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Firefighters responded to two crashes on Interstate 95 in Westport in around an hour Saturday night and said four people were taken to the hospital. Westport firefighters responded to a crash on Interstate 95 South, between exits 18 and 17, around 7:42 p.m. Fire officials said the southbound lanes had to be closed because of the location of the vehicles…

One person is injured after an errant tire struck their vehicle and caused extensive damage while they were driving on Interstate 95 south in Westport early Wednesday morning.

A New York man was injured when something hit his vehicle and caused extensive damage while he was driving on Interstate 95 South in Westport early Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were called to a crash on I-95 South between exits 17 and 16 around 3:10 a.m. When crews arrived, they said they found a single-vehicle crash in the left lane…

Westport Police are investigating after the body of a missing person was found in a retention pond in Westport Monday. The address in the news release appears to be an office park on Greens Farms Road. Officers identified the man as 62-year-old Errol Whyte of Stamford. Police said Whyte has been missing since Dec. 29, 2022. The Stamford Police Department…

Westport Police are investigating after propaganda stickers were found on town and state property this week. The police department was notified of the stickers, which were stuck to signs in the Saugatuck section, on Wednesday. The stickers appear to be recruitment materials from a group called “Patriot Front.” Officers say the Anti-Defamation League has documented the group and has written…

A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle in Westport on Saturday night. Officers were called to Riverside Avenue around 11:30 p.m. after getting a report of a collision involving a pedestrian with serious injuries. According to police, emergency crews found and rendered aid to a man who had been hit by a vehicle going southbound. The man,…

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A vehicle crashed into Staples High School in Westport on Wednesday morning and a gas leak was reported. Firefighters were called to the school on North Avenue just before 8 a.m. after getting a report of a car into the building and an active gas leak. After the incident, the building was immediately evacuated. According to police, an adult woman…

Police have canceled a Silver Alert that had been issued for a woman missing from Westport Thursday. She attended an appointment at Norwalk Hospital, but then never returned home, according to police. She was located by police in Orange Thursday evening, authorities said.

Aquarion Water Company said their crews are working to repair a water main break that’s affecting over 20 streets in Westport. The break was reported on Duck Pond Road in the Saugatuck Shores area. Crews said they’re actively working to make repairs, and the break is expected to be fixed by 7 to 9 p.m. Below are the streets currently…

Police are looking for your help in a cold case murder investigation that happened decades ago in Westport. Authorities say then-38-year-old Joan Werktin allegedly left her home on the evening of May 24 to go grocery shopping but never returned home. Officers and firefighters were called to a reported blaze in the back of the shopping plaza at 337 Main…

Emergency crews rescued a person after their car went into a creek following a crash in Westport early Saturday morning. Firefighters were called to a rollover crash with a car in the Saugatuck River and a person trapped shortly before 1 a.m. When emergency crews arrived, they said they found a single-car crash with the car coming to rest on…

One person is injured after a crash involving multiple tractor-trailers on Interstate 95 south in Westport on Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to I-95 south between exits 18 and 17 shortly before midnight after getting a report of a tractor-trailer crash. When crews arrived, they said they found a crash involving two tractor-trailers. One of the tractor-trailers had jackknifed and…

Today, we remember and pay our respects to the first responders and lives lost on September 11, 2001. Thousands of people gathered in Westport to do just that for the 21st annual CT United Ride. The CT United Ride, which began as a fundraiser two weeks after the September 11th attacks, has now evolved into the state’s largest 9/11 motorcycle…

Today, we remember and pay our respects to the first responders and lives lost on September 11, 2001. Thousands of people are gathering in Westport to do just that for the CT United Ride.

One person has serious injuries after a crash in Westport Thursday night. Westport police said they received several 911 calls around 9:30 a.m. reporting a serious crash at the Sherwood Island Connector and Post Road East and officers found a car had rolled over and the driver had been thrown from the vehicle. The driver was transported to Norwalk Hospital…