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Search For Missing CT Marine Scaled Back Due To Weather Search For Missing CT Marine Scaled Back Due To Weather
Search For Missing CT Marine Scaled Back Due To Weather The search for a missing 24-year-old Marine from Connecticut is being drastically scaled back three weeks after he was reported missing in California. U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Matthew Kraft of Washington, Connecticut, was reported missing last month after he set out on a solo ski and hiking trip on Feb. 24 near the Kearsarge Pass Trailhead, more than 100 miles east of Fresno. He was scheduled to complete his trek by March 4, according to the Inyo County Sheriff’s Office. An extensive, multi-agency search began on March 4, when Kraft’s father alerted law enforcement officials that he had no…

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Bridgeport Radio Host Is Third Trans Contestant In 'Jeopardy!' History Bridgeport Radio Host Is Third Trans Contestant In 'Jeopardy!' History
Bridgeport Radio Host Is Third Trans Contestant In 'Jeopardy!' History This is one of the most popular stories of 2017 in Fairfield County. The fourth time’s a charm for former WPKN-FM radio host Fran Fried, who had a quartet of auditions over 13 years before she finally snagged a spot as a contestant on TV’s “Jeopardy!” Fried, who is only the third transgender contestant ever to pick up a buzzer on the ABC game show, will appear on Tuesday night’s episode. “It’s all been like an out-of-body experience,” said the Prospect resident who spent 13 years as a host of WPKN’s “The Sleep Deprivation Experiment” and “Franorama.” Fried first tried out for the game sho…

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by Meredith Guinness