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HARTFORD >> For about three years, David Thompson, 43, used fraudulent prescriptions to obtain oxycodone pills that were sold on the street.As the ringleader in a conspiracy, Thompson and his group are believed to have obtained at least

NEW HAVEN >> A call from a woman reporting a bomb was at City Hall led to evacuation of the building early Tuesday evening.Laurence Grotheer, spokesman for Mayor Toni Harp, said City Hall personnel were told around 4:45 p.m. about the threat.Shortly after that, he said a fire alarm was sounded to alert personnel in the city's offices at 165 Church St.

NEW HAVEN >> Securing benefits and physical wellness will be covered during a Veterans Empowerment Seminar to be held 7 p.m. on July 20 at New Haven City Hall, 165 Church St., Meeting Room 3.The National Veterans Council for Legal Redress (NVCLR) is hosting the event.

NEW HAVEN >> Mayor Toni Harp raised nearly $50,000 during the latest campaign fundraising period, pushing her overall campaign totals to more than $85,000 while her challenger has taken steps to tap into the city's unique campaign funding program. State campaign finance disclosure statements indicate Harp raised $49,405 during April 1 to June 30.

NEW HAVEN >> Adding a second medication to treat depression is a better strategy than simply switching to a different drug, according to a Yale study of patients at 35 U.S. Veterans Health Administration medical centers.There are 16 million Americans with major depression and less than a third of them achieve complete relief of their symptoms, known as remission, after being prescribed one medication, according to

NEW HAVEN >> The co-executive directors of the Farnam Community, a century-plus-old nonprofit in Fair Haven that has served thousands of children through athletic and after-school programs, are out after one position was eliminated and the other resigned in protest.

There are flashier names and personalities competing to be Connecticut's next governor, but job titles and the number of Twitter followers don't always translate to dollar signs.

BRIDGEPORT >> The nation's opioid crisis is bad and getting worse - and the same can be said for Connecticut, the state's chief medical examiner said Monday.In 2016 alone, "more people died from overdoses than died from homicides, suicides, and motor vehicle collisions combined," said medical examiner James Gill.

NEW HAVEN >> A new engineering report is paving the way for resolution of a partially completed mosque, even as another cease and desist order and then a notice to vacate adds to the large city file on the long-delayed project.The problem remains the height of the two minarets on the mosque at 531 Middletown Ave.

The National Institutes of Health is studying the potential risks that infection with the Zika virus might pose for pregnancies in which the mother is also infected with HIV.