DARIEN, Conn. -- A Darien man was arrested twice this weekend after police said he was first involved in a domestic incident and then later violated the conditions of his release.Officers were dispatched to a home in Darien shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday on a report of an assault in progress. When they arrived on scene, they saw that one of the participants, 58-year-old James Ward, was ...

REDDING, Conn. -- A swastika was recently found carved into a tree on a popular trail in Redding.First Selectman Julia Pemberton posted on the town's Facebook page Saturday afternoon that the swastika had been found carved into the tree. She said that town officials are working to identify the person or persons responsible."THERE IS NO PLACE FOR HATE IN REDDING," Pemberton ...

STAMFORD, Conn. — A Stamford man was charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in October, according to the Stamford Advocate.Police told the Stamford Advocate that the girl's family reported that the girl was missing in October. She was eventually located with 19-year-old Adelso Santiago-Gomez of Stamford in New Jersey, and brought back home to her family, according to the ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The artistic director of the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven has been placed on administrative leave after several current and former employees have accused him of sexual misconduct, according to a report in the New York Times.Gordon Edelstein, who has been the artistic director at the theater since 2002, has been accused of making unwanted sexual contact with several ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Gas prices in Connecticut continue to rise along with the rest of the nation, with the Nutmeg State moving up to have the 10th highest prices in the country, according to AAA Northeast.As of Monday, Connecticut gas prices are $2.68 per gallon, 2 cents higher than this time last week and 21 cents higher than this time last year. The average gas price in the ...

DARIEN, Conn. -- A 2015 Lexus RX was stolen from a home on Laforge Road in Darien this weekend, and several other unlocked cars were entered, according to police.Just before noon on Sunday, the owner of the Lexus reported that her car had been stolen from her driveway overnight. She said that she had both sets of keys, but one may have been stored close enough within her house to unlock ...

OXFORD, Conn. -- An Oxford man was charged with shooting and killing his neighbor's cat because he thought it was a stray, according to state police.State police said that on Sunday, 48-year-old Craig Middendorf was annoyed at what he believed was a stray cat, so he shot and killed it in his backyard with a .22 caliber rifle. The cat ended up belonging to a neighbor, who lived next to ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Bridgeport saw its first homicide of the year, and a 10-year-old boy from New Canaan died of complications of the flu.In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the week in Fairfield County, as reported by Daily Voice:A 21-year-old man was shot to death early Tuesday morning in Bridgeport's first homicide of the year. Police said that Jawuan ...

Stamford, Conn. – Fairfield County Hospice House, the first residential home in the state for individuals receiving home hospice care, opened its doors to residents on Wednesday, Jan. 11.Fairfield County Hospice House is located at 1 Den Road in Stamford, and is dedicated to filling a need for those receiving home hospice care in Fairfield County. The house provides 24-hour private ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy joined a group of other governors on the east coast this week in opposing the expansion of offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean proposed by the Trump administration.Trump administration officials announced earlier in January that it would open up offshore drilling for all United States coastal waters. Malloy, along with the ...