By Cecil Egbele | Bakersfield News Observer Kern County built its healthcare system on foreign medical talent. What happens if the international pipeline breaks? By Cecil Egbele This story was produced for the USC Center for Health Journalism’s Ethnic Media Collaborative. "Kern County chose me," said Dr. Ololade Oladimeji. "I did not exactly choose Kern County." Known as Dr. Lola, Oladimeji is a Nigerian-born...

by Thomas Breen The state Democratic Party has tapped New Haven Democratic Town Committee Chair Vincent Mauro, Jr. to serve as a senior advisor to help boost voter engagement. CT Dems...

By Pastor Jason GoubornJuly “Faith Matters” is a column that features pieces written by local religious figures. ​In the world of sports, jumping great distances is a celebrated feat of athleticism....

by Lisa Reisman If all goes according to plan, Mi’ah Harvin, 14, will be a pediatric nurse. Marious Cromwell, who just graduated from Riverside Academy, will have his own clothing...

by Laura Glesby Dr. Ann E. Garrett Robinson — who was both a maker of history and a steward of history, as a path-breaking psychologist and a chronicler of New...

by Maya McFadden During Thursday’s dunk contest. RCBC founder Raiquan Clark (center) with campers Jennavie Roman (left) and Avery McLean (right). New Haven native Raiquan Clark often thinks about the needs of...

by Thomas Breen Board of Alders Majority Leader Richard Furlow has proposed a 12-month moratorium on data center development in New Haven — to give the city time to come...

by Allan Appel IRIS Executive Director Maggie Mitchell Salem (right), with Sanctuary Kitchen directors Aminah Alsaleh and Rawaa Ghazi. Wilbur Cross High School IRIS summer intern Husna Hakimi (center) with U.S....

BY ADELE HAEG A Civilian Review Board (CRB) member spoke out against investigating police-misconduct complaints filed by people who are not Black, according to recently published meeting minutes — prompting pushback from other...

BY PAUL BASS For one glimpse of how Max Webster is steering New Haven’s parks system into a new quarter-century, you could look at the old Edgewood Park soccer field. Make sure it’s...

BY ADELE HAEG Wildaliz Bermúdez can still remember testifying in state court at 6 years old — she was “so tiny” that her feet didn’t reach the floor of the witness...

by Thomas Breen HVAC worker Eli Todd: It’s hot, “to say the least.” Out of the way, cars. New raised intersection at the canal trail and Munson. Construction has begun on a...

BY ALLAN APPEL City Historian Mike Morand with Karyn Gilvarg, the long In order to get to the truth, it’s important to define your terms.  For example, what precisely do you mean by...