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The former MIT student who pleaded guilty to the 2021 murder of a Yale University graduate student has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. Qinxuan Pan, 33, pleaded guilty in February to the murder of Kevin Jiang, a 26-year-old graduate student at the Yale School of the Environment.   Pan faced up to 35 years in prison and he…

Sixty people were arrested during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza at Yale University in New Haven on Monday. The protest started last week and went through the weekend into Monday. Some students camped out in tents and said they were awoken around 6:40 a.m. as Yale police surrounded them and demanded that they leave or be arrested….

A man is injured after being shot in a park in New Haven on Friday night. Officers responded to Trowbridge Square Park around 10:30 p.m. for a report of someone shot. There was also a ShotSpotter activation in the area. According to police, a 35-year-old New Haven resident had been shot. He was taken to the hospital to be treated…

A 17-year-old girl from Branford has died after a rollover crash on Interstate 91 South in New Haven on Wednesday night, according to state police. The teen, 17-year-old Isabela Osler, of Branford, was a senior at Branford High School, according to the superintendent’s office. Osler was a passenger in a Jeep Cherokee that collided with a truck on I-91 South…

Authorities said Qinxuan Pan has plead guilty to murder charges in connection to the death of a Yale graduate student in 2021. The Office of the State’s Attorney announced that Pan plead guilty to the murder of Kevin Jiang, 26, on Thursday. On Feb. 6, 2021, Jiang was found lying outside of his car with multiple gunshot wounds on Lawrence…

A 16-year-old has died after a shooting in the Newhallville section of New Haven on Monday night. Officers were called to the area of Newhall and Bassett streets for a reported shooting at about 7:30 p.m. According to police, 16-year-old Maleak Sweets was taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The shooting is being investigated as a…

A pedestrian has died after a hit-and-run in New Haven early Sunday morning. Officers were notified about a pedestrian that had been hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard and Washington Avenue around 1:30 a.m. According to police, a pedestrian was walking on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard at its intersection with Washington Avenue when he…

One person has died after crashing into a New Haven Fire Department SUV head-on on Saturday night, according to police. Officers were called to a crash with major injuries at the intersection of Hemingway Street and Russell Street in New Haven around 8:30 p.m. Investigators said New Haven Fire Department personnel were driving the fire department SUV westbound on Hemingway…

L.L. Bean will be closing the New Haven store in February. The company said it will close the location at The Shops at Yale on Feb. 11. “This decision comes as we evolve the size and concept of our stores to best serve customers going forward,” the company said in a statement. The L.L. Bean at The Shops at...

Connecticut State Police said a person has died after a crash and fire on Interstate 95 North on Monday morning. The highway was congested in New Haven for more than four miles between exits 41 and 44. A car rammed into the back of tow truck, causing it to fully engulf in flames, authorities said. Troopers did not release the…

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...

Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened in New Haven on Friday. The shooting broke out on Carmel Street near Percival Street just before 2 p.m., according to police. Investigators say 45-year-old Gregory Perez was shot and killed in a home at 58 Carmel St. They called it an isolated incident and officers are looking for a suspect. Detectives…

A Hamden family ended 2023 and started 2024 by welcoming twins at Yale New Haven Hospital and the newborns have different birthdays — one in 2023 and the other in 2024. Mykel and Aliyah Kiyomi Morris of Hamden, welcomed a baby boy, Seven Morris, at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2023. Then baby sister, Souli Morris, was born at 12:02 a.m….

Police are conducting an investigation after two people were found dead in New Haven on Thursday morning. Authorities responded to a home on Russell Street at about 8:15 a.m. after hearing that two people were unresponsive and appeared to have been shot. Officers determined that a 52-year-old woman and 52-year-old man were both dead. Police found a firearm at the…

The menorah on the New Haven Green was vandalized over the weekend and city officials came together to condemn what they called the desecration of a religious symbol. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said there was a protest on Saturday and someone scaled the menorah at the of it and planted the Palestinian flag between the candles. Police responded and…

An Amazon truck driver was robbed while unloading packages from his truck early Wednesday afternoon. The robbery happened at Whitney Avenue and Liden Street in New Haven, police said. The truck driver was hit by four suspects, two armed, while one pointed the gun at the driver and demanded he get inside the truck, according to police. The four suspects…

A man has died after a reported drive-by shooting in New Haven Tuesday evening, according to Mayor Justin Elicker. Police said they’re investigating the shooting, which happened at the intersection of Grand Avenue and East Pearl Street at about 4:50 p.m. Elicker told NBC Connecticut that a man in his 20s was walking down East Pearl Street when a...

A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in New Haven earlier this week. Officers were notified about a pedestrian struck at the intersection of James Street and Market Street on Thursday around 11:15 p.m. When police arrived to the area, they said they found an unresponsive man in the middle of the intersection. The New…

A woman jogging was attacked at gunpoint in New Haven Thursday morning. The 38-year-old woman was jogging in the area of Yale Avenue and Edgewood Avenue around 6:15 a.m. when a man with a gun grabbed her and tried to force her into a nearby wooded area, according to police. The man struck her in the face during the attack,…

The father of a 3-month-old has been arrested after his baby boy sustained critical injuries in an incident in New Haven Thursday evening, according to police. New Haven police said they were notified of the incident at about 4:20 p.m., and learned that a baby was being taken to the pediatric unit at Yale New Haven Hospital with critical injuries….