Bridgeport police said they arrested two Stamford men, a Georgia man and two juveniles after finding guns and drugs in a traffic stop Wednesday night.
Fourth of July fireworks are ready to light up the night sky in Fairfield this Saturday.
The state has agreed to pay a $9 million settlement to settle a lawsuit claiming a man was abused at a state psychiatric hospital.
Route 8 northbound in Shelton was closed Thursday morning because of a multi-vehicle crash, the state’s transportation agency says.
Bridgeport police say they made two arrests Wednesday night in connection with a shooting that left a New York man in critical condition.
The partners’ effort to open a 2-year college in the North End for lower-income students was blocked earlier this spring.
A person was shot on the 800 block of Hancock Avenue in Bridgeport on Wednesday evening. Police have one person in custody in connection with the incident.
Michele Small’s seat is the third vacancy in seven months on the local legislative body.
“We’re very excited about it,” the group’s president and CEO said.
Bridgeport police charged an 18-year-old Ansonia man with using Facebook Marketplace to lure and rob people who were meeting up to buy or sell items.
Bridgeport has not released the findings, but the two detectives under scrutiny are back on duty.
A city woman began screaming in the courtroom Tuesday after a jury found the man accused of killing her son not guilty.
A former nutrition director in the Bridgeport schools claims she was subjected to a hostile work environment because of her race.
The board voted to approve the extension for Uyi Osunde, a first-year superintendent, but did not share details about the new contract.
An older adult was shot in the abdomen early Tuesday by a stray bullet at an intersection in Bridgeport, police said.
The city is seeking a dozen vendors to help feed visitors at the waterfront attraction.
The town has not responded to the allegations.
Juliemar Ortiz’s campaign alleges Bridgeport’s Democratic Registrar unfairly tossed out petition signatures she needed to qualify.
Prices have doubled or tripled and some expect they will remain elevated as energy prices remain high, the supply chain struggles, and global conflict continues.
Valley Save our Youth is an Ansonia-based nonprofit providing mentorship and resources to at-risk youth. Its new teen center set to open Saturday is the first of its kind in the city in over a decade.
Officials are investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire in a vacant Bridgeport building Sunday night, the city’s emergency management director says.
The department lost 51 officers over the past year and is looking to hire 70.
The game has helped create a community of more than 150 moms in Westport and Weston that brings people together to play.
The initial goal had to been to open a retail wagering location in the first half of the year.
The advocacy group is urging lawmakers to fund social services and eliminate racial disparities in the legal system to keep children out of prison.
Many experts said that not only is Connecticut starting to return to pre-COVID times when it comes to signing up children for camp, but that enrolling them in these activities is a likely a good idea.
A crowd of nearly 50 women protest the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Organizers said they are planning next steps to fight for women’s rights over their bodies.
Brandon Roberts, 29, was sentenced to 80 years Friday for shooting and killing Emily Todd, a 25-year-old therapist from Bethel.
A memorial ride will be held Saturday in Bridgeport after Adolfo “AJ” DeJesus, 17, was killed last week when a pickup truck struck his scooter.
Anne Fiyalka, 101, was a passenger on a flight piloted by Amelia Earhart in 1936. She said she was inspired by the groundbreaking aviation pioneer.
Adolfo “AJ” DeJesus, 17, died after being struck by a pickup truck while riding a scooter in Bridgeport last week.
Former UConn student Peter Manfredonia will appear in court Friday on charges in connection with a 2020 samurai sword attack and home invasion in Willington.
Matthew Perkowski, 33, is scheduled to return to court on Aug. 15.
Juliemar Ortiz is trying to compete in the Democratic primary against incumbent Dennis Bradley and party nominee Rev. Herron Gaston.
The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday that the boat was found on a Stratford beach with “no hull number, no registration, not sea worthy and water logged.”
According to a complaint filed last month, the city is not following its own charter by not allowing public input for the sale of the property valued at over $250,000.
The zoo is marking the milestone with a bake off, animal shows and burying a time capsule set to be opened in 50 years.
Former University of Connecticut student Peter Manfredonia, accused of murder and kidnapping, will appear for a remote court hearing Thursday.
The Bridgeport Police Department charged Amheir Noel Wednesday with a fatal shooting in the P.T. Barnum Housing Complex earlier this month.
The Barnum Festival Parade starts at John Street and Park Avenue at noon on Sunday and features a number of floats.
A trial in the case had been scheduled for Tuesday morning.
Adolpho “AJ” De Jesus, 18, has died after he and a 17-year-old were struck by a pickup truck last week while riding a scooter in Bridgeport.
Joe Moravsky first competed on the show in 2013. The former News 12 meterologist has continued to compete while adjusting his training regimen due to course and life changes.
The city, however, has said candidates with a higher education will receive preference.
First responders were called to a chemical leak at a building on Merritt Boulevard in Trumbull Tuesday morning. The chemical was determined to be mildly corrosive and an irritant.
Police said they are looking for video footage of the shooting that occurred just after midnight Sunday at Wafu Asian Bistro in Southport.
Of the 20 firearms collected Saturday in Bridgeport, eight were semiautomatic handguns and one was an AR-15-style rifle.
A Bridgeport official said the two minors remained hospitalized with serious injuries Tuesday after the crash — the city’s second last week involving a scooter.
Bunnell High School in Stratford held its graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2022 Monday, June 20, 2022, on the school field.
Airlines scrapped more than 140 flights in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as of Monday afternoon — an improvement from Friday’s 500-plus cancellations.
Critics decry the decision, but city officials emphasize a higher education is preferred.
Stratford officials said a 17 year old and 18 year old were caught in a strong current without life jackets after their kayaks overturned.
The region has experienced cooler temperatures by June standards for the past few days — and that trend continues Sunday.
Fairfield police said multiple shots were reported at Wafu restaurant in Southport just after midnight on Sunday.
The Davidson’s and McLevy structures are prominent landmarks.
Ansonia job seekers can get their resumes worked on, professional headshots and information on training programs to enter the job force.
Adam Wood, a public relations representative for Steelpointe Harbor said the yacht show has grown over the last four years. Now he said, people are asking about moving to Bridgeport.
Police reported that two people were injured in a motor vehicle crash involving a scooter in Bridgeport Friday afternoon.
The first phase apartments which are a mix of market rate and affordable units, opened to tenants in 2021. The next phase is expected to receive financing in 2023.
The family of the 6-year-old has said another child purposely threw a lit tennis ball that had been soaked in gasoline, causing significant burns to the boy’s face and arms.
A former dishwasher at Vazzy’s restaurant was sentenced to 30 months in prison for sexually assaulting a girl in the restaurant.
A Bridgeport official said the incident happened around 12:30 p.m. Friday on the 1200 block of Noble Avenue.
A Bridgeport man, being sought for allegedly killing a man with a machete outside a club earlier this month, was arrested in Iowa.
Sgt. James Geremia has settled his federal discrimination suit against the city. Lt. Ronald Mercado, who also sued the city for the same situation, rejected a settlement offer and is proceeding with a trial in U.S. District Court.
The candidate is hoping to take on incumbent Sen. Dennis Bradley and endorsed Democrat Rev. Herron Gaston
The event is hosted by Valley Save our Youth, a nonprofit organization mentoring at-risk youth. There will be food vendors as well as activities.
The Class of 2022 celebrated commencement ceremonies on Tuesday.
There were 350 students in Bridgeport’s Central High School Class of 2022 graduating class.
Milford police said the 2013 Lexus and its keys were stolen from Superior Motors on Bridgeport Avenue on April 5.
Police said Easton resident Shahid Malik was killed Wednesday when he drove the wrong way on Route 25 in Trumbull, striking a van in a head-on crash.
Fairfield Fire Fighters Association IAFF 1426 said it is conducting an “internal review” after being alerted to comments that were made on social media.
Police said the driver of a pickup truck who struck the two minors and fled the scene turned himself in after his vehicle had been identified.
But the effort comes just months after the city lost its only major hotel.
The suspect’s lawyer said he would be filing a motion to reduce his client’s bond in the case.
Police said in January 2019, the woman woke up in the middle of the night and found a naked man on top of her.
A section of Route 25 north between Exit 9 and Route 111 in Trumbull has been closed after a two-vehicle crash, state officials reported.
Fairfield police said they received “numerous complaints” of minors purchasing “marijuana and nicotine products” at the Rose Smoke and Vape Shop.
Bridgeport’s ShotSpotter system registered gunfire in the 90 block for Grant Street shortly after midnight, a city official said.
A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with severe injuries after a crash in Fairfield Tuesday, the fire department said.
The Milford couple, from whom he stole more than $200,000, had to move out of a house that had been in their family for generations, Judge Julia DiCocco Dewey later noted.
Police said the passengers, given a choice to wait for a new bus, chose instead to use a ride-sharing service to get home.
While developers have previously blamed delays on shortages, builders say inflation and gas prices, in addition to a labor shortage, are also becoming issues.
Police said the woman performed CPR and rescue breathing after the child was pulled from a Trumbull pool “blue and unresponsive” last week.
Bridgeport police have identified the man as 37-year-old Noel McIntosh who was found shot last week on Priscilla Circle.
Police said the Shelton man was found “suffering from numerous gunshot wounds” Monday night at the PT Barnum Housing Complex.
The suspect has not yet entered pleas to two counts of misconduct with a motor vehicle and a single count of evading responsibility in the Dec. 10 deaths of James and Barbara Tamborra.
Scott Appleby, director of Bridgeport’s Office of Emergency Management, said Sunday the toddler was taken to a local hospital after sustaining minor injuries on Sunday.
Bridgeport City Council Member Marcus Brown and his fiancé Thomas Gaudett, who works for Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration, assisted the mayor in raising the rainbow flag.
Milford police identified the three people charged as Alexander Mitchell, 20, of Bethany, Jasmin Bello, 18, of Stratford, and Jacob Calderon-Perez, 18, of Trumbull.
Jeffrey Kershner, 53, of Shelton, is accused of stabbing a 50-year-old man in the neck with a “plastic knife” at a home on Chamberlain Drive.
There is a lot riding, economically, on the municipally-owned, privately operated venue’s continued success.
The child sustained minor injuries after being struck on Barnum Avenue, officials said
No one was seriously injured in the shooting at the Barnum Avenue pharmacy, according to police
The Connecticut Department of Transportation said there was a crash and a tractor-trailer fire on I-95 Sunday.
The city will once again host Derby Day on June 25. Mayor Richard Dziekan said there will be no COVID restrictions.
Some of the pools and beaches overseen by local parks and recreation departments are seeing shortages like the state parks are — but not all of them.
Bridgeport resident Marisol Dumeng was allegedly killed by Glenn Pettway while he was free on bond for murder and domestic violence charges.
Stephen J. Sedensky III, presented with a lifetime achievement award, was among those feted at the John M. Bailey Memorial Scholarship & Awards Dinner.
The man faces up to 20 years after admitting to “engaging in a pattern of racketeering activity,” including robbery, violence and weapons charges.
One person was sent to the hospital with minor injuries after a motorcycle crash on Interstate 95 in Westport Friday evening, according to state police.
A Bridgeport police detective has been disciplined for a 2019 road rage incident.
A Route 8 crash early Friday left a box truck on its side and closed the highway for more than two hours, fire officials said.
The family of Dominick Krankall had claimed another child purposely threw a lit tennis ball that had been soaked in gasoline, seriously burning the Bridgeport boy.
Milford police said three juveniles have been charged and the arrests of two more minors and five adults are expected soon for the brawl at Walnut Beach.
More than 40 years ago, a Houston couple was brutally murdered. Their baby has been missing ever since — until now.
Jeffrey, known as "The Positively Peaceful Pit Bull, who went from being on death's doorstep to being a source of comfort for others, is a candidate to receive a 2022 Hero Dog Award.
Authorities began receiving multiple calls for shots fired in the 70 block of Priscilla Circle in Bridgeport early Friday, a city official said.
Nilah Bowie, 21, was additionally charged with gun offenses after police said investigators located a loaded 9mm handgun from where she was hiding during standoff.
A resident returned to their Osborn Road home Thursday evening when they interrupted a burglary taking place, according to police.
A retired police officer who served 26 years with the Ansonia Police Department died at the age of 55 this week.
Superintendent Michael Testani last month asked for more police officers following the mass shooting in Texas
Bridgeport police said on Twitter the area is “safe with law enforcement officials.”
Suspended Shelton firefighter John Scollin and Trumbull police Sgt. Matthew Perkowski have been charged in connection with a 2020 sexual assault.
A man who helped plan a gang-fueled shooting in front of a state courthouse in Bridgeport in January 2020 was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Former Bridgeport personnel director David Dunn testified that others influenced his decision to help Armando Perez become police chief.
Trumbull police said DCF was notified when the boy was reported missing Tuesday after he was last seen around noon the previous day.
Fairfield fire officials said one car went off the roadway, and its two occupants were outside of the vehicle when firefighters arrived.
Trumbull police Sgt. Matthew Perkowski — who is also a Shelton volunteer firefighter — has been charged in a 2020 sexual assault.
Dominique Jackson faces charges of home invasion, first-degree robbery, first-degree larceny and three counts of conspiracy.
The 20-year lease extension has been opposed by prominent developer Robert “Bobby” Christoph Jr.
Former Bridgeport personnel director David Dunn is hoping to convince a judge not to revoke his pension as a result of his conviction in the police chief cheating scam.
Police said Bridgeport resident Albert Josue Hernandez-Martinez, 25, was killed, while a second man remains in critical condition following the stabbing early Sunday.
Jeffrey Hachey was last seen wearing an Under Armour shirt with camo sleeves and green jogging pants with a silver stripe down the side, authorities said.
A man faces up to 30 years in prison Wednesday after he admitted to organizing a shooting against a rival gang that left a man paralyzed.
The victim’s injuries were so grave that surgeons had to crack her chest open and massage her heart for more than an hour before her condition stabilized.
The Shelton Fire Department responded Monday afternoon to the Sikorsky Air facility in Shelton after a filter clogged with metal fibers in a steel shaving machine.
There are at least three invasive tick species in Connecticut — the Asian longhorned tick, the Gulf Coast tick and the lone star tick.
The hydroelectric dam, which hasn’t produced electricity in years, is the last obstacle preventing migratory fish from reaching the upper portion of the 40-mile river.
Bridgeport police said the incident happened on the 900 block of Madison Avenue early Sunday morning.
Police arrested a Seymour man and charged him with driving under the influence, following crashes near exit 23 in Seymour on Saturday.
The restaurant chain, known for its sandwiches and healthier options is expected to open in late summer. The future site will be located on Rt. 111 near the Monroe/Trumbull border.
Two people aboard a sinking boat were brought to shore by the Norwalk Fire Department as the boat eventually sunk in about 20 feet of water.
General Dynamics Electric Boat laid the keel of the submarine District of Columbia at a ceremony in Rhode Island on Saturday as construction moves forward.
Mayor Joe Ganim also named a new head of labor relations and a new legislative liaison.
Organizer Takina Pollock Shafer hopes to eventually reestablish a permanent rink.
According to the town’s Economic Development consultant Sheila O’Malley, the program will help revitalize the downtown area.
Officers found a man shot near Bank and Porter streets Friday night. The man was taken to a local hospital and was reported in stable condition.
A senior consultant for the International Association of Chiefs of Police sought to convince a small audience of skeptics that politics and personal connections would play no role in their work.
A Bridgeport man, on probation for sex assault, has been charged with child porn possession.
Arraigned on manslaughter charges, Delvon Rodriguez clams he intended to scare Jose Alicea when he accidentally shot and killed him.
The U.S. District Court jury deliberated two days before ruling that George Stiegler Jr. caused both negligent and intentional infliction of emotion distress.
James McGrath’s father said any violence stemming from their son’s fatal stabbing “would be a dishonor to Jimmy’s name.”
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifiying people related to a fight on Walnut Beach this weekend.
A man who allegedly killed his girlfriend last Saturday while out on bond for a 2018 murder was found dead following a standoff with police in Tennessee.
Delvon Angel Rodriguez, 20, was charged with first degree manslaughter and carrying a pistol without a permit, Bridgeport police said.
With the 27 proposed cuts and 47 already lost, it about equates to a staff of an entire elementary school and 7 percent of the district workforce.
Former colleagues, city officials and friends remembered Michael “Mickey” Herbert, a Fairfield resident, as a person who wanted to see Bridgeport — his adopted city — succeed.
A man was arrested recently for using a stolen credit card last summer, the Westport Police Department announced Wednesday
Glenn Pettway, being sought for the murder of his girlfriend, texted death threats to her, according to police.
Attendees at this week’s two forums on the hiring of a new police chief can, according to Mayor Joe Ganim’s office, expect a “loosely structured” event aimed at gauging what the community wants in its next top cop.
The city threw a “Joy for Jeilany” car caravan in honor of Jeilany Vega on Saturday May 26. The Mead Elementary School student died two days later.
A silver alert was broadcast for the 14-year-old after her mother told Hartford police the girl had gone missing from their home.
He joined the department as a firefighter in 2001, earning a promotion to lieutenant in 2011 and then to captain and safety officer in 2016.
The city is hiring for a social services unit created to field certain emergency calls.
