Community Steps Up to Help Beloved Family Farm in Watertown

House of Heroes started its season a little earlier this year as the group came together in Hamden on Saturday to build a ramp for a veteran and retired firefighter in need. "When we got a call to help one of our own, we just put the team together," said retired Hamden Fire Department Chief Gary Merweed.

A young boy was rushed to the hospital after falling several feet off a ski lift Sunday afternoon. It happened during the midafternoon hours on the Bunny Hill at Ski Sundown in New Hartford. Officials say the boy, who is about 6 years old, fell roughly 15 feet and had...

Approximately 100,000 hens have died after a large fire at an egg farm in Bozrah over the weekend. Firefighters were called to Hillandale Farms on Schwartz Road on Saturday. When they arrived, fire crews found a 50 foot by 600 foot operating chicken coop on fire. Crews from 16 surrounding...

A person was assaulted by two women and a minor after a youth basketball game in Milford over the weekend. Officers were called to the Parsons Center Gymnasium for a fight on Sunday around noon. Authorities said the victim reported that they were at a youth basketball game when a...

A mom and her two kids were victims of a home invasion in Bridgeport on Monday morning. Dispatchers received a 911 call at 9:09 a.m. after getting a report of a burglary in the 600th block of Brooks Street. When police arrived, they said they learned a home invasion took...

A fire broke out on the old Norwich State Hospital property in Preston on Sunday. Firefighters said a former residential structure was fully involved. In a video posted by firefighters, large flames can be seen coming out of the building. Authorities have not released details about the extent of the...

Waterbury Public Schools said six students were arrested after a fight at Crosby High School Monday afternoon. A spokesperson for the school district said the fight happened at about 12:15 p.m. A school resource officer was notified of the incident, and six students were ultimately arrested. The students face second-degree...

A truck that hauls waste overturned on Kimberly Avenue in North Haven Monday. The truck is on its side and police are blocking the road. No additional information was immediately available.

A 71-year-old woman was knocked to the ground and her purse was stolen outside Walmart in Southington Monday morning and police are trying to figure out who robbed her. Officers responded to the parking lot of Walmart at 235 Queen St. to investigate and the victim said she was walking in the parking lot, toward Walmart, when a person got out from the passenger side of a Nissan Altima and ripped her purse off her, knocking her to the ground, police said.

More than 100 firefighters worked to put out a large fire at an egg farm in Bozrah on Saturday. Firefighters said the fire was in a 50 foot by 600 foot operating chicken coop at Hillandale Farms on Schwartz Road. Crews from 16 surrounding departments including Colchester, East Haddam, Salem,...

The Berlin Turnpike has reopened after a car accident in Newington Monday afternoon. Police said the northbound side of the road was closed at Main Street, but has since reopened. It's unknown if there are any injuries. No additional information was immediately available.

Two people were taken to the hospital after police say they had been assaulted late Friday night. This all unfolded just before midnight on Railroad Place. Police said they found two men suffering from non-life threatening slash wounds when they arrived on scene. Both men had to be taken to the hospital for further treatment.

A woman from Waterford has died after a crash in New London on Sunday. Dispatchers received a report of a crash near Colman Street and Vauxhall Street shortly before 3 p.m. When police and firefighters responded to the scene, they said it was reported that the female driver was unresponsive.

A woman fought back after a man attempted to steal her purse while she was in the parking lot of a grocery store in Wallingford on Saturday. Officers were called to Stop & Shop on North Colony Road around 1 p.m. after getting a report of an attempted purse snatching.

A terrifying moment for an Uber Eats driver that was attempting to make a delivery early Saturday morning. New Haven Police say a driver had pulled over to drop off a customer's order on Edwards Street around 3 when she was approached by a man in a black ski mask and all black clothing, claiming he'd shoot her if she didn't give him the keys to her car.

Route 8 in Shelton has reopened after a serious crash on Sunday night. State Police said Route 8 South was shut down between Exits 12 and 13 due to a one-car crash. When the crash initially happened around 5:30 p.m., Route 8 South was reduced to one lane of traffic, according to the state Department of Transportation.

A man and a woman have been arrested in connection to a shooting at a Burger King in West Haven on Saturday that left one person in critical condition. Emergency crews were called to Burger King on Campbell Avenue around 3:50 p.m. after getting a report of a person shot in the parking lot.

One person was transported to the hospital by LifeStar after a motorcycle crash in Willington on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters were called to a motorcycle crash in the 100 block of Ruby Road around 2:45 p.m. According to fire officials, one person was taken to a Hartford-area hospital by LifeStar. Authorities...

Connecticut State Police have issued a Silver Alert for an 80-year-old man from East Haven who has been missing for over three weeks. Troopers said Richard Mather has been missing since January 7. He is described as having white hair and blue eyes. Mather is 5-foot 8-inches tall and weighs...

Police have arrested a 14-year-old from Woodbridge in connection to a social media threat directed at the Amity Regional High School community over the weekend. Officers said the teen was involved in a social media threat that was shared with multiple area students on Saturday through Instagram. Authorities did not...