The Latest
-
Toad's Place in New Haven, CT celebrates 50 years of music and memories
“We started this from scratch. No one else ever did this.” Anthony ‘Tank’ Dunbar looked around the wide-open space of Toad’s Place, and a tear gathered in the corner of his eye as he thought back on the 45 years that he helped keep the peace at the iconic music venue. “I’ve sweated, you know I’ve bled, I’ve laughed. I’ve...
-
Proposed bill could limit how GPS apps change course to avoid traffic
A proposed bill could change how your driving apps get you out of traffic. It could be good news for small towns feeling the burden of detours, but bad news if you’re stuck in a jam. Those GPS apps will often suggest or change routes when there’s a crash or congestion ahead, which Keandre Blue says he loves. “I’m getting...
-
16-year-old dies after being shot in New Haven, Conn.
A 16-year-old boy has died following the shooting that took place in the area of Goffe Street in New Haven Friday afternoon, according to the city’s police department. During the shooting, police say a school bus was also struck by a bullet. NHPD is out with a shooting victim in the area of Goffe Street park. — New Haven Police...
-
14 people hospitalized after carbon monoxide-related incident in New Haven, Conn.
Fourteen people have been taken to the hospital after high levels of carbon monoxide were found Wednesday in a building in New Haven and one of them is in critical condition. The incident happened around 8 a.m. at a Yale-owned building on Howe Street that is under renovation. Construction workers were using a propane saw to cut concrete and were…
-
Disability claims are denied more for Black veterans, data shows
New data received by NBC News from the Department of Veterans Affairs shows that Black veterans were denied disability claims more than white veterans across the VA healthcare system in the last 20 years. The disparities were highlighted in a series of reports by NBC News Now and NBC local stations in a series called “American Vets: Benefits, Race and...
-
Conn. Mom Details Loss of Infant to Parechovirus, the Rare Virus Spreading Across the US
Kat Delancy’s son Ronan was almost two weeks old when she thought he was a little under the weather. “So, I noticed that something was wrong on Thursday, it was June 2, and he was just very upset and was crying a lot,” Delancy said. She noticed he had a red chest that didn’t look like a rash and...
-
Make-A-Wish Makes Dream Come True for Young Penguin Fan
Decked out in a Mystic Aquarium uniform just his size, a 5-year-old Make-A-Wish child from Maine came to Connecticut to become a penguin trainer.
-
New Haven Takes Down Christopher Columbus Statue in Wooster Square
The city of New Haven took down the Christopher Columbus statue in Wooster Square Park in New Haven on Wednesday and crowds gathered to watch as it happened. “It’s a relic of New Haven and this is actually an outrage,” said Anthony Lanzetti of New Haven, as he watched the statue of Christopher Columbus come down in Wooster Square...
