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Man, 2 teens arrested after torturing and assaulting person in Branford, Conn.: police
Warning: Details in this story may be disturbing. Three people have been arrested in connection with a violent assault that happened in Branford earlier this month. Police said a man and two teens allegedly lured the victim to a remote, wooded area where they were held against their will for about three hours. They were subjected to a series of…
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14 people hospitalized after carbon monoxide-related incident in New Haven, Conn.
Fourteen people have been taken to the hospital after high levels of carbon monoxide were found Wednesday in a building in New Haven and one of them is in critical condition. The incident happened around 8 a.m. at a Yale-owned building on Howe Street that is under renovation. Construction workers were using a propane saw to cut concrete and were…
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New Haven school staff under investigation for classroom audio recording
Parents of 3-year-old students in New Haven Public Schools are demanding answers after they say a teacher’s aid has been verbally abusive in the classroom. Parents shared their reactions to an audio recording allegedly capturing some of what they say happened in the classroom, which includes special needs children. The parents went to Conte West Hills Magnet School Monday...
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Disability claims are denied more for Black veterans, data shows
New data received by NBC News from the Department of Veterans Affairs shows that Black veterans were denied disability claims more than white veterans across the VA healthcare system in the last 20 years. The disparities were highlighted in a series of reports by NBC News Now and NBC local stations in a series called “American Vets: Benefits, Race and...
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Conn. Mom Details Loss of Infant to Parechovirus, the Rare Virus Spreading Across the US
Kat Delancy’s son Ronan was almost two weeks old when she thought he was a little under the weather. “So, I noticed that something was wrong on Thursday, it was June 2, and he was just very upset and was crying a lot,” Delancy said. She noticed he had a red chest that didn’t look like a rash and...
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Make-A-Wish Makes Dream Come True for Young Penguin Fan
Decked out in a Mystic Aquarium uniform just his size, a 5-year-old Make-A-Wish child from Maine came to Connecticut to become a penguin trainer.
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New Haven City Employees to Be Required to Get COVID Vaccine or Be Tested Weekly
The city of New Haven joins two other major cities in Connecticut now requiring employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “We think this will be a significant step forward to encouraging more municipal employees to get vaccinated and to keep our residents safe,” said Mayor Justin Elicker. The city’s new vaccination order covers all city employees, part-time workers, interns,...
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New Haven Takes Down Christopher Columbus Statue in Wooster Square
The city of New Haven took down the Christopher Columbus statue in Wooster Square Park in New Haven on Wednesday and crowds gathered to watch as it happened. “It’s a relic of New Haven and this is actually an outrage,” said Anthony Lanzetti of New Haven, as he watched the statue of Christopher Columbus come down in Wooster Square...
