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01/25/2025

A "planetary parade" will be visible through the first half of February. Learn more: https://trib.al/3l59jqe

01/25/2025

On Friday night, a driver struck a telephone pole, causing it to snap in half, according to Torrington Police.

TORRINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — On Friday night, a driver struck a telephone pole, causing it to snap in half, according to Torrington Police. Officers say they were dispatched to Highland Avenue …

01/25/2025

With tax season just days away, some Americans may be wondering how the 47th president’s administration might affect their child tax credit.

President Trump has returned to the White House, and with tax season just days away some Americans may be wondering how the 47th president’s administration might affect their Child Tax Credit…

01/25/2025

Here is a full list of nominees:

In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles that struck at the heart of the movie industry, the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards went forward Thursday morning after a pair of delays.…

01/25/2025

BabyCenter's new report shows a large decline in certain names. See the list here:

Much like the doomed flightless dodo, baby names like “Emory,” “Jamie” or “Remy” are quickly being stamped out by the same humans who once found them so uniquely remarkable.

01/25/2025

Netflix ended 2024 on a high note, adding nearly 19 million subscribers amid its holiday slate of live sports, but that isn’t keeping it from raising subscription fees again.

Don’t look now, but your Netflix bill is about to go up.

01/25/2025

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

01/25/2025

Bao Li and Qing Bao officially made their debut at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Friday morning.

Giant pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, officially made their debut at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Friday morning.

01/25/2025

In a video posted to social media, two people appeared to be embroiled in a scuffle over Pokémon cards sold at a Los Angeles-area Costco.

The fight, captured on video by X user DisguisedToast, unfolded on Jan. 16 at the Costco in Atwater Village, the Los Angeles Times reported.

01/25/2025

Sky gazers in several U.S. states could get a colorful glimpse of the northern lights as we enter the weekend, thanks to a recent geomagnetic storm.

Sky gazers in several U.S. states could get a colorful glimpse of the northern lights as we enter the weekend, thanks to a recent geomagnetic storm.

01/25/2025

Kendrick Lamar is bringing at least one guest to the Big Easy for this year’s Super Bowl halftime show.

Apple Music released a teaser trailer on Thursday showing the Compton native on the gridiron, assessing the field before the big game while he’s talking to someone on the phone.

01/25/2025

What was left of the Mobile Civic Center collapsed Wednesday morning due to the weight of the snow that fell Tuesday, officials said.

UPDATE (10 p.m.): Mobile residents came out Wednesday to take pictures of the Civic Center’s damage, and many were surprised to see that the snow could cause so much destruction. The Civic Ce…

01/25/2025

Bryan Flores-Calero, 19, was charged with two counts of sexual assault in the second degree and two counts of risk of injury to a minor.

NORWALK, Conn. (WTNH) — A man accused of sexually abusing a minor was arrested and charged on Thursday, police said. Bryan Flores-Calero, 19, was charged with two counts of sexual assault in …

01/25/2025

The Department of Consumer Protection advises the public to research before making donations as not all bins are used for a good cause.

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Department of Consumer Protection advises the public to research before making donations as not all bins are used for a good cause. During the winter months, char…

01/25/2025

Keudy Martinez, a 5th grader from Waterbury, said that his platform focuses on school safety

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — It was inauguration day on Friday at the Old State House in Hartford as Connecticut’s new Kid Governor was sworn in. Keudy Martinez, a 5th grader from Waterbury, said…

01/25/2025

State police say a Waterford man was charged Thursday with DUI after being found asleep behind the wheel of a vehicle blocking an Interstate 95 off ramp.

GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — State police say a Waterford man was charged Thursday with DUI after being found asleep behind the wheel of a vehicle blocking an Interstate 95 off ramp. Avi Patel, 25, was c…

01/25/2025

Many landmark buildings in the region participate the event, which happens on International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27. That day in history marks the day that Auschwitz Concentration Camp was liberated in 1945.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The Chapel Haven Schleifer Center is going to “flick the switch” and shine yellow lights to commemorate the Holocaust. Many landmark buildings in the region pa…

01/24/2025

Jovan Williams, 36, allegedly was attempting to pass a vehicle in a marked no-pass zone when the incident occurred. State troopers on scene said that they could smell a strong odor of alcohol on his person and located an empty beer can in his car.

WINDHAM, Conn. (WTNH) — A man was arrested on Friday in relation to an Oct. 2024 crash in Windham, according to state police. Jovan Williams, 36, allegedly was attempting to pass a vehicle in a mar…