High pressure holds on for one more pretty good weather day today. Changes with rising humidity coming our way tomorrow and eventually some showers Thursday. A slow moving pattern and a huge upper low will keep a scattered shower threat around this weekend and early next week. Not washouts, but hit and miss showers or storms daily. Less activity at...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) - Hartford police are looking for a driver who struck and killed a toddler who wandered out of a laundromat Monday night. Police say they received several 911 calls reporting a toddler had been struck on New Britain Avenue just before 11:00 p.m. A girl was found unresponsive in the road when police arrived. She...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- A swearing-in ceremony made history on Monday in New Haven as Shakira Samuel was promoted to assistant fire chief, marking her the first woman in the city to hold the rank. The monumental moment ignited applause, tears and pride. "Representation matters," Samuel said. "It sends a powerful message. You can achieve...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- A person is expected to survive being shot Monday night in New Haven, according to police. The person was shot on Ferry Street by Chatham Street. Police were at the scene, as of about 10:30 p.m. Further information, including a description of a potential suspect, was not immediately provided.

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) -- A Hartford nonprofit is trying to recover once again after being burglarized for the second time in a week. Angel of Edgewood realized it had been burglarized when a staff member arrived Monday morning and couldn't get into the warehouse. The nonprofit told News 8 that new coats and toys were stolen. It was burglarized...

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. (WTNH) — A rare flower is about to get pretty stinky. The corpse flower at Eastern Connecticut State University is set to bloom for the first time, providing a feast for the eyes... but not for the nose. While the flower's outer coating will open to show off a maroon bloom, the smell is more unpleasant. The stink has...