Fairfield News

Updated at 1:45 p.m. FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A flood advisory has been added until 4:15 p.m. Thursday in Fairfield County as thunderstorms move through the region, the National Weather Service said.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. Two Fairfield elementary school students won a statewide competition for sharing their dreams of helping the environment when they grow up.

John Kovach Passengers who were on trains that collided at the Bridgeport-Fairfield line Friday, May 17, walk toward a bus to be taken to their destination.

Along the shore this weekend "sandy'' will revert to its benign, pre-storm meaning, with nearly all beaches and parks restored and ready for the unofficial start of summer.

Five individuals have been charged by federal criminal complaint for their involvement in the kidnapping of four Meriden residents and subsequent robbery of Lenox Jewelers in Fairfield on April 11, 2013.

In a "Hazardous Weather Outlook" issued early today, the weather says that downpours of 1 to 2 inches an hour are possible, which could trigger flash flooding in southwestern Connecticut.

Sacred Heart University is significantly expanding its presence in Stamford and Fairfield County, launching new graduate degree programs and additional courses, moving into new classroom space in the center of the city and increasing its involvement and outreach within the Metro- and Stamford-area region and business communities.

Colleen Fecke, 47, of Fairfield was charged with driving under the influence and risk of injury to a minor Monday.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. Fairfield's legislators voted to thin their own numbers Monday.

Next stop Stamford for commuter Karen Roche of Fairfield, as her Metro-North train pulled out of the Fairfield Center station Wednesday morning.

Fairfield's Jeff Keith, founder of the Connecticut Challenge, will be honored Saturday at the NCAA men's lacrosse Final Four semifinals.

Westport Police Chief Dale Call said there were far more shuttle buses early today to the Westport station with more riders than on Monday.

Troy Stauser works with Richard Preneta at Prenetta Physical Therapy in Fairfield, Conn., for a critical arm injury he sustained in the line of duty as a Stamford Police Officer when he engaged in a foot pursuit of a robbery suspect last year.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. Fairfield's two public high school both ranked among the Top 25 in Connecticut and the top 1,000 nationwide, according to a recent list published by The Daily Beast and Newsweek.

Metro-North Police monitor the scene of Friday's derailment and train collision at the Bridgeport-Fairfield line Saturday, May 18.

Emily Bazelon, author of bullying book Sticks and Stones, shows her television interview with talk show host Stephen Colbert during a talk at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn.

Richie Rios, 30, of Vine Street in Bridgeport, was picked up by West Haven police and charged by Fairfield with conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary and conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny.

Fairfield University and Fairfield Prep are so tightly bound into Fairfield's fabric that it seems like they've been here forever.

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, on May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn.

After a day that began with the alarm clock in her Fairfield home ringing at a painfully sunless hour, the news that Metro-North Railroad 's New Haven line would be back to full service by Wednesday was all Marcia Brown wanted to hear.