Hamden

Three people went to the hospital after a shooting during a gathering for a memorial in Hamden on Friday night, according to police. Officers responded to reports of several gunshots in the area of 1247-1253 Whitney Ave. in Hamden at 11:59 p.m. and found that a memorial gathering was just ending. Investigators found shell casings and blood and officers learned…

A person has been arrested after an apparent domestic incident at a home in Hamden, police said. Officers responded to a home on West Shepard Avenue at about 2 p.m. after getting a 911 call reporting a domestic incident. Police said a woman stopped a person on the road and indicated that she was in danger. She went back inside…

Paying tribute to the life of hype man Fatman Scoop. The Town of Hamden held a vigil Friday evening, nearly a week after he collapsed on stage during a performance in town and later died. “His music will live on forever,” Mark Griffin, of New Haven, said. Music people in the Greater New Haven area were dancing at Town Center…

Crews plan to start emergency repairs in Hamden on Thursday after a sinkhole was reported Wednesday night. Mayor Lauren Garrett said a sinkhole was discovered at the intersection of Brook Street, Pine Rock Avenue and Gorham Street. Public works crews will be making emergency repairs starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday. The mayor said repairs will likely take all day…

A bomb squad responded to Quinnipiac University and the student center was evacuated Wednesday after a bomb threat on social media.

Family, friends, and fans are remembering the rapper Fatman Scoop. The rapper whose real name was Isaac Freeman III died after suffering a medical emergency during a concert in Hamden Friday night. “He was one of a kind. There’s nobody like him. Nobody does it like him,” DJ Bink-B, of New Haven, said. He will always remember the way...

Family, friends, and fans are remembering the rapper Fatman Scoop. He died after suffering a medical emergency during a concert in Hamden Friday night.

Rapper Fatman Scoop has died after suffering a medical emergency while performing in Hamden on Friday night. He was 53. Isaac Freeman III, also known as Fatman Scoop, was performing at Hamden Town Center Park as part of the 2024 Hamden Free Summer Concert Series when he had a medical emergency on stage, according to Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett. He…

In New Haven Court on Wednesday, Jenigh Ward was sentenced to 35 years in prison without parole for the murder of 15-year-old Elijah Gomez. “He has 35 years to think for the rest of his life,” said Gomez’s grandmother Wanda Grayer outside the courthouse. In May 2022, Ward alongside two other suspects, attacked Gomez as he was walking home from…

Two years ago, a 15-year-old was ambushed while walking home from school in Hamden. Today, one of his killers was sentenced in court.

The Town of Hamden is working to build its first-ever animal shelter.  Mayor Lauren Garrett said previous administrations have tried to build one before, but have been unsuccessful. She said it’s important for the town to have one of its own because it is state law, but also because of the amount of time animal control officers spend taking...

A proposed plan would bring an animal shelter to Hamden. The town does not currently have one within the municipality.

If you take a drive through the state of Connecticut, chances are you’ll pass through at least one town with a connection to an Olympian who competed in Paris. More than 40 athletes in the 2024 Summer Olympics either grew up, trained or went to school in the Constitution State. A total of 20 medals were awarded to these impressive…

Town documents reveal what a future substation in the plaza notorious for car-jackings and robberies might look like.

In Connecticut, sports fans not only have the option to keep an eye on local athletes competing at the Olympics right now, but also some local shelter dogs. At Where The Love Is in Hamden, pups are going for the gold! They are celebrating their very own Olympics with a modified version of the games. With Olympic rings and flags,…

Where The Love Is in Hamden hopes to draw attention to all the stellar canine athletes that need forever homes.

As the New Haven County native competes in Paris, people back at home are gathering to show their support of this impressive athlete.

Several Hamden police officers were injured Wednesday while attempting to arrest a man wanted in connection with an alleged kidnapping. According to New Haven police, officers were dispatched to a local hospital just before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to speak with an assault victim who reported being kidnapped by a man she knew earlier that morning. She alleged that she was…

Hamden native Alexis Holmes secured her spot in the women’s 400-meter final in Paris on Friday. She finished second in her heat with a time of 50 seconds, only behind Dominican Republic’s Marileidy Paulino.

Hamden native Alexis Holmes secured her spot in the women’s 400-meter final in Paris on Friday. She finished second in her heat with a time of 50 seconds, only behind Dominican Republic’s Marileidy Paulino. Cheshire Academy hosted a watch party to cheer on the 2018 graduate. “We know her, we know her spirit,” said Head of School Julie Anderson, who…