New Haven LGBTQ community speaks about Orlando shooting one week later
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The LGBTQ community in New Haven is still hurting one week after the shooting in Orlando. On Sunday community members spoke about what the past week has been like. News 8...
View ArticleHow do you know if your car is being recalled?
(WTNH) — Car recalls are pretty common, but how do you know if your vehicle is being recalled? The first step is to find your vehicle identification number, or VIN. You can find that inside of the...
View ArticleSlide the City brings summertime fun to New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Part of Prospect Street in New Haven was transformed into a water park on Saturday. People didn’t drive – they slid – down the street. Slide the City is a slip and slide...
View ArticleNorth Haven addresses drug problem
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – In light of the drug crisis in New Haven, officials in nearby North Haven aren’t taking any chances. Drug addiction is a problem in North Haven too. There is now a green...
View ArticleWaterbury city employee investigated for allowing family at pool after hours
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A Waterbury city employee is being investigated after admitting he allowed his family to swim in a city pool after it was closed to the public. The Washington Park pool is a...
View ArticleConnecticut officers react to Dallas police shooting
(WTNH) — Friday was very emotional for police across Connecticut. They’re now thinking more about their own safety and showing their support for the Dallas Police Department. “I don’t think there’s...
View ArticleRally held in New Haven in response to recent police shootings
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – A rally in New Haven on Sunday afternoon brought the community and law enforcement together. It was planned in the wake of the recent deadly police shootings across the...
View ArticleExpect delays on I-95 northbound in New Haven this weekend
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — If you are heading north on I-95, you will soon see changes to the traffic configuration in New Haven. The I-95 northbound off-ramp to I-91 northbound will be moved. As the...
View ArticleTow trucks will be on I-95 during and after construction
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – A major traffic shift will go into effect this weekend along one of the busiest sections of I-95. Exit 48, the ramp to I-91, will be moving from the left to the right side of...
View ArticleDelays expected as New Haven traffic shift begins
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Highway crews are moving the northbound lanes of I-95 from where they are now. “We are flipping I-95 traffic which is currently on the right hand side of 91 and flipping over...
View ArticleConfusion in New Haven following I-95 traffic shift
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A major traffic shift on I-95 northbound in New Haven went into effect on Saturday morning. The original traffic pattern was in place for the past 60 years. The shift is...
View ArticleHebron woman takes a stance against body-shaming
(WTNH)– Nicole Henry went to Facebook July 14 to share her thoughts after Playboy model Dani Mathers body-shamed a woman at the gym. The 2015 Playmate of the year took a Snapchat of the woman in a Los...
View ArticlePD: New Haven woman shot in chest by stray bullet
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH)– Police are investigating after a woman was shot in the chest while in her New Haven own home early Thursday. It happened on Shelton Avenue. Police say the victim, a...
View ArticleOpportunity Center opens in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Residents of New Haven will now have the “opportunity” to use the city’s new resource center. Mayor Toni Harp cut the ribbon at the Opportunity Center on Dixwell Avenue on...
View ArticlePlane crashes into house in Haddam
HADDAM, Conn. (WTNH) — A small plane crashed into a house in Haddam on Saturday afternoon. State police say a twin engine plane slammed into a home on Little Meadow Road near Eagles Landing State Park...
View ArticleHow firefighters beat the heat
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Staying cool during a heatwave can be difficult for those who work outside. That’s especially true for firefighters. They work together to keep each other safe in the heat....
View ArticleDrought causing wells to dry up
(WTNH) — The dry weather has been tough for people who use well water. Wells all over Connecticut are drying up because of the drought. Richard Hallet owns Water Dr. LLC in Ansonia. He has been busy...
View ArticleWest Haven beach still closed to swimming
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Despite the hot weather on Thursday there was no one in the water at the beach near Savin Rock in West Haven. Beach goers reported a black substance in the water and a foul...
View ArticleExperts: risk of Zika virus spreading in Connecticut is low, not impossible
(WTNH) — Though mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus have infected four people in Florida, no mosquitoes have tested positive for the virus in Connecticut. There have been travel related cases of Zika,...
View ArticleState park swimming areas closed due to high bacteria levels
(WTNH) – Though it was a beautiful day, no one was swimming at Silver Sands State Park in Milford on Wednesday. A red flag on the beach let visitors know they’re not allowed in the water. The swimming...
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