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Quinnipiac University president injured after being struck by truck while bicycling
HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Quinnipiac University’s president Judy Olian says she’s recovering after being struck by a pickup truck while biking in Arizona last week. In a statement released to the school community, Olian said the truck struck her from behind, causing injury to her back. She said she’s continuing to work while receiving treatment- […]
Man shot during carjacking in CT, taken to hospital
A man was taken to the hospital after being shot during a carjacking in Bridgeport on Monday. Emergency crews received the report of an aggravated assault with a firearm just before 8:40 p.m. in the 1200 block of Wood Avenue, according to Tiadora Josef, director of public information for the city of Bridgeport. Josef said the victim was shot during a carjacking and was taken to an area ...
Arrested Can Collector Out On Bail
Robert Cardone Jr. has been bailed out of prison in advance of his next court date — a month after the 22-year-old homeless man was first locked up on can-throwing, bomb-threat charges. Cardone had been detained at the Whalley Avenue jail since his Aug. 30 arrest. He was released...
New Moms Find Community At The Q
Ashley Brown was having a rough week. The mother of five felt like the world was closing in on her. Then came a call from Chantell Thompson, reminding her of an upcoming session of a new maternal health program run by the nonprofit Mind Blossom each week at the Q House.
“Emma Jones Justice For Malik Corner” OK’d
The corner where East Haven police officers chased, shot, and killed 21-year-old Malik Jones in 1995 will not be called “Malik Jones Corner” after all. Instead, the Board of Alders decided to name that intersection after Jones’s mother, Emma, and the campaign for police accountability she has carried forth after his death.
Over 200 bags of heroin/fentanyl seized during Waterbury arrests
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Two men were arrested last week during a law enforcement investigation into narcotics activity in the city, according to Waterbury police. Two vehicles of interest were identified and stopped by officers on Watertown Avenue on Oct. 3. Police said one of the drivers- Demetrius Hunter, 31, of Waterbury- had active warrants […]
10 Years In, NHDocs Says Goodbye
After a decade-long run of bringing documentaries and filmmakers from all over the country and beyond to New Haven — and, for a brief time in October, turning the city’s downtown into a documentary lover’s paradise — the New Haven Documentary Film Festival has come to a close, and will have a final farewell screening on Wednesday, at the Cannon on Dwight Street.
Minor injuries reported in New Haven car vs. pedestrian crash
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Minor injuries were reported in a car vs. pedestrian crash on Tuesday in New Haven, according to police. The incident happened near Quinnipiac Avenue. Police said that the driver remained on scene. This is a developing story. Check back to News 8 for more updates.
$2M Sought For Undoing Highway Harms
It doesn’t have to be like this. The Elicker administration and East Rock / Fair Haven Alder Caroline Tanbee Smith have asserted as much — well, not in those exact words — about the current state of neighborhood-slicing highways, as they seek $2 million in federal funds to help plan a brighter future for underused underpasses.
Facebook Marketplace Thief Steals $1,400 Tool, Police In Bloomingdale Say
Jayson Moralessales, of Orange, agreed to meet the seller in person to buy the tool, but instead, fled with the item without paying on Oct. 5, police in Bloomingdale said. Moralessales was identified as a suspect and arrested on Monday, Oct. 7, police said. He was released on a summons pending his court appearance.
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