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Motorists search for northern detours to avoid I-95 snag
As rush hour began, drivers on I-84 started to feel the impact of the shoreline traffic woes following the I-95 closure in Norwalk.
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15-year-old accused of crashing stolen car in Waterbury
Waterbury police have arrested a 15-year-old who is accused of stealing a car, running a red light and causing a crash in Waterbury on Sunday night. Police responded to Wolcott Street and Sharon Road around 7:30 p.m. to investigate a two-car crash and found that one of the cars had been stolen. Police said the driver of the stolen car…
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Police investigating after man's body pulled from river in Waterbury
The body of a man was pulled from a river in Waterbury on Friday morning. Police responded to the area of 135 East Liberty Street after getting a report of a body in the Mad River. The body was taken from the river and police confirmed the man was dead. Police have identified the man, but are not releasing the…
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CT LIVE!: “A Bronx Tale – The Musical” is Now Playing in Waterbury
Get your tickets at SevenAngelsTheatre.org.
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Families try to pick up pieces after fire damages Waterbury apartments
In all, 27 people were displaced by the fire that broke out on Williams Street Monday evening.
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Waterbury fire leaves dozens without a home
“I grew up there. I lived there for 10 years since I was like 10 years old so it was really scary seeing my house on fire,” Serinteree Grandpre said. Grandpre was inside her Waterbury apartment on Monday night when flames broke out in the other room. “It was quick, everything happened really quick so I couldn’t grab nothing,” she…
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Over 2 dozen displaced, several pets dead after Waterbury fire
Over two dozen people are displaced and several pets are dead after a fire broke out at a home in Waterbury Monday night. The fire department was called to a two-alarm fire at a multi-family home on William Street. It appears as though fire tore through the third floor of the structure. Six families lived in the building, and a…
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Deadly stabbing in Waterbury puts focus on domestic violence cases
An investigation is underway into the death of a Waterbury woman. Police have arrested the woman’s husband for murder after a stabbing took place while their child was home.
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Deadly stabbing in Waterbury puts focus on domestic violence cases
An investigation is underway into the death of a Waterbury woman. Police have arrested the woman’s husband for murder after a stabbing took place while their child was home. Victim advocates say resources are available to help with support. Police continue investigating what led a man to reportedly stab his wife to death in Waterbury on Friday. Advocates who...
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Homicide investigation underway in Waterbury
A man has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed his wife to death inside their home in Waterbury on Friday morning.
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Man arrested for fatally stabbing wife with child at home in Waterbury: police
A man has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed his wife to death inside their home in Waterbury on Friday morning. Waterbury police said they were called to East Main Street for a reported domestic disturbance around 5 a.m. Responding officers found a 43-year-old woman with a stab wound to her neck. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police…
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Police arrest 3rd suspect in fatal shooting outside Waterbury Superior Court
Waterbury police have arrested a third suspect in the shooting death of a man outside of Waterbury Superior Court last month. Police said they have obtained a warrant charging 26-year-old Nicholas Chiapponi, of Glastonbury, with the murder of 26-year-old Jarron Chapman, of Waterbury. Chiapponi was taken into custody at his home on Wednesday, according to police. He has been charged…
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‘Swatting' call led to lockdown at Brass Mill Center in Waterbury
A call about an armed person at the Brass Mill Center mall in Waterbury Wednesday turned out to be unfounded, according to police.
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‘Swatting' call led to lockdown at Brass Mill Center in Waterbury: police
Brass Mill Center in Waterbury was placed on lockdown on Wednesday afternoon after a report that someone might have been armed and police said they are investigating it as a “swatting” incident. Police said they received the call around 1 p.m., and officers who responded to the mall determined that there was no threat or danger to the public. The…
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Suspect in deadly shooting outside Waterbury court set to face judge
A man who is accused of shooting and killing a man as he left Waterbury Superior Court last month is set to face a judge on Wednesday. Dante Howell, of Meriden, is being held on a $5 million bond after he was arrested and charged with murder last week. Howell, 29, is accused of shooting 26-year-old Jarron Chapman as Chapman…
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Man in critical condition after being hit by car in Waterbury
A man has life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car in Waterbury on Monday. The police department said they responded to the intersection of Cooke Street and Hawley Avenue at 8:30 a.m. Responding officers said a man was taken to the hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries. The driver stayed on scene and is cooperating with investigators. Anyone…
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Minor injuries reported in three-car crash involving state police cruiser in Waterbury
A state police cruiser was struck on I-84 East in Waterbury yesterday. Minor injuries were reported and a driver has been issued a misdemeanor summons. State police say the cruiser was parked on the right shoulder of the road near exit 25A. around 5:30 p.m., a car in the middle lane collided with a car in the right lane before…
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Police arrest second suspect in shooting of man outside Waterbury court
Police have arrested a second suspect in the fatal shooting of a man as he left Waterbury Superior Court last month. Deera Nelson, 21, of Meriden, turned herself in on Thursday, according to Waterbury police. Nelson is the second person arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Jarron Chapman as he walked out of Waterbury Superior Court on…
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Police investigating vandalism at Jewish cemetery in Waterbury
Police are investigating after several headstones were toppled at a Jewish cemetery in Waterbury.
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Vandals target Waterbury Jewish cemetery, knock 12 gravestones over
Police in Waterbury are investigating a vandalism at a Jewish cemetery where a dozen gravestones were knocked over. Volunteers say workers first discovered the vandalism at the Hebrew Benefit Cemetery on Stillman Road last week. “Some workmen were out here cleaning some headstones. They noticed that the stones had been turned over,” Eric Tishman from the Jewish Cemetery Association of…