A tornado watch has been issued for Fairfield County through 8 p.m. Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The watch was issued at 1:06 p.m. and also includes New Haven County, 10 counties in southeast New York and five counties in Northeast New Jersey.

If you see a funnel cloud or other signs of a tornado, take cover immediately. Flying debris causes most tornado-related deaths and injuries.

At 6 a.m., the service issued a hazardous weather alert, stating that there is a slight probability of severe thunderstorms in the area, because of a cold front that is expected to ...

It appears that the Stamford man arrested for torturing young men in Westchester County, also approached people in Connecticut, police say. Westchester County Police Department Detectives have located several people in the Bridgeport and New Haven areas who say they were approached by Lawrence Bottone.

“These persons did not agree to participate in Mr. Bottone’s bogus ‘training program,’” Westchester’s Public Safety Commissioner George N. Longworth said in a press release.  “However, the fact that he was approaching people in Connecticut leads us to believe that there may be ...

Rosemene Francique, 47, of Stamford was arrested early Tuesday morning after she was found trespassing on an Atlantic Street property, police say. However for the police dealing with her, Francique, who remained defiant throughout her arrest, made the process quite a bit more physical.

First, she grabbed the groin of one of the arresting officers while being forced off of the property and then after being tackled to the ground and handcuffed, she bit the other one, police say. Once police were able to get Francique into police headquarters she continued to be non-compliant ...

Zofia Witkowska, 100, of Stamford died on May 27. She was born in Poland on May 2, 1911.

She survived two world wars. During WWII, her husband Ludwick Witkowski was captured and held in both German and Russian POW camps. She lived in Communist Police before moving to the United States. She was very dedicated to her church and enjoyed working in her garden and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Witkowska is survived by her son, Jozef Witkowski and his wife, Danuta, of Stamford; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was predeceased ...

Sexual assault is a growing problem. But Lynn Tusa, Ivonne Zucco and others at Stamford’s Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education are doing their best to teach people about its dangers and to help its victims.

“They have to understand they have a voice and that help is out there,” Zucco, director of operations, said of victims.

When types of sexual assault are explained to people, some will remember past situations in which they felt uncomfortable and realize they are victims, too, Zucco said. The victims are not only children, but also adult men and ...