WSHU

WSHU is an NPR member station operated by Sacred Heart University in southern Connecticut, engaging our listeners every day with insightful, well-researched programming such as NPR News, classical music, award-winning local coverage and storytelling.

Find all of our coverage at wshu.org

Molly Ingram

/

WSHU

After years of delays, CT clears Clean Slate criminal erasure backlog

Molly Ingram

All 170,000 people who were eligible to have their records erased under Clean Slate have done so, according to the state.
Kelly P. Kissel

/

AP

CT’s speed cameras are now ticketing in several highway work zones

Molly Ingram

Drivers who speed through certain work zones in the state will be ticketed or issued official warnings beginning Monday, July 6.

WSHU

Lamont signs new CT gun law. GOP lawmakers claim it's unconstitutional

Ebong Udoma

Governor Ned Lamont has signed a new Connecticut law that prohibits the sale and importation of pistols that can be easily converted into fully automatic machine guns.
WSHU

Homeschool families are watching closely as CT weighs stricter oversight

Davis Dunavin

The state could strengthen homeschooling regulations in the wake of several high-profile cases of abuse and neglect.
WSHU

CT Sun sold for a record $300 million, will relocate to Houston

Molly Ingram

The Connecticut Sun has reached an agreement to sell the team to the owner of the Houston Rockets for a reported $300 million, a WNBA record, and relocate it to Houston, Texas after the upcoming season.
WSHU

‘No Kings’ protests draw crowds across CT and Long Island

Molly Ingram, Desiree D'Iorio, Davis Dunavin, Ebong Udoma

Thousands rallied across Connecticut and Long Island during “No Kings” protests, joining a national movement opposing the Trump administration's actions on immigration, the environment and government cuts.
WSHU

CT, NY sue to block major broadcast merger

Molly Ingram

Connecticut and New York’s attorneys general joined a coalition of eight states in announcing a lawsuit aimed at blocking the proposed mega-merger between broadcasting giants Nexstar and Tegna.
WSHU

CT may change how schools conduct 'crisis drills' meant to simulate shootings

Davis Dunavin

Connecticut is on the verge of changing how schools handle lockdown drills, especially those meant to simulate mass shootings.
WSHU

CT reproductive rights caucus to push for additional abortion care protection

Molly Ingram

Among their priorities are enhancing patient data privacy and strengthening protections for out-of-state providers, particularly those treating patients via telehealth.
WSHU

CT launches legal abortion hotline billboards

Ebong Udoma

Connecticut is launching an online and billboard campaign to promote its free abortion legal hotline.
WSHU

Blumenthal to host public forum on ICE brutality

Molly Ingram

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) will host a public forum on Tuesday to hear from people who have been injured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
WSHU

Who knew winter was this wild? Cruising Long Island Sound in search of seals

Sabrina Garone

A winter wildlife cruise with Norwalk’s Maritime Aquarium gives folks a closer look at seals, the only marine mammal to make an annual visit to the Sound.