Amanda Pitts is a reporter for NBC Connecticut and can be seen on the weekday early evening newscasts. She joined the team in the fall of 2023.
A native of southern New England, Amanda was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, but grew up in the East Bay of Rhode Island. She has a passion for breaking news and sharing people’s stories.
She started her career in news in 2016 as an assignment desk editor for ABC6 in Providence and began on-air reporting in 2017 at Fox 40 in Binghamton, New York. In 2018, Amanda moved back to Rhode Island and worked as a reporter at ABC6 for three years and at WPRI 12 for the last two years.
During her five years in Providence, Amanda covered some of the biggest stories in the state, including the riot in downtown Providence, the Nathan Carman insurance trial, blizzards, hurricanes and tornadoes, and every aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic – from the initial lockdown to vaccine rollouts. Amanda also shed light on the issue of sexual assault in the military with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault within the Rhode Island National Guard which was a part of a station-wide Edward R. Murrow award for overall excellence.
In her spare time, Amanda likes to travel and try new restaurants, spend time with friends, family, and her cat Opie, and sing in her a cappella chorus.
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Lawmakers call on five major airlines to stop ‘junk fees' for baggage, seats
As millions of Americans fly to their holiday destinations, lawmakers are calling on major airlines to stop their so-called “junk fees.” The U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the findings from its year-long investigation into American, Delta, United, Frontier and Spirit airlines. “Consolidation of the airlines means that 70% of the market is controlled by four airlines. So, they…
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11-year-old girl from Milford is chosen for '22' hat at Taylor Swift concert
An 11-year-old girl and her mother from Milford got the surprise of their wildest dreams at Thursday night’s stop on Taylor Swift’s ‘The Era’s Tour’ in Toronto. Addison Shabbot was picked out of a crowd of tens of thousands of people to get the coveted “22 hat” which is handed out to one lucky fan at every show on...
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Valley/Old Lyme football player with Down syndrome scores touchdown on senior night
The Valley Regional/Old Lyme football game against Coventry High School on Thursday night ended with a heartwarming moment for one senior. Peter Kuhn, a senior with Down syndrome, scored a touchdown in front of a roaring crowd and excited teammates. “Given that Petey’s a senior this year, we wanted to make sure he had an opportunity to get out...
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South Windsor man headed to prison for killing wife in 2021
The South Windsor man convicted of killing his wife in 2021 was sentenced Tuesday to 27 years in prison. Tahj Hutchinson pleaded guilty to charges including first-degree manslaughter, risk of injury to a minor, and tampering with evidence. He was facing a maximum sentence of 30 years. He admitted to killing his wife, Jessica Edwards, in May 2021 following an…
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Police injured, students arrested after large brawl at West Haven football game
Police are investigating after a fight broke out at a high school football game in West Haven on Friday night that resulted in nearly a dozen arrests and several police officers injured. The brawl broke out just before 8:30 p.m. at Veteran’s Memorial Field in West Haven during a game between Notre Dame High School and Hillhouse High School,...
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Dog found emaciated with open wound in Hamden is out of ICU
It’s one of the most extreme cases of animal cruelty one animal shelter said they’ve ever seen. Where the Love Is Animal Shelter rescued an 8-year-old pit bull mix named “Ryder” who was severely underweight with a massive open wound from a home in Hamden late last month. They believe she was left outside for some time. “It appeared...
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Drought conditions in Litchfield County good for wineries
Connecticut remains in a drought, and parts of Litchfield County are now in a severe drought. While many farmers are worried about how the dry conditions will impact their crops ahead of the winter season, for wineries, the dry weather is a good thing. “Once we get grapes on the actual vine, dry weather is excellent. It helps reduce disease…
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Man charged in connection to cousin's murder in Hartford faces judge
One of the two people charged in the murder of a teenager in Hartford last week was arraigned in court on Tuesday. Edgar Martinez, 18, was found shot to death, rolled up inside a comforter on the side of the road in Hartford on Saturday morning. Police believe he’d been there for about a day and through their investigation determined…
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Men charged in murder of Hartford teen found in comforter are his cousins: family
The two people charged in the murder of an 18-year-old in Hartford last week are the victim’s cousins, the family tells NBC Connecticut. Edgar Josué Chiche Martínez was just days away from his 19th birthday when his body was found wrapped in a comforter on Pope Park Highway in Hartford. Police said they believed he’d been there for about...
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Tabulator and ballot issues cause troubles in Torrington on Election Day
Election officials in Torrington had to hand count votes late into the night after issues with tabulators and ballots. “We were able to cobble enough together to run the election, but not smoothly or very pretty,” said Torrington Registrar of Voters clerk, Melissa Randall. Randall said things started to go south late morning Tuesday. “The first tabulator in our largest…
