Bridgeport fire officials share fire safety tips due to an increase in structure fires. 


Cold weather leads to spike in Bridgeport fires, triggering prevention efforts

Taj Myers, 28, of Bridgeport, is facing gun charges in connection with the Saturday shootings and will soon be facing additional charges relating to the attack, Holtz said.

Police deem weekend double shooting 'not a retaliatory act' arising from Bridgeport's first homicide weeks earlier

Mayor Joe Ganim says the city has invested millions of dollars into improving pedestrian safety in Bridgeport, an investment he says has brought pedestrian accidents in Bridgeport to "a record low."

Mayor Ganim meets with disabled Bridgeport residents to discuss pedestrian safety

The double shooting took place where a repass was being held for Jordan Thompson, 31, who was shot and killed earlier this month.

2 shot after funeral for Bridgeport’s first homicide victim of 2026

"We have now repaired the damaged mailboxes - which belong to the U.S. Postal Service - but it's upsetting to see these individuals going into our mail room, then kicking out the back wall and tossing mail everywhere - in a very disrespectful and destructive way," said Jillian Baldwin, who heads up the Bridgeport Housing Authority.

Officials: Vandalism at Trumbull Gardens leads to 4-day mail stoppage in Bridgeport's biggest apartment community

Residents say the chronic outages go back years, with both of the building's elevators sometimes going down at once, which occurred over the weekend.

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