WTNH-TV

WTNH-TV-Channel 8 8 Elm Street New Haven, CT 06510 Ph: 203-784-8888 An ABC network station located in Downtown New Haven, Connecticut. WTNH-TV is carried on many of Connecticut’s cable TV systems. The station broadcasts local news, weather, and many ABC shows. It was the first TV station in all of Southern NE.

• Stormy Overnight and Saturday morning. Improving Saturday afternoon.
  Stormy Overnight and Saturday morning. Improving Saturday afternoon. - We will flip the calendar to JUNE this weekend and we are going to flip our weather pattern as well--just not soon enough! Steady and heavy rain/thunderstorms, local flooding between 3 am and 9 am thanks to a strong area of low pressure. The rain will be steady and heavy through Saturday morning, tapering to [...]
• No one injured after car hits Middletown police cruiser
  No one injured after car hits Middletown police cruiser - MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — No one is injured after a car hit a police cruiser Friday night in Middletown, according to police. Police say that detectives attempted to stop a black Jeep Grand Cherokee. In the Cherokee's attempts to get away, the operator struck the cruiser and caused minor front end damage. The case is [...]
• Police procession in Southington honors Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier 1 year after his death
  Police procession in Southington honors Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier 1 year after his death - SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — It was one year ago in 2024 when Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier was fatally struck by a car while on duty. On Friday, a police procession brought flashbacks to that night. "He had an infectious smile, and he was a friend to everybody who knew him, but more so than [...]
• Pedestrian in stable condition following hit-and-run in Bridgeport
  Pedestrian in stable condition following hit-and-run in Bridgeport - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — A pedestrian is in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of East Main Street and Bass Pro Drive on Friday. Police said the incident occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Friday night. The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital. Police said the vehicle fled the [...]
• 300 New Haven students walk out of school to demand better school funding
  300 New Haven students walk out of school to demand better school funding - NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — About 300 New Haven students walked out of their classrooms Friday in a protest directed at state leadership. The students want to see better school funding from the state of Connecticut. They came from at least four different schools to congregate at the New Haven Green on Friday midday. Yale [...]
• Trump administration names Connecticut, 6 municipalities as ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’
  Trump administration names Connecticut, 6 municipalities as ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a list of “sanctuary jurisdictions defying federal immigration law” on Thursday.
• Connecticut Job Corps centers to pause operations in June
  Connecticut Job Corps centers to pause operations in June - CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — The U.S. Department of Labor is set to pause program that offers free education and vocation training for young people. Connecticut has two of those Job Corps programs, one in Hartford and one in New Haven. Across the nation, 99 centers will be closing their doors by June 30. Many students in [...]
• Vigil to be held in Southington in memory of Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier
  Vigil to be held in Southington in memory of Connecticut State Police Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier - SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) -- Friday marks one year since the hit-and-run that killed a Connecticut State Police trooper. A candlelight vigil will be held at the Jude Lane Overpass in Southington on Friday at 8 p.m. for Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier. Those looking to attend can park at Chris Cote's Golf Shop. Pelletier's widow, [...]
• 8 Things To Do This Weekend: Strawberry Festival, Pride Parade
  8 Things To Do This Weekend: Strawberry Festival, Pride Parade - NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- Looking for weekend activities? We have eight ideas for you! All weekend, enjoy the New London County Strawberry Festival and Craft Show at the North Stonington Agricultural Fairgrounds with a 'kids land' and music. Saturday, take a three-hour trip to tour the Sheffield Island Lighthouse. Explore hiking trails and eat [...]
• Gov. Lamont: Budget on the '1-yard line'
  Gov. Lamont: Budget on the '1-yard line' - HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Emerging from closed-door talks on Thursday evening, Gov. Ned Lamont and the Democratic leaders of the state legislature said they were closing in on a deal for the state's next two-year budget. "We're virtually there," Lamont said of the impending budget deal. "We feel like we're in a good spot," State [...]

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