Eliza Kruczynski
Reporter
Rocky Hill, CT
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Eliza Kruczynski is from Boston and ready to report news closer to home.
She reported and anchored in Augusta, Georgia from October 2020 to June 2022. Eliza covered all the major stories, from vice presidents coming to town to the 2022 Masters Tournament.
The Quinnipiac University Alumna is familiar with the Connecticut area and can't wait to share the Connecticut residents' stories. Community concerns? Questions? Just want to chat? Feel free to email her at eliza.kruczynski@wfsb.com.
In between hanging out with friends and family, playing tennis and spending as much time as possible at the Cape, Eliza is ready to tell your story.
Education
Updated: 7 hours ago
|By Evan Sobol, Susan Raff and Eliza Kruczynski
Wine will not be sold in Connecticut grocery stores this year.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 9:55 AM EDT
|By Zoe Strothers, Marcy Jones, Jay Kenney, Rob Polansky, Susan Raff and Eliza Kruczynski
State Representative Robin Comey, a democrat from Branford, was arrested tonight after an accident in Hartford.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 2:33 PM EDT
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Zoe Strothers
New Haven Police say a man is in critical condition after a shooting on Dixwell Avenue.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 12:36 AM EDT
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Evan Sobol
Over the next 30 days, nearly 40 restaurants are participating in the initiative.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 2:54 AM EDT
|By Eliza Kruczynski
Residents all across Connecticut are gearing up for Winter Storm Brenda.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 1:59 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky and Eliza Kruczynski
A nursing home in Waterford said it had to relocate dozens of residents while it investigated asbestos concerns.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 6:29 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol, Eliza Kruczynski and Cassidy Williams
Police are investigating a deadly shooting that led to a crash in Hartford on Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 12:03 AM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Nina Pezzello
New Britain’s state of the city address is tonight and there are some big ticket items Mayor Stewart plans to address.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 10:23 AM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection warned residents this week there might be an increase in bear sightings as the state heads into the spring and summer months.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 12:33 AM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski
An online drinking trend is fueling concern on college campuses.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 10:12 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Zoe Strothers
Aid-a-Pet is a non-profit organization helping Hartford pet owners in need with food and emergency medical services for their furry family members.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:16 AM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski, Zoe Strothers and Marcy Jones
A new outdoor gun range proposal in Prospect has some residents upset.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 5:50 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski
Educators and state leaders are pushing to make financial literacy a graduation requirement for high school students.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 8:05 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski
A couple local high school kids have been helping residents who are snowed in.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 4:42 PM EST
|By Lorin Richardson and Eliza Kruczynski
Many towns are getting ready for Tuesday’s snow.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2023 at 5:37 PM EST
|By Evan Sobol and Eliza Kruczynski
A teacher pulled a man in a wheelchair out of a burning car in Manchester on Thursday.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 7:11 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski
A 25-year-old Hartford man born with some physical differences isn’t letting his disability get in the way of living his life to the fullest.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 7:54 PM EST
|By Nina Pezzello and Eliza Kruczynski
There was a structure fire on Brickyard Road in Woodstock this evening.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:41 AM EST
|By Ayah Galal, Rob Polansky, Marcy Jones, Jay Kenney and Eliza Kruczynski
Rising rent continued to strike a chord with renters, who rallied at the state capitol on Tuesday.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 11:58 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski
Residents at a local mobile home park are fed up with rising rent and worsening conditions.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 9:07 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky and Eliza Kruczynski
All schools in Windsor Locks have been locked down due to a threat.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 11:32 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Zoe Strothers
Faculty members say they were completely blindsided by the announcement that Stone Academy is closing all three of its campuses.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 7:20 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski
Yale has an exciting guest in town Thursday night: the one and only, Sir Paul McCartney.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 10:19 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol and Eliza Kruczynski
Torrington police and Life Star are responding to a serious incident Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 11:31 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol and Eliza Kruczynski
Four juveniles are facing charges after a Wallingford playground was set on fire in October.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 5:45 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney, Olivia Schueller and Eliza Kruczynski
Family members of local students are asking for answers following several incidents involving weapons, and the assault of an assistant principal.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 9:50 AM EST
|By Zoe Strothers, Eliza Kruczynski, Jay Kenney and Marcy Jones
Medical marijuana patients in Connecticut are getting worried after some say they can’t find the products they need.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2023 at 8:58 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Zoe Strothers
One firefighter has suffered a laceration to his head after responding to a technical rescue off Wisk-Key Wind Road.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 6:44 AM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski, Nina Pezzello, Jay Kenney, Marcy Jones and Rob Polansky
Another case of a weapon brought into a school caused extreme safety concerns for parents and students.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 12:04 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol and Eliza Kruczynski
The city of New Haven is seeing a spike in deadly overdoses, officials said Tuesday.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 7:28 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Kristina Russo
Connecticut’s 2023 Teacher of the Year is now in the running for National Teacher of the Year.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 6:32 AM EST
|By Matt McFarland, Jay Kenney, Marcy Jones and Eliza Kruczynski
New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker delivered his State of the City Address Monday at City Hall.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 10:47 AM EST
|By Zoe Strothers and Eliza Kruczynski
Quaker Farms Fire Company in Oxford says they spent 11 hours fighting a massive fire that destroyed a home on Jensen Farm Road.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 8:17 AM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Zoe Strothers
A man was killed by a fallen tree in Colchester on Sunday.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2023 at 12:05 AM EST
|By Zoe Strothers and Eliza Kruczynski
Several animals have died after a barn fire last night in Prospect.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 6:28 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol, Eliza Kruczynski, Cassidy Williams and Jay Kenney
A man died in an ATV crash that happened on his own property in Plymouth Wednesday night.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 11:56 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Olivia Kalentek
A new cannabis cultivation center is coming to New Britain, but not everyone is happy about it.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST
|By Olivia Kalentek and Eliza Kruczynski
A 16-year-old student from Manchester High School was arrested for carrying a loaded firearm on school grounds.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 12:27 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski, Olivia Kalentek, Jay Kenney, Cassidy Williams and Patricia Del Rio
A death investigation at a home in Willimantic continued on Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 3:29 PM EST
|By Evan Sobol and Eliza Kruczynski
A section of I-84 east in Tolland is closed Monday afternoon after a crash involving a tractor trailer.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 at 11:16 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Zoe Strothers
Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that granted the right to an abortion.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 11:35 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Zoe Strothers
In July of 2021, the Norwich Diocese declared bankruptcy after multiple lawsuits filed against the Diocese for several incidents of alleged abuse, which happened over 20 years ago at Saint John School in Deep River.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 7:43 PM EST
|By Zoe Strothers and Eliza Kruczynski
Senator Chris Murphy visited the Boys and Girls Club members and spoke with local students on his continuing efforts to advocate for funding in support of the program.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 7:21 PM EST
|By Olivia Kalentek, Jay Kenney, Marcy Jones and Eliza Kruczynski
Hartford residents and business owners said they have been dealing with flooding and overflowing septic tanks for years.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2023 at 10:10 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski
While hospitalizations are down by about 100 people in the last week, the CDC is still warning almost all counties in Connecticut to take precautions.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 11:52 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Zoe Strothers
Traveling to space, an experience you can only dream of, is becoming a reality for one Connecticut filmmaker.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 9:36 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Zoe Strothers
Back in October the board of regents said it was considering a 3% tuition hike for state universities for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 8:12 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski
Police say they are investigating a shots fired incident in West Haven.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 8:13 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski
Residents in a few Newington neighborhoods found some very distasteful flyers left outside their houses.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 11:22 PM EST
|By Eliza Kruczynski and Zoe Strothers
A fire overnight in Enfield has closed a building that the Thompsonville community cherished.
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