6+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1114+ words) Former New Haven Det. Vincent Raucci allegedly threatened a witness slated to testify in a trial that is set to begin this week " and which revolves around claims that he coerced witnesses three decades ago ahead of a 1994 double-murder trial....

9+ hour, 26+ min ago  (998+ words) After you've just won the Revolutionary War, what do you need most of all? A new system of government? That would be nice, as would a navy to protect you and a Constitution to bind you, but those worthy achievements…...

10+ hour, 47+ min ago  (536+ words) A former federal prosecutor and a former Yale Law School dean have agreed to represent the city pro bono in defending New Haven against a Trump administration lawsuit that seeks to overturn a policy that limits local cooperation with federal…...

11+ hour, 43+ min ago  (189+ words) New Haven Independent "Faith Matters" is a column that features pieces written by local religious figures. Every year, Christians celebrate Easter with joy and conviction: the tomb is empty, death is defeated, hope is alive. It is the centerpiece of…...

15+ hour, 40+ min ago  (1141+ words) When 16-year-old Jericho Scott was shot and killed in Fair Haven, his parents Nicole and Leroy worked closely with then-Sgt. David Zannelli as he investigated their son's death. While still no suspect has been charged in the case, Nicole and…...

18+ hour, 7+ min ago  (870+ words) (Jisu Sheen recently'moved from New Haven to Gwangju, South Korea, where she's covering local arts and culture for the New Haven Independent and Midbrow.) On Saturday afternoon, I rounded the corners of downtown Gwangju's bustling side streets to see what…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (748+ words) After 22 years in prison and one-and-a-half years in a halfway house, Gilfredo Santiago now works as a community advocate at Goodwill's Reentry Welcome Center " a city-backed initiative that will provide employment services, basic supplies, and a support system to people…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (270+ words) Police temporarily blocked off a downtown intersection Monday afternoon after a city bus collided with the front mirror of a school bus " causing no injuries, but leaving 31 East Rock School students waiting for another First Student bus to pick them…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (762+ words) A Newhallville corner store is now back open " roughly seven months after the city's Building Department shuttered the property for having improper wiring and a structurally unsafe first floor. That store, Dix Deli, is located on the ground floor of…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1061+ words) The Elicker administration has appealed a $1, 250 open-records fine by arguing that its release of a blank file was a good-faith effort to comply with a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for police body-camera footage. City Assistant Corporation Counsel Joseph…...