It's going to be a soggy start to the day! Make sure you have an umbrella this morning--luckily you won't need it this afternoon. Rain will be fairly steady until lunchtime, then we'll dry out in the afternoon. Behind the front delivering the rain, it'll be much cooler through Friday. Despite the sunshine, a northerly [...]| WTNH.com
WATERTOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — Police said they are looking for a car and the belongings of a man who may have been involved in a Watertown burglary and double homicide in Waterbury. At approximately 6:50 a.m. Tuesday, police responded to the area of Winnemaug Road and Sperry Road for a reported burglary. A Black man [...]| WTNH.com
PLANTSVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — News 8's Ann Nyberg, Joe Furey and Klarn DePalma were inducted into the Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame on Tuesday evening. The three of them were honored on Oct. 7 at the CBA award ceremony at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. Nyberg has spent more than 40 years in [...]| WTNH.com
Students at Portland High School and Portland Middle School have been dismissed for the day due to a "significant" sewage backup that is affecting both schools.| WTNH.com
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — It's day three of the Konstantinos "Kosta" Diamantis trial. The former state deputy budget director is accused of taking bribes to steer school construction contracts to certain companies. A birthday card, pars and birdies, pints sounds like a good time, but prosecutors say those were all code words used in an [...]| WTNH.com
PLANTSVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Broadcasters Association (CBA) held its annual awards ceremony on Tuesday night at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington, where News 8 took home multiple awards. News 8 received awards in the following categories: News 8’s Ann Nyberg, Joe Furey and Klarn DePalma were also inducted into the CBA Hall of [...]| WTNH.com
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) - Two people were found fatally shot in a home Monday night, according to Waterbury police, who said a person of interest has been identified in connection to the homicides. Police said they were dispatched after a report of a shooting on the 100 block of Beverly Avenue around 11 p.m. Inside [...]| WTNH.com
GLASTONBURY, Conn. (WTNH) -- A motorcyclist was injured in a crash on Route 2 Tuesday in Glastonbury, state police said. According to state police, the motorcycle was traveling in the right lane of three near Exit 6 when the operator lost control and rolled over. The motorclist was taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening [...]| WTNH.com
The archive video above first aired on Sept. 9. EAST LYME, Conn. (WTNH) — East Lyme police Wednesday say they’ve arrested the man behind an airport ride service out of Coventry accused of ste…| WTNH.com
Very warm weather today & tomorrow before a cold front comes through early Wednesday of this week with some much needed rain! The drought will likely get worse as the deficit increases. A tropical system could form off of the SE United States Coast late this week and move into our area this coming Sunday-Monday [...]| WTNH.com
The bribery trial of Gov. Ned Lamont’s former state deputy budget director, Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, is underway.| WTNH.com
MANSFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) -- Partial human remains were found at Mansfield Hollow State Park, according to state police. State police said the human remains were discovered around 2:40 p.m. on Sunday. The boat launch remains closed, and people are asked to avoid the area. The Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crime Squad and DEEP [...]| WTNH.com
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A male body was found Sunday along the side of Spring Street in West Haven, according to police. The body was found around 2 p.m. in the bushes along Spring Street near the New Haven line, police said. Police said they are still in the early stages of the investigation [...]| WTNH.com
The archive video above aired on April 10, 2025. NORWICH, Conn. (WTNH) — Norwich fire officials say a makeshift altar with candles and incense caused a house fire that left a mother and her 8-year-old daughter dead in April. It was around 1 a.m. on April 10 when fire crews were dispatched to the Otis [...]| WTNH.com
MONTVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) - Police in Montville are looking for the man who allegedly stole $200 from a Dunkin' store. According to police, the man showed up stating he was an employee from another Dunkin' and needed to make change for two $100 bills. The man then proceeded to go behind the counter, tapped the [...]| WTNH.com
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- Golden Globe award winning actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck stopped by Zeneli Pizzeria for a bite to eat Sunday. In a post on Facebook, the restaurant said, "It was a pleasure to have you today Ben Affleck. Thank you for stopping by at @zeneli_pizzeria."| WTNH.com
The video above aired Sept. 18, 2025 BRISTOL, Conn. (WTNH) — Lake Compounce celebrated 179 years of fun and entertainment on Monday in Bristol. The park is the longest continuously-operated amusement park in the United States. In a Facebook post, the park wrote, "Happy Birthday to us! 179 years of fun, thrills & memories at [...]| WTNH.com
WALLINGFORD, Conn. (WTNH) -- The Connecticut Foodshare approved $1 million in emergency response funding amid the government shutdown, officials with the food bank announced Monday. The funds will be used to support additional food distributions for federal employees affected and increase food to over 600 agency partners and programs. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) [...]| WTNH.com
VERNON, Conn. (WTNH) — A portion of Hartford Turnpike (Route 30) is closed Monday morning in Vernon, according to police. Hartford Turnpike (Route 30) is closed between Meadow Lark Road and Dart Ro…| WTNH.com
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (WTNH) — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and on Saturday, neighbors in Old Saybrook participated in the 20th annual “Walk for the Cure.” The walk was organi…| WTNH.com
WETHERSFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — Two people were located in the woods after a rollover crash Friday night on Route 5 and 15 in Wethersfield, said the fire department. Just before midnight in the area o…| WTNH.com
(KRON) — University of San Francisco Department of Public Safety officials sent an alert to students Thursday about a man who is wearing Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses and recording women on campus.…| WTNH.com
MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTNH) — No injuries were reported in a crash between a vehicle and a school van carrying four children Friday morning in Manchester, state police said. According to state p…| WTNH.com
Perfect weather for fairs, walks, pumpkin picking and visiting apple orchards through the weekend! The Harwinton Fair & the Portland Fair are happening this weekend! No rain until a cold front …| WTNH.com
DANBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Dr. Jane Goodall, a trailblazing chimpanzee researcher, died Wednesday at the age of 91. Goodall’s research while living among chimpanzees in Africa decades ago transf…| WTNH.com
A golf tournament is taking place this weekend in Oxford to raise money to research metastatic breast cancer — the only stage of breast cancer that is currently incurable.| WTNH.com
BRISTOL, Conn. (WTNH) — As kids settle into their classrooms for the new school year, education leaders want to know the seats are filled each day. News 8 sat down for an exclusive update on chroni…| WTNH.com
