Samantha Perelli is an Assignment Editor at NBC Connecticut. She tracks breaking news and assists in coordinating assignments for reporters and photographers.
Samantha earned her master’s degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University. While pursuing her degree, she worked at NBC Connecticut, gaining hands‑on newsroom experience and contributing to daily editorial operations. After graduating, she joined the station full‑time, continuing to build her career in local journalism.
Outside of the newsroom, Samantha enjoys spending time with her friends and family. She can also be found making her own version of cosmic brownies for her colleagues to enjoy!
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Search for missing teen in New Haven's West River shifts to recovery operation
A rescue operation has become a recovery operation for a teen who went missing after entering the West River in New Haven early Thursday morning, according to New Haven Fire Chief Dan Coughlin. The New Haven Fire Department was called to the river in the area of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard and Boston Post Road around 4:26 a.m. for a...
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2 men injured, 8 arrested after shooting at Cadillac Ranch's ‘Bike Night' in Conn.
Two men were injured, and eight others were arrested after a fight and shooting at a bar in Southington on Wednesday night, police said. Police were called to the Cadillac Ranch around 7 p.m. for a reported shooting. When they arrived, they found a 25-year-old man with a gunshot wound on his torso in a “very congested crowd,” according to...
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1 dead, another hospitalized after shooting at home in Milford, Conn.
One person is dead and another person is in the hospital after a shooting in Milford early Wednesday morning. Police received a call that there was a shooting in a home on East Broadway just before 3 a.m. When officers arrived, they discovered two people that were shot. According to police, one person was found dead and the second person...
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Motorcyclist killed in crash in Madison
A motorcyclist has died after a crash at the intersection of Durham Road (Route 79) and Overbrook Road on Tuesday night. Police responded to the motor vehicle accident involving an SUV and a motorcycle around 7:52 p.m. The operator of the motorcycle died at the scene. The identity of the motorcyclist is being withheld pending notification of next of kin,...
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One dead after shooting in Hartford
One person is dead after a shooting on Monday night. Officers responded to the area of Cabot Street around 11:18 p.m. after hearing shots fired in the area, police said. According to police, they located an unresponsive victim in the roadway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was identified as 37-year-old Dante Barnes was transported to a hospital where...
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Teen bicyclist hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in Farmington, Conn.
A 13-year-old boy is hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle around 9 p.m. in Farmington on Sunday. Police were called to Farmington Avenue (Route 4) at the intersection of the I-84 off-ramp for a collision involving a motor vehicle and a bicyclist operating a Class 3 E-Bike. The bicyclist was transported to the hospital with serious...
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One dead and one hospitalized after crash in Greenwich, Conn.
One person is dead and one person is hospitalized after a crash that happened just after 2 a.m. on Sunday. Police said an officer was conducting a radar enforcement on Delavan Avenue and observed a Lexus traveling eastbound at an estimated speed of 50 mph in a 25 mph zone. The officer saw the vehicle go through a red traffic...
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Fatal injuries reported after vehicle crashes into house in Killingly, Conn.
A Rhode Island man died when his pickup truck crashed into a house in Killingly late Wednesday night. According to state police, emergency crews responded to a house in the 1500 block of Hartford Tpk. in Killingly around around 10:20 p.m. after reports that a vehcile had struck a home. State police said 42-year-old Matthew Sherman, of Foster, Rhode Island,...
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Police investigate after man shot, killed in Hartford
According to police a 43-year-old man was shot and killed early Wednesday morning. Officers received a ShotSpotter notification and responded to the area of Rowe Avenue around 1:41 a.m. Police said the ShotSpotter notification recorded five shots fired during the incident. The victim was transported to an area hospital and was pronounced dead. Police identified the victim as Alfredo Cuellar...
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One dead after double tractor-trailer accident on I-84 in Vernon, Conn.
One person is dead after a double tractor-trailer accident on I-84 eastbound in Vernon late Wednesday night. State police said one tractor-trailer was parked on the shoulder when it was struck by a second tractor-trailer, resulting in the second vehicle becoming engulfed in flames. According to CTDOT the crash happened between exits 66 and 67 just before 11:30 p.m. Three...
