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Fire Lieutenant Samod Rankins is suing the City of New Haven after alleging that the fire department refused to let him return to work after being injured in a fire nearly two years ago. The lawsuit, obtained by NBC Connecticut, states that Rankins was critically injured while battling a fire that killed 30-year-old Ricardo Torres Jr. on May 12, 2021….

New Haven’s police chief has recommended terminating four officers connected to an incident that left a man in police custody paralyzed last year.

New Haven police chief Karl Jacobson is recommending that four police officers who were charged after a man who was in police custody was severely injured while in a prisoner van in June be terminated. The other officer who was charged retired from the department earlier this year. Randy Cox was injured on June 19 while in a police transport…

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A man has died from his injuries after a shooting in New Haven earlier this week. Officers were called to Dixwell Avenue around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday after getting multiple reports that a person was shot. NBC Connecticut spoke with a man who says he just happened to be driving home with his young daughter when he saw someone in…

A tent city along the West River in New Haven was dismantled Thursday morning. There have been eight people living in the encampment. New Haven initially told the residents they would be evicted at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. City leaders later said they would give the people living there more time to move out. City leaders ordered the evictions over…

The City of New Haven pushed back a deadline for a group of people living in a “tent city” to vacate the property.

New Haven city leaders announced late Wednesday that an eviction at Tent City along the West River wouldn’t happen that day. Earlier in the morning, a crowd of supporters gathered at the site as an eviction deadline for 1 p.m. approached. Advocate Billy Bromage used a loudspeaker to address the crowd. “There’s two proposals. One is to have people...

Police are investigating after a man was shot on Dixwell Avenue Wednesday night.

New Haven Police say a person is in critical condition after he was shot this evening. It’s all unfolding on Dixwell Avenue, just steps from a church. A large police presence still remains and part of the road near West Hazel Street remains shut down. Officers tell us a person was shot around 6:30 Wednesday evening. He was rushed to…

After more than two years, environmental and safety concerns have led to an evacuation order in an encampment in New Haven.

A New Haven man has died after being shot in Hamden late Saturday night. This all unfolded around 11:15 at the Wilbur Cross Commons, an industrial park, located on the Connolly Parkway. Police say that a man had gotten into a physical confrontation with other people during a party when he was shot. Bystanders helped administer medical aid until first…

The Elm City is a sea of green during the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday. The St. Patrick’s Day parade is one of the most celebrated events in New Haven. More than 100 groups are marching in the parade. Every year, there’s a special street naming tradition. The city renames a few streets in memory of someone...

New Haven will use a $4.8 million federal grant to help build affordable housing and a homeless shelter.

Southern Connecticut State University helped celebrate the birthday of its K9 comfort dog on Thursday with a self care fair.

Two firefighters were taken to the hospital after being struck by a car while responding to a separate accident on Interstate 91 in New Haven Tuesday night. Connecticut State Police said the New Haven Fire Department was responding to a motor vehicle accident on I-91 South near exit 6 when a car driven by 22-year-old Wilton Ketter struck a responding…

A man has critical injuries after a shooting in New Haven on Saturday. Dispatchers received a call about someone being shot on Winchester Avenue around 11:22 a.m. When police arrived to the area, they said they found a 39-year-old man who had been shot and was leaning against a parked, unoccupied vehicle. The man was taken to Yale New Haven…

Injuries are being reported after a truck overturned on Interstate 91 in New Haven, state police said. Troopers said they were called to the area at approximately 1:22 p.m. for a crash involving an overturned truck on the southbound ramp to I-95 North. Firefighters and emergency personnel responded to the scene. Police said injuries were reported. The off-ramp was shut…

A student at the Truman School in New Haven showed a knife to other students Thursday and police are investigating, according to a school official. The spokesperson for New Haven schools, Justin Harmon, said the knife was immediately confiscated, everyone is safe and police are investigating. Truman School is a kindergarten through grade 8 school.