New Haven

A bicyclist has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New Haven on Friday night. Officers responded to Howard Avenue and 2nd Street around 11:15 p.m. for a report of a crash involving a bicyclist. Investigators said the vehicle fled the scene after the crash. In the area, police said they found an unresponsive man in the road…

Couples with upcoming weddings at Connecticut’s Lighthouse Point Park are scrambling to find alternate venues after Thursday morning’s storms leveled the popular Carousel House wedding venue. The destruction comes during the height of wedding season, including just days before Steph Wilson’s Aug. 22 wedding. Wilson said the New Haven venue held special meaning for the couple. “It was there...

Lighthouse Point Park serves as a beautiful wedding venue, but is now damaged beyond use for upcoming wedding events which has left some couples scrambling for a last minute venue.

A group of young poets from New Haven is putting the Elm City in the national spotlight. The Ink Theory slam poetry team gained national recognition when they were crowned the 2026 Brave New Voices Poetry Slam Champions in San Francisco in July. The team is part of The Word, a New Haven-based adult slam team. The team — Shawn…

The Ink Theory slam poetry team gained national recognition when they were crowned the 2026 Brave New Voices Poetry Slam Champions in San Francisco in July.

The suspect in the Elm Street stabbing is still at large according to police while the second stabbing on Orange Street killed a woman who was stabbed by her ex-boyfriend , officials said.

A man was arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in a New Haven apartment on Wednesday afternoon. Police said officers responded to the sixth floor of an apartment building on Orange Street just before 3:30 p.m. after a woman reported that she had been stabbed by her ex-boyfriend. The woman told dispatchers that the suspect lived…

New Haven police are investigating after a man was killed in a stabbing Wednesday afternoon and are looking for information on the suspect. According to officials, 37-year-old Michael Spencer from New Haven was stabbed in the area of Elm and Temple Streets on the edge of the New Haven Green. After initially reporting life-threatening injuries, police said the stabbing was…

Jayden Pressey, AKA Style Strizz, is a local fashion designer curating Thursday’s fashoin show

Check out Positivlee Eyewear at Black Wall Street Fest on August 15th.

A Bethany man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison, suspended after four years, in a yearslong sexual assault case involving five girls who were between the ages of 9 and 11.

A mother and her 9-year-old son will be riding together in this year’s Closer to Free ride as cancer survivors. Jacqueline Santacroce was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in April of 2024, and two months later her son Owen was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Santacroce describes that year as an extremely challenging time for herself and her family….

Jacqueline Santacroce was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in April of 2024, and two months later her son Owen was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Black Wall Street Week is here, a celebration of the Black and Brown businesses that are the heartbeat of Connecticut.

Today marks the start of a busy week in New Haven. Black Wall Street Week is here, a celebration of the Black and Brown businesses that are the heartbeat of Connecticut. On Saturday, more than 400 Black-owned businesses will be on the New Haven Green for people to enjoy good music, good food, and support entrepreneurs. “It’s really important for…

The fire broke out on Exchange Street on Friday afternoon. New Haven Fire Chief Daniel Coughlin said that the family, including a mother, father, and two kids, were trapped when the fire broke out.

Officials said a family of four escaped a fire in their New Haven home. The fire broke out on Exchange Street on Friday afternoon. New Haven Fire Chief Daniel Coughlin said that the family, including a mother, father, and two kids, were trapped when the fire broke out. The mom managed to jump from the second story and injured her…

This year, the event starts on Frtiday with celebrations through Saturday night.

New Haven police arrested the two men they said they are responsible for the 2024 murder of a young man who was in the process of turning his life around.

Black Wall Street Fest is August 15th on the New Haven Green.