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Seymour police are investigating a crash that is believed to be connected to a shooting in Derby and police said they did not believe the men who are involved are in the area anymore. Police were at the scene of a car crash on Route 8 at exit 22 on Monday. The vehicle involved is believed to be also involved…

Seymour police are investigating a crash that is believed to be connected to a shooting in Derby. Police are at the scene of a car crash on Route 8 at exit 22. Officials said two young men were seen running from the crash scene and they were last seen in the area of Washington Avenue. The men are considered to…

Thousands of natural gas customers in Derby and Ansonia have been without service due to a low pressure issue, according to Eversource and officials from the company said they are on track to restore service by the end of the day on Wednesday. An Eversource spokesperson said they saw pressure drop during routine maintenance, so they shut the system down…

Eversource crews worked throughout Wednesday to fix a problem that led to a natural gas low pressue issue at more than 2,000 homes in Derby and Ansonia.

Officials in Derby are reassuring residents that they are prepared for the upcoming elections.

A pedestrian has been struck on Olivia Street in Derby. Police said it was reported just before 9 a.m. No additional information was immediately available.

Derby Mayor Richard Dziekan announced Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. “After feeling slightly “under the weather” starting this past Friday, Oct. 9, I kept a close eye on my symptoms through the weekend,” Dziekan said in a Facebook post. The mayor said he kept a close eye on his symptoms through the weekend and he decided to…

The Women’s Business Development Council prides itself on helping woman-owned and woman-of-color-owned businesses. The need for their services has grown tremendously since the start of the COVID19 pandemic. “The very fabric and culture is at risk of disappearing because those Main Street businesses are owned and operated by women,” said Fran Pastore, CEO of Women’s Business Development Council. Pastore...

The Women’s Business Development Council prides itself on helping women-owned businesses with a focus on women of color.

Rosali Acquefreda was stabbed to death Sunday. Family members say the suspect is the father of her 3-year-old son.

More than half a million teachers have seen their classroom projects funded through DonorsChoose during the past two decades.  The website allows charitable donations in the name of education. This year, as students face uncertain times, teachers say those donations are more important than ever before. A search for COVID in Connecticut results in 123 projects on the site. Bristol…

The 23-year-old University of Connecticut student charged with murder in Willington appeared by video conference to face charges of murder in the death of his childhood friend in Derby. Peter Manfredonia was charged Monday with murdering Nicholas Eisele on May 24 and with kidnapping Eisele’s girlfriend and forcing her to drive him to New Jersey. He pleaded not guilty to…

The 23-year-old man charged with murder in Willington is now facing charges of murder in the death of his childhood friend in Derby. Peter Manfredonia was charged Monday with murdering Nicholas Eisele on May 24, and with kidnapping Eisle’s girlfriend and forcing her to drive him to New Jersey. Manfredonia, who is accused of killing 62-year-old Ted DeMers in Willington…

A Connecticut man who is accused of killing two people in Connecticut in May, holding another hostage and kidnapping a woman and driving her out of state pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.

Peter Manfredonia, who is accused of killing two in Connecticut in May, told a Willington man he allegedly held hostage in his own home, that “he just flipped,” according to an arrest affidavit released on Monday.

The arrest warrant in the Peter Mandfredonia case was released today revealing new details on the suspect’s explanations for his alleged murders.

Peter Manfredonia faced a Connecticut judge for the first time today for his arraignment on murder charges

Peter Manfredonia, a UConn student who is accused of killing two people in Willington and Derby and leading police on a multi-state manhunt, is back in Connecticut and will be arraigned this morning on several charges, including murder, Connecticut state police said Friday morning.

A spokesperson for the family of a Derby man who was killed by a suspect during a multi-state crime spree is talking about how they want him remembered. Police said 23-year-old Nicholas Eisele was found dead in Derby of an apparent gunshot wound Sunday morning. Investigators believe he was killed by an acquaintance, 23-year-old Peter Manfredonia, though a motive for…