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• Crash Stalls Traffic on Route 15 in Hamden

  19-03-2015 23:49
  
  The left lanes are closed on both the north- and southbound side of Route 15 in Hamden while authorities respond to a crash involving multiple cars, according to state police.
  
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• Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Dragging New Britain Officer

  19-03-2015 23:32
  
  The man who hit New Britain Police Officer Brett Morgan with a stolen car and dragged him 100 feet last January has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, plus five years of special parole.
  
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• Tolland Town Worker Dies After Being Struck By DPW Truck

  19-03-2015 23:31
  
  State police and Tolland officials say a town worker has died after being struck by a local Public Works Department truck.
  
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• State Prosecutor Wants Outside Investigator For Police Shootings

  19-03-2015 23:15
  
  Connecticut's top prosecutor, Kevin Kane, plans to tell state lawmakers steps have been taken to ensure that fatal shootings by police are investigated by potentially impartial prosecutors.
  
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• 3 Charged in Massive Meriden Drug Bust

  19-03-2015 23:07
  
  Three people are facing charges after police raided a home on Springdale Avenue in Meriden and found heroin, morphine, cocaine, hydrocodone, suboxone, marijuana and more than $900 cash.
  
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• Toddler survives near-drowning after 101 minutes of CPR

  19-03-2015 23:05
  
  WEST BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. — In what doctors are calling an extraordinarily rare case of survival, a 22-month-old Pennsylvania boy whose lifeless body was pulled from an icy creek was revived after an hour and 41 minutes of CPR. Gardell Martin came home from the hospital on Sunday. Doctors say he has made a full […]
  
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• Crash Closes Route 15 South in Hamden

  19-03-2015 22:54
  
  The southbound side of Route 15 is closed between exits 60 and 59 in Hamden while emergency crews respond to a cash, according to state police.
  
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• DPW Truck Hits, Kills Tolland Employee Patching Potholes: Cops

  19-03-2015 22:39
  
  A Tolland town employee has died after being hit by a Department of Public Works truck while patching potholes in town this morning, according to state police.
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• 8-Year-Old Dies After Medical Emergency on School Bus

  19-03-2015 22:19
  
  New Haven officials are investigating after an 8-year-old student suffered a medical emergency while riding the bus home from school and later died.
  
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• Georgia State Stuns Baylor In NCAA Tournament

  19-03-2015 22:15
  
  Hunter’s 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining capped a comeback from a 12-point deficit and lifted the 14th-seeded Panthers to a 57-56 opening-game victory over the third-seeded Bears in the NCAA tournament on Thursday.
  
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• Police: Suspect Showed Box Cutter In Holdup

  19-03-2015 22:08
  
  (CBS Connecticut) -- State police are looking for the suspect in an early-morning holdup at the Xtra-Mart on Route 171 in Thompson.  They released images from security cameras at the scene. Police say the suspect […]
  
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• Haddam Firefighters Help Rescue Dog From Stream

  19-03-2015 22:07
  
  Firefighters in Haddam helped rescued a dog from a stream after it wandered away from home Wednesday afternoon and fell in, according to the Haddam Volunteer Fire Company.
  
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• 8-year-old dies on school bus in New Haven, investigation underway

  19-03-2015 22:02
  
  NEW HAVEN–A tragedy has shook the Lincoln Bassett Elementary School community. On Monday an 8-year-old child was on a school bus heading home from school when he or she suffered a medical episode and died. Abbe Smith, the communications director the New Haven Public Schools, released the following statement: New Haven Public Schools and the Lincoln […]
  
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• Teen Charged in Hamden School Bomb Threat

  19-03-2015 21:57
  
  Police have arrested a teen accused of reporting a bomb threat at Whitney High North in Hamden that turned out to be fake.
  
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• Spring starts with a round of snow

  19-03-2015 21:55
  
  Tonight’s lows will drop into the teens across many locations as the wind will diminish, under mostly clear skies. Clouds will begin to cover the skies well after midnight toward tomorrow morning, as our next weather maker will be a storm that will move out of the southern states today, tracks off the mid Atlantic […]
  
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• Child Dies on School Bus in New Haven

  19-03-2015 21:33
  
  The city of New Haven is investigating after a child died on a bus ride home from school in New Haven, according to a spokesperson from the school system.
  
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• Three more arrested in weekend assault at a Watertown bar

  19-03-2015 21:31
  
  WATERTOWN–Police have made four more arrests after an assault at a local bar last weekend. On Sunday, March 15 a group gathered outside the Red Door Bar on Main Street. A brawl started, and one man was stabbed in the torso with a knife, a second was hit in the head with a beer bottle, […]
  
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• Stranger Offers Granby Middle Schooler a Ride to School

  19-03-2015 21:21
  
  School officials in Granby are alerting parents after a middle school student was confronted twice by a strange woman and offered a ride to school Thursday morning.
  
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• Spring to Start With Snow

  19-03-2015 21:21
  
  Spring begins on Friday, but the weather has other plans. More snow is on the way Friday, with 2 to 4 inches for much of the state, with some towns getting as much as 5 inches.
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• Photo captures apparent moment ‘doctor steps outside after losing a 19-year old patient’

  19-03-2015 21:16
  
  A grainy, dark photo of a doctor slumped over after he was apparently unable to save a 19-year-old patient is going viral. “An ER doctor steps outside after losing a 19-year old patient,” reads the caption on the photo posted to Reddit on Thursday. NickMoore911, an EMT, wrote that a fellow EMT snapped the photo. […]
  
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• Disney Channel plans biopic of pitching prodigy Mo’ne Davis

  19-03-2015 21:08
  
  NEW YORK — Little League pitching sensation Mo’ne Davis will be the subject of a Disney Channel movie. The network says development is underway on the biographical film, titled “Throw Like Mo.” It will tell the story of the 13-year-old who last summer made history as the first girl to pitch a shutout in the […]
  
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• 3 More People Charged in Violent Bar Brawl

  19-03-2015 21:02
  
  Police have charged three women in connection with a stabbing and assault at the Red Door bar in Watertown that sent three people to the hospital over the weekend, bringing the total number of arrests to seven.
  
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• Legislature To UCONN Foundation and Open Government Advocates : Find Common Ground

  19-03-2015 20:59
  
  State legislators are urging the University of Connecticut Foundation and open government advocates to find common ground on opening the state university's fundraising organization to freedom-of-information rules.
  
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• Judge won’t release NYC chokehold death grand jury testimony

  19-03-2015 20:53
  
  NEW YORK — A New York judge has refused to release secret testimony heard by a grand jury that declined to indict a police officer in the chokehold death of Eric Garner. Grand jury testimony is traditionally kept confidential. The New York Civil Liberties Union and other agencies sought to make the evidence public following […]
  
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• Tolland Town Employee Dies After Being Hit by DPW Truck

  19-03-2015 20:48
  
  A Tolland town employee has died after being hit by a Department of Public Works truck in town this morning.
  
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• More Tribal Casinos Bill Clears Committee

  19-03-2015 20:41
  
  A bill that would authorize Connecticut's two federally recognized tribes to open up to three jointly operated casinos is moving through the legislative process.
  
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• State pact with State Police ends longevity pay, boosts pay

  19-03-2015 20:32
  
  HARTFORD — The Malloy administration and the State Police Union have agreed to a tentative contract raising pay by 9 percent over three years and abolishing additional pay based on length of service. Representatives of both sides called the agreement fair. It was announced Wednesday. Suzanne Bates, policy director at the Yankee Institute, a conservative think […]
  
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• Fatality Reported in Tolland Incident

  19-03-2015 20:21
  
  Lifestar responded to Tolland after a pedestrian was hit by a truck, according to state police, who now said the incident is a fatality.
  
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• Today With Joe D’Ambrosio March 19, 2015

  19-03-2015 20:12
  
  Here's what is coming up this afternoon with Joe D, starting at 3pm.
  
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• Sewer Main Collapses in Westport

  19-03-2015 20:10
  
  A sewer main collapsed in Westport on Thursday morning and police said the process to repair it would be lengthy.
  
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• Man Tries to Stab and Kill Elderly Parents in Seymour: Cops

  19-03-2015 20:00
  
  A 36-year-old Seymour resident is facing assault charges after trying to stab and kill his elderly parents during a fight over damage to the family property, according to police.
  
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• 30 Players: Lindor A Superstar In The Making For Indians

  19-03-2015 19:54
  
  Drafted in the first round of the 2011 Draft eighth overall as a 17-year-old, Lindor has rapidly risen through the Tribe’s Minor League system and he appears to be on the cusp of the Major Leagues at just 21 years old … though his Indians’ debut won’t come right away.
  
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• 27 students at one school test positive for TB in Kansas

  19-03-2015 19:44
  
  Health officials in Kansas are trying to figure out how dozens of students got tuberculosis. At least 27 people at Olathe Northwest High School have tested positive for TB.  The cases were confirmed after 300 students and staff were tested.   None of the 27 have symptoms right now – that means they’re no contagious, but […]
  
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• Report of Armed Person at Norwich School Was False: Cops

  19-03-2015 19:37
  
  Norwich police responded to Stanton Elementary School in Norwich on Thursday morning after receiving a call reporting an armed person in the school and said it was a false report.
  
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• President Picks UConn Women To Win 3rd Straight Title

  19-03-2015 19:31
  
  President Barack Obama has picked Connecticut to win a third straight women's basketball championship in the NCAA Tournament.
  
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• Stephen King Pans Maine Governor

  19-03-2015 19:26
  
  Gov. Paul LePage had claimed King left the state because of high taxes.
  
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• Sentencing For Man Who Ran Over Police Officer

  19-03-2015 19:25
  
  A 20-year sentence was issued today, for man convicted of running over and dragging a New Britain Police officer.
  
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• Man With Box Cutter Robbed Thompson Xtra-Mart

  19-03-2015 19:23
  
  A man with a box cutter robbed an Xtra-Mart in Thompson early Thursday morning and police are looking for him.
  
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• Couple Tried to Steal Cash Register: Cops

  19-03-2015 19:16
  
  West Haven police have arrested a couple accused of trying to steal a cash register from a market last night.
  
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• Legislators Speak Personally About Aid In Dying Measure

  19-03-2015 19:05
  
  The debate over allowing Connecticut physicians to prescribe medication to help the terminally ill end their lives got personal on Wednesday, as past and present state legislators told emotional stories about how their loved ones handled their final days.
  
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• Report of Armed Person at Stanton Elementary in Norwich Was False: Cops

  19-03-2015 18:53
  
  Norwich police responded to Stanton Elementary School in Norwich on Thursday morning after receiving a call reporting an armed person in the school and said it was a false report.
  
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• 104-year-old woman shares her secret: 3 cans of Dr. Pepper a day

  19-03-2015 18:51
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — Elizabeth Sullivan of Forth Worth, Texas, says she has one doctor to thank for her long life — Dr. Pepper. Sullivan tells KTVT she fell in love with the soft drink’s trademark “23 flavors” when she was in her sixties. “Every doctor that sees me says they’ll kill you, but they die […]
  
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• Hartford doesn’t receive enough votes to get on special Monopoly version

  19-03-2015 18:50
  
  Hartford lost out on the chance to get mentioned on an anniversary version of Monopoly in online voting, but one state capital rallied to come out on top. The new “Here & Now” U.S. edition opened the voting for new local editions to enthusiasts — and Pierre (population 14,000), the capital of South Dakota, won […]
  
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• Hartford doesn’t receive enough votes to get Monopoly version

  19-03-2015 18:50
  
  (CNN) — Hartford lost out on the chance to get its own version of Monopoly in online voting, but one state capital rallied to come out on top. The new “Here & Now” U.S. edition opened the voting for new local editions to enthusiasts — and Pierre (population 14,000), the capital of South Dakota, won […]
  
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• Megabus catches fire on I-84 in Danbury

  19-03-2015 18:42
  
  DANBURY – A Megabus caught fire around 12:15 Thursday afternoon as it was traveling on I-84 in Danbury. The bus was on fire on the side of the highway between exits 3 and 4. The passengers were evacuated and no one was hurt. State Police and DOT are on the scene. No word yet on […]
  
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• ‘Battle Creek’ Stars Dean Winters & Josh Duhamel, Cracking Cases As They Clash

  19-03-2015 18:42
  
  An odd-couple cop drama with a not-so-buddy comedy streak: That's "Battle Creek," which pairs a hard-bitten detective from the budget-strapped police force in Battle Creek, Michigan, with a golden-boy agent in the flush FBI who seems incapable of making an uncertain move.
  
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• Stanton Elementary in Norwich on Lockdown

  19-03-2015 18:18
  
  Stanton Elementary School in Norwich is in lockdown and students are being kept late as police Norwich police investigate what they called a "non-legitimate" threat to the school.
  
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• Spring to Begin With Snow

  19-03-2015 18:14
  
  Spring begins on Friday, but the weather has other plans. More snow is on the way Friday, with 2 to 4 inches for much of the state, with some towns getting as much as 5 inches.
  
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• DPW Fired For Bypassing Safety Measures At Transfer Station Where Resident Died

  19-03-2015 18:07
  
  One New London Public Works employee has been fired and four others disciplined for violating safety procedures at the city transfer station.
  
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• DPW Employee Fired For Bypassing Safety Measures At Transfer Station Where Resident Died

  19-03-2015 18:07
  
  One New London Public Works employee has been fired and four others disciplined for violating safety procedures at the city transfer station.
  
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