We spoke with Brian Turco of Port 5 National Association of Naval Veterans about the upcoming second annual Tunnel to Towers 5K run & walk. Find out about the event and how it will better support local homeless veterans. 

For more information: https://www.portfiveusa.com/

Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" highlighting a Hearst Connecticut Media story regarding allegations of questionable marriages in Bridgeport (00:40). GOP State Sen. Rob Sampson dropped by to address those same scam marriages allegations, as well as more calls for better oversight for state non-profit funding (17:18). Hearst Connecticut Media Senior Editor and Columnist Dan Haar joined us for his weekly update (26:14), while CBS News reporter Zak Hudak had the latest on legal challenges to sending National Guard troops to some U.S. cities (35:22)

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CNN Health shared this week the findings of an unpublished study out of the UK. It showed that drinking as little as one can of diet soda a day may increase the risk of nonalcohol fatty liver disease by 60%. We talked to wellness coach, Amy Llinas, about the data and what people can do to avoid fatty liver disease if they are frequent diet soda or sugary beverage drinkers.

For the full article: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/health/diet-sugary-soda-fatty-liver-cancer-wellness

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There was a meeting for the city council's public safety committee regarding how to handle ICE agents in Bridgeport. What was in this resolution and what can really be done to limit actions of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement? Tom Gaudett, Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Bridgeport, was in the meeting and gave us insight about the resolution.

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Every month, we partner with the American Red Cross Connecticut chapter on air because we have a critical need for blood donations. But did you know there is a real knowledge gap when it comes to blood donations? National statistics show a wide range of blood donation knowledge, with many people lacking basic information even though donors have positive attitudes toward donation. We got a breakdown of all the donation types from Jocelyn Hillard of the American Red Cross.

For more information: https://www.redcrossblood.org/

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The Attorney General’s Office announced it had reached a settlement with a group running a deceptive fundraising scam whose donors thought they were helping provide breast cancer screenings to save lives. We got the details from Attorney General William Tong.

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The government shutdown is continuing at the crux of the issue is health insurance subsidies. The deadline for those credits to make insurance a little more affordable expire December 31st and for many Connecticut residents, especially in Fairfield County, health insurance is about to get so unaffordable, many will probably forego paying for it. We got more perspective from Comptroller Sean Scanlon, who manages health insurance for state employees and retirees.

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State Republicans are sounding the alarm about what they call “a culture of corruption in state government.” Today senate and house Republicans are set to introduce proposals – that include efforts to increase transparency especially when it comes to abuse of taxpayer dollars. For more information on these proposals, we spoke with House Minority Leader, Representative Vin Candelora.

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We met Dan Lent, Republican candidate for First Selectman in Easton.

For more information: https://www.lent4easton.org/

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A group of neighbors in Trumbull has been actively fighting the current proposal for the senior community center at Grace Church. A question on this proposal will be on the ballot in November. We got more details on this from Sherry Boyd and Laurel Walsh.

For more information: https://www.trumbull-ct.gov/1178/Proposed-New-SeniorCommunity-Center-Proj

‘Vote No Trumbull CT’: https://www.instagram.com/votenotrumbullct/

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