Briceyda Landaverde is a reporter for NBC Connecticut. She can be seen during the early evening weekly newscast.
Briceyda has a passion for storytelling and connecting with the community. She covers general assignments and some of the biggest stories in Connecticut.
Briceyda, also known as Bri, joined the team in June of 2022 as a bilingual reporter. Previously, she was a weekend morning anchor and reporter in Springfield, Massachusetts, where she helped launch an online news update in Spanish. The New York native started her career on Long Island as a photojournalist.
In 2016, Briceyda graduated from Stony Brook University. As a student journalist she traveled to Cuba, during the brief period when the travel ban was lifted, and reported on Wi-Fi accessibility on the island.
During her free time, Briceyda enjoys finding new adventures in Connecticut. When the weather permits, you can find her outside taking a walk or hike. She also likes to travel across the Long Island Sound to visit her parents, sisters and friends.
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Emergency officials warn against bonfires on Halloween
It’s Oct. 31 – decorations are up and candy is on deck, but the weather is a bit confusing. “It’s a little humid today so it doesn’t feel like Halloween and fall,” Michael Zeoli, of Sunderland, Massachusetts, said. “Very, very warm but you know what, I am hoping that will bring out more kids,” Irena Markow, of New Britain,...
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Waterbury celebrates Cape Verdean Mayor for the Day on Friday
Jose David Almeida, 78, most commonly known as David, was born in Cape Verde in 1946. “I love Cape Verdean, it is a beautiful island,” Jose David Almeida, of Waterbury, said. Almeida came to Connecticut at the age of 15 like many others before him chasing the American dream. “Because the United States is the land of opportunity, everybody wants…
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Nonprofit that honors fallen responders raising funds for firefighter's family
An outpouring of support has come from all corners of Connecticut for Wethersfield fallen firefighter Robert Sharkevich Sr. In Cheshire, a young woman is selling t-shirts to help raise money for his family. It’s not the first time she is giving back to loved ones of first responders. “It is unbelievable what these guys are doing, really is something...
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Advocates deliver petition to governor's office calling for lower energy bills
Utility customers are turning frustration into action. On Thursday, advocates hand-delivered 68,000 signatures to Governor Ned Lamont’s office. “The public benefits need to be removed from our energy bill,” advocate Scott Pearson said. “I know people are very upset about this, and this is not going to go away.” Customer Donnetta Campbell was among the group. She brought copies of…
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Beachgoers head to Hammonasset to enjoy unusually warm temperatures
An unusual scene at the beach during October. “We are surprised there are so many other people out here,” Jillian Stone, of Farmington, said. The summer season officially wrapped up last month, but warm temperatures have been in full swing this week, attracting dozens of families out to Hammonasset Beach State Park. “It is fantastic to be out, although...
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Controversy surrounding removal of MLK mural in Southington
On Monday, a group of Southington residents gathered outside of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. racial equity mural on North Main Street to bring light to what they are calling an injustice. “Today I stand in resistance and in grief for the kids whose pictures are coming down off that mural and what that says to them,” Southington resident…
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Former Meriden piano factory being turned into mixed-income housing
On Thursday, there was a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a former piano factory in Meriden that is being turned into mixed-income housing. “We always look at this big building and we’re like hey it looks pretty gothy, it’s old,” North End Neighborhood Association President Steven Cardillo said. The former Aeolian Organ and Music Company building located on...
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Souls to the Polls early voting rally to be held in Waterbury on Sunday
This is the first general election in Connecticut where voters can head to the polls early. “We have an opportunity in the State of Connecticut to embrace early voting, which is really great for marginalized communities or individuals in our circle that we would like to encourage to vote,” Greater Waterbury NAACP President Wendy Tyson-Wood said. From Monday, October 21…
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Family wants justice for 6-year-old boy fatally beaten with baseball bat
The family of 6-year-old Jathan Escobar is calling for justice after he was brutally beaten with a baseball bat in Bridgeport last month and died days later. They gathered outside a Bridgeport courthouse Thursday morning all wearing matching sweaters honoring the life taken too soon. They were there for the court appearance of Abdulrahim Sulaiman, who now faces upgraded...
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New report aims to address Connecticut's crisis of disconnected youth
Erica Soares, 24, of Waterbury, shared her story on Wednesday in front of dozens of local and state leaders to help create change. “At a young age, I faced challenges most people don’t experience in a lifetime; homelessness, sexual assault, the incarceration of a parent, losing a parent,” Soares said. Soares did not let her circumstances define her. Currently,...
