Kidney cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, and a therapeutic vaccine shows promising results, offering new hope for those suffering with the disease. Dr. David Braun, a medical oncologist and researcher at Yale Cancer Center is here – he was the principal investigator on the kidney cancer vaccine study that published in the medical…
Starting this weekend, you may see more police cruisers popping up in rural towns. That’s because a new DOT rural roads safety campaign is rolling out, aimed at cracking down on speeding and reducing crashes on rural roads across the state. Connecticut State Police Trooper Remonda Zhuta explained the need for this initiative which will…
There’s a swearing-in ceremony today for Senator-elect Jason Perillo. Rep. Perillo won a special election Tuesday and will now represent the 21st District in the Senate – which covers Shelton, Monroe, Stratford and Seymour. IMAGE CREDIT: Eric Urbanowicz
How do you feel about school lockdowns in our public schools? A bipartisan working group approved a list of 17 recommendations on school crisis response drills this week. We got more details on those recommendations from State Representative Jennifer Leeper, who helped start this working group. Image Credit: Getty Images
The Girl Scouts are fighting back after a report of toxins in their famous cookies put them in the hot seat nationwide. Is there any truth to the study exposed by Moms Across America? We spoke to Kari Kaplan, COO of the Girl Scouts of Connecticut. For more on the initial study: https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/02/12/girl-scout-cookies-toxic/ Image Credit: Getty…
Host Paul Pacelli opened Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with an update on some motor vehicle safety issues being re-visited by the Connecticut General Assembly, including the fact that Connecticut is one of only a handful of states that still allow open containers of alcohol in motor vehicles (00:43). New Canaan/Darien/Stamford GOP State Rep. Tom O’Dea talked…
THE DR. IS IN! With Northwell Health’s Dr, Andrew Krumerman joining Lisa Wexler for Heart Month to talk about the many types of cardiologists, how the heart functions, and questions about common heart conditions. Image Credit: Nadzeya Haroshka / iStock / Getty Images Plus.
It’s being called a game-changer for tracking water quality and better decision-making to protect Long Island Sound. Save the Sound unveiled a new tool called quickdrops. Peter Linderoth, director of healthy waters and lands at Save the Sound explained what quickdrops are and why they could be so effective for the Sound. For more information on…
A UConn professor allegedly spent tens of thousands of university funding to cover 19 trips in a two-year span. From trips to Disneyworld to Ireland, this professor reportedly disguised the trips as research-based trips, and no one caught it until now. It reminds me of the findings of a CSCU investigation on inappropriate spending conducted…
A Telemundo reporter was found dead in his hotel room just days before he was set to cover the Super Bowl. Turns out, 27-year-old Adan Manzano, had Xanax in his system at the time of his death and surveillance footage from the hotel shows he was lured into a room by an under the radar,…