This Sunday on Face the State we will talk about the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial for the shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin. We are joined by Muhammad Ansari, the president […]
The Zimmerman Verdict and What’s Next
FTS Flashback: the Day Connecticut Became a Major League State
The Stanley Cup brings up all sorts of feelings for Connecticut hockey fans. Many are rooting on the Boston Bruins this week, while at the same time wishing our team was still […]
Hartford Whalers Hat Featured in Prime Time
We’ve seen gear sporting our favorite NHL logo on the big screen, and now it has shown up on the small screen. The familiar green, white and blue was seen on a […]
Breaking Down the Busway
I think it is safe to say that one of the most controversial state projects of our time is the New Britain to Hartford Busway, now called CT Fastrak. It is a […]
Face the State Flashback: Hartford Reacts to Assassination of Martin Luther King
45 years ago this week Hartford was a city in turmoil, as rioters destroyed property in the city’s north end in response to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior. This […]
Mark Shriver Talks About His Father, & Public Service
Mention the name Shriver in Connecticut and inevitably someone will bring up the 1995 Special Olympics World Games, one of the biggest events ever held in our state. We all remember the […]
Archbishop Mansell: Pro-Choice Catholic Politicians Should Not Receive Communion
We’ve just learned that Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro will be attending the installation mass at the Vatican for the newly elected Pope Francis. On Sunday’s Face the State, the Archbishop of Hartford Henry […]
Hartford May Build New City Hall
courtesy: Andy Hart, the Hartford News One of my favorite buildings in Hartford is city hall. The marble atrium, the fountain, the brass fixtures and the ornate woodwork are fitting of a […]
Face the State Flashback: Hartford Nursing Home Fire of 2003
Ten years ago this week we were still reporting on the aftermath of the Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island when another mass casualty fire made news. 16 people died in a […]
Another International Destination Proposed for Bradley
How would you like to catch a direct flight from Bradley International Airport to Piarco International Airport? Where is that you ask? Piarco is in the city of Port of Spain, the […]
XL Center, UConn and Housing Top Priorities for CRDA
It’s not Fenway Park or the Yale Bowl, but the XL Center in downtown Hartford has been an entertainment landmark in Connecticut for forty years. It’s been host to presidents, an NHL […]
Preview of Campaign 2022?
You never know where guests on Face the State will end up, but two of this week’s guests seem to have bright political futures. State Representative Sean Williams is widely regarded by […]
How About a Rainforest Cafe for Adriaen's Landing?
News today that Rainforest Cafe abruptly shut down its only Connecticut location hit parents pretty hard. I’ll admit, I had never been to one before I had kids, in fact, Kara and […]
Remembering Channel 3's Brian Garnett
It is a sad day here at WFSB as we mourn the passing of a member of the Channel 3 family. Brian Garnett, who was a mainstay on Eyewitness News for more […]
The Channel 3 Family Blizzard Vacation
Word that a giant blizzard was about to blast Connecticut meant it was time for the Channel 3 travel agent to plan a trip for the Eyewitness News family to a resort. […]
Malloy: Had I Been Governor, the Whalers Would Still be Here
Governor Malloy is a big hockey fan, so I closed out this week’s Face the State with a flashback chosen with him in mind. We look back at 1986, when Hartford hosted […]
Behind the Scenes of Blue Bloods
I took a little break from politics and hard news recently to go behind the scenes of the hit CBS show “Blue Bloods,” seen right here on Channel 3 every Friday at […]
Florida Flirtation with Connecticut; the Hartford Buccaneers?
The Hartford/New Haven market is the largest television market in the United States without a major league sports team, so it should come as no surprise that over the years our capital […]
Should Connecticut Consider Becoming a Right to Work State?
* I usually prepare more questions than I need for Face the State, and such was the case for this Sunday’s broadcast. Our guests this weekend are Senate president Don Williams and […]
