfed in flames, spreading to a nearby building. A person was reported missing and was ultimately found dead inside…

Police in Branford say one of their officers interrupted a theft in progress at a convenience store on Sunday. It was at the Evan’s Mobil on North Main Street where Brandford Police say a group of people attempted to steal an ATM – the full machine – from inside the store. An officer on patrol interrupted the theft, then attempted…

A person was found dead inside of a barn after it caught fire in Branford Thursday night.

A person was found dead inside of a barn after it caught fire in Branford Thursday night. The fire department said they responded to a barn fire on North Ivy Street just before 6:30 p.m. Firefighters found a barn-style shed fully engulfed in flames, spreading to a nearby building. A person was reported missing and was ultimately found dead inside…

A dog that was found tied up and abandoned with an embedded collar is looking for a forever home at the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter. The shelter said Bo, a yellow lab mix, was tied up outside somewhere and left on his own. The dog had an embedded collar, which ended up staining his fur, and was is very skinny….

Branford police have arrested a man that is accused of trying to rob a spa at knifepoint and sexually assaulting an employee while doing so, according to police. The police department said they were made aware of an incident at Healthy Spa on North Main Street on Sept. 21. A man allegedly pulled a knife on two people and sexually…

Bringing communities together through rebranded political signs. Ken Engelman created the “Please Be Kind” campaign in January as a way to bring people together during a time of divisiveness. “I’ve noticed the trend where people are not as kind and friendly as I remember so I just wanted to put a reminder out there,” Engelman said. Engelman, a former...

A Branford man is spreading his message to be kind across Connecticut using old campaign lawn signs.

At least 48 million people in the United States get sick from foodborne diseases each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC also says more than 100,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die from these diseases. “That’s unacceptable,” said congresswoman Rosa DeLauro. “This is all preventable.” Recent food recalls ranging from salmonella, listeria and e-coli…

Branford police have arrested a man who is accused of pulling a gun inside a Subway sandwich shop during an argument about an online food order and he was taken into custody. Officers responded to the Subway on North Main Street around 6:30 p.m. Monday to investigate, found a vehicle traveling on North Main Street near Cedar Street, and stopped…

Police said a man and two teens allegedly lured the victim to a remote, wooded area where they were held against their will for several hours.

Police said a man and two teens allegedly lured the victim to a remote, wooded area where they were held against their will for about three hours.

Warning: Details in this story may be disturbing. Three people have been arrested in connection with a violent assault that happened in Branford earlier this month. Police said a man and two teens allegedly lured the victim to a remote, wooded area where they were held against their will for about three hours. They were subjected to a series of…

The Blackstone Memorial Library in Branford has reopened after staff received a bomb threat by email, prompting an evacuation Tuesday afternoon. The New Haven Police Bomb Squad responded to the library on Main Street. Officers went through the building and have since cleared it. The streets surrounding the library were closed to traffic but have since reopened. The investigation into…

An official said there are many reasons why people abandon their animals, and she’s seen it getting worse over the last two years.

People dumping animals is becoming a growing issue statewide, with several cases occurring just this week. In Canton, a one-year-old terrier was dumped in a crate along Route 44. He escaped his crate and ran into traffic, suffering a head injury when hit by a car. He had to undergo emergency surgery to remove his eye, but animal control officers…

A 24-year-old New Haven man was killed in a crash on Interstate 95 in Branford early Tuesday morning. State police said Josiah Lawrence Steinman was driving a Nissan Sentra on I-95 North and hit a truck that was parked on the shoulder of the highway near the Branford rest area around 3:14 a.m. Steinman died at Yale New Haven Hospital,…