Hundreds wait in Danbury to get their iPhone 6
The beining of the line to the Apple store at Danbury Fair Mall. It was a scene out of Black Friday, as the line of people snaked its way through out the Danbury Fair Mall, weaving in out of kiosks and...
View ArticleWestConn Receives Bomb Threat
UPDATE: 3:48 p.m. Paul Steinmetz, a spokesperson for the university, confirms that the four buildings affected, University Hall, Haas Library, Newbury Hall and the Student Center, have been cleared and...
View ArticleNew Milford crash investigated
NEW MILFORD — Police are investigating a one car motor vehicle accident that happened Saturday about 5:17 a.m. at 3 Sherman Road and 344 Kent Road in New Milford. Water Witch Hose Co. No. 2 and New...
View ArticleNew Milford sex offender cited
NEW MILFORD — A local man is facing charges for failure to register as a sex offender. Victor Quispe, 25, of Dean Road, New Milford turned himself in to New Milford Police Sept. 17 in response to a...
View ArticleDrug disposal drop off in Newtown
NEWTOWN — Newtown Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will hold a medication drop off for disposal at Newtown Police station, 3 Main St., Newtown on Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to...
View ArticleCopper theft arrest of Waterbury man
NEWTOWN — A 21-year-old Waterbury man is facing 15 burglary charges stemming from incidents between November 2013 and January 2014. Besmir Redzepi, of Waterbury, is being held on $75,000 court set bond...
View ArticleDanbury man arrested after punching hole in wall
A Danbury man was arrested Friday for punching a hole in a restaurant’s wall. Jony Vega, 33, was charged with breach of peace and criminal mischief early Friday morning. The manager of Ortega’s...
View ArticleCar accident in Newtown
A two car accident on I-84 Westbound has closed down the left lane. Traffic building on exit 14 on I-84 Westbound. Photo from the Department of Transportation. The accident occurred between exit 14 to...
View ArticleBrookfield gas station robbed
The Irving Gas Station in Brookfield was robbed at gun point early Friday morning. At 177 Federal Road, a man entered the gas station at 1 a.m., wearing a black mask. The suspect threatened workers...
View ArticleDanbury man gets DUI after crashing his car
Late Sunday night a Danbury man was driving under the influence and crashed into another car, police said. Brookfield police found George Chauvn, 28, at fault for a two car accident. He was arrested...
View ArticleDanbury High School evacuated
Update: 1:57 p.m. After investigating the cause of the fire alarm, the Danbury Fire Department deemed it safe for students and teachers to renter the building. No source of the alarm was found. Update:...
View ArticleRoute 58 in Bethel remains closed
Route 58 in Bethel will remain closed through Wednesday, Sept. 24 to complete a bridge replacement. The closure is between Starr Lane and Hoyts Hill Road. Drivers are asked to use the detour from...
View ArticleTractor trailer hits overpass at WCSU
Update: 9:57 a.m. The pedestrian overpass has been deemed safe, said Paul Steinmetz of WCSU. The cement on the overpass was already crumbling from when it was hit a few years ago. However, the truck...
View ArticleNew Milford officials bristle over Waller Rd
NEW MILFORD — For New Milford town officials the term “being railroaded” has new meaning as they bristle over Housatonic Railroad’s closing of the crossing over Waller Road. The railroad closed the...
View ArticleThree children left in a car in Danbury
Update: 6:20 p.m. A mother loaded three children into a red truck on Liberty Avenue Tuesday afternoon because she needed to take her two-year-old daughter to a doctor’s appointment, police said. When...
View ArticleAnnual juried art show accepting entries in Danbury today
There are still a couple of hours left to enter your artwork in the Richter Association for the Arts annual Juried Art Show at Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Road in Danbury. “On Land and Sea” by Vincent...
View ArticleRidgefield deer hunt approved
As summer transitions into fall, the New England leaves turn from green to brown; the temperatures cool to the more temperate climate, and the seasonal worry of suffering bee stings shifts to tick...
View ArticleWater main cleaning in Bethel pushed up
Aquarion Water Company has moved the water main cleaning in Chimney Heights to September. The water main cleaning will take place Monday, Sept. 29th through Oct. 2nd from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Originally...
View ArticleDiesel spill on I-84 Danbury
Update: 9:30 a.m. 60 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled out of a tractor trailer earlier this morning. The truck was owned by Bozzuto’s, a company from Wallingford, Dwayne Gardner from the DEEP said....
View ArticlePower outages in New Milford
UPDATE: 10:18 a.m CL&P crews have fixed the equipment issues and all power is back on in New Milford. Original: More than 16 percent of New Milford residents are without power as of 9:30 a.m. Mitch...
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