Manchester

Several students were taken to the hospital after being injured in a school bus crash on Interstate 84 West in Manchester on Wednesday morning. State police said a school bus and another vehicle collided on I 84 West near exit 63 around 9:14 a.m. Vernon Public Schools Superintendent Joseph Macary said 4th graders from Maple Street School were heading to…

A teenager was taken to the hospital after police said he was stabbed while on a trail in Manchester over the weekend. Officers responded to a report of a stabbing on the Cheney Rail Trail on Sunday around 4:20 p.m. Once there, police said they found a 15-year-old male with a stab wound. He was transported to Connecticut Children’s...

A powdery substance believed to be fentanyl found in a bathroom at Cheney Tech in Manchester was actually talcum powder, according to state police. School security notified the school resource officer of a suspicious powdery substance found on the floor of a bathroom just after 10:30 a.m. A field test was done on the powder, which came back as suspected…

A popular spot known for their delectable chicken fingers and dipping sauce will open another location in Manchester. Fast food chain Raising Cane’s is slated to open yet another location at 75 Buckland St. next year. The first Raising Cane’s in Connecticut opened earlier this year in Enfield. The food chain’s opening drew hundreds of people and caused massive lines....

Over nine thousand runners will cross the finish line at Bushnell Park on Saturday for the Eversource Hartford Marathon. Participants will compete in a marathon, half marathon, a team relay or a charity 5k run. “We get to celebrate each individual,” said Hartford Marathon Foundation President Josh Miller. “They all have gotten to the finish line with a story, a…

While the race is this weekend at Bushnell Park, but one runner is already an inspiration to many.

Manchester officials are warning residents to be on the lookout for people posing as town employees trying to gain access to your home. Town officials said they’ve received reports of Manchester Water Department impersonators trying to access homes illegally this weekend. The town is reminding residents that all employees with the water department wear uniforms and their vehicles are...

The longtime starter of the Manchester Road Race has died, according to race organizers. Bob Moran died Tuesday at the age of 72. Moran had been the Manchester Road Race’s official starter since 1989, organizers said. “I called him the fastest runner at our race,” said Dr. Tris Carta, President of the Manchester Road Race Committee in a release on…

Six people are displaced after a fire ripped through a home in Manchester Monday night. Firefighters were called to a structure fire on School Street around 9 p.m. Responding crews found fire coming from the back corner of the home. The fire department said the fire spread rapidly to the second floor. The blaze was brought under control within 20…

A man in his 80s was rescued from a fiery crash in Manchester on Saturday and he is being treated for life-threatening injuries. Emergency crews responded to a crash on South Adams Street near the Assumption Church around 6:45 p.m. The vehicle had reportedly crashed into a tree and then caught on fire. Investigators said the vehicle was traveling eastbound…

A 2-year-old was taken to the hospital after reportedly falling out of a window in Manchester Thursday night. It happened off of Spencer Street on Channing Drive. Police said the toddler was taken to Connecticut Children’s for treatment. The child will be okay, police said. Police called it an unfortunate incident and that there was no criminal investigation.

A 19-year-old woman was killed in a crash on Buckland Hills Drive in Manchester Sunday night. Makayla Theriaque, of Vernon, went off the road and crashed into a tree around 8:30 p.m., according to police. Theriaque was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said. The area was closed between the Target entrance and 345 Buckland Hills…

Manchester police have arrested a man who is accused of trying to steal a car, then dragging the vehicle’s owner while trying to get away. It happened around 10 a.m. on Saturday. The vehicle owner left his Honda Civic idling in the lot of Taco Bell at 1524 Pleasant Valley Road when he went inside and a 39-year-old Manchester man…

An official said there are many reasons why people abandon their animals, and she’s seen it getting worse over the last two years.

People dumping animals is becoming a growing issue statewide, with several cases occurring just this week. In Canton, a one-year-old terrier was dumped in a crate along Route 44. He escaped his crate and ran into traffic, suffering a head injury when hit by a car. He had to undergo emergency surgery to remove his eye, but animal control officers…

Manchester Animal Control is looking for whoever left two dogs tied to a pole at a basketball court Saturday. The dogs were abandoned near 29 Cottage Street, according to animal control officials. Anyone with information is asked to call the animal control office at (860) 645-5516. As of now, they are not looking for anyone to adopt the dogs, they…

A brewing company in Manchester is closing its doors after six years. In a post on Facebook Tuesday, Labyrinth Brewing Company said it will be closing its doors later this month. “There are many factors but no single reason that lead up to this choice and the short version is: the numbers don’t work. This was not a decision...

Sixty wrong-way driver systems are scattered throughout the state right now – with more than 100 expected to be activated by the end of the year.

Some Connecticut drivers are extra alert on the highways these days. “You got speedsters out here on the road as well but the wrong way drivers is really concerning,” said Winston Johnson of South Windsor. “Yeah, I’ve seen some pretty bad accidents due to it,” said Marisa Crease of Manchester. Wrong way driving is an increasingly concerning crash trend...

On Monday, the parent company of Bob’s Stores announced that all Bob’s locations will be closed, and all inventory will be liquidated. The announcement comes following the Chapter 11 bankruptcy announcement that was made in June. Layoffs for the retailer began in late May, and in early June the first round of store closings were made public. That announcement...