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• After Winsted’s parade, a surprise honor for a veteran

  25-05-2015 23:58
  
  WINSTED — It is a Memorial Day that will leave a special memory for Pastor David McGee, a retired Marine Corporal who served in Vietnam. McGee, affectionately known in town as “Pastor David,” was presented with the Veteran of the Year Award by the VFW on the town green after the town’s annual parade ended. The honor was […]
  
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• Memorial Day in Connecticut

  25-05-2015 23:46
  
  People across Connecticut paid tribute on Monday to the loved ones who served our country who lost their lives at numerous Memorial Day parades and services.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Willimantic Resident Holds Would-Be Car Thief at Gunpoint: Cops

  25-05-2015 23:42
  
  Police are crediting a Willimantic resident with helping to catch a would-be car burglar by holding him at gunpoint until officers arrived and arrested the suspected culprit.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Charter set to announce Time Warner Cable acquisition

  25-05-2015 23:35
  
  NEW YORK — Time Warner Cable has a new potential buyer: Charter Communications. Charter will announce a three-way proposal to buy Time Warner Cable and a smaller cable provider, Bright House Networks, on Tuesday, people close to the talks say. The bid will advance a wave of consolidation across the media industry. Charter is the […]
  
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• Twins Slip Red Sox A Ricky

  25-05-2015 23:17
  
  By JON KRAWCZYNSKI  AP Sports Writer    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Ricky Nolasco struck out five in 7 2-3 innings and Trevor Plouffe hit a three-run homer to lead the surging Minnesota Twins to a 7-2 […]
  
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• Police: 3 kids injured when waterspout uproots bounce house in Florida

  25-05-2015 23:08
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Authorities say three children have been injured after a waterspout made landfall on a Fort Lauderdale beach and sent an inflatable bounce house flying into the air. Fort Lauderdale Police spokesman Keven Dupree says when the waterspout came ashore Monday afternoon, it uprooted the bounce house and sent it across a parking lot […]
  
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• Crematorium plan in Bethel draws opposition for environmental worries

  25-05-2015 22:46
  
  BETHEL — A proposed crematorium in Bethel has generated opposition over environmental concerns. The Connecticut Post reports that Shawn McLoughlin plans to cremate one or two bodies a day in a new building adjacent to a concrete business he owns. He says pollution is “virtually nothing” and that more pollution comes out of the stack of […]
  
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• Motorcycle Crashes on Route 15 Near I-91 in Meriden

  25-05-2015 22:44
  
  State police are responding to Route 15 northbound in Meriden where traffic merges onto Interstates 91 and 691 after a motorcycle crashed Monday afternoon.
  
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• Bill that would tax some college property awaits Senate vote

  25-05-2015 22:43
  
  HARTFORD — State lawmakers are considering legislation requiring private tax-exempt colleges to pay local taxes on residential property they own. The bill passed the House last week. It would apply to certain properties used for student housing. Under the legislation, taxable commercial property purchased by a private tax-exempt hospital would also continue to be subject to […]
  
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• Crews Respond to Fire in Enfield Neighborhood

  25-05-2015 22:43
  
  Crews are responding to a house fire on Roosevelt Boulevard in Enfield, according to the fire department.Photo Credit: Viewer Photo
  
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• Connecticut moves to address problem of rape in prison

  25-05-2015 22:42
  
  HARTFORD — The number of substantiated cases of sexual abuse inside Connecticut’s prisons and halfway houses rose from two in 2013 to 14 last year, something state officials and victims’ advocates say is actually a good thing. Experts say the increase in cases is more likely the result of better reporting and increased investigation instead of […]
  
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• Two Bears Spotted in Greenwich Memorial Day Weekend

  25-05-2015 22:41
  
  Greenwich police are advising residents of some safety tips after there were two bear sightings in Greenwich Memorial Day weekend.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Yankees Find Bats On The Road

  25-05-2015 22:39
  
  By HOWIE RUMBERG  AP Baseball Writer    NEW YORK (AP) _ Brett Gardner, Brian McCann and Chase Headley homered during an eight-run first inning and the New York Yankees quickly erased the memory of a […]
  
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• Yankees Find Bats In K.C.

  25-05-2015 22:39
  
  By HOWIE RUMBERG  AP Baseball Writer   NEW YORK (AP) _ Brett Gardner, Brian McCann and Chase Headley homered during an eight-run first inning and the New York Yankees quickly erased the memory of a […]
  
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• Yankees Find Bats Against K.C.

  25-05-2015 22:39
  
  By HOWIE RUMBERG  AP Baseball Writer   NEW YORK (AP) _ Brett Gardner, Brian McCann and Chase Headley homered during an eight-run first inning and the New York Yankees quickly erased the memory of a […]
  
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• Route 9 North Reopens in Middletown

  25-05-2015 22:30
  
  Route 9 northbound has reopened after a crash, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Mets Upend Phillies

  25-05-2015 22:28
  
  By RONALD BLUM  AP Baseball Writer     NEW YORK (AP) _ Wilmer Flores hit a tiebreaking three-run homer off Justin De Fratus in the sixth inning to help Bartolo Colon win a day after […]
  
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• Route 15 north reopens in Meriden after motorcycle crash

  25-05-2015 22:28
  
  MERIDEN–A crash caused the northbound side of Route 15 to shut down in Meriden Monday afternoon. A motorcycle and another vehicle collided around 4:15 p.m. The road was closed between exits 68N and 68W, but it reopened within an hour.  
  
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• Route 15 north closed in Meriden after motorcycle crash

  25-05-2015 22:28
  
  MERIDEN–A crash has caused the northbound side of Route 15 to shut down in Meriden. A motorcycle and another vehicle collided around 4:15 p.m. The road is closed between exits 68N and 68W, and should reopen within an hour.  
  
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• Resident Uses Gun on Would-Be Car Burglar: Cops

  25-05-2015 22:21
  
  A Willimantic resident managed to detain a would-be car burglar at gunpoint, leading to his arrest.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Motorcycle Crashes on Route 15 in Meriden

  25-05-2015 22:19
  
  Traffic is stopped on Interstate 91 northbound in Meriden after a motorcycle driver crashed on the highway near the ramp to Interstate 691.
  
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• Man arrested for scamming customers in Milford

  25-05-2015 22:16
  
  MILFORD–Police have made an arrest in a scheme that lasted for several years. Between 2012 and 2014, at least four people were scammed out of a total of $59,050 by Armandito Ortiz, 37, of Danbury, according to Milford Police. Police say that Ortiz was hired as an independent contractor for a company called Invent Help, […]
  
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• Motorcycle Crashes on I-91 North in Meriden

  25-05-2015 22:13
  
  Traffic is stopped on Interstate 91 northbound in Meriden after a motorcycle driver crashed on the highway near the ramp to Interstate 691.
  
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• Route 9 north in Middletown reopens after crash

  25-05-2015 22:09
  
  MIDDLETOWN–A two-vehicle crash caused Route 9 to be shut down in the northbound direction in Middletown for about an hour on Monady. The road was closed between exits 12 and 15. The road shut down around 3:36 p.m. and reopened around 4:30.
  
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• Route 9 north in Middletown closed after crash

  25-05-2015 22:09
  
  MIDDLETOWN–A two-vehicle crash has caused Route 9 to be shut down in the northbound direction in Middletown. The road is closed between exits 12 and 15. The road shut down around 3:36 p.m. and is expected to remain closed for three hours or less.
  
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• Crews Respond to Enfield House Fire

  25-05-2015 22:08
  
  Crews are responding to a house fire in Enfield.
  
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• Crash Closes Route 9 North in Middletown

  25-05-2015 22:05
  
  Route 9 northbound is closed in Middletown while crews work to clear cars from the highway following a crash, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Resident Uses Gun to Detain Would-Be Car Burglar: Police

  25-05-2015 21:47
  
  A Willimantic resident managed to detain a would-be car burglar at gunpoint, leading to his arrest.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Little boy shares Memorial Day message for the father he lost when he was a baby

  25-05-2015 21:35
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. — A heartfelt message from one little boy to his father went viral Monday. Christian Jacobs lost his father when he was just baby. People all over the country are remembering service members who died defending the U.s. This Memorial Day Christian was one of the many who gathered at Arlington National Cemetery […]
  
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• New Haven Police Investigate Reported Shooting

  25-05-2015 21:32
  
  A 15-year-old boy suffered a superficial gunshot wound to the forehead after a reported shooting in New Haven on Memorial Day, police said.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Two Graveside Flags Burned on Higganum Green

  25-05-2015 21:24
  
  State police are investigating after two graveside flags on the Higganum Green in Haddam were set on fire.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 1 Killed in Crash Involving Cop Responding to Call

  25-05-2015 20:38
  
  A civilian was killed in a crash involving a female police officer on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington Monday and the highway has reopened after shutting down for several 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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• Norwalk Boosts Recruitment Of Minority Teachers

  25-05-2015 20:30
  
  NORWALK, Conn. (AP) _ Norwalk schools officials are stepping up their efforts to promote diversity, seeking to hire kindergarten-to-12th grade teachers who are black, Hispanic, Asian or of other minority groups. The Hour of Norwalk […]
  
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• Norwalk Boost Recruitment Of Minority Teachers

  25-05-2015 20:30
  
  NORWALK, Conn. (AP) _ Norwalk schools officials are stepping up their efforts to promote diversity, seeking to hire kindergarten-to-12th grade teachers who are black, Hispanic, Asian or of other minority groups. The Hour of Norwalk […]
  
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• Opposition To Bethel Crematorium

  25-05-2015 20:26
  
  BETHEL, Conn. (AP) – A proposed crematorium in Bethel has generated opposition over environmental concerns. The Connecticut Post reports (http://bit.ly/1epY5jO ) that Shawn McLoughlin plans to cremate one or two bodies a day in a […]
  
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• State Moves To Address Prison Rapes

  25-05-2015 20:20
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The number of substantiated cases of sexual abuse inside Connecticut’s prisons and halfway houses rose from two in 2013 to 14 last year, something state officials and victims’ advocates say is […]
  
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• The 6 most scientifically proven methods to help you quit smoking

  25-05-2015 20:10
  
  For more than 50 years we’ve known that smoking can kill you. It is still the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. and yet 42.1 million people light up and new smokers start every day. “Smoking is my best friend,” Atlantan Barry Blackwell said. “It’s always with me long after friends have left […]
  
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• State Police Holiday Enforcement Continues

  25-05-2015 20:10
  
  (Middletown, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Connecticut State Police continue their holiday weekend traffic safety enforcement. Latest figures as of noon had troopers issuing 993 citations for speeding, nearly 1,200 for not wearing seatbelts and another 474 […]
  
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• ‘This really might be the best picture ever:’ President Obama reacts to toddler’s tantrum

  25-05-2015 19:03
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — A photo of President Obama’s reaction — or lack thereof — to a toddler’s meltdown in the White House is going viral, writes Q13Fox. According to CNN, the daughter of journalist Laura Moser threw a fit at a Passover dinner last month at the White House. The photo hadn’t been shared until recently when […]
  
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• Air France flight gets military escort to NYC after threat; 2nd plane surrounded by emergency crews

  25-05-2015 18:41
  
  NEW YORK (PIX11/AP) — Fighter jets escorted an Air France flight into John F. Kennedy International Airport Monday after a threat was made against the plane and a second plane appears to be under investigation at the Queens airport. Two F-15s were launched as a precautionary measure to guide the plane to the airport, according to […]
  
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• Air France flight gets military escort to NYC after threat

  25-05-2015 18:41
  
  NEW YORK — Authorities say U.S. military jets have escorted an Air France airliner to New York’s Kennedy Airport after a threat was made against the flight. The FBI says the jets scrambled Monday morning after an anonymous caller claimed a chemical weapon was aboard the aircraft. Authorities say the airliner landed safely and a […]
  
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• Police Arrest 3 Who Fled Old Saybrook Crash

  25-05-2015 17:41
  
  State police have arrested three people who fled on foot from a crash on Route 9 in Old Saybrook Monday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• BBB says Memorial Day is a reminder that con artists target Military families

  25-05-2015 17:25
  
  CROMWELL — As we take this day to reflect upon the sacrifices of past and present members of our military, Connecticut Better Business Bureau reminds military families that there are free resources to help them avoid being deceived or cheated out of their money by swindlers. BBB urges consumers, donors, veterans and their families to be […]
  
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• Police Search for 3 Who Fled Old Saybrook Crash

  25-05-2015 16:50
  
  Old Saybrook and state police are searching for one man and two women who fled on foot from a crash on Route 9.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Tornado kills 10 in Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuna

  25-05-2015 16:48
  
  MEXICO CITY — A tornado has hit the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna and officials say at least 10 people are dead. A spokeswoman for the interior department of the northern state of Coahuila says Monday’s twister destroyed houses. Rosario says 10 people had been confirmed killed so far. This story will be […]
  
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• Why this veteran hates ‘Happy Memorial Day’

  25-05-2015 16:42
  
  Jennie Haskamp has friends buried at Arlington National Cemetery, she wrote in the Washington Post. Specifically, they are in Section 60 — the corner that serves as a burial ground for many military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Last week, she thought about visiting the cemetery and the graves this weekend, but didn’t. She […]
  
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• Military mom surprises son at high school graduation

  25-05-2015 16:21
  
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (PIX11) — For an Alabama teen, high school graduation would miss a very important person — or so he thought. Steven Turner Jr. had accepted the fact that his mother — deployed for nine months to Guantanamo Bay — wouldn’t see him walk across the stage at Paul W. Bryant High School, AL.com […]
  
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• Officer Injured In Fatal Crash On Berlin Turnpike

  25-05-2015 15:53
  
  Newington police say one person was killed and a police officer was injured in a motor vehicle crash on the Berlin Turnpike.
  
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• Canine flu outbreak: How can I keep my dog safe?

  25-05-2015 15:50
  
  As new cases of canine influenza spread across several states, veterinarians are urging vigilance after hundreds of dogs contracted the virus. Last month, more than 1,000 pooches got dog flu in Chicago, while one in the Atlanta area and another one in Ohio tested positive this week. Other positive results have been reported in various […]
  
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• Fire at O'Brien's Sports Pub in Danbury

  25-05-2015 15:37
  
  There was a fire at O'Brien's Sports Pub in Danbury early Monday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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