It appears state legislators are really motivated to make a difference in the crumbling concrete crisis, an exclusive broken by NBC Connecticut Investigates more than three years ago.

As the new session gets into full swing, there are more than three dozen bills getting presented to help homeowners.

The concrete bills are clustered in a bunch of different committees, including banking, judiciary, plus planning and development, and some homeowners with crumbling basements may testify on more than one of the bills.

Senator Daniel Champagne (R- Vernon) is one of the newest lawmakers serving north central and eastern Connecticut, the part of the state hit the hardest by the concrete crisis.

He told a crowd at a forum on concrete in South Windsor that his committee will try to get all the committees with concrete bills to hold one big hearing on them.

“If people have to come in and testify, we want them to do it on the same day," Champagne said.

Condo owner Debbie MacCoy, who has a crumbling basement, appreciates the suggestion of one consolidated hearing. “I’d like to see all of them, so I don’t have to go back and forth to Hartford for the eight committees," she said.

The concrete bills cover everything from new standards for the stone used to make concrete, to appropriating funds for UConn to study the problem further, to authorizing bonds to repair or replace the Tolland school that has the concrete problem.

Two years ago the legislature heard all the concrete bills on the same day, and it was a long one.

People with crumbling basements told NBC Connecticut it was worth it.

With sleet and freezing rain falling across the state last night, attention is now turning to what could be a slippery Wednesday morning commute.

Some school districts, including Hartford Public Schools, have opted to cancel or delay classes Wednesday while crews work to clear up the snow, sleet and ice. 

Areas that hovered above freezing overnight will see some of the snow and ice melt, but areas that stayed below can expect to see a glaze of ice on wet roads and on top of the snow that fell earlier.

Some leftover slick travel is possible for Wednesday morning’s commute before some afternoon clearing and even sunny skies. High temperatures on Wednesday will hit around 40 degrees.

Get the latest forecast anytime here.

Imagine starting your work day climbing over the top of a building and dangling hundreds of feet above the streets of Chicago.

That's exactly what these four Chicago window washers do for a living, through cold winters and hot summer months.

NBC 5 sat down with four window washers, who shared stories about the tallest buildings they've scaled, how to get over a fear of heights and the weirdest things they've seen inside some of the city's most expensive high-rise homes.

And then there's the whole spider and falcon dilemma ...

The below Q&A has been edited for clarity.

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Is it possible to do this job and be afraid of heights? 

Cruz Guzman: 

"Starting [a job], that’s the only time you’re afraid of heights. But you gotta have the mind-set that if you’re going to keep working here, you’ve got to get over the fact that you’re on the side of a building. Because if you don’t get over the fact that you’re hanging hundreds of feet in the air, might as well find another job because this is not for you."

"At the end of the day, this is what we live for. There’s only so many window washers in Chicago."

Michael Kelly:

“I would say 90 percent of the time you still get that feeling like you’re going down a roller coaster, like your stomach shoots back into your chest.”

What’s it like being a window washer in Chicago?

Michael Kelly: 

“Can be terrifying, can actually be relaxing. All the equipment we use, we could lower a truck down off the building if we wanted to, but it’s only holding us.

“Sometimes it feels like paradise, and you can’t hear the taxis honking, you can’t hear the people yelling and screaming at each other, and all you hear is just a slight wind, and you have the best view in the city.”

How did you get started?

Cruz Guzman:

“Since I was a kid, my dad washed windows for 40 years, so I was always part of the trade. Every time we were having a barbecue, my uncles and my cousins, they were all talking about it. … A couple of times my dad would take me to rooftops when I was a kid, so it’s something I grew up on.”

“The very first time that I did it, I wasn’t scared, but once I finally stepped over the side of a building, reality hit me. My feet are dangling, and I had to make up my mind. My dad told me, you either become good at washing windows or you’re going back to school.” 

What’s the highest you’ve gone? 

Cruz Guzman:

“On a scaffold the highest building has to be Trump Tower. It’s 91 floors. From the rooftop to the ground, it’s 1,100 feet. On the Boatswain's chair, it’s the Legacy building, which is 84 floors. There’s a huge difference because on the Boatswain's chair, you’re literally sitting on a little wooden board so you can see your feet dangling." 

Gonzalo Guzman: 

“My first time I got a little scared. I remember I didn’t want to do it, but I had to do it. … My father told me, ‘You want to go to Chicago to wash windows?’ That’s why I come here. So it’s my job. For me there are no more jobs, so I had to do this, because all my family do it.

"For the first year, every single day, every minute, I got scared---I was scared.”

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen? 

Cruz Guzman:

“You occasionally see people making love, but we’re professionals---you know, we just go about our business.” 

“Our company, we respect people’s privacy. And it’s definitely something that, you know, I don’t even bother looking at. … They’re in their homes, so of course they’re going to be walking around naked and in hotels and stuff like that.” 

“You know, talk about millions of dollars, thousands of dollars to rent out or even live in downtown, and you see their apartment and it looks disgusting. You know, they’ve got newspapers from the 70s, the 80s … clothes all over the floor, boxes and stuff, you can’t even walk. And it’s not just one apartment, one building, you see that a lot.” 

“I think ‘mess’ is an understatement. That old TV show where you go see hoarders….that’s the kind of stuff you see a lot in Chicago. … All the time, I see that more than I see naked people.” 

Michael Kelly: 

“Some people that have newspapers from like the last 40 years, stacked on top from floor to ceiling, and the only place you can walk is just a little path in their apartment.” 

“Statues they have and water features and animals and pythons. … Yeah, I’ve seen all kinds of pets that you probably are not allowed to have.”

“You’re not there long enough to really see much. Usually each window takes like 30 seconds, and there’s soap on everything so you can’t really see in, only for a split second and then on to the next one.”

Gonzalo Guzman:

"You can’t put your feet nowhere because … the [dog] poop is all over [the balcony]! … How does this happen, how can these people live like that?” 

“I’ve seen what the other guys said, naked people. Clothes, garbage, people eat pizza whatever, throw the boxes in there. All the people you see on the street [look] all nice, normal. But I’m saying, see this apartment, how it looks.”

Which is worse, if it’s really hot or really cold? 

Francisco Guzman:

“For me the cold is the worst, because my hands can get [frozen] and it’s too much pain. 

Cruz Guzman:

“Primarily for me, the winter sucks, it’s the worst. … You’ve gotta bundle up, so since we use our hands to grab tools, you can’t really bundle up your hands. The only thing that works is just, sucking it up.” 

“We’ve got to put methanol with our water as we mix it, and that keeps it from freezing. By the end of the day, our overalls, you know, they’re full of ice.”

Do you ever see spiders?

Michael Kelly: 

“I would be happy if I spent my entire life and never saw a spider again. When you break one of those nests, all the spiders come out, and they go all over you. I’ve been bitten … a hundred thousand times.” 

“They’re everywhere, they’re in your clothes, they’re in your shirt. They’re in your hair.” 

Gonzalo Guzman:

“There are a lot of spiders outside, every single building here. … It’s a part of the job, because all the time we’re washing windows, just every single windows, so now for me it’s normal. Big spiders.” 

Cruz Guzman:

“I cringe when I see them because, you know, they crawl inside your shirt, around your neck. The most disturbed part is you’re washing a window and you see your reflection and you see a spider like going up on your hat.”

“The higher floors, that’s where you see more spiders, and it’s just disgusting, you know.… You’ve got to work with them, we’re literally, we’re in their turf really.”

“I don’t understand how spiders get up there in the first place. But they’re always in like the top five floors. It’s infested with spiders. … And then you see them on your pants, your shirts.” 

You’ve had experiences with falcons? 

Michael Kelly: 

“I’ve been attacked a couple of times, and they’re scary. They will protect their nests and they will dive-bomb you. We actually had to cancel a couple of jobs … because they were just circling around and attacking us nonstop, and we just had to go home, wait for the eggs to hatch, and they left.”

Someone in Connecticut could be holding a winning Cash5 ticket worth $100,000 and may not even know it!

Connecticut Lottery officials said one winning Cash5 ticket worth $100,000 was purchased at Sam's Food Store on Quinnipiac Avenue in North Haven.

The winning numbers in the February 6 drawing were 5-11-18-25-33 and it was the only ticket to match all five Cash5 numbers.

Another winning Cash5 ticket worth $100,000 was drawn in January and also remains unclaimed.

According to the Connecticut Lottery, the ticket was purchased at the Super Stop & Shop on Villa Avenue in Fairfield. The winning numbers of 12-13-16-31-32 were drawn on January 31.

Two winning Cash5 tickets drawn in October of last year remain unclaimed as well.

Lottery officials said the two tickets were bought at Phillips 66 in Colchester. They both matched the winning numbers of 1-2-5-9-10 on October 20, 2018, and are worth $65,566 each.

All draw game tickets expire 180 calendar days from the drawing date, according to the Connecticut Lottery.

Target is recalling tens of thousands of toddler boots over choking concerns. 

The retailer said Tuesday it was pulling about 33,600 unicorn boots -- specifically, Cat & Jack Unicorn "Chiara Boots," because the unicorn on the front can detach, posing a choking hazard to children. 

Target says it has gotten four complaints of detached horns, but no injuries were reported. The items were sold in Target stores nationwide and online. 

The recall includes boots in sizes 5-13 and size 1; the shoes are white with silver shimmer, and have a white zipper and white faux fur lining. The unicorn’s horn and inner ears are silver glitter and its eyelashes and nostrils are stitched and gray.  The model numbers are located on the inside tag of the boot; for the full list of affected model numbers and more product photos, click here.

Anyone who has the recalled boots should take them away from kids and return them to a Target store for a full refund. Consumers can call 1-800-440-0680 for more information as well. 

Police are warning drivers to clean snow and ice off their cars to avoid dangers like “ice missiles,” which can be dangerous as well as damaging. 

Drivers who do not remove snow and ice could be fined, whether or not the ice or snow comes off the vehicle, according to Naugatuck Police. 

A post from the Andover State Trooper's Office says fines start at $120 for ice and snow left on a car.

Tyler Rook, of Victor Auto Body Works in Middletown, said last month that damage could range from around $1,500 to totaling the car.

A state trooper was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries after a car rear-ended his cruiser on Interstate 84 in East Hartford on Tuesday.

Troop H Dispatch received a radio broadcast from Trooper Brett Cook around 10:30 p.m. reporting his involvement in a department accident.

He said the crash happened in the right shoulder on I-84 westbound from I-384 westbound near the exit 59 on ramp.

According to police, he was parked in the right shoulder behind a disabled vehicle and a tow truck with his cruiser's emergency lights activated.

While he was assisting the disabled vehicle, Trooper Cook said a vehicle being driven by 18-year-old Chad Myron Taylor, of Windsor, lost control and veered to the right as he was traveling in the right lane just as the ramp merged with I-84 from I-384.

Taylor crashed into the back of Trooper Cook's cruiser and caused disabling rear-end damage, police said. Taylor's vehicle suffered disabling front-end damage and both vehicles were towed from the scene.

Both Trooper Cook and Taylor were transported to Hartford Hospital to be treated for minor injuries and were released.

Taylor was found to be at fault for the crash and was issued an infraction ticket for failing to drive at a reasonable distance apart, traveling too fast for conditions, operating a motor vehicle with unsafe tires and failure to wear a seat belt in the front seat.

A student at Bristol Eastern High School has been arrested after an investigation into a threat, according to police, and there is extra police presence at the school. 

Police said the student posted a threat to the school on social media and Bristol police are conducting extra patrols, as is the student resource officer. 

Police have released no other information.

President Donald Trump is likely to sign the bipartisan agreement that would keep the government open and avoid a new partial shutdown without including the $5.7 billion he's been seeking in border wall funding, three sources familiar with the president's thinking tell NBC News.

The sources include two Republicans who have spoken with the president and an administration official close to the process. They noted that nothing is set in stone and that the legislative text has not been finalized.

The deal includes nearly $1.4 billion for 55 miles of border fencing built with existing technology and another $1.7 billion for other Homeland Security priorities like more customs personnel and new technology, multiple sources have told NBC News.

On Tuesday, Trump said he was "extremely unhappy" with the deal and vowed to build the wall anyway. A White House officials had earlier told NBC News that other options remained on the table to build a more substantial barrier.

Republicans have said they hoped Trump would sign the deal.

Basketball fans will be coming to Connecticut in March as March Madness comes to Hartford.

The first and second rounds of the Division one NCAA men’s basketball championship will take place at the XL Center on Thursday, March 21 and Saturday, March 23. 

Fans will be heading into the city for the four first-round games on Thursday and two second-round games Saturday.

Championship organizers expect the tournament to bring in 25,000 attendees and around $7.7 million for the Greater Hartford region from visitors staying in hotels, going to local restaurants, shopping and enjoy attractions, according to a news release from the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau.

Part of the festivities will include a free all-day Open Practice Event at the XL Center on Wednesday, March 20 for fans to get a sneak peek at the eight teams, which will each have a 30-minute practice time slot.

The Open Practice will also offer lunch and happy hour specials and interactive fan experiences.

If UConn qualifies for the post-season, the team will play at another championship venue.

Many downtown restaurants and bars will offer special discounts and tournament-related promotions and some Hartford Parking Authority and LAZ parking garages and lots will offer a Special Event Parking rate of $10 from March 20 to March 23.

The Dash Shuttle bus in downtown Hartford will operate with extended hours on Wednesday, March 20 and Saturday, March 23.

“Having the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championships back in Hartford is not only a win for the XL Center and the City of Hartford, but for the region as a whole,” Michael Freimuth, executive director of the Capital Region Development Authority said in a statement. “Hotels and restaurants from Windsor Locks to Farmington and Rocky Hill will welcome the eight teams and their fans from across the country. We look forward to the tournament’s return.”

Convicted sex offender and former comedian Bill Cosby said his attempts to showcase equality on television led to his 3-to-10-year prison sentence and fall from grace as "America's Dad."

In his first message from prison, the 81-year-old, who was declared a sexually violent predator by a Pennsylvania judge, told NBC10's Erin Coleman that he is a victim of "entrapment" carried out by a "low-life District Attorney" and "corrupt Judge."

Cosby shared his comments with his wife, Camille, after NBC10 aired a two-part interview Monday and Tuesday with his spokesman Andrew Wyatt about Cosby's life at Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution Phoenix in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. In that interview, Wyatt shared how Cosby washed his meals before eating them and wakes up at 3:30 a.m. to do calisthenics in his cell.

Cosby was convicted in April 2018 of drugging Andrea Constand and sexually assaulting her inside his Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, home in 2004. The judgment came after years of public and private statements by dozens of women who claimed they were abused by the actor best known as the patriarch of the Huxtable family on NBC's "The Cosby Show." More than 60 women accused Cosby of assaulting them over five decades.

Constand, a former women's basketball coach at Temple University, went to police a year after the assault, but the Montgomery County District Attorney declined to file charges. A decade later, the case was reopened and Cosby was arrested and charged.

Constand said the conviction allowed her to make peace with the assault.

"He needs help and he needs to repent for what he did, not only to me but for a lot of women," she told NBC News' Kate Snow after the trial. "He's a convicted sex assaulter, but I forgive him for what he did to me."

Cosby's conviction was hailed as a victory for sexual assault survivors. Several of Cosby's accusers attended the trial, which gripped the nation's attention for several weeks, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

"It's also a victory for all sexual assault survivors, female and male. It's a victory for womanhood," Lily Bernard, one of his accusers, said at the time.

Despite the conviction and sentencing of 3 to 10 years behind bars, Cosby said in his message to NBC10 that he will "never have remorse." 

"My political beliefs, my actions of trying to humanize all races, genders and religions landed me in this place surrounded by barb wire fencing, a room made of steel and iron," the message, passed along to NBC10 from Cosby through Wyatt, read in part.

Cosby has maintained that his encounter with Constand was consensual. He recently settled a civil lawsuit brought by Constand for nearly $3.4 million. He considers himself among "some of the Greatest Political Prisoners" including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela.

"I stand upright as a Political Prisoner and I Smile. The Truth is Strong!"

Here's the message in full:

I heard about Ms. Coleman’s (NBC 10) interview from the residents here. Here’s why I, [Mr. Cosby] have “no” remorse and will never have remorse. I was given a deal; I settled out of court for $3.8 million dollars; I waived my 5th amendment rights; I was declared Not Guilty in 2005 by the Commonwealth - never charged. However, a low-life District Attorney and a corrupt Judge needed me Guilty now. Not for justice, but for their political aspirations. They say, Mr. Cosby you must attend these classes. Why? One word. Entrapment! My political beliefs, my actions of trying to humanize all races, genders and religions landed me in this place surrounded by barb wire fencing, a room made of steel and iron. So, I now have a temporary residence that resembles the quarters of some of the Greatest Political Prisoners - Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Randal Robinson, and Dr. Benjamin Chavis. I stand upright as a Political Prisoner and I Smile. The Truth is Strong!”

Bill Cosby

The FBI has released 16 drawings by a serial killer that purport to show some of his 90 victims from around the country, NBC News reported.

Samuel Little has always maintained he was innocent of killing three women in California in the late 1980s, for which he was convicted in 2014, but the FBI said he confessed to killing 90 women over decades.

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As FBI investigators try to corroborate those admissions with unsolved deaths across the country, Little drew sketches of 15 women and a man identified as "Mary Ann or Marianne."

Investigators were able to confirm 34 killings soon after Little's confession in November. The FBI said Tuesday that eight more were confirmed or matched to open cases as the bureau aims "to identify his victims and provide closure and justice in unsolved cases."

The opioid overdose epidemic in Connecticut might be stabilizing, according to the state Department of Public Health, but the rate for trips to an emergency department for treatment remains higher than the national rate.

While the number of visits to emergency departments nationally has risen steadily over the last few years, statistics from the state’s EpiCenter syndromic surveillance system indicate that visits to a Connecticut emergency department for opioid overdoses was stable between the third and fourth quarters of 2018, according to the Department of Public Health.

However, the Department of Public Health warns that Connecticut’s rate of visits to an emergency department for suspected opioid overdose was about 1.7 times higher than the national rate.

Efforts to curb the opioid crisis include a public awareness campaign called “Change the Script,” along with treatment, recovery support and overdose prevention initiatives, according to the state.

“It is too early to determine if the current data is reflective of a trend, but we are guardedly optimistic that some of our state prevention efforts could be showing some initial results,” DPH Commissioner Raul Pino said in a statement.

A steady rise in deaths due to drug and opioid overdoses in Connecticut could also be slowing, according to the Department of Public Health.

Learn more about opioids and prescription drug overdose prevention from the state Department of Public Health.

Learn more here about getting help. 

Tributes to Chris Hixon are everywhere in the home the slain athletic director at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shared with his wife for 28 years. There's a new tree in the front yard, which blooms with yellow flowers — his favorite color. An "MSD Strong" flag flies from the roof. Artwork, including two donated portraits, hangs on the walls.

"Chris was an extraordinary person living an ordinary life," his widow, Debbi Hixon, told NBC 6.

The U.S. Navy veteran, who also served as the school's wrestling coach, ran unarmed into the freshman building and never came out. Hixon was shot and killed while trying to shield students from oncoming bullets.

The killing that day was at random, but the devastation it caused was personal.

"That's probably the hardest part for me, you try to figure out why, and there will never be a why, it'll never make sense," Debbi Hixon said.

Debbi lost her soulmate. Her sons, 26-year-old Tom Hixon and 23-year-old Corey Hixon, who has a developmental disability, lost their dad.

“You know, I have Corey, and Corey is so awesome but it's a lot of work,” Debbi Hixon said. “There's a lot of decisions that go into taking care of him and Chris and I always made those decisions together. You second guess yourself and you wonder, 'Am I doing the right thing?' And Chris was always the person that brought me down off the ledge."

Now, Debbi Hixon relies on professional counseling, talking to her son Tom, who lives in California, on Skype, and sharing her feelings with other families who lost loved ones in the massacre. She said they're the only people who truly understand.

"The anger, and just the pure unbelievableness of what happened that day, is really hard to explain to somebody," Debbi Hixon said.

To honor her late husband’s memory, the family started the Chris Hixon Athletic Scholarship. It benefits one student-athlete per year from each of the three school’s which Hixon served as athletic director during his career. The funds are awarded annually to a student from Stoneman Douglas, South Broward and Blanche Ely. A 5K run to raise money for the scholarship fund will be held on February 16th in Hollywood. Participants can register at Chris Hixson Memorial Run/Walk. 

"We're trying to do positive things to remember Chris because to us, he was a hero every single day. He was that person who stepped up regardless and never wanted the accolades or someone to toot his horn," Debbi Hixon said.

And while channeling her grief into a worthy cause helps her cope, Debbi Hixon said one year, five years, and not even a lifetime would be enough to recover emotionally.

"You know, there's gonna be a hole in our life forever and that will never heal,” Debbi Hixon said. “I don't know if you actually ever heal from something like that.”

Mutual aid has been requested after a three-alarm fire on Madison Avenue in Bridgeport. 

Officials said the fire is at 137-140 Madison Ave., a multi-family structure housing five to six families. 

All residents are out and safe, officials said. 

No additional information was immediately available.

The superintendent and assistant superintendent of schools in Cromwell have both resigned from their positions after an investigation into possible misconduct allegations.

Superintendent of Schools John Maloney and Assistant Superintendent of Schools Dr. Krista Karch resigned from their positions on Wednesday, according to the Chairman of the Cromwell Board of Education Mike Camilleri.

The Board of Education released a statement and said based on new information in the investigation, they asked Maloney and Dr. Karch to submit their voluntary resignations.

"We were hopeful, even up until last week, that Mr. Maloney and Dr. Karch could resume their roles and continue the work that they have done to improve our schools. However, as the investigation unfolded and new information came to light, including after Mr. Maloney’s return from leave on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, we determined that we could no longer support Mr. Maloney and Dr. Karch’s continued employment with the Cromwell Public Schools," Camilleri said in a statement.

"We felt that it was best for the District to move forward with new leadership, so we asked both Mr. Maloney and Dr. Karch to submit their resignations, which they then did voluntarily in consultation with their respective attorneys," he added.

Both were previously put on paid administrative leave amid an investigation into possible misconduct allegations. The investigation said an anonymous letter was mailed to Board members and a number of district employees at their homes with a disk containing school security camera footage.

Officials said the Cromwell Board of Education received an anonymous complaint in December alleging that Maloney and Dr. Karch "have engaged in conduct that could constitute misconduct or could interfere with their respective abilities to carry out their job responsibilities in an effective manner."

A law firm was hired to investigate the allegations. 

Both Maloney and Dr. Karch were placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation in December, officials said. 

During the investigation, investigators said emails received on district computers showed Dr. Karch may have attempted to contact Maloney during the investigation, while they were on administrative leave.

They said this included two emails sent from Dr. Karch's personal email to Maloney's school email with documents that included information related to the investigation.  

She told investigators that she believed she sent the emails to Maloney's school email address out of force of habit, however, investigators said Maloney did not have access to the email account during the investigation.

The Board of Education determined that Maloney could return to his position on January 24 at a meeting. A similar meeting for Dr. Karch was scheduled for February 4.

On February 1, investigators said the Board of Education received a report that Dr. Karch and Maloney were seen together at a restaurant after Maloney had returned to his position, but while Karch was still on paid leave. 

"Karch was under a directive not to communicate with District employees," investigators said.

According to the investigators, during the meeting on February 4, Dr. Karch told Board members that she had complied with the terms of her paid leave and had not had contact with any district employees, including Maloney.

The investigation said she later told the Board that she had not been truthful and admitted to the encounter with Maloney at the restaurant on February 1, which was a violation of her administrative leave.

Later that evening, when Camilleri called Maloney and asked him if he had been at the restaurant with Dr. Karch on February 1, investigators said Maloney said he was at the restaurant, but was not with Karch. 

Minutes later, Maloney said he did meet with Dr. Karch at the restaurant to discuss the district's budget, the investigation said.

"Mr. Maloney acknowledged to Mr. Camilleri that he understood this encounter violated Dr. Karch’s paid leave directives and demonstrated a profound lack of judgment on his part," according to the investigation.

Camilleri said he then asked both Maloney and Dr. Karch to submit their voluntary resignations, which the Board accepted at a special meeting on Wednesday.

Investigators said they could not substantiate a romantic relationship between Maloney and Dr. Karch.

The interim Superintendent of Schools is Fran DiFiore, the current high school principal, Camilleri said.

The Board of Education plans to engage a longer term interim Superintendent of Schools to lead the district for the remainder of the school year, he added.

He said he hopes to have the next Superintendent in place by July 1, 2019, in time for the start of the next school year. DiFiore will remain principal of Cromwell High School. 

"We are deeply saddened by the circumstances that led to these actions, but truly believe that we must move on and set a new course for the Cromwell Public Schools," Camilleri said in the statement.

Police are investigating a shooting on Sherman Parkway in New Haven and said the injured victim was taken to a hospital. 

The shooting happened between Munson and West Division streets and was reported at 2:22 p.m. Wednesday, according to police.  Police said a driver stopped them and reported that his passenger and car were hit by gunfire.

The passenger, a 25-year-old man, was grazed on the head, though it's not clear if the injury was caused by a bullet or by broken glass. His injury was not life-threatening and he was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital for treatment, police said.

The shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information should contact the New Haven Police Department Detective Bureau at 203-946-6304.

A White House security specialist is seeking official whistleblower protection from the federal government after raising concerns about “unwarranted security clearances" for administration officials, including Jared Kushner, NBC News reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

The specialist, Tricia Newbold, filed the whistleblower complaint less than two weeks after she was suspended without pay for defying her supervisor, Carl Kline.

The complaint, which was obtained by NBC News, alleges Newbold raised concerns with Kline about a security clearance for an individual as early as July 2017. The complaint does not identify the person, but sources familiar with the situation told NBC News that it was Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and presidential adviser.

For the past four years a one-of-a-kind summer camp for teenagers has been running at Yale University.

But instead swimming and bonfires, campers enjoy 5 a.m. physical training and explosive device demonstrations as part of the elite Future Law Enforcement Youth Academy or FLEYA.

“FLEYA was really life-changing,” said Megan Fortier, a junior at St. Paul’s Catholic High School in Bristol. “I don’t think I could have ever gotten the knowledge and information from anywhere else.”

Fortier was one of 13 girls accepted to the program last summer. Thirteen boys aged 15-18 rounded out the group. FLEYA only accepts about 10 percent of teens who apply.

FBI Outreach Specialist Charles Grady and Yale Police Chief Ronnell Higgins created the program to offer teens with a passion for law enforcement a view into what could be their future.

“Before I had like 5 different career paths, I wanted to be a vet, I wanted to be a doctor but all the sudden I come here and it’s like now I have a set path,” said Notre Dame-West Haven senior Kamron Bell.

Panels with Secret Service agents and human trafficking experts teach the teens all week –along with visits from experts with the U.S.Marshall’s Office and the DEA.

“We need to do something to ensure that the next generation of law enforcement has a greater understanding of their purpose,” said Grady.

The program has been adopted by a handful of campuses across the nation –but Higgin’s hopes it gains even more momentum to answer a question he has long asked himself.

“What we can do to not only inspire but to co-produce our next generation of public safety professionals,” Higgins questions.

A sentiment learned at FLEYA by a recent graduate may just be the answer.

“It’s not about the work that you’re doing it’s about the people you’re helping,” Aidan Ricciardelli, a senior at Branford High School

The academy running this summer will be taking applications for campers until April 5. To see all the requirements needed to participate, click here.

Police are trying to locate an 83-year-old woman missing from Hartford.

Authorities have issued a Silver Alert for 83-year-old Marjorie Moncrieffe, who has been missing since Monday.

Moncrieffe is 5-foot-2, 160 pounds, with grey hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a red shirt, black pants and a hat.

Anyone with information should contact the Hartford Police Department at 860-757-4000.