Accidents and Emergencies

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (258+ words) Oct 9, 2026, 5:22 PM Two people are dead after separate crashes less than 30 minutes apart overnight in Bridgeport. The first happened at 11:57 p.m. Thursday on Park Avenue near Suburban Avenue, when an SUV collided with a motorcycle. Harry Mergoni, of Bridgeport, was taken…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (561+ words) The forest fire danger level is moderate Saturday across Connecticut, according to the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. DEEP's Forest Fire Control Office urges residents and visitors in parks, forests and open spaces to use caution with any open…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (116+ words) Firefighters responding to a car fire on Andy’s Drive in East Haven Friday evening found a car heavily engulfed in flames. An acetylene torch from a car fire in East Haven Friday evening. EAST HAVEN — Firefighters responding to a car…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (653+ words) Percent of all deer-involved crashes by 30-minute intervals around each day’s dawn and sunset. Between apple picking, pumpkin patches and leaf-peeping, Connecticut’s fall calendar fills up fast. For the state’s hoofed — and often antlered — residents, the season brings a very…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (90+ words) BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — An accident Wednesday moring in Bridgeport sent four people to the hospital. The accident occurred at the intersection of W. Main Street and Lodgeville Road near Emily drive just before 8 a.m. According to a supervisor at the Harrison-Taylor…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (172+ words) October 6, 2026 11:26 PM / Staff Report The Bristol Volunteer Fire Department responded to 30 incidents in September, bringing its total for the year to 254 calls. Half of September’s responses involved firefighters serving as first responders to assist Canandaigua Emergency Squad with emergency medical…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (190+ words) Oct 6, 2026, 5:04 PM E-bikes are popular for many reasons, primarily for making cycling much easier and faster. But as the bikes surge in popularity, doctors at St. Vincent's Medical Center say injuries and fatalities are also rising. "We are seeing more…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (119+ words) A motorcyclist was trapped under a car on Grand Avenue Monday following a crash in New Haven, and was taken to the hospital in stable condition. NEW HAVEN — A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash in New Haven…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (192+ words) Danbury firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze at an abandoned industrial building on East Franklin Street overnight, officials said. DANBURY — Approximately 50 firefighters battled an overnight blaze at an abandoned industrial building on East Franklin Street in Danbury, officials said. Reports of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (136+ words) Oct 2, 2026, 12:39 PM A deep sense of grief filled the east side of Bridgeport Friday as Department of Transportation workers, loved ones and people from across the globe gathered to say their final farewell to 60-year-old Elvin Hernandez. Mourners came together…...