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Tina Detelj

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News8 Reporter covering eastern CT - on most days. Instagram: tina_detelj https://t.co/zJ1OM2pwvt

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  • 1 week ago | wtnh.com | Tina Detelj

    WATERFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Joseph Rashan lives just up the road from Camp Harkness and brings his son Alexi there as often as he can. It’s a place where people of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities can truly enjoy summer. But this year those who come to the overnight camp run by ARC Eastern Connecticut are worried. They haven’t been able to hire the two nurses they need to open the camp on Sunday.

  • 1 week ago | wtnh.com | Tina Detelj

    GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — It’s a murder that sent shock waves through Groton 30 years ago. Sgt. Heather Beauchamp says they have file cabinets full of information on the murder of 82-year-old William Spicer, jr. She says that it’s probably their most lengthy case. It was March 15, 1995 when William Spicer was found dead in his Ford Taurus on his Sparkle Lake Tree Farm in Groton. His wallet was missing and he had been brutally attacked with a knife.

  • 1 week ago | wtnh.com | Tina Detelj

    HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Father’s Day celebration turned into a terrifying shootout at a Hartford social club. “I thought it was firecracker,” said neighbor Carlos Santiago. “That’s what it sounded like.”Neighbors said they heard “pop, pop, pop,” and then what sounded like an Uzi or automatic weapon. Police believe about 400 people were at the Caribbean American Society when those shots rang out just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

  • 2 weeks ago | wtnh.com | Tina Detelj

    MYSTIC, Conn. (WTNH) — It’s a day for which they have worked and it’s an honor they will cherish. Many are fleeing persecution and others seeking opportunity. “Almost every family here in America, mine included, at one time came from some other place,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria Garcia said. She presided over the naturalization ceremony held at the Mystic Seaport Museum during a special session of the United States District Court on Friday. “There is one thing the sea has always done.

  • 2 weeks ago | wtnh.com | Tina Detelj

    EAST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — An East Haven High School graduate is beating the odds, providing an inspiring story during this graduation season. “I’m nervous,” East Haven High School Graduate Isabella ‘Bella’ Chambasis said. “Don’t be nervous, we got this,” her mother, Deann Hurley, told her. “I had to relearn a lot,” Chambasis said. Back in January 2021, Chambasis was diagnosed with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis, an autoimmune disease which attacked her B-blood cells and small organs.

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6 Jun 25

https://t.co/OQ9PCtldFq Amtrak Northeast Corridor is operating two of its four regular tracks right now. Stay with @WTNH for updates on repairs and train schedules.

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5 Jun 25

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5 Jun 25

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