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An 8-year-old child was accidentally shot and killed in New Haven Sunday night, according to police. Officers responded to a home on Dewitt Street just before 11 p.m. for the report of a person shot. When they arrived, they found the 8-year-old boy lying on the kitchen floor suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. The child was rushed to...

A patient at Yale New Haven Hospital was found with a ghost gun on Friday, according to police. Officers were called to the emergency department at Yale New Haven Hospital around 1 p.m. after protective services officers found a gun on a patient. Investigators said the patient, identified as a 23-year-old from East Haven, had been transported to the hospital...

The State of Connecticut has secured its very own pizza-themed license plate. Connecticut’s Pizza Guru, Colin Caplan worked with the Department of Motor Vehicles to create a pizza-themed license plate after state leaders secured Connecticut as the “pizza capital of the United States.” “The idea is you put your license plate on your car like a normal license plate and...

One national list says Connecticut apizza isn’t at the top of the list of best pizzas in the world. In fact, it’s not even in the Top 19.

“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...

Investigators said 23-month-old Andrea Michelle Reyes was abducted from her home in New Haven, Connecticut, by her mother in October 1999.

A seal pup that was found on the streets of New Haven captured hearts across the state and the country and soon you will be able to have a bobblehead of the seal, which is now known as “Chappy.” As the beloved pinniped that was found at Chapel and East streets in the Fair Haven neighborhood over Valentine’s Day weekend...

A seal found on a New Haven street on Sunday is receiving treatment at Mystic Aquarium and will hopefully be able to be released back into the wild after recovering.

A seal was found in New Haven on Sunday and New Haven Police Department joked that the animal is the newest addition to the police department. The seal was found near Chapel and East streets. “Meet the newest addition to the department,” New Haven Police Department posted on X. Meet the newest addition to the department! pic.twitter.com/anx1ERrLQn — New Haven...

A passenger at Tweed New Haven Airport was arrested after making a remark about having a bomb in his bag while boarding a flight heading to North Carolina on Thursday morning, according to airport officials. That led to the plane and the terminal being evacuated for a security sweep and a delay of all flights. Airport officials said it was...

Two West Haven police officers were shot as the officers were carrying out a search warrant out of West Haven for drugs at an apartment in New Haven early Wednesday morning and the suspect was shot and has died, according to police. New Haven police said their officers, along with West Haven police and members of the DEA drug task...

A man was shot and killed in New Haven while making a delivery for a Chinese restaurant on Sunday afternoon and police are working to identify a suspect. Police started receiving 911 calls just before 4 p.m. on Sunday from people who said someone was in the road in the area of Shepard Street and Goodrich Street and officers respondeded...

A 17-year-old is dead after a shooting on Shelton Avenue in New Haven Tuesday night. The police department said the shooting happened near Huntington Street just before 7 p.m. Police Chief Karl Jacobson said the teen was shot in the road. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. The 17-year-old’s identity is unknown at this time. Jacobson...

Police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened in broad daylight in New Haven Monday afternoon. Authorities said it happened in a parking lot near George Street and Winthrop Avenue around 3:30 p.m. A 25-year-old man was shot in the chest and later died at the hospital. He has since been identified as Christopher Santana, of New Haven. Detectives said...

Police have arrested a woman in connection to the hit-and-run that killed a University of New Haven graduate student in New Haven last year. According to police, 23-year-old Priyanshu Agwal, of West Haven, was riding an electric scooter in the area of Whalley Avenue and Amity Road on Oct. 18, 2023 around 11 p.m. when he was hit by a...

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...

A man was killed in a hit-and-run in New Haven early Sunday morning. Emergency crews responded to the 1400 block of State Street around 2:15 a.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck. Once there, police said they found 41-year-old Luis Timbila, of New Haven, in the road on State Street. Medical aid was provided, but he later died of...

Three toddlers and two teachers were struck by a car near Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven on Friday. It happened in the area of Cold Spring Street. The children and at least one of the teachers were taken to the hospital. One toddler suffered a fracture, according to police. Another child was released from the hospital and there...

On Saturday, New Haven police shared an update on their investigation into a homicide at the Bella Vista housing complex. Officers responded to Eastern Street for a report of a shooting on Friday evening. A 56-year-old man was shot and killed, according to police. That man was later identified as John Reynolds. The New Haven Police Department says it received…

Police are investigating after two people were shot in New Haven Sunday afternoon. It happened on Ivy Street in the Newhallville section of the city. Authorities said they are conducting a shooting investigation with two victims. One was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital and the other was taken to Yale’s Saint Raphael’s campus. A 20-year-old man from Hamden...