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NEW HAVEN >> A 25-year-old woman was assaulted inside her basement Wooster Square apartment overnight by an unknown intruder, police said.She was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital and initially was listed in critical condition with wounds to her face and head. Later, police updated her condition and reported she was alert and speaking with investigators.

NEW HAVEN >> Mayor Toni Harp and her political opponent and ex-employee Marcus Paca took their campaigns through Westville Wednesday night, as the Wards 26 and 27 Democratic Town Committee held a forum at Mauro-Sheridan School.Paca, who presented his vision for the city first, criticized several aspects of Harp's first two terms in office, leaving her to defend against and rebut his claims during her 15 minutes.

WASHINGTON >> Christopher Wray, Donald Trump's choice to replace ousted FBI Director James Comey, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that he would sooner resign than follow presidential directions to do something unethical or unlawful."I believe to my core that there is only one right way to do this job, and that is with strict independence," he said during his confirmation hearing.

NEW HAVEN >> Come the end of the month, Joe Clerkin will travel a similar distance to work, only he will head north, instead of south.Clerkin is retiring from his position as head of budget and management in New Haven after almost three decades working for the city in various capacities overseeing its finances.

HARTFORD >> Good economic news may be hard to come by these days in Connecticut, but the Nutmeg state jumped 10 spots in the CNBC survey of "Top States for Business in 2017."House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, posted a link to the survey on his Facebook page Wednesday morning with a note saying "We are making progress - while not perfect our great state has a lot going for it.

NEW HAVEN >> The police department's latest members is 3 years old, weighs 98 pounds and doesn't speak a word.His name is Gunny. The German Shepard is the New Haven Police department's newest K-9, joining five other patrol canines in the department, according to a release from New Haven police.

NEW HAVEN >> After months of sketching out plans for a memorial garden on paper, Marlene Pratt is one step closer to being able to have the real thing.It's been almost 20 years since her son, Gary Kyshon Miller, was shot and killed in New Haven in May 1998, and Pratt has found a lot of ways to deal with her grief, she said.

HAMDEN >> Police arrested a man Monday after they found about two pounds of marijuana in his possession.William Sweat, 21, of Mead Street in New Haven was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell, police said.At approximately 10 p.

NEW HAVEN >> The last of multiple suits and appeals that have stymied construction of approved upscale apartments in Wooster Square for three years appear to be at an end.Frank Caico, a principal in Spinnaker Residential LLC out of Norwalk, Tuesday said he was advised by his attorney, James Perito, that the most recent rejection by the Appellate Court halts 78 Olive Street Partners LLC's legal options to stop the project.

HARTFORD >> House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a new budget proposal amid growing calls for the General Assembly to end the