New Haven

An investigation is underway after a man and a woman were found dead inside of a home in New Haven on Sunday. Emergency crews were called to a home on Winthrop Avenue shortly before 11:30 a.m. after a 911 caller reported finding two severely injured people inside of the home, according to police. When crews arrived, the man and the…

Floyd Little, the Hall of Fame running back who starred at Syracuse and for the Denver Broncos, has died. He was 78. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said he died Friday night. No cause was given. Little was a three-time All-American at Syracuse, where he wore No. 44 like Jim Brown and Ernie Davis before him. From 1964-66, he…

Connecticut police arrested two men and seized an estimated $15 million in marijuana after discovering a storage facility was being used illegally as a hub for pot distribution in the Northeast

A 24-year-old Hamden woman who is accused of leaving an 8-month old baby who she was believed to be babysitting in a dumpster in New Haven and assaulting the baby’s mother was in court today, where she broke down in tears and bond was set at $500,000. Officers arrested 24-year-old Andiana Velez, who they said it is believed to be…

Amtrak canceled all service between New York City and New Haven, Connecticut, Tuesday evening after an earlier freight train derailment, the railroad service announced

A Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law, officials said Thursday.

Disputes over what to do with statues of Christopher Columbus in Connecticut have resulted in both civil and criminal complaints. Sculptures of the explorer were erected in the 19th and 20th centuries across the state, which has a large Italian-American population, but many were taken down this summer following widespread racial injustice protests that began following the killing of George…

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...

At a roundtable on the border wall on Tuesday, President Donald Trump offered to help states protect statues by imprisoning anyone caught defacing military monuments after accusing some state leaders of “being very weak in protecting their heritage and protecting their culture.” The president’s comments come after a growing call to remove statues honoring historical figures tied to slavery and...

A woman who was held hostage in an apartment near Dixwell Avenue in New Haven for hours was released on Thursday morning and charges are pending against the suspect, who surrendered, according to police. Police said the incident started around 3:30 a.m. in the area of Dixwell Avenue and Henry Street, which is where the apartment is. The woman, who…

Multiple rallies across Connecticut are pushing for change and are calling for justice following the death of George Floyd and protesters have closed down several highways throughout the state on Sunday. The rallies and protests come less than a week after the death of Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white officer knelt on his...

A rapid COVID-19 testing center is opening in New Haven and it’s the first in the state. Gov. Ned Lamont said the state has formed a partnership with CVS Health for free rapid COVID-19 tests for eligible Connecticut residents. The governor said CVS Health is using the new Abbott ID NOW™ COVID-19 test and plans to conduct up to 750…

Mayor Justin Elicker makes masks mandatory in all New Haven stores. Marc Santia reports.

New Haven police have arrested a man who is accused of breaking into a closed restaurant and staying there for days while he ate food and drank the restaurant’s alcohol. Officers were called to a restaurant on Crown Street on Tuesday around 11:30 a.m. after getting a report of a burglary in progress. Police said the caller reported finding...

A federal appeals court has upheld a $21.7 million verdict against a Connecticut rabbi accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a teenage boy in the early 2000s

A college gymnast from Connecticut has died following a training accident.

State researchers reported peak tick activity for 2018 and a higher than average rate of the bacterium that causes Lyme disease in ticks tested by Connecticut’s Agricultural Experiment Station.

A federal judge in Connecticut has ruled that thousands of Navy and Marine Corps veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who developed post-traumatic stress disorder but were denied Veterans Affairs benefits can sue the military. Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Haight Jr. on Thursday certified a class-action lawsuit against Navy Secretary Richard Spencer by veterans who say they were given less-than-honorable...

A powerful nor’easter downed trees and flooded streets from the FDR Drive to the Jersey Shore on Saturday as it washed out weekend plans.