Watertown

Police are investigating after several gunshots were fired in Watertown early Friday morning and struck a home. Police said there are no reports of victims and they are looking for surveillance video. Officers who were on patrol on Main Street heard several gunshots around 1:15 a.m. and narrowed the location of the shots to the area of Pondview Drive and…

A suburban Boston police officer who became a national hero in 2013 when he tackled one of the Boston Marathon bombers retired from the only job he says he ever wanted. Watertown police Sgt. Jeffrey Pugliese retired on Monday after more than 41 years on the force. He wanted to keep working, but had reached the state’s mandatory police retirement…

The Taft School in Watertown is requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all age-eligible students next year, according to the school. School officials said in order to keep the entire school community safe, they have consulted with the medical director and outside health experts and decided to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all students who are age-eligible for next year. If the vaccine…

In about a week, children in Connecticut will take part in the Moderna pediatric clinical trial. With more young people coming down with COVID-19, the study leader says getting children vaccinated will help move us to herd immunity.

When the pandemic hit, a Watertown hairdresser decided to hit the road with her salon.

A 16-year-old young man is accused of attacking a teenage girl he was obsessed with at a home in Watertown and he has been charged with attempted murder, according to Watertown police. Police were called to a home on Morris Town Line Highway around 4 p.m. Wednesday to investigate a report of a home invasion and a person with a…

A 16-year-old Watertown student has been charged with attempted murder after police said he broke into the home of a classmate he was obsessed with and attacked her with a hatchet.

A 16-year-old is accused of bringing a hatchet to a Watertown home, breaking in and attacking a teenage girl, according to police, and the suspect has been charged with attempted murder.

A 16-year-old carrying a hatchet is accused of breaking into a Watertown home on Wednesday afternoon and attacking another teen, according to police. The victim has serious injuries and the suspect has been charged with attempted murder.

The mother of two teens who were shot and killed by her boyfriend in Watertown in 2019 has been arrested in connection to the incident. According to police, 41-year-old Danielle Jette has been charged with criminally negligent storage of a firearm, risk of injury to a minor and criminal liability for the acts of another/criminal possession of a firearm. Authorities…

Connecticut is prioritizing teachers across the state when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine and some districts are moving forward with vaccinating staff this week. On Tuesday morning, Watertown Public Schools had a three-hour delay. The district has just under 480 staff members and there was a large enough portion of people getting vaccinated that it required a delay, according…

Teachers can now get coronavirus vaccines and schools in Watertown had a three-hour delay to get vaccines. Waterbury is offering a clinic for teachers.

Teachers in Connecticut can begin to receive coronavirus vaccines and hundreds of Waterbury teachers signed up on the first day.

A Watertown middle school student told police that they were approached by two men while walking Thursday afternoon, officials said. The incident happened at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Whispering Hill Road in the area of Malvern Hill Road and Westgate Road, according to police. The student told police they were approached by a Chevrolet sedan with two men inside and…

Officials said Republican State Auditor and former senator Rob Kane was found dead at his Watertown home on Friday. Officers went to Kane’s home on Taft Circle after receiving reports that he wasn’t answering his phone. Police met family on scene at which time Kane, 53, was found dead inside. His death does not appear to be suspicious, officials...

The man accused of killing his UPS co-worker faced a judge for the first time Thursday and is being held on a $2 million bond. 19-year-old Elijah Bertrand is charged with murder in the death of 28-year-old Nathan Burk, a UPS driver. Bertrand made a virtual appearance at court in Waterbury around noon Thursday. Bertrand was taken into custody in…

The man accused of murdering his co-worker, a UPS driver, made his first court appearance before a judge in Waterbury on Thursday.

The Waterbury community is mourning the life of a beloved UPS driver.

State police responding to what was reported as an accident on the northbound side of Route 8 involving a UPS truck on Tuesday night found the truck’s driver had been the victim of a serious assault. The driver was taken to the hospital, where he later died, according to police. Police later identified the victim as Nathan D. Burk, 28,…

A suspect is in custody in the deadly assault of a UPS driver Tuesday night in Watertown, according to state police.