Derby News

I'm thankful this year for not having known personally anyone killed or seriously maimed in the series of crashes that have littered southwestern Connecticut roads the last few months with twisted metal, broken glass and shattered families.

While throngs of holiday shoppers are making a mad dash for the malls Friday, people averse to crowds, traffic and scuffling over sales items might consider gift-giving ideas found in unlikely places.

Residents can ring in the holiday season Friday with two events that center around the city's green.

A Milford police officer will be arraigned on manslaughter and reckless driving charges in connection with a cruiser crash that killed two teens last summer.

Two Naugatuck Valley towns have apparently been chosen for the setting of a new movie that will hit theaters late next year.

A video of the June 13 crash that killed two Orange teens shows a Milford police cruiser traveling at a high rate of speed as it struck the young couple's car under a flashing traffic signal.

For years, Karen worked in customer service - on her feet eight or more hours a day assisting customers in a number of different stores.

The two Orange teens killed when their car was broadsided by a Milford police cruiser driving a 94 miles per hour -had been to a party earlier in the evening where they appeared drunk.

An early morning fire destroyed a Bassett Street residence Wednesday, leaving seven people homeless and by afternoon only a pile of debris where the home had stood.

The city police officer whose cruiser rammed another car in June, killing two Orange teens, has been charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter and one count of reckless driving.

Irving Elementary School will soon become the epicenter of a new grant-funded program designed to help keep children out of the juvenile justice system using behavior monitoring and mental health interventions.

Amid the election night revelry that marks a candidate's victory bash, there's often an element of live theater.

Mayor Anthony Staffieri swept easily into a third two-year term, beating Democratic challenger Daniel P. Foley Jr.

Vote Baby, Vote! Vote Baby, Vote! November 3, 2009 9:18 AM Posted to General News Voters head to the polls today to elect their local officials in 162 cities and towns.

Republican Mayor Anthony Staffieri is hoping that the progress he has made over the past four years will compel residents to return him to office for another two, but Democrat Dan Foley stands in his way.

A Derby driver who police said led them on a high-speed pursuit and whose license had been suspended because of six previous DWI arrests was arrested early Saturday and charged with another DWI.

Six videos, photo gallery, live chat, PLUS a story on Friday night's "backyard brawl" between Ansonia and Derby football.

The run and shoot — the exciting, unpredictable offensive attack first popularized in the short-lived United States Football League (USFL). What’s it have to do with Derby politics? It could be used to describe the Derby Republicans’ strategy against Democrat challenger Dan Foley, Jr. — opting to throw bombs over his head, avoiding the head-on tackle. On Tuesday, sometime after 8 p.m., we’ll see if the strategy pays off.

For several decades, the Sterling Opera House has sat vacant. Or has it? One resident who is active in the recent push to publicize the value of the Elizabeth Street building said he captured digital images of several ghosts he believes haunts the century-old structure, and he isn't the only one.

Ansonia is playing Derby Friday night for the first time since 2003, and we'll be covering the heck out of it.