WILTON, Conn. -- The Wilton Police Department and State Rep. Gail Lavielle have teamed up for an initiative to raise awareness about the dangers of leaving children and pets in vehicles during the hot summer months.Signs reading "Heat Kills, If you love 'em, don't leave 'em" can be found at several strategic locations throughout Wilton, including parking lot areas ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- High pressure will bring increasing humidity to Fairfield County on Tuesday, with the possibility of thunderstorms over the next couple days.Tuesday is expected to be sunny, with a high near 88, according to the National Weather Service. Tuesday night will see a chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms, as well as patchy fog after 4 a.m. Otherwise, it will ...

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- A portion of Route 116 in Ridgefield is closed Tuesday morning after a downed tree blocked the roadway, according to WLAD.The road is closed between Barrack Hill Road and Wooster Street after the tree took down utility wires, WLAD reported. Eversource is responding, and the road is expected to be closed for about five hours, according to WLAD.

NORWALK, Conn. – Examine fish, crabs and other creatures that come up in the net, get rare close looks at historic lighthouses or just enjoy a lovely evening out on Long Island Sound during public cruises offered in August by The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.“There’s still plenty of summer left, and plenty of opportunities to come out on the Sound with us,” said Dave Sigworth, the ...

NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A trio of federal lawmakers from Connecticut have sent a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials urging them to reconsider a deportation order for New Fairfield resident Joel Colindres.U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) are asking that ...

DANBURY, Conn. -- Danbury Police have released a pair of 911 calls reporting the plane crash near the Danbury Dog Park Sunday morning that sent three people to the hospital.In two brief calls, which can be heard above, a woman and man report the plane crash near Miry Brook Road that took place at around 10:30 a.m., and request assistance to help the people on board.Related story: Fire ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The 43-year-old man who died after being thrown from a boat into the water of Long Island Sound after it hit a buoy near New Haven Harbor late Saturday has been identified as Joseph Regan of Milford, according to the New Haven Register.The only passenger, a 47-year-old man from Guilford, was also ejected but swam back to the boat and radioed for help, the Register ...

DANBURY, Conn. -- Three people remain in the hospital on Monday morning following a plane crash at the Danbury Dog Park Sunday morning, according to fire officials.The plane crashed into a hillside just after taking off from Danbury Airport at around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, according to Danbury Fire Department spokesperson James Gagliardo. The three male passengers were extricated from the ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The week will get off to a pleasant start in Fairfield County, with mostly dry conditions expected, though temperatures and humidity could increase over the next couple days.Monday is expected to be sunny, with a high near 84 and calm winds, according to the National Weather Service. Monday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 64. There could be some ...

EASTON, Conn. -- Residents of a Rock House Road home in Easton discovered that someone had broken into their house while they were out to dinner on Thursday.The resident called police Thursday and said that she had left the home with her children at around 5:30 p.m. to have an impromptu dinner at a friend's home. She said that normally she and her children are home during these hours, ...