Posted: Feb 20, 2021 / 03:18 PM ESTUpdated: Feb 22, 2021 / 06:54 PM ESTNEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A Fairfield man has been arrested after Connecticut State Police said he crashed a stolen car and jumped off of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge on Interstate-95 to get away from responding troopers.Troopers said on Saturday at around 10 a.m., 34-year-old Abdulrahim Sulaiman crashed the stolen vehicle into a snowbank.The suspect then ran away and jumped off of the bridge to allegedly get away from the responding law enforcement. New Haven police located him in the water. He was taken to Yale New...…Posted: Feb 20, 2021 / 03:18 PM ESTUpdated: Feb 22, 2021 / 06:54 PM ESTNEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A Fairfield man has been arrested after Connecticut State Police said he crashed a stolen car and jumped off of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge on Interstate-95 to get away from responding troopers.Troopers said on Saturday at around 10 a.m., 34-year-old Abdulrahim Sulaiman crashed the stolen vehicle into a snowbank.The suspect then ran away and jumped off of the bridge to allegedly get away from the responding law enforcement. New Haven police located him in the water. He was taken to Yale New...WW…

Posted: Jan 30, 2021 / 01:55 PM ESTUpdated: Jan 31, 2021 / 06:21 AM ESTFARMINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — UConn Health is reporting a shortage in COVID-19 vaccine doses, which has resulted in vaccine appointment cancellations for the first week of February., it states the vaccine shortage is at the federal and state level, so Uconn Health’s current weekly vaccine allocation has been being lowered.All first dose vaccination appointments scheduled for Monday, Feb. 1 through Feb. 8 have been canceled. UConn Health says they will not be taking new first dose vaccine appointments at this time.Second...…Posted: Jan 30, 2021 / 01:55 PM ESTUpdated: Jan 31, 2021 / 06:21 AM ESTFARMINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — UConn Health is reporting a shortage in COVID-19 vaccine doses, which has resulted in vaccine appointment cancellations for the first week of February., it states the vaccine shortage is at the federal and state level, so Uconn Health’s current weekly vaccine allocation has been being lowered.All first dose vaccination appointments scheduled for Monday, Feb. 1 through Feb. 8 have been canceled. UConn Health says they will not be taking new first dose vaccine appointments at this time.Second...WW…

Posted: Jan 26, 2021 / 10:27 AM ESTUpdated: Jan 27, 2021 / 04:15 AM ESTNEW LONDON, Conn. (WTNH) — The fire investigation into is now complete.On Nov. 18, 2020, Hsieh was found critically injured in a fire in a shed at the back of his home on Pequot Ave. Two days before, firefighters were called to two fires at the same address.The office of the state medical examiner said Hsieh died of smoke inhalation and his death was ruled an accident.New London’s Fire Marshal’s Office released the report Tuesday morning, saying that the investigation team has developed four hypotheses as to what caused...…Posted: Jan 26, 2021 / 10:27 AM ESTUpdated: Jan 27, 2021 / 04:15 AM ESTNEW LONDON, Conn. (WTNH) — The fire investigation into is now complete.On Nov. 18, 2020, Hsieh was found critically injured in a fire in a shed at the back of his home on Pequot Ave. Two days before, firefighters were called to two fires at the same address.The office of the state medical examiner said Hsieh died of smoke inhalation and his death was ruled an accident.New London’s Fire Marshal’s Office released the report Tuesday morning, saying that the investigation team has developed four hypotheses as to what caused...WW…

Posted: Nov 13, 2020 / 09:35 AM ESTUpdated: Nov 13, 2020 / 08:24 PM ESTWEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Two people were killed, and three were hurt in an explosion on the grounds of a Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in West Haven on Friday morning.Officials on scene told News 8 crews that one of the deceased was a VA employee, and the other was an outside contractor. Three others also suffered injuries. The victims have not been identified at this time.The Director of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Alfred Montoya, said that the employee who died was a U.S. Navy veteran, who joined the VA...…Posted: Nov 13, 2020 / 09:35 AM ESTUpdated: Nov 13, 2020 / 08:24 PM ESTWEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Two people were killed, and three were hurt in an explosion on the grounds of a Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in West Haven on Friday morning.Officials on scene told News 8 crews that one of the deceased was a VA employee, and the other was an outside contractor. Three others also suffered injuries. The victims have not been identified at this time.The Director of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Alfred Montoya, said that the employee who died was a U.S. Navy veteran, who joined the VA...WW…

Posted: Sep 15, 2020 / 12:22 PM EDTUpdated: Sep 15, 2020 / 05:10 PM EDTNEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A operator is seriously injured and possibly paralyzed after a collision with a car late Monday evening.New Haven Police, Yale Police, and New Haven fire crews responded to Canal Street near Foote Street at around 11:52 p.m. Monday.RELATED:According to New Haven police, a 27-year-old New Haven man was performing a wheelie on his dirt bike on Canal Street when it collided with an oncoming Hyundai Azera that was turning left onto Foote Street.The dirt bike operator was transported to the hospital,...…Posted: Sep 15, 2020 / 12:22 PM EDTUpdated: Sep 15, 2020 / 05:10 PM EDTNEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A operator is seriously injured and possibly paralyzed after a collision with a car late Monday evening.New Haven Police, Yale Police, and New Haven fire crews responded to Canal Street near Foote Street at around 11:52 p.m. Monday.RELATED:According to New Haven police, a 27-year-old New Haven man was performing a wheelie on his dirt bike on Canal Street when it collided with an oncoming Hyundai Azera that was turning left onto Foote Street.The dirt bike operator was transported to the hospital,...WW…

Posted: Jul 17, 2020 / 10:55 AM EDTUpdated: Jul 21, 2020 / 06:50 PM EDTNEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A man has died and another was detained following a shooting in a store parking lot in New Haven on Friday morning.Police say that they received multiple 911 calls reporting the incident at around 10:13 a.m. Friday.New Haven and Yale University officers then responded to the parking lot of the Walgreens at 88 York Street, where they found one gunshot victim behind a row of bushes.Shortly after being transported to the hospital, the victim was pronounced dead from his injuries. He was identified...…Posted: Jul 17, 2020 / 10:55 AM EDTUpdated: Jul 21, 2020 / 06:50 PM EDTNEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A man has died and another was detained following a shooting in a store parking lot in New Haven on Friday morning.Police say that they received multiple 911 calls reporting the incident at around 10:13 a.m. Friday.New Haven and Yale University officers then responded to the parking lot of the Walgreens at 88 York Street, where they found one gunshot victim behind a row of bushes.Shortly after being transported to the hospital, the victim was pronounced dead from his injuries. He was identified...WW…

Posted: Jul 4, 2020 / 11:03 AM EDTUpdated: Jul 8, 2020 / 09:57 PM EDTWATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — News 8 confirmed Independence Day morning the Christopher Columbus statue at Waterbury City Hall had been vandalized. The statue had been beheaded at the beginning of a day full of tension in the Brass City.Throughout the day, a steady stream of curious onlookers drove past city hall and the statue to catch a glimpse of it and take pictures. This comes just days after a fiery debate about its removal.RELATED:News 8 reached out to Mayor Neil O’Leary, and he released a statement Saturday...…Posted: Jul 4, 2020 / 11:03 AM EDTUpdated: Jul 8, 2020 / 09:57 PM EDTWATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — News 8 confirmed Independence Day morning the Christopher Columbus statue at Waterbury City Hall had been vandalized. The statue had been beheaded at the beginning of a day full of tension in the Brass City.Throughout the day, a steady stream of curious onlookers drove past city hall and the statue to catch a glimpse of it and take pictures. This comes just days after a fiery debate about its removal.RELATED:News 8 reached out to Mayor Neil O’Leary, and he released a statement Saturday...WW…