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The Associated Press has sounded the alarm about a major backlog potentially impacting millions of Americans relying on medication. The report highlights that after the pandemic led the FDA to pulling back on inspections and with a worker shortage, the FDA now is struggling to catch up. But what does that mean for tainted medications and you? We asked primary care physician with Hartford Health...

Is artificial intelligence ruining your chances at landing a new job? A new report says yes. According to the experts at Resume.io, who commissioned a survey of 3,000 hiring managers, almost two-thirds of respondents automatically toss out resumes created using AI. But how accurate can those findings be and what’s missing in this report that gives a clearer picture for people applying for jobs?...

We want our kids to have the best opportunities when it comes to schooling. We talked about school choice and focused on P-Tech in Norwalk as an example for the city and several other Fairfield County towns. We spoke with Victor Black, the Magnet Assistance Program Director for Norwalk Public Schools. Image Credit: Getty Images

University of New Haven Senior Criminal Justice Lecturer Ken Gray joined host Paul Pacelli on Friday's "Connecticut Today" to talk about this week's mass shooting at a school in Georgia and what law enforcement mistakes may have been made (00:31). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso discussed the ongoing situation at Success Village (07:19), while Ruden Report editor Dave Ruden...

On today's program, Mike Cerulli chats with former Connecticut State Senator John McKinney (0:00), 36th District State Senate Independent Candidate Nick Simmons (41:45), and even WICC's own Lisa Wexler (1:24:11).

We have a severe EMS worker shortage in our state and across the country. We have been doing our part on WICC to highlight this and hear from communities feeling the crunch, including Easton. Jon Arnold, Chief of Service for Easton EMS, gave a snapshot of the current issues with worker shortages and explained how a big update to the current EMS building could turn things around. PHOTO CREDIT: ...

Suicide and intimate partner violence are closely linked, according to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Studies show survivors of domestic violence are twice as likely to attempt suicide multiple times. Deb Greenwood, CEO and President of The Center for Family Justice, shared how critical this crisis is for adults directly impacted by domestic or sexual violen...

The towns still picking up the pieces after the historic flooding on August 18th didn’t have flood insurance. What, if anything, can be done at this point if homeowners or business owners did not have flood insurance on their properties? Gerard O'Sullivan is the Director of Consumer Affairs at the Connecticut Insurance Department answered some common questions the department’s been answering la...

“Mishandling voter registrations” is not a headline you want to see, especially ahead of the November election. But we saw it in Fairfield earlier this month. We got the scoop on the accusations from Fairfield Republican Town Committee Chair, Laura Devlin, and whether there’s been any response from the Secretary of the State. Image Credit: Getty Images

Have you heard of sextortion scams? It’s not new, but it is a scam that is on the rise again across the country, including in Stamford, CT. Our crime prevention expert, Jim Perez, defined the scam and gave us advice on how to better protect ourselves. Image Credit: Getty Images

Monday's "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli welcomed attorney, former Time Magazine Senior Reporter and Professor Emeritus of Political Science at St. Peter's University Alain Sanders to chat about Tuesday night's presidential debate (00:24). CT NewsJunkie columnist and Substack.com blogger Terry Cowgill added his thoughts on the debate as well (09:00) Image Credit: REUTERS

UConn rolled out a new protest policy for students this year. We wanted to know if other colleges are doing that too. We spoke with Terrence Cheng, Chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system. CSCU oversees CT State Community College, four state universities and Charter Oak State College, and serves more than 85,000 students. IMAGE CREDIT: Terrence Cheng / CSCU

Do I start from scratch? It’s the most common question people ask when it comes to creating a winning resume for a future job. We did a deep dive into resume building with career strategist, Julie Bauke. Image Credit: Getty Images

Two juveniles have injuries after they were stabbed at the Norwalk Oyster Festival. The stabbing happened Friday at the large annual festival in Norwalk, and the victims were taken to Norwalk Hospital for treatment. We got the latest on the investigation and the suspect from Norwalk Police Chief James Walsh. Image Credit: Getty Images

A new study from the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows how the pandemic may have affected teens’ brains making them age faster! It also paints a picture about the connection between our youth mental health crisis and suicide rates. We spoke with Emily McCave, Associate Chair of the Department of Social Work & Professor of Social Work at Quinnipiac University about th...

"Connecticut Today" host Paul Pacelli opened Tuesday's show wondering why the debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice-President Kamala Harris might be the deciding factor for millions of voters (00:44). CBS News Military Analyst and retired U.S. Army Colonel Dr. Jeff McCausland talked about the state of two major wars going on right now in Gaza and Ukraine (07:17). Greenwich GOP S...

Filing for bankruptcy; it was a headline that shocked residents of Success Village earlier this month. In what’s being called a Hail Mary move during trial over a potential receivership deal for Success Village, for the first time, we heard from the attorney representing Success Village, Dennis Bradley. Attorney Bradley made that call to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Image Credit: Eric Urban...

The City of Bridgeport is leading the state to hold drivers accountable during the school year. The city is putting cameras on all 248 City school buses and the plan was initially spearheaded by Senator Herron Gaston. He spoke about the plans and what it now means for local drivers who get caught. Image Credit: Getty Images

Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli featured local and national expert analysis of the previous night's presidential debate from: Southern Connecticut State University Political Science Professor Dr. Tess Marchant-Shapiro (00:32), CBS News correspondent Linda Kenyon (08:21), Sacred Heart University Political Science Professor and Scholar in Residence Dr. Gary Rose (14:51) and...

Sickness, physical disability and out-of-state travel are some of the reasons a Connecticut resident can get an absentee ballot. But what if those excuses went away completely? It’s an amendment you will vote on at Connecticut polls in November. We got a better understanding of the change from State Rep. Matt Blumenthal, the House Chair of the CT Government Administration & Elections Committee....

Superintendents across the state met in the annual back-to-school meeting this week. Despite our absenteeism rates trending in the right direction, our handling of mental health, cell phones usage and teacher retention continue to be major challenges in the average Connecticut public school. We got insight from Fran Rabinowitz, Executive Director of the CT Association of Public School Superinte...

How would you like to feel safer in your community with trainings that usually only cops, firefighters and first responders get? Now you can! Connecticut State Police began a new training program to prevent targeted violence, like mass shootings. We got the scoop on the training and how you can get in on it from Lt. Anthony Guiliano of the CT State Police. Image Credit: Getty Images

A horse has tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis in Fairfield County making it the first case of the year involving a domestic animal in the state. Can we get EEE from animals that are infected? We asked infectious disease expert, Dr. Browne of Griffin Hospital. Image Credit: Getty Images

Thursday's "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli applauded Governor Ned Lamont's current position of holding off on committing the state to a long-term deal with Rhode Island and Massachusetts to purchase off shore, wind-generated electricity (00:31). CBS News correspondent Michael Toscano talked about the national political scene after this week's big debate (07:09), while "Only In Bridge...

There’s a bigger and more aggressive strain of yellowjackets in our state called the Southern Yellowjackets. A yellowjacket expert, Norman Patterson Jr., told us why this new species of yellowjacket is hanging around Connecticut and how to protect yourselves from them. Image Credit: Getty Images

It’s not the Lorax but residents in Darien are speaking for the trees and not all of the comments are about saving them; some are demanding removal! Darien’s First Selectman Jon Zagrodzky explained the divide in town and what happens next. Image Credit: Getty Images

A Sacred Heart University professor and student connected over an unlikely passion: combatting too much cell phone usage. The pair teamed up and created a new children’s book called Bored and Loving It. We spoke to them about the book, why it can make a difference for young children and touched on a pilot program at the college banning cell phones in class. To buy the book: https://www.amazon....

Ansonia police are investigating a murder suicide after a man apparently killed his ex-wife in Ansonia, then turned the gun on himself. We go the latest on the investigation from Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch. Image Credit; Getty images

Host Paul Pacelli started Friday's "Connecticut Today" looking at the growing conspiracy theories connected to Tuesday's presidential debate (00:40). GOP State Sen. Rob Sampson dropped by to chat about a recent controversy surrounding "curbside voting" in Bridgeport (07:24). CBS News reporter Chris Fox joined us from Austin, Texas, with details on another report that looks at the 2022 Uvalde ma...

Today, Mike Cerulli discusses this week's presidential debate with Connecticut State Comptroller Sean Scanlon (0:00), State Representative Greg Howard (40:00), and Patrick Berland (1:22:34).

Senator Richard Blumenthal predicted the American people will be shocked by the information revealed in an interim report on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and the security failures from the July incident. We asked Senator Blumenthal what was in that report and got his reaction to the most recent incident over the weekend involving the former president. The FBI says ...

Yale will pay dozens of patients who sued the school after extremely painful egg retrievals at its fertility clinic. It comes after a nurse secretly swapped their anesthesia with saline. While Yale says it has committed to making changes to the way it handles narcotics, what does this case mean for Connecticut residents and having health advocacy? Attorney Eric Chaffin of Chaffin Luhana, a nati...

There are more questions than answers following what the FBI is calling a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. We wanted local insight from a law enforcement perspective to dive into the case. We spoke with Ken Gray, a distinguished lecturer of homeland security and terrorism, and criminal justice at the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences at...

Monday's edition of "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli featured live coverage of a law enforcement news conference regarding another apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump. The news conference featured Secret Service Acting Director Ronald L. Rowe, Jr. (00:36). CBS News Tech Contributor Ian Sherr talked about the federal government's legal attempt at bann...

Earlier this year, Connecticut lawmakers were touting UConn’s popularity among high school graduates nationwide. UConn has a record-breaking freshman class this year but what’s the catch with this stellar headline? Apparently, there’s a real housing crisis for upper classman across the five UConn campuses. We got the scoop from Katie Servas, News Director for WHUS, UConn’s radio station. Image...

Should there be a temporary moratorium around smoke shops in Ansonia? The Ansonia Planning & Zoning Commission proposed a temporary moratorium on smoke shops and this week, there was a public hearing to get feedback from the community. We got an update from the commission chair, Jared Heon, and learned the next steps in a possible moratorium process for the city. Image Credit: Getty Images

In one week, Fairfield County experienced two tragic, sudden student deaths: 18-year-old Max Harper from Staples High School and 16-year-old Elliot Kropf from New Canaan High School. How do we help teens make sense of the youth deaths? We got advice from counselor, Julius Dudics. Image Credit: Getty Images

A new study suggests the pandemic caused some adolescents’ brains to age much faster than they normally would. According to a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the average teen girl had their brains age more than 4 years faster. For boys, the study found on average, adolescent brains aged close to a year and a half faster. Why did that happen and wh...

"Connecticut Today" host Paul Pacelli started Tuesday's show wondering if we should be concerned about growing marijuana sales in the state (00:33). CBS News Jerusalem correspondent Linda Gradstein had the latest on the Israel-Hamas war and reports of exploding Hezbollah pagers (08:18). University of New Haven Senior Criminal Justice Lecturer Ken Gray talked about the latest apparent assassinat...

The next chapter of the Success Village Saga is expected to continue tomorrow in court. Will the chapter 11 bankruptcy filing get approval for the 924-unit complex between Bridgeport and Stratford? The city of Bridgeport and Town of Stratford are saying “I hope not!” Tom Gaudett, the Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Bridgeport, weighed in on the issue and explained why he believes t...

Federal prosecutors are claiming Sean "Diddy" Combs has been abusing and exploiting women since at least 2008.   The hip hop mogul appeared in a New York court Tuesday after being arrested on counts of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution. We talked about human and sex trafficking here in Connecticut with Jamie Manirak...

Instagram has created teen accounts private by default to try and better protect kids using the social media platform. Meta announced the move this week and it’s now in effect across the US, Canada, UK and Australia. But will it make any difference? We asked Dr. Don Grant, a National Advisor of Healthy Device Management for Newport Healthcare. Newport Healthcare is the nation’s leading provider...

Fairfield County is navigating yet again another student athlete death. 16-year-old Elliot Kropf was described as an excellent student, a talented hockey player, and beloved by the New Canaan community. The New Canaan High School student died over the weekend after police say he was hit by a train. How can we better support student athletes struggling with mental health and effectively hiding i...

Connecticut is experiencing an alarming rate of alleged school threats at the start of this new academic year. Why is that happening and how is the state responding? We spoke with Timothy Silva, Fusion Center Manager of the Connecticut Intelligence Center. Image Credit: Getty Images

State Senate GOP leader Steve Harding stopped by Wednesday's "Connecticut Today" to chat with host Paul Pacelli on the lack of information regarding a possible deal to join Massachusetts and Rhode Island in buying electricity generated by an offshore wind farm (00:33). Hearst Connecticut media senior editor and columnist Dan Haar on some early state budget requests (08:31) Image Credit: iStock...

An alarming new study even worried our infectious disease expert, Dr. Browne. A new study warns that 39-million people could die worldwide by 2050 due to antimicrobial resistance.  It's related to superbugs that don't respond to antibiotics because they've been used so much including for colds or other viruses. How do we handle antibiotics moving forward? Dr. Browne gave us advice. IMAGE CREDIT...

Explosive pagers; now walkie talkies! Back-to-back days of coordinated attacks using explosive material in basic tech items to attack Hezbollah members. But how are these attacks happening? To give us some insight, we asked Ken Gray, a lecturer of homeland security and terrorism, and criminal justice at the University of New Haven. Gray is a member of ASIS International, InfraGard, the Academy...

Host Paul Pacelli started Thursday's "Connecticut Today" wondering what makes kids threaten their schools (00:36). CBS News Business reporter Jason Brooks explained this week's announced interest rate cut by the Federal reserve (06:39). Quinnipiac University Computing and Engineering Prof. Brian O'Neill spoke on the mass explosion of beepers and walking talkies this week in Lebanon (09:09), whi...

Connecticut is tied for seventh place in the entire country for longest emergency room visits. Research shows the average time people spend in the ER at Norwalk and Stamford Hospitals is more than three hours. But besides long waits, many residents are worried about ER security in the waiting area. We talked about how this is being addressed here and nationwide with Dan Yaross. He is the Presid...

United Illuminating's plans to install monopoles that will greatly impact Fairfield and Bridgeport. Because of House Bill 5507, The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) could have a stronger voice in decisions about where utilities infrastructure is placed. We spoke with First Selectman Bill Gerber about the call to action for residents. S end an email to DEEP.ERSI@ct.gov b...