Torrington

State police have arrested a Torrington man who is accused of driving under the influence and going the wrong way on Route 8 early Friday morning. State police said dispatchers for Troop L in Litchfield started getting 911 calls around 12:34 a.m. reporting that a driver was going the wrong way on Route 8, heading south in the northbound lanes…

It’s time to get outside and hit the trails – and Connecticut’s Department of Energy & Environmental Protection is encouraging folks to complete their annual walking challenge. The list of trails for this year’s ‘Sky’s the Limit” hiking and walking challenge was released this week. DEEP says this year’s theme is “Cross Your Trees and Dot Your Skies,” in...

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The Torringford Volunteer Fire Department announced that they’re closing after 68 years of service.

The Torringford Volunteer Fire Department announced that they’re closing after 68 years of service. It comes as the fire department struggles to recruit volunteers. In a statement, Torrington Mayor Elinor Carbone said volunteers have become increasingly difficult to recruit and nearly impossible to retain. “Reasons most often cited by people when asked about volunteering are time constraints, burnout, mismatched opportunities,…

Part of Route 202 in Torrington was closed for hours because of a gas leak. Police said a call came in around 5:51 a.m. and Route 202, or East Main Street, was closed at Center Street and it would be closed for a while. The area between 100 Lower East Main Street and 200 Lower East Main was closed as…

A state employee at the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services accused of altering voter registration cards in Torrington has been arrested. Detectives in Torrington began investigating a fraud complaint in Oct. 2024. It was reported that voter registration cards were altered after a national voting event at the Western CT Mental Health Network on Winsted Road on Sept….

A road in Torrington has reopened after a house fire on Tuesday. Firefighters said they were fighting a fire that was reported on the roof of a home. Red Mountain Avenue was closed from North Elm Street on. It has since reopened. The extent of any damage is unclear at this time.

A road in Torrington remains closed on Saturday after a crash brought down wires. Officers responded to Highland Avenue and Chestnut Avenue for a report of a crash on Friday around 10:40 p.m. It was reported that a vehicle had hit a telephone pole and caused it to snap in half. At the scene, police said they found an unoccupied,…

The Torrington firefighter union is renewing its calls for what it says is safer staffing levels after a record number of response calls in 2024. Last year, the Torrington Fire Department responded to 4,365 calls, according to the union. They wrote that it amounted to 12 responses a day and was their busiest year on record. The president of Torrington…

The Torrington Fire Department staffs 11 firefighters per shift, and the firefighters union says that number is too low.

Torrington police are investigating a car driving into, and subsequently destroying, Rosa Vega Bakery on Main Street. The crash injured three people inside the building, as well as the driver.

Torrington police are investigating a car driving into, and subsequently destroying, Rosa Vega Bakery on Main Street. The crash injured three people inside the building, as well as the driver. Torrington police say they are looking into reports of the vehicle operating erratically just before the crash. However, they say they are looking into all possible reasons as to how…

Four people were taken to the hospital, including two with serious injuries, after a car crashed into a bakery in Torrington on Friday, according to police.

Four people were injured when a car crashed into Rosa Vega Bakery in Torrington on Friday, according to police.

Four people were taken to the hospital, including two with serious injuries, after a car crashed into a bakery in Torrington on Friday, according to police. Images from the scene show the car inside the Rosa Vega Bakery, which is located at 266 Main St. It happened at 11:45 a.m. Police said two people were taken to the hospital by…

Serious injuries are being reported after a scooter crash in Torrington Friday night. Police were called to a crash in the area of Main Street and East Elm Street for a collision involving a Honda motor scooter and a car. A car and scooter collided, resulting in serious injuries. One person was taken to the hospital by a LifeStar helicopter…

Torrington police have arrested a man who is accused of driving erratically, sideswiping a vehicle and leading police on a pursuit. They said his vehicle is also believed to have been involved in hit-and-run crashes in Hartford and West Hartford. Torrington police said they received reports just after 8 p.m. Thursday of an erratic driver in a silver Chevy Silverado…

Snow caused slippery conditions in Torrington on Thursday, Dec. 5.

Three people have been taken to the hospital after a rollover crash in Torrington Wednesday evening. The police department said they were called to the 100 block of Highland Avenue for a reported crash involving three vehicles. A car traveling westbound on Highland Avenue was rear-ended by another vehicle, which then crossed into the eastbound lane of traffic and struck…