Sen. McCrory stepped away from CT’s Community Investment Fund board amid an FBI probe. A forensic audit found potential fraud at Blue Hills Civic Association, which got over $15M in state funding.
Governor Lamont is exploring a 1-month suspension of CT's 25-cent gas tax and 48.9-cent diesel tax as fuel prices spike 50 cents due to the U.S.-Iran conflict. Proposal carries a $40M cost.
Russell Whitman, 87, of Charter Senior Living in Woodbridge was found safe in Rhode Island after leaving the facility on March 11 without his medication. A Silver Alert was issued and later canceled after police located him.
A 2.3 magnitude earthquake near Sleepy Hollow, NY shook Greenwich, Stamford, and New Haven on March 10, 2026. Over 1,000 USGS reports confirmed weak shaking. No damage or injuries.
Mayor Elicker cited a 39% violent crime drop and 51% fall in New Haven shootings in 2025 after a violent weekend that included a Grand Avenue shooting and two stabbings.
A man was stabbed with a kitchen knife at a New Haven Green bus stop on March 10, 2026. Victim upgraded to stable condition; police have identified a person of interest.
Aquarion Water Company asked Bridgeport and 12 eastern Fairfield County towns to voluntarily cut water use March 2 after reservoirs dropped to 65% capacity.
New Haven Police issued 450 Glock 45 pistols with red dot sights in early 2026 at a net cost of ~$192K after selling retired Glock 19s to Parro's Gun Shop in Vermont.
Moses Watkis, 36, of Waterbury was arrested Jan. 30, 2026, charged in a 2013 New Haven sexual assault cold case after DNA from his 2022 Waterbury arrest matched the crime scene.
Sacred Heart Academy won its 2nd straight SCC girls basketball title, defeating Sheehan 34-27 in Hamden's lowest-scoring championship game.
Cynthia Chamberlain, 59, who had been missing from New Haven since February 10, was found dead on March 9 in a park in the city's Hill neighborhood. An autopsy found no evident trauma. The investigation remains ongoing.
East Haven Police arrested Justin M. Chapman, 18, of Hamden as the 2nd suspect in the Jan. 8 Facebook Marketplace robbery at a McDonald's where shots were fired.