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Police have arrested a fourth person in connection to an assault that happened in Vernon in May. According to police, a juvenile was taken into custody on Monday morning and was turned over to juvenile authorities. One adult and two juveniles had already been charged in connection to the assault on Terrace Drive, authorities said. The three juveniles are facing…

A 70-year-old South Windsor man has died after the moped he was driving was involved in a crash with a pickup on Route 30 in Vernon Wednesday morning. Police said a 2009 Dodge Ram pickup driven by a 50-year-old Vernon man and a moped driven by 70-year-old Owen Wright, of South Windsor, collided on Route 30, by the Interstate 84…

Splashing around on a sweltering day, Crystal Garcia and one-year-old daughter Eva tried to beat the heat Monday. They were among dozens of families at Manchester’s “SprayGround.” The splash-pad, complete giant water fountains and oscillating streams of water, was one way to cool off in 90-degree heat. “We have a sprinkler at home but it’s nice to see Eva...

Experience authentic southern food right in Vernon, CT.

Many towns are still preparing to open public pools and swimming areas for the summer months, but a lifeguard shortage may make that difficult in some areas.

Vernon police are looking for the driver accused of fleeing a serious injury crash late Sunday night. Police said the accident happened at approximately 11:15 p.m. on Route 83 near Juliano’s Pools. Officials said a car traveling northbound on Route 83 was hit from behind by another vehicle. As a result, the car struck a utility pole and the driver…

A man was seriously injured in a shooting in Vernon Tuesday afternoon and police have arrested a 17-year-old and said they expect to make more arrests. The shooting happened at an apartment complex on Terrace Drive around 4:15 p.m. and the victim was shot several times, according to police. He was taken to Rockville General Hospital where he was then…

A man was seriously injured in a shooting in Vernon Tuesday afternoon.

Lt. William Meier of the Vernon Police Department gives an update on a shooting that left a man seriously injured Tuesday afternoon.

The Town of Vernon is hosting what town officials are calling “You Choose” COVID-19 clinics this week where participants can pick which vaccine they’d like to receive. The first “You Choose” COVID-19 vaccination clinic is being held Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in front of the Vernon Town Hall on Park Place, officials said. While there, participants...

Recently released data from the Connecticut Department of Public Health shows that the coronavirus vaccine is highly effective, with less than 0.1% of fully vaccinated residents becoming infected.

Two people were taken to the hospital after one truck hit another on Interstate 84 East in Vernon on Friday morning and caught fire, according to state police. State police said a truck heading east on I-84 was in the right lane and hit another truck that was parked on the shoulder near the exit 65 on-ramp just after 7…

Interstate 84 East is closed in Vernon after a truck crash and fire.

Interstate 84 East is closed in Vernon between Exits 64 and 66. A truck is on fire.

Appointments are available at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Vernon this afternoon. The Moderna vaccination clinic will run from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Vernon Senior Center. Anyone who lives or works in Connecticut is eligible to get a vaccine at the clinic. If you’d like to sign up, you can do so here until 2:30 p.m....

Spring is in bloom but with snow headed to the state, nurseries and landscaping businesses in the northern part of Connecticut are preparing for the impact and their spring services. At the Garden Barn Nursery and Landscape in Vernon, some plants are already being moved inside to protect them from the snow in a safe warm greenhouse. “Weather like the…

Nurseries and landscapers in northern Connecticut were scrambling Thursday ahead of a nor’easter that could bring several inches of snow by Friday morning.

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, excited kids got to line up with family members as free Easter baskets were handed out at Craig’s Kitchen in Vernon. “With everything going in the world this is a wonderful thing,” said Laura Ricci of Vernon. Ricci brought her granddaughter to pick up one of more than 200 festively decorated baskets. That’s double...

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, excited kids got to line up with family members as free Easter baskets were handed out at Craig’s Kitchen in Vernon.

NBC Connecticut’s Matt Austin reports live from Craig’s Kitchen in Vernon, who gave away more than 200 Easter baskets to families in need.

Getting the COVID-19 vaccine might be even easier now with it requiring just a trip to your local pharmacy. Governor Ned Lamont revealed dozens of new locations in the state that will soon be offering shots. After a lot of anticipation at the Big Y in Ellington, the first shipment of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrived on Wednesday….