Torrington

A bear died Sunday after being hit by two vehicles on Route 8 South in Torrington. No one from either vehicle was injured, according to state police. State police and the Connecticut Department Energy and Environmental Protection are investigating the incident. The incident occurred barely a day after DEEP officials euthanized a 280-pound black bear that bit a woman in…

A major structure fire in Torrington over the weekend left two firefighters hospitalized and multiple families without homes. A Torrington fire lieutenant told NBC Connecticut that the fire erupted at a three-story apartment complex on Wall Street shortly after 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The lieutenant said the fire consumed the upper floors of the apartment building, causing major structural damage that…

A 72-year-old Goshen man has died after he struck a tree in Torrington early Friday morning, according to police. Police have identified the man as Peter Jacquette. They found him while responding to a report around 3:50 a.m. that a vehicle hit a tree on Pothier Road near Brandy Hill Road.  Police said Jacquette had been driving a1999 S10...

A man has serious injuries after losing control of his moped and crashing in Torrington on Monday afternoon. Officers responded to the 700 block of Norfolk Road, also known as Route 272, shortly before 3 p.m. for a report of a crash. Police said a man was driving a moped south when he lost control and skidded before laying the…

A father and his young daughter were taken to the hospital after their pickup truck went into a brook in Torrington Sunday. State police responded to the area of Norfolk Road around 11:45 a.m. for a report of a vehicle into a ditch. Arriving troopers found a pickup truck in the Hart Brook Spillway with heavy front end damage. The…

After a series of incidents, Torrington firefighters are asking the public to be extra cautious as they drive by emergency scenes.

A firefighter is injured after a close call with a driver caused him to become entangled in a wire during a call in Torrington on Monday. Local 1567 in Torrington said crews were responding to a service wire down in the road when a car drove over the wire, entangling a firefighter and injuring him. “The vehicle that was proceeding…

A teenager is in serious condition after police said he stood up on a dirt bike he was riding and fell into the road in Torrington on Sunday afternoon. Officers responded to Cedar Lane around 12:45 p.m. after getting a report of a motorcycle accident. On Cedar Lane, investigators determined two dirt bikes had crashed into each other. According to…

Police have arrested a man that was wanted in connection to an armed robbery in Torrington on Tuesday. The police department said they responded to TD Bank in the Torrington Commons Plaza on High Street at 11 a.m. for a reported robbery. A man allegedly walked into the bank and passed the teller a note demanding cash while implying he…

Part of Forest Street in Torrington is closed after someone hit a telephone pole and took off this evening. The section of Forest Street between Migeon Avenue and Forest Court was affected. Eversource is on the scene repairing the damage, but there is no word on when the road will reopen. Police are still investigating the incident and have asked…

A state park in Torrington has reopened after storm damage closed it for hours on Tuesday. The damage was impacting Burr Pond State Park, according to the state Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection. The park was closed in the morning, but has since reopened. The damage happened after there were strong winds across the state on Monday. The winds…

A fire damaged a Torrington home and caused the deck to collapse on Monday night. The home on Auburn Way appears to have significant damage to the second floor and the roof. According to dispatchers, the deck of the home collapsed. All of the residents of the home were able to get out. No injuries were reported. The cause of…

The body of a 35-year-old man was found at a pond in Torrington on Tuesday night. Environmental Conservation Police Officers with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responded to Stillwater Pond State Park around 5:30 p.m. to investigate a death, according to the department. Officials said firefighters were also called to help police with the recovery of a…

An investigation is underway after a state trooper was involved in a car crash in Torrington Wednesday night. It’s the third time this week that a state police trooper was hit – once in Meriden and the other time in Waterford. In both of those instances, the officers were taken to the hospital. Connecticut State Police said they responded to…

A family escaped a house fire in Torrington early Friday morning. The fire broke out in a home on Hoffman Street just after 2 a.m., according to fire officials. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy fire coming from one side of the house on the second and third floors, Torrington’s fire chief said. There were three adults and two...

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The City of Torrington gave the go ahead Wednesday for an overflow homeless shelter to open at a church.

The City of Torrington gave the go ahead Wednesday for an overflow homeless shelter to open at a church. At Trinity Episcopal Church in Torrington, plans were drawn up to open a cold weather emergency homeless shelter. “Homelessness is an issue that anybody at anytime can face and we need to do better for our neighbors,” said Sarah Toomey, a…

After a five-hour public hearing, plans to open a temporary shelter at a local church were rejected. Now. another church is hoping to get approval.