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  • Memory of unity
    September 11 could become a national holiday. Officials break ground on a long overdue rail bridge over the Connecticut River. New York will soon have an answer on cell phone use in schools. Plus, more federal dollars are on the way to Connecticut for flood-damaged infrastructure.
  • Newport as it was seen in colonial times. Top left: Thomas Tew chats with New York Governor Benjamin Fletcher. Bottom Right: Ned Low, considered one of the most fearsome and ruthless pirates of all time.
    Off the Plank: Pirate City USA
    Pirates terrorized the Atlantic coast in colonial times during what was called the Golden Age of piracy. But there was one place where pirates were welcomed with open arms — for a while. That place was Newport, Rhode Island.
  • FILE - Crime scene investigators use metal detectors to search a marsh for the remains of Shannan Gilbert, Dec. 12, 2011 in Oak Beach, New York. A Long Island architect has been charged, Friday, July 14, 2023, with murder in the deaths of three of the 11 victims in a long-unsolved string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders. (James Carbone/Newsday via AP, Pool, File)
    Asking for answers
    Senator Blumenthal reacts to another assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Suffolk’s DA asks the public to help identify a Gilgo murder victim. Americans are expected to spend big money on sports betting this football season. Test results show New York students continue to fall behind in certain subjects. And why did Connecticut pull out of a multi-state offshore wind deal?
  • The tourist tide
    Commentator David Bouchier has a solution for the problem of overtourism.
  • People wait outside Nassau Coliseum before the start of a rally featuring Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 — Uniondale, N.Y.
    Coliseum camp out
    Thousands of Long Island Trump supporters attend the former president’s rally at Nassau Coliseum. Yale New Haven Health says a health equity plan during COVID was a success. And the latest from WSHU’s Off the Path.
  • Passengers board a Long Island Rail Road train, in New York's Penn Station.
    Railroad renovations
    Multiple schools across our region have faced threats this week. The MTA lays out a five-year spending plan for the LIRR. Trump vows to win New York at his Long Island rally last night. Plus, more from WSHU’s Off the Path.
  • Dorrie Carolan completing some of her daily work task as executive director of Parent Connection Inc.
    CT sees the nation's sharpest rise in alcohol-related deaths
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Kaitlyn Pohly to discuss her article, “CT had the nation’s highest jump in alcohol-related deaths. Why?” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
  • Office building break-in
    A Connecticut state office building was closed today after a man broke in over the weekend. A New York air conditioning program has run out of funds. New York Democrats seek to take back a few Long Island congressional seats. And why has Connecticut seen a large spike in alcohol-related deaths?
  • Short back and sides
    Commentator David Bouchier discusses the symbolism of a man's haircut.
  • Karime Pimentel, lead organizer of the Naugatuck Valley Project, speaks at a rally against wage theft in front of a Connecticut Labor Department building in Hamden.
    CT wage theft complaints pile up due to labor department staffing issues
    WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s José Luis Martínez to discuss his article, “Wage theft complaint backlog grows, but Dept. of Labor lacks staff,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
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