Redding

State police have identified a woman found dead along Route 53 in Redding earlier this month. A jogger reported finding the body in a wooded area just off the road just before 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 18, according to state police. The woman has been identified as 26-year-old Leah Chaparro, of Bridgeport. Detectives from Connecticut State Police Western District Major…

A death in Redding is under investigation by state police and the state’s attorney’s office on Sunday. Redding police were called to investigate a death on Route 53 between 9:15 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. The Connecticut State Police Major Crime Unit and the Danbury State’s Attorney’s Office have since taken over the investigation. Authorities have not released any other...

At least one person has serious injuries and another person is being evaluated after a crash in Redding early Sunday morning. Dispatchers received a 911 call from a passenger in a vehicle involved in a crash on Lonetown Road around 2:15 a.m. The passenger told dispatchers that the vehicle had hit a tree and he was trapped in the front…

A driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a box truck crashed into a tree in Redding on Tuesday morning. Fire officials said they were called to Church Hill Road for a reported accident at 9 a.m. Firefighters extricated the driver from the truck, and they were taken to a nearby hospital with traumatic injuries. Investigators said…

A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital after they crashed in Redding Saturday afternoon. The driver was trying to navigate a curve on Cross Highway around 2:15 when they lost control of the motorcycle. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, according to Redding Police. The motorcyclist was taken to Danbury Hospital by ambulance with serious, life threatening injuries….

Local and state authorities are continuing to investigate what they say is an untimely death in the town of Redding. While it is unclear when the discovery was made, police said the person was found at a home on Old Stagecoach Road. The State Police Western District Major Crime Unit is assisting in the investigation. Redding Police said this was…

A sixth-grade student in Redding has died after a fire Tuesday night, according to the superintendent of schools for Easton, Redding and Region 9 School Districts. Superintendent Dr. Jason McKinnon notified families Wednesday that Brien Karlson, a sixth-grade student at John Read Middle School, was taken to the hospital after a fire at the family’s home and died Wednesday afternoon….

The state has taken permanent custody of dozens of neglected and injured goats seized from a Redding property and those goats as well as the offspring of the goats that were pregnant will be available for adoption, according to the attorney general. Attorney General William Tong said Tuesday that the state has secured permanent custody of 65 goats that were…