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• Another chilly night ahead

  14-05-2015 23:09
  
  Two down, one to go for this spring-like streak. Friday’s temps are warmer than normal for mid-May, with a southerly flow in the wind that will bring in the clouds bit by bit, and add heat for inland parts of the state. Highs get to near 70 at the shore, but the mid 70s just […]
  
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• Man Exposes Himself to Women in Stratford Town Center

  14-05-2015 23:07
  
  Police are trying to identify the man who has exposed himself to at least three women and followed one of them in the area of Stratford town center.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Glastonbury Army veteran faces deportation to Peru after DUI convictions

  14-05-2015 23:07
  
  HARTFORD — Advocates in Connecticut are rallying against the planned deportation of a U.S. Army veteran who came to the United States from Peru as a teenager. Jorge Luis Salcedo of Glastonbury was notified this week of his pending removal after completing a prison sentence. He has two convictions for driving under the influence and pleaded […]
  
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• Army veteran in Connecticut faces deportation to Peru

  14-05-2015 23:07
  
  HARTFORD — Advocates in Connecticut are rallying against the planned deportation of a U.S. Army veteran who came to the United States from Peru as a teenager. Jorge Luis Salcedo of Glastonbury was notified this week of his pending removal after completing a prison sentence. He has two convictions for driving under the influence and pleaded […]
  
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• Regulators Approve Plan to Build Power Plant in Oxford

  14-05-2015 23:01
  
  The Connecticut Siting Council voted 5-2 Thursday afternoon to approve plans to build a 785-megawatt duel-fuel power plant in Oxford, according to the council's acting executive director.
  
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• Regulators Approve Plan to Build Oxford Power Plant

  14-05-2015 22:54
  
  The Connecticut Siting Council voted 5-2 Thursday afternoon to approve plans to build a 785-megawatt duel-fuel power plant in Oxford, according to the council's acting executive director.
  
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• Doctor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Patient

  14-05-2015 22:34
  A doctor who practices in Norwich was charged today with sexually assaulting a patient.
  
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• Guests Announced For Letterman’s Final Three Shows

  14-05-2015 22:31
  The final broadcasts will feature appearances by Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Eddie Vedder and Letterman’s historic final “Late Show” broadcast on May 20
  
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• Former Hartford Firefighter Charged in Shooting

  14-05-2015 22:24
  
  A 25-year veteran of the Hartford Fire Department has been charged with assault after shooting another man in the stomach last month and no longer works for the city, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Retired Hartford firefighter charged with assault in shooting

  14-05-2015 22:21
  
  HARTFORD – A 25-year veteran of the Hartford Fire Department has been charged with first-degree assault after shooting another man last month. On April 24 at around 5 p.m., police responded to a report that a person was shot in the stomach and laying in the driveway of a Hebron Street home, in the city’s […]
  
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• Hartford firefighter charged with assault in shooting

  14-05-2015 22:21
  
  HARTFORD – A 25-year veteran of the Hartford Fire Department has been charged with first-degree assault after shooting another man last month. On April 24 at around 5 p.m., police responded to a report that a person was shot in the stomach and laying in the driveway of a Hebron Street home, in the city’s […]
  
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• Lebanon man dies after motorcycle crashes into trees

  14-05-2015 22:18
  
  LEBANON–Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred Thursday morning. Justin Boucher, 27, of Lebanon, was driving a motorcycle southbound on Clubhouse Road around 6:24 a.m. when he was unable to complete a left hand curve. Boucher drove off the right side of the road, striking several trees before coming to a halt. He was […]
  
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• Brady Appeals Suspension In ‘Deflategate’

  14-05-2015 22:18
  Tom Brady has appealed his four-game suspension for his role in using deflated footballs during the AFC championship game.
  
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• Middle School Students Help Prevent House Fire

  14-05-2015 22:18
  
  Authorities are crediting a group of middle school students in South Windsor with helping to prevent a brush fire from spreading to a house on Gilbert Lane.
  
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• Ex-Hartford Fireman Charged In Shooting

  14-05-2015 22:16
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – An off-duty Hartford fireman who shot a person last month is now facing charges. Police today arrested Donald Brown. It was April 24 when police say Brown told them he shot […]
  
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• Mom Snaps Photo of Officer Making Sons' Day

  14-05-2015 22:08
  
  When Katherine Cooke spotted a police cruiser parked outside the window of her Vernon home on Tuesday, near where three of her sons were playing, she looked to make sure everything was OK.Photo Credit: Katherine Cooke
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• University Of Hartford Student Forces BB Gunman From Dorm

  14-05-2015 22:07
  Three people, including two University of Hartford students, have been charged with forcing their way into a dorm room with what police say turned out to be a BB gun.
  
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• What’s in a name: Most popular baby names in Connecticut

  14-05-2015 22:04
  
  HARTFORD–The first question everyone asks when you have a newborn is what did you name him or her. Well, some names are just more popular than others. In Connecticut, the top five boy names are Mason, Noah, Alexander, Jacob and Liam; for girls, the most popular names are Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Isabella and Ava. If […]
  
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• Westport Plans Meeting in Response to "White Lives Matter" Fliers

  14-05-2015 22:00
  
  Town officials and clergy members in Westport will meet with the community Sunday afternoon in response to the "White Lives Matter" fliers left outside homes earlier this month.Photo Credit: www.danwoog06880.com
  
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• Police Identify Suspects in New Haven Clerk Murder

  14-05-2015 21:55
  
  New Haven police have identified three suspects in the murder of a Connecticut father-to-be inside a New Haven gas station last month, including one man who is suspected of killing the owner of a Bridgeport...Photo Credit: New Haven Police
  
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• Former Hartford Firefighter Arrested in Connection With Shooting

  14-05-2015 21:54
  
  A 25-year veteran of the Hartford Fire Department has been charged with assault after shooting another man in the stomach last month and no longer works for the city, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Robots threaten these 8 jobs

  14-05-2015 21:45
  
  NEW YORK – Soon you could be competing with a robot for a job. Economists are sharply divided over the exact timing of the threat from robots and other forms of futuristic technology. Some see an imminent threat, others believe it won’t happen until later this century — if at all. Yet Amy Webb, a […]
  
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• Planned US-Canada Bridge To Be Named After Former Whaler Gordie Howe

  14-05-2015 21:40
  A planned $2.1 billion bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, will be named after hockey great Gordie Howe.
  
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• Mom Captures Photo of Officer Tossing Football With Sons

  14-05-2015 21:39
  
  When Katherine Cooke spotted a police cruiser parked outside the window of her Vernon home on Tuesday, near where three of her sons were playing, she looked to make sure everything was OK.Photo Credit: Katherine Cooke
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• Pats Lawyer: “Deflator” Texts About Weight Loss, Not Footballs

  14-05-2015 21:28
  A Patriots lawyer says the "deflator" nickname used by a ballboy and cited in the NFL's decision to suspend quarterback Tom Brady was about weight loss, not footballs.
  
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• Empty Shell Casing Found at Enfield Elementary School

  14-05-2015 21:27
  
  Authorities are investigating after someone spotted an empty shell casing at the Prudence Crandall Elementary School in Enfield on Thursday afternoon, according to police.
  
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• Bill Requires Home Improvement Contractors To Have Insurance

  14-05-2015 21:22
  Certain home improvement contractors in Connecticut could soon be obligated to hold liability insurance.
  
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• Boehner erupts over suggested link between Amtrak funding and crash

  14-05-2015 21:17
  
  WASHINGTON – House Speaker John Boehner ripped a reporter Thursday for questioning him about Democrats’ efforts to tie Amtrak funding to Tuesday’s deadly train crash. “Are you really going to ask such a stupid question?” Boehner told the reporter before she could finish her question. “Listen: You know they (Democrats) started this yesterday. It’s all […]
  
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• Police urge caution as black bear spotted in Naugatuck

  14-05-2015 20:58
  
  NAUGATUCK – Police have received reports of a black bear roaming off of Maple Hill Rd. near Mulberry and are warning residents to use caution. Officers have spotted the bear running through yards near Sunburst and Corn Tassel and the latest on Morning Mist within the last few moments. The Naugatuck Police Department is asking residents in the area […]
  
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• Black bear spotted in Naugatuck

  14-05-2015 20:58
  
  NAUGATUCK – Police have received reports of a black bear roaming off of Maple Hill Rd. near Mulberry and are warning residents to use caution. Officers have spotted the bear running through yards near Sunburst and Corn Tassel and the latest on Morning Mist within the last few moments. The Naugatuck Police Department is asking residents in the area […]
  
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• Motorcycle Driver Killed in Lebanon Crash

  14-05-2015 20:57
  
  A 27-year-old man has died after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing in Lebanon on Thursday morning, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Idol Recap: A look back at Nick Fradiani’s Journey

  14-05-2015 20:33
  
  HARTFORD — Nick Fradiani’s American Idol journey started like they all do: an audition. He booked it to Brooklyn in Fall 2014 to belt for the big leagues. In January, Fox CT and viewers at home met Fradiani in a piece by reporter Jim Altman who profiled Connecticut singers who tried out for the show. […]
  
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• #TBT: What we said about Idol winner Nick Fradiani back in January

  14-05-2015 20:26
  
  This story was originally written on January 14.  WEST HAVEN – The holidays are over but the the season is upon us, the American Idol season. The mics are turned up and so are the hopes for thousands of singers hoping to make it to the main stage in Los Angeles. Among those performers hoping to get […]
  
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• State Revokes Pension of Clerk Accused of Embezzling from Waterbury Library

  14-05-2015 20:19
  
  Waterbury police have arrested a Waterbury city employee, who is accused of stealing $170,000 from a local library over five years because she thought she should be making more money.
  
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• Westport forum slated in response to ‘White Lives Matter’ campaign

  14-05-2015 20:07
  
  WESTPORT – A community forum in response to a recent flyer campaign is planned for Sunday afternoon at the Westport Library. The group is rolling out the forum as part of a number of initiatives over the next few months after flyers with the slogan “#White Lives Matter” were tossed onto local lawns and driveways. […]
  
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• Westport forum slated in response to recent flyer campaign

  14-05-2015 20:07
  
  WESTPORT – A community forum in response to a recent flyer campaign is planned for Sunday afternoon at the Westport Library. The group is rolling out the forum as part of a number of initiatives over the next few months after flyers with the slogan “#White Lives Matter” were tossed onto local lawns and driveways. […]
  
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• Massachusetts Dad calls 911 from train after leaving baby in the car

  14-05-2015 19:58
  
  QUINCY, Mass. — It’s every parents worst nightmare: leaving your child in the car. In Quincy Wednesday, a man desperately calls 9-1-1 from a commuter train, trying to get police to his child. The man left his baby in the car before taking the train to work. At first, the man on a train headed […]
  
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• Police ID Suspects in New Haven Clerk Murder

  14-05-2015 19:43
  
  New Haven police have arrested one suspect in the murder of a Connecticut father-to-be inside a New Haven gas station last month, and identified two others, who are already in custody, suspected of other...Photo Credit: New Haven Police
  
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• Arrest made in murder of New Haven store clerk, 2 other suspects already in custody

  14-05-2015 19:33
  
  NEW HAVEN -Police have made an arrest in the murder of a New Haven store clerk back. Sanja Patel, 39, was shot and killed during a robbery on Monday, April 6. Thursday morning, just before 11:30 a.m., police arrested Dwayne Sayles, 22, of New Haven. Sayles, who is one of the suspected shooters, was charged […]
  
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• Attorney General revokes pension of former Waterbury clerk

  14-05-2015 19:22
  
  HARTFORD – A former library clerk for the city of Waterbury who pleaded guilty to a felony larceny charge for embezzling more than $200,000 from a city library will have her pension revoked, Attorney General George Jepsen said Thursday. Under an agreement filed in Hartford Superior Court this week, Lynette James, who was employed by […]
  
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• Preakness Stakes: How I’d Bet $100

  14-05-2015 18:45
  The slightly shorter distance of the Preakness and the likelihood of another manageable pace makes Dortmund a solid play at odds of 3-1 or better.
  
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• State Revokes Pension Over Embezzlement

  14-05-2015 18:25
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – State Attorney General George Jepsen says a former Waterbury library payroll manager who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $200,000 from the library will lose her pension. The pension of Lynette […]
  
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• 2015 CBS Upfronts: The Major Takeaways To Know For Fall TV Viewing

  14-05-2015 18:17
  The 2015 CBS Upfronts happened yesterday, live from Carnegie Hall in New York City and revealed the upcoming slate of new programming for the network.
  
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• Man Threatened Relative’s Baby to Steal Gas, Led Police on Chase

  14-05-2015 18:16
  
  Police have arrested a man who they said threatened to stab a relative’s baby to steal gasoline from one gas station, then threatened to stab the child at another gas station before leading state police...Photo Credit: Wallingford Police
  
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• Eversource to sponsor Hartford marathon

  14-05-2015 17:51
  
  HARTFORD – Eversource announced Thursday that it will be the sponsor of the Hartford Marathon and related events. Last year Northeast utilities sponsored the race, taking over from longtime sponsor ING. Northeast Utilities has since re-branded itself as Eversource. “We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with the Hartford Marathon and recognize the incredible economic impact […]
  
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• Right-to-die group convicted of assisting Minnesota suicide

  14-05-2015 17:47
  
  HASTINGS, Minn. — National right-to-die group Final Exit Network has been convicted of assisting in the 2007 suicide of a Minnesota woman. Jurors also found the group guilty Thursday of a lesser charge of interfering with a death scene. Sentencing was set for August. The group was accused in the death of Doreen Dunn, a […]
  
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• Thieves Steal Thousands in Donations from Watertown Church

  14-05-2015 17:43
  
  Someone stole thousands of dollars from the safe at a Watertown church and police are trying to determine who is responsible.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• University of Hartford student forces gunman from dorm room

  14-05-2015 17:38
  
  HARTFORD — Three people, including two University of Hartford students, have been charged with forcing their way into a dorm room with what police say turned out to be a BB gun. Police tell the Hartford Courant the occupant of the room opened the door after persistent knocking at about 2 a.m. Tuesday. He told police […]
  
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• Man Threatens Child In Gas Station

  14-05-2015 17:31
  (Wallingford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – In Wallingford, police are charging a man after they say he walked into a town gas station with a young child and threatened to harm the youngster. It was a little […]
  
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• Nick Fradiani and Clark Beckham: The morning after ‘Idol’

  14-05-2015 17:26
  
  HARTFORD – They’re fresh off the American Idol finale and totally exhausted. But runner up Clark Beckham and Idol winner Nick Fradiani made a little time to chat with Fox CT Thursday morning. Although local favorite Nick came out on top, the pair had nothing but good things to say about each other. For our […]
  
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