Ledyard

Firefighters are asking people to avoid part of Colonel Ledyard Highway in Ledyard after a three-vehicle crash. Fire officials said people are reported to be trapped and they are asking people to avoid Colonel Ledyard Highway near Thomas Road. They warn that roads are slick and ask drivers to take their time.

A person is injured after being hit by a car while running in Ledyard Monday evening. Police said it happened on Route 117 near the Lorenzo Parkway around 4:30 p.m. The car fled the scene towards Groton, authorities said. The car is a white a sedan, possibly a Hyundai, according to police. Police recovered the broken side mirror cap from…

Opponents of a large industrial project in the Gales Ferry section of Ledyard got to have their say Thursday night at a long-awaited public hearing. Up until this point, the company proposing the excavation of a portion of Mount Decatur provided a majority of the testimony. The company has asked the town planning and zoning board for a modification of…

A man has died after crashing into a rock wall and tree in Ledyard Thursday morning, police said. The police department said they responded to a single-car crash on Mathewson Mill Road around 9:50 a.m. Authorities said the driver was traveling northbound when it crossed into the southbound lane and struck a rock wall and tree. The driver was taken…

Police are investigating after a driver allegedly fired multiple gunshots at a passing car in Ledyard Friday morning. The police department said a homeowner called 911 after seeing a vehicle get shot at in front of their home on Shewville Road around 11:45 a.m. Officers said a driver and passenger weren’t hurt during the gunfire. They said another vehicle approached…

People turned out as a controversial plan is considered to blast and excavate a hill in Ledyard.The idea has been on and off for a while, but a push again to get it going has neighbors lining up in opposition.

People turned out as a controversial plan is considered to blast and excavate a hill in Ledyard. The idea has been on and off for a while, but a push again to get it going has neighbors lining up in opposition. “It’s just a shaking, the vibration, the dust, those concerns,” Angela Cassidy, of Ledyard, said. People voiced their...

A proposed shoreline project has created a lot of controversy and has become the subject of a series of meetings in Ledyard that are expected to be heavily attended. Developers have filed a proposal for an excavation in the Gales Ferry section of town – a short distance upriver from New London. They said it’s a win-win for the town,…

There’s a proposed evacuation in the Gales Ferry section of Ledyard, just a short distance upriver from New London. A developer says it’s a win-win for the town, though some who live near the proposed site disagree.

A Groton man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Ledyard Wednesday night. Andrew Haydon, 22, was riding on Christy Hill Road around 8 p.m. when he hit a guardrail, according to police. Haydon was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the only one on the motorcycle, police said. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to…

A man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries on Sunday after a lawn tractor rolled onto him at a home in Ledyard. Emergency crews responded to a home on Military Highway around 1:20 p.m. Firefighters said one person was trapped under an overturned lawn tractor when it went off of a small cliff and into the woods. Since…

A woman who is accused of driving drunk has been charged in connection to a deadly crash in Ledyard that happened earlier this year. Police said 23-year-old Amber Lahue, of New London, turned herself in on Tuesday. Her charges are in connection to a deadly crash that happened in February. According to an arrest warrant, an officer had stopped Lahue…

Ledyard police have charged two women with animal cruelty after seizing two dogs, four cats, a rabbit, a tortoise and a hedgehog last month. Police said one of the women called Ledyard Animal Control Officers on the morning of April 6, demanding they come and take possession of “abandoned animals.” When animal control officers arrived, they found the animals in…

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 1.8 magnitude earthquake rattled parts of southeastern Connecticut Thursday morning.

There was a small earthquake near Ledyard on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and there are reports of shaking buildings and loud booms in parts of Eastern Connecticut. The U.S. Geological Survey website says there was a magnitude 1.8 earthquake near Ledyard at 12:20 UTC, which would be 8:20 a.m. local time. A Facebook post from the…

The investigation started on May 30, 1974, when police found the remains of two shooting victims after someone who witnessed a double homicide on Dec. 31, 1970, provided them with the location.

State police have solved a 50-year-old cold case and identified the remains of a woman found dead in a shallow grave in Ledyard, Connecticut, in 1974.

A man has been arrested in connection to a crash that left the Ledyard fire chief and a motorcyclist injured earlier this year. Police said the two got into a car crash while the motorcyclist was trying to illegally pass the fire chief’s vehicle on New Year’s Day. Officers responded to Route 12 and Barry Drive in Gales Ferry...

A 27-year-old New London man has died after a rollover crash in Ledyard on Thursday night. Police said the driver crashed after speeding off from a traffic stop. An officer stopped the driver around 9:36 p.m. for speeding and the driver sped away from the traffic stop, police said. The officer as well as several witnesses saw the driver passing…

A motorcyclist and Ledyard’s fire chief were taken to the hospital after colliding while the motorcyclist was trying to illegally pass the fire chief’s vehicle on New Year’s Day, according to police. Police said officers responded to Route 12 and Barry Drive in Gales Ferry just before 3:30 p.m. and found the fire chief’s 2015 Ford Explorer and a...