Southington

A Southington farm is left to pick up the pieces after a mama bear and her cubs appear to have destroyed over a dozen bee habitats, causing thousands of dollars in damage. It happened at The LEAF, also known as Lewis Educational Agricultural Farm, on Thursday. The master bee keeper at The LEAF said it appears that a mama bear…

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A man has been arrested and another man was fined after a road rage incident on Thursday evening, according to Southington police. Police said the incident started near Lake Compounce and ended on Queen Street. They said they learned that a 31-year-old Southington man saw a 24-year-old man from Bronx, New York throwing garbage out of his vehicle and then…

A woman has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence and going 119 miles per hour on Interstate 84 West in Southington over the weekend. State police said a BMW was seen driving extremely fast and cutting across all lanes of traffic in the area of Exit 31. The car appeared to speed up on open stretches of highway…

Model rockets are believed to have sparked fires on front lawns at two houses in Southington on Sunday and police are looking for the person or people responsible. Firefighters were quickly able to put out the fires and stop the spread. According to police, both fires were determined to have been caused by model rockets. Officers are asking the community…

A person was taken to the hospital after slipping on an icy ridge while hiking in Southington Thursday afternoon. The Southington Fire Department said they responded to the area of Wassel Reservoir off of Caretaker Road shortly after 12:30 p.m. Responding crews hiked a steep cliff and found a hiker, who appeared to have a lower leg injury. The person…

The weather is warming up and giving so much time for locals to enjoy the great outdoors. 

The man who is accused of hitting and killing Connecticut State Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier on I-84 in Southington in May, then leaving the scene, has accepted a plea deal.

The man who is accused of hitting and killing Connecticut State Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier on Interstate 84 in Southington in May, then leaving the scene, has accepted a plea deal. Alex Oyola-Sanchez, 44, of Hartford, will spend 18 years in prison. Trooper Pelletier left behind his wife, Dominique, and two young sons, Troy and Zachary. Dominique Pelletier spoke…

A woman has serious injuries after she was hit by a vehicle in Southington last night and police said the driver went home, then called police to report what happened. Officers responded to West Street and Jude Lane around 9:35 p.m. and found that a vehicle heading south on West Street hit a 32-year-old woman who was walking in the…

State police have been searching in Southington for a suspect after an armed road rage incident on I-84 and said there is no active threat to the community.

Interstate 84 West in Southington has reopened after a rollover crash briefly closed the area on Tuesday morning. Troopers responded to the highway near exit 32 around 3 a.m. for a reported vehicle rollover. At one point, the westbound side of the highway was fully closed between exits 33 and 32. It has since reopened. According to state police, serious…

Thursday marks one year until the winter Olympics kick off in Milan Cortina. Athletes are ramping up their training ahead of the games, and people around the world are waiting for that opening ceremony. Some of those people are right here in Connecticut, getting in a few runs on the slopes on a fresh snow day. ”I go to UConn…

The superintendent of Region 15 schools is facing DUI charges after a crash that happened last month. Southington police were called to Mulberry Street for a reported crash on Jan. 18. Responding officers found a car that had veered off the road and crashed into a utility pole. After hitting the pole, the car then struck another vehicle that was…

A road in Southington has reopened after a water main break briefly closed the area on Sunday. The water department said the water main break in the 900 block of Pleasant Street. The road was closed while the work was done. The area has since reopened.

A man was hit by a vehicle while crossing Queen Street in Southington on Thursday night and he was taken to the hospital, according to police. They said the man was wearing dark clothing and trying to cross the road near Spring Street at 11:36 p.m. when a vehicle hit him. The driver remained at the scene, police said. The…

The cold temperatures this week have allowed local ski resorts to make a good amount of snow, making for ideal conditions on the mountains.

Police arrested a man who is accused of exposing himself to customers in a Walgreens in Southington on New Year’s Eve. Officers were called to the Walgreens at 359 Main St. around 8:58 a.m. on Dec. 31 because a man was exposing himself to females in the store a sexual manner, police said. When they arrived, a man matching the…

Firefighters rescued a driver from a vehicle that was dangling over a bridge in Southington on Sunday night. Firefighters and police officers responded to the area of West Street and West Main Street at 10:41 p.m. and found a vehicle dangling over a bridge above the Quinnipiac River, according to the fire department. Police said the driver of a Subaru…

The Southington Board of Fire Commissioners decided to maintain current staffing levels as opposed to reducing them.