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Five adults and two children are displaced following a house fire in Bristol overnight. Firefighters responded to the home on Melrose Street around 3 a.m. and found heavy flames coming from the second floor. Crews were quickly able to knock down the fire. Investigators said the fire was confined to the second floor of the home. At this time, five…

A Connecticut woman was sentenced Tuesday for firing a gun several times in a police department lobby, where an officer fired back but there were no injuries.

The price of gas is down to its lowest number in years statewide. According to AAA, the average cost of gas per gallon is $2.99 in Connecticut. “Last year in Connecticut, we were looking at a statewide average of $3.38 per gallon. So that’s a big swing,” a AAA spokesperson said. The spokesperson also confirmed that the last time the…

Are you noticing cheaper gas at the pump? The average gas price in Connecticut is lower than the national average, according to AAA.

Route 72 in Bristol has reopened after a multi-vehicle crash briefly closed the area on Sunday. Police said Route 72 was closed between Central Street and the Plainville town line. Multiple vehicles were reportedly involved in the crash. It’s unclear if anyone was injured.

A 22-year-old man died after a crash in Bristol early Wednesday morning and police have identified him as Logan Pinette. They said he lived in Bristol. Officers were called to Witches Rock Road at Cove Road around 12:50 a.m. for a crash. Once police were in the area, they found a man who appeared to have been ejected from the…

Police have arrested a man who is accused of trying to pick up two young girls at a Bristol shopping plaza in January and they have charged him with attempted kidnapping. Patrol officers arrested Robert Darche, 66, on Friday morning. The investigation started on Jan. 11 when officers responded to Dollar Tree on Farmington Avenue after a 10-year-old girl and…

A new report is providing insight into apparent systemic issues that allowed a Bristol man to allegedly sexually assault a child in his care thousands of times over several years.

A new report is providing insight into apparent systemic issues that allowed a Bristol man to allegedly sexually assault a child in his care thousands of times over several years. Roger Barriault, 63, allegedly sexually assaulted a girl in he and his wife’s care for more than a decade, and impregnated her. He is charged with first-degree sexual assault, according…

A woman has been arrested in connection to the deaths of two pedestrians in Bristol last year. According to police, the 25-year-old woman was driving a vehicle on Route 72 (Pine Street) near Emmett Street around 4:15 a.m. on June 24, 2024, when she hit two pedestrians crossing the street. The two pedestrians later died, authorities said. They were identified…

Bristol police have arrested a school paraeducator on child pornography charges. Jacob Senick, 25, of Bristol, was arrested Tuesday morning while serving search warrants. Police began an investigation last year after receiving information that a Bristol resident was in possession of child sexual abuse material. Their investigation led to the department obtaining an arrest warrant for Senick and a search…

The Bristol Police Department is looking for a man accused of intentionally causing damage to a police vehicle. Authorities said the cruiser was parked in the police department’s parking lot at the time. It happened on Friday. The man believed to be responsible was captured on surveillance video. Police said he threw something at the cruiser, which destroyed the...

An emotional hearing took place in Bristol as residents of a nursing home and others tried to prevent it from closing. Many fear it will lead to layoffs and a difficult search to find new places for residents to live. “My concern is that they close this beautiful place. It’s a wonderful place to live,” Wilton Hawes, a resident,...

Residents and staff at the Sheriden Woods nursing home in Bristol made emotional pleas Thursday in the hopes that the state will reject the company’s proposal to close the facility.

A person was hit by a dump truck in Bristol on Friday morning, according to the fire department. They said the person was struck on in the area of Brook Street and Sunnyridge Drive and was conscious and alert. No additional information was available.

Dennis “DJ” Hernandez, brother of the late NFL player Aaron Hernandez, has been sentenced after making threats against the University of Connecticut and Brown University, as well as multiple individuals, in 2023. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison, time already served, and three years of supervised release. Hernandez plead guilty on Dec. 18 to transmitting communication containing a…

A woman who opened fire in the lobby of the Bristol Police Department in October 2023 pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree attempt to commit assault/discharge of a firearm. Suzanne Laprise, of Plainville, walked into the police department after a night of drinking at a local bar. She was holding a gun to her head as she went to the front…

Two young men and a minor were arrested Tuesday morning after a hit-and-run accident involving a stolen vehicle in Bristol, according to police. Bristol police said the group fled on foot after the hit-and-run accident on Barnes Highway. A K9 was able to track the group after the officers found footprints in the snow, according to police. The two men…

You might notice an extra fee the next time you grab breakfast at a restaurant. Some local spots and a national chain are adding a surcharge, and they blame the quickly rising price of eggs. For diners at Rodd’s Restaurant in Bristol, there’s a new surcharge: 50 cents per egg. “I don’t want to hurt the community or hurt my...

A Plymouth man is facing manslaughter charges in a deadly road rage shooting in Bristol. Investigators say the suspect’s story and surveillance video paint two different pictures.