Jay Kenney
Digital Content
Rocky Hill, CT
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Jay Kenney is a journalist working within the Digital Content Center assisting with reporter/photographer assignments, breaking news coverage, and social media. Jay previously worked at NBC Sports Boston, WHDH 7 News, and many other roles. Jay was originally raised in South Boston, MA and resides in Simsbury, CT. You can follow Jay on Twitter at @JayWFSB!
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|By Rob Polansky, Dylan Fearon, Evan Sobol, Jay Kenney and Audrey Russo
Route 9 south in Cromwell was closed on Wednesday morning because a trooper and a firefighter were hurt when they responded to an overturned vehicle.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Marcy Jones, Jay Kenney, Rob Polansky and Susan Raff
Connecticut’s governor said he will present his two-year budget proposal to the General Assembly on Wednesday.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Jay Kenney
A crash caused delays on Interstate 84 in Waterbury early Wednesday morning.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Olivia Kalentek, Olivia Schueller, Jay Kenney and Matt McFarland
A man was arrested after a gun with a large capacity magazine was found in a closet at a school in Hamden.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 12:46 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney and Olivia Schueller
Two racially charged incidents within the walls of RHAM High School in Hebron have the district is taking action.
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 5:15 PM EST
|By Jay Kenney, Rob Polansky, Olivia Schueller and Ayah Galal
A student was banned from the University of Hartford campus following concerning posts made to social media, the school confirmed on Monday morning.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 5:03 AM EST
|By Zoe Strothers and Jay Kenney
The Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Squad unit was requested, according to state police.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 11:19 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney and Cassidy Williams
Arctic air moves into Connecticut on Friday, and officials urged people to extra precautions to stay safe.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 8:17 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol, Bryant Reed, Jay Kenney and Audrey Russo
An underground explosion Thursday forced the closure Laurel Street in Hartford through the overnight hours.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 7:23 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney and Audrey Russo
A family in Wethersfield was forced from their home Thursday morning after their garage caught fire.
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: Feb. 1, 2023 at 6:59 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol, Jay Kenney and Audrey Russo
Two teen girls were scheduled to face a judge later this month after a resource officer discovered a stun gun when a verbal fight between students was broken up.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 6:05 AM EST
|By Stephanie Simoni, Jay Kenney and Marcy Jones
A Bristol police officer was honored in Washington D.C. as the National Officer of the Month for December.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 12:17 PM EST
|By Jay Kenney and Audrey Russo
An overnight shooting in Hartford left a man in critical condition.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:54 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol, Patricia Del Rio, Marcy Jones and Jay Kenney
Police in Southington and Wallingford are investigating multiple purse snatching cases.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 9:41 PM EST
|By Jay Kenney, Rob Polansky and Ayah Galal
A man was found dead after firefighters put out a fire in Westbrook.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:55 AM EST
|By Ayah Galal, Jay Kenney and Cassidy Williams
Road crews throughout Connecticut have been working to prepare for snow that’s in the forecast for Wednesday.
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 2:15 PM EST
|By Jay Kenney, Marcy Jones and Susan Raff
Connecticut’s governor, health officials, and mayors held a news conference Monday morning to discuss legislation aimed at the reduction of gun violence.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 12:05 PM EST
|By Evan Sobol, Marcy Jones and Jay Kenney
A man is dead from a shooting in Waterbury Thursday night, according to police.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 6:22 AM EST
|By Bryant Reed, Zoe Strothers, Marcy Jones and Jay Kenney
In Hamden, community members had conversation Thursday night about crime with local, state and federal leaders.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 5:45 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney
The road remains closed at this time due to utility pole damage.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 7:20 PM EST
|By Jay Kenney, Audrey Russo and Matt McFarland
A 40-year-old man was shot and killed in an incident that police believe took place on Wednesday night.
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. 18, 2023 at 12:53 PM EST
|By Jay Kenney, Audrey Russo and Matt McFarland
Connecticut lawmakers are seeking to reintroduce Ethan’s Law at the federal level.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 9:55 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney and Rob Polansky
A 32-year-old woman was killed in a crash that happened on Route 8 north in Shelton, according to state police.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 8:12 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney and Rob Polansky
A man from New Haven was killed in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 northbound in Darien.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 7:00 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney and Rob Polansky
A person was struck and killed on Route 101 in Killingly Tuesday morning.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 6:48 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney and Marcy Jones
According to police and Yale Daily News, just before 1 A.M., students received a ‘Yale Alert’ notifying those in the area of Old Campus to shelter in place while authorities conducted an investigation.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 6:47 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney and Audrey Russo
Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Willimantic in which a man was targeted.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 10:02 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney
Rt. 189 in Granby will remain closed for approximately 6 to 8 hours after a single vehicle crash Sunday evening.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 9:18 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney
Moore is widely considered the most prolific winner in NCAA women’s basketball history after leading the UConn Huskies to a 150-4 record over her four-year career.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 6:32 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney and Marcy Jones
Police are asking for the public’s help after a wrong-way driver struck a police cruiser on I-91 in Hartford early Saturday morning.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 5:43 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney and Audrey Russo
New London county is the lone area of our state with a medium risk for spread according to the CDC.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 4:31 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney
Police officials say officers responded to 412 Farmington Ave. around 12:33 A.M.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 5:25 AM EST
|By Rob Polansky, Evan Sobol, Susan Raff and Jay Kenney
A driver in a stolen police cruiser slammed into a diner in Bristol, according to police.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 6:40 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney
Hartford police said an 18-year-old has died in a shooting that happened Wednesday in Hartford.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:54 AM EST
|By Evan Sobol, Marc Robbins, Marcy Jones and Jay Kenney
A Waterbury police officer was fired for his behavior during a traffic incident last month, the department announced.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 5:21 AM EST
|By Audrey Russo, Rob Polansky, Matt McFarland, Evan Sobol and Jay Kenney
Cannabis sales begin statewide on Tuesday and cities are preparing for a rush of new business.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 12:16 PM EST
|By Rob Polansky, Susan Raff and Jay Kenney
Connecticut lawmakers are mourning the death of a colleague.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 7:55 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney
Crews completed a cleanup from an overnight tractor trailer fire on Interstate 91 north Friday morning.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 10:48 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney and Marcy Jones
Two drivers were killed in a wrong-way crash that happened on Route 9 in Cromwell Thursday morning.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 6:57 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney
Connecticut state police are asking witnesses to contact them after a Wednesday accident on the Tolland Turnpike.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 6:16 AM EST
|By Zoe Strothers and Jay Kenney
Shortly before 6 P.M. Wednesday evening, members of a regional auto taskforce pursued a stolen vehicle wanted for a major incident in another jurisdiction.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 7:23 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney and Rob Polansky
A driver crashed into a fire truck on Interstate 91 south in Windsor Locks on Wednesday morning.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2023 at 6:59 PM EST
|By Jay Kenney
Black plumes of smoke could be seen rising from miles away, as far away as Hartford.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 7:30 AM EST
|By Jay Kenney
Charges have been filed in Plainfield after a pedestrian was struck by a gel blaster Thursday evening.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 6:20 AM EST
|By Kristina Russo, Jay Kenney and Marcy Jones
The father of a child that died of acute fentanyl and Xylazine (animal sedative) intoxication was arrested.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 5:10 PM EST
|By Olivia Kalentek, Jay Kenney, Marcy Jones, Ayah Galal and Evan Sobol
A road in West Hartford is closed due to a serious motor vehicle accident.
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