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• UConn program seeks to boost state’s digital media industry

  17-05-2015 23:59
  
  STAMFORD — A University of Connecticut program set to begin this summer is intended to boost the state’s digital media industry. Digital Media CT seeks to attract individuals with a demonstrated interest in digital media and want to develop the basic skills for entry-level work. Candidates who are encouraged to apply include high school seniors, […]
  
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• Avon Police Seek Armed Bank Robber

  17-05-2015 23:57
  
  Police are looking for a man who robbed the TD Bank in Avon at gunpoint Sunday afternoon and have released a surveillance image of the suspect.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Great white shark cruising East Coast becomes Twitter star

  17-05-2015 23:26
  
  BOSTON — Great white shark researchers are enjoying some welcome attention. One of the sharks being monitored by OCEARCH has developed a loyal social media following. @MaryLeeShark is the fake Twitter handle for a very real, 3,500-pound great white tagged off Cape Cod. The playful tweets have drawn over 44,000 Twitter followers. OCEARCH says the […]
  
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• Killingworth crash closes routes 148 and 81

  17-05-2015 23:02
  
  KILLINGWORTH – A motor vehicle accident in Killingworth has closed Route 148 and Route 81 and LifeStar is on the way to the scene. FoxCT will have more information on this story as it becomes available.
  
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• Rt. 81 Closed as 2 LifeStar Helicopters Respond to Killingworth Crash

  17-05-2015 23:00
  
  Route 81 in Killingworth is closed as two LifeStar helicopters are respond to a crash involving a car and a motorcycle.
  
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• 2 LifeStar Helicopters Responding to Killingworth Crash

  17-05-2015 22:47
  
  Two LifeStar helicopters are responding to a Killingworth crash involving a car and a motorcycle.
  
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• Will death make Tsarnaev a martyr? Experts say it depends

  17-05-2015 22:42
  
  BOSTON — Does putting Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death make him a martyr for the cause? Some analysts worry that Tsarnaev’s eventual execution could inspire more attacks. But others, including Islamic leaders, say no: Tsarnaev was more of a lone wolf with a low profile among radical jihadists and no known links to […]
  
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• AP Source: NFL plans to change football handling guidelines

  17-05-2015 22:27
  
  A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press the NFL plans to change guidelines regarding the way footballs are handled before games. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday night because details will be discussed at the owners’ meetings in San Francisco next week. The procedural changes result from the “Deflategate” saga. […]
  
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• VP Biden Speaks at Yale Class Day

  17-05-2015 21:54
  
  The vice president of the United States is in New Haven on Sunday spoke at Yale College's Class Day as part of commencement weekend for the class of 2015.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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• Surveillance video shows girl dragged 100 feet by school bus

  17-05-2015 21:31
  
  LOUISVILLE, KY – Disturbing surveillance video shows a school bus in Louisville dragging a young girl after her backpack got stuck in the door. Police say the little girl was getting off the bus when her backpack got stuck in the door. The bus dragged the child about 100 feet, yet neighbors told WLKY the […]
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to breaking into man’s apartment, raping him in his sleep

  17-05-2015 21:12
  
  Seattle Mother Of 3 Arrested For Raping Sleeping Man http://t.co/w6pgZdkdvd | https://t.co/LFnBFp92pk pic.twitter.com/MrriRLX6UW — D-X (@Devlin_Music) May 17, 2015 SEATTLE — A 28-year-old woman has been sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to breaking into a man’s apartment and raping him in his sleep. The Smoking Gun reported that Chantae Marie Gilman will serve nine months […]
  
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• Two Drivers Injured in Bristol Head-On Crash

  17-05-2015 20:36
  
  Two male drivers were injured in a serious two-car crash on Wolcott Road in Bristol on Saturday night.
  
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• Police on scene of Avon TD Bank robbery

  17-05-2015 20:34
  
  AVON– Police in Avon are responding to a bank robbery Sunday afternoon. Officers say it happened at the TD Bank North at 255 West Main Street in Avon. This story is developing, refresh this page as we update it with more details.
  
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• Avon bank robbery suspect sought

  17-05-2015 20:34
  
  AVON – Police in Avon responded to a bank robbery Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. Officers reported the TD Bank North on West Main Street in Avon was robbed by an unknown man armed with a black handgun, wearing denim jeans, a hooded sweatshirt with the hood up, and a baseball cap with a tan rim. […]
  
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• Man Robs Avon TD Bank at Gunpoint

  17-05-2015 20:10
  
  A man robbed the TD Bank in Avon at gunpoint Sunday afternoon.Photo Credit: Shutterstock
  
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• WATCH LIVE: VP Biden Speaking at Yale Class Day

  17-05-2015 19:57
  
  The vice president of the United States will be in New Haven on Sunday speaking at Yale College's Class Day as part of commencement weekend for the class of 2015.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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• Car, House Fire Displaces 11

  17-05-2015 19:55
  
  Eleven people are displaced after a car fire spread to a Hamden home Saturday morning and firefighters evacuated the residents from the home.
  
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• Officer pulls over funeral procession for traveling too slow

  17-05-2015 19:47
  
  HOLLYWOOD HILLS, Calif. — Cellphone video captured an emotional dispute on the side of a highway in California in the Mid-City area on May 8 between members of a funeral procession and a California Highway Patrol Officer who pulled them over. A uniformed traffic escort was leading a motorcade of about 100 cars to Forest Lawn Cemetery […]
  
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• Drive-by shooting kills rapper Lionel “Chinx” Pickens, critically injures another

  17-05-2015 19:24
  
  QUEENS, New York— A drive-by shooting in Queens killed 31-year-old rapper Lionel “Chinx” Pickens and critically injured another early Sunday, police said. Police responded to a 911 call in Briarwood around 4 a.m., where they found the two victims in a Porsche on Queens Boulevard. Pickens was transported to Jamaica Medical Center with gunshot wounds to […]
  
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• Watch Live: Vice President Biden speaks at Yale

  17-05-2015 19:04
  
  NEW HAVEN — Vice President Joe Biden is the Class Day speaker at Yale this year. Yale University will hold Class Day festivities Sunday at 2 p.m. and commencement is scheduled for the following day. Biden’s speech Sunday is a ticketed event and is not open to the public. Commencement will begin Monday at 10 a.m.  
  
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• Vice President Biden to speak at Yale Sunday

  17-05-2015 19:04
  
  NEW HAVEN — Vice President Joe Biden is the Class Day speaker at Yale this year. Yale University will hold Class Day festivities Sunday at 2 p.m. and commencement is scheduled for the following day. Biden’s speech Sunday is a ticketed event and is not open to the public. Commencement will begin Monday at 10 a.m.  
  
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• Vice President Biden speaks at Yale

  17-05-2015 19:04
  
  NEW HAVEN — Vice President Joe Biden urged graduating Yale University students to question the judgment of others, but not their motives to build consensus. Speaking Sunday to the annual class day that’s part of commencement weekend,Biden told the more than 1,200 students and their families and friends to move beyond networking and form personal relationships. […]
  
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• Live stream: Vice President Biden to speak at Yale Sunday

  17-05-2015 19:04
  
  NEW HAVEN — Vice President Joe Biden is the Class Day speaker at Yale this year. The White House live stream, above, will offer live audio-only of the speech some time after 2 p.m. Sunday. (The school did not indicate an exact time of the Vice President’s speech.) Yale University will hold Class Day festivities Sunday at […]
  
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• 8 bodies recovered from U.S. helicopter crash site in Nepal; pilot identified

  17-05-2015 18:42
  
  KATHMANDU, Nepal — Eight bodies have been found at the site where a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crashed while on a relief mission in Nepal, the country’s military said Saturday. The wreckage of the Huey helicopter was found in a rugged area of Gorthali, with parts scattered around at about 11,200 feet, according to the […]
  
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• Starbucks employee suspended after video of rant against customer posted online

  17-05-2015 17:50
  
  QUEENS, New York — An employee at a Queens Starbucks was suspended and no longer works there after a video of her berating and yelling at customers was posted to Facebook. Note: Some may find the language in the video to be offensive. Viewer discretion is advised. The video begins with the employee screaming at the customer, […]
  
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• Police ID 2 Men Killed in Shooting Homicides

  17-05-2015 17:03
  
  Hartford police have identified the victims in two separate Hartford homicides that happened within 24 hours of each other Saturday and officers continue looking for at least two suspects in the capital...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story on our mobile site.
  
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• Vice President Biden to Speak at Yale's Class Day

  17-05-2015 16:49
  
  The vice president of the United States will be in New Haven on Sunday speaking at Yale College's Class Day as part of commencement weekend for the class of 2015.
  
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• Man Shot in Head Found Dead in Parking Lot

  17-05-2015 16:35
  
  Hartford police are investigating an early Saturday morning shooting on Mary Shepard Place that left one person dead, as well as another that happened that night, marking the eighth and ninth homicides this year...
  
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• Police Seek Shooters Who Killed 2 Men

  17-05-2015 16:29
  
  Hartford police are investigating the second homicide in the city in less than 24 hours.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story on our mobile site.
  
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• Car hits police cruiser while officer conducts traffic stop

  17-05-2015 16:17
  
  WEST HARTFORD – While a state police officer was conducting a traffic stop on the side of the road on I-84, his police cruiser was hit by another vehicle late Saturday night. Around 11 p.m. Saturday, a state police officer pulled over a Honda Civic on I-84 West near exit 43 in West Hartford, police […]
  
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• The Real Story – GOP vs. Malloy

  17-05-2015 16:02
  
  HARTFORD – Republicans halt proceedings in the House, walking out of the chamber over a remark by Governor Malloy. Three veteran reporters join Al Terzi and Jenn Bernstein to offer their take on the dispute, and update where lawmakers are in the “budget” process, with less than three weeks to go in the session.  Guests […]
  
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• Man Shot in Head in Parking Lot

  17-05-2015 16:02
  
  Hartford police are investigating an early morning shooting on Mary Shepard Place.
  
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• The Real Story – Legislative session

  17-05-2015 16:01
  
  HARTFORD – Capitol Reporters talk for a second segment about happenings in Hartford.  Al Terzi and Jenn Bernstein are joined by guests include Christine Stuart, the Editor-In-Chief for ctnewsjunkie.com, Steve Kotchko with the Connecticut Radio Network and Keith Phaneuf the State Budget Reporter for The CT Mirror.
  
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• The Real Story – Hartford mayoral candidate John Gale

  17-05-2015 16:00
  
  Mayoral candidate John Gale, an attorney and businessman, joins Al Terzi and Jenn Bernstein.  He is one of four candidates challenging incumbent Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra this year.
  
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• 2 Men Killed in Hartford Shootings

  17-05-2015 15:58
  
  Hartford police are investigating the second homicide in the city in less than 24 hours.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story on our mobile site.
  
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• I-91 Reopened After Fiery Crash in Wallingford

  17-05-2015 15:39
  
  A car caught fire in a two-vehicle crash on I-91 south in Wallingford Sunday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 11 displaced after Hamden fire

  17-05-2015 15:30
  
  HAMDEN — Eleven people are displaced in Hamden after a car fire spread to a home Saturday. It happened at 67 George Street at 3 a.m. Authorities said the car was fully engulfed in the driveway when they arrived. Flames were beginning to ignite the home’s siding. The two family home was safely evacuated but […]
  
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• Man attempts to rob men in Bristol, realizes they don’t have money

  17-05-2015 14:42
  
  BRISTOL — Bristol police arrested 30-year-old Evon Griffith after they say he attempted to mug a group of men. He took off when he realized the men didn’t have any money, police said. Officers took Griffith into custody after a brief search. Two officers say he resisted arrest and assaulted them. Griffith is being held […]
  
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• Man hospitalized after assault, dirt bike robbery in Bristol

  17-05-2015 14:20
  
  BRISTOL — Bristol police are investigating a late night assault and robbery that sent a 20-year-old to the hospital Saturday night. The victim was riding his dirt bike in Rockwell Park when he experienced mechanical problems so he got off and started pushing the bike. That’s when police say two juveniles and 22-year-old Trevon Clay […]
  
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• Man hospitalized after assault, dirt bike robbery

  17-05-2015 14:20
  
  BRISTOL — Bristol police are investigating a late night assault and robbery that sent a 20-year-old to the hospital Saturday night. The victim was riding his dirt bike in Rockwell Park when he experienced mechanical problems so he got off and started pushing the bike. That’s when police say two juveniles and 22-year-old Trevon Clay […]
  
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• Sunday Forecast: Summer makes a one-day stop

  17-05-2015 13:08
  
  Temperatures today will soar into the 80s, and with a touch of humidity, it’ll feel like almost 90 degrees. Noticeably cooler air will be with us on Monday, with temperatures topping out around 70 degrees. We then keep those temperatures in the 70s for the rest of the week. Now onto our rain situation. We […]
  
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• Events For Safe Boating Practices Being Offered By Connecticut Dept. Of Energy And Environmental Protection

  17-05-2015 12:18
  Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is offering a series of events to inform the public about safe boating practices.
  
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• Ortiz, Sandoval Power Red Sox Past King Felix, Mariners 4-2

  17-05-2015 07:40
  Rick Porcello came out on top in a pitching duel against Felix
  Hernandez.
  
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• Second Shooting In Hartford Within 24 Hours

  17-05-2015 07:23
  Fox-Connecticut reports City police are investigating the second fatal shooting in the city tonight, this time a woman in her 30s shot at the corner of South and George streets just before 8:30 p.m.
  
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• Trinity breezes through regional semi

  17-05-2015 05:15
  
  The Trinity College women’s lacrosse team breezed through the NCAA regional semi by beating Pomona-Pitzer 16-2. The Bantams will be in the finals Sunday at 3:30 with a chance to advance to the final four.
  
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• South Windsor salutes veterans with race

  17-05-2015 04:58
  
  SOUTH WINDSOR – A high school sophomore was feeling patriotic Saturday on Armed Forced Day and spearheaded an event called the Freedom Run Road Race. As participants were crossing the 5K’s finish line at the South Windsor Community Center grounds, event organizer Sean Reed handed out water and cheered on the last group. Reed comes […]
  
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• South Windsor salutes veterans with Freedom Run Road Race

  17-05-2015 04:58
  
  SOUTH WINDSOR – A high school sophomore was feeling patriotic Saturday on Armed Forced Day and spearheaded an event called the Freedom Run Road Race. As participants were crossing the 5K’s finish line at the South Windsor Community Center grounds, event organizer Sean Reed handed out water and cheered on the last group. Reed comes […]
  
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• Police Investigate Rash of Vandalism in Colchester

  17-05-2015 04:34
  
  Connecticut State Police Troop K and Colchester police are investigating after a rash of vandalism in Colchester.
  
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• Hartford Investigating Two Homicides in 24 Hours

  17-05-2015 03:31
  
  Hartford police are investigating the second homicide in the city in less than 24 hours.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Hartford Police Investigate 2nd Homicide in 24 Hours

  17-05-2015 03:25
  
  Hartford police are investigating the second homicide in the city in less than 24 hours.Photo Credit: Shutterstock
  
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