Kent Pierce

On Wednesday, Female high school students from all over Connecticut spent time learning about careers in science and technology at the second-annual STEM symposium hosted by Southern Connecticut St…

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Friday was National Adoption Day, a day dedicated to encouraging child adoption and honoring the people who do adopt. It is also the one day a year the press is allo…

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — It’s the season of giving, and among the many charities helping to feed the hungry this Thanksgiving is one we at News 8 got to know very well a few months ago. Bac…

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A North Haven roofing business is donating its time to help a charity in need. Together with some other businesses, Skyway Roofing is making sure a nonprofit in Avon is …

BEACON FALLS, Conn. (WTNH) — Blood banks are reporting a shortage of supply right now. That is a common problem this time of year. A blood drive in Beacon Falls Friday morning tried to help with th…

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — It’s been almost 12 years since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Families of gun violence victims and many others are coming together in Washington…

STORRS, Conn. (WTNH) — One of the items on the University of Connecticut’s Board of Trustees meeting agenda Wednesday was closing, suspending or consolidating several programs with low enroll…

HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A new kind of computer system could let people with mobility and motor impairments control things like a wheelchair, or the commands on a computer screen. Two students …

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — A group that advocates for our youngest and most vulnerable said Connecticut is not spending enough on kids. In its annual budget and tax forum, Connecticut Voices for Ch…

GLASTONBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Some children had the time of their lives in Glastonbury Monday morning.