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Five people were forced from their home after a fire broke out in Westerly late Sunday night.

A driver died in a crash early Sunday morning on East Main Street at Stonington Road (Route 2) in Norwich, according to the fire department.

Norwich ― For the first time since the mid-19th century, something new could be built on a vacant, overgrown Cedar Street property where the 19th century New London County jail once stood overlooking Norwich Harbor. The former jail was the centerpiece of the clifftop neighborhood that became home to...

Five people are injured after a head-on crash in Lyme on Saturday. State police said two vehicles collided head-on on Route 156 just over the town line with Old Lyme around 9 a.m. After the crash, authorities said one of the vehicles caught on fire and was extinguished by firefighters.

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A 12-member jury delivered a quick guilty verdict on Friday in the murder trial of Carlton Henderson, the Pawcatuck man charged with stabbing to death his girlfriend as she was ending their longtime relationship. Henderson, 47, stood without expression in New London Superior Court as the verdict was read aloud...

Norwich ― After relocating from her birthplace in Colorado to Florida, Kansas, Washington state, Greece, Texas, Kentucky and finally Groton, LeAnn Walker is on to her next move: college in Ohio. Well, that’s after she helps her family move to Oklahoma. A Three Rivers Middle College Magnet High...

Mohegan ― Growing up in the foster care system, Hype Williams said the one thing she was always able to hold onto were her sneakers. Now Williams and her partner, Samantha Vaughn, are co-founders of The Urban Collab, which held its second annual Sneakerhead Invasion event on Sunday. “To...

The east branch of the Eightmile River is flowing fast, clear and cool underneath a bridge along Salem Road in Lyme. It’s a perfect May afternoon – sunny and warm – and all around are new trees, bushes and plants, filling out a large half circle of land that bends in the river.

WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (WPRI) — West Greenwich Animal Control is asking the public for help after they say a cat was abandoned in the woods Sunday morning.  Animal control said a walker found the cat in the woods near Division Road in West Greenwich. She was left in a covered plastic bin with a few […]

The state of Connecticut is known for its natural beauty, rich history, and for having somewhat large cities for such a small state. Yet, the region is not known for having incredibly wide rivers that necessitate the construction of very long bridges. While none of the longest bridges in the United States are located in […]

The Westerly boys lacrosse team completed the perfect season on Sunday, defeating Smithfield by a score of 9-8 in the D3 championship.

• We’re expecting partly sunny skies today, with a high temperature near 72 degrees and a north wind 11 to 14 miles per hour. It will be partly cloudy overnight, with a low around 56 and a southwest wind around 5 miles per hour, becoming light and variable. There’s a 30 percent chance of showers Tuesday, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 76, with a west wind 7 to 10 miles per hour. We’re expecting mostly sunny skies on Wednesday, with high near 72 and a 30 percent chance of showers after 2 p.m.

A fire broke out at a building on state property in Norwich on Saturday and the cause remains under investigation. Dispatchers received several 911 calls around 2 p.m. reporting a fire at a building on West Thames Street. Firefighters from multiple fire departments found smoke coming from the attic in...

CANTON, June 2, 2023 – Gabby Delsanto had five goals and five assists and goalie Ava Dakin made 14 saves as the Canton High girls lacrosse team beat No. 5 Stonington, 17-12 on Friday in the Class S quarterfinals. The win puts the No. 4 Warriors (16-4) into the...

Video courtesy Anton Brel (Juniper Homecare) NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) – News 8 viewer Antel Brel captured a video of a snake slithering across a golf course in North Stonington. Herpetologist Sara Horwitz said the creature seen in the video is a harmless eastern ratsnake. Eastern Ratsnakes are the largest serpent in Connecticut and can […]

Hartford ― The Mohegan Tribe submitted a winning bid Friday for the 113-acre St. Bernard School property in the Uncasville section of Montville, increasing its $6.5 million qualifying bid by $50,000 during an auction conducted at the law offices of Robinson & Cole, the firm representing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich in the diocese’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.

OLD LYME, Conn. (WFSB) - Route 156 in Old Lyme shut down Saturday following a car accident. State police say the accident happened on Route 156 at Bill Hill Road. Injuries were reported, but the extent of those injuries are not yet known. The crash is still under investigation, according...

NOTE: Updates with the purchase price for the land sale. Fennerswood parcel purchased from St. Michael’s Church. Stonington -- The Avalonia Land Conservancy announced Thursday the purchase of 1.4 acres along Stony Brook from St. Michael’s Church to be used as watershed conservation land. The land will be...

New London ― The footprint of the future National Coast Guard Museum has taken shape on the city’s waterfront and the stage is now set for the second phase of the $150 million project. The National Coast Guard Museum Association announced last week it is ready to go...