Newtown

Governor Ned Lamont is directing all flags be lowered to half-staff in remembrance of the Sandy Hook tragedy. Flags are to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, Dec. 14 in honor of the 20 children and six adults who were killed eight years ago during the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown. “The memories of the twenty…

A crash involving two tractor-trailers has closed lanes on Interstate 84 east in Newtown on Wednesday and state police expect the closure to last a while. State Dept. of Transportation officials said the crash happened around 5 a.m. between exits 8 and 9 and only one lane of the highway is currently open. Cars are only able to get through…

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A member of the Newtown Public Schools community has tested positive for COVID-19, officials confirmed Wednesday. According to a notice from Superintendent Lorrie Rodrigue, the person sought testing after experiencing symptoms on Saturday, September 5, and the positive result was reported to the district on Wednesday. The district and the Newtown Department of Health have conducted contact tracing, and no…

Investigators in Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are piecing together information and calling on homicide suspect, Peter Manfredonia to turn himself in Tuesday night. While the multi-state search continues, a spokesperson spoke on behalf of Manfredonia’s parents. “The reports that they are getting regarding him, it’s hard for them to believe the accusations that have been lodged against him,”...

The father of the UConn student accused of two murders and an abduction in Connecticut over the weekend was arrested by Newtown police in April. Robert Manfredonia, 54, the father of suspect Peter Manfredonia, was arrested on charges of second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a child, and sale/delivery of liquor to a minor, according to a Newtown police…

A Department of Correction employee who works at the Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials confirmed Monday. DOC said the employee has been self-monitoring at home since Wednesday, March 18 and last entered Garner on Tuesday, March 17. Effective Monday, anyone entering a DOC facility will be screened, including a temperature check. Anyone with…

Drivers should expect delays on I-84 eastbound in Newtown after a serious crash, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers said serious injuries have been reported in the crash near exit 10. Police said one vehicle went off the road and into the median. The highway is closed near exit 10, police said. Drivers should expect delays in the area. Traffic…

Families of those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown will have access to the shooter’s computer as part of their lawsuit against gun maker Remington. A state Superior Court judge in Waterbury, Connecticut, signed off on a stipulated agreement Thursday between the families and Remington that will allow a forensic computer expert to examine Adam Lanzas’…

Twenty-year-old Andrew Anglace, of Newtown, was arrested after his truck slammed into a home in Newtown on Saturday. Police said they received a call just after midnight from a citizen who reported that their house had “fallen down.” When police arrived, they discovered the home on Church Hill Road had been struck by a Ford F-350. The truck was traveling…

Pictures from the day of tornadoes and storms on May 15, 2018, compared to the same spots nearly a year later show the way the damage affected the landscape and people’s lives.

A day after taking home the Class LL football state championship in dramatic fashion, the Newtown High School Nighthawks grabbed the national spotlight on NBC’s Sunday Night Football.

There was a sure sign of strength on the field as the Newtown High School football team won the Class LL State Championship against Darien on the 7th anniversary of the Sandy Hook tragedy. In a dramatic turn of events, the Nighthawks scored a 36-yard touchdown during the final play of the game and finished with a score of 13-7….

Vigils and church services are planned Saturday in Connecticut to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and remember victims of other gun violence incidents. Twenty first-graders and six educators were killed at the Newtown school on Dec. 14, 2012. The Newtown Congregational Church and St. Rose of Lima Church will hold remembrance services in Newtown…

A state audit found that a union charity co-mingled funds from a program meant to support Sandy Hook first responders.

The leading voice of gun rights in Connecticut is stepping down after a decade of leading an advocacy group that has grown to more than 33,000 members.

A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court has upended a longstanding legal roadblock that has given the gun industry far-reaching immunity from lawsuits in the aftermath of mass killings. The court this week allowed families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre to sue the maker of the AR-15 used in the attack. The case against Remington...

The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people.

A strong storm moved through Connecticut overnight, bringing high winds and heavy rain, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers statewide. Thousands remained in the dark as of Friday night.