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Update: 5 Students Injured In CT School Bus Crash Update: 5 Students Injured In CT School Bus Crash
Update: 5 Students Injured In CT School Bus Crash This story has been updated. Five students were transported to a hospital, and 10 were evaluated for injuries following a crash involving a school bus and a truck in Connecticut. The crash occurred in West Haven around 9 a.m., Thursday, March 14 on Campbell Street near Terrace Avenue. New Haven Public Schools spokesperson Justin Harmon said the students on the bus were headed for Benjamin Jepson Magnet School. All injuries were reportedly minor and included bumps and bruises.  West Haven Police have not responded for comment.  This is a developing story. Check back to Dai…

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
12 Students, Two Teachers Hospitalized Due To 'Airborne Irritant' In CT Classroom 12 Students, Two Teachers Hospitalized Due To 'Airborne Irritant' In CT Classroom
12 Students, Two Teachers Hospitalized Due To 'Airborne Irritant' In CT Classroom Twelve students and two teachers in Connecticut experienced watery eyes and scratchy throats after a classroom was contaminated with a defensive spray, school officials said.  The incident happened at the New Haven Public Schools on the morning of Thursday, May 19, in a classroom at Wexler-Grant School, according to a NHPS representative. The students and teachers were taken to Yale New Haven Hospital to be checked out after experiencing symptoms of an "airborne irritant," officials said. The New Haven Fire Department found evidence that a cubicle in the classroom had been contaminat…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
First Black Woman To Serve As US Attorney For District Of Connecticut Takes Command First Black Woman To Serve As US Attorney For District Of Connecticut Takes Command
First Black Woman To Serve As US Attorney For District Of Connecticut Takes Command A longtime lawmaker in Connecticut has checked off a new milestone. Vanessa Roberts Avery, age 47, of West Hartford, has been sworn in as the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut, making her the first Black woman to fill that position. “It is an honor to return to this office, in the city where I was raised, to serve as Connecticut’s U.S. Attorney,” Avery announced.  “I look forward to working with the many talented members of this office, as well as our dedicated law enforcement partners, to enforce federal criminal and civil laws, protect our communities, and ensure justice …

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by Zak Failla
News
CT Man Sentenced For Wide-Ranging $1.3M Medicaid Fraud Scheme CT Man Sentenced For Wide-Ranging $1.3M Medicaid Fraud Scheme
CT Man Sentenced For Wide-Ranging $1.3M Medicaid Fraud Scheme A former licensed professional counselor was sentenced for operating a scheme to defraud the Connecticut Medicaid Program of more than $1.3 million. Hartford County resident Cortney Dunlap, age 37, of Burlington, was sentenced on Friday, March 11, to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Dunlap was also ordered to pay restitution to Medicaid of $1,313,322, Boyle said. He pleaded guilty to one count of health care fraud on June 4, the US Attorney's Office reported. From 201…

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by Nicole Valinote
News
COVID-19: Outbreak Forces Nearly 100 Students To Quarantine At CT School COVID-19: Outbreak Forces Nearly 100 Students To Quarantine At CT School
Covid-19: Outbreak Forces Nearly 100 Students To Quarantine At CT School Nearly 100 students at a school in Connecticut were asked to quarantine due to an outbreak of COVID-19, according to a new report. WTNH reported on Friday, Dec. 10, that a representative for New Haven Public Schools said 97 students at the Barnard Environmental Science & Technology School were impacted, with six students testing positive for COVID-19 and 91 others also being asked to quarantine as a result. The school offers programs for pre-school and kindergarten through eighth grade. There are 473 students enrolled at the school, according to the website.  Read the full r…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Fatal Shooting Of Yale Grad Student Among Multiple Violent Incidents In New Haven Over Weekend Fatal Shooting Of Yale Grad Student Among Multiple Violent Incidents In New Haven Over Weekend
Fatal Shooting Of Yale Grad Student Among Multiple Violent Incidents In New Haven Over Weekend After a weekend of shootings, and the murder of a Yale graduate student, police in one Connecticut city are scrambling to find the culprits. The multiple violent acts began on Friday, Feb. 5, with shootings at the homes of a New Haven Public Schools teacher, a New Haven Public Schools administrator, and continued with the shooting death of the Yale student around 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 6, said the New Haven Police. Related story - Home Of CT Assistant Superintendent Of Schools Sprayed With Gunfire While Family Inside Police said the fatal shooting occurred on Lawrence Street betwee…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Home Of CT Assistant Superintendent Of Schools Sprayed With Gunfire While Family Inside Home Of CT Assistant Superintendent Of Schools Sprayed With Gunfire While Family Inside
Home Of CT Assistant Superintendent Of Schools Sprayed With Gunfire While Family Inside The home of a Connecticut assistant superintendent of schools was hit by gunfire while the family was inside. The shooting took place Friday, Feb. 5, at the home of Assistant Superintendent of New Haven Public Schools, Dr. Paul Whyte. The family was at home when gunfire opened on their house. No one was physically hurt from the gunfire, but there was exterior damage sustained to their home, New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said. Elicker said he went to visit Whyte and his family after hearing of the shooting. "I was relieved in this moment, traumatic as it was, to hear that Dr. Whyte a…

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by Kathy Reakes