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The Fairfield Avenue Bridge in Norwalk has reopened Monday after undergoing months of construction following a fiery crash on Interstate 95 back in May. In May, the state Dept. of Transportation was estimating it would take up to a year to get the bridge replaced, but it has been closer to seven months. It was initially closed in May after…...

A wrong-way driver was charged in connection to a head-on collision in West Haven over the weekend. Troopers responded to Interstate 95 North near exit 43 around 12:15 a.m. Sunday for a report of a wrong-way driver and a head-on collision. Several people were reportedly transported to the hospital for possible injuries. It’s unclear if any of...

A motorcyclist has serious injuries after a crash in Hebron on Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to East Street around 12:30 p.m. for a report of a crash involving what officials called an off-road motorcycle and a car. According to fire officials, the off-road motorcyclist sustained serious injuries and was transported to an ambulance by...

A man who was stabbed in Hartford on Sunday morning has died, according to police. Officers responded to the 2000 block of Main Street around 9 a.m. for a report of someone stabbed. When police arrived, they said they found a man in his 60s with a stab wound. He was taken to the hospital and was later pronounced dead….

A fire damaged a home in Norwalk early Sunday morning. Firefighters responded to the home on North Bridge Street around 1:30 a.m. According to fire officials, crews found the second floor of the home fully involved in fire. Two residents of the home and a pet parrot were reportedly able to safely escape. No injuries were reported. The home has&#823...

The Bloomfield community is mourning the loss of Pop Warner football player Saturday. Bloomfield school officials say he collapsed during football practice earlier this week and could not be revived. His memory was honored during a vigil. “Nobody can prepare me for this moment,” Trevor Ford, President of the Bloomfield Junior Warhawks, a Pop Warner...

A soup kitchen in Willimantic is looking for help from the public after losing thousands of pounds of food. Staff at Covenant Soup Kitchen say they found their walk-in cooler had stopped working Friday morning. This meant thousands of pounds of milk, meat, and other food had to be thrown in the garbage over food safety concerns. The soup kitchen&#8...

We will see some colder temperatures as we move into the first week of December. Temps will be in the 20s on Monday morning and will stay in the 30s throughout the day. We can expect more of the same on Tuesday and Wednesday. We could see some snow late Wednesday into Thursday. Most of northern Connecticut could see up…

Hartford police shot a suspect on Broad Street Saturday night, according to law enforcement officials. The shooting happened on Broad Street near West Preston Street around 8:15 p.m. The suspect, a man in his 40s, was rushed to the hospital where he is listed in critical, but stable condition, police said. The circumstances surrounding the shooting...

Joe Fagnano threw for three touchdowns, Cam Edwards ran for 142 yards and accounted for two touchdowns and UConn outlasted UMass 47-42 on Saturday to end the regular season for both teams. Fagnano threw a 26-yard touchdown to Jasaiah Gathings with 12 seconds left in the third quarter to give the Huskies (8-4) a 33-28 lead and they led the…...

A story with an unfortunate beginning comes to a happy ending thanks to the New Haven Police Department. According to a social media post, NHPD Officer Trevor Brown responded to a reported theft made by a man with autism. The man said his sneakers and hat were stolen from him by a group of young people. Police said the reported…

A 22-year-old man is dead following a three-vehicle incident that took place early Saturday morning on I-91. Troopers say just north of Exit 13 in Wallingford, a vehicle was driving southbound when it was struck from behind by a motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle was Marcellino Phillip Anthony Turcio, 22, of the Northford section of North Bra...

Connecticut state police have released data showing their responses to traffic incidents from Wednesday morning through Saturday morning. Troopers say there have been 3,845 calls for service from Nov. 27 through early on the 30th, resulting in a total of 845 traffic stops. Here are additional statistics provided by state police for their activities...

A young man has died after collapsing at a Bloomfield school football practice, according to a joint statement made by the school district and town leadership. On Saturday, a social media post by Bloomfield’s Interim Superintendent of Schools and the Bloomfield Town Manager said that a student-athlete who played with the Bloomfield Junior War...