Alyssa Taglia

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — Two Connecticut 17-year-olds and longtime friends who were both impacted by cancer are using their experiences to help others facing the same fight by creating an app. “I’m a care...

WALLINGFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — An art exhibit unlike any you’ve walked through before. Titled “Completing the Journey: The Art of Hospice Care,” it gives a unique and deeply personal…

MIDDLEFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — Alyssa Taglia had a wonderful time Wednesday at the Thin Line Peer Support Team’s Golf Tournament at Lyman Orchards. The nonprofit makes sure no one fights a…

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — News 8’s Alyssa Taglia was at the Great Wines, Greater Futures fundraising event by Big Brothers Big Sisters. The event, which happened on June 4, supports Con…

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — Meet Annmarie Houle and her son Evan Volpert. Evan, 26, is on the autism spectrum. He became critically ill a couple of years ago and was placed in a medically induced coma. An…

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — One day, Tricia Boudreau was watching the news when a story about a woman in need of a kidney caught her attention. “It just hit me. So, as I was watching the story, I saw so ...

ORANGE, Conn. (WTNH) — During the summertime, one day of selling ice cream helps make the holidays a little brighter for Connecticut kids. Hurricane Jayne’s Ice Cream is a nonprof…

HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — For five years, Lena Sorensen waited; she waited for a second chance, wondering if she’d live long enough to watch her children grow up. “The will to live w…

WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — For 15-year-old Claire Mitchell, becoming the town of Windsor’s first female Eagle Scout wasn’t just about a badge and breaking barriers. “Scouting really means a lot to me, bu...

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Six-year-old Colton Buckley came to New Mill Restaurant in Southington ready to celebrate his grandmother’s 60th birthday with his wallet. While Colton was o…