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Danbury girl reported missing

Ariza Feliz-Lopez   DANBURY – Police have issued a Silver Alert  for a missing 15-year-old Danbury girl: Ariza Feliz-Lopez. The teen, who has been missing since Saturday, Jan. 31, is described as...

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Icy roads and snow for Danbury’s morning commute

Another rough morning commute for drivers as snow and rain will keep roads slick. Danbury and surrounding towns will be getting snow during the morning hours, according to the National Weather Service....

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Danbury man sentenced to 13 months in prison for federal charges

On Wednesday, two Danbury residents were sentenced in Hartford Federal Court for stealing $12,300 from  the U.S. Postal Service. In August, Anthony Sterlin Cantave, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of...

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Three men arrested after crashing into Danbury police cars

In a case of mistaken identity, the man that police thought was  involved in a serious car accident after a police chase in January, a convicted drug dealer, Andrew “Moe” Parra, was actually someone...

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Maintenance worker falls through Brookfield school roof

Update 12:12 p.m. Brookfield Public School officials confirm a maintenance work did fall through an awning at the school. The man fell while he was clearing snow off the top of the awning. However, he...

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Danbury man arrested after domestic dispute

A 21-year-old Danbury man was arrested Friday afternoon after a domestic dispute, police said. Rayquan Balfour was charged with third-degree assault, disorderly conduct, interfering with an officer and...

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Metro-North trains back on schedule

UPDATE: 11:40 AM Metro-North is reporting “good service” on all of its Connecticut lines. UPDATE: 8:50 AM The Danbury Line is experiencing “indefinite delays” due to switch issues between Redding and...

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Ridgefield: More say ‘no’ to another Monday snow-in

RIDGEFIELD – It is the third snowed-out Monday in as many weeks here and across greater Danbury, but some residents were determined to get out of the house. The fact that the Danbury Road Starbucks...

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Ridgefield police K-9 found a wanted man buried in the snow

Ridgefield police arrested a wanted and armed man on Saturday night, after New York police chased him into Connecticut. During a police pursuit with the Westchester County Police,  Antony Vincent, 28,...

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A New Milford man was ordered to shoot a mother of three

A convicted New Milford man has been arrested for shooting a mother of three in her New Haven home, after being ordered by the mother’s boyfriend to kill her in January. David Nieman, 25, of Spring...

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Danbury teen collecting jeans for homeless

Aeropostale and DoSomething.org have been running the campaign Teens for Jeans for several years. Photo: theaeroway.com A Danbury High School student is collecting jeans this week to donate to homeless...

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Man who made threatening Newtown calls to be sentenced

Wilfrido A. Cardenas Hoffman, 30, of El Hatillo, Venezuela, admitted calling Newtown residents and leaving voicemails claiming to be Adam Lanza and threatening to kill them in the days following the...

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Frigid temps in store for Danbury

It’s going to be a cold day and night in Danbury, as an arctic front pushes into Connecticut. A wind chill advisory has been issued for Danbury and surround towns by the National Weather Service. A...

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Man sentenced to year in jail for Newtown threats

Wilfrido A. Cardenas Hoffman, 30, of El Hatillo, Venezuela, allegedly called Newtown residents and left voicemails claiming to be Adam Lanza and threatening to kill them in the days following the Sandy...

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Danbury couple pleads guilty to child abuse charges

A Danbury couple charged more than a year ago with child abuse has pleaded guilty in Superior Court for charges in which police say witnesses saw the kids repeatedly beaten with a belt. Marco...

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Firefighters respond to smoke in Danbury store

Firefighters quickly extinguished a wall fire inside a White Street business Friday. DANBURY – Several fire department units responded to reports of smoke at Boost Mobile store on White Street Friday...

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Man sentenced in murder of New Milford student

Cornell Smith, accused shooter of Northeastern University student Rebecca Payne, stands between his lawyer Jeffrey Karp, and prosecutor Ian Polumboum in 2012. Contributed photo. BOSTON — A former...

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Fired Brookfield superintendent lands new job

Former Brookfield Schools Superintendent Anthony Bivona. Photo: Carol Kaliff Anthony Bivona, former Brookfield superintendent of schools, has landed a job as director of special education at Winchester...

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Cops: Drug dealer arrested near Danbury school

Shawn LeBlanc, 26, of Danbury. Contributed photo. A Danbury man was arrested Friday morning after police say they saw him selling drugs near St. Peter’s Elementary School. Officers in plain clothes...

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Snow intensity picking up in Danbury area

Main Street in Danbury Saturday evening. Photo” Nelson Oliveira DANBURY – The ground was turning white in Danbury Saturday evening as the snow intensity started to pick up. Danbury police and fire...

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