The state originally constructed the dam in 1933 — six years after the Winooski River saw historic flooding — to hold water upstream in the Waterbury reservoir and protect against downstream flooding.

WATERBURY, CT (WFSB) - A fire on Horseshoe Drive in Waterbury turned deadly as of Monday morning. Police said firefighters responded to the area around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday. When crews arrived ...

It was really wonderful." - Olga Ciarlo A gritty industrial city of approximately 100,000, situated at the Naugatuck and Mad Rivers in central Connecticut, Waterbury had been the center of the ...

Photo from Waterbury Police. Get top local stories in Connecticut delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC Connecticut's News Headlines newsletter. They said he is wanted on a warrant ...