Orange

The town of Orange is looking to hear from the public before any decision is made about declaring racism as a public health crisis. Jody Dietch is one of the people inside the town of Orange who is calling on leaders to declare racism as a public health crisis. “It’s not a socio-economic issue, it’s an issue of making...

This summer, at least 17 towns and cities declared racism as a public health crisis. The move was designed to address some of the social and economic inequities that people of color face. City leaders said that their focus is on keeping the conversation going and implementing tangible actions to bring forth equity to communities of color. Since the death…

This summer, 17 towns and cities in Connecticut declared racism a public health crisis. We take a look at how the issue is being addressed head on.

Firefighters put out a house fire in Orange Friday night and saved three dogs in the process. The fire happened on Chippendale Lane at approximately 9:15 p.m., crews said. A family came home to find their home was on fire, crews said. Firefighters said they found heavy smoke throughout the whole home upon arrival. It was discovered that the smoke…

A crash involving a recreational vehicle has closed part of Interstate 95 in Orange on Wednesday. The crash has closed all lanes of I-95 south in Orange between exits 41 and 40 except for one, according to the state Dept. of Transportation. There is also congestion reported in the area between exits 43 and 40. Experts expect the highway to…

A mother and her four children escaped a house fire in orange Monday afternoon. Fire officials were called to the home on Ridgeview Road around 3:12 p.m. after that mother got her family out of the home and called 911. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke in the back of the house, and intense heat and thick smoke in the…

Loved ones, friends and the community came together to pay their respects to a fallen firefighter after he was killed leaving the scene of a house fire last week. The service for Orange Fire Marshal Tim Smith was on Saturday morning. Throughout the morning, dozens of firefighters made their way to support the family during this time. “I had the…

Loved ones, friends and the community are coming together to pay their respects to a fallen firefighter in Orange after he was killed leaving the scene of a house fire last week.

The Town of Orange fire marshal has died after a crash in Woodbridge on Sunday afternoon. Police said the crash happened on Litchfield Turnpike, also known as Route 69, south of Down Roads around 4:45 p.m. The crash involved a single vehicle and the driver of the vehicle has died, according to officers. Police identified the driver as 56-year-old Timothy…

The Town of Orange Fire Marshal has died after a crash in Woodbridge on Sunday afternoon.

Christmas week will always have added meaning to Orange police officers Frank Koshes and Emily Taylor. The officers helped deliver baby Jillian on Monday night with help from the girl’s parents. The two officers arrived at the parents’ house to find the baby had just been born and went right to work clamping and cutting the umbilical cord, suctioning...

This video is from fire officials in Orange.

A house in Orange is considered a total loss after part of it collapsed during an early morning fire on Wednesday morning. Firefighters were called to the fire at a home on Chestnut Ridge Road around 3:45 a.m. The caller said there was a fire in front of the home. When crews arrived, firefighters said they found the home fully…

The northbound side of Route 15 in Orange has reopened after a car fire closed it briefly on Wednesday morning.

Two men who were wearing masks and gloves and carrying guns robbed a convenience store and a Dunkin’ Donuts at the Wilbur Cross Parkway South Service Plaza in Orange early Tuesday morning, according to police.

Freshman U.S. Rep. Katie Porter on Monday threw her support behind an impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump, adding another Democratic lawmaker to those clamoring for the move.

Vaccinations have been made mandatory this summer for campers and staff in several counties north of New York City that annually fill up with kids from the Orthodox Jewish communities that have been hit hardest by measles.

A former Connecticut prison inmate has filed a lawsuit alleging she hasn’t been paid for her contribution to a new book by author Wally Lamb and accusing Lamb of harassing and intimidating her when she sought compensation.