When Scott Slifka became mayor of West Hartford Senators Chris Dodd and Joe Lieberman represented Connecticut, Jodi Rell was governor and Outkast was rocking the charts with Hey Ya. It’s been a […]
Local Mayors Call for Change
Face the State Flashback: Olympian Oksana in Connecticut
In the mid-90s, suburban Hartford was on the international figure skating scene. Russian stars Sergei Grinkov and Ekaterina Gordeeva had moved here to train at a new skating center in Simsbury, along […]
U.S. Attorney on Corruption, Drugs, and Selling Children
From corruption to child trafficking to cocaine to classified information, the U.S. Attorney’s office has been a busy place. This Sunday on Face the State, we are joined by the top federal […]
Connecticut Winter Storms of 2016
Channel 3 is now in its fifth decade of naming winter storms, a Connecticut tradition that began back in 1971. This season’s storms are named after First Ladies, an appropriate choice for […]
GE is Leaving, Now What?
The announcement that General Electric is leaving Connecticut has dominated the headlines and newscasts across our state as people try to gauge the impact and try to figure out how to keep […]
Dad, What Kind of Car is That?
That’s a question I got from my daughter the other day when I made mention of one parked near us. For generations, everyone knew what an Olds was, but now that we’re […]
I Saw the Tooth Fairy
It was a momentous occasion in our house this past weekend. The tooth fairy came to visit our son for the first time, the night after he lost his first tooth…..at school. […]
Guns in Connecticut
It’s been the topic of the week: President Obama’s announcement that he plans to take executive action as part of his strategy to reduce gun violence. The president fought back tears as […]
The Cruise Ship Mystery of 2005
It is an unsolved mystery that is still talked about more than a decade later: the disappearance of George Smith. Smith, of Greenwich, and his new bride, Jennifer Hagel of Cromwell, were […]
Death Penalty Debate is Back
Eleven convicted killers sit on Connecticut’s death row at the maximum security prison in Somers, but their lives were spared by the Connecticut Supreme Court ruling this past summer, or were they? […]
Visconti Exploring Senate Race with Attacks on Blumenthal & Malloy
The holidays are over and campaign 2016 is now starting to rev up across the state. With Connecticut on the sidelines until late April for the presidential primary season, focus is now […]
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