Rocky Hill

One of the favorites to be the next pope is a Filipino cardinal, Luis Antonio Tagle, who’s been dubbed as the “Asian Pope Francis.” “It is a proud moment for me and my family,” Arvin Antiporda, of Rocky Hill, said. A moment many Filipinos across Connecticut are taking in with talk of Cardinal Tagle being a strong contender to...

A Vernon man is facing a long list of charges after state police say he led them on a chase on Sunday. A state trooper driving on Route 2 East in East Hartford noticed an Acura MDX swerving just before 1 a.m. on Sunday. The trooper activated their lights and sirens to stop the driver. According to police, the driver…

Connecticut State Police have arrested a woman who is accused of driving the wrong way on Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill over the weekend. Troopers received multiple 911 calls reporting a gray sedan going northbound in the southbound lanes of I-91 on Saturday around 3:20 a.m. When troopers responded, they said they found a 49-year-old woman traveling between the right…

Rocky Hill native Justin Barron started his NFL journey this week with the Dallas Cowboys after signing as an undrafted free agent. 

Police have identified the body pulled from the Connecticut River in Rocky Hill this weekend as a woman who had been missing from Glastonbury since March. Emergency crews received a report of a body along the riverbank south of Ferry Park around 9 a.m. on Sunday. On Wednesday, police identified the remains as those of 72-year-old Mary Colasanto, of Glastonbury….

An investigation is underway after a body was found in the Connecticut River in Rocky Hill on Sunday.

An investigation is underway after a body was found in the Connecticut River in Rocky Hill on Sunday. Police received a report from a boater on the Connecticut River shortly before 9 a.m. about a body in the water near the shoreline south of Ferry Park. When police arrived, they said they found the body in the water. The Office…

An electric stove fire in a historic home in Rocky Hill was extinguished on Sunday. Firefighters were called to Parsonage Street around 1:30 a.m. for a report of a structure fire. When crews arrived, they said they found a colonial-style home of masonry construction with smoke coming out of the back. Investigators said there was a partially extinguished fire of…

Connecticut State Police have arrested a man who is accused of going over 100 mph on Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill over the weekend. A trooper on patrol on I-91 North near exit 24 saw a blue BMW 330I driving faster than the flow of traffic around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. The trooper reportedly estimated the BMW to be going…

Multiple people were injured after a car ended up in a drainage culvert off of Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to a report of a crash with injuries on I-91 North around 2 a.m. When crews arrived, they said they found a one-car crash with the vehicle about 50 feet off of the road and…

A driver is suffering life-threatening injuries after a car rolled over Thursday morning in Rocky Hill, according to firefighters. Rocky Hill Fire Department responded to a car rollover on Interstate 91 at the entrance of exit 23. Firefighters said the car was found on top of a guardrail with a lamp post knocked down. The exit 23 entrance ramp was…

Emergency crews rescued a woman from the icy waters of the Connecticut River Tuesday morning. Police received a 911 call about a woman who walked out onto the ice at Ferry Park at 315 Meadow Road just after 9 a.m. A witness reported the woman fell through the ice. Arriving crews found the woman clinging to the edge of a…

A threatening statement prompted a lockdown at Rocky Hill High School on Tuesday and the school has resumed normal operations after no threat was found, according to district officials. Superintendent of Schools Mark Zito said the threatening statement appeared in a Google document. In response, the school was placed into a security lockdown where no visitors were allowed into the…

NBC Connecticut Investigates has learned of an under the radar company that was operating in Rocky Hill, with investigators making an unusual discovery inside the business.

NBC Connecticut Investigates has learned of an under the radar company that was operating in Rocky Hill, with investigators making an unusual discovery inside the business. At this point, the business is no longer at the business park where a disturbance last weekend prompted a call to police. Police reports say a New York-based company called UniUni had an operation…

A person was hit and killed on the Silas Deane Highway in Rocky Hill Sunday evening. It happened just south of the I-91 overpass around 5:20 p.m., according to police. Responding emergency crews treated the victim who died at the hospital. She was later identified by police as 59-year-old Bisera Djurkovic, of Rocky Hill. The driver of the vehicle involved…

The Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) hosted the Every Youth Summit in Rocky Hill on Thursday. The summit brought together representatives from CTDOL, employers and workforce development organizations to discuss youth employment, especially for people living with disabilities. “Youth with disabilities are involved in the workforce more than historically,” said CTDOL’s Danté Bartolomeo. “But there’s still a disparity between...

The inclusive eatery gives the students of Rocky Hill Public Schools and the DREAM Academy meaningful work experience and vocational training.

Shopping local and making a difference – people in Rocky Hill can do just that at a new inclusive eatery called the Dream Café, which is run by students.

State police have arrested a New Hampshire man who is accused of driving 114 miles per hour on Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill. A state trooper was working a speed enforcement detail when he saw a driver in a black Subaru sedan going extremely fast on I-91 North near exit 23 in Rocky Hill around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, according to…