Eric Warner
News FellowEric Warner is a news fellow at WSHU. Originally from Northfield, Connecticut, Eric is working toward a master's degree in journalism and media production at Sacred Heart University. He has a bachelor's degree in communications with a minor in history from Eastern Connecticut State University.
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A bite-sized look at what else we’re hearing: DNA taken from Rex Heuermann matches hairs and silva used to link him to the murders of three women whose bodies were found along Ocean Parkway over a decade ago. Also, Bridgeport’s “Sound on Sound” Music Festival is this weekend. -
A bite-sized look at what else we’re hearing: Connecticut’s New Haven Pride Center and New York’s Brooklyn Public Library had their LGBTQ+ pride events targeted with bomb threats over the weekend.
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A bite-sized look at what else we’re hearing: Two North Carolina men were indicted in Suffolk County, New York for endangering five-week-old puppies and a toddler in a cramped Jeep. Also, Connecticut has seen an increase in the number of asylum-seekers from Cuba and Haiti.
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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: Several Connecticut and Long Island schools were named 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools, awarded annually to schools who demonstrate overall high achievement or success in closing achievement gaps.
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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: Morad Tahbaz is being released from an Iranian prison. For nearly six years, he was wrongfully imprisoned while researching an endangered cheetah species.
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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: Yale University posthumously honored 19th century theology students Rev. James Pennington and Rev. Alexander Crummell who were denied university privileges due to their race.
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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: Connecticut has seen a 27% increase in the number of abortions following the U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down Roe v. Wade last year, according to a study from the Guttmacher Institute.
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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal and Missouri Senator Josh Hawley created a framework for Congress to federally regulate rampant artificial intelligence programs and companies.
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A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: Gov. Kathy Hochul marked 22 years since the Sept. 11 attacks by signing legislation that requires employers to notify New Yorkers who worked near Ground Zero to apply for the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and the World Trade Center Health Program.
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A bite-sized look at what else we’re hearing: Over 4,000 paraeducators will receive financial medical aid through Connecticut’s new Paraeducator Healthcare Subsidy Program. Also, the Gilgo Beach murder suspect is being sued by the state of New York.
