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WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A 6-year-old boy was hospitalized with serious but non-life threatening injuries after being hit by a school bus Thursday, according to Waterbury police. Police said a preliminary investigation showed the boy was hit after getting off the bus and while crossing the road to his parent. It happened on Garden Hill […]

WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB) - Waterbury police arrested a convicted felon in possession of two loaded firearms. Police say they had officers from the department’s crime prevention unit patrolling the area of Burton Street and Hill Street on September 30 due to recent complaints. While conducting an investigation into what...

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — There’s nothing like some Friday night football in the fall. But the “Friday night lights” are out in Waterbury starting this week: Games will instead be held at 3:30 p.m. to help keep players and spectators safe, according to police chief Fred Spagnolo. “There was a significant fight that broke out […]

WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB) - A man was arrested after assaulting police and barricading himself in his home Thursday night. Waterbury police responded to 43 Central Avenue for a report of an active disturbance involving a weapon. Police learned the incident stemmed from a dispute between two neighbors. While officers investigated,...

BARRE — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 30 months to serve for recently selling drugs out of an Airbnb in Waterbury. Rafael Santos, 38, of Springfield, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty on Sept. 24 in Washington County criminal court in Barre to felony counts of cocaine trafficking and selling fentanyl. Santos was sentenced to four to 20 years, all suspended, except for 30 months to serve. He was placed on probation for nine years.

Woodbury man charged in alleged officer stabbing.

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) - A Naugatuck teenager was arrested for driving under the influence after being pulled over going 113 MPH on I-84 in Southington. State police say 19-year-old Avila Carvalho De, of Naugatuck, was pulled over at 10 p.m. last night after being clocked going 113 MPH in a 65 MPH zone.

MERIDEN, Conn. — Nearly a week after a Meriden toddler was killed in a crash on the Berlin Turnpike, her mother wants to thank the community for stepping up to help. That help comes in the form of a fundraiser at Moose’s Burgers on East Main Street in Meriden, lasting all month long. This, on top of many messages of support now coming in from neighbors.

The International Dual Language School in Waterbury has changed its name to the Roberto Clemente International Dual Language School. “Our hope is that with the unveiling of the new sign, our students are going to walk through those doors and be inspired by Roberto Clemente and what he stood for,” said the school’s principal, Diurca Tomasella.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — New Haven police were at the scene of an apartment complex early Friday evening after a 56-year-old man was shot and killed, according to officers. Police were investigating at the Bella Vista housing complex on Eastern Street, according to police. Further details, including a description of a potential suspect, were […]

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Sky gazers may be able to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights in Connecticut this weekend. Meteorologist Scott Gagliardi said there was a big coronal mass ejection, or CME, on Thursday night. A CME is a significant ejection of plasma mass from the Sun’s corona...

The initiative, led by anti-violence groups, allows individuals to exchange unwanted firearms for up to $200 at participating police departments.

Oct. 12 marks two years since tragedy struck Bristol and Sergeant Alex Hamzy and Lieutenant Dustin DeMonte were killed in the line of duty on Oct. 12, 2022. The police department plans to honor their memories by unveiling a public display In their honor and holding a private ceremony in memory of them.

State leaders announced federal funding is coming to Connecticut to tackle ghost guns, drive down gun violence and streamline red flag laws. The funds are part of an executive order by President Joe Biden and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

“Migratory birds play important role in moving this tick and other ticks around,” said Goudarz Molaei, a research scientist.

FARMINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A funeral procession will be held on Saturday for a Meriden man that died from injuries related to a motorcycle crash in August. Justin Gittings, 31, died on Sept. 23 as a result of injuries that he sustained in a motorcycle crash on Aug. 20 in Farmington, according to police. Gittings […]

Terence Kenneth Henderson, 26, a Middletown, Delaware native most recently of Oxford, was seen by officers forcefully restraining a woman inside a parked vehicle in the 200 block of North Fourth Street at 8:27 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, police said. Officers were initially dispatched to the area for the report of a domestic disturbance.

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong shut down a third ghost guns dealer. Utah-based AR Industries will cease operations in Connecticut, giving up its internet domain and deleting its social media accounts. The company will be fined $205,000 if any associates make a sale in Connecticut. Ghost guns are illegal and...

High School On SI brings you live Connecticut high school football scores from Week 4 of the 2024 season

Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz (D-Conn.) and Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski visited classrooms Thursday at TEAM Inc., a child care and educational facility.