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A fire broke out at a home in Burlington, causing a garage and two vehicles to go up in flames Monday evening. The fire department said they responded to a home on Gilbert Lane just before 5:30 p.m. Responding crews were able to contain the fire before it spread to the home. A two-bay garage was fully engulfed in flames,…

The family of a former University of Connecticut professor has filed a lawsuit against the estate of his late wife who was found dead on the day she was supposed to be sentenced for her  husband’s death. Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi, a faculty member at the University of Connecticut’s medical school for more than 40 years, was found dead, wrapped...

A fire damaged a home in Burlington late Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to the home on Savarese Lane around 11:20 p.m. for a report of a possible structure fire. When crews arrived, they said they found fire at the back of the home and on the roof. Extra water and manpower was brought in to help. According to fire…

A man was killed in a crash in Burlington Friday morning. Guage Reichler, 28, of Burlington was driving on Stafford Road just before 9 a.m. Friday when his SUV went off the road and hit a rock wall and rolled over near Mines Road, according to state police. Reichler was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information about the…

Police have identified two people that were killed in a crash in Burlington last week. A car was traveling on Johnnycake Mountain Road just after 11 p.m. on Oct. 12 when it veered off the road and hit a mailbox and then a tree, according to state police. The car caught fire and was engulfed in flames. The driver and…

A Burlington woman was overcharged for a garage door repair. NBC CT Responds shares red flags to watch out for when you’re in need of repair work.

A Connecticut woman found dead at her home last month only hours before she was to be sentenced for killing her husband died by suicide, the state chief medical examiner said Monday. Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi, 76, was found at her home in Burlington on July 24 shortly after 10:30 a.m. when police officers went there for a welfare check. She was…

Linda Bigazzi pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection to the death of her husband, Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi, in March.

A dog that was dumped in the woods is recovering after being hit by a car on Route 44. Burlington and Canton Animal Control said a terrier mix that is approximately one-year-old was found in the woods near the intersection of Route 44 and Sterling Drive on the Farmington River side. According to animal control, he was left in a…

Three dogs are up for adoption in Burlington as the town’s dog pound is at full capacity.

Three dogs are up for adoption in Burlington as the town’s dog pound is at full capacity. “Our numbers have probably doubled in the last two years. I wouldn’t say that we’ve ever been full to capacity like we are right now,” said animal control officer Katherine Meskun. A three-year-old shepherd mix named Indy was found abandoned in the...

The animal control department serving Burlington and Canton will not accept non-emergency intakes until further notice after its shelter reached capacity. The Burlington and Canton Animal Control Department announced Tuesday that the shelter, located in Burlington Town Hall, is operating with only its emergency-only kennel available.  However, the department also said the shelter has two dogs — a senior pitbull…