Westport Fire Department

In what Westport fire officials are calling the third wood stove-related fire in the past few weeks, a structure fire was knocked down late Saturday night.

Catch Santa riding around Westport in a different kind of red sleigh this Saturday for the annual Santa Ride.

Yesterday evening, Westport's police and fire departments called in the state bomb squad to detonate a device that was found in a resident's garage.

The Westport Fire Department had its hands full Monday morning when a series of unfortunate events resulted in four vessels and two separate docks catching fire.

A fire in the home's walls and attic space was quickly knocked down by the Westport Fire Department.

Fire Captain Brian Beaulieu says the fire caused about $130,000 in damage.

Westport Police responded to three serious accidents on Route 177 this past weekend.

Westport Police say on Thursday, July 25, they received multiple calls from witnesses at Horseneck Beach regarding a young male who had possibly drowned.

The Westport Fire Department says its response was delayed several minutes because the occupant called 911 from his cell phone routing the call to State Police, who then contacted Westport Fire.

Police have arrested a man accused of accepting over $15,000 to make repairs on a Westport Fire Department Engine Pumper, but had not done any of the work.