Norwich

The Diocese of Norwich is proposing a $29 million trust to compensate more than 140 people who claim they were sexually abused by individuals connected to the diocese. The money for the trust fund will come from a variety of sources, including the proposed sales of Saint Bernard School in Uncasville and Xavier High School in Middletown. The Diocese filed…

As part of its bankruptcy reorganization plan, the Diocese of Norwich is proposing a plan to sell the Uncasville land on which the Saint Bernard School sits.

One person was taken to the hospital after a fire at a Norwich apartment complex early Tuesday morning. Officials said firefighters responded to the Lofts at Ponemah Mills on Norwich Avenue just before 3 a.m. after the fire alarm went off. A sprinkler had gone off on the fourth floor and there were no signs of smoke, but water was…

The NAACP Robertsine Duncan Youth Council led a march through the streets of Norwich this Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The federal holiday was a day off from school, but not a day off from learning for the students. “It is probably cliché to say they are our future hope, the next generation, all those things, but you know there…

A group of high school students marched through downtown Norwich to remember and honor Civil Rights legend Martin Luther King Jr.

Route 97 in Norwich is expected to be closed for an extended amount of time on Wednesday after a crash that damaged a utility pole. Occum Fire Department said the closure is expected to last approximately 12 to 13 hours. According to fire officials, the crash involves a utility pole that was significantly damaged and needs to be replaced. It’s…

An apartment fire that happened in Norwich last week is under investigation. Dispatchers received a 911 call on Wednesday around 8 p.m. about a fire at an apartment on Norwich Avenue. When crews arrived, they said they found heavy fire and smoke coming from the windows of the first floor apartment. Due to the magnitude and growth of the fire,…

Firefighters were working to put out a blaze at a Norwich home Wednesday night.

Firefighters put out a blaze on Norwich Avenue in the Taftville section of Norwich Wednesday night. A mayday was called for a firefighter who was trapped inside the home. Officials said the firefighter was safely taken out of the home and is expected to be OK. No other injuries were reported. Fire officials said the blaze extended through the roof…

Firefighters in Yantic made a little girl’s dream come true when they brought her to school in a fire engine Tuesday for her first day back after brain cancer caused her to miss a full year of school. Yantic Fire Engine Company #1 shared the story on Facebook.  They wrote that Meghana has always dreamed of arriving at school on…

A fire damaged a multi-family home in Norwich early Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the home on McKinley Avenue around 3:20 a.m. When crews arrived to the three-family home, they said they found the first floor porch engulfed in fire. The fire was quickly extinguished with limited extension to the interior of the home on the first floor….

A man has died after being hit by a car in Norwich Thursday night. Firefighters said they were called to Hickory Street at Golden Street for a reported pedestrian crash at about 4:30 p.m. Responding crews said the pedestrian sustained serious injuries as a result of the crash and was taken to the hospital. The man was later pronounced dead,…

A man is recovering after he was shot in the head while at a gas station in Norwich overnight. Police said they received a call from Backus Hospital around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday about a man who had arrived with a gunshot wound to his head. Investigators responded and said they determined the shooting happened at the Ravi Mart on…

A person has been taken to the hospital with injuries after being hit by a car in Norwich Wednesday evening. Fire officials said they were called to the area of Water Street and Courthouse Square at about 5 p.m. for a reported pedestrian crash. Responding crews said they found the pedestrian lying in the road alert and conscious. They were…

A man has been charged with murder in connection to a shooting in Norwich that happened last month. Officers received a 911 call about an argument outside followed by a single gunshot and a woman down on the ground in a complex on West Thames Street on November 5 around 5:30 a.m. When police arrived, they said they found 30-year-old…

A person was hit by a school bus in Norwich Friday morning and is in critical condition, according to police. Police said they received several 911 calls at 9:49 a.m. reporting a crash involving a school bus and a pedestrian in the area of 100 Town St. and there were serious injuries. The person who was struck was brought to…

Sikhs in Norwich say they are concerned after messages containing disinformation were spotted in the city earlier this month. Norwich police, alongside the FBI, are investigating.

Sikhs in Norwich say they are concerned after messages containing disinformation were spotted in the city earlier this month. Norwich police, alongside the FBI, are investigating. The messages were on a digital message board attached to a truck that was seen driving throughout Norwich. According to Swaranjit Singh Khalsa, a leader in the local Sikh community and a Norwich city…

A man with a rifle broke into a home in Norwich early Monday morning while three children were home and the parents held him down until police officers arrived, police said. A second person suspected of being involved has not been found. During the struggle over the rifle, a gunshot was fired into the ceiling, according to police.   When…

A person was found dead under a collapsed mobile home in Norwich on Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to help police with a technical rescue on Mohegan Park Road around 6:20 p.m. Officers were originally called there for a well-being check on a resident. When police arrived, they said they found the resident had died and was trapped in a…