Coventry

Police have identified the body pulled from the water at Coventry Lake on Wednesday. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials said it was reported that a vehicle drove off the Coventry Lake Boat Launch and became submerged in the water around 12:15 p.m. Authorities said it was reported that the driver of the vehicle, later identified as 53-year-old…

For many, it’s still hard to understand why. Family and friends gathered Wednesday night in Coventry and lit candles, prayed, and grieved. At the center of the gathering, pictures of two teens taken too soon. On Route 44 Monday morning, the driver, 19-year-old Jacob Provost, and front-seat passenger, 16-year-old Olivia Cyr, died in a single-car crash. The only person to…

On Route 44 Monday morning, the driver, 19-year-old Jacob Provost, and front-seat passenger, 16-year-old Olivia Cyr, died in a single-car crash.

Crews have pulled a body from the water at Coventry Lake after a car went into the water at the boat launch Wednesday afternoon. DEEP Environmental Conservation Police confirmed the driver’s body was recovered Wednesday night. The driver was the only person in the car, police said. The victim has not been publicly identified at this time.

The Coventry community is in mourning after two teens were killed in a crash early Monday morning. The mother and stepfather of Olivia Cyr say no loved one ever wants to get a call about a death of a child like they did. Sixteen-year-old Cyr, who was riding in the front seat, of the car died at a hospital. “She…

Two teens have died after a crash on Route 44 in Coventry on Monday morning.

Two teenagers have died and another teenager is injured after a crash on Route 44 in Coventry on Monday morning and counselors are being made available to Coventry Public Schools students, families and community members. Officers on patrol found a single-vehicle crash on Route 44 near Silver Street around 4 a.m. Monday. Police said the vehicle had been going eastbound,…

Two teens have died after a crash on Route 44 in Coventry on Monday morning and police have released their names,

Two teens from Coventry have died after a crash on Route 44 early Monday morning.

One person has died and two others are injured after a crash on Route 44 in Coventry on Monday morning and part of the road remains closed. Officers on patrol found a single vehicle crash on Route 44 near Silver Street around 4 a.m. According to police, the vehicle had been driving eastbound, crossed the center line and came to…

A crash has closed part of Route 44 in Coventry on Monday morning.

Isabel’s Christmas Drive Was Born Thanks to 8-Year-Old Isabel. The Coventry Family Set Out Collecting Food, Clothing and Supplies for the Homeless and Hungry. It Started With a Few Flyers Stuffed in Neighborhood Mailboxes, But Quickly Grew.

There is magic in a letter to Santa. It’s a child wish, if they could have anything in the world. But eight-year-old Isabel Diaz’s Christmas wish this year wasn’t for herself. “It was one line only,” her mom Jessica said, holding Isabel’s letter to Santa Claus. “It said, I just want the homeless to have food and warmth this...

Fire crews rescued a woman who was in the water at Coventry Lake Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Around 2 p.m., a caller told police that a woman had been in the water at the lake in the Lisicke Beach area on Main Street for at least 15 minutes. Responding crews saw the woman about 100 feet off the shoreline. Fire…

Coventry police are looking for two individuals as a part of an investigation related to a rally that took place on Saturday, Nov. 7. The rally took place at the intersection of Boston Turnpike and Grant Hill, officials said. Police are looking to identify two individuals for questioning. One is pictured above. Anyone who knows the identity of the individuals…

Lizzie’s Curbside, a food truck that has been a staple at the University of Connecticut since 1991, will not be on campus for the fall semester. “The decision is the only one I could make because I can’t go up there and just stand there,” explained Lizzie Searing, owner of Lizzie’s Catering and Concessions. “If I don’t sell the...

A fixture for decades, Lizzie’s curbside food truck has been a staple at UConn, but this semester, she’s taking a break.

A Coventry police sergeant who was accused of sending inappropriate text messages to an underage girl in 2012 and 2013 has resigned from the police department. That girl is now an adult and no criminal charges were ever filed. Sgt. Michael Hicks resigned on Monday, the day before he was supposed to speak with the police chief amid an internal…

Coventry police have arrested a man they said was attempting to entice children into online sexual relationships. Zachary Vannais, 25, of Charlton, Massachusetts, was arrested on Thursday. Vannais, who is formerly from Coventry, is accused of posing as a teenager and contacting several children through various social media accounts, trying to entice them into online sexual encounters. He was charged…

A 21-year-old University of Connecticut student has died after being ejected from his vehicle during a rollover crash in Coventry on Saturday morning. Coventry police and North Coventry firefighters responded to a crash on Boston Turnpike near Lathrop Drive shortly after 4 a.m. Initial reports said it was a single-car crash with an occupant ejected. When crews arrived, they said…