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• Committee Rejects Charter School Moratorium

  27-03-2015 23:58
  
  A legislative proposal to place a two-year moratorium on new charter schools in Connecticut has hit a snag.
  
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• West Hartford Students Support Boy With Rare Disorder

  27-03-2015 23:47
  
  Elementary school students in West Hartford joined a national campaign Friday to support a 5-year-old boy living with a rare disorder.Photo Credit: Saint Brigid School
  
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• Hartford high school’s “Marching Phoenix” is rising

  27-03-2015 23:45
  
  HARTFORD– The Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy Band, also known as the “Marching Phoenix,” has recently returned from performing at Philadelphia’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, where the band was named best musical unit. It’s a pretty big honor for a band mostly comprised of seventh and eighth graders at the school. The band performed and, essentially, competed against […]
  
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• Middletown City Worker Charged With Animal Cruelty

  27-03-2015 23:44
  
  A Middletown city employee is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly neglecting her dog, a pit bull who was found severely malnourished, according to the mayor.Photo Credit: Middletown Animal Control
  
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• Legislators considering “Yes Means Yes” college sexual assault bill

  27-03-2015 23:43
  
  STORRS- The term “No Means No” has been the standard of how colleges and have historically investigate sexual assault cases, but that could change in Connecticut. The state legislature is considering  what is being dubbed as the “Yes Means Yes” bill, which would set a threshold on the definition of consensual sex on universities and […]
  
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• Connecticut bill protects people who rescue kids in cars

  27-03-2015 23:38
  
  HARTFORD — Connecticut lawmakers are considering new legal protections for people who try to rescue children from hot or cold vehicles. The legislature’s Judiciary Committee on Friday approved a bill providing civil and criminal immunity to people who forcefully enter vehicles to remove children from imminent danger. The bill now moves to the House of […]
  
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• Suffield Firemen's Carnival Canceled After 50 Years

  27-03-2015 23:30
  
  After more than 50 years of rides, games, and fireworks, the Suffield Firemen’s Association has decided to cancel the town’s beloved summertime carnival.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Snow to Start Up Tomorrow Morning

  27-03-2015 23:00
  
  Winter weather is making a comeback Saturday.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story on our mobile site.
  
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• Woman charged under new Colorado law in mom attack

  27-03-2015 22:58
  
  DENVER — A Colorado woman accused of cutting an unborn baby from a pregnant woman has been charged with attempted murder, assault and unlawful termination of a pregnancy. Prosecutors filed the charges against 34-year-old Dynel Lane on Friday for her alleged attack on Michelle Wilkins. The case has revived a debate over the point at […]
  
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• West Hartford Students Rally Around Boy With Rare Disorder

  27-03-2015 22:57
  
  Elementary school students in West Hartford joined a national campaign Friday to support a 5-year-old boy living with a rare disorder.Photo Credit: Saint Brigid School
  
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• Keidel: Mind Games Have Begun For Mayweather-Pacquiao Bout

  27-03-2015 22:46
  
  First it was Floyd Mayweather, Jr. poaching all potential sparring partners from Manny Pacquiao.
  
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• Amanda Knox’s murder conviction overturned

  27-03-2015 22:42
  
  Italy’s highest court overturns Amanda Knox murder conviction, closing legal saga
  
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• Amanda Knox and boyfriend acquitted on murder charges in Italy

  27-03-2015 22:42
  
  ROME–Italy’s highest court overturned Amanda Knox’s murder conviction, closing a very long legal saga. Raffaele Sollecito’s conviction was also overturned. Knox , 27, of Seattle, was convicted in 2009 for the killing of Meredith Kercher, who shared an apartment with her in the Italian university town of Perugia. Her boyfriend at the time, Sollecito, was […]
  
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• Police Search For Missing Man With Autism

  27-03-2015 22:38
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Plainville Police say a 19-year-old man with mild autism  has been missing since Thursday morning, and they’re asking for the public’s help in finding him.  Police say Leoule “Leo” Kassahun does not […]
  
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• Crash Closes Route 171 in Union

  27-03-2015 22:30
  
  Route 171 is closed between Cemetery Road and Bigalow Hollow Road in Union while authorities respond to a crash, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Woman At ATM Victim Of Robbery Attempt

  27-03-2015 22:26
  
  Branford Police have a suspect in an attempted robbery at a bank ATM Friday afternoon.
  
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• DA: Caretaker Stole $128K From Disabled Vet

  27-03-2015 22:20
  
  Forty-eight-year-old Michelle Allix, an employee of Boston Police, is accused of stealing from a man who served in Vietnam while working part-time as his personal care assistant for three years.
  
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• Woman Grabbed While Making ATM Withdrawal

  27-03-2015 22:19
  
  Police are searching for the man who grabbed a woman while she was making an ATM withdrawal outside a Bank of America in Branford and demanded money.Photo Credit: Branford Police Department
  
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• Milford Police Investigate Case Of Man Missing Since Saturday

  27-03-2015 22:17
  
  Milford police are asking for the public's help as they investigate a missing persons case.
  
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• Woman Stabs Boyfriend During Argument: Cops

  27-03-2015 22:01
  
  Police in Hamden have arrested a 34-year-old woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend with a knife during an argument earlier this month.Photo Credit: Hamden Police Department
  
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• Snow just a few days before April?

  27-03-2015 21:57
  
  Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the 30s. A few snow showers may develop by dawn, but most of the night will be dry with temperatures dropping to around freezing. Tomorrow: On and off rain/snow showers. It won’t be a huge amount of snow, with most of us getting more towards the […]
  
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• CCSU warns students about man acting inappropriately in women’s bathrooms

  27-03-2015 21:52
  
  NEW BRITAIN–CCSU is warning students of a man that has been banned from campus. Louis Card, a 27-year-old former student, was seen loitering near women’s bathrooms, and he acted inappropriately inside the bathrooms on several occasions. Card is banned from campus as a “persona non grata.” He’s described as about 5-foot-7, about 140 pounds with […]
  
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• Man Caught "Behaving Inappropriately" in CCSU Bathrooms

  27-03-2015 21:46
  
  Police at Central Connecticut State University are alerting students after a 27-year-old man who has previously been banned from campus was spotted "behaving inappropriately" in women's bathrooms on multiple...Photo Credit: Central Connecticut State University
  
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• First U.S. penny sold for $1.2 million

  27-03-2015 21:41
  
  BALTIMORE — The first U.S. penny is 223 years old, and is also worth a lot more than one cent. It sold for nearly $1.2 million Thursday night at an auction in Baltimore. The coin, known as the “Birch Cent,” was made in 1792, months after the one-cent denomination was first authorized by Congress, according […]
  
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• Dead Dogs Found in Garbage Bags Under I-84 in Middlebury

  27-03-2015 21:30
  
  A maintenance worker cleaning a culvert on Interstate 84 in Middlebury found two dead dogs stuffed in garbage bags, according to the Department of Transportation.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Elderly Driver Hits ECSU Student Crossing Street in Willimantic

  27-03-2015 21:20
  
  A 19-year-old student at Eastern Connecticut State University was taken to the hospital Friday morning after an elderly driver struck her while she was crossing the street in Willimantic, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 19-Year-Old With Mild Autism Missing From Plainville

  27-03-2015 21:15
  
  Police are searching for a 19-year-old who suffers from a mild form of autism and went missing from his home in Plainville on Thursday morning.Photo Credit: Plainville Police Department
  
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• 30 Players: Iglesias Could Arrive Sooner Than Expected As Reds Starter

  27-03-2015 21:01
  
  This spring, Reds manager Bryan Price became one of the first skippers to officially lay out his entire rotation, even though there were expected to be plenty of questions after Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake. And to the surprise of many, Cuban signee Raisel Iglesias, despite only pitching in the Arizona Fall League
  
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• Snow Showers in the Forecast

  27-03-2015 20:58
  
  Winter weather is making a comeback Saturday.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story on our mobile site.
  
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• Protesters break into sides after video of arrest of a 15-year-old girl in New Haven

  27-03-2015 20:53
  
  NEW HAVEN–Two sides of a very contentions issue are protesting on the streets of New Haven. During the New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade, a 15-year-old girl was arrested by New Haven Police. Video showed the girl’s arrest was quite violent, but those who support police say it was justified because she had a gun. […]
  
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• Man Missing From Milford Considered Endangered

  27-03-2015 20:45
  
  A 57-year-old man missing from Milford for nearly a week has an extensive medical history and may need medication, according to police.Photo Credit: Milford Police Department
  
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• WrestleMania: Dean Ambrose Doesn’t Think WWE Is Burying Him

  27-03-2015 20:42
  
  
  Dean Ambrose, formerly of The Shield, discusses his WrestleMania 31 ladder match for the Intercontinental title.
  
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• 3rd Car Found With Bullet Hole in Ridgefield

  27-03-2015 20:32
  
  Police are stepping up patrols in a Ridgefield neighborhood after bullet holes were found in three cars parked outside.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Southington Woman Sues Town After Crash on Icy Road

  27-03-2015 20:12
  
  A Southington resident is suing the town over allegations that an icy, untreated road prompted a head-on collision that left her with multiple injuries and “severe emotional distress.”
  
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• Department Exonerates Officer in New Haven Parade Arrest

  27-03-2015 20:04
  
  New Haven police have concluded the investigation into a police officer who forced a 15-year-old girl to the ground while arresting her during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade earlier this month and said...
  
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• Hartford Woman Found In Colchester Was Fatally Stabbed

  27-03-2015 19:56
  
  A Hartford woman is identified as the woman whose body was found in Colchester Wednesday.
  
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• Briefing on Investigation Into Forceful Arrest at New Haven Parade

  27-03-2015 19:49
  
  New Haven police have been investigating after police officer forced a 15-year-old girl to the ground while arresting her during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade earlier this month and a news conference will...
  
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• Hernandez Fiancee Testifies

  27-03-2015 19:45
  
  The fiancee of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez took the stand in his murder trial Friday, telling the jury that he was drunk in the hours before the slaying of her sister's boyfriend.
  
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• Authorities: Woman who posed as lawyer almost became partner

  27-03-2015 19:42
  
  PITTSBURGH  — Authorities say a Pennsylvania woman used forged documents to pretend to be a lawyer for a decade and was in line to be named partner when her fraud was discovered. Forty-five-year-old Kimberly Kitchen, of James Creek, was charged Thursday with forgery and unauthorized practice of law. The attorney general says Kitchen fooled BMZ […]
  
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• Music Teacher Accused of Sexually Abusing Children

  27-03-2015 19:40
  
  A school music instructor from Kent, Connecticut has been charged with sexually assaulting two children during private lessons in New York.Photo Credit: Nassau County Police Department, New York
  
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• 5 Sports Guarantees That Went Horribly Wrong

  27-03-2015 19:31
  
  Last night WVU's Daxter Miles joined a long list of people who have made guarantees and seen them backfire horribly.
  
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• State Officials Consider “Yes Means Yes” Bill

  27-03-2015 19:28
  
  The Connecticut state legislature is considering the so-called “Yes Means Yes” bill to set a standard on college campuses on what it means to consent to sex.
  
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• Police to Update on Investigation Into Forceful Arrest at Parade

  27-03-2015 19:22
  
  New Haven police have been investigating after police officer forced a 15-year-old girl to the ground while arresting her during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade earlier this month and a news conference will...
  
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• Vin Diesel Says Oscars Weighted Against Action Films

  27-03-2015 19:18
  
  Vin Diesel said Friday that the latest "Fast & Furious" film deserves a best picture Oscar but has two strikes against it when it comes to the Academy — it's an action flick and it's a sequel.
  
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• Today With Will Marotti March 27th 2015

  27-03-2015 19:15
  
  Here's what is coming up this afternoon with Pastor Will.
  
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• Top 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: March 23rd To March 27th

  27-03-2015 19:01
  
  The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment bringing you the wackiest callers and the wittiest banter from CBS Radio stations across the nation.
  
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• Colchester Homicide Victim Was Stabbed: Police

  27-03-2015 18:56
  
  State police have identified the woman found stabbed to death in Colchester earlier this week as Nicole Kummer, 28, of Hartford.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Lululemon’s smash new hit: pants with manhood in mind

  27-03-2015 18:47
  
  NEW YORK — Males of the world, Lululemon wants you to be comfortable where it counts. The yoga wear company is making a push into menswear with a line of pants specially designed for men who feel constrained in the crotch. The ABC (anti-ball crushing) pants are made with extra space to give “you and […]
  
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• Arraignment Delayed In Construction Worker’s Death

  27-03-2015 18:45
  
  The arraignment of a man charged with killing a road construction worker in Bridgeport has been delayed while he is hospitalized.
  
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• Autistic Boy Forced to Remove His Letter Jacket

  27-03-2015 18:22
  A mother is outraged after her son's school forces him to remove a varsity letter jacket because special-needs athletes aren't allowed to wear the letters.
  
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