Two arrested for violent carjacking, police chase in Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Police have arrested two people in connection with a carjacking and police chase Tuesday morning in Hartford. According to police, Brian Perry, 23, of Meriden, and Paula Brown,...
View ArticleBailey Middle School Science Fair
Storm Team 8’s Mobile Weather Lab visited Bailey Middle School in West Haven. The school was hosting a science fair which consisted of hand-made fun activities that were made by the students and...
View Article4 ways to make sure your student has a great first semester
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — School will be back in session before you know it. As such, is important to make sure your child gets off to a good start because this could have impact over their entire...
View ArticleFired teacher apologizes for yanking chair out from student
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — 31-year-old David Pfaff is apologizing for the actions he took in his 8th grade class at Bailey Middle School. In the video, Pfaff yanks a chair out from under a West Haven...
View ArticleFormer West Haven teacher arrested after chair incident
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A former West Haven school teacher has been arrested on reckless endangerment and breach of peace charges just a few weeks after being dismissed from his position. David...
View ArticleYoung author RJ Tolson discusses new book & national literacy campaign
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut is full of young talented artists, writers, musicians and students. Twenty-two year old author RJ Tolson continues to make strides by inspiring others through his...
View ArticleFinal goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2015
Sometimes the act of dying, by itself, represents a type of victory. Such was the case for Richard “Dick” Walters, who was a leader in the effort to get the state of Vermont to pass aid-in-dying...
View ArticleLife-size robot stops by West Haven school
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Students at Bailey Middle School in West Haven got quite the special visitor to class Wednesday. A life-sized talking and rolling robot. The lesson? How to build a robot...
View ArticleMan who shot Colorado deputies ranted against government
BAILEY, Colo. (AP) — A man who spent years fighting the foreclosure of his Colorado home and ranted online about police and corporate corruption shot three law enforcement officers trying to serve an...
View Article8 tips for finishing the school year strong
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Whether you’re a first-year middle schooler, finishing your last year of high school, or if you’re a parent of a student eager for summer, we’ve got your back. Joining us...
View ArticleFive arrested for tainted heroin near New London school
NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTNH) — Five New London residents have been arrested by police following a months-long investigation into Fentanyl-laced heroin that has caused users to overdose. On Tuesday morning,...
View ArticleNorth Branford High School Teacher Named CT’s 2017 “Teacher of the Year”
NORTH BRANFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – A biology teacher from North Branford High School got quite the honor today. Governor Dannel Malloy along with other state and local officials showed up at the school to...
View ArticleFormer West Haven teacher in court after chair incident
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — The case of a former West Haven teacher caught on camera pulling a chair out from underneath a student is scheduled to return to court Thursday. David Pfaff, 32, lost his...
View ArticlePedestrians don’t feel safe near intersection where woman was hit and killed
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — New Haven police are still investigating a car crash that killed a woman from Waterbury on Tuesday. Police are using surveillance video to try to piece together what...
View Article16 children in hospital, motorist dead, after school bus crash in Las Vegas
(ABC) — Fifteen children aboard a school bus were taken to the hospital and the driver of a car killed after a collision in Las Vegas, Nevada, this morning. A child in the car was also hospitalized....
View ArticleWest Haven middle school holds pep rally for Pop Warner team, which lost in...
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH)–Students at Bailey Middle School were playing hookie on Friday in support of their football team. A pep rally was held to cheer on the West Haven Pop Warner team, which was...
View ArticlePhilip Roth, fearless and celebrated author, dies at 85
Philip Roth, the prize-winning novelist and fearless narrator of sex, death, assimilation and fate, from the comic madness of "Portnoy's Complaint" to the elegiac lyricism of "American Pastoral," died...
View ArticleWest Haven middle school holds pep rally for Pop Warner team, which lost in...
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH)--Students at Bailey Middle School were playing hookie on Friday in support of their football team. A pep rally was held to cheer on the West Haven Pop Warner team, which was...
View ArticleOhio State's Chase Young wins Nagurski Award
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ohio State defensive end Chase Young won the Bronko Nagurski Award given to the nation's top college defensive player on Monday night. Young was the nation's most dominant...
View ArticleWest Haven middle school buffs up security following suspicious rumor
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- Extra police will be present at Bailey Middle School in West Haven on Wednesday following a suspicious rumor. Officials say the rumor that circulated among students. School...
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