The president and CEO of Bristol Health announced that he has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Kurt Barwis sent a message to hospital employees on Tuesday morning explaining that he was tested after consulting his doctor, and the test came back positive Monday night. “After experiencing some normal cold symptoms on Friday evening and throughout the weekend, I called…

A Bristol City Hall employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, the mayor confirmed Monday. Officials said the employee is the first Bristol resident diagnosed with COVID-19. Other employees within that person’s office have been told to self-quarantine through March 31. I cannot stress enough that it is critical to everyone here to take this Pandemic seriously, to take social…

Bristol city and health leaders are working to combat the spread of the coronavirus by implementing new measures for the public. As the number of positive cases continues to rise in the state, leaders are taking action to help the public like working to switch services online. Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu said switching services online will protect both the community and…

Bristol leaders discussed measures they are taking to try and keep coronavirus from spreading through the city.

Bristol Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu said the order applies to all nail salons, hair salons, barber shops and tattoo parlors effective as of 5 p.m. Monday.

Bristol police are investigating a crash involving a motorcycle Wednesday afternoon. Police said a pickup and a motorcycle collided on Memorial Boulevard at East Street around 5 p.m. No other details were immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Around 20 people from Bristol Central High School recently returned from Italy, where an outbreak of coronavirus has just occurred, and families are reacting to the recommendation for some students and staff to stay home Tuesday if they feel sick.

Bristol Central tudents and teachers just back from a trip to Italy were urged to stay home Monday amid concerns over coronavirus.

A crash closed part of Route 72 in Bristol on Monday morning as Eversource made repairs to a damaged utility pole. Police said a vehicle hit a utility pole around 12:30 a.m. The driver suffered minor injuries and was transported to a hospital. Route 72 was closed in both directions between Middle Street, also known as Route 229, and Emmett…

A crash has closed part of Route 72 in Bristol on Monday morning.

A driver has died after crashing into a utility pole in Bristol Tuesday.

Rachel Markovics, 17, is the first female high school student to compete in the Connecticut Automotive Technology Competition in the 20 plus years it’s been held. “My parents are proud of me,” Markovics said. Markovics is a senior at Vinal Technical High School. She said she grew up spending a lot of time at her dad’s heavy equipment shop. “I…

Students from technical schools are in Bristol to compete on the automotive skills that they have honed.

Plans for a controversial apartment complex in Bristol are now on hold.

The developer wants time to regroup amid mounting concerns, including public backlash to plans for about 100 apartments to go in off of Redstone Hill Road in Bristol near ESPN.

Bristol police are trying to identify the stranger who they said told a teenage girl to get into his truck and then started walking toward her.   Police said the 17-year-old girl told police that she was walking on Farmington Avenue, or Route 6, near Bristol Plaza, when a man driving a dark-colored pickup yelled for her to get in…

Bristol police are looking for two suspects who robbed the victim in his own driveway early Friday.

Bristol police are investigating gunfire that struck homes on Davis Drive Monday night. Police said they were called to the area of 71 David Drive around 9:23 p.m. No injuries were reported, but some homes in the area were hit by the gunfire. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact...

A meeting on a proposed apartment development in Bristol was postponed Monday when so many people showed up they couldn’t fit into the meeting space.

Some Bristol homeowners voiced their concerns Thursday night about a proposed high-end apartment complex being considered for a property off Redstone Hill Road.