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• LifeStar Airlifts Person to Hospital After Granby Crash

  12-04-2015 23:54
  
  LifeStar airlifted one person to the hospital Sunday after a two-car crash that has shut down Route 20 at Day Street.
  
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• ‘Furious 7′ keeps speed, tops box office with $60.6 million

  12-04-2015 23:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The high-octane thriller “Furious 7″ maintained its pace in its second week, speeding away with $60.6 million at North American theaters, bringing its box-office total to a robust $252.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Universal’s “Furious 7″ more than lapped the competition. The only new wide release of the weekend, […]
  
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• Public hearing planned on allowing keno in Connecticut

  12-04-2015 23:28
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — State lawmakers will hear testimony on the latest proposal to allow the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to offer keno. A public hearing was planned Wednesday on the bill, which is similar to an agreement ultimately repealed last year by the General Assembly. The lottery supports the legislation. President Anne Noble said keno […]
  
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• Watch: UConn WBB’s 10th National Title Championship parade

  12-04-2015 23:23
  
  HARTFORD – If you missed the UConn women’s basketball championship parade on Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m., you’re in luck, because we have the full parade and the rally for your viewing pleasure! If you were there, can you spot yourself?  GO HUSKIES! Check out the rally here: Check out the parade here:
  
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• Crews Respond to Southington Trailer Park Fire

  12-04-2015 23:18
  
  Southington firefighters are on scene at a fire at 8 Brookside Drive in town.
  
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• Suspicious Death Under Investigation In Lebanon

  12-04-2015 23:00
  
  A "person of interest" was being interviewed by detectives, after a suspicious death in Lebanon.
  
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• Lebanon Man Charged With Murder

  12-04-2015 23:00
  
  A "person of interest" was being interviewed by detectives, after a suspicious death in Lebanon.
  
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• Hartford Brimming with UConn Huskies Pride

  12-04-2015 22:17
  
  March Madness may be over, but UConn's celebration has not after winning their third straight national title and 10th NCAA championship.
  
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• Car fire on I-84 eastbound in Manchester

  12-04-2015 22:07
  
  MANCHESTER- Connecticut State Police were on the scene of a car fire on Sunday afternoon. The car fire happened near exit 62 on I-84 eastbound in Manchester. Troopers say no injuries were reported and the scene has since cleared. No word yet on what caused the car fire. Here are viewer photos sent to FOX […]
  
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• WATCH LIVE: UConn Victory Rally

  12-04-2015 21:53
  
  March Madness may be over, but UConn's celebration has not after winning their third straight national title and 10th NCAA championship.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• UConn Women’s Basketball Team Parades Through Downtown Hartford

  12-04-2015 21:43
  
  Hartford does not schedule an annual parade to celebrate UConn's national championships in basketball, but they have become a regular event.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: UConn Victory Parade

  12-04-2015 21:29
  
  March Madness may be over, but UConn's celebration has not after winning their third straight national title and 10th NCAA championship.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Watch: Hillary Clinton announces bid for 2016 presidential election

  12-04-2015 21:06
  
  WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton is running for president, and she says that “everyday Americans need a champion—and she wants to be that champion.” Watch her announcement video below: Clinton is aiming to be the first female president, and according to AP, she is entering into the Democratic primaries with a very strong position. Following […]
  
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• UConn Victory Parade in Hartford

  12-04-2015 21:03
  
  March Madness may be over, but UConn's celebration has not after winning their third straight national title and 10th NCAA championship.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Frisky 4-year-old sets off White House lockdown

  12-04-2015 20:43
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. (CNN) — A rambunctious 4-year-old managed to trigger a White House lockdown on Sunday, April 12. Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary told CNN that a “4-year-old child climbed under (a) temporary bike rack along Pennsylvania Avenue. Child was fine and was safely reunited with parents.” But the child’s seemingly simple exploration was enough […]
  
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• UConn Victory Parade to Pass Through Hartford

  12-04-2015 20:40
  
  March Madness may be over, but UConn's celebration has not after winning their third straight national title and 10th NCAA championship.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• State Police Interviewing Person of Interest in Lebanon Homicide

  12-04-2015 19:46
  
  State police are investigating a homicide in LebanonPhoto Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• LifeStar Called to I-84 Crash in Willington

  12-04-2015 18:24
  
  LifeStar is responding to a crash near exit 70 on Interstate 84 west in Willington.
  
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• ‘Game of Thrones': First four episodes leaked before season even airs

  12-04-2015 18:22
  
  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The fifth season of “Game of Thrones” hasn’t even aired yet, and the first four episodes have already been leaked online. The episodes appeared on the usual piracy platforms Sunday morning, including The Pirate Bay and KickAssTorrents. The piracy sites use the peer-to-peer BitTorrent network protocol to share the shows between […]
  
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• Life Star headed to scene of serious car crash in Willington

  12-04-2015 18:11
  
  WILLINGTON – A serious car crash occurred around noon on Sunday, April 12, just before exit 70 on I-84 west. Life Star is headed to the scene. No other details are available at this time. Stay with Fox CT as the story develops.
  
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• Police make arrest in suspicious death in Lebanon

  12-04-2015 17:36
  
  LEBANON – State Police are in the process of investigating a suspicious death on Ledge Road on Sunday, April 12. Troop K responded to a 911 call around 4:30 a.m. to a residence at that location, and discovered a male subject suffering from life threatening injuries.  He was pronounced deceased at the scene by responding emergency […]
  
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• Police are investigating suspicious death in Lebanon

  12-04-2015 17:36
  
  LEBANON – State Police are in the process of investigating a suspicious death on Ledge Road on Sunday, April 12. Troop K responded to a 911 call around 4:30 a.m. to a residence at that location, and discovered a male subject suffering from life threatening injuries.  He was pronounced deceased at the scene by responding emergency […]
  
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• Police are investigating Lebanon homicide

  12-04-2015 17:36
  
  LEBANON – State Police are in the process of investigating a homicide on Ledge Road. The Eastern District Major Crimes and Troop K are heading up the investigation and no further details are available. Stay with Fox CT as the story progresses.
  
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• State Police Investigate Lebanon Homicide

  12-04-2015 17:13
  
  State police are investigating a homicide in LebanonPhoto Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police Seek Robbers Who Shot, Killed Store Owner

  12-04-2015 17:11
  
  Bridgeport police are looking for two armed men who they say robbed a store owner before shooting and killing him.Photo Credit: Bridgeport Police Department
  
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• Watch: 3 preteen sisters’ cover of ‘Enter Sandman’ goes viral

  12-04-2015 17:00
  
  HARTFORD – They may be only 9, 12, and 14 years old, but these three sisters sure do know how to rock. Daniela (lead guitar), Paulina (drums), and Alejandra (bass) are know collectively as The Warning, and after releasing several YouTube covers of well-known rock and roll tracks, their video for Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” went […]
  
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• State Police Investigate Suspicious Incident

  12-04-2015 16:41
  
  State police are investigating a suspicious incident.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• The Real Story – New casinos in Connecticut

  12-04-2015 16:32
  
  Rodney Butler, the Tribal Chair for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, and Kevin Brown, the Tribal Chair for the Mohegan Tribe, join Al Terzi and Jenn Bernstein to discuss their proposal for three new casinos to compete with the new MGM in Springfield.  A bill supporting the plan has been approved by a legislative committee.
  
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• The Real Story – Iran nuclear deal

  12-04-2015 16:31
  
  A framework nuclear deal between world powers and Iran is in place.  But is it a good deal or a bad deal?  Al Terzi and Jenn Bernstein speak with Foreign Policy Expert Scott Bates for analysis.
  
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• The Real Story – Why does ISIS exist?

  12-04-2015 16:30
  
  Why does Isis exist?  Al Terzi and Jenn Bernstein speak with religious scholar, Dr. Mahmoud Ayoub, a professor with Hartford Seminary.
  
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• Hartford Gets Ready for Huskies Victory Parade

  12-04-2015 15:55
  
  March Madness may be over, but UConn's celebration has not after winning their third straight national title and 10th NCAA championship.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• State Police Investigate Suspicious Incident in Lebanon

  12-04-2015 15:35
  
  State police are investigating a suspicious incident in Lebanon.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Live action ‘Beauty and the Beast’ adds Ian McKellen as Cogsworth

  12-04-2015 15:06
  
  HARTFORD – Disney’s live action remake of Beauty and the Beast is set to go into production later this year, with an anticipated release date in 2017, and the cast thus far is quite star-studded. In addition to Emma Watson as Belle, Dan Stevens as the Beast, and Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts, Sir Ian […]
  
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• Police investigate Bridgeport grocery store robbery that left owner dead

  12-04-2015 14:54
  
  BRIDGEPORT – In the fifth homicide of the year, 57 year-old Jose Salgado and his wife were working in their store, Sapiao’s Grocery at 351 Lexington Avenue, when two men came in around 3 p.m., armed with handguns, to rob them. According to reports, they demanded money, and when Jose went to hand the money […]
  
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• Watch: 2 year-old DJ has become a viral superstar in South Africa

  12-04-2015 14:42
  
  SOUTH AFRICA – A two year-old boy, who goes by the name of DJ Arch Jnr, has become a viral sensation after emerging as South Africa’s youngest disc jockey. The young boy, Oratilwe Hlongwane, is still learning to speak but already is able to select and play music.  He has already won sponsorship deals on the back […]
  
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• Don’t miss the victory parade for the UConn women today

  12-04-2015 14:02
  
  HARTFORD —  UConn Women’ s Basketball team will celebrate their victory in the NCAA Championships with a parade through downtown Hartford today, starting at 3 p.m. The parade, announced in a press release on Thursday, April 9, will begin at the State Capitol building, followed by a victory rally on Trumbull Street, directly in front of […]
  
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• Grocery Store Homicide

  12-04-2015 13:52
  
  BRIDGEPORT,Conn./CBS Connecticut)    –  Bridgeport  Police are investigating  after the owner of a grocery store was shot to death Saturday afternoon. It happened at Sapiao’s Grocery Store on Lexington  Avenue   around  3 pm. The  victim’s  name […]
  
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• First look: Hillary Clinton’s second bid for the presidency

  12-04-2015 13:39
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — What will drive Hillary Rodham Clinton’s second bid for the presidency? Boosting economic security for the middle class and expanding opportunities for working families, key issues that her campaign says will be heralded by a results-oriented “tenacious fighter.” The former first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state is expected to make […]
  
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• Sunday Forecast: The weather we’ve been asking for

  12-04-2015 13:06
  
  After a chilly start, today will be a spectacular day with temperatures rising into the 60s to near 70 degrees. The shoreline will be a little cooler due to a wind off the water, probably topping out around 60 this afternoon. The wind really howled at times yesterday, but today it won’t be nearly as […]
  
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• Federal Energy Regulators Meet To Discuss Safety Issues

  12-04-2015 12:52
  
  Federal energy regulators and a local oversight panel are set to meet to discuss safety issues at Connecticut's sole nuclear plant.
  
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• Federal Legislation Planned In Honor Of Young Newtown Victim

  12-04-2015 12:48
  
  Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation are backing federal legislation that honors a first-grader killed in the Newtown school shooting.
  
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• Wolfpack win against Albany Devils

  12-04-2015 07:10
  
  HARTFORD- The Wolfpack got their second win in two nights as they gutted out a 2-1 win against the Albany Devils. They try to make three wins in three days as they face the Providence Bruins Sunday afternoon at the XL Center.
  
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• UConn football annual spring game

  12-04-2015 07:08
  
  EAST HARTFORD- The UConn Huskies football were back in business at the Rent today for the annual spring game. Coach Bob Diaco split the team up evenly this year into a Blue Squad and White Squad trying to give the players an experience closer to a real game day contest.
  
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• Silver Alert: Missing Girl, 15, May Be In Boston Area

  12-04-2015 04:39
  
  State police issued a Silver Alert Friday night for a 15-year-old East Granby girl they are calling an endangered runaway, who they say may have traveled to the Boston area.Photo Credit: State Police
  
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• Six Displaced After Waterbury Fire

  12-04-2015 03:57
  
  Waterbury firefighters are responding to a fire at a home near High and Orange streets in Waterbury.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• HBO still hasn’t heard from Scientology lawyers for ‘Going Clear’

  12-04-2015 03:55
  
  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The Church of Scientology is notoriously litigious. But in the two weeks since HBO premiered the controversial documentary “Going Clear,” there have been no legal threats from the church, according to the channel’s executives. “Facts are stubborn things,” HBO CEO Richard Plepler said in an interview with CNNMoney this week. “Everybody’s […]
  
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• President Obama and Raul Castro meet, launch new era of U.S.-Cuba ties

  12-04-2015 02:18
  
  PANAMA CITY, Panama (CNN) — Ending a decades-long standstill in U.S.-Cuba relations, President Barack Obama met for an hour Saturday with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro, the first time the two nations’ top leaders have sat down for substantive talks in more than 50 years. The meeting in a small conference room on the sidelines […]
  
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• 6 people displaced after house fire in Waterbury

  12-04-2015 01:23
  
  WATERBURY-  Six people are displaced after a two alarm house fire on Orange Street  Saturday afternoon. Fire crews responded to a three family home at 107 Orange Street around 4:54 p.m on a report of a fire. Authorities say no injuries were reported but four adults and two children have been displaced. Naugatuck Fire Department […]
  
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• Mets’ Mejia Suspended For 80 Games

  12-04-2015 01:04
  
  New York Mets relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Saturday after testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance Stanozolol.
  
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• Fire Rips Through Three Homes in Milford

  12-04-2015 00:53
  
  Milford firefighters responded to a heavy fire on Melba Street Saturday afternoon.Photo Credit: @MikeSmithCT
  
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