Health experts are warning you about counterfeit car seats being sold online! The seats typically cost much less, but are sold through otherwise reputable retail sites and can fail your child if god forbid you’re in a crash. Bridgeport Hospital’s chair of Pediatrics, Dr. Magna Dias, shared where the seats are coming from and red flags to look for if you buy a bad seat.
To contact certified car seat officials with Bridgeport Hospital: [email protected]
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The search is back on today for two men who remain missing after a deadly boat crash in the Connecticut River in Old Saybrook. One person died and six others were injured in the crash late Monday night. DEEP officials believe speed is a factor. But officials say time of day, lack of life vest use and knowledge of the area could have also played a role in this incident. We spoke in depth about boating safety in Connecticut with Lt. William Simpson who oversees the Bridgeport Police Marine Unit.
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Today’s Pet of the Week is going to be Richie.
Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with host Paul Pacelli welcomed Connecticut Catholic Conference Executive Director Chris Healy to talk about a state agency’s recent actions regarding public comment on Connecticut’s abortion regulations (00:26). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio dropped by to talk about a new investigation surrounding higher education spending in Connecticut (07:56)
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Senator Richard Blumenthal joins Lisa Wexler to talk about the six hostages held in Gaza who were found murdered by Hamas, and the importance of reporting damage due the CT’s historic flooding to the federal government.
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WICC is officially expanding its coverage by broadcasting now on 95.9FM. Don’t worry, we still have our broadcasts on 600AM, but we spoke about the milestone news for a station reaching 98 years old this fall with Connoisseur Media CEO, Jeff Warshaw(0:00), and Vice President of Connoisseur Media Connecticut, Kristin Okesson (6:16), for more on the merger and its significance to listeners.
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We got a check-in with Connecticut State Police after the Labor Day holiday weekend. Patrols were out in full force from Friday to Monday night. We spoke with Sgt. Luke Davis to get the road statistics regarding emergency calls, crashes and more.
For a full breakdown of the report: https://www.cspnews.org/post/2024-labor-day-weekend-traffic-statistics-09-02-2024
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The surgeon general is sounding the alarm about the mental health crisis for America’s parents. Why are parents today so stressed out and how can we reduce that stress? We got advice from counselor, Julius Dudics, about coping mechanisms and what happens if you don’t address stress effectively.
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We spoke with Josh Morgan from the Connecticut Department of Transportation for the latest on the historic flooding aftermath impacting local and state roads. We also got an update on major transportation projects in Fairfield County and the impact of new wrong way detection systems on our highway ramps.
For more information: https://portal.ct.gov/dot?language=en_US
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