We met Mark Block, Republican candidate for First Selectman in Trumbull. Learn why he decided to run and what he will bring to the table if elected in November.
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Melissa in the Morning: Business Deal Behind the Scenes?
There have been a lot of moving parts with resuming work on the Revolution Wind Project. A lot of questions about what’s happening behind the scenes but not a lot of answers. We asked political reporter, Mike Cerulli, from News 8 if he had any further insight.
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CT Today With Paul Pacelli – The People Of Bridgeport Lose … Again?
Host Paul Pacelli opened Thursday’s “Connecticut Today” with news on the latest legal twist in the ongoing Bridgeport absentee ballot mess. Was the sentence too lenient? (00:33). Former Bridgeport Democratic State Rep. Chris Caruso dropped by with his thoughts on the latest absentee ballot developments (16:14). Former Wall Street Journal reporter Ken Rapoza talked about what China might be planning for the U.S. prescription drug market (23:34)
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The Lisa Wexler Show – Mayor Roberto Alves’ Surprise Cancer Diagnosis
Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves joins Lisa Wexler to talk about his surprise Large B-Cell Lymphoma cancer; how he found it, how it’s being treated and how it affects his personal and public life.
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Melissa in the Morning: Aggressive Driving
A new study proves just how bad our driver behavior has become. A staggering 96% of drivers in a new AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study admitted to engaging in aggressive driving behaviors over the past year. How do we bring that number down? Sgt. Luke Davis with Connecticut State Police weighed in.
For the full AAA report: https://aaafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/202509-AAAFTS-Aggressive-Driving.pdf
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Melissa in the Morning: Shelton to Begin Ticketing
Shelton decided to partner with BusPatrol to curb incidents of drivers illegally passing stopped school buses. The city’s fleet of 68 buses is equipped with the AI-powered stop-arm enforcement technology. And starting week, drivers will actually get tickets. For the latest on BusPatrol in Shelton, we checked in with Ray Baldwin Jr. who oversees special projects in Shelton.
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Melissa in the Morning: Player Behavior
A high school football player body slamming his opponent is now being punished – because someone caught it on video and it has since gone viral. This was not in Connecticut – it was in Michigan earlier this month. We talked about unsportsmanlike conduct among players with Glenn Lungarini, executive director of the CIAC. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference over sees high school sports in Connecticut.
Video of Body Slamming incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiycBxJlRQM
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Melissa in the Morning: Huntington’s Disease Breakthrough?
Could this be a major breakthrough for people diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease as well as their children? New research shows a one-time gene therapy treatment has shown remarkable success in slowing the progression of Huntington’s disease in a preliminary trial. We spoke with Dr. Fred Browne of Griffin Hospital about it.
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Melissa in the Morning: Valle Case Back in the Spotlight
The man accused of stabbing four high schoolers, killing one at a Shelton house party is back in the spotlight. Raul Valle will be back in court next month after the state filed amended charges. Valle killed Fairfield Prep student Jimmy McGrath in 2022 but over the summer the jury failed to reach a verdict leading to a mistrial. To get legal perspective on the case, we go to Attorney Bill Bloss. Bill is not at all connected to or involved in this case but has been providing legal expertise on this case to our WICC audience.
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Melissa in the Morning: Autism and Tylenol
President Trump’s suggestion that a link exists between autism and Tylenol has raised concerns within the scientific community as well as personal attacks on families touched by autism. We spoke with Dr. Fred Volkmar, Director of the SCSU Center of Excellence on Autism Spectrum Disorders, about what is known and still unknown about autism.
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