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A 23-year-old Navy sailor is charged with murder, accused of killing his wife and setting his home on fire with his 1-year-old child inside Wednesday night in New London.

A woman has died and a baby boy is in the hospital after a fire in New London on Wednesday night and police said they are investigating the case as arson and homicide.

A woman has died and a baby is in the hospital after a fire in New London and police are investigating the case as a homicide.

A 23-year-old Navy sailor has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead and a 13-month-old child was found injured at a fire scene in New London Wednesday night. A 911 call was made around 10:32 p.m. reporting a possible fire at a home on Sherman Street, police said. Firefighters started working to extinguish the fire and found…

Two New London firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after battling a house fire Saturday evening, according to officials. Officials said they responded to a 2-alarm fire on Rosemary Street. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they saw fire coming out of the windows of the home. The blaze extended to the second floor and into the…

The historic Lighthouse Inn announced Friday that they expect repairs could take several months after a fire took place there earlier this month. The blaze broke out a couple of days before Mother’s Day and the New London inn hasn’t been open since. “Over the past week, after all the clean-up, we realized that the damage caused by the...

The Lighthouse Inn in New London had to cancel their Mother’s Day brunch this weekend and will remain temporarily closed after a fire damaged the 120-year-old building Thursday afternoon. “We will do our best to get it back up and running as soon as it is safely possible for us to do,” said Alwyn Christy, owner of the historic...

Two firefighters were taken to the hospital after battling a fire at the historic Lighthouse Inn in New London Thursday afternoon.

A fire damaged the newly-renovated Lighthouse Inn in New London Thursday afternoon.

Firefighters responded to the historic Lighthouse Inn in New London Thursday afternoon.

Two firefighters were taken to the hospital after battling a fire at the historic Lighthouse Inn in New London Thursday afternoon. The two-alarm fire started in the walls and moved up through the building, according to fire officials. Two floors of the building suffered damage from fire, smoke and water, fire officials said. Firefighters were able to save the inn,…

Three firefighters suffered burn injuries while fighting a blaze involving two homes in New London, officials said.

Crews are working to put out a 2-alarm fire in New London. Firefighters are at 15 Jefferson Ave. All companies are responding to the scene. It is unknown if there are any injuries. No additional information was immediately available.

Eleven firefighters in the City of New London are at home after testing positive for COVID-19, according to Chief Tom Curcio. About two weeks ago a firefighter began developing symptoms while on duty at NLFD headquarters, Curcio said. The firefighter subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. According to the chief, NLFD immediately sent all staff who were working with that individual…

Governor Lamont announced a significant jump in COVID-19 hospitalizations since Friday.

Crews responded to a fire at Springhill Suites in Waterford Saturday afternoon. Firefighters said there was a mulch fire that extended to the building. There was no ladder truck available to respond to the fire due to a lack of proper staffing. A ladder truck was provided by New London Fire, crews said. It is unknown if there are any…

Two people were rescued by the Coast Guard after their boat hit some rocks and sank on Saturday night. Officials from New London Fire Department said a man and a woman were picked up out of the water by the Coast Guard after their boat hit some rocks by ledge light and sank. Both the man and woman were injured,…

The City of New London, alongside multiple community partners, launched its first COVID-19 isolation site Monday afternoon. “We needed something immediately, we acted and we got it done,” said Chief Tom Curcio of the New London Fire Department. Curcio is also the city’s emergency management director. The isolation center is designed to help people who have to self isolate...

Firefighters rescued a man who was in the water at a marina in New London early Wednesday morning. Crews were called to the Thamesport Marina on Pequot Avenue around 1:45 a.m. after getting a report of a cold-water rescue incident. When firefighters arrived, they said they found a man in the water screaming for help. They said he was clinging…

A two-alarm fire Monday morning at an apartment complex in New London has displaced five people.