Diwali is the Hindu Festival of Lights and lands in October. Ahead of next year, a team is looking to declare Diwali as a ceremonial state holiday. Rajeev Pahuja is a member of The team of Continental Empowerment Inc. shared what the holiday is about and which municipalities have already made a proclamation in our…
State Representative Jennifer Leeper (D-Fairfield) was appointed as House Chair of the Education Committee. We met Rep. Leeper and asked about her priorities in this new role, including a focus on Bridgeport schools. Image Credit: Getty Images
Drones continue to cause concern for many and we learned our Connecticut State Police has drone detection technology. What is it being used for and how does it work? We asked Sergeant Kevin Pelkey from the CSP Emergency Services Unit. For more information and to report drone activity: Ct.gov/SAR Image Credit: Getty Images
Milford school leaders are engaging in a process of developing what’s called a Long Range Facilities Plan. It’s meant to guide the decisions related to the city’s district school buildings for many years to come. We got the details from Milford Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Anna Cutaia and Chair of the Milford Board of Education,…
Police departments in Connecticut now have a new tool in fighting crime. The new technology is called GrayKey and it allows Investigators to get into an alleged criminal’s phone no matter what secret passcode they have used or if the phone is even locked. We asked investigative reporter, Jeff Derderian, about the details. For Jeff’s…
Comptroller Sean Scanlon released the audit results showing an alarming systemic spending problem among administrators in the CSCU system. We got key takeaways from the investigation and recommendations for change from the comptroller. IMAGE CREDIT: Melissa Sheketoff
Eversource and natural gas customers could see an increase in their bills down the line because of a change in the companies’ credit ratings. With a lower credit rating, these utility companies say it will cost more to secure money for large projects, and customers will end up footing a larger bill. To better understand…
Darien’s high school football team is getting a lot of attention on the internet after making a questionable play during last week’s championship game against New Canaan. The CIAC has since spoken out about the play and reiterated that it can’t happen moving forward. We spoke with CIAC Executive Director, Glenn Lungarini. Image Credit: Getty…
A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu. While no cases have been detected in Connecticut yet, we wanted to talk about the illness in terms of symptoms, transmission, and prevention with Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Health. IMAGE CREDIT: Dr. Browne / Griffin Hospital
The original Golden Bachelor, Gerry Turner, revealed that he’s been fighting Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, an incurable and rare slow-growing type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Yale Cancer Center expert, Dr. Natalia Neparidze, explained risk factors, treatment strategy, and the prognosis. Image Credit: Reuters