CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Connecticut’s Ongoing Utility Battles

CT Today With Paul Pacelli – Connecticut’s Ongoing Utility Battles

Monday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli welcomed State House GOP leader Vin Candelora to chat about the current legal fight involving big utilities and the state’s PURA’s leadership (00:38). University of New Haven Associate Professor of Accounting and Taxation Dr. James Mohs updated us on President Trump’s use of tariffs as political tools (08:45). Paul…

Melissa in the Morning: Pig Butchering Scams

Melissa in the Morning: Pig Butchering Scams

Have you ever heard of ‘pig butchering’ scams? It’s a type of investment fraud that’s apparently impacting our senior population. Crime Prevention Expert, Jim Perez, shared ways to spot this scam and how to avoid becoming victim to it. Image Credit: Getty Images

Melissa in the Morning: Human Trafficking in CT

Melissa in the Morning: Human Trafficking in CT

The average Connecticut resident doesn’t expect human or sex trafficking to be a problem in our state. But it is! We got concrete data highlighting the problem from Jamie Manirakiza from PEHT and Stamford Lt. Jerry Junes. Image Credit: Getty Images

Melissa in the Morning: ICE Raids in Schools

Melissa in the Morning: ICE Raids in Schools

Are you worried about ICE raids in your kids’ school district? Many school districts have released statements reassuring parents that they will protect kids who could be targeted. We got some perspective on this thanks to officials in Bridgeport. We spoke with Carli Rocha-Reaes with the district, Susan Schnitzer with CIRI and immigration attorney Alicia…

Melissa in the Morning: EMS Support

Melissa in the Morning: EMS Support

When you are experiencing an emergency; they are there to support you and care for you. EMS workers are essential and yet, more and more recent studies have highlighted a significant EMS worker shortage and a need to invest in EMS facilities and equipment. We head checked in Volunteer EMS Chief Jon Arnold and First…

Melissa in the Morning: Police Pursuits

Melissa in the Morning: Police Pursuits

How do police pursuits work? Recently, Connecticut State Police highlighted a pursuit that was started by a convicted felon in Willimantic. We got perspective from Connecticut State Police Sgt. Luke Davis. Image Credit: Getty Images

Melissa in the Morning: We Don’t Know Yet

Melissa in the Morning: We Don’t Know Yet

There is a lot of speculation around the cause of Wednesday’s deadly mid-air collision in Washington DC. At this point, nothing has been confirmed by FAA and NTSB officials about what led up to the collision between an American Airlines plane and a Blackhawk helicopter. But there have been recorded issues for years impacting the…