Litchfield

Crews spent several hours cleaning up after a large fuel truck rolled over on Route 254 in Litchfield on Monday. The fire department said they were called to the intersection of Route 254 and Route 118 for a fuel truck rollover at around 3:30 p.m. The driver was able to get out of the truck on their own and wasn’t…

An investigation is underway after a large sewage tank explosion in Litchfield on Wednesday. Bantam Fire Company said they were called to the Water Pollution Control Authority at 11:45 a.m. Responding crews learned that a flammable gas explosion happened in a sludge tank containing 50,000 gallons of sewage. Firefighters looked for any structural damage and metered the affected area for…

A man and a woman were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a motorcycle crash on Route 63 in Litchfield. State police responded to the crash scene, near Webster Road, around 3:35 p.m. on Monday. They said the motorcycle the man and woman were on hit the back of an Audi Q5 that was stopped in traffic on…

A 34-year-old man is under arrest after being caught on camera injuring a 5-month-old child, according to state police. Troopers responded to a home on Fern Avenue in Litchfield just after 11:30 a.m. Thursday for the report of a risk of injury incident. When they arrived, they found Matthew Ruzbasan in the driveway and asked him why they were called….

Executive Director Jessica Jenkins explained the role of the Historical Society in town.

An 82-year-old Watertown man has died after a crash in Litchfield on Tuesday morning, according to state police. State police said three vehicles were involved in a crash at Main Street and Route 254 around 10:48 a.m. on Tuesday. Officials said the driver of a Toyota RAV4 tried to cross the intersection and a Honda Civic struck her. The Honda…

A motorcyclist has serious injuries after a crash in Litchfield on Sunday. A Toyota RAV4 and a Kawasaki motorcycle collided when the SUV turned onto Route 118 at West Chestnut Hill Road just before 1 p.m., state police said.   The motorcyclist, a 65-year-old Terryville man, was thrown from the bike and sustained serious injuries.  State police said he was flown…

On Wednesday, Connecticut’s Dept. of Transportation says one of its vehicles was hit by another vehicle along Route 8. State police say minor injuries were reported following the crash in Litchfield just after 2:00 p.m. It happened on Route 8 northbound, just south of Exit 41. Police said a vehicle veered off the left lane and struck the other vehicle’s…

From NBC CT’s streaming series “This Month in Connecticut History,” we learn about an early educator from the town of Litchfield.

Two men have been arrested in connection to a road rage incident on Route 8 in Litchfield last week. State police said they responded to Route 8 North in the area of exit 41 for a reported disturbance at noon on Friday, May 3. Troopers said an altercation happened on the highway and a driver was pepper sprayed. One of…

Connecticut State Police are looking to identify a man who is accused of robbing a homeowner in Litchfield during a Facebook Marketplace meet up on Friday. State police responded to Hunter Drive around 2:30 p.m. after getting a report of an active robbery. According to state police, a man forcefully took a new laptop out of a homeowner’s hands...

A crash involving two vehicles and a garbage truck have brought down wires in Litchfield on Wednesday morning. The crash is on Torrington Road. Dispatchers said one person was safely removed from their vehicle and another person who is near the wires still needs to be extricated. Minor injuries are reported. Eversource has been called to handle the wires that…

Serious injuries are being reported in a one-car crash on Route 8 North in Litchfield Wednesday night, according to firefighters. The vehicle was traveling northbound near the area of exit 41 when it ran off the road into an embankment, rolling over and striking a tree. State troopers say there was one person in the vehicle who was transported to…

Officials in the town of Litchfield would like to remind the public to keep their cars locked when left unattended. The warning comes after the community saw a rash of car break-ins that happened Friday night. Town officials say that these break-ins all occurred on Meadow Street and that most of the vehicles that were broken into were left unlocked….

A man is still recovering after being attacked by a bear this morning in Litchfield.

A man is injured after he tried to stop a bear from attacking his dog in Litchfield on Saturday.

A man is injured after he tried to stop a bear from attacking his dog in Litchfield on Saturday. The attack is serving as a reminder for neighbors in the area that bears live among them. State wildlife officials have said they’ve been seeing more and more human and bear conflicts happening this year and this time, it involved...