Republican Connecticut senators on Friday blasted the potential release of a man who killed and ate part of his victim and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Tyree Lincoln Smith used an ax to kill Angel "Tun Tun" Gonzalez in a burned-out Bridgeport apartment in 2011,

State Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker met with Bridgeport teachers Friday to hear their biggest concerns. The meeting follows the state Board of Education’s announcement that it’s stepping in to help Bridgeport Public Schools improve student performance.

Three newborn puppies were found dead and frozen in bags in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Wednesday and an investigation is underway.

SHELTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Shelton police arrested a Bridgeport man in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation. Dionte Thompson, 31, was taken into custody on Thursday and charged with second-degree larceny of a motor vehicle.

Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee member Tony Barr is accused of assaulting a firefighter after a one-car crash on Chopsey Hill Road Jan. 11.

Connecticut State Police said Robert Mancini, 70, of Fairfield was driving the wrong way on Route 8 in Bridgeport Sunday when he hit another car head-on.

Bridgeport Public Schools immigration safety guidelines As at least one Fairfield County school district has issued immigration safety guidelines, the

Bridgeport Public Schools released guidance Tuesday saying federal immigration authorities are prohibited from entering its buildings without prior permission.

The Connecticut State Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to have a state-appointed official help lead Bridgeport’s school system. The vote comes after Superintendent Royce Avery announced in November the school district faced a budget deficit over $30 million.

It was built in 2021 and in its first eighteen months it distributed eleven tons of healthy greens grown in its garden to feed the food insecure.

Dennis Bradley tells News 12 that people need to make sure they thoroughly read the application, understand the questions and answer them as accurately as possible.