HARWINTON – Two people, including a Torrington man, were seriously injured in a Christmas Day crash involving three vehicles on Route 8 north in Harwinton. Police said Carlos Velez, 28, of 426 Boston Ave. in Bridgeport, drove off the left…

WATERBURY – Waterbury Teachers Association President Kevin M. Egan faces charges including driving under the influence following a traffic stop on Interstate 84 earlier this month. Egan, 49, of Waterbury, was driving his 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe 30 mph in the…

SOUTHBURY – Robert W. Harrison Jr.’s 30-year-career in law enforcement culminated in a rise to administrative lieutenant of the Naugatuck Police Department before he retired five years ago. Now the Southbury native serves as his hometown’s animal control officer. Since…

TORRINGTON – A Goshen man who told police he only had water to drink at a city bar has been charged with drunken driving. A police officer saw a white SUV stop well ahead of the white line near the…

TORRINGTON – A man from Brooklyn, N.Y., involved in a two-car crash on Christmas Day in front of First Assembly of God Church in New Milford was wanted by police in New Jersey for failing to appear on robbery charges….

TORRINGTON – Superintendent Denise L. Clemons’ first year in the city has been a tumultuous one for its public schools. The Board of Education has made controversial changes, such as the decision to close East School at least temporarily, and…

HARTFORD – As forecasts predict below-zero lows for this week, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday activated the state’s “Severe Cold Weather Protocol” for the first time this winter season. The protocol directs several state agencies to coordinate with the…

CANAAN/SHARON Students at North Canaan Elementary and Sharon Center schools were tested on their knowledge of places around the world during last week’s National Geographic Bee. At North Canaan, fifth-grader Aiden Veilleus emerged as a finalist after a playoff with…

PLYMOUTH – Mayor David V. Merchant said the top goal for his third term is redeveloping the former Mayfair Garage site, preferably with a franchise business. The town got a boost on Nov. 20 when it received a $750,000 grant…

WATERBURY – Waterbury Teachers Association President Kevin M. Egan faces charges including driving under the influence following a traffic stop on Interstate 84 earlier this month. Egan, 49, of Waterbury, was driving his 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe 30 mph in the…

WATERBURY – A pick-up truck crashed into a stone wall at the corner of Cooke and Homer streets shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday. The driver was unresponsive when emergency personnel arrived, but they administered Narcan, which brought him back to…

NAUGATUCK – A 17-year-old girl who was missing for five weeks has been found and is safe. Police said Tuesday morning that Cassidy Leonetti was located and had not been harmed. She was reported missing on Nov. 16. At the…

NAUGATUCK – Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a person suspected of burglarizing The Station Restaurant on Water Street over the weekend. Early Sunday, a person carrying a hammer broke into the newly opened restaurant and stole cash…

HARWINTON – State police said two people were taken to area hospitals with serious injuries following a three-car crash on Route 8 north in Harwinton Monday evening. The crash was reported shortly after 6 p.m. Monday near the on-ramp to…

SOUTHBURY — The Zoning Commission will continue its hearing next month on an amendment to the zoning regulations, which would allow piggeries. The commission’s action was sparked by a citizen complaint over odor from a neighbor’s pigs and Zoning Enforcement…

NAUGATUCK – Police are investigating a burglary at the Station Restaurant, which opened in August in the former Naugatuck Historical Society building at 195 Water St. A burglar broke into the bar area and stole cash from the bar wall,…

Much of the state woke up to a white Christmas Monday morning. As of 9:30 a.m., the snow had stopped falling in downtown Waterbury. There was about an inch of wet, heavy snow, and more in the northern part of…

A year ago, news shocked Catholic parishioners across Connecticut – their churches faced potential closure or merger in a money-saving acknowledgment by the Archdiocese of Hartford that not every neighborhood parish could be sustained. Where generations of ethnic groups or…

OXFORD – Oxford’s plan to build a $44.9 million middle school is on a state list of school building project funding priorities for 2018. Melody A. Currey, commissioner of the Department of Administrative Services, presented the list to Gov. Dannel…

NEW HAVEN – A team of college students is getting attention from internet companies and Congress after developing a browser extension that alerts users to fake and biased news stories and helps guide them to more balanced coverage. The plug-in,…