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A woman has sustained serious injuries after being hit by a car in Hamden Friday night. The police department said it happened on School Street just before 6 p.m. Officers said a woman was struck by a vehicle, which then fled the scene. The woman was taken to the hospital and is in serious, but stable condition, according to police….

Multiple people are now displaced after a fire broke out on Park Road in Hamden Tuesday night. Fire officials said they responded to the 2-alarm fire at 295 Park Rd. shortly after 8:45 p.m. Firefighters were able to confine the blaze to the apartment it originated from and ultimately put it out. No injuries were reported, and the Red Cross…

Where the Love Is Animal Shelter rescued an 8-year-old pit bull mix named “Ryder” who was severely underweight with a massive open wound from a home in Hamden late last month.

It’s one of the most extreme cases of animal cruelty one animal shelter said they’ve ever seen. Where the Love Is Animal Shelter rescued an 8-year-old pit bull mix named “Ryder” who was severely underweight with a massive open wound from a home in Hamden late last month. They believe she was left outside for some time. “It appeared...

A school bus and a vehicle are involved in a collision in Hamden on Monday morning. Police said the crash happened in the 300 block of Forest Street. According to police, the bus is occupied. It’s unclear exactly how many people are on it. Authorities did not say if anyone is injured.

Missing items from a stolen car are now putting a high school dive team’s championship aspiration in jeopardy. The coach says the diving records for her team were taken from her car this week, which are needed to prove the divers qualify to compete.

Missing items from a stolen car are now putting a high school dive team’s championship aspiration in jeopardy. The coach says the diving records for her team were taken from her car this week, which are needed to prove the divers qualify to compete. “You have to work really hard in practice because it’s hard, but just practice,” Kaelin...

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A man is dead after he was hit by a vehicle in Hamden on Thursday night. Police said officers responded to the area of Dixwell Avenue and Mather Street around 9:54 p.m. and found the man lying in the road. A driver who had been passing by, Hamden patrol officers and the Hamden firefighters tried to save him and the…

Dozens of students in Hamden rode their bicycles to school on Friday.

Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop, who collapsed onstage while performing in Connecticut last month, died of heart disease, the state medical examiner’s office has determined. The official cause of death for the performer, born Isaac Freeman III, was hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a spokesperson for the Connecticut medical examiner’s office said Wednesday. Fatman Scoop, 53, collapsed while performing in Hamden on...

Three people went to the hospital after a shooting during a gathering for a memorial in Hamden on Friday night, according to police. Officers responded to reports of several gunshots in the area of 1247-1253 Whitney Ave. in Hamden at 11:59 p.m. and found that a memorial gathering was just ending. Investigators found shell casings and blood and officers learned…

A person has been arrested after an apparent domestic incident at a home in Hamden, police said. Officers responded to a home on West Shepard Avenue at about 2 p.m. after getting a 911 call reporting a domestic incident. Police said a woman stopped a person on the road and indicated that she was in danger. She went back inside…

Paying tribute to the life of hype man Fatman Scoop. The Town of Hamden held a vigil Friday evening, nearly a week after he collapsed on stage during a performance in town and later died. “His music will live on forever,” Mark Griffin, of New Haven, said. Music people in the Greater New Haven area were dancing at Town Center…

Crews plan to start emergency repairs in Hamden on Thursday after a sinkhole was reported Wednesday night. Mayor Lauren Garrett said a sinkhole was discovered at the intersection of Brook Street, Pine Rock Avenue and Gorham Street. Public works crews will be making emergency repairs starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday. The mayor said repairs will likely take all day…

A bomb squad responded to Quinnipiac University and the student center was evacuated Wednesday after a bomb threat on social media.

Family, friends, and fans are remembering the rapper Fatman Scoop. The rapper whose real name was Isaac Freeman III died after suffering a medical emergency during a concert in Hamden Friday night. “He was one of a kind. There’s nobody like him. Nobody does it like him,” DJ Bink-B, of New Haven, said. He will always remember the way...

Family, friends, and fans are remembering the rapper Fatman Scoop. He died after suffering a medical emergency during a concert in Hamden Friday night.

Rapper Fatman Scoop has died after suffering a medical emergency while performing in Hamden on Friday night. He was 53. Isaac Freeman III, also known as Fatman Scoop, was performing at Hamden Town Center Park as part of the 2024 Hamden Free Summer Concert Series when he had a medical emergency on stage, according to Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett. He…

In New Haven Court on Wednesday, Jenigh Ward was sentenced to 35 years in prison without parole for the murder of 15-year-old Elijah Gomez. “He has 35 years to think for the rest of his life,” said Gomez’s grandmother Wanda Grayer outside the courthouse. In May 2022, Ward alongside two other suspects, attacked Gomez as he was walking home from…