Waterbury

A man was shot and killed in Waterbury over the weekend and his death is being investigated as a homicide. Officers responded to the 300 block of Walnut Street around midnight after a report of a shots fired incident and a gunshot victim. On Walnut Street, police said they found an adult man who had been shot. He was taken…

A woman has died after a hit-and-run in Waterbury on Saturday evening. Officers responded to the 600 block of East Main Street shortly before 10:30 p.m. for a report of a collision involving a pedestrian. Once there, police said they found an adult woman in the roadway. It appeared she had been struck by a vehicle. After the collision, the…

Police have arrested the driver they say hit and killed a man in Waterbury in May. Trae Pratt, 21, of Waterbury, turned himself in to police on Thursday, according to police. Investigators say Pratt was behind the wheel of a car that hit 46-year-old Dwayne Hunter on Chase Avenue just after 2 a.m. on Chase Avenue on May 18 and…

In Waterbury’s River Baldwin neighborhood, the unemployment rate has been a little under 25% over the years. However, there are organizations that are working to improve that rate.

In Waterbury’s River Baldwin neighborhood, the unemployment rate has been a little under 25-percent over the years. That’s a stark contrast compared to the unemployment rate of Waterbury as a whole, which the city says is under five percent. But, there are organizations that are working to improve that unemployment rate, like Riba Aspira Career Academy. “We don’t close...

Two people have serious injuries after a motorcycle collided with a pedestrian in Waterbury on Saturday night. Officers responded to East Main Street and Williams Street around 9:20 p.m. for a report of a crash. According to police, the 42-year-old driver of the motorcycle was taken to the hospital to be treated for life-threatening injuries. He was considered to be…

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Police have identified the fourth person who was killed in a head-on crash in Waterbury on Friday night. Officers responded to Thomaston Avenue around 11 p.m. to investigate and found an Audi A7 and a Lexus GS300 in flames after a head-on crash, according to police. Police had identified three of the four people who were killed and have now…

Update: Police have identified the fourth person who died in the crash as 28-year-old Lawrence Jackson, of Waterbury. Police have identified three of the four people who were killed in a head-on crash in Waterbury on Friday night. Officers responded to Thomaston Avenue around 11 p.m. to investigate and found an Audi A7 and a Lexus GS300 in flames after…

Four people have died after a head-on crash in Waterbury on Friday night. Officers responded to the 600 block of Thomaston Avenue around 11 p.m. after a report of a crash involving two vehicles. According to police, a car was going south on Thomaston Avenue when it collided head-on with a car going north in the same area. Both vehicles…

Police are investigating a shooting in Waterbury early Tuesday morning and said it appears that a 73-year-old man shot and injured a 65-year-old man, then died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.   Officers responded to Armand Drive in Waterbury at 6:21 a.m. and found the 65-year-old victim in his apartment and the 73-year-old suspect nearby in a common area of…

A man was hospitalized Sunday after being pulled from a burning vehicle in Waterbury. An on-scene fire official told NBC Connecticut that a pickup truck collided with an SUV at the intersection of Freight Street and Riverside Street around 4 p.m. Sunday. According to the fire official, the initial crash caused the pickup truck to strike the Freight Street bridge…

A moped driver is in critical condition after colliding with a vehicle in Waterbury over the weekend. Officers responded to the intersection of West Main Street and Riverside Street around 10:10 p.m. on Saturday for a report of a crash involving a vehicle and a moped. Police identified the moped driver as a 51-year-old man from Waterbury. He was transported…

Newly released body camera footage shows the tense moments between Waterbury police officers and a suspect accused of smoking crack in a stolen car.

Newly released body camera footage shows the tense moments between Waterbury police officers and a suspect accused of smoking crack in a stolen car. The footage released by the city Friday shows the suspect, 44-year-old Jose Bellido-Rosado, of Waterbury, reaching for an officer’s gun as they try to arrest him. He’s also accused of biting an officer during the...

“Very hot — very humid,” is how T.J. of Waterbury describes Connecticut Tuesday. She’s a parent of students at the Duggan School, where her kids are attending summer programming. Summer school kicked off Monday, but it’s off to a hot start already. The city said the school’s new air conditioning system isn’t up and running yet because it still...

Waterbury says some schools don’t have air conditioning systems up and running, which has kids leaving summer school early and looking for ways to beat the heat.

A Waterbury police cruiser was struck by a vehicle while responding to an emergency call on Sunday and two people were injured in the collision. Police said the crash happened in the 1500 block of South Main Street around 1:15 p.m. The police officer and the front passenger of the other vehicle were transported to the hospital. Both of their…

After learning of a federal investigation into possible civil rights violations at a Waterbury school, the mayor decided the city will not continue any contract negotiations with the superintendent.

Waterbury police have arrested a second suspect in the murder of a 19-year-old man in Waterbury in May. Officers found the victim, 19-year-old Lashawn Nance, of Waterbury, when they responded to Wood Street around 9:49 a.m. on Monday, May 6. He was brought to a hospital, where he later died from the injuries, according to police. Police said they obtained…