WATERBURY – For the third year in a row, the Concerned Black Clergy Council of Waterbury will host its annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “Each One, Teach One” Youth Day Summit. The event will take place Saturday, Jan. 13…

TORRINGTON – Bond holding a New Milford man accused of violence and home invasion was increased to $350,000 Wednesday in Torrington Superior Court following an additional arrest. Police allege Michael Saunders, 33, went berserk on June 19 and attacked his…

WATERBURY – A flood at the Josephine Towers apartments in the city center Wednesday night displaced seven residents, according to Fire Chief David Martin. A small fire in a bathroom on the tower’s 13th floor shortly after 5 p.m. tripped…

NAUGATUCK – ]A local man tried to stab his ex-girlfriend with a folding pocket knife on New Year’s Day, according to police. The argument started in a car around 2:30 p.m., police said. When the ex-girlfriend left the car, police…

WINSTED – With strong gusty winds and temperatures expected to plummet to single digits and below zero this weekend, the town has designated the following locations as warming shelters: Town Hall, 338 Main St. Blanche McCarthy Senior Center, 80 Holabird…

WINSTED – A parking ban will go into effect at midnight tonight due to the predicted snowstorm that is expected to hit Connecticut early tomorrow morning. The ban prohibits motorists from parking on the street. Vehicles on the street make…

BETHLEHEM – Residents and emergency officials at a recent Board of Selectmen meeting said there’s been an increase in mischievous, medical and criminal incidents surrounding students at Newport Academy, and town officials said they plan to bring the concerns to…

TORRINGTON – Woodridge Lake Sewer District filed its application to hook up to the Torrington sewer system on Tuesday after more than a year of planning on the proposed route down Route 4. At least two meetings are planned to…

WATERBURY – On the opening day of his official campaign for governor, one of Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim’s first stops was the Brass City. The 58-year-old Democrat is describing himself as an imperfect candidate because of his bribe-taking past, but…

In case the frigid temperatures weren’t enough of a reminder that it’s winter in Connecticut, today we’re being pummeled with snow. An accumulation of 3 to 5 inches is expected to blanket the region today, according to meteorologist John J….

LITCHFIELD What it takes to play women’s soccer at the collegiate level was the subject of a forum the Litchfield Soccer Club hosted on Saturday for female athletes from Litchfield High School, Wamogo Regional High School and other area high…

KENT – Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman John Johnson on Tuesday night asked the Board of Selectmen to censure Tax Collector Deborah J. Devaux for what he called a “personal attack” on a volunteer. “The office of the tax collector…

SALISBURY – Two federal lawsuits accusing the exclusive Indian Mountain School in Salisbury of a pattern of sexual assault against male students in the 1980s have been settled for undisclosed sums. Bridgeport attorney Antonio Ponvert said Wednesday the amounts represent…

HARWINTON – The Torrington Area Health Department ordered the Landing Zone Grille to close due to health and fire code violations. The Torrington Area Health Department declined to detail the violations it found, saying its investigation of the restaurant at…

SOUTHBURY – Property owners unhappy with their new assessments following the town’s revaluation still have time to file an appeal. Though one-on-one meetings with representatives of Vision Government Solutions, the firm hired by the town to do the revaluation, are…

TORRINGTON – A family member paid $7,250 to post Michael Truskauskas’ $101,000 bond on Wednesday in Torrington Superior Court, freeing him to home confinement while he is prosecuted for violence against a former girlfriend. Truskauskas’s attorney, James McCarthy, failed in…

WATERBURY – Police arrested multiple men and seized 10 guns, including an AK-47 style rifle, as part of an ongoing investigation into a shooting near Waterbury Superior Court on Tuesday that left a man with a bullet wound to his…

Schools have started announcing closures for Thursday due to the impending snowstorm. The storm is expected to drop 3 to 5 inches of snow on the region, with wind gusts of up to 40 mph. Forecasts show the snow beginning…

WINSTED – Firefighters are investigating whether a wood stove started a three-alarm fire at a former car repair shop off Main Street on Wednesday. Firefighters responded to the former Schieb’s Garage at 7 Lake St. after a report of a…

WATERBURY – A fire broke out in a factory on Brookside Road just before midnight Tuesday. Firefighters responded to an automatic fire alarm at 361 Brookside Road, which is the address for Nova Metal Finishing, a manufacturer of surface metal…