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Over the Columbus Day weekend, we saw a record number of road fatalities and unfortunately, a handful of incidents involved impaired drivers. We spoke with Josh Morgan from the Department of Transportation about the increase in impaired driver habits and how the state is tackling the problem.

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Lyle and Kyle Menedez are serving a life sentence after being convicted for the murders of their parents in 1989. The high-profile case is back in the spotlight and could have a new trial three decades later. And it’s all thanks to Netflix! We get legal perspective from Attorney Bill Bloss on this story and whether more documentaries will have this effect on major court cases.

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State public health officials are confirming the first two deaths from the flu of the 2024-2025 virus season.  The first flu death came in September and involved a person in their 90s.  The second death confirmed to be from influenza was an infant less than a year old who passed away this month. We spoke with Dr. Browne of Griffin Hospital about this.

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BREAKING NEWS: A second incident regarding the temporary boiler on the Success Village campus providing hot water to the thousands living there. Attorney Barry Knott shared the latest on the investigation. We also got an update on financial records and bank problems surrounding Success Village from receiver, Attorney Barry Knott.

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Host Paul Pacelli opened Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" highlighting a Connecticut Mirror story about a recent special needs high school graduate who couldn't read or write (00:33). Hearst Connecticut Media columnist and senior editor Dan Haar talked about his current project, speaking with more state voters (06:51), while CBS News correspondent Alli Novello joined us from Pennsylvania on the White House campaign trail (13:21)

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Have you seen (and loved!) “Jersey Boys?” If so, you’ll love “Midtown Men,” which re-unites the cast of the original Broadway “Jersey Boys.” “Midtown Men” is coming to Sacred Heart University on Saturday, October 26th, and Brigitte got to sit down with Daniel Reichard, one of the stars of the performance, to talk about the show and the upcoming appearance at SHU! (00:00) East Hartford Animal Control Officers Jillian Cappabianca and Kristin Judd joined Brigitte to talk about the rise in animal abuse in the state (18:15)

We spoke with Tom Gaudette, the chief administrative officer for the city of Bridgeport, discussing the latest on Success Village. We discussed financial challenges discovered since the court ordered receivership. We also talked about the temporary boilers on campus and whether an alleged promise about millions of dollars from the city was actually offered.

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In our latest check-in with Governor Lamont, we talked in depth about utility costs, juvenile crime and backup plans for education funding expected to drop off at the end of the 2024/25 school year.

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We met the speaking voice of Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas, Chris Sarandon. The Fairfield resident talked about playing one of the most popular Halloween characters and his cooking podcast.

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Host Paul Pacelli on "Connecticut Today" chatted Tuesday with CBS News correspondent Aaron Navarro who's been covering the Kamala Harris campaign (00:20). Yankee Institute Blogger Meghan Portfolio dropped by with her latest update on the state's energy issues (05:18)

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