1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (120+ words) Police say one person was hospitalized after a shooting on Benham Avenue in Bridgeport Saturday night, Sept. 12, 2026. BRIDGEPORT — One person was taken to the hospital after 20 gunshots were fired on Benham Avenue at about 9 p.m. Saturday, a city official said....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (139+ words) A boat capsized off the shore of Seaside Park near Fayerweather Island lighthouse on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, police said. BRIDGEPORT — Four people were rescued after a boat struck rocks and capsized off the shore of Seaside Park at…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (183+ words) BRIDGEPORT — More than 20 shots were fired on Highland Avenue late Friday, but no one was injured and no arrests were made, city police said. Officers responded to the 10 block of Highland Avenue around 9:50 p.m. after the city’s ShotSpotter system detected…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (732+ words) Audience members enjoy the final performance of "A Chorus Line" on June 28, 2026, the last show produced by Bridgeport's Downtown Cabaret Theatre before its closure. Audience members enjoy the final performance of "A Chorus Line" on June 28, 2026, the last show produced…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (157+ words) BRIDGEPORT — Two people were injured Friday in connection with a shooting that ended in a vehicle crash, officials said. Officers responded to the 250 block on Grandview Avenue around 6:24 p.m. due to a notification from the gunshot detection system ShotSpotter, according…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (572+ words) Bridgeport Public Schools could add Eid al-Adha as a districtwide holiday starting in the 2027-28 school year. Above, students and parents arrive for the first day of school at Cesar A. Batalla School in Bridgeport, Conn., on August 29, 2024. BRIDGEPORT — The Bridgeport Public…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (100+ words) A child was injured Monday in a hit-and-run crash on Trumbull Avenue, Bridgeport officials said. Child injured in Bridgeport hit-and-run crash on Trumbull Avenue, officials say BRIDGEPORT — A child was injured Monday in a hit-and-run crash on Trumbull Avenue, officials…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (123+ words) BRIDGEPORT — Police have detained a person after someone was shot and wounded Sunday night, a city official said. Around 10:12 p.m. the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received calls reporting a male individual was bleeding from the leg at Boston Avenue and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (122+ words) Bridgeport police responded to Stone Ridge Road about 12:15 a.m. after a gunshot detection system alert, said Shawnna White, the city’s public information officer. BRIDGEPORT — Three people were treated for non-life-threatening graze wounds in separate overnight incidents in Bridgeport, officials said…...

1+ week, 2+ day 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…...