John Weldon, the embattled chairperson of the Bridgeport Board of Education, who has faced mounting criticism over his handling of the district’s search for a new superintendent, has resigned from the board.

BRIDGEPORT — Bassick High School was evacuated Thursday morning after "an accidental discharge of pepper spray" was reported, a city spokesperson said. Fire, police and medics responded to the school where "preliminary reports indicate the building was ...

The principal of Paul Laurence Dunbar School will lead the city’s school system while the Board of Education looks for a permanent replacement for former Superintendent Michael Testani. In a special meeting Monday night,

T-L Photo/ROBERT A. DEFRANK Bridgeport Exempted Village School District teachers are recognized Wednesday for their work in providing College Credit Plus coursework, with training offered through the Ohio Department of Education.

Grappling with a continued police staffing shortage, the city-run training academy will be getting cadets out the door and on patrol faster. Acting Chief Rebeca Garcia this week said the department received approval from the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council to extend the hours of daily training to reduce the total months cu

Mayor Joe Ganim will pick the next permanent police chief, but the City Council will vote on his or her contract. So Thursday night the three finalists for top cop — Acting Captain Lonnie Blackwell and retired Captain Roderick Porter — spent three hours trying to convince Bridgeport's legislative body they were the best individual to lead the force

BRIDGEPORT — Police said they are investigating the disappearance of a 15-year-old boy after his family said he left early from Central High School last week and has not been seen since. State p Jael Martinez,

The Board of Education has disbanded a search committee charged with helping select a new superintendent after members of the public raised concerns about the group’s closed-door meetings. Following a lengthy discussion,

A decade after Hurricane Sandy flooded the city's South End, a massive, federally funded project to fortify that neighborhood from future severe weather is at risk of turning into its own disaster if some major hurdles are not addressed.

The season-opening high school football game between Bridgeport Central and Bullard-Havens/Kolbe Cathedral scheduled for Thursday has been postponed. The game, scheduled to be played at Bridgeport’s Kennedy Stadium,