More than 30 people, including three former and current N.B.A. players, were indicted on Thursday in a case involving insider bets on basketball games and poker games rigged by Mafia families. We spoke with Senator Richard Blumenthal about his ongoing effort to pass reforms and get a better handling on gambling problems in America. Image…
Kim Kardashian shared on the season 7 premiere of The Kardashians that she’s been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. The mother of four said the doctors said “stress” could have caused the aneurysm in which she blames her ex-husband for the increase in stress. The link between stress and an aneurism scared a lot of people. We…
Despite the government shutdown, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2026-27 school year has officially opened. With the issues that arose last year around the FASFA, including glitches and delays, there are a lot of questions about filling out the form. We spoke with FAFSA expert, Jack Wallace. To fill out…
CBS Senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the demolition of the East Wing and what the new building will look likeImage Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus
Monroe Police feel really confident that they found the person responsible for killing eight-year-old Renee Freer in 1977. The Department found a suspect and submitted a juvenile arrest warrant to the State’s Attorney’s Office, charging him with first-degree manslaughter. But now the case is closed for good. How can that be? For perspective, we asked…
In June 1977, eight-year-old Renee Freer was brutally murdered near her home in Monroe. With advanced technology accessible to police combined with new interest in the case, Monroe Police focused more on the case. However, police announced the case is now officially closed. Local author, Erik Hanson, wrote Dead End Road to bring more attention…
Big win for para-educators across our state: it was announced that $10 million dollars will be distributed to assist more than 73-hundred paraeducators with health insurance costs. We spoke with Comptroller Sean Scanlon about the news as well as a check on his annual losses report. To read the full report: https://osc.ct.gov/ Image Credit: Getty…
It’s being called the largest planned industrial development in Fairfield County. Maybe you know it as the army engine plant in Stratford. Call it what you want, but is it a scandal? Some Stratford residents are telling us it is. We asked Mayor Laura Hoydick. For more information: https://www.stratfordct.gov/page/saep-property-development Image Credit: Getty Images
“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli opened Thursday’s show detailing an FBI bust connected to the Mafia and the NBA, and wondered if listeners are now more worried about the impact of legal sports betting (00:38). International gambling scandal expert and University of New Haven Professor Dr. Declan Hill added his thoughts to news of that…
Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” looking at the verdicts in the Kosta Diamantis corruption and bribery trial and wondering why some public officials put themselves in such compromising situations (00:47). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Editor and Columnist Dan Haar also weighed in on the Diamantis verdicts and talked about a continuing…