BREAKING NEWS: A Danbury Superior Court judge has dropped all 65 animal cruelty charges against Redding resident Nancy Burton after she successfully completed a two-year accelerated rehabilitation program. READ MORE: https://t.co/ctN5ACaAtc #News12CT #Redding #Crime

TRAILER FIRE: Employees at a Westport transfer station spotted smoke coming from a trash-loaded trailer, and firefighters quickly arrived to extinguish the flames. READ MORE: https://t.co/CuWwPNv42l #News12CT #Westport

BRIDGE FEEDBACK: A 60-day public comment period is now open on potential alternatives to replace Westport’s Cribari Bridge, with the state DOT accepting feedback through April 17. READ MORE: https://t.co/Y8hiRC7tbQ #News12CT #Westport

BUSINESS BOOST: Tutti Pazzi and Fish hope they can see an increase in customers during Stamford Restaurant Weeks while the city currently builds a 9,500-square-foot plaza directly in front of the restaurants. #News12 #Connecticut #Pizza #Stamford https://t.co/pZp4QrhQgo

HOPE & DREAMS TOUR: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band announced a new American tour starting March 31 in Minneapolis. #News12 #BruceSpringsteen #Music #Entertainment #HopeAndDreamTour #News #LocalNews https://t.co/DtoF8p8uVm

UPDATE: The attorney for Waterbury woman accused of holding her stepson captive for 20 years vehemently denied that his client did any wrongdoing. #News12 #Connecticut #Waterbury #Court #Crime #LocalNews #News https://t.co/xaxzN3zZOR

CANCER CONCERNS: Colorectal cancer is killing more younger adults, with death rates rising in those who are under the age of 50 by more than 1% every year for at least 20 years. #News12 #Health #Cancer #ColorectalCancer #CancerAwareness https://t.co/QI1jdAvysV

STOLEN METAL: Milford police arrest a second man for stealing aluminum from Olympic Steel Company. #News12 #Connecticut #Crime #Theft #Milford #Police #News #LocalNews https://t.co/bh3kZAOLAO

LOCAL OLYMPIAN: Fairfield native Mac Forehand wins silver medal in freeski big air. #News12 #Connecticut #Sports #WinterOlympics #Fairfield #MacForehand #News #LocalNews https://t.co/JnsSDvdqD5

MADE IN CONNECTICUT: The Waterbury Button Company in Cheshire continues a centuries‑old craft, producing brass buttons used by the military, police, fire departments and commercial clients. READ MORE: https://t.co/NuoScPxHrb #News12CT #Cheshire

BLUMENTHAL VISIT: Sen. Richard Blumenthal is visiting Ukraine, where he says residents are living without heat, electricity, water and with very little food. READ MORE: https://t.co/W4f4F3MjJi #News12CT #Politics

2/16/26 Forecast for the Tri-state: Near 50° Tuesday 🌤️ Then we turn unsettled. 🌧 Showers Wednesday 🌧🌨 More rain & possible snow late week ❄️ Watching a potential Sunday storm (too early for specifics) Temps near 40° most of the week. Keep the rain gear handy.

FAIRFIELD FIRE: Stephanie Santiana and her husband, Matias Fondevila, lost their home and two of their four dogs in a Feb. 7 fire, just six weeks before their first child is due. READ MORE: https://t.co/MgxjyQs35S #News12CT #Fairfield

AEROSPACE LEARNING: Sacred Heart University’s Discovery Science Center in Bridgeport marked its annual Presidents Day tradition by opening Aerospace Day to the public. READ MORE: https://t.co/A9VMRWaHCv #News12CT #Bridgeport

BREAKING NEWS: Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall, known for roles in “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now,” has died at 95. Duvall died “peacefully” at his home Sunday in Middleburg, Virginia. READ MORE: https://t.co/a35l3Tb1Qu #News12 #RobertDuvall

DEFIANT COMEBACK: In September, Bella Zolezzi suffered a severe spinal injury while playing for her club hockey team. She had to relearn how to walk and continues to defy expectations in her recovery. READ MORE: https://t.co/ex1YMgc44g #News12CT

Light wet snow develops tonight 🌨️ • Widespread after 10PM • Steadiest midnight–early Mon • Clearing by 6–7AM (later east LI) Most: ~1” NYC: 1–2” W CT / LHV / NJ: Trace–1” Minor event. Slushy early, melting by afternoon as temps reach upper 30s.

100TH BIRTHDAY: Helen Millson of Fairfield turned 100 years old, and friends and family gathered at Maplewood of Southport to celebrate the occasion. #News12 #Connecticut #Fairfield #CelebrateLife #MilestoneBirthday #LocalNews #News https://t.co/XCvcp4VQJg

BLACK HISTORY MONTH: A Harvard Law scholar is encouraging young people in Stratford to see Black history as American history. #News12 #Connecticut #Stratford #BlackHistoryMonth #DonaldSmart #News #LocalNews https://t.co/F2WRNNLF31

NEW CREW: Four astronauts, including a Navy pilot from Connecticut, arrived safely at the International Space Station. #News12 #Connecticut #NASA #Astronauts #Space #SpaceX #News #LocalNews https://t.co/W8IFTUkWhJ