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New Haven residents react to multiple weekend shootings, Mayor Elicker addresses youth and violence
New Haven police are continuing to investigate three separate shootings that happened over the weekend. Police said the first shooting happened on Friday in the area of State Street and Ferry Street and resulted in an 18-year-old receiving several gunshot wounds. The second shooting also happened on Friday at Ivy...
Elevating Civic Duty and the Law
Southern Connecticut State University’s long-held commitment to social justice is echoed by Neil Thomas Proto, ’67, a celebrated lawyer, author, and teacher. New Haven-born Proto — a first-generation college student — has committed to donate $750,000 to five endowments he has established at the university. These include: a scholarship for students seeking to attend law school; funds supporting Southern’s Pre-Law Society, and an archive for the papers of four New Haven mayors.
Five Bulldogs Earn NABC Honors Court Recognition
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – It was another wildly successful season for the Yale men's basketball team, who captured the Ivy League Tournament title and knocked off Auburn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Yale also excelled in the classroom, earning a Team Academic Excellence Award from the NABC. In addition, five Bulldogs were named to the NABC Honors Court. The NABC Team Academic Excellence Award recognizes men's basketball programs that completed the 2023-24 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who...
Manchester Community College students train at Hartford HealthCare’s CESI
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Hartford HealthCares’s CESI is hosting students from Manchester Community College on Monday. Inspiring and teaching the future workforce of tomorrow, students receive hands-on, real-time simulated medical training. Hartford HealthCare’s Steve Donahue, the director of operations of the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation...
Health Headlines: How to manage a hyperactive bladder in the heat
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, how often do you need a bathroom break when traveling long distances? How to manage an overactive bladder while staying hydrated in the heat? Plus, what drinks can make you go more?. Dr. Leslie Rickey, Yale Medicine urogynecologist and...
The Greater New Haven Probus Club wants to recycle your bicycle and musical instruments
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – The Probus Club accepted bicycles and instruments from all across New Haven County Sunday afternoon. There were drop-off locations in Hamden, West Haven and East Haven. All of the donated bikes will go to people who can’t afford them. “They sit in people’s garages, and the kid’s left the house,” […]
New York Braces for Extreme Heat And Thunderstorm Risks Early This Week
Residents in eastern New York and northwestern Connecticut are being warned of potentially dangerous conditions as Heat Advisories are issued from noon Monday through 8 PM Tuesday. With temperatures expected to reach the upper 90s or low 100s during the afternoon and evening on both days, there is a risk of heat-related illnesses. It is crucial for people to take extra precautions to stay safe during this time.
Millions in the Midwest and the East Coast remain under heat alerts
A record-breaking heatwave continues to scorch America. The Eastern part of the country is at extreme heat risk, according to Heat.gov, as record temperatures are expected to continue through Saturday, July 20. Over 100 million Americans are under a heat advisory, meaning the temperature and humidity can be potentially dangerous...
Man arrested in Meriden after search of property with violent past
MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A 41-year-old man was arrested in Meriden on Saturday after police found a firearm while conducting a search of a property with a checkered past. According a release, Meriden Police Department served a search warrant at 190 Grove St. in an attempt to recover evidence from a recent assault that took […]
Car crash on I-91 in Meriden causes rollover, injuries reported
MERIDEN, CT (WFSB) -Emergency responders were called to the scene of a car crash involving a rollover on I-91 northbound near Exit 16 in Meriden Monday morning. The incident occurred around 7:54 a.m., with Troop I dispatched to the area. Details on the extent of injuries sustained in the crash...
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