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WATERBURY -- A blaze engulfed the vacant and dilapidated former Welton Street School on Tuesday night, reducing the long-abandoned city-owned structure to rubble. The fire started around 10:30 p.m. at 36 Welton St., with firefighters bringing it under control within an hour. Due to the compromise

A fire at the abandoned Waterbury Companies Inc. factory injured two firefighters Saturday evening, according to the Waterbury Fire Department.

As gusty winds and heavy rain move through the state, towns are reporting storm damage and cleanup efforts are underway. Eversource is reporting several...

Three people will need to find somewhere to stay after a fire broke out at a Waterbury apartment complex Tuesday.

Feds: CT man had more than 500,000 child sex abuse files, pleads guilty FacebookTwitterEmail A 78-year-old Waterbury man pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge in federal court Monday, the U.S. Attorney’s office for the district of Connecticut said, after agents found more than 500,000 child sex abuse files on a storage device at his home. John Perugini appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez by video and pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography a p...