Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim, along with other city officials, will discuss updates on the Tradebe Environmental Services facility's explosion, officials said.
Fire officials reported a vehicle fire Saturday evening at a storage facility on Derby-Milford Road in Derby.
The driver of a truck delivering 4,000 gallons of "low-grade oxidizer" opened a valve, likely sparking several explosions at Tradebe Environmental Services, Bridgeport official says.
Law enforcement agencies haven't been tracking statistics of cases involving drivers accused of operating under the influence of marijuana specifically.
Police said James Graziani, 43, was caught with two firearms in his waistband Wednesday after a struggle with a police officer.
State police said the agency's fire and explosion investigation unit were called to Standard Oil on Bishop Street in Bridgeport on Friday.
Westport resident Alexandra Hamer turned herself in on Dec. 23 in connection with an hit-and-run accident that occurred on Nov. 25, police said.
Cooley Marine, a Stratford-based boat repair and construction business, is aiming to expand by building a new shipyard at the mouth of the Housatonic River.
Police say Edgar D. Gonzalez, 25, of Monroe, and Elmer Pacheco-Diaz, 21, of Stratford, manipulated odometers of cars to inflate their value before sale.
First Selectman Vicki Tesoro says projects delayed by the pandemic will continue moving forward in 2024.
Fairfield resident Matthew Wood was found with 149 nude photos of children on his tablet, according to a warrant for his arrest.
Bridgeport police say a 22-year-old man is in stable condition after shot multiple times during a robbery on Wheeler Avenue Wednesday night.
Bridgeport police rendered first aid after a person was shot in the leg andth hand Wednesday evening on Wheeler Avenue, a city official said.
Parent Andrew Goldberg's column in Newsweek has placed Westport in the national spotlight as the school district's response to allegations of antisemitism has drawn mixed reactions.
In addition to Wednesday's announcement naming DeCarlo, Thomas also asked voters to be on the lookout for mischief related to the primary.
Stratford zoning officials are set to consider several projects next year that could add more than 500 housing units to the town.
Stratford police say Matthew Wood, a 50-year-old Fairfield man, was arrested and charged with first-degree possession of child pornography.
Floyd Young, 53, of Shelton, was sentenced to eight months in prison and ordered to pay more than $900,000 in restitution, federal officials said.
Officials rejected the original four-story building proposed for Hawley Lane due to environmental concerns in mid-2022.
According to data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System, property crimes and larcenies were the most reported crimes in Trumbull in 2022.
Police on Saturday arrested a man in connection with an assault on the northbound lanes of I-95 in Bridgeport, officials said.
State police said the area was closed for several hours as first responders were on the scene but has since reopened.
Former Milford Police Officer Peter Parks, accused of embezzling $184,000 while serving as president of the Police Benevolent Association, is due in court next month.
Elizete Santana, 67, credits the quick action of Bridgeport first responders and doctors with saving her life after she fell and cut an artery.
The Community Facilities Committee accepted the proposal for the long-awaited senior center, sending it to Town Council.
A Bridgeport man was cited for causing a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Westport Friday after he changed lanes during a medical emergency, police said.
Warren Jacques, 83, began working for the town under former First Selectman James Butler, who served from 1973 to 1981.
The plea deal of 25 years in prison will cover all Bernard’s cases including those in the Bridgeport, Stamford and Milford courts.
The victim, then 32, has not responded to the efforts of prosecutors and victim advocates to reach out to him.
Bridgeport police served an arrest warrant to Akeim Thomas Thursday night, charging him in connection with a shooting that occurred on Hollister Avenue Sunday.
The man police said killed Marisol Dumeng, Glenn Pettway Jr., killed himself rather than surrender to Tennessee police last year.
The Stratford school board voted to place Superintendent Uyi Osunde on administrative leave following his arrest on a misdemeanor charge related to a domestic incident.
Director of Economic and Community Development Rina Bakalar shared the upcoming new business developments expected next year in Trumbull.
The Stratford Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting Thursday evening to discuss a potential response to the incident.
Stratford Superintendent Uyi Osunde is expected to meet with the Board of Education this evening to discuss his recent arrest on a misdemeanor charge.
Former Bridgeport councilman Michael DeFilippo now goes to trial on reduced charges.
Westport police said they executed a search warrant at the Savvy Smoker on Post Road East and seized a number of illegal items, including THC products.
A group that sets up stings to nab predators posed as a 13-year-old girl at a Walmart to meet with the man, an arrest report says.
Veronica Young, a 70-year-old woman who was reported missing on Saturday, was found dead on Barnum Dyke Tuesday morning, police said.
The new owners of Knotts Landing in Stratford have revived plans to open a Starbucks at the East Main Street shopping center.
The 65-year-old defendant's lawyer told a judge his client was suffering from cancer and is currently receiving chemotherapy.
A 72-year-old Shelton man was charged Sunday after police said he tried to meet up with person he believed to be a 13-year-old girl at Walmart for "sexual acts."
The six-member, Superior Court jury deliberated a day and a half before finding 27-year-old Maycol Herrera-Hernandez guilty.
Assistant Superintendent Susan Iwanicki said Trumbull is piloting a program that adds a mental health component to the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, introduced in 2022.
The zoning appeals board turned down an application for a dispensary inside Bridgeport's concert amphitheater, so the applicant is considering seeking a zone change.
Bridgeport police say a man was shot in the leg in the Greene Homes apartment complex on Highland Avenue Sunday afternoon.
Bridgeport police say a 33-year-old Stratford man is in critical condition after being shot in the city's East Side.
Lawsuits claim race played a part in the police investigations.
The Stratford Town Council’s new leader is Republican Carl Glad, a longtime local attorney and first-time elected official.
Residents who want a wing at Stratford High School named after former teacher Rubye McNeil plan to redouble their efforts to honor the late educator.
Michelle Artis wrote a children's book, "I Am Different" to celebrate her son, Aydin, who was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair.
A judge order Jason Julan to pay Fairfield in what she calls the "most costly environmental crime in the history of the state."
A 37-yeard-old Stratford resident was killed Thursday night when his scooter and another vehicle collided at an intersection.
Connecticut concert organizer Jim Koplik acknowledged Thursday that the hunt for 2024 performers ideally would have already been well underway, but is only getting started.
The Leifers are scheduled to appear at state Superior Court in Derby Jan. 9 in connection with criminal charges lodged against them in March.
Ansonia police said they charged Uilton Dias, of Derby, Monday after he allegedly sexually assaulted a minor.
With the help of new technology and a new staffer, Bridgeport's legislative branch hopes to better engage with constituents.
Footage released by Derby police shows a crowd of people taunting and throwing fireworks at bystanders and officers on Pershing Drive early Saturday.
The suspect, Sahvon Valentine, remained held in lieu of $2 million bond Wednesday and is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 4.
A former Bridgeport man, suspected in a South Carolina homicide, was sentenced to more than six months in federal prison for drug and gun offenses.
Police said a man was stabbed several times at Connecticut Distributors and taken to Bridgeport Hospital in serious condition.
Milford police said an officer was punched and struck in the head during the incident over the weekend. He remains out of work as of Wednesday.
A woman whose domestic assault complaint resulted in three Shelton police officers being fired has settled her lawsuit with the city.
Ansonia police served an arrest warrant on Sahvon Valentine, of Hartford, in the homicide of Abdul-Jalil Humphrey, who was killed on Hodge Avenue in July.
Shelton police charged a Bridgeport man who is suspected to be one of two people who pointed a gun at a man and robbed him.
Bridgeport Public School officials want local students to take a more active role in regular school board meetings.
Seymour police said that an investigation began in June after police “received information” that Dias was “having an inappropriate relationship with a female juvenile.”
The Bridgeport Fire Department was called to Birmingham Street around 5:35 a.m. Monday for a report of a car fire. The vehicle was initially reported stolen.
Joe Zhang, an Orange resident, recently opened Ximi Vogue, which offers jewelry, clothing, toys and homegoods.
State Police say injuries have been reported in a crash on Route 8 in Derby near Exit 16.
Director of Digital Learning Christina Hefele explains the rise of AI technology and how Trumbull schools could educate themselves on it to help their students.
The Connecticut State Police are warning Shelton residents of a “street takeover” planned for Saturday evening on Research Drive.
A Bridgeport man arrested last year after shooting at a restaurant owner during a robbery is now facing federal charges in the theft, prosecutors announced.
Chris Pettinella, 16, is one of many residents demanding tires that were dumped near Old Mine Park be removed as soon as possible.
Onaje Smith had previously pleaded guilty to murder and carrying a pistol without a permit in the 2016, fatal shooting of Shane Slinsky.
Since Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders launched 20 years ago, the nonprofit youth sports and education organization has reached around 10,000 children.
Amheir Noel previously pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter with a firearm and possession of a large capacity magazine in the death of Kyle Dear.
“Defendants’ conduct was extreme, outrageous and beyond the bounds of decency,” the lawsuit states. It seeks unspecified economic damages.
A judge ordered Raymond Neuberger can also no longer own or be alone with pets.
After coming in third in the Nov. 7 general election, Lamond Daniels needs to decide whether he plans to compete in the do-over scheduled for February.
A 35-year-old Waterbury man assaulted a woman in a vehicle on the Sherwood Island Connector early Tuesday morning, according to Westport police.
State police said Norwalk resident Daniel Demichael was killed Wednesday night after a Toyota Supra collided with his Jeep on Route 8 in Trumbull.
Stop & Shop and M&T bank are leaving the building on Fairfield Avenue but officials say a Food Bazaar will be opening there.
The managers and Trumbull health department said the priority item violations were corrected on site.
Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim asks for state oversight of primary campaign, urges John Gomes to do the same.
The Westchester County crash that killed five Derby children who were on their way home to Connecticut has been ruled an accident, New York official says.
Ansonia Fire Marshal Darrick Lundeen said a home on Silver Hill Road is currently uninhabitable after a fire broke out Monday evening.
An occupant of a Pilgrim Place home was injured in a fire Monday afternoon, according to Bridgeport's director of emergency management, Scott Appleby.
The focus on Connecticut's largest municipality means that other SEEC responsibilities have "taken a backseat," agency spokesman Joshua Foley said.
Wakeman Boys & Girls Club’s is aiming to give Bridgeport teens the skills to take out loans and save money with a new financial literacy program.
Crews removed more than 80,000 cubic yards of toxic waste from about 24 sites in Stratford as the EPA readies for the next phase.
The website for Park City Place is advertising one-bedrooms renting for $1,800 per month and two-bedrooms for $2,000.
The department has been without pensions since July 1, 2014, when the town switched newly hired officers over to a 401(a) defined contribution plan.
Rodney Gray, 50, was voted as a new member of the town's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force during a town council special meeting Monday.
Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to the fatal Route 8 crash early Saturday and working to identify the driver, officials said.
At the time of the homicide, Ewen Dewitt, the suspect in Minogue's killing was already facing domestic violence charges from a 2019 incident involving Minogue.
Colin Bassett was sworn into his new position after serving with the EMS in Boston and then Greenwich.
Fairfield's former public works superintendent must also give half of his monthly pension to the town for the fill pile remediation.
A New Haven man was charged Thursday after Milford police said he injured a person who had a protective order against him.
Michael Gonzalez had previously had acted defiant in court, but broke into tears as he stood before Superior Court Judge Tracy Lee Dayton Friday.
Fairfield police say a man broke into a Knapps Highway home and threatened a woman he knows with a knife Thursday night.
