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Electric stove fire in historic Rocky Hill home extinguished
An electric stove fire in a historic home in Rocky Hill was extinguished on Sunday. Firefighters were called to Parsonage Street around 1:30 a.m. for a report of a structure fire. When crews arrived, they said they found a colonial-style home of masonry construction with smoke coming out of the back. Investigators said there was a partially extinguished fire of…
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Man accused of going 115 mph on I-91 in Rocky Hill
Connecticut State Police have arrested a man who is accused of going over 100 mph on Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill over the weekend. A trooper on patrol on I-91 North near exit 24 saw a blue BMW 330I driving faster than the flow of traffic around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. The trooper reportedly estimated the BMW to be going…
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Multiple people injured after car ends up in drainage culvert off I-91 in Rocky Hill
Multiple people were injured after a car ended up in a drainage culvert off of Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to a report of a crash with injuries on I-91 North around 2 a.m. When crews arrived, they said they found a one-car crash with the vehicle about 50 feet off of the road and…
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Driver suffers life-threatening injuries after car rollover in Rocky Hill
A driver is suffering life-threatening injuries after a car rolled over Thursday morning in Rocky Hill, according to firefighters. Rocky Hill Fire Department responded to a car rollover on Interstate 91 at the entrance of exit 23. Firefighters said the car was found on top of a guardrail with a lamp post knocked down. The exit 23 entrance ramp was…
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Emergency crews rescue woman who fell through ice on Connecticut River in Rocky Hill
Emergency crews rescued a woman from the icy waters of the Connecticut River Tuesday morning. Police received a 911 call about a woman who walked out onto the ice at Ferry Park at 315 Meadow Road just after 9 a.m. A witness reported the woman fell through the ice. Arriving crews found the woman clinging to the edge of a…
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Rocky Hill High School back to normal operations after lockdown
A threatening statement prompted a lockdown at Rocky Hill High School on Tuesday and the school has resumed normal operations after no threat was found, according to district officials. Superintendent of Schools Mark Zito said the threatening statement appeared in a Google document. In response, the school was placed into a security lockdown where no visitors were allowed into the…
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Rocky Hill business vacates premises after multiple violations found
NBC Connecticut Investigates has learned of an under the radar company that was operating in Rocky Hill, with investigators making an unusual discovery inside the business.
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Rocky Hill business vacates premises after multiple violations found
NBC Connecticut Investigates has learned of an under the radar company that was operating in Rocky Hill, with investigators making an unusual discovery inside the business. At this point, the business is no longer at the business park where a disturbance last weekend prompted a call to police. Police reports say a New York-based company called UniUni had an operation…
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Person hit and killed on Silas Deane Highway in Rocky Hill
A person was hit and killed on the Silas Deane Highway in Rocky Hill Sunday evening. It happened just south of the I-91 overpass around 5:20 p.m., according to police. Responding emergency crews treated the victim who died at the hospital. She was later identified by police as 59-year-old Bisera Djurkovic, of Rocky Hill. The driver of the vehicle involved…
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Youth summit aims to promote hiring people living with disabilities
The Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) hosted the Every Youth Summit in Rocky Hill on Thursday. The summit brought together representatives from CTDOL, employers and workforce development organizations to discuss youth employment, especially for people living with disabilities. “Youth with disabilities are involved in the workforce more than historically,” said CTDOL’s Danté Bartolomeo. “But there’s still a disparity between...
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CT LIVE!: Dream Cafe
The inclusive eatery gives the students of Rocky Hill Public Schools and the DREAM Academy meaningful work experience and vocational training.
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New inclusive eatery run by students in Rocky Hill
Shopping local and making a difference – people in Rocky Hill can do just that at a new inclusive eatery called the Dream Café, which is run by students.
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Driver was going 114 miles per hour on I-91 in Rocky Hill: police
State police have arrested a New Hampshire man who is accused of driving 114 miles per hour on Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill. A state trooper was working a speed enforcement detail when he saw a driver in a black Subaru sedan going extremely fast on I-91 North near exit 23 in Rocky Hill around 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, according to…
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Man accused of going 117 mph on I-91 South in Rocky Hill
State police have arrested a man who is accused of going over 100 miles per hour on Interstate 91 South in Rocky Hill over the weekend. A trooper reported seeing a Nissan Rogue going faster than the speed of traffic on I-91 South near exit 23 on Saturday around 9 a.m. The vehicle was estimated to be going 105 mph,…
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Main Street in Rocky Hill expected to be closed for several hours
Main Street in Rocky Hill is expected to be closed for several hours on Monday morning and may impact the morning commute. Fire officials said Main Street is closed to both northbound and southbound traffic near Hillside Avenue as crews work to replace a utility pole that was hit overnight. The driver involved in the crash reportedly suffered minor injuries…
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Connecticut held its 10th Military funeral for veterans who were never claimed
Three veterans whose cremated remains that were never claimed, funeral was held in their honor.
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11-year-old Rocky Hill girl found safe
An 11-year-old Rocky Hill girl who had been missing since early Monday morning has been found safe. Police said she was last seen around 7:30 a.m. in the area of Rachel Drive and the Rocky Hill police and fire departments were searching the immediate area with help from a K9 team. The East Hartford K-9 Unit found her safe, police…
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Bloomfield woman killed in I-91 crash in Rocky Hill was pregnant with second child: family
The mother of a Bloomfield woman killed in a crash on I-91 last week by an alleged impaired driver is calling on police to charge the accused with a more serious punishment.
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Bloomfield woman killed in I-91 crash in Rocky Hill was pregnant with second child: family
The mother of a Bloomfield woman killed in a crash on I-91 last week by an alleged impaired driver is calling on police to charge the accused with a more serious punishment. Jada Upshaw, 26, a soon-to-be mother of two was killed in a three-car crash on Friday, October 4, just before 9 p.m. Her mother, Kimberly Upshaw, tells NBC…
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Highway closed Friday night in Rocky Hill following mutli-car crash
Officials say three cars rolled over, and one was completely on fire.