Rachel Rooney
Content Producer
Rocky Hill, CT
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Rachel has been with Eyewitness News since 2010. She joined the news team as an Assignment Editor/Content Producer after spending a year at WGGB in Springfield, MA.
Rachel works the dayshift helping the news staff with gathering, reacting to breaking news, and confirming story details.
Rachel is a graduate of Lyndon State College in Vermont with a degree in Television Studies: Broadcast News, with a minor in Meteorology and Business Administration.
When not at work Rachel enjoys spending time with her husband John and two kids, Tyler and Kyleigh.
Rachel enjoys traveling, visiting family, gardening, and playing softball.
She's an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots and also helps with her local Little League organization.
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A pair of cousins will share a unique bond from day one.
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Hartford is going to the bananas Monday, as the Savannah Bananas arrive in town and bring a ton of excitement with them.
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Enfield police are investigating after a person was stabbed Friday afternoon.
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Cities and towns across Connecticut will be marking the Memorial Day holiday with events throughout the weekend.
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A man is accused of stabbing another man and injecting himself what Windsor Locks police suspected was fentanyl.
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An up-and-coming restaurant is having to recover after a key piece of equipment was stolen this weekend.
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The University of Connecticut Women’s basketball team is advancing to the Big East championship game following their win on Sunday.
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Officials have closed a stretch of Route 4 in Burlington after a vehicle struck a pole.
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Injuries have been reported after a school student transport van was involved in a crash Monday morning on Route 190 in Somers.
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A Hamden man has been arrested for breaking into a home earlier this year.
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Raspberry is coming to the Girl Scout cookie lineup this Spring.
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