Stamford

Firefighters rescued a worker who was trapped thigh-high in a trench and suffering from hypothermia in Stamford on Friday morning. Firefighters responded to a home on Hampton Lane around 8:50 a.m. after a worker became trapped in a collapsed trench, according to the fire department. When they arrived, they found a man who was buried up to his thighs at the...

Two people have serious injuries after a crash in Stamford on Thursday night. Police said the crash happened on High Ridge Road near Cedarwood Drive around 10:34 p.m. A 55-year-old Stamford resident was heading south in a 2008 Chevy Suburban, drifted across the centerline into the northbound lane and hit a 2019 Cadillac SUV driven by an 88 year-old New...

Police in Trumbull say they’ve arrested a Stamford man for a handful of crimes, including attempting to flee an officer while operating stole vehicle. The Trumbull Police Department says they spotted a Toyota Tacoma that was reported stolen in Fairfield. The department said an officer attempted to apprehend the 57-year-old driver, the car sped away, temporarily dragging the officer before...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said a small earthquake happened in Stamford on Monday morning. The 1.3 magnitude quake happened just before noon around 11:55 a.m. The USGS said the earthquake was reported about five kilometers away from North Stamford, in close proximity to the Merritt Parkway. This comes after multiple residents reported tremors Thursday night and into Friday morning....

Police and fire officials are investigating multiple reports of tremors in Stamford Thursday night and into Friday morning. The police department said they received reports of tremors and shaking in the Turn of River Road and High Ridge Road area around 6:30 p.m. Some residents described the noise as a series of loud explosions, causing homes to shake and even...

A pedestrian and a motorcyclist are both hospitalized with serious injuries after the motorcycle hit a man in Stamford on Wednesday night, according to police. The crash happened at the intersection of Atlantic Street and Tresser Boulevard around 7:41 p.m. Police said a 28-year-old Stamford resident was driving a 2023 Kawasaki, heading west on Tresser Boulevard, and hit a 24-year-old...

A 64-year-old man was struck by a front-end loader at a Stamford business on Wednesday morning and he has died, police said. Police responded to an undisclosed business on Magee Avenue around 8:13 a.m. and said they learned that a 64-year-old Stamford man was working in the back of a business, helping a customer, when a driver on a front-end...

There is a new plan to help extend lanes and ease congestion in a seemingly always-busy section of I-95 in Stamford where traffic problems are frequent. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

Any driver who has spent time on I-95 in Connecticut knows traffic on the well-traveled highway can very quickly lead to headaches. Now, state leaders have crafted a plan to make the commute smoother, including changes to several exits that have been thorns in drivers’ sides for decades.

Stamford’s Independence Day fireworks display will now take place on Sunday after being postponed amid the threat of rain. The fireworks show at Cummings Beach was moved from Saturday with potential rain and thunderstorms in the forecast, the city announced Friday. Entertainment at the beach will start at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 7. Food trucks and vendors will be onsite….

NBC New York’s Myles Miller chats with the show designer before the big Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks show kicks off.

Police investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy who was found buried in a Stamford park last year have elevated charges filed against his father. The investigation started on Jan. 2, 2023, when Stamford police received a report of a possible kidnapping and a child who might have been injured. Authorities learned the child might have been buried in Cummings…

A newly released arrest warrant is providing more information about sexual assault allegations against an elementary school teacher in Stamford. Police said they arrested Andrew Park, who is accused of inappropriately touching 12 girls. All of the victims were Park’s students. On Feb. 23, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) notified the Stamford Police Department of the allegations. The…

Stamford police have arrested a man who is accused of hitting a 74-year-old woman, killing her, in November and leaving the scene of the crash.   Marie Jean-Charles, of Stamford, was crossing West Main Street, near Alvord Lane, around 6:13 a.m. on Nov. 21 when a driver believed to be going at a high rate of speed hit her, police…

A 74-year-old who was hit by a car in Stamford on Tuesday morning has died and police said they have located the vehicle involved. The pedestrian, 74-year-old Marie Jean-Charles, of Stamford, was crossing West Main Street around 6:13 a.m. when a driver believed to be going at a high rate of speed hit the person and the pedestrian died at…

A Stamford resident rescued a neighbor from a burning house Tuesday morning. Firefighters were sent to a home on Roosevelt Avenue just before 10:30 a.m. and the reports were that a woman was trapped in a second-floor apartment and couldn’t get out, according to the fire department. Before they arrived, a next-door neighbor had seen the woman trapped at...

Stamford Diner in Stamford is going to be on “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” on Friday. The episode is called “Tasty Time Travel” and calls Stamford Diner “a retro joint is dishing out diner classics like matzo ball soup and a taste of Thanksgiving.” The website highlights Stamford Diner’s recipe for Matzo Ball Soup. The episode will also feature an...

An investigation is underway after a pastor was struck by a police cruiser and died while getting mail outside his Stamford home Wednesday. Reverend Tommie Jackson, 69, was a beloved member of the community. He was trying to cross Wire Mill Road in Stamford after retrieving mail from his mailbox around 4:12 p.m. Wednesday when he was struck by a…

The man who died after he was hit by a police cruiser in Stamford Wednesday night was a local pastor, the assistant director of the Urban Redevelopment Commission and the husband of a Stamford police commissioner, according to the mayor’s office. Reverend Tommie Jackson, 69, was trying to cross Wire Mill Road in Stamford after retrieving mail from his mailbox...

Connecticut State Police are investigating after a reverend was hit by a police cruiser in Stamford and died. The Stamford Police Department said a resident was struck on Wire Mill Road at about 4:15 p.m. The resident, identified as 69-year-old Tommie Jackson, was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died. Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons said Reverend Tommie Jackson…