Meriden

Meriden police have arrested a suspect in the murder of a 28-year-old woman on the town green in July. Trevor Smith, 42, was arrested on Friday and charged with the murder of Beth Ndwiga, according to Meriden police. They said they arrested him on Friday with assistance from the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force and the West Haven Police...

Traffic is getting by on one lane of Interstate 691 West in Meriden after a tractor-trailer fire closed the road early Thursday morning.

Interstate 691 West in Meriden was closed on Thursday morning after an Amazon tractor-trailer caught fire and then it was congested for hours more until reopening. The truck fire was between exits 3 and 5. State police said troopers responded around 5:21 a.m. Thursday, firefighters responded as well to extinguish the fire. Fire officials said the vehicle is an Amazon…

A former Meriden school employee has been arrested for allegedly sending inappropriate text messages to a middle school student, police said. Authorities said they’re investigating a report of inappropriate text messages exchanged between a Lincoln Middle School student and a former school climate specialist, whose job is to assist in supporting a positive school environment. Investigators conducted multiple interviews...

A crash at what appears to be a construction site briefly closed Route 15 Southbound in Meriden on Wednesday morning. The highway was closed between exits 67S and 66. The area has since fully reopened. Authorities have not released any details on the crash. No injuries were reported.

Forty children are being adopted on Friday as part of Connecticut Adoption Day. It is a day during National Adoption Month in November, in which the Connecticut Department of Children and Families highlights some of the hundreds of families and children who go through the process. Last year, Jessica Villanueva adopted 6-month-old Jeziah. Now a year later, Jeziah is 18…

Ivanny Soto, an entrepreneur, is launching MILAVE, a vegan hair care line that helps with hair loss.

MILAVE is a business rooted in family. The women behind the products are Ivanny Soto and her mom Milagros Gonzalez. “She always says, ‘I’m very proud of you,’ I always try to make her proud. It is also a way to honor her. She was a single mom, raising four kids, and never was like ‘I cannot do that,’...

A teenager has been arrested after allegedly making a bomb threat to a Meriden high school via social media last week. The Meriden Police Department said they were called to investigate a threat at Platt High School on Nov. 7. Investigators said they arrested a 16-year-old for making a bomb threat. The teen faces charges including first-degree threatening and breach…

Dry weather continues to feed brush fires around the state. Firefighters are making progress on some of the major fires, but dry conditions are making it difficult to call any “out.” In East Lyme, a brush fire continues to keep the gates closed to Rocky Neck State Park. “I actually wanted to get away from my yard,” said Judy Goupet,…

Rocky Neck State Park remains closed due to a large brush fire, but in Meriden, some hiking trails have reopened as firefighters make progress on the nearby Hawthorne fire in Berlin.

Two firefighters were injured while they were helping battle the Hawthorne Fire over the weekend and the fire is continuing to burn for an eighth day. 

Two firefighters were injured while they were helping battle the Hawthorne Fire over the weekend and the fire is continuing to burn for an eighth day. Loved ones and first responders came together on Monday to lay a fallen Wethersfield firefighter to rest. Berlin’s fire chief said the weather conditions on Sunday improved with the winds dying down. It...

A statewide burn ban is in effect in Connecticut as crews continue battling the Hawthorne Fire. A state of emergency has also been declared due to critical fire weather conditions.

The wind conditions on Sunday are helping the crews battling the Hawthorne Fire as it burns for a seventh day. A statewide burn ban also remains in effect. On Sunday, Berlin fire officials said overnight, the wind died down and it is giving firefighters some relief to work a little better. The wind conditions are expected to remain lower so…

Fire officials said hot ash from an abandoned campfire is likely what sparked a massive brush fire that started in Berlin on Monday night.

Fire officials said hot ash from an abandoned campfire is likely what sparked a massive brush fire that started in Berlin on Monday night. Firefighters continue to work around the clock to battle the Hawthorne Fire for a fifth day. A state of emergency has been declared due to critical fire weather conditions. A red flag warning has been issued…

Firefighters continue to work around the clock to battle the Hawthorne Fire, the brush fire that started in Berlin on Monday night, for a fifth day and a state of emergency has been declared due to critical fire weather conditions.

An outpouring of support has come from all corners of Connecticut for Wethersfield fallen firefighter Robert Sharkevich Sr. In Cheshire, a young woman is selling t-shirts to help raise money for his family. It’s not the first time she is giving back to loved ones of first responders. “It is unbelievable what these guys are doing, really is something...