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• Windsor jewelry shop honors military mothers

  10-05-2015 23:40
  
  WINDSOR – Bill Selig and his brother know what it’s like when a loved one has served – Bill’s father flew combat missions over Germany in World War II. Mom is now in her 90s, so on Mother’s Day weekend the family shows their respect and admiration for families like theirs by giving away a […]
  
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• Former President Jimmy Carter cuts Guyana trip short due to illness

  10-05-2015 23:13
  
  GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Amid health concerns, former President Jimmy Carter had to cut his trip to Guyana short. A statement released by the Carter Center said the former president “was not feeling well,” but the organization did not provide more information about the 90-year-old’s health. Carter is expected to return to Atlanta on Sunday. He […]
  
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• Another tornado hits Texas

  10-05-2015 22:56
  
  DALLAS — The National Weather Service says a likely tornado has caused damage near the North Texas town of Denton. Roofs were ripped off of buildings and trees were damaged in the town about 40 miles northwest of Dallas. Last night, one person was killed and another critically injured when a tornado hit Cisco, a […]
  
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• Fairfield latest town to find “White Lives Matter” notes

  10-05-2015 22:42
  
  FAIRFIELD — Residents in another Connecticut town have found messages reading “White Lives Matter” at their homes. Fairfield police Lt. James Perez says someone delivered the messages to several homes in the Greenfield Hill neighborhood around noon on Saturday. Perez says the messages were written on white paper and placed in plastic bags weighted with […]
  
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• West Haven man attacked by hammer in home invasion

  10-05-2015 22:21
  
  WEST HAVEN – Police are currently investigating a Boston Post Road home invasion that happened Saturday night just before midnight. Gun shots were fired outside the home, then home’s door was forced open and a man in his early 20s was struck with a hammer. He was treated and released from an area hospital with […]
  
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• Police: Man Arrested After Advertising For Sex With Minor

  10-05-2015 21:49
  
  Vermont police say a Burlington man is accused of trying to use the Internet to arrange for sex with a 13-year-old girl.
  
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• Police investigating Bridgeport homicide

  10-05-2015 20:12
  
  BRIDGEPORT – On Saturday, May 9 around 9:11 p.m., Juvontee Tinsley, 22, was shot and killed in the area of 26 Ohio Avenue. According to witnesses, Tinsley had walked over to a car parked in front of the address to speak with someone within, when one of the people in the car shot him in the […]
  
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• 22 year-old shot and killed in Bridgeport

  10-05-2015 20:12
  
  BRIDGEPORT – On Saturday, May 9 around 9:11 p.m., Juvontee Tinsley, 22, was shot and killed in the area of 26 Ohio Avenue. According to witnesses, Tinsley had walked over to a car parked in front of the address to speak with someone within, when one of the people in the car shot him in the […]
  
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• Lifestar responds to an injured hiker in Middlefield

  10-05-2015 19:49
  
  MIDDLEFIELD – Life Star is responding to an injured hiker at the intersection of Route 66 and 147 on Sunday, May 10. The extend of the patient’s injuries are still unknown, but when Lifestar arrived on scene around 1:30 p.m. , they began the process of transferring the hiker to a hospital.
  
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• Details: 3 arrested in shootings of 2 Mississippi police

  10-05-2015 18:53
  
  HATTIESBURG, Miss. — For many in the small Mississippi community of Hattiesburg, the first death of an officer in the line of duty in three decades was a shock. Benjamin Deen, 34, and Liquori Tate, 25, were shot and killed during a traffic stop late Saturday. On Sunday morning a local judge, Tony Mozingo, stopped […]
  
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• Trial to begin for national group accused of aiding Minnesota woman’s 2007 suicide

  10-05-2015 18:46
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — The national right-to-die group Final Exit Network Inc. goes to trial in Minnesota this week for allegedly assisting in the suicide of a 57-year-old woman who died in 2007 after years of chronic pain. Here’s what you need to know: THE DETAILS In 2012, a Minnesota grand jury indicted Final Exit Network and […]
  
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• Toddler allegedly thrown off bridge into river by mom dies

  10-05-2015 18:09
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Authorities say a 1-year-old Pennsylvania boy has died six days after his mother threw him into a river before jumping from a bridge herself. Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim says Zymeir Perry died Saturday at a hospital. Authorities say his 19-year-old mother, Johnesha Monae Perry, kissed the boy last Sunday before pushing […]
  
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• Person Airlifted to Hospital in Stafford Motorcycle Crash

  10-05-2015 18:08
  
  A LifeStar helicopter airlifted one person to the hospital after a crash involving a motorcycle on Route 19 in Stafford on Sunday.
  
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• Red Cross Aids 3 Displaced by Hartford Fire

  10-05-2015 17:47
  
  The American Red Cross is providing emergency housing and other aid to a family of three adults displaced after a fire on Webster Street in Hartford on Saturday night.
  
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• Person Airlifted to Hospital in Stafford Motorcycle Crash Closing Route 19

  10-05-2015 17:13
  
  A LifeStar helicopter airlifted one person to the hospital after a crash involving a motorcycle that has closed down Route 19 in Stafford on Sunday.
  
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• WNBA players Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson wed

  10-05-2015 17:12
  
  PHOENIZ, AZ — WNBA players Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson tied the knot Friday in a ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona. The couple, both 24, exchanged vows at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, surrounded by arrangements of white hydrangea, white and coral roses, and peach hypericum berries in a “desert elegance” theme, People magazine reported. Johnson, […]
  
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• Police Investigate “White Lives Matter” Messages

  10-05-2015 16:54
  
   FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) _ Residents in another Connecticut town have found messages reading “White Lives Matter” at their homes. Fairfield police Lt. James Perez says someone delivered the messages to several homes in the Greenfield […]
  
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• Meet the new class of students on ‘Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader’

  10-05-2015 16:32
  
  HARTFORD – The hit FOX show, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, returns Tuesday, May 26 at 8 p.m., and features an entirely new cast of fifth graders to assist their grown-up contestants. These six 5th graders were chosen from a nationwide search, to help the adult contestants graduate towards the $1 million prize.  Unlike […]
  
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• The Real Story – Saving Social Security

  10-05-2015 16:32
  
  HARTFORD – Some are projecting that Social Security will run out of money in 20 years. Congressman John Larson talks about his plans to save it.
  
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• The Real Story – What’s the alternative to tolls in the state?

  10-05-2015 16:31
  
  HARTFORD – Bringing back tolls is a controversial topic in the state. A representative of the trucking industry offers his ideas on an alternative.
  
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• The Real Story – Hartford Mayoral race

  10-05-2015 16:30
  
  HARTFORD – Could there be a change of leadership in City Hall? Mayor Pedro Segarra faces several challengers in the primary.
  
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• Stafford car crash victim airlifted for treatment

  10-05-2015 16:05
  
  STAFFORD – Crews are responding to a car accident involving a motorcycle on East Street. The accident has caused Route 19 to be closed for several hours, and one person has been flown to the hospital via LifeStar. Police are still investigating the scene and the road has since been reopened. Stay with Fox CT […]
  
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• Crews respond to car vs. motorcycle crash in Stafford

  10-05-2015 16:05
  
  STAFFORD – Crews are responding to a car vs. motorcycle crash on East Street. Injuries are currently unknown, as is the extent of the damage. Stay with Fox CT for updates.
  
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• Crews respond to a car accident involving a motorcycle in Stafford

  10-05-2015 16:05
  
  STAFFORD – Crews are responding to a car accident involving a motorcycle East Street. Injuries are currently unknown, as is the extent of the damage. Stay with Fox CT for updates.
  
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• Car crash in Stafford closes Rte 19

  10-05-2015 16:05
  
  STAFFORD – Crews are responding to a car accident involving a motorcycle on East Street. The accident has caused Route 19 to be closed, and one person has been flown to the hospital via LifeStar. Police are still investigating the scene. Stay with Fox CT for updates.
  
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• Nick Fradiani to perform with Andy Grammer during Idol finale

  10-05-2015 15:51
  
  LOS ANGELES – After winning rave reviews for his performance of Andy Grammer’s “Back Home”, American Idol Top 3 contestant and CT native, Nick Fradiani, found out that he would be performing with the successful singer-songwriter during next week’s finale. Fradiani, who hails from Guilford, will reprise “Back Home”, as well as perform Grammer’s latest […]
  
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• Nick Fradiani to perform with Andy Grammar during Idol finale

  10-05-2015 15:51
  
  LOS ANGELES – After winning rave reviews for his performance of Andy Grammar’s “Back Home”, American Idol Top 3 contestant and CT native, Nick Fradiani, found out that he would be performing with the successful singer-songwriter during next week’s finale. Fradiani, who hails from Guilford, will reprise “Back Home”, as well as perform Grammar’s latest […]
  
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• Obama calls moms to wish them a happy Mother’s Day

  10-05-2015 15:26
  
  WASHINGTON — It’s not the voice you’d expect to hear on the other end of the phone. “Hi. This is Barack Obama. Your President.” In celebration of Mother’s Day weekend, Obama surprised three mothers with individual phone calls this to wish them a Happy Mother’s Day, according to a White House official. The mothers, from […]
  
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• This Picasso painting could smash auction record

  10-05-2015 15:22
  
  NEW YORK – A painting by Pablo Picasso could set a new record for the most expensive art work ever sold. The masterwork, “Les femmes d’Alger (Version “O”),” goes under the hammer Monday at Christie’s in New York. The auction house estimates it will sell for $140 million. However, Picasso’s most famous paintings are in high […]
  
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• ‘The Simpsons’ renewed for 2 more seasons

  10-05-2015 15:13
  
  HARTFORD – The Simpsons was recently renewed for two more seasons, bringing its total number of episodes to 625. Throughout the years, a key point in every Simpsons episode has been the couch gag in the beginning.  While largely the same each episode, it has varied over the last twenty-five years, and occasionally has a […]
  
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• Police to Release "Major Update" in Serial Homicides Case

  10-05-2015 15:04
  New Britain police said they plan to release a major update Monday regarding a serial homicide investigation after finding more human remains behind a New Britain shopping center about two weeks ago, nearly...
  
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• Serial Killer Task Force press conference to reveal major updates in case

  10-05-2015 14:58
  
  NEW BRITAIN –  In 2007, during a police investigation, the remains of three women, who went missing in 2003, were found, Diane Cusack, Mary Jane Menard, and Joyvaline Martinez, in the rear of a shopping center at 593 Hartford Road. The site, determined to be a serial killer’s dumping grounds, was excavated further, with no success. Recently, […]
  
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• Man Airlifted to Hospital After Two-Motorcycle Crash

  10-05-2015 14:50
  
  Route 190 in Stafford is shut down due to a motorcycle accident, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Unidentified body found in the Connecticut River

  10-05-2015 14:44
  
  GLASTONBURY – An unidentified body was found in the Connecticut River near 252 Welles Street shortly before 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 9. The body was taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for further investigation. Stay with Fox CT for updates.
  
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• Mother’s Day deals, specials, and brunches in CT

  10-05-2015 14:32
  
  HARTFORD – Sunday, May 10 is Mother’s Day, and quite a few establishments in Connecticut have set up deals and specials in order to celebrate her. All deals listed below are good only on Sunday, May 10, and are in alphabetical order by Connecticut town. Happy Mother’s Day to all, and hopefully this list will […]
  
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• Man Injured in Hammer Attack During Home Invasion: PD

  10-05-2015 14:05
  
  Gun shots were fired and a resident on Boston Post Road in West Haven was injured in the head after being struck with a hammer during a home invasion late Saturday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 2 police officers shot dead in Mississippi; suspects in custody

  10-05-2015 13:42
  
  HATTIESBURG, MS — Two police officers were shot dead in Mississippi late Saturday. It was the first time in 30 years that an officer was killed in the line of duty in Hattiesburg, the mayor said. Officers Benjamin J. Deen, 34, and Liquori Tate, 24, were making a traffic stop when they were shot, Mayor Johnny […]
  
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• Man Shot Woman in Face After Bar Argument: PD

  10-05-2015 13:42
  
  Police arrested a man suspected of shooting a woman in the face as she left Kelly Bar in West Haven early Sunday morning after the two had an argument inside the bar.
  
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• Suspect in custody after a woman was shot in the face in West Haven

  10-05-2015 13:07
  
  WEST HAVEN — A woman, believed to be in her 40’s, was shot in the face coming out of Kelly’s bar on Campbell Avenue early Sunday. The shooting happened in the 3 a.m. hour. According to police, the woman is in stable condition. A suspect is in custody, but officers remain on the scene gathering evidence to […]
  
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• Sunday Forecast: Morning clouds and fog, with afternoon sun

  10-05-2015 12:25
  
  Summer warmth returns again just in time for Mother’s Day.  After a cloudy start, developing sunshine will help temperatures soar into the 70s and 80s in the afternoon. The next chance for rain arrives on Monday with when a cold front will be to the north and west of the area.  There is a chance for […]
  
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• West Haven Police Investigating Shooting

  10-05-2015 12:25
  
  West Haven police are investigating after a woman was shot in the face early Sunday morning.
  
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• Nearly Half Of States Expect To Confront Big Budget Gaps

  10-05-2015 11:56
  
  The nation's economy is at its healthiest since the Great Recession, but a surprising trend is emerging among the states _ large budget gaps, including in Connecticut.
  
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• Mets, Niese Hold Off Phillies

  10-05-2015 11:30
  
  By AARON BRACY  Associated Press    PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Jonathon Niese’s curveball was working. His bat wasn’t bad, either. Niese pitched seven strong innings and scored after singling to lead off the seventh on Juan […]
  
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• Soccer Player Granted Probation In Head Butt Case

  10-05-2015 09:55
  
  A University of Bridgeport women's soccer player has been granted probation and will return home to England after being charged with head-butting a teammate over what police say was a perceived snub at an awards ceremony.
  
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• Dozens Displaced After Meriden Fire

  10-05-2015 05:35
  
  Two Meriden firefighters were taken to the hospital with injuries sustained while battling a heavy fire at the Crown Village condo complex Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Glastonbury defeats Newtown 7-6 in overtime in boys lacrosse

  10-05-2015 05:00
  
  In high school boys lacrosse the Glastonbury Tomahawks defeated the Newtown Nighthawks 7-6 in overtime. Tomahawks improve to 10-2 and Nighthawks drop to 8-3.
  
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• Body Found In Connecticut River At Glastonbury Park

  10-05-2015 04:23
  
  Glastonbury Police confirm that a body was found in the Connecticut River at Riverfront Park earlier tonight.
  
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• Former Yale Student Is New First Fiddle In Israel Philharmonic

  10-05-2015 04:19
  
  "It feels great to walk on stage," David Radzynski, an American-Israeli musician born in New Haven, Connecticut, said during a short rehearsal break earlier in the day.
  
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• Mitsubishi recalls cars for faulty head lights

  10-05-2015 03:26
  
  NEW YORK — Mitsubishi is recalling more than 130,000 cars because of two separate issues that could lead to reduced visibility for drivers and raise the risk of a crash. Nearly 77,000 cars are being recalled because the windshield defroster might fail as a result of a faulty blower motor. The cars affected include Lancer […]
  
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• Glastonbury Police Investigate Untimely Death

  10-05-2015 03:18
  
  Glastonbury police are investigating after a body was pulled from the Connecticut River Saturday night.Photo Credit: Shutterstock
  
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