Norwich Fire released a final report on the fire at 37-39 Otis St., Norwich, which killed Carmen Vizcaino, 44, and Skylynn Owens, 8, in April.

The Connecticut State Library website said patients of the now defunct hospital, which originally was called the Norwich State Hospital for the Insane, were removed in 1996 and transferred to Middletown's Connecticut Valley Hospital.

Amid what they called “authoritarian power grabs,” and “attacks on us, our rights and our freedoms,” organizers of Connecticut’s ‘No More Kings’ rallies on Saturday are planning a celebration. Fifty rallies organized by groups across the state are planned for Saturday,

The Norwich mayoral candidates, (L-R) Stacy Gould (R), Swarnjit Singh (D) and Maricia Wilbur (petitioning candidate) on stage at NFA during a debate on Oct, 9. In front are members of the NAACP Robertsine Duncan Youth Council, who kept time for the candidates.

Oct. 9—NORWICH — A "makeshift altar" of candles and incense that a Norwich mother left burning inside her apartment likely caused a fire in April that killed the mother, Carmen Vizcaino, and her 8-year-old daughter, Skylynn Owens, the investigation into the fire determined.

NORWICH - Firefighters extinguished a blaze that erupted Wednesday in a duplex on Boswell Avenue, a fire official said. Crews responded at 1:20 p.m. to the 100 block after receiving a report of smoke billowing from the two-family residence, Norwich Fire Battalion Chief Pat Curtin said in a statement.

PRESTON — A fire broke out at the former Norwich State Hospital Tuesday morning, making it the second fire there in a year there, officials said. Preston fire officials confirmed firefighters were called to the long-vacant building on Route 12 around 5:46 a.m. Tuesday.

The archive video above aired on April 10, 2025. NORWICH, Conn. (WTNH) — Norwich fire officials say a makeshift altar with candles and incense caused a house fire that left a mother and her

Firefighters worked to put out a structure fire at one of the buildings at the Norwich State Hospital campus on Laurel Hill Road Tuesday morning. The cause of the fire is unclear. Another building on the property also caught on fire in June.

Portnoy went to Jack's Brick Oven Pizzeria, located at 493 W Main St. in Norwich, Connecticut, and was given a warm welcome by the owner, Jack Djonbali, thanking the pizza reviewer for helping out small businesses.