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Fired Cox Cop Loses Arbitration
(Updated) State arbitrators have upheld the city’s decision to fire Sgt. Betsy Segui for her supervisory role in the mishandling of a detainee who suffered paralyzing injuries while in police custody — and expressed dismay that the arrested cop still thinks she did nothing wrong on that fateful night.
Multiple suspects arrested in narcotics investigation in North Haven
NORTH HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - Multiple suspects were arrested following a narcotics investigation in North Haven on Tuesday morning. A North Haven patrol officer noticed a vehicle on State Street displaying a counterfeit temporary registration plate around 11:30 a.m. Upon further observation, the officer witnessed a hand-to-hand drug transaction involving...
Rollover crash in New Haven
NEW HAVEN — First responders rushed to the scene of a rollover motor vehicle accident near Wilbur Cross High School on Willow Street last night. The New Haven Fire Department, New Haven Police Department, and Emergency Medical Services received calls about the incident at approximately 9:45 p.m. Details regarding the number of vehicles involved or the cause of the crash have not been released.
Adult wounded in New Haven when shots fired near day care
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A 25-year-old man is expected to survive being shot Wednesday in New Haven when people in two vehicles exchanged fire near a day care. The shooting happened at about 3:15 a.m. in the area of Orchard Street by North Frontage Road, according to police. The man later walked into the […]
Health Headlines: What is vascular malformation and is it dangerous?
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In today’s health headlines, what is a vascular malformation? What treatments are available for it and would you typically see it at birth?. Dr. Stacey Bass, associate professor at Yale School of Medicine and director of the Vascular Anomalies program at Yale, New Haven Children’s Hospital, joined News 8 to discuss these topics.
Man Found Dead In New Haven Stream Was Strangled, Police Say
The New Haven man, identified as Miguel Rivera, age 62, was found in a stream around 7:10 a.m. on Friday, July 19, in a stream in the area of Hemingway Street. According to Officer Christian Bruckhart of the New Haven Police, the medical examiner conducted a preliminary examination of Rivera on scene, and no signs of trauma were located at the time. They took custody of the body and performed an autopsy.
$20 Million Upgrade On Tap For Towers
When winds blow in from the Sound, windows sometimes pop open at the Towers senior complex. Now $20 million is blowing in to replace windows, roofs, and HVAC systems. The $20 million comes from a grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP), which supports climate resilience and utility efficiency upgrades.
Critical votes on long-delayed CT arena renovation back on track. Here’s what changed.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong told legislators Wednesday that his office has no role in reviewing a management agreement that is key to a $145 million renovation of Hartford’s aging XL Center — helping to put critical votes back on track for the long-delayed project, the first possibly coming next week. “In light of pending litigation, however, as a member of the State Bond ...
Installation to begin on first wind farm to supply power to Connecticut
A 23,000-ton vessel from Denmark is making waves in New London. It's called the Wind Sycilla -- and it's what will install wind turbines in Connecticut’s first wind farm. Tuesday, the 500-foot wind turbine installation vessel is at State Pier before heading out to the Atlantic and getting to work.
Reporter's Notebook: Enduring summer heat in a Connecticut prison
As temperatures soared in recent weeks, most of us were able to cool off inside air conditioned homes. In fact, an estimated 90% of housing units in Connecticut use air conditioning equipment. Most Connecticut prisons also have centralized cooling systems. But that isn't the case at Osborn Correctional Institution, a...
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