Westbrook

State police have arrested a New London man who is accused of driving under the influence and hitting a state trooper on Interstate 95 in Westbrook. The state police trooper was slowing down on I-95 North and pulling over to the right shoulder to conduct a traffic stop around 8:09 p.m. on Wednesday when he was struck.  The lights and…

“To say that Mark made an impact wherever he went or on whoever, it’s for real.” Michael Brotz spent some time Friday sharing how his brother-in-law, Mark Anthony Palumbo Jr., made that impact. One way was meeting people through his business, Madison Avenue Salon in Madison, where he was a part owner and a stylist. He was also a...

A 47-year-old Madison man was killed when he was struck by a driver who was going the wrong way on Interstate 95 in Westbrook on Wednesday night, according to state police. Mark A. Palumbo Jr. was driving a 2014 Ford Mustang, heading south on I-95 South between exits 66 and 65 just after 8 p.m. when he was struck by…

A man from Higganum has died after a rollover crash in Westbrook early Saturday morning. State police said 23-year-old Eddy Zapata-Cardenas was driving eastbound on Route 1 around 1:45 a.m. when he missed a left curve in the road. According to troopers, Zapata-Cardenas hit a curb, a tree and a parked vehicle before rolling over. He was taken to Shoreline…

A student at Oxford Academy, a private boarding school in Westbrook, is accused of assaulting another student with an axe on campus on Friday night, according to state police. He was taken into custody after a search that lasted through the weekend and he faces an attempted murder charge. State troopers responded to Oxford Academy on Boston Post Road around…

Connecticut State Police Central District Major Crime Squad is investigating an assault that happened in Westbrook on Friday night. Troopers said there was a report of a non-active assault near Boston Post Road and Goodspeed Drive shortly before 9 p.m. According to state police, one person was transported to an area hospital by ambulance. Authorities did not release any details…

A firefighter fell through a roof and two residents were injured during a house fire in Westbrook on Sunday morning. Firefighters were called to a home on Lookout Road around 8 a.m. Once there, crews found heavy fire. According to fire officials, there were three people inside of the home at the time of the fire. Two of them escaped…

A firefighter fell through a roof and two residents were injured during a house fire in Westbrook on Sunday morning. 

A crash with serious injuries has closed an entrance ramp on Interstate 95 South in Westbrook on Monday morning. Troopers were notified about a crash involving an overturned vehicle on I-95 South near exit 66 around 6:10 a.m. According to state police, serious injuries have been reported. It’s unclear exactly how many people are injured. The accident reconstruction team has…

Connecticut State Police are investigating after a car crashed into a home on Boston Post Road in Westbrook. The incident happened Thursday afternoon at about 3 p.m. near Linden Avenue. It’s unknown if there are any injuries. Troopers said a car traveling westbound veered off the road and hit a home. No additional information was immediately available.

Just days after her last chemo treatment for leukemia, Make-A-Wish surprised Paisley with a trip to Disney World just in time for her birthday.

A woman who was reported missing from Westbrook last week has been found dead. Palma Hyross, 66, was last seen walking away from Toby Hill Road in Westbrook on Thursday evening. A Silver Alert had been issued for Hyross, but was later cancelled. State police said she was found dead on Saturday around 10:30 a.m. Investigators did not release any…

State police have arrested a man who is accused of going up to 120 miles per hour on Interstate 95 in Westbrook early Wednesday morning. A state trooper was monitoring traffic on I-95 North near exit 64 in Westbrook and saw a Mercedes moving at up to 120 miles per hour around 1:03 a.m., according to state police. The speed…

One person is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a serious accident in Westbrook. Police responded to a motor vehicle crash in the area of Grove Beach Road and Lilac Lane around 5 p.m. Saturday. They said a motorcycle was traveling north on Grove Beach Road and collided with a car traveling south. The driver of the motorcycle traveling…

Bob Dona, 85, takes a few steps into the house he was born in off Pond Meadow Road in Westbrook.  “This was my grandmother’s house. This is where I was born,” Dona said. He wished he could see the house one more time. The home, built in 1746, is set to be demolished to make way for a new duplex….

Bob Dona, 85, took a few steps into the house he was born in off Pond Meadow Road in Westbrook. He wished to see it one more time before being demolished.

A 19-year-old is dead after he allegedly veered off the road and crashed into a tree in Westbrook on the Fourth of July. Connecticut State Police said they responded to Old Clinton Road at about 12:20 p.m. Troopers said the man left the road and crashed into a tree for an unknown reason. Nathaniel Joseph Appell Jr., of Westbrook, was…