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• Connecticut Police Seize Fireworks Worth Nearly $250K

  02-07-2015 23:55
  
  DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut state police say illegal fireworks worth nearly $250,000 have been seized from a home and a storage barn in Danbury. Four trailer loads of the fireworks were hauled away following […]
  
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• Town to Auction Off Home Where Fire Killed Disabled Teen, Mom

  02-07-2015 23:44
  
  The town of Fairfield is auctioning off a house on Crane Street that caught fire last spring, killing a disabled teenager and her mother.Photo Credit: Fairfield Auction
  
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• A sunny Friday, followed by a dry and cloudy 4th of July

  02-07-2015 23:43
  
  HARTFORD–Getting a jump start on the holiday weekend? You’ve got lots of sunshine and slightly cooler than normal temperatures on tap. Late in the day on Friday we’ll see some clouds, and they’ll continue to thicken up for Saturday. The July 4th forecast has been downgraded a bit, thanks to instability south of us inching trouble […]
  
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• Injuries Reported in Putnam Motorcycle Crash

  02-07-2015 23:31
  
  Authorities are responding to a motorcycle crash in the area of 375 Killingly Avenue in Putnam, according to emergency dispatchers.Photo Credit: Shutterstock
  
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• Maps show America’s most and least ‘patriotic’ states

  02-07-2015 23:20
  
  HARTFORD–With the Fourth of July comes flags, barbecues and fireworks. Americans stock their refrigerators with beer, grill a few dogs and gather with family and friends—remembering, all the while, that it’s all thanks to Lady Liberty. The experts at FindTheHome aimed to determine which states are the “most patriotic.” While there are many ways to […]
  
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• Mass. State Police ask for help to identify toddler found dead on Deer Island

  02-07-2015 23:05
  
  WINTHROP, Mass.–Have you seen this child? Massachusetts State Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a toddler-aged girl, whose body turned up on the western shore of Deer Island in Winthrop on June 25. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children created a computer-generated image of what the girl would look like in […]
  
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• Hartford Yard Goats to Unveil New Mascot Next Week

  02-07-2015 22:52
  
  The soon-to-be Hartford Yard Goats will unveil their new logo on Wednesday.
  
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• Man May Have Been Dead in Watertown Well for Days

  02-07-2015 22:38
  
  A middle-aged man whose brother found him dead in a well at his home in Watertown on Thursday may have been there for days, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• WATCH: Beachgoers in California don’t know why we celebrate July 4th

  02-07-2015 22:33
  
  SAN DIEGO–Happy 4th of July, Independence Day, the day the U.S. signed the Declaration of Independence. We all know that it’s a celebratory day full of patriotism–and barbecues–but do you know what we’re actually celebrating? Matt Dice, a media analyst and author who comments on “our celebrity-obsessed culture,” asked several people on the beach in […]
  
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• Willimantic celebrating unique parade’s 30th year

  02-07-2015 22:00
  
  WILLIMANTIC — Willimantic’s unique Independence Day “Boom Box” parade is celebrating its 30th anniversary. More than 5,000 participants and spectators are expected on Main Street on Saturday, carrying radios tuned to WILI-AM, which will provide the marching music. The idea for the parade came in 1986 when organizers of a Memorial Day parade could not […]
  
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• Route 32 Closed in Windham Due to Crash

  02-07-2015 21:59
  
  Route 32 is closed at Plains Road in Windham while authorities respond to a crash, according to Willimantic dispatchers.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Computer-Generated Image Released After Child's Remains Found

  02-07-2015 21:37
  
  Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley, along with state and local police, have released a computer-generated image of a child whose remains were found off the coast of Massachusetts.Photo Credit: necn
  
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• Police: Ansonia native’s death in Florida ruled a homicide

  02-07-2015 21:25
  
  BONITA SPRINGS – The death Monday of a former Ansonia resident was ruled a homicide by police. Dr. Teresa Ann Sievers, 46, was found dead found in her Jarvis Street home in Bonita Springs, Florida on Monday morning just before 10 a.m. The investigation is ongoing and police are asking neighbors in the area to […]
  
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• Bear Spotted in New Haven Neighborhood

  02-07-2015 21:15
  
  Officials in New Haven are warning residents to be on the lookout after a recent bear sighting in the city's Fair Haven Heights neighborhood.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• David Sweat: Breakout bud Richard Matt was out of shape, getting drunk

  02-07-2015 21:13
  
  ALBANY,  New York – After convicted murderers David Sweat and Richard Matt pulled off their brazen escape from an upstate New York prison, their relationship quickly began to sour, according to a law enforcement official briefed on Sweat’s interviews with investigators. Sweat has told investigators that Matt, who was fatally shot last week, was out […]
  
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• Petition to Remove Slavery Supporter's Name From Yale

  02-07-2015 20:56
  
  A petition is circulating to have Yale University change the name of one of its colleges because it is named after a supporter of slavery.
  
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• State Police Seize $250K Worth of Illegal Fireworks

  02-07-2015 20:54
  
  State police have seized four trailers full of illegal fireworks during a raid in Danbury. Combined, they are worth nearly $250,000.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Nadal upset again at Wimbledon

  02-07-2015 20:42
  
  WIMBLEDON – Rafael Nadal was upset by 102nd-ranked Dustin Brown and once again found himself making an early exit at the All England Club. Nadal was in trouble early against  Brown, going down two sets to one in their second-round match on Centre Court. Brown led 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 at that point and was using an aggressive serve-and-volley style […]
  
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• Man arrested in connection with New London gun incident at school

  02-07-2015 20:39
  
  NEW LONDON – Police arrested a man in connection with an incident at a middle school where a gum went off earlier in the year. Richard Velazquez, 39 of New London, was charged with Criminal Possession of a Firearm and Risk of Injury to a Minor.  Velazquez’s charges stem from the investigation into an incident […]
  
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• Lake Waramaug Swimming Area Closed Over Water Quality

  02-07-2015 20:33
  
  The swimming area at Lake Waramaug State Park in Kent is closed on Thursday because of water quality.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Movie Theaters Hoping To Add Healthy Snacks

  02-07-2015 20:30
  
  Some movie theaters are hoping to add healthy snacks to the menu as an alternative to caloric, high-fat options like popcorn, or hot dogs.
  
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• 15 Year-Old Victim Identified

  02-07-2015 20:29
  
  Authorities have identified a 15-year-old girl killed while she was a passenger in a stolen car in Waterbury. Sajenae Winfrey was thrown out of the Nissan Maxima that had been traveling at a high rate […]
  
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• New bubble wrap is ‘unpoppable’ – but why?!

  02-07-2015 20:24
  
  Stuffed beside the terrible birthday gift your grandma mailed was always the one redemption: Bubble Wrap. That instantly amusing piece of packaging is losing its pop — literally. Sealed Air, the company that created the material in 1960, introduced a version that will no longer pop, according to the Wall Street Journal. Instead, air will […]
  
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• Webb announces campaign for Democratic presidential nomination

  02-07-2015 20:23
  
  WASHINGTON – Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb announced campaign for Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, becoming the fifth Democrat to join the primary contest. Webb made the announcement on social media, linking to a lengthy letter on his website explaining why he wants to run. “We need to shake the hold of these shadow elites on […]
  
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• Lew Rome, State Senator, UConn Trustee, candidate for governor dies

  02-07-2015 20:20
  
  HARTFORD – Lew Rome, who served as the chairman of the UConn Board of Trustees and a state senator, has died. Rome, a lobbyist who had an office on the Hartford, West Hartford town line, was active in the Connecticut Republican Party including running for governor in the 1982. Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano said […]
  
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• Lew Rome, state senator and former candidate, for governor dies

  02-07-2015 20:20
  
  HARTFORD – Lew Rome, who served as the chairman of the UConn Board of Trustees and was a state senator, has died. Rome, a lobbyist who had an office on the Hartford, West Hartford town line, was active in the Connecticut Republican Party. He even ran for governor in the 1982. Senate Minority Leader Len […]
  
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• Waterbury teen charged in fatal crash

  02-07-2015 20:08
  
  WATERBURY – One teenager is dead, one is in critical condition and one is facing charges related to a fatal crash involving two stolen cars. On Wednesday just after 2 a.m., a Nissan Maxima stolen out of Wolcott driven by a 16-year-old boy was speeding south on Wolcott Street. The driver lost control and veered […]
  
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• Teen charged in fatal Waterbury crash

  02-07-2015 20:08
  
  WATERBURY – One teenager is dead, one is in critical condition and one is facing charges related to a fatal crash involving two stolen cars. On Wednesday just after 2 a.m., a Nissan Maxima stolen out of Wolcott driven by a 16-year-old boy was speeding south on Wolcott Street. The driver lost control and veered […]
  
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• No Autopy Results Released on Ansonia Baby

  02-07-2015 20:05
  
  Police continue to investigate the untimely death of a 6-week-old baby girl in Ansonia and said no autopsy results have been released.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Petition Calls for Removal of Slavery Supporter's Name From Yale

  02-07-2015 20:04
  
  A petition is circulating to have Yale University change the name of one of its colleges because it is named after a supporter of slavery.
  
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• Death of Man Found in Well Appears Accidental

  02-07-2015 20:01
  
  A man's body was found in a well on Frenchtown Road in Watertown on Thursday morning and police said it appears to be accidental death.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Suspect Stabs Brother in Front of Victim's Son, 10: PD

  02-07-2015 19:44
  
  A man stabbed his older brother on Cedar Island in Clinton after a day of drinking escalated into a violent argument and the victim's 10-year-old son witnessed part of the fight, police said.Photo Credit: Clinton Police Department
  
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• Massachusetts man arrested in South Windsor road rage crash

  02-07-2015 19:38
  
  SOUTH WINDSOR -Police arrested a Massachusetts man in connection with crash that resulted from a road rage incident last year. Police arrested Benjamin Clickner, 28, of Uxbridge, Mass. Wednesday and he was charged with Reckless Endangerment, Reckless Driving, Speeding, Failure to Drive a Reasonable Distance Apart and Improper Passing. Clickner was released on $50,000 bond […]
  
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• Man Arrested After Student Brought Gun to New London School in April

  02-07-2015 19:33
  
  New London police have arrested a man in connection with an investigation into a student bringing a gun to Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School in April and firing it.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• What’s behind increase in shark attacks off the Carolinas?

  02-07-2015 19:23
  
  Sharks have attacked 10 people off the coast of North and South Carolina this year, according to the International Shark Attack File at the University of Florida, including a man bitten Wednesday on the Outer Banks’ Ocracoke Island. That’s higher than the average of six attacks a year off the coasts of those two states. […]
  
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• State Police seize $250,000 of fireworks in Danbury

  02-07-2015 19:10
  
  DANBURY – State police seized $250,000 of illegal fireworks, in addition to cash and drugs at a home Wednesday evening. The investigation  started with a complaint Monday from the Danbury Fire Marshal about illegal fireworks and explosives. Police searched the home and a storage barn in Danbury, and found thousands of illegal fireworks, explosives and […]
  
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• School charges mom $77,000 to access e-mails about her son

  02-07-2015 19:08
  
  GOODRICH, Mich. — A mother said she was given a $77,000 price tag when she tried to get information from her son’s school. She said the school is essentially refusing to honor a request she has every legal right to make. The controversy surrounds e-mails regarding that woman’s son, who has an intellectual disability, according […]
  
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• Police Investigate Body Found in Well as Untimely Death

  02-07-2015 19:02
  
  A body was found in a well on Frenchtown Road in Watertown on Thursday morning, according to the fire department.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Teen Charged in Crash that Killed 15-Year-Old Girl

  02-07-2015 19:01
  
  A 16-year-old Waterbury boy has been arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection with a crash that killed a 15-year-old girl and sent a 13-year old to the hospital.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Dangerous new summer trend could increase chances of cancer by 50 percent

  02-07-2015 18:56
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — Summer is here — and so is a dangerous new trend called “sunburn art.” Sunburn art is a new trend where people are using sunscreen to draw designs on their bodies before going into the sun. The idea is to get a severe sunburn so that the “design” created with the sunscreen is visible. […]
  
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• Body Found in Well in Watertown

  02-07-2015 18:30
  
  A body was found in a well on Frenchtown Road in Watertown on Thursday morning, according to the fire department.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• My Favorite Course: Dave Shedloski

  02-07-2015 18:22
  
  Golf journalist and author Dave Shedloski shares some of his favorite golf courses and what first attracted him to golf.
  
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• Feud Over Man Leads to Road Rage Stabbing: Police

  02-07-2015 18:03
  
  A feud between two woman over a man escalated into a road rage stabbing and the arrest of both of them in New Britain Friday afternoon, according to police.
  
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• State Police Seize Quarter-Million Dollars Worth of Illegal Fireworks

  02-07-2015 18:00
  
  State police have seized four trailers full of illegal fireworks during a raid in Danbury. Combined, they are worth nearly $250,000.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man’s body found in Watertown well, mother found alive in house

  02-07-2015 17:48
  
  WATERTOWN – A body of a 58-year-old man was found in a well and his elderly mother was found alive in the house nearby Thursday morning. Police said it appears the man, who lived with his 80-year-old mother at 264 French St., was working on the pump inside of the well and got stuck. Police […]
  
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• Body found in Watertown well

  02-07-2015 17:48
  
  WATERTOWN – A body was found in a well Thursday morning. The incident happened at 264 French St. Emergency crews are on the scene now. Check back for more details as they become available.  
  
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• Brothers Arrested on Home Improvement Fraud Charges

  02-07-2015 17:36
  
  Vernon police arrested two brothers accused of home improvement fraud and stealing from the woman who hired them to do contracting work at her house.Photo Credit: Vernon Police Department
  
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• 13 Patriotic TV Shows To Watch Over 4th Of July Weekend

  02-07-2015 17:24
  
  At their heart, these shows love America and what it stands for, although some of them show it with tough love.
  
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• Brothers busted for bilking elderly Vernon woman out of $56k

  02-07-2015 17:23
  
  VERNON – Police Thursday arrested two brothers with home improvement fraud and are seeking additional victims. Wesley and David Zaino are both set to appear in Rockville Court Thursday on larceny and burglary charges. In March 2015, Vernon police received information from Glastonbury police about a possible fraud involving an elderly resident. According to police, […]
  
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• Homeless man finds $2,400, gives it to police; rejects donations, says he just wants a job

  02-07-2015 17:20
  
  VICTORIA, B.C. — A homeless man in Langford, B.C., who turned in $2,400 he found on the street has also rejected thousands that were raised for him after his story drew media attention, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. The owner of the lost $2,400 was later found, but that wasn’t the end of the […]
  
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