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• New Numbers Show State's Deficit is Getting Bigger

  20-03-2015 23:47
  
  Connecticut faces a significantly larger operating deficit than last month.
  
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• Denial Of $63 Million Medicaid Claim Blamed For Increase In Deficit

  20-03-2015 23:27
  
  A recent federal decision denying Connecticut's claim for $63 million in Medicaid reimbursements is being blamed for the state's growing budget deficit.
  
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• Auriemma Unapologetic As Huskies Shoot For Tenth Title

  20-03-2015 23:18
  
  By DOUG FEINBERG,  AP Basketball Writer Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies have turned women’s college basketball into their own showcase. Over the past two decades, the Hall of Fame coach and his players have […]
  
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• Snow Makes Travel Tough on First Day of Spring

  20-03-2015 23:14
  
  It may be the first day of spring, but winter weather is hanging on and snow is falling around the state.
  
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• Governor Names New Insurance Commissioner

  20-03-2015 23:06
  
  Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is nominating a former Cigna Corp. executive as Connecticut's newest insurance commissioner.
  
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• I-395 North Closed in Thompson After Ice, Snow Cause Crashes

  20-03-2015 22:55
  
  Interstate 395 northbound is closed in Thompson near the Massachusetts border after ice and snow caused multiple crashes Friday afternoon, according to state police.
  
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• Funeral Set for Tolland Worker Killed Patching Potholes

  20-03-2015 22:47
  
  The Tolland public works department is mourning the loss of one of its own.
  
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• Suspect arrested in Hartford’s fifth homicide also suspected of stabbing victim

  20-03-2015 22:39
  
  HARTFORD–More details have been released on the city’s fifth homicide of 2015. On Thursday, March 19 around 10:30 p.m. Teniel Mack, 31, of Bloomfield, was shot and killed. The investigation revealed that Mack had been in critical condition after a stabbing just over a week before his death. On March 10 and 11:37 p.m. a […]
  
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• Bus Driver Suspended After Crash Sends 9 Kids to Hospital

  20-03-2015 22:31
  
  Nine students were taken to Stamford Hospital to be treated for minor injuries after a school bus hit the porch of a house on Vine Road in Stamford, according to officials at the scene.
  
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• State Police name Sgt. Shane Hassett spokesman, will replace Lt. Vance

  20-03-2015 22:27
  
  HARTFORD – Connecticut State Police have named their new spokesman, who will replace Lt. J. Paul Vance. Sergeant Shane Hassett is the new Public Information Officer. According to the state police website, Sgt. Hassett joined the Connecticut State Police in 1990 and was promoted to the rank of sergeant 14 years ago. Most recently, Sgt. […]
  
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• State Police name Sgt. Shane Hallet spokesman, will replace Lt. Vance

  20-03-2015 22:27
  
  HARTFORD – Connecticut State Police have named their new spokesman, who will replace Lt. J. Paul Vance. Sergeant Shane Hassett is the new Public Information Officer. According to the state police website, Sgt. Hassett joined the Connecticut State Police in 1990 and was promoted to the rank of sergeant 14 years ago. Most recently, Sgt. […]
  
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• Pit Bull Attacks Puppy, Turns on Owners in Hamden

  20-03-2015 22:11
  
  A Hamden couple was taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after their pit bull started attacking a puppy, then turned on the owners when they tried to separate the dogs.
  
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• Man Arrested in Cromwell Linked to Hartford Homicide Suspect

  20-03-2015 22:11
  
  The investigation into Hartford's fifth homicide of the year led police to a hotel in Cromwell, where they arrested a man on unrelated charges and seized two cars.
  
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• Hamden man stabs pet dog to stop attack

  20-03-2015 22:00
  
  HAMDEN–Around noon on Friday Hamden Police responded to a home on reports of a dog bite. According to police, the homeowner’s adult male pit bull started biting one of the puppies also living in the house. When the homeowner tried to separate the dogs, the pit bull attacked her. When the pit bull attacked the […]
  
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• Bristol Witnesses Testify At Hernandez Trial

  20-03-2015 21:58
  
  Residents of Aaron Hernandez's home town of Bristol, Connecticut, took the stand at his Massachusetts murder trial Friday.
  
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• Spring Arrives With Snow

  20-03-2015 21:55
  
  It may be the first day of spring, but winter weather is hanging on and snow is falling around the state.
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• 9 Hospitalized After Bus Hits Porch in Stamford

  20-03-2015 21:53
  
  Nine students were taken to Stamford Hospital to be treated for minor injuries after a school bus hit the porch of a house on Vine Road in Stamford, according to officials at the scene.
  
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• Enfield Police announce arrests of 2 teens in several arson cases

  20-03-2015 21:50
  
  ENFIELD–Police held a press conference on Friday to announce arrests made in connection to several arsons in town. Two juveniles were arrested in connection to an April 2010 arson, and one of those two teens was also served warrants for five other fires in Enfield that occurred in 2014 and 2015. One was arrested on […]
  
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• Work Continues on Collapsed Westport Sewer Main

  20-03-2015 21:47
  
  Emergency crews are continuing to repair a sewer main that collapsed on Post Road East in Westport on Thursday and the work is expected to continue through the night, according to the police department.
  
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• State Police Names New Public Information Officer

  20-03-2015 21:46
  
  As longtime state police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance begins a new chapter heading up the department's traffic division, veteran state police Sgt. Shane Hassett will take over as public information offcer.
  
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• Spring starts at 6:45 p.m. on Friday as the snow continues to fall

  20-03-2015 21:38
  
  A winter weather advisory will be in effect for the shoreline through most of tonight as the brunt of the snow passing falls to the south. Scattered snow showers will impact the evening commute, with slick roads likely and a light accumulation. In all we’re expected 1-2 inches inland, with 2-4 inches at the shore. Temperatures overnight drop to […]
  
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• Spring starts as the snow continues to fall

  20-03-2015 21:38
  
  A winter weather advisory will be in effect for the shoreline through most of tonight as the brunt of the snow passing falls to the south. Scattered snow showers will impact the evening commute, with slick roads likely and a light accumulation. In all we’re expected 1-2 inches inland, with 2-4 inches at the shore. Temperatures overnight drop to […]
  
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• Millennials: More educated, fewer employed than Gen X

  20-03-2015 21:35
  
  NEW YORK – Millennials are getting more college degrees, but they aren’t getting as many jobs as their Gen X counterparts. Today’s young adults are on track to becoming the most educated generation to date, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. More Millennial women, in particular, are securing their diplomas than their […]
  
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• 30 Players: Vargas Brings Serious Power Potential To Twins

  20-03-2015 21:31
  
  The Twins have two of the top prospects in baseball in their farm system in Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano, but they'll probably start the season in the Minors. Until they reach MLB, the club can still be excited by the arrival of Vargas, who right at the start of 2015 should bring a pure power presence the Twins were really lacking for much of last season.
  
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• Hartford Homicide Investigation Leads Police to Cromwell Hotel

  20-03-2015 21:16
  
  The investigation into Hartford's fifth homicide of the year led police to a hotel in Cromwell, where they arrested a man on unrelated charges and seized two cars.
  
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• Two Arrests In Hazardville Fires

  20-03-2015 21:11
  
  Enfield police have arrested two juveniles in connection with a series of arson fires in the Hazardville section
  
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• 9 Go to Hospital After Bus Hits Porch in Stamford

  20-03-2015 20:52
  
  Nine students were transported to Stamford Hospital to be treated for minor injuries after a school bus hit the porch of a house on Vine Road in Stamford.
  
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• ‘Glee’ goodbye: Taking a final bow after six seasons

  20-03-2015 20:37
  
  Will it go out gleefully or with a down beat? “Glee” fans find out Friday night as this song-and-dance melodrama finishes its act. Concluding its run with a two-hour finale on FOX “Glee” leaves behind a remarkable legacy. First of all, it dared to try something that had seldom if ever worked on series television: […]
  
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• More Charges Filed in Glastonbury Golf Club Thefts

  20-03-2015 20:36
  
  More charges have been filed against a suspect in the theft of high-end golf clubs from several homes in Glastonbury.
  
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• Keidel: Boxing Trumps Team Sports

  20-03-2015 20:35
  
  The Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is so naturally radiant that the two participants eschewed the obligatory, cross-country, promotional tour.
  
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• 5 Reasons To Be Excited For Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s ‘Fraggle Rock’ Film

  20-03-2015 20:33
  
  Dance your cares away, because a new “Fraggle Rock” film is on its way thanks to Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who will produce and star in the live-action movie.
  
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• No Serious Injuries in School Bus Accident

  20-03-2015 20:32
  
  A school bus crashed through a utility pole and struck a house in Stamford. Officials say several students were taken to a hospital, but no one was seriously hurt.
  
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• Today With Will Marotti March 20th 2015

  20-03-2015 20:30
  
  Here's what is coming up this afternoon with Pastor Will.
  
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• CGA Superintendent Nominated To Be Deputy Commandant

  20-03-2015 20:28
  
  The superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy has been nominated for a promotion that would take her to the service's headquarters as a deputy commandant.
  
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• Work on Collapsed Westport Sewer Main Continues Overnight

  20-03-2015 20:27
  
  Emergency crews are continuing to repair a sewer main that collapsed on Post Road East in Westport on Thursday and the work is expected to continue through the night, according to the police department.
  
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• Plea Agreement Reached in Hartford Kidnapping Case

  20-03-2015 20:22
  
  The man who police said stole a car in Hartford with a baby inside in December 2012 reached a plea agreement and will serve seven years in prison, according to his public defender.
  
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• DCF Worker Fraudulently Collected $12K: State

  20-03-2015 20:16
  
  A state Department of Children and Families employee has been arrested after collecting nearly $12,000
  
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• Mother dog saves puppies from forest fire by digging hole and placing them inside

  20-03-2015 20:08
  
  A mother dog saved her nine puppies from burning alive in a forest fire in Chile by digging a deep hole and placing her babies inside where they were later found untouched by the flames, according to rescuers. Volunteers located the puppies following a massive forest fire in Valparaiso last week, CNN reported. It took […]
  
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• Man Robbed Outside New Haven Cemetery

  20-03-2015 19:58
  
  Police are searching for two men who confronted a 22-year-old outside a cemetery in New Haven, held his hands over his head and grabbed his cash Thursday evening.
  
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• Top 5 Wildest Sports Callers: March 16th To March 20th

  20-03-2015 19:37
  
  The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
  
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• Snow Arrives With Spring

  20-03-2015 19:35
  
  This is the first day of spring, but wintry weather is hanging on and the snow is falling.
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• Twisted Sister drummer dies of apparent heart attack at 55

  20-03-2015 19:28
  
  The drummer for the heavy-metal band Twisted Sister has died. A.J. Pero was 55. The band says Pero died Friday of an apparent heart attack. Anthony Jude Pero powered the fast-paced sound of Twisted Sister, one of the most famous 1980s metal groups. He was well-known for a scene in the video for 1984’s “We’re […]
  
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• Woman Hit Child With Electrical Cord: Police

  20-03-2015 19:21
  
  Police have arrested a 40-year-old Glastonbury woman who is accused of hitting a child with an electrical cord.
  
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• Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade scholarship recipient

  20-03-2015 19:19
  
  HARTFORD – A Glastonbury High School student will be honored during Hartford’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Fox CT’s Sarah Cody introduces us to this talented young man  who earned a scholarship provided by the parade sponsor.
  
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• Black man found hanging from tree in Mississippi: Was it suicide or lynching?

  20-03-2015 18:47
  
  PORT GIBSON, Mississippi (CNN) — An African-American man is found hanging from a tree in the Mississippi woods, his body 15 feet above the ground. There’s no chair in sight. His hands are not bound. Is this a suicide? Or is it a lynching — a shadow from the South’s history of racial violence re-emerging? […]
  
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• School Bus Crashes Into House in Stamford

  20-03-2015 18:39
  
  A school bus has crashed into a house on Vine Road in Stamford.
  
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• School bus slams into house in Stamford, students sent to the hospital

  20-03-2015 18:35
  
  STAMFORD – A school bus slammed into a home on Vine Street Friday afternoon. It happened just before 12:30 p.m. at 119 Vine Road near Turn of the River Middle School. Stamford Fire crews responded to the scene. Minor injuries have been reported, and according to Stamford Public Schools, “several” students have been taken to the […]
  
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• NCAA Tournament: 5 Best Father-Son Performances

  20-03-2015 18:23
  
  RJ Hunter hit a shot that will live on in the history of the NCAA Tournament for years to come and it will be in the "One Shining Moment" montage at the end of the championship game. That got me thinking, what are some of the best father son performances all time in the tournament?
  
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• State Parks Look At Ways To Cope With 17% Budget Cut

  20-03-2015 17:57
  
  As Gov. Dannel P. Malloy proposes $2 million in budget cuts to the budget for state parks, park managers are developing a plan that could reduce hours at some parks and campgrounds, end the summer season at Labor Day instead of in October, eliminate some environmental education programs at nature centers and defer maintenance at park facilities.
  
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• Children of comedian killed in NJ crash involving Tracy Morgan awarded $10 million

  20-03-2015 17:55
  
  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Court papers show that the children of the comedian who was killed in the crash that injured Tracy Morgan won a $10 million settlement from Wal-Mart. The amount was disclosed in documents filed in New York’s Westchester County, where comedian James McNair lived until the June 7 accident on the New […]
  
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