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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Man sentenced for 2023 crash that killed Hartford Detective Bobby Garten
The man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges connected to the crash that killed Hartford police detective Robert “Bobby” Garten in September 2023 will spend 16 years in prison. Police said 20-year-old Richard Barrington was fleeing other police officers during a traffic stop when he hit the cruiser on Asylum Avenue as it was responding to a different…
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Meriden students speak out at city meeting in support of classmate detained by ICE
Students and community members attended Monday night’s meeting of the Meriden City Council to stand in solidarity with a teenager who was detained by ICE and to call for city leaders to do more to get him home. The student was detained by ICE earlier in the month, days before he was set to graduate from Maloney High School....
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Mom mourns son killed in West Hartford hit-and-run that driver allegedly said was intentional
The family of a Plainville man killed by a hit-and-run driver in West Hartford is mourning the loss of the father of two. John Marczak, 44, was killed in the early morning hours of June 7 when he was hit by a driver on South Main Street. He spent days in the ICU at Hartford Hospital fighting for his life,…
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New Haven clothing designer credits Black Wall Street Festival for his success
NBC Connecticut is the proud sponsor of the Black Wall Street Festival that’s set for Aug. 16 in New Haven. The one-day festival highlights Black and Brown business owners, and helps aspiring entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground. Ahead of the event, we’re featuring businesses that have had success through the festival. “I used to drive around the...
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Advocates concerned over spike in fatal overdoses in CT in the last month
People who work with those struggling with addiction said the last month in cities like Hartford and New Haven have been among the worst in terms of overdose death rates. Mark Jenkins with the Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance said over the past month, they’ve been “seeing some of the highest numbers since last year.” “Statewide, from May 16 to June…
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Tased and shackled: New Haven man recounts three weeks spent in ICE custody
A former Yale student, who’s an Afghan citizen, is opening up about what he endured while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, custody last month. Saif Khan, 32, said he was arrested on May 9 by ICE agents while attending an immigration hearing at the Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Hartford. Khan came...
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‘They're not a threat': Local refugee advocates reeling after Trump travel ban
Local refugee organizations are reeling after the latest travel ban from the Trump administration. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday, banning nationals from 12 countries, including Afghanistan and the Republic of Congo, from entering the United States. The president said it’s a way to prevent foreign terror attacks on American soil, pointing to the latest act of violence…
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Man killed in busy West Hartford intersection remembered as ‘kind and honorable person'
A vigil is taking place Wednesday night to honor a man killed by a driver in a busy intersection in West Hartford. Stephen Mendelsohn, 63, of New Britain, was killed Sunday around 9:45 p.m. on New Britain Avenue by South Main Street. The driver stayed on scene and is cooperating with the investigation, police said. The vigil, put on by…
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Mural honors Wethersfield ‘hometown heroes' who tragically died in the line of duty
A new mural in Wethersfield honors two hometown heroes whose lives came to a tragic end. Det. Bobby Garten and Wethersfield firefighter Robert “Sharkey” Sharkevich are now memorialized on the outside of the 9/11 Memorial Sports Center at the Pitkin Community Center in Wethersfield. The mural, painted by artist Corey Pane, features the two first responders on an American flag,…
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People hit the roads as Memorial Day weekend comes to a close
As Memorial Day weekend comes to a close, people are hitting the roads to head home from their travels, and the roads are getting busier.
