[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @wfsbnews wfsbnews wfsbnews posts on TikTok about murder, has been, department of, filed the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and XX posts still getting attention that total XXXXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/tiktok::6790384391479772165/interactions)  - X Week XXXXXXX -XX% - X Month XXXXXXXXX -XX% - X Months XXXXXXXXXX +29% - X Year XXXXXXXXXX +520% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/tiktok::6790384391479772165/posts_active)  - X Week XX -XX% - X Month XX +33% - X Months XXX +208% - X Year XXX +458% ### Followers: XXXXXX [#](/creator/tiktok::6790384391479772165/followers)  - X Week XXXXXX +0.65% - X Month XXXXXX +7% - X Months XXXXXX +39% - X Year XXXXXX +178% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/tiktok::6790384391479772165/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence [#](/creator/tiktok::6790384391479772165/influence) --- **Social category influence** [finance](/list/finance) XXXX% [social networks](/list/social-networks) XXXX% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) XXXX% **Social topic influence** [murder](/topic/murder) #1141, [has been](/topic/has-been) 8.33%, [department of](/topic/department-of) #616, [filed](/topic/filed) #287, [shell](/topic/shell) 2.78%, [underway](/topic/underway) 2.78%, [pets](/topic/pets) 2.78%, [facebook](/topic/facebook) 2.78%, [discovered](/topic/discovered) 2.78%, [runner](/topic/runner) XXXX% **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@emiliosanchez547](/creator/undefined) [@dylanfearon15](/creator/undefined) [@empressnomannaz](/creator/undefined) [@karasundluntv](/creator/undefined) [@abbsbrads](/creator/undefined) [@new_england_unfiltered](/creator/undefined) [@elizaktv](/creator/undefined) [@drsteveperry](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [No Kings (NOKINGS)](/topic/no-kings) ### Top Social Posts [#](/creator/tiktok::6790384391479772165/posts) --- Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "An investigation is underway following a shooting at a field in Stratford on October 13th. At around 7:30 p.m. officers were called to Penders Practice Field located at the intersection of Glendale Road and Charlton Street after a report of shots fired the police department said. When crews arrived they found nine spent .45 caliber shell casings scattered on the ground atop the practice field. As police were looking through the surveillance footage they saw two groups of men each group consisting of three men meeting at the practice field. It was seen on camera that after seconds of both" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7563453040234089759) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-20T23:40Z 76.9K followers, 19.6K engagements "An important warning for pet owners youll want to check your pets microchip information. A Texas-based company called Save this Life has suddenly gone dark. #dogsoftiktok #catsoftiktok #microchip ##connecticut #birdflu #wfsb #animalsoftiktok #warning" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7469966752131157279) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-02-11T01:26Z 76.9K followers, 1M engagements "A popular brunch spot has closed several of their locations across Connecticut. The Place X Be was allegedly buried in unpaid rent and tax issues which prompted several closures. As a result the Department of Revenue Services suspended The Place X Bes sellers permit. They put up a sign at the West Hartford location that said No sales can be transacted. #connecticut #localnews #breakingnews #news #wfsb #westhartford #theplace2be #ctfood" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7535617745040264479) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-08-06T23:25Z 76.9K followers, 527.5K engagements "The I-Team is digging deeper into the past of the X people charged in the abuse and murder of 12-year-old Jacqueline Torres-Garcia. We learned theyve all been in court before and found out the young girls aunt just got out of prison months ago after she was found guilty of risk of injury to a child. The case surrounding Jacqueline Torres-Garcia raises so many questions. There are concerns state systems and other family members may have failed her. #connecticut #localnews #breakingnews #news #wfsb #police #investigation #court #courtroom #attorney #newbritain #DCF #policeinvestigation" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7561227496448937246) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-14T23:44Z 76.9K followers, 154.9K engagements "A 27-year-old woman has been arrested for murdering her infant child. Police say Sadie Fleming killed her son Hudson after a family member reported the two missing on June 8th. State Police put a Silver Alert out that morning. That family member said Fleming had been hearing voices during the past week. State Police say hours after their silver alert went out someone found Fleming walking along the road by herself. Police said Sadies clothing was soaking wet and her mental state appeared to be altered. When asked where her baby was multiple times police say Fleming asked what baby Baby Hudson" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7561564409861016863) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-15T21:31Z 76.9K followers, 105.4K engagements "Jurors in the federal trial against Kosta Diamantis reached a verdict Wednesday morning. Diamantis was found guilty of all XX counts of extortion bribery and making false statements. Diamantis worked for the Lamont administration and was in charge of school construction projects for the state. He faces XX years in prison. Read more on the verdict on the WFSB app. #courtroom #guiltyverdict #trial #breakingnews #Connecticut" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7564115148948983071) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-22T18:30Z 76.9K followers, 17.6K engagements "A Republican congressional candidate in Connecticut is drawing controversy for comments he made about fellow Republican state leaders that prompted Capitol Police to investigate. Jonathan DeBarros who is running for Congress in the Fifth District made the comments in several Facebook videos criticizing Republican state leaders. Capitol Police looked into the comments but ultimately determined nothing DeBarros said constituted a threat. DeBarros was convicted of murder in a 1996 shooting in Waterbury and sentenced to life in prison but was later released on appeal. He later accepted a plea" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7564929781121191199) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-24T23:11Z 76.9K followers, 6346 engagements "A swingers club in Plymouth is appealing an order for it to shut down. The Wicked Fun Club in Plymouth continues to battle the town over its right to stay open now appealing an order to shut down immediately. The Wicked Fun Club meets on Friday and Saturday nights on the second floor of this building. The town originally issued a cease and desist order for the social club saying it violates adult use zoning regulations. But the clubs owner is adamant everything hes doing is legal and hell sue the town if the club has to shut down. #connecticut #localnews #wfsb #CT #breakingnews #Swingersclub" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7491472799270194463) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-04-10T00:20Z 76.8K followers, 410.6K engagements "A 31-year-old Hartford police officer has been arrested after police found him asleep at the wheel. New Britain police say Brenden Lytton was arrested early Sunday morning for operating under the influence and interfering with an officer. Police said Lytton was found asleep in a car while stopped at a traffic light in the East Main Street area. He has been placed on modified duty pending the outcome of the investigation. Lytton was released on a promise to appear. His court date is scheduled for Oct. XX. #connecticut #localnews #breakingnews #news #wfsb #court #courtroom #attorney" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7558628089190731038) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-07T23:37Z 76.8K followers, 544.5K engagements "A neighborhood in New Britain on Friday continued to seek answers after the remains of a girl were discovered. Family members identified the girl as 12-year-old Jacqueline Torres whom went by the nickname Mimi. The discovery was made near an abandoned home on Clark Street on Wednesday. Jacqueline's father claimed that he had not seen or spoken to his daughter since before her 12th birthday which was Jan. XX. He said Jacqueline was living with her mother who had custody. He believes that she had been missing since January or potentially earlier. He said he hadnt been able to get in touch with" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7559736422631050527) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-10T23:18Z 76.8K followers, 335.5K engagements "Tonight at 6pm we are hearing from a family member of Jaqueline Torres the 12-year-old New Britain girl whose remains were found last week in a plastic tote behind an abandoned house. Channel 3's Owen Kingsley sat down with the aunt of the two women accused in the murder sharing details about the family and how she believes the girl's disappearance went unnoticed for so long. The full interview will be posted after it airs on WFSB.com & the WFSB app. #crime #arrest #suspects #connecticut #murdertrial" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7561524377192254751) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-15T18:56Z 76.8K followers, 607K engagements "A family member spoke out amid the investigation into the death of a girl whose remains were found in New Britain. Jacqueline Torres was murdered last fall in Farmington police said. She would have turned XX years old in January. Jacquelines remains were found at an abandoned home on Clark Street in New Britain last week. Three suspects were arrested in connection to Jacquelines death including the victims mother Karla Garcia aunt Jackelyn Garcia and the mothers boyfriend Jonathan Nanita. Investigators said they believe the girl was a victim of prolonged abuse malnourishment and neglect prior" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7561586399745559838) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-15T22:57Z 76.8K followers, 250.2K engagements "A New Britain woman shared details about what she witnessed last week leading up to the police discovery of Jacqueline Torres remains. The 12-year-old victims mother Karla Garcia her aunt Jackelyn and her mothers boyfriend Jonatan Nanita were all charged in the girls death. Jamilet Delarosa a neighbor of the suspects on Tremont Street said Wednesday of last week her dog was acting strangely around a car that had been parked in the area for weeks. According to Delarosa there was a red and white plastic tote inside the car. #connecticut #localnews #breakingnews #news #wfsb #police" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7561960083995905311) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-16T23:07Z 76.8K followers, 71.6K engagements "Sometimes it's not about crossing the finish line. It's how you do it. Take a look at this how this St. Bernard High School cross country runner is creating a team culture by making his brother with autism part of the team. #fyp #autism #Connecticut" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7562249359568538911) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-17T17:49Z 76.8K followers, 3183 engagements "Good luck to everyone at this years Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon 👟🏅 👏 If you cant make it to Bushnell Park you can cheer on the runners from afar by streaming the finish line LIVE on WFSB+ or watching on The Wax. #marathon #raceday #runners #connecticut #liveevents @karasundluntv" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7559627578365988127) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-10T16:16Z 76.9K followers, 1780 engagements "Work on the first roundabout in West Hartford wrapped up about a week ago but its design has already sparked frustration. The roundabout sits at the intersection of Old Meadow Road and King Phillip Drive. Some drivers called it useless. They said its so flat they dont even see it until theyve driven through it. However town engineer Gregory Summer said theres a reason why its so low to the ground. He also said it boosts safety and assists traffic flow. #connecticut #localnews #breakingnews #news #wfsb #westhartford #roundabout #weha #traffic #oldmeadowroad #kingphillipdrive #engineering" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7563841271450619167) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-22T00:47Z 76.9K followers, 27.1K engagements "The fate of a swingers club in Plymouth is up for discussion Tuesday night. The towns planning and zoning committee is meeting tonight to decide whether the Wicked Fun Club can stay in business at its current location. The clubs owner Steve Gagne filed an appeal when he was given a cease-and-desist order from the town which claimed that his business violated zoning regulations. Plymouth says that the club fits into the adult use category of business and one requirement is to be 1000 feet away from a church. The Wicked Fun Club currently sits about XX feet away from the Riverside Baptist" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7498885351889587499) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-04-29T23:45Z 76.9K followers, 12.8K engagements "The owner of a popular brunch spot in West Hartford has been arrested accused of writing bad checks. East Hartford Police arrested the owner of The Place X Be this week. Gina Luari is accused of writing two bad checks totaling more than $10000. Police say they learned of the problem when the manager from a restaurant equipment store in East Hartford came to file a fraud complaint. Other issues with the Place X Be and their locations have been going on for over a year. The New Haven location permanently closed due to unpaid rent; there was also an eviction in Springfield MA. The West Hartford" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7551552802108263711) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-09-18T22:01Z 76.9K followers, 609.2K engagements "Looking for some haunted happenings in #Connecticut Take a trip into one of Americas most famous houses where some believe you can talk to ghosts from centuries ago. #hauntedplaces #ghosttours #historichome #spookyseason" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7561102334667836703) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-14T15:39Z 76.9K followers, 10.7K engagements "Three people faced a judge in the case of a murdered 12-year-old girl. Karla Garcia and Jackelyn Garcia the mother and aunt of the girl appeared in Litchfield County Superior Court in Torrington on Tuesday in connection to the murder of Jacqueline Torres. A third suspect Jonatan Nanita whom police said was Karla Garcias boyfriend was also arrested in the case. He too faced a judge in Torrington. According to police Jacqueline was murdered in Farmington last fall. Her body was kept in a plastic container for a year before being dumped behind an abandoned home on Clark Street in New Britain" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7561199020308221214) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-14T21:54Z 76.9K followers, 1.1M engagements "Documents from New Britain school officials revealed when a murdered 11-year-old girl was removed from the district and enrolled in homeschooling. The Department of Children and Families also released a detailed timeline of its involvement with Jacqueline and her family starting from when she was born. Channel X filed a Freedom of Information request for the documents as the investigation into the death of Jaqueline Torres Garcia continues. The state Department of Children and Families provided its own timeline of its involvement with Jacquelines family. DCF was immediately involved in" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7562330123442130206) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-17T23:03Z 76.9K followers, 257.9K engagements "A Connecticut state senator is facing criticism from Republicans and Governor Ned Lamont after posting a photo at a No Kings rally where he held a sign reading Cholesterol do your job a comment aimed at President Trump. Republican Senate Leader Stephen Harding responded to the post in a statement to Channel X. Disgusting. Hateful. CT Senate Democrats must immediately remove Sen. Saud Anwar as Chair of the legislatures Public Health Committee. And Gov. Ned Lamont should demand it Harding said. This man is a doctor: He is someone supposedly entrusted with protecting health. Yet he just posed" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7563457259217489182) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-20T23:57Z 76.9K followers, 39.2K engagements "For two and a half weeks jurors listened to hours of testimony and saw endless text messages. Today they reached their verdict. At XX a.m. Wednesday the judge announced that jurors were ready to come back into the courtroom. They found Diamantis guilty on all XX charges. Diamantis was silent and stoic in the courtroom. He left the courtroom immediately after the verdict looking almost stunned. One of his daughters who had been at the trial every day was visibly shaken and teary-eyed when the verdict was read. Diamantis maintains he did nothing illegal. He told jurors he took payments from" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7564182638722878750) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-22T22:52Z 76.9K followers, 24.3K engagements "A Halloween display on Whitney Avenue has drawn criticism from the mayor and the NAACP over its use of nooses gallows and barbed wire. The homeowners have decorated their house for each holiday over the past nine years with recent displays raising money for nonprofits. This years theme The Asylum for the Criminally Insane features gallows with nooses guard towers and barbed wire. The have wonderful Halloween decorations here every year but this year its very very offensive said KK a Hamden resident. For some residents the images recall Jim Crow era lynching concentration camps and stigmas" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7564553967322090782) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-23T22:52Z 76.9K followers, 24.1K engagements "A woman found with a gunshot wound to the head in Bridgeport on Tuesday night has died. Police say 24-year-old Evelyn Rayo-Mairena was found lying in the street in the area of the XXX block of Black Rock Avenue at around 9:30 p.m. Officers found her unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. Medics performed CPR and transported Rayo-Mairena to St. Vincents Hospital where she died. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. Police say that while a motive hasnt been established they can not rule out domestic violence. Police say Rayo-Mairenas one year-old daughter was found unharmed on" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@wfsbnews/video/7564960425297710366) [@wfsbnews](/creator/tiktok/wfsbnews) 2025-10-25T01:10Z 76.9K followers, 121.2K engagements
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"An investigation is underway following a shooting at a field in Stratford on October 13th. At around 7:30 p.m. officers were called to Penders Practice Field located at the intersection of Glendale Road and Charlton Street after a report of shots fired the police department said. When crews arrived they found nine spent .45 caliber shell casings scattered on the ground atop the practice field. As police were looking through the surveillance footage they saw two groups of men each group consisting of three men meeting at the practice field. It was seen on camera that after seconds of both"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-20T23:40Z 76.9K followers, 19.6K engagements
"An important warning for pet owners youll want to check your pets microchip information. A Texas-based company called Save this Life has suddenly gone dark. #dogsoftiktok #catsoftiktok #microchip ##connecticut #birdflu #wfsb #animalsoftiktok #warning"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-02-11T01:26Z 76.9K followers, 1M engagements
"A popular brunch spot has closed several of their locations across Connecticut. The Place X Be was allegedly buried in unpaid rent and tax issues which prompted several closures. As a result the Department of Revenue Services suspended The Place X Bes sellers permit. They put up a sign at the West Hartford location that said No sales can be transacted. #connecticut #localnews #breakingnews #news #wfsb #westhartford #theplace2be #ctfood"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-08-06T23:25Z 76.9K followers, 527.5K engagements
"The I-Team is digging deeper into the past of the X people charged in the abuse and murder of 12-year-old Jacqueline Torres-Garcia. We learned theyve all been in court before and found out the young girls aunt just got out of prison months ago after she was found guilty of risk of injury to a child. The case surrounding Jacqueline Torres-Garcia raises so many questions. There are concerns state systems and other family members may have failed her. #connecticut #localnews #breakingnews #news #wfsb #police #investigation #court #courtroom #attorney #newbritain #DCF #policeinvestigation"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-14T23:44Z 76.9K followers, 154.9K engagements
"A 27-year-old woman has been arrested for murdering her infant child. Police say Sadie Fleming killed her son Hudson after a family member reported the two missing on June 8th. State Police put a Silver Alert out that morning. That family member said Fleming had been hearing voices during the past week. State Police say hours after their silver alert went out someone found Fleming walking along the road by herself. Police said Sadies clothing was soaking wet and her mental state appeared to be altered. When asked where her baby was multiple times police say Fleming asked what baby Baby Hudson"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-15T21:31Z 76.9K followers, 105.4K engagements
"Jurors in the federal trial against Kosta Diamantis reached a verdict Wednesday morning. Diamantis was found guilty of all XX counts of extortion bribery and making false statements. Diamantis worked for the Lamont administration and was in charge of school construction projects for the state. He faces XX years in prison. Read more on the verdict on the WFSB app. #courtroom #guiltyverdict #trial #breakingnews #Connecticut"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-22T18:30Z 76.9K followers, 17.6K engagements
"A Republican congressional candidate in Connecticut is drawing controversy for comments he made about fellow Republican state leaders that prompted Capitol Police to investigate. Jonathan DeBarros who is running for Congress in the Fifth District made the comments in several Facebook videos criticizing Republican state leaders. Capitol Police looked into the comments but ultimately determined nothing DeBarros said constituted a threat. DeBarros was convicted of murder in a 1996 shooting in Waterbury and sentenced to life in prison but was later released on appeal. He later accepted a plea"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-24T23:11Z 76.9K followers, 6346 engagements
"A swingers club in Plymouth is appealing an order for it to shut down. The Wicked Fun Club in Plymouth continues to battle the town over its right to stay open now appealing an order to shut down immediately. The Wicked Fun Club meets on Friday and Saturday nights on the second floor of this building. The town originally issued a cease and desist order for the social club saying it violates adult use zoning regulations. But the clubs owner is adamant everything hes doing is legal and hell sue the town if the club has to shut down. #connecticut #localnews #wfsb #CT #breakingnews #Swingersclub"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-04-10T00:20Z 76.8K followers, 410.6K engagements
"A 31-year-old Hartford police officer has been arrested after police found him asleep at the wheel. New Britain police say Brenden Lytton was arrested early Sunday morning for operating under the influence and interfering with an officer. Police said Lytton was found asleep in a car while stopped at a traffic light in the East Main Street area. He has been placed on modified duty pending the outcome of the investigation. Lytton was released on a promise to appear. His court date is scheduled for Oct. XX. #connecticut #localnews #breakingnews #news #wfsb #court #courtroom #attorney"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-07T23:37Z 76.8K followers, 544.5K engagements
"A neighborhood in New Britain on Friday continued to seek answers after the remains of a girl were discovered. Family members identified the girl as 12-year-old Jacqueline Torres whom went by the nickname Mimi. The discovery was made near an abandoned home on Clark Street on Wednesday. Jacqueline's father claimed that he had not seen or spoken to his daughter since before her 12th birthday which was Jan. XX. He said Jacqueline was living with her mother who had custody. He believes that she had been missing since January or potentially earlier. He said he hadnt been able to get in touch with"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-10T23:18Z 76.8K followers, 335.5K engagements
"Tonight at 6pm we are hearing from a family member of Jaqueline Torres the 12-year-old New Britain girl whose remains were found last week in a plastic tote behind an abandoned house. Channel 3's Owen Kingsley sat down with the aunt of the two women accused in the murder sharing details about the family and how she believes the girl's disappearance went unnoticed for so long. The full interview will be posted after it airs on WFSB.com & the WFSB app. #crime #arrest #suspects #connecticut #murdertrial"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-15T18:56Z 76.8K followers, 607K engagements
"A family member spoke out amid the investigation into the death of a girl whose remains were found in New Britain. Jacqueline Torres was murdered last fall in Farmington police said. She would have turned XX years old in January. Jacquelines remains were found at an abandoned home on Clark Street in New Britain last week. Three suspects were arrested in connection to Jacquelines death including the victims mother Karla Garcia aunt Jackelyn Garcia and the mothers boyfriend Jonathan Nanita. Investigators said they believe the girl was a victim of prolonged abuse malnourishment and neglect prior"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-15T22:57Z 76.8K followers, 250.2K engagements
"A New Britain woman shared details about what she witnessed last week leading up to the police discovery of Jacqueline Torres remains. The 12-year-old victims mother Karla Garcia her aunt Jackelyn and her mothers boyfriend Jonatan Nanita were all charged in the girls death. Jamilet Delarosa a neighbor of the suspects on Tremont Street said Wednesday of last week her dog was acting strangely around a car that had been parked in the area for weeks. According to Delarosa there was a red and white plastic tote inside the car. #connecticut #localnews #breakingnews #news #wfsb #police"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-16T23:07Z 76.8K followers, 71.6K engagements
"Sometimes it's not about crossing the finish line. It's how you do it. Take a look at this how this St. Bernard High School cross country runner is creating a team culture by making his brother with autism part of the team. #fyp #autism #Connecticut"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-17T17:49Z 76.8K followers, 3183 engagements
"Good luck to everyone at this years Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon 👟🏅 👏 If you cant make it to Bushnell Park you can cheer on the runners from afar by streaming the finish line LIVE on WFSB+ or watching on The Wax. #marathon #raceday #runners #connecticut #liveevents @karasundluntv"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-10T16:16Z 76.9K followers, 1780 engagements
"Work on the first roundabout in West Hartford wrapped up about a week ago but its design has already sparked frustration. The roundabout sits at the intersection of Old Meadow Road and King Phillip Drive. Some drivers called it useless. They said its so flat they dont even see it until theyve driven through it. However town engineer Gregory Summer said theres a reason why its so low to the ground. He also said it boosts safety and assists traffic flow. #connecticut #localnews #breakingnews #news #wfsb #westhartford #roundabout #weha #traffic #oldmeadowroad #kingphillipdrive #engineering"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-22T00:47Z 76.9K followers, 27.1K engagements
"The fate of a swingers club in Plymouth is up for discussion Tuesday night. The towns planning and zoning committee is meeting tonight to decide whether the Wicked Fun Club can stay in business at its current location. The clubs owner Steve Gagne filed an appeal when he was given a cease-and-desist order from the town which claimed that his business violated zoning regulations. Plymouth says that the club fits into the adult use category of business and one requirement is to be 1000 feet away from a church. The Wicked Fun Club currently sits about XX feet away from the Riverside Baptist"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-04-29T23:45Z 76.9K followers, 12.8K engagements
"The owner of a popular brunch spot in West Hartford has been arrested accused of writing bad checks. East Hartford Police arrested the owner of The Place X Be this week. Gina Luari is accused of writing two bad checks totaling more than $10000. Police say they learned of the problem when the manager from a restaurant equipment store in East Hartford came to file a fraud complaint. Other issues with the Place X Be and their locations have been going on for over a year. The New Haven location permanently closed due to unpaid rent; there was also an eviction in Springfield MA. The West Hartford"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-09-18T22:01Z 76.9K followers, 609.2K engagements
"Looking for some haunted happenings in #Connecticut Take a trip into one of Americas most famous houses where some believe you can talk to ghosts from centuries ago. #hauntedplaces #ghosttours #historichome #spookyseason"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-14T15:39Z 76.9K followers, 10.7K engagements
"Three people faced a judge in the case of a murdered 12-year-old girl. Karla Garcia and Jackelyn Garcia the mother and aunt of the girl appeared in Litchfield County Superior Court in Torrington on Tuesday in connection to the murder of Jacqueline Torres. A third suspect Jonatan Nanita whom police said was Karla Garcias boyfriend was also arrested in the case. He too faced a judge in Torrington. According to police Jacqueline was murdered in Farmington last fall. Her body was kept in a plastic container for a year before being dumped behind an abandoned home on Clark Street in New Britain"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-14T21:54Z 76.9K followers, 1.1M engagements
"Documents from New Britain school officials revealed when a murdered 11-year-old girl was removed from the district and enrolled in homeschooling. The Department of Children and Families also released a detailed timeline of its involvement with Jacqueline and her family starting from when she was born. Channel X filed a Freedom of Information request for the documents as the investigation into the death of Jaqueline Torres Garcia continues. The state Department of Children and Families provided its own timeline of its involvement with Jacquelines family. DCF was immediately involved in"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-17T23:03Z 76.9K followers, 257.9K engagements
"A Connecticut state senator is facing criticism from Republicans and Governor Ned Lamont after posting a photo at a No Kings rally where he held a sign reading Cholesterol do your job a comment aimed at President Trump. Republican Senate Leader Stephen Harding responded to the post in a statement to Channel X. Disgusting. Hateful. CT Senate Democrats must immediately remove Sen. Saud Anwar as Chair of the legislatures Public Health Committee. And Gov. Ned Lamont should demand it Harding said. This man is a doctor: He is someone supposedly entrusted with protecting health. Yet he just posed"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-20T23:57Z 76.9K followers, 39.2K engagements
"For two and a half weeks jurors listened to hours of testimony and saw endless text messages. Today they reached their verdict. At XX a.m. Wednesday the judge announced that jurors were ready to come back into the courtroom. They found Diamantis guilty on all XX charges. Diamantis was silent and stoic in the courtroom. He left the courtroom immediately after the verdict looking almost stunned. One of his daughters who had been at the trial every day was visibly shaken and teary-eyed when the verdict was read. Diamantis maintains he did nothing illegal. He told jurors he took payments from"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-22T22:52Z 76.9K followers, 24.3K engagements
"A Halloween display on Whitney Avenue has drawn criticism from the mayor and the NAACP over its use of nooses gallows and barbed wire. The homeowners have decorated their house for each holiday over the past nine years with recent displays raising money for nonprofits. This years theme The Asylum for the Criminally Insane features gallows with nooses guard towers and barbed wire. The have wonderful Halloween decorations here every year but this year its very very offensive said KK a Hamden resident. For some residents the images recall Jim Crow era lynching concentration camps and stigmas"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-23T22:52Z 76.9K followers, 24.1K engagements
"A woman found with a gunshot wound to the head in Bridgeport on Tuesday night has died. Police say 24-year-old Evelyn Rayo-Mairena was found lying in the street in the area of the XXX block of Black Rock Avenue at around 9:30 p.m. Officers found her unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. Medics performed CPR and transported Rayo-Mairena to St. Vincents Hospital where she died. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. Police say that while a motive hasnt been established they can not rule out domestic violence. Police say Rayo-Mairenas one year-old daughter was found unharmed on"
TikTok Link @wfsbnews 2025-10-25T01:10Z 76.9K followers, 121.2K engagements