Lee Rawls News Today

[ applause ] so my Brother And Sister new yorkers, this has been a painful last few weeks. But the pain unites us in this moment. In this moment of grief, we will rise to the moment and the purpose. But i know the powerful feeling that we have in this city that will give us the strength and endurance to move forward to do everything we can to end the senseless violence in this city, to build a city of peace out of the ashes of fear. We will rise, new york city, because we are a city of people, o...

[ applause ] so my Brother And Sister new yorkers, this has been a painful last few weeks. But the pain unites us in this moment. In this moment of grief, we will rise to the moment and the purpose. But i know the powerful feeling that we have in this city that will give us the strength and endurance to move forward to do everything we can to end the senseless violence in this city, to build a city of peace out of the ashes of fear. We will rise, new york city, because we are a city of people, o...

[ applause ] so my Brother And Sister new yorkers, this has been a painful last few weeks. But the pain unites us in this moment. In this moment of grief, we will rise to the moment and the purpose. But i know the powerful feeling that we have in this city that will give us the strength and endurance to move forward to do everything we can to end the senseless violence in this city, to build a city of peace out of the ashes of fear. We will rise, new york city, because we are a city of people, o...

Lawmakers eye statewide changes to public records access after Hearst CT probe. In Bridgeport, city councilors question if Mayor Ganim’s reforms will be enough

The two Black women died on the same day in 2021. Bridgeport police told us to stop calling, says Smith-Fields mother.

Digital blackface and misogynoir in the media desensitize white Americans to violence against Black women. Thus, the lack of publicity for the disappearance of Lauren Smith-Fields.

A Bridgeport, Connecticut, family that was critical of the police response and investigation into the death of their loved one is disputing the medical examiners ruling that she died of

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner says a Bridgeport woman found dead in December died of natural causes. Brenda Lee Rawls, 53, died December 12. Police...

The letter responded to criticism of the department’s handling of the deaths.

Families of the women said police didn’t adequately notify them of their deaths.