4+ hour, 15+ min ago   (308+ words) Robert DeSantis, a long-time physical education teacher, coach and athletic coordinator at Bristol Central High School, died on Thursday at age 77. DeSantis, who grew up in Danbury and ran track at Danbury High and Central Connecticut, started in 1972 as a…...

11+ hour, 24+ min ago   (40+ words) A New Haven-based newspaper reviving print news amid a technology-heavy society, with plans bring connection to Elm City and beyond. A New Haven-based newspaper reviving print news amid a technology-heavy society, with plans bring connection to Elm City and beyond....

42+ min ago   (210+ words) Bridgeport Police Chief Roderick Porter credited his officers for the bust, saying the seizure is the result of outstanding investigative work. Porter, who was appointed chief in December 2022 after 30 years with the Bridgeport Police Department, added that preventing these dangerous…...

10+ hour, 44+ min ago   (194+ words) A garbage truck plunged into the Pequabuck River after losing its brakes and caught fire with two people inside, authorities said. A garbage truck plunged into the Pequabuck River in Bristol on Friday, Sept. 4. Two people inside were seriously injured,…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (87+ words) A Stamford police car. STAMFORD — Police are looking for a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash with a scooter late on Thursday night, authorities said. The crash, which injured the person driving the scooter, happened on West Main Street and…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago   (552+ words) It was a fixture in New Haven’s skyline and now the nearly 50-year-old building is coming down. For nearly 50 years, Sports Haven was a familiar sight along Long Wharf and to drivers on the I-91 and I-95 interchanges. Now, the…...

4+ hour, 53+ min ago   (334+ words) Former Bridgeport police officer Matthew A. Johnson, 42, was arrested Thursday after a surveillance camera caught him taking money during a 2022 raid, officials said. BRIDGEPORT — A former Bridgeport police officer was arrested Thursday after a surveillance camera captured him stealing money from…...

6+ hour, 27+ min ago   (223+ words) BRIDGEPORT — The condition of a 4-year-old girl who was struck by a patrol car Thursday appears to have improved. The girl’s condition is listed as “stable,” and her injuries are considered “non-life-threatening,” a city spokesperson said Friday. On Thursday night, she…...

6+ hour, 42+ min ago   (240+ words) BRIDGEPORT – An online fundraiser has been created to help the family of a New Haven man who died early Sunday following a shooting in Bridgeport the night before. Raul Torres Santiago, whose name was listed as Torres-Santiago by city officials,…...

19+ hour, 32+ min ago   (252+ words) New details released by the Office of Inspector General show a Bridgeport police officer tried to use a Taser on a man before authorities say the man fired several shots through a door at officers, prompting another officer to return…...