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• Driver Arrested After Fleeing Crash That Injured Girlfriend: PD

  26-07-2015 23:44
  
  A driver is under arrest after fleeing a two-car head-on crash on foot, leaving his injured girlfriend behind his vehicle in Willimantic, police said.Photo Credit: Willimantic Police Department
  
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• Greinke’s shutout streak ends, Mets beat Dodgers 3-2 in 10

  26-07-2015 23:23
  
  NEW YORK — Zack Greinke’s shutout streak ended at 45 2-3 innings when the Mets scored the first of two scratch runs against him, and New York defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 Sunday on newcomer Juan Uribe’s game-winning single off the wall in the 10th. Jacob deGrom outpitched Greinke in a marquee matchup that […]
  
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• Gmail messages can now self-destruct

  26-07-2015 22:51
  
  NEW YORK — Gmail just went all Snapchat on us. Dmail, a new Google Chrome plugin, gives you complete control over how long your recipient can view your email. This can prove a great asset for more secure communications or when discussing personal information. The Chrome extension adds a “Send with Dmail” button next to the […]
  
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• Firefighters Put Out Blaze Behind Washer-Dryer in Norwalk Condo

  26-07-2015 22:49
  
  Norwalk firefighters quickly put out a fire that broke out in the wall behind a stacked washer and dryer unit in a city condominium while residents were at home.Photo Credit: Norwalk Fire Department
  
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• Pedro Martinez inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

  26-07-2015 22:31
  
  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — It was Induction Day at the Baseball Hall of Fame, where Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio were enshrined Sunday. Martinez joins Juan Marichal as the only Dominican Republic natives elected to the Hall. It was a beautifully sunny day at the baseball shrine in Cooperstown, New York, and […]
  
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• Indian Wells, Squantz Pond State Parks At Capacity

  26-07-2015 22:29
  
  Some state parks have reached full capacity on Sunday, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Couple arrested after allegedly setting homeless man on fire

  26-07-2015 22:10
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A couple has been arrested after allegedly setting a homeless man on fire with fireworks earlier this month. On July 11, authorities say a homeless man was sleeping along the side of a road when he was set on fire by fireworks, which were thrown from an SUV. Now, police have arrested […]
  
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• Police Responding to Staples Street Area in Bridgeport

  26-07-2015 22:03
  
  Police are responding to the area of Staples Street in Bridgeport.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Two state parks filled to capacity Sunday

  26-07-2015 21:48
  
  HARTFORD — Despite hazy skies, the heat and humidity had some Connecticut residents heading to beaches around the state Sunday, and some have filled up. The DEEP said these beaches are filled to capacity this afternoon: Indian Wells State Park in Shelton is full to parking capacity as of 11:45 a.m. Squantz Pond State Park […]
  
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• Hulk Hogan apologizes for racist remarks

  26-07-2015 21:33
  
  STAMFORD – Legendary wrestler Hulk Hogan issued an apology Friday after the National Enquirer released a transcript of statements he made that included racial slurs. The remarks were recorded in an “unauthorized sex tape,” according to the Enquirer, and included the n-word in reference to the dating life of his daughter, Brooke. He has since […]
  
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• Man Killed in Narcotics-Related Shooting in Hartford

  26-07-2015 20:59
  
  Hartford police are investigating the city's 19th homicide of the year after a 47-year-old man was found shot dead in a vehicle in a narcotic-related incident.
  
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• Man killed in Hartford’s 19th homicide of 2015 Sunday afternoon

  26-07-2015 20:56
  
  HARTFORD–Hartford police responded to the scene of a shooting on Kenyon Court in Hartford Sunday afternoon. A man, 47,  was shot in the chest. He was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries. Police said he later died there. He was shot inside his vehicle. This is being investigated as the city’s 19th homicide of 2015. […]
  
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• Man in critical condition after Hartford shooting Sunday afternoon

  26-07-2015 20:56
  
  HARTFORD–Hartford police responded to the scene of a shooting on Kenyon Court in Hartford Sunday afternoon. A man was shot in the chest. He was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries. He is in critical condition. The Major Crimes Unit responded. Police said this was a drug related shooting.
  
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• Shooting Critically Injures Man in Hartford

  26-07-2015 20:49
  
  Hartford police are investigating a narcotics-related shooting that critically injured a man in the capital city, police said.
  
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• Hall of Fame quarterback Namath offers $100k reward for missing Florida teens

  26-07-2015 20:44
  
  TEQUESTA, Fla. — NFL Hall of Famer Joe Namath is offering a $100,000 reward in the search for two teenage fishermen along Florida’s Atlantic coast. Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos did not return as scheduled Friday from a fishing trip. Both are 14 years old, and they were last seen Friday afternoon in the Jupiter, […]
  
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• Boat of missing teens found off Florida; Namath offers help

  26-07-2015 20:44
  
  TEQUESTA, Fla. — The Coast Guard says a boat belonging to two missing 14-year-old fishermen has been found off Florida’s Atlantic coast. Petty Officer Steve Lehmann says the boat was found Sunday about 67 miles off Ponce de Leon Inlet in Volusia County. Lehmann says the boat was found capsized and neither boy was in […]
  
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• Florida man who massacred ducklings with mower gets 1 year in jail

  26-07-2015 20:29
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. – A man who intentionally ran over nine ducklings with a lawn mower has been sentenced to jail. Jason Scott Falbo II, 24, of Royal Palm Beach, Fla., appeared in court Thursday and pleased guilty to nine counts of animal cruelty, the Sun-Sentinel reported. Also on Thursday, Falbo pleaded guilty to a […]
  
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• Man Arrested on Gun Charges in Bristol

  26-07-2015 20:23
  
  A man is facing charges after police received a report that a male pointed a gun at a woman on Davis Drive in Bristol.
  
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• Chris Froome wins second Tour de France

  26-07-2015 19:23
  
  PARIS — Because of rain and slippery roads, Tour de France organizers have stopped the race clock, meaning Chris Froome is guaranteed his second victory just so long as he crosses the finishing line. Normally, riders’ times would have been taken at the finish line after 10 loops up and down the Champs-Elysees avenue in […]
  
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• Obama: ‘I’m the first Kenyan-American to be president’

  26-07-2015 19:10
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya  — President Barack Obama capped an emotional return to his father’s home country of Kenya on Sunday with an impassioned speech that was steeped in pride in his own African heritage. “I’m the first Kenyan-American to be president of the United States. That goes without saying,” Obama said. Inside a packed Nairobi gymnasium […]
  
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• Scattered Thunderstorms Possible Today

  26-07-2015 18:01
  
  Scattered showers and storms are possible Sunday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Mourners Pay Respect Today for Slain Marine

  26-07-2015 17:54
  
  Calling hours are Sunday for a U.S. Marine from Springfield, Massachusetts who was shot and killed along with four other serviceman in Chattanooga, Tennessee a couple weeks ago.Photo Credit: necn
  
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• Trump is #1 Republican candidate, new poll says

  26-07-2015 17:48
  
  WASHINGTON — In the first national telephone poll since Donald Trump earned rebukes from Republican leaders over his comments about Senator John McCain’s military service, the real estate mogul has increased his support among GOP voters and now stands atop the race for the party’s nomination. The new CNN/ORC Poll finds Trump at 18% support […]
  
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• Hair dresser faces voyeurism charges in Arizona

  26-07-2015 17:36
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A man who allegedly traveled around Arizona pretending to be a hair dresser so he could take sexually explicit photos of his clients has been apprehended. The U.S. Marshals Service says a task force arrested 53-year-old James Hickey on Friday while he was bike-riding in Flagstaff. Hickey is wanted on 14 counts […]
  
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• Turnpike Crash Kills One

  26-07-2015 17:12
  
  (BERLIN,Conn./CBS Connecticut)   –  A  26 year old motorcyclist was killed just after midnight  when his  motorcycle    slammed into the side of a  car on the Berlin Turnpike  in Berlin near the Overhill Road intersection.Police say […]
  
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• Video: Woman gives bizarre answer as to how house fires started

  26-07-2015 16:52
  
  LEAVITTSBURG, Ohio — An Ohio woman recently gave a surprising answer to a reporter when asked why she thought multiple house fires had broken out on her street. According to WBKN, a fire started at a garage in Leavittsburg, Ohio, early Thursday morning and then spread to another garage, damaging both houses.When recounting the scene to a reporter, Heather Tenney, whose house […]
  
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• The Real Story: Will the state outlaw weaponized drones

  26-07-2015 16:31
  
  HARTFORD – A viral video of a drone configured to fire a pistol has raised new safety issues. Will Connecticut join other states in outlawing weaponized drones? Al and Jenn discuss the ramifications with attorney and drone expert Peter Sachs.
  
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• The Real Story: Reporter Roundtable talks state politics

  26-07-2015 16:30
  
  HARTFORD – On another edition of the Reporter Roundtable, Al and Jenn’s guests: Chris Keating of the Hartford Courant, Susan Haigh of the Associated Press and Keith Phaneuf of the Connecticut Mirror discuss the new two-year state budget, the veto session without a vote and a name change for the state Democrats’ annual fundraising dinner, […]
  
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• DOT Seeks Feedback On Highway Project

  26-07-2015 15:51
  
   WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) _ The Department of Transportation hopes to hear from the public about the ongoing I-84 widening reconstruction project in Waterbury. The agency has scheduled a “public listening session” on Aug. 1 at […]
  
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• Convicted Felon Facing Firearms And Other Charges

  26-07-2015 15:40
  
  (BRISTOL,Conn./CBS Connecticut)  –  A  convicted felon has a Monday date in Bristol Superior Court after  police say he pointed a handgun at a woman on Davis Street   shortly after 3 am  Saturday. 34 year old  […]
  
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• Motorcyclist Killed in Berlin Turnpike Crash

  26-07-2015 15:38
  
  A 26-year-old male motorcyclist was killed in a motor vehicle crash on the Berlin Turnpike in Berlin just after midnight on Sunday.
  
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• Calling hours Sunday for Springfield marine killed in Chattanooga attack

  26-07-2015 15:33
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Springfield residents are getting their chance to pay final respects to a Marine from the city killed by a gunman in Tennessee. Calling hours for Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan Sunday afternoon at the T.P. Sampson Chapel of The Acres are open to the public. Monday’s funeral Mass and burial are only open […]
  
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• Nearly 100 submit resignation letters to mormon church over women’s rights

  26-07-2015 15:07
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — Close to 100 people marched through the streets of Salt Lake City Saturday to the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints where they officially resigned from the Mormon Church. Participants in the mass-resignation event said women’s inequality and LGBT discrimination were just a few of the reasons […]
  
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• 1 dead, 1 in critical condition after Berlin crash

  26-07-2015 14:32
  
  BERLIN– Police in Berlin are investigating an early-morning crash between a car and a motorcycle. It happened around 12:17 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of the Berlin Turnpike and Overhill Road. A motorcycle crashed into the side of a car, police said. The motorcycle driver was transported to Middlesex Hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was 29. The other driver, 26, […]
  
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• Police Release Name Of Man Arrested After Pursuit

  26-07-2015 14:10
  
  HARTFORD,Conn./CBS Connecticut)  –  Hartford Police have released the name of the man they say led them in pursuit Friday afternoon, after he fled a traffic stop.20 year old Andre Davis  of Hartford is accused of  […]
  
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• Sunday Forecast: Showers, but not a washout

  26-07-2015 12:54
  
  Today will be a wet day at times, but not a washout. Showers this morning will gradually taper off, leading to a bit of sunshine for the middle of the day. While Sunday will not be a washout, there is a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the day with a mix of sun […]
  
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• Band Director In Wealthy Town Accused Of Bullying Kids

  26-07-2015 10:53
  
  The high school band director in one of Connecticut's wealthiest towns is fighting to keep his job amid allegations by parents that he bullied one student and humiliated another when their actions upset him.
  
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• Mets Outslug Dodgers 15-2

  26-07-2015 05:29
  
  Michael Conforto went 4 for 4 for his first big league hits and Kelly Johnson homered into the upper deck in his Mets' debut, powering New York past the Los Angeles Dodgers 15-2 Saturday night.
  
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• Yankees Win 8-5

  26-07-2015 05:26
  
  Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs in a game for the fifth time in his career and keyed a ninth-inning rally against All-Star closer Glen Perkins, sending the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins 8-5 Saturday night.
  
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• Sox Lose To Tigers 5-1

  26-07-2015 05:22
  
  Nick Castellanos remembered seeing Fenway Park's Green Monster as a child and wondering how someone could hit a homer over it.
  
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• Dogs get their day at K-9 ‘Olympics’

  26-07-2015 04:53
  
  STORRS – Police K-9s showed off their skills at UConn Saturday. The dogs and their handlers were going nose-to-nose in an obstacle course and apprehension drill. It isn’t just touch tough for the dogs. Their officers are right there with them getting down in the mud and even carrying their partners across the course. All the […]
  
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• Boyfriend charged in death of former reality TV lawyer

  26-07-2015 04:40
  
  REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — A California man was charged with murder Friday in the stabbing death of his girlfriend, whose life as a lawyer was depicted on a short-lived reality television show. The charge against Robert Reagan, 51, of Redondo Beach, was filed two days after the death of 47-year-old Loredana Nesci. Nesci’s body was […]
  
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• Ex-Waterbury Mayor Seeks Reduced Sentence

  26-07-2015 04:19
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Former Waterbury Mayor Philip Giordano, who was convicted of sexually assaulting two young girls, is seeking a reduced sentence. The Connecticut Post reports (http://bit.ly/1Kqv1nq) the 52-year-old Giordano testified for nearly two […]
  
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• Storms and showers Saturday night

  26-07-2015 03:39
  
  Big changes on the way, as a few showers and thunderstorms roll in late tonight and Sunday followed by more typical summer heat and humidity for most of next week. Sunday will be the transition day as the warm front crosses the region, expect a mix of sun and clouds with increasing levels of humidity […]
  
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• Torrington Standoff Suspect Taken Into Custody

  26-07-2015 03:36
  
  A 14 hour standoff in Torrington ended early Saturday morning with a 60-year-old suspect being taken to an area hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Two Airlifted by LifeStar After Crash in New Hartford

  26-07-2015 03:26
  
  Two people were seriously hurt after the motorcycle they were riding hit a guardrail and a tree in New Hartford Saturday afternoon.Photo Credit: South End Fire Department
  
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• Some Call for Tougher Gun Laws After Deadly Louisiana Shooting

  26-07-2015 03:11
  
  Some people are calling for tougher guns laws in response to the deadly shooting at a movie theater in Louisiana.
  
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• New Haven Hosts Hoop It Up! Basketball Tournament

  26-07-2015 03:09
  
  For the second year in a row, New Haven hosted a basketball tournament that participants say was a slam dunk.
  
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• Man Killed in Crash on I-91 in Wallingford

  26-07-2015 02:52
  
  At least one person was reported dead after a fiery crash on I-91 south in Wallingford after two back-to-back crashes closed the highway Saturday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Never-before-seen photos released of Bush administration during 9/11

  26-07-2015 02:14
  
  WASHINGTON – The National Archives on Friday released more than 350 never-before-seen photos of the Bush administration during the 9/11 attacks. The photos, which, according to The Boston Globe, were released as part of a Freedom of Information Act request from a PBS documentarian, focus on the reaction from then-Vice President Dick Cheney and other […]
  
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