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• Chinese Restaurant Delivery Driver Robbed at Gunpoint

  26-04-2015 23:53
  
  A Chinese restaurant delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint late Saturday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• MDA Musclewalk makes strides at Mohegan Sun

  26-04-2015 23:50
  
  UNCASVILLE – This morning, FoxCT’s Crystal Hall hosted the 2015 Southern New England Muscle Walk for the Muscular Dystrophy  Association at Mohegan Sun with Mitch Silver of The River 105.9 . Hundreds of people participated and the event raised nearly $60,000 for the organization, which strives to make a real difference in the lives of people fighting life-threatening muscle […]
  
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• MDA Muscle Walk makes strides at Mohegan Sun

  26-04-2015 23:50
  
  UNCASVILLE – This morning, FoxCT’s Crystal Hall hosted the 2015 Southern New England Muscle Walk for the Muscular Dystrophy  Association at Mohegan Sun with Mitch Silver of The River 105.9 . Hundreds of people participated and the event raised nearly $60,000 for the organization, which strives to make a real difference in the lives of people fighting life-threatening muscle […]
  
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• I-95 South Reopens After Crash

  26-04-2015 23:27
  
  Interstate 95 south has reopened in Old Lyme after to a serious crash.Photo Credit: DOT
  
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• Winehouse family criticizes ‘misleading’ movie about singer

  26-04-2015 23:17
  
  LONDON — The family of Amy Winehouse has criticized a documentary about the late singer that is due to have its premiere at next month’s Cannes Film Festival. A statement issued Sunday by family spokesman Chris Goodman said director Asif Kapadia’s “Amy” is “misleading and contains some basic untruths.” The statement said the film suggested […]
  
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• Old Schoolhouse Road Closed in Prospect Due to Fire

  26-04-2015 23:06
  
  Old Schoolhouse Road in Prospect is closed as crews respond to a fire.
  
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• Girl thanks Taylor Swift for helping bring her memory back

  26-04-2015 22:41
  
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Charli Robertson is like many teenage girls. She loves Taylor Swift and her music. “I want to write about Taylor Swift,” Charli said to English teacher Mary Lee. “I want to get Taylor Swift’s attention.” According to WGHP, the high school senior has been trying to get the country-pop musician’s attention for more […]
  
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• Man Beaten With Broken Bottle

  26-04-2015 22:41
  
   HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Hartford police are searching for four suspects after a man was randomly assaulted with a bottle Saturday night. Police say an unidentified victim was walking to his vehicle when he was […]
  
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• Free Pretzel Challenge on National Pretzel Day

  26-04-2015 22:34
  
  Pretzelmaker is offering free pretzels in honor of National Pretzel Day on Sunday, but only with this twist.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Cavs lose Love to injury but sweep Celts with 101-93 victory

  26-04-2015 22:17
  
  BOSTON — LeBron James scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a shoulder injury to Kevin Love to complete a first-round sweep of the Boston Celtics with a 101-93 victory Sunday. Love left the court in the first quarter after hurting his left shoulder, and J.R. Smith was ejected for swinging his arm at […]
  
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• Driver Killed in Merritt Parkway Crash

  26-04-2015 21:14
  
  A driver was killed in one of two crashes on the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) Sunday morning while traffic was being diverted off an exit.Photo Credit: Christopher Bojar
  
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• Vehicle fire in Old Lyme causes traffic delays on 1-95 South

  26-04-2015 20:40
  
  OLD LYME – A vehicle fire on 1-95 South near exit 70 briefly closed the highway between 1:30 p.m. and 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, April 26. Traffic is still delayed on 1-95 southbound between exits 74 and 71, but there were no reported injuries.
  
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• Vehicle fire in Old Lyme briefly closes 1-95 South

  26-04-2015 20:40
  
  OLD LYME – A vehicle fire on 1-95 South near exit 70 briefly closed the highway between 1:30 p.m. and 1:50 p.m. on Sunday, April 26. Traffic is still delayed on 1-95 southbound between exits 74 and 71, but there were no reported injuries.
  
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• Car Fire on I-91 in Wallingford

  26-04-2015 20:34
  
  A car caught fire on Interstate 91 southbound in Wallingford, closing the highway early Sunday morning.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• College’s Goat- And Sheep-Guarding Donkey Has Surprise Birth

  26-04-2015 20:13
  
  The University of Rhode Island may have a new guard for its animal herd after a baby donkey was unexpectedly born.
  
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• Residents help guide family of geese to safety out of city

  26-04-2015 20:11
  
  MISSOULA, MT – It was no gaggle of geese, but two birds and a baby waddling through a downtown Montana city stopped traffic and brought out the shutterbugs. The Missoulian newspaper reports that it took an hour to guide the trio from the heart of Missoula back to the Clark Fork River on Thursday. Four women spotted […]
  
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• 3 young women jailed in Russia for twerking next to war monument

  26-04-2015 19:53
  
  MOSCOW – A court in southern Russia has sentenced three young women to brief jail terms for making a video showing them twerking next to a World War II memorial. Russia celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Allies’ victory in the World War II next month, an emotionally charged holiday the Kremlin has been using […]
  
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• Old Lyme Crash Closes I-95 South

  26-04-2015 19:52
  
  Interstate 95 south is closed near exit 71 in Old Lyme due to a serious crash.
  
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• Merritt Parkway Reopens After Crashes in Trumbull, Stratford

  26-04-2015 19:17
  
  A busy section of the Merritt Parkway that is a common route to New York was closed for hours Sunday morning after two serious crashes sent multiple people to the hospital.
  
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• Rollover Crash on I-91 in Rocky Hill

  26-04-2015 18:59
  
  Crews are on scene at a rollover crash on Interstate 91 at exit 23 in Rocky Hill.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• World War II-era bomb found on college campus, detonated by military

  26-04-2015 18:58
  
  WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ – The ground shook near a New Jersey military base as an explosives team detonated a 500-pound World War II-era bomb that had been found on the campus of a community college. The unexploded ordnance was taken to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. It had been discovered Thursday during excavation for a new building at Middlesex […]
  
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• Girl, 16, Hid in Bedroom During Burglary

  26-04-2015 18:53
  
  A 16-year-old North Haven resident hid in her bedroom when she heard a burglar in her home and called 911, police said.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• I-95 Car Fire May Have Been Result of Police Chase: State Police

  26-04-2015 18:41
  
  A car fire early Sunday morning on Interstate 95 south in Bridgeport may have been the result of a police chase out of Stratford, according to state police.
  
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• Gunshot Victim Buys Water While Wounded: PD

  26-04-2015 18:36
  
  A man who was shot in Hartford overnight walked into a gas station on Capitol Avenue to buy water.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Hartford Gunshot Victim Buy Water While Wounded: Police

  26-04-2015 18:32
  
  A man who was shot in Hartford overnight walked into a gas station on Capitol Avenue to buy water.
  
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• Chinese delivery person robbed at gunpoint in Hartford

  26-04-2015 18:08
  
  HARTFORD – Police responded to the report of a street robbery of a Chinese delivery person on Saturday, April 25 around 11:40 p.m. by Keney Park Pond House. The victim reported that he was in his car, stopped  at the intersection of Edgewood Street and Keney Terrace when suspect #1 approached the car and asked […]
  
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• Run for Today: Run for Babies Benefits March of Dimes

  26-04-2015 17:15
  
  More than 5,000 walkers and 200 runners were expected at Rentschler Field Sunday for the Run for Babies to benefit the March of Dimes.
  
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• State Police Seek Somers Armed Robber

  26-04-2015 17:00
  
  State police are looking for an armed robber who robbed a gas station convenience store in Somers just after midnight Sunday morning.Photo Credit: State Police
  
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• Coyote collared after lower Manhattan police chase

  26-04-2015 16:50
  
  NEW YORK – A wily coyote is no match for the NYPD. Police collared the creature near a sidewalk cafe in downtown Manhattan on Saturday morning. The coyote was spotted shortly after 7:30 a.m. in the Battery Park City neighborhood. Officers tailed her up and down a marina and a Hudson River park for about an […]
  
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• The Real Story: Is Connecticut’s economy really picking up steam?

  26-04-2015 16:33
  
  Governor Dan Malloy says the economy is “picking up steam,” and economist Peter Gioia, from the CT Business and Industry Association, agrees. He says there’s tremendous potential for growth, but also significant risk, depending on what happens at the state capitol.
  
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• Trinity women’s lacrosse advances to NESCAC semi-finals

  26-04-2015 16:33
  
  HARTFORD – The Trinity women’s lacrosse team survived a scare in the first round of the NESCAC tournament by getting past Williams with a  slim 11-10 win. The lady Bantams will face Tufts next Saturday in the semi finals.
  
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• The Real Story: How serious budget cuts will hurt people who need DDS

  26-04-2015 16:32
  
  Gov. Malloy has proposed to cut $160 million from the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and that isn’t sitting well with some people. Dawn DeMatteo, the parent of a developmentally-disabled 22-year-old son, raises strong concerns about the cuts to the the sate agency that oversees services to people like her son.  She is joined by […]
  
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• Providence Bruins and Hartford Wolfpack evenly matched going into game three

  26-04-2015 16:30
  
  HARTFORD – The Providence Bruins even the five game series 1-1 with a 2-1 victory over the Hartford Wolfpack. The two teams  play game three on Sunday, April 26 in Rhode Island.
  
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• The Real Story: How Bloomfield schools narrowed the achievement gap

  26-04-2015 16:30
  
  Bloomfield Public Schools have seen astounding success in narrowing the achievement gap between white and minority students.  James Thompson, Superintendent of Schools in Bloomfield, talks about his formula and how they got the job done.
  
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• White House Correspondents’ dinner: Hollywood stars dish at D.C. brunch

  26-04-2015 16:17
  
  WASHINGTON – Ask a bunch of Hollywood stars to name Republican presidential hopefuls and you start getting a lot of “ums” and beelines for the nearest exit. But you’ll also get some surprisingly complete lists — from actors like “Veep”‘ star Timothy Simons and “State of Affairs” star Alfre Woodard. Others, like Constance Zimmer of […]
  
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• Autopsy: Indiana University student was beaten to death

  26-04-2015 16:05
  
  BLOOMINGTON, IN — A coroner said Saturday, April 25, that an Indiana University student found dead in a rural area hours before she was reported missing had been fatally beaten in the head with an unknown weapon. Authorities, meanwhile, were holding a southern Indiana man on a preliminary murder charge in the death of 22-year-old […]
  
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• House burglar caught after eating tater tots and falling asleep on couch

  26-04-2015 15:26
  
  PETALUMA, CA – Police say a would-be burglar got sidetracked by snacks and a comfy place to snooze, heating up some tater tots and taking a nap on the sofa of the house he broke into. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a homeowner in Petaluma went downstairs to find the man asleep on her […]
  
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• Gas station clerk sleeps through ice cream theft

  26-04-2015 15:15
  
  OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – Deputies in Florida say a thief worked for 15 minutes to drag a cooler full of Good Humor ice cream past a sleeping clerk at a gas station near Fort Lauderdale. Surveillance cameras captured a man walking up to the Oakland Park store at 4:09 a.m. on April 2 to find the […]
  
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• Watch: Teen wears fake bomb to ask date to prom, gets suspended

  26-04-2015 14:50
  
  LA CENTER, WA – A Washington teen who strapped fake explosives to his body in a stunt to ask a date to prom has been suspended from school. The Columbian newspaper in Vancouver reports (http://is.gd/x04wKA ) that the five-day suspension will prevent Ibrahim Ahmad from attending La Center High’s dance Saturday. The 18-year-old senior says he was trying […]
  
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• 70 year-old woman arrested at JFK with 4 pounds of cocaine in her underwear

  26-04-2015 14:42
  
  NEW YORK – Authorities quickly found out why an arriving passenger at the John F. Kennedy Airport was so nervous: She had 4 pounds of cocaine hidden in her girdle and underwear. Authorities said that 70-year-old Olive Fowler seemed nervous when she arrived in New York from Guyana on April 12. Customs and Border Protection […]
  
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• Woman eats three 72-ounce steak dinners in 20 minutes

  26-04-2015 14:39
  
  AMARILLO, Texas – A competitive eater has conquered three 72-ounce steak dinners in about 20 minutes during a food challenge held at a restaurant in Amarillo, Texas. Dozens of people gathered outside The Big Texan Steak Ranch to watch Molly Schuyler eat the steaks, plus three baked potatoes, three shrimp cocktails, three salads and three […]
  
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• Merritt Parkway in Trumbull Reopened after Crash

  26-04-2015 14:29
  
  The Merritt Parkway in Trumbull is closed after an early morning crash.
  
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• Tolland police seek assistance in locating armed robbery suspect

  26-04-2015 14:03
  
  SOMERS  – Tolland police received a 911 call around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 26, reporting an armed robbery of the Sunoco Xtra Mart located at 169 Main St. According to the report, a white male entered the store, displayed a handgun and demanded cash from the clerk before fleeing the scene in an unknown direction. […]
  
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• Three people in hospital after two-car crash in Milford

  26-04-2015 13:56
  
  MILFORD – Police responded to a two car crash on the Merritt Parkway southbound between exits 53 and 54 in the morning on Sunday, April 26. According to State Police, at least three people were sent to Bridgeport Hospital with injuries, their conditions currently unknown. The Merritt between exits 53 and 54 was shut down for several hours […]
  
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• Merritt Parkway in Milford shut down after two-car crash

  26-04-2015 13:56
  
  MILFORD – Police responded to a two car crash on the Merritt Parkway at exit 53 in the morning on Sunday, April 26. According to State Police, at least three people were sent to Bridgeport Hospital with injuries, their conditions currently unknown. The Merritt at exit 53 is currently shut down while the police continue their […]
  
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• Merritt Parkway in Milford reopened after two-car crash

  26-04-2015 13:56
  
  MILFORD – Police responded to a two car crash on the Merritt Parkway southbound between exits 53 and 54 in the morning on Sunday, April 26. According to State Police, at least three people were sent to Bridgeport Hospital with injuries, their conditions currently unknown. The Merritt between exits 53 and 54 was shut down for several hours […]
  
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• Police: New York airplane cleaner stole computers – and a boatload of liquor

  26-04-2015 13:47
  
  NEW YORK — Talk about cleaning up. Wowza. Police say an airline cleaner in New York made off with seven iPads, 19 Kindles, two laptops — and fully 1,429 bottles of liquor, which is rather too much for anyone to drink all in one go. In all, Juanette Cullum, 48, of Brooklyn, stole more than $15,000 […]
  
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• Suspect Sought In Armed Robbery

  26-04-2015 13:38
  
  (SOMERS,Conn./CBS Connecticut)  – State Police  are seeking the man who robbed the Sunoco Xtra Mart at 169 Main Street in Somers  around 12:30 Sunday morning.The suspect displayed a handgun and demanded cash. The suspect is  […]
  
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• Merritt Parkway in Trumbull Closed after Crash

  26-04-2015 13:33
  
  The Merritt Parkway in Trumbull is closed after an early morning crash.
  
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• Thousands to walk to support March of Dimes in East Hartford

  26-04-2015 12:18
  
  EAST HARTFORD — Thousands of people will walk and run today at Rentschler Field (and locations all around the country) to support the March of Dimes. This is their annual walk for babies. March of Dimes helps in research and support services for healthy full-term pregnancies. For more information, visit marchforbabies.org.
  
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