By Tiffany Williams - Long before Asia Horton was preparing professional basketball players for reporters, coordinating press conferences or working behind the scenes of a WNBA game, she was a little girl in northern Louisiana who had been taught something simple by the people around her: almost anything was possible. Horton was born and raised … Continue reading Women in Sports: Meet Asia Horton, the Connecticut Sun Communications Professional Making Her Mark

By Tiffany Williams - Most of us move through familiar places without thinking much about what is happening around us. We walk through parking lots while checking our phones, sit on public transportation wearing headphones, load groceries into the car while thinking about dinner, and enter buildings we've visited hundreds of times without giving our … Continue reading Street Smart: Situational Awareness in Everyday Life

By Tiffany Williams - The idea of traveling alone can sound exciting when you're imagining the destination. You picture yourself walking through a new city, sitting beside the ocean, discovering a great restaurant, exploring museums, or waking up somewhere you've always wanted to visit. Then the questions begin. What if something goes wrong? What if … Continue reading Solo Traveler: How to Overcome Fear and Travel Solo

By Tiffany Williams - BOSTON — On Sunday, the streets of Boston were filled with Dominican flags. Music rolled through the city. Families danced. Colorful floats passed through neighborhoods as thousands gathered for the 40th annual Dominican Parade and Festival. The celebration eventually moved to Franklin Park, where the music and festivities continued. People had … Continue reading From Dorchester to Wrigley: Joshua Báez Makes Baseball History as Boston Celebrates Dominican Pride

By Tiffany Williams - GREENE, N.Y. — A 34-year-old survey worker is in critical condition after New York State Police said he was struck by a pickup truck while conducting testing inside a closed portion of an active work zone Friday afternoon. The crash happened at approximately 2:52 p.m. Aug. 14 on State Route 206 … Continue reading New York Survey Worker Critically Injured After Pickup Truck Strikes Him in Active Work Zone

By Tiffany Williams - Sunday was not subtle. The Boston Red Sox got punched early in Pittsburgh and never recovered. The New York Yankees nearly gave one away in Toronto before Ben Rice detonated a 438-foot home run in extra innings. The Mets squeezed past Washington. The Worcester Red Sox dug themselves a 9-0 hole … Continue reading Sunday Sports Beat: Red Sox Rocked, Yankees Survive, Mets Win and New England Teams Face a Wild Finish

By Tiffany Williams - Saturday delivered everything at once across the New England and New York sports landscape — dominance, collapse, missed opportunities, late-game drama and some performances that deserve a much harder look than the final score alone. The Boston Red Sox walked into Pittsburgh and suffocated the Pirates. The New York Mets waited … Continue reading Weekend Sports Update: Red Sox Roll, Mets Rally, Yankees Fall, Sun Battle Liberty and More

By Tiffany Williams - A series of serious incidents across Connecticut and Massachusetts is under investigation this weekend, including a fatal hit-and-run involving a bicyclist in New Haven, the arrest of a teenager in a Bridgeport homicide, a stabbing and robbery in Hartford, a deadly water emergency off Cape Cod and a multifamily building fire … Continue reading Weekend News Now: Fatal Hit-and-Run, Murder Arrest, Hartford Stabbing and Cape Cod Death

By Tiffany Williams - UNCASVILLE, Conn. — This is it. One final Connecticut Sun-New York Liberty showdown. One last meeting between these two franchises. And for a Connecticut team sitting at 8-24, Saturday afternoon at Mohegan Sun Arena is about trying to make that finale mean something. The Sun host the Liberty at 1 p.m. … Continue reading Connecticut Sun Face New York Liberty for Final Time in Franchise History Saturday

By Tiffany Williams - There are places in New England where the destination itself is only part of the experience, and Bar Harbor, Maine, is certainly one of them. Sitting on Mount Desert Island along Maine's rugged coast, Bar Harbor combines a walkable seaside downtown, working waterfront, local restaurants, shops, historic character, and immediate access … Continue reading Next Stop: Bar Harbor, Maine

By Tiffany Williams - Cape Cod is almost synonymous with summer. Mention the Cape and it's easy to picture packed beaches, lobster rolls, ice cream shops, crowded Route 6 traffic, vacation rentals, whale watches, and families spending long afternoons beside the Atlantic. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, the peninsula becomes one of New England's … Continue reading Exploring Cape Cod Beyond the Tourist Season

By Tiffany Williams - PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island health officials are sounding the alarm about tick safety after confirming the state’s second case of Powassan virus disease this year, a rare but potentially serious tick-borne illness for which there is no vaccine or treatment. The Rhode Island Department of Health said the latest case … Continue reading Rhode Island Confirms Second Powassan Virus Case of 2026 as Health Officials Issue Tick Warning

By Tiffany Williams - FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots had the lead. They had the football. They had four Indianapolis turnovers handed to them. And they still couldn’t finish the job. New England opened its 2026 preseason Thursday night at Gillette Stadium with a 13-13 tie against the Indianapolis Colts, watching a 13-7 … Continue reading Patriots Preseason Opener Ends 13-13 After Colts Nail Stunning 61-Yard Field Goal