A 16-year-old boy was injured in a shooting in New Haven Tuesday. Police said officers responded to the shooting on Eastern Street near Hemingway Street around 6:11 p.m. The teen was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening wound to the leg. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information should contact the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6304. Calls...

New Haven now has 119 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, Mayor Justin Elicker said Tuesday, and one resident has died. It was previously reported that two New Haven residents had died, but Elicker said that was a miscommunication with the state Department of Public Health. As the coronavirus outbreak intensifies, the city is working to move the homeless out of…

Two New Haven public safety officers – one police officer and one firefighter, have tested positive for COVID-19, Mayor Justin Elicker confirmed Monday. The mayor provided the update in Monday’s coronavirus preparedness briefing. New Haven Chief of Police Otoniel Reyes said his department is taking precautions and working with the Health Department to identify and contact everyone the officer has…

Multiple New Haven first responders been diagnosed with coronavirus while more than a dozen others are in self-quarantine awaiting test results

New Haven police are investigating after a man was shot in the arm on Sunday afternoon. Officers responded to Level and Lodge streets in the West Rock neighborhood around 1:30 p.m. after getting a report of gunfire. On nearby Wayfarer Street, police said they found a 47-year-old man who suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his arm. An ambulance…

The City of New Haven’s coronavirus cases have now increased to 71 and Mayor Justin Elicker is planning to close all of the city’s playgrounds at schools and parks in an effort to stop the spread of the virus. New Haven Health Director Maritza Bond said she received the city’s most updated numbers on Sunday, which shows 71 confirmed...

The City of New Haven now has 54 cases of coronavirus, according to Mayor Justin Elicker. Elicker announced the latest numbers for the city in a virtual press conference on Saturday afternoon. “I’m a little bit skeptical that that’s an accurate number. We tend to get updates in the middle of the day and that’s not as much of...

Projections by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, an organization funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation show the coronavirus could claim almost 800 lives in Connecticut.

The mayor of New Haven will hold a briefing on Friday afternoon to discuss the city’s response to COVID-19 and the impact the virus is having on the city. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and New Haven Health Director Maritza Bond will host a virtual press availability at 4:30 p.m. All briefings are uploaded to the Mayor’s YouTube Page...

The number of coronavirus cases in New Haven continues to rise,  and city officials are doing their best to prepare for the worst. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said the city’s total coronavirus cases continue to rise, and he believes some of the major strain health care systems are experiencing in harder hit places could happen in New Haven...

The city is looking for anyone with experience in health care to join the Medical Reserve Corps and help the city prepare for a surge in coronavirus cases.

City officials in New Haven have launched a new initiative, “Together New Haven,” to help businesses that have been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the focuses include staying connected and buying local. City leaders said they hope the initiative will provide local businesses with a source of economic relief during a difficult time.   Mayor Justin Elicker noted…

New Haven is coming together to help businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. They have launched “Together New Haven.”

A 24-year-old man who was shot at a drive-thru in New Haven on Monday afternoon has died, according to police, and they are investigating his death as a homicide. Police identified the victim as Nathaniel Henry, of New Haven, and said he died on Wednesday evening. Henry and another man were in a sport utility vehicle, stopped in the drive-thu…

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Connecticut leaders explained how the state is handling testing and what they’re doing to support hospitals.

The first New Haven resident has died of complications from COVID-19, Mayor Justin Elicker confirmed Wednesday. That patient was in his late 50s, according to New Haven Health Director Maritza Bond. There are now 29 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the city. City officials also announced a confirmed case of COVID-19 at the Bella Vista senior living facility. That…

New Haven on Wednesday announced its first death related to COVID-19 as the state said 19 people have died in Connecticut from coronavirus complications.

Police arrested a man they say tried to rape a woman at a location on State Street in New Haven on Friday night. Officers responded to the address around 11 p.m. Friday after getting a report of a sexual assault in progress. When they arrived the found that a woman was working in a first floor storage area when a…

Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Tuesday that Connecticut saw a 1-day jump of more than 200 coronavirus cases, bringing the total number to 618, with 12 deaths.

There are now 16 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in New Haven, Mayor Justin Elicker confirmed Tuesday, as he doubled down on promises that the city would do all it could to protect New Haven Fire Chief John Alston said four firefighters have been isolated for the time being and are being monitored due to possible symptoms of COVID-19. They…