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Police have identified the 23-year-old man that was shot and killed at a hotel in Shelton late Saturday night. Police responded to the Marriott Residence Inn at 1001 Bridgeport Avenue just after 11:30 p.m. for the report of someone shot in the hotel’s parking lot. Officers said 23-year-old Ivan Whyte, of Bridgeport, was pronounced dead at the scene. According to…

Dozens of firefighters worked to put out a house fire in Shelton on Monday. The fire happened just before 4 p.m. on Long Hill Drive. When crews arrived, the home was found to be well involved in fire, they said. Firefighters fought the blaze from the exterior and several hoses were used to control the fire. The blaze was placed…

Fire crews battled a large brush fire in Shelton Sunday night as the state remains under a “Red Flag Warning” due to very dry conditions. Crews said they received several 911 calls reporting a large brush fire in the woods between Old Stratford Road and Partridge Lane at approximately 7:20 p.m. When firefighters arrived, they saw the fire deep in…

A 91-year-old woman reported missing from Shelton Tuesday morning has been found safe, according to police. Luise Lichtenberg was reported missing around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning in the downtown Shelton area. She was located Tuesday afternoon and was unharmed, police said.

A man was arrested after being accused of robbing three people in the downtown Shelton area with a 4-year-old in the car, police said. Officials said the robberies happened at approximately 9 p.m. Brandon Lasky, 29, reportedly robbed an employee leaving work at Caloroso Restaurant. The employee told police that Lasky approached him with a semi-automatic pistol and demanded money….

Connecticut State Police have issued a Silver Alert for a 3-year-old who has been missing for over a week. Authorities said Michael Hicks Jr. has been missing from Shelton since Sunday, December 27. Investigators did not release details about who Hicks was last seen with. Hicks is 3-feet tall and weighs 30 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes….

Amidst a spread of the coronavirus that’s causing safety and staffing concerns, Shelton Public Schools are moving all schools to distance learning until January 1, the district announced Tuesday. An update on how the district will proceed in January will come out in December, school officials said. Shelton, like much of the state, has seen an increase in coronavirus cases….

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that wearing a face mask can protect the wearer as well as others from the spread of COVID-19. The agency has previously stated that wearing masks may help prevent people who have COVID-19 from spreading the virus to others who may be nearby.

A person has died after a single-car crash on Route 8 in Shelton Thursday afternoon. Officials were dispatched to the area of exit 12 on Route 8 southbound just after 5 p.m. for reports of a crash. According to troopers on scene, 46-year-old Demar Thompson, lost control of his vehicle, veered off the road into a wooded area where his…

Parents of children on certain school bus routes in Shelton are being asked to bring their children to school and to pick them up because of a shortage of bus drivers and the impact on some bus routes. Dr. Beth Smith, the interim superintendent of schools in Shelton, said Shelton Student Transportation Services notified her Tuesday morning that they have…

Some parents in Shelton have been asked to drive their children to school this week due to a shortage of bus drivers.

Some Connecticut schools are coming up with creative ways to make sure the show goes on for drama clubs and other arts programs.

Police have arrested a man who is accused of vandalizing Donald Trump campaign signs in Shelton on Friday. Early Friday morning, police said 31-year-old Taylor Dyrek, of Shelton, spray painted the word “dump” above Trump’s name on two signs in the White Hills section of town. Dyrek was caught by a citizen on his way home from work, police...

A mixed use building in Shelton is damaged after a fire on Monday morning. Crews were called to the fire on Howe Avenue and firefighters said they found heavy smoke when they arrived. The fire was in the basement of the three-floor mixed use building, fire officials said. The building has both commercial and residential uses. According to fire officials,…

Police have identified the mother and son who were found dead inside of a home in Shelton on Saturday. Officers were called to do a welfare check at a home on Sorghum Road around 3:30 p.m. When police arrived, they said they found two people dead inside of the home. Authorities have identified the bodies as 79-year-old Gale P. Lupe…

Police are investigating two deaths in Shelton after officers were dispatched on a welfare check and found two people dead inside a residence. Officers said they were dispatched to 88 Sorghum Rd. Shelton detectives and state police are investigating. Police said there is no known threat to the public. No additional information was immediately available.

A Bridgeport man was arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted four juvenile women he knew, according to police. Daniel Sanchez, 40, was arrested by Shelton Police on Thursday following a complaint brought to the department, police said. Police said an investigation was launched and an arrest warrant was secured following the complaint. Sanchez faces charges including seven counts of first…

Lanes of Route 8 north in Shelton were closed Friday morning because of a vehicle fire, according to CT Travel Smart. The right and center lanes of the highway were closed between exits 12 and 13.

Crews battled a fire on High Street in Shelton on Wednesday morning. No additional information was immediately available.

As firefighters were still putting out hot spots at the Star Pin building in Shelton Monday afternoon, a new concern began to rise over asbestos that was carried off in the smoke. “[The smoke] deposited that contaminated material onto properties south of here for about a mile to a mile and a half,” said Jeff Chandler, a supervisor of...