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07/26/2025

A person and a dog were extracted from a vehicle after a crash on Friday in Manchester, officials said.

MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTNH) — A person and a dog were extracted from a vehicle after a crash on Friday in Manchester, officials said. The crash took place in the area of Interstate 384 near Highland S…

07/26/2025

A motorcycle operator was hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash in Plainfield on Saturday, police said.

PLAINFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — A motorcycle operator was hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash in Plainfield on Saturday, police said. Police investigated the scene of crash took place in th…

07/26/2025

Student loan borrowers face a new status quo after Congress and President Donald Trump signed off on a massive budget reconciliation agreement earlier this month — the so-called “one big, beautiful bill”.

Since Congress wrote these changes into law, they’re not susceptible to legal challenges.

07/26/2025

BREAKING: An early morning shooting Saturday in New Haven has left a man in critical condition, said police.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — An early morning shooting Saturday in New Haven has left a man in critical condition, said police. At 2:30 a.m. in the area of Crown and Temple Streets, a 23-year-old male…

07/26/2025

Safe streets, quality health care and a strong retiree community make New Hampshire the best state to retire in 2025, according to a new report.

Top retirement spots? New England and the Mountain West are leading the pack this year.

07/26/2025

A tractor-trailer rollover has closed a section of Interstate 395 northbound in Montville, said state police.

MONTVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — A tractor-trailer rollover has closed a section of Interstate 395 northbound in Montville, said state police. The accident happened early Saturday morning at around 4:00 b…

07/26/2025

Federal and local law enforcement served a search warrant for alleged s*x trafficking Friday morning at a Los Angeles home owned by a controversial pastor and subject of the Netflix docuseries “Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult.”

The controversial pastor and his group were the focus of the Netflix docuseries “Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult.”

07/26/2025

A man is facing multiple public indecency charges after police say he exposed himself on two separate occasions, according to Manchester police.

MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTNH) — A man is facing multiple public indecency charges after police say he exposed himself on two separate occasions, according to Manchester police. Nicholas Dizon On Friday …

07/26/2025

A Waterbury woman described her experience during Friday's storm: "All of a sudden you start hearing thunder and lightning, and then you just heard a big explosion...Then we come outside, and we see a tree across the street.”

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Severe storms rolled through parts of Connecticut on Friday. News 8 spotted damage at the corner of Cooke Street and Roseland Avenue. On Greenwood Avenue, a tree had falle…

07/26/2025

South Windsor fire officials said when they arrived, the fire was on the front porch and first floor of the two-and-a-half story house. Firefighters had to enter from the opposite side in order to search inside.

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07/26/2025

According to the arrest warrant, a Branford woman called and texted her ex-husband’s coworkers multiple times to ask about him after their divorce was finalized on July 16.

BRANFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Branford woman was arrested on Thursday on charges of stalking and breach of peace for allegedly harassing her ex-husband and his coworkers. Lauren Farino, 41, was arrest…

07/26/2025

A suspect has been arrested after two people were shot in a University of New Mexico dorm.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — One person is dead and another wounded following a shooting early Friday at a University of New Mexico dormitory that prompted the evacuation of hundreds of students and a …