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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — If you are an owner of a Hyundai or a Kia car in Connecticut, the Hamden Police Department are taking steps to help keep your cars from being stolen. The Hamden Police has received a supply of steering wheel locks, which wereprovided by Hyundai in response to an increase of […]

Gioia, which means “joy” in Italian, will be opening at 150 Wooster Street, New Haven, with a restaurant, market, gelataria, and rooftop bar opening in phases. The owners say their goal is to offer Italian food and beverages in a casual and fun setting in this historic part of New Haven in the spot that used to house Tony & Lucille’s. The menu will include pastas and pizzas, including vegetarian and vegan offerings, and house made gelato. The market will be stocked with Italian provisions and prepared grab-and-go items. The website www.gioianewhaven.com/ and social channels (@gioianhv) will provide the opening dates, perhaps as soon as in the coming weeks.

The Valley Street Townhouses have almost all come down, and are ready to rise. Demolition is almost complete of the 40 circa-1965 two-story townhouses at 210 – 290 Valley, as work has begun on the latest remaking of a development in town. All but a handful of the residences remained standing as of the end of work Tuesday.

A fugitive from Connecticut who was wanted for shooting up a home in New Britain, has been captured in New York. U.S. Marshals apprehended 35 year old Luis Minaya of Waterbury in New York on Wednesday. Minaya is accused of firing several shots at his ex-girlfriend’s home in New Britain last month. He was also wanted for seven active arrest warrants here in Connecticut, ranging from assaulting police to sexual assault. Minaya is now being held at Rikers Island Correctional Facility as he awaits extradition to Connecticut, where he faces charges that include first-degree reckless endangerment, illegal discharge of a firearm, illegal possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, and criminal possession of a firearm.

HAMDEN, Conn. (WFSB) - Students in one local school district will have to get up a little earlier next year. The Hamden school board has voted in favor of changing school start times for the next school year. This change will impact all students who attend Hamden Public Schools. The...

A reward is still being offered in the case of a now missing four-year-old girl out of Connecticut. The Ansonia Police Department in conjunction with the F.B.I. and Connecticut State Police are looking for the public’s help in the continuing search for Vanessa Morales. In addition to searching for Vanessa, police are looking for the following items that Christine Holloway, the girl’s mother who was found dead, used in taking care of Vanessa. A Graco (unknown model) car seat with base and possible attached teething key ring, a multi-colored polka dot comforter, and an Eddie Bauer First Adventure backpack diaper bag color heather grey. These items may be with Vanessa or may have been discarded. If any of the items are located, they should not be touched and a phone call should be made to the Ansonia Police Department 203-735-1885 or the F.B.I. tip line 203-503-5555 or 800-225-5324.

Arrests made in Milford bomb threat investigation.

When it comes to good pizza, a Connecticut city is the second-best in the US to grab a slice, according to new rankings released by Clever Real Estate.And it may come as a surprise that the city is not New Haven -- which has been long known for its renowned pizzerias. It's Hartford.The ne…

(WFSB) - A bill to expand Connecticut’s Hero Pay program and pay more workers will now head to the Senate and House floor. The program was created to give bonuses to essential workers during the pandemic. If passed, the bill would require the state to pay out workers designated...

In 2023, there is no debate as to which girls basketball team is No. 1 in the state. Hamden rolled to a 27-0 season, capped by the school's first CIAC girls basketball championship, 63-48 over previously unbeaten Ludlowe in the Class LL final. Last season, the final poll was more...

Police in Connecticut are working to find a killer after a 37-year-old man was found shot to death in an empty apartment. The incident took place in New Haven County on Sunday, March 19 at 300 Hill St., in Waterbury. The victim, identified as John Rosario of Waterbury, sustained multiple...

EAST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Five teens were arrested after officers said they crashed a stolen car into multiple police cruisers in East Haven.  Police said the teens were all between 14 and 15 years old. They’re accused of stealing a car from New Haven and leading cars to East Haven, where they hit several cruisers. Police said […]

Naugatuck police recently filed the following charges:. ANTHONY WILLIAMS, 24, 7 Ida St., Naugatuck, larceny third-degree, fraudulent use of auto teller, illegal take of payment card, burglary third-degree, conspiracy to commit/burglary third-degree, larceny sixth-degree, and conspiracy to commit/larceny sixth-degree, March 7. SULTAN BEMBRY, 37, 92 Cherry St., Naugatuck, false statement,...

Inside an apartment tower, two New Haven police officers had to act instantly if they had any chance of preventing a woman from falling seven floors to her death. Even when they reached her, they couldn’t save her on their own. “Help! Help!” they yelled. Robbie Williams was...

Build on prime property that has stubbornly remained fenced-in dirt for 20 years? Not so simple. Get rid of panhandlers, double-parkers, burglars, not to mention smoke shops? Not so simple. Revive struggling Whalley Avenue, New Haven’s main west-to-downtown commercial corridor? That was the overall question. The answer was … not...

WATERBURY — A judge is considering whether to shorten the prison sentence of a 31-year-old man convicted of manslaughter in 2011 for the death of his friend. Justin Martinez, formerly of Naugatuck, is serving a 16-year term for the November 2010 death of Gary Dias in Naugatuck. Martinez has...

A Connecticut man was paralyzed after breaking his neck in back of police van.

Meriden police are calling a person arrested following a fatal shooting in the city Monday night a person of interest. For now, police are charging Warren Watson, 33, with probation violation.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Students at Quinnipiac University have been raising money for Connecticut children all year long. The fundraiser is called ‘Q-Thon’, and its efforts supports children’s hospitals and the local community. News 8’s Ken Houston was joined by ‘Q-Thon’ Executive Director Michaela Bedard, and Sponsorship Chair, Ashlyn Manuel, to talk about the […]

City leaders celebrated a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday for the Vanguard on State in New Haven.