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• Homeless Man Gave 'Wet Willy' to 4-Year-Old Boy: Police

  05-08-2015 23:54
  
  Police have arrested a homeless man who is accused of giving a "Wet Willy" to a 4-year-old boy in the waiting room of a Shelton business on Tuesday.Photo Credit: Shelton Police Department
  
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• Homeless Man Gave 4-Year-Old a 'Wet Willy': Police

  05-08-2015 23:47
  
  A homeless man is facing charges after police say he inappropriately touched a 4-year-old boy in the waiting room of a Shelton business on Tuesday.Photo Credit: Shelton Police Department
  
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• Police Investigate Infant Injuries

  05-08-2015 23:37
  
  East Windsor Police and the state Department of Children and Families are investigating after a baby suffered significant injuries.
  
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• Tenured CCSU professor charged with fourth crime since 2011

  05-08-2015 23:28
  
  MIDDLETOWN–A professor who has been in some trouble with the law in the past is being accused of a new crime. Ravi Shankar was arrested on July 29 for shoplifting from a Home Depot. He was charged with larceny in the third degree and released on a $5,000 bond. He is due in court on […]
  
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• Christian Youth Group Leader Sexually Assaulted Teen: Cops

  05-08-2015 23:24
  
  A Christian youth group leader is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old group member multiple times in 2012.Photo Credit: Manchester Police Department
  
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• Christian Youth Group Leader Sexually Assaulted Teen Member: Cops

  05-08-2015 23:20
  
  A Christian youth group leader is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old group member multiple times in 2012.Photo Credit: Manchester Police Department
  
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• Former presidents have to report for jury duty too

  05-08-2015 23:03
  
  Just because you’re a former leader of the free world does not mean you can get out of doing your civic duty. Look who I just met doing Jury Duty! #POTUS http://t.co/wpUaRuZ7gO— Desiree' Bryant (@desiree_bryant) August 05, 2015 Desiree Bryant let the world know on Twitter that President George W. Bush is at her session […]
  
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• New Charges in Case of 'Blown Up' Body Found July 4 in Hamden

  05-08-2015 22:50
  
  One of five people arrested in connection with the murder of a West Haven man whose body was found "blown up" on the Fourth of July in Hamden is facing new charges.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• $50,000 Reward Offered in Unsolved Norwalk Murder

  05-08-2015 22:29
  
  Police are still investigating four years after two people were found shot dead in their car in Norwalk and have offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of their...Photo Credit: Norwalk Police Department
  
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• Beloved employee of town of Groton killed when tree falls on SUV

  05-08-2015 22:27
  
  GROTON–A town employee was killed on Tuesday morning when a tree fell on his car while he was driving. Al Smith, 50, of Ledyard, was driving on Flanders Road on his way to work when a strong storm hit, knocking the tree down. The accident occurred around 6:30 a.m. Smith was a longtime employee of the […]
  
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• Find Your MLB Bandwagon

  05-08-2015 22:13
  
  As we head to the final quarter of the MLB season, which bandwagon should you be jumping on?
  
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• Most Dominant Athletes in the World

  05-08-2015 22:08
  
  Both American Pharoah and Ronda Rousey are garnering major headlines in 2015. In fact, these two are among the world’s most dominant athletes – regardless of sport.
  
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• Boston mayor, Curt Schilling want ban on chewing tobacco at ballparks

  05-08-2015 22:03
  
  BOSTON — Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is expecting baseball players will initially push back at Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s proposal to ban snuff and chewing tobacco in city ballfields, including Fenway. But the 48-year-old ESPN analyst said Wednesday that he believes players will eventually come around to the idea, just as they had […]
  
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• East Haven Man Murders Girlfirend, Shoots Himself: Cops

  05-08-2015 21:57
  
  Police have identified the man who they say shot and killed his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself Sunday night in East Haven.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com/GoFundMe
  
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• Lightning Strike Shuts Down Lake Compounce Coaster

  05-08-2015 21:35
  
  A popular roller coaster at Lake Compounce in Bristol is currently down after an electrical failure that happened when lightning struck at the amusement park.Photo Credit: Lake Compounce
  
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• Autopsy shows escaped NY prisoner drunk when killed

  05-08-2015 21:31
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. — Authorities say toxicology tests show prison escapee Richard Matt was drunk when fatally shot by border patrol agents in a forest in northern New York. State police say additional autopsy results show the convicted killer had a blood alcohol level of 0.18 percent when he died from skull fractures and brain damage […]
  
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• Department of Labor Laying Off Nearly 100 Employees

  05-08-2015 21:27
  
  The state Department of Labor is notifying dozens of employees Wednesday of layoffs resulting from "reduced federal funding," according to the state's office of policy and management.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Groton Town Employee Killed When Tree Falls on Car

  05-08-2015 21:27
  
  A 29-year veteran of the Town of Groton Department of Public Works was killed while driving to work Tuesday morning when strong storms rolled through the area and a tree came down onto his SUV.
  
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• Suspect killed after shooting at Nashville movie theater

  05-08-2015 21:12
  
  NASHVILLE–A scary situation seems to have ended before any innocent people were hurt. An active shooter situation was reported at the Carmike Hickory 8 movie theater complex in Antioch, Tennessee, which is just 15 miles southeast of Nashville, Wednesday afternoon around 3 p.m. At 3:07 p.m. the Nashville Police Department tweeted that the suspect was dead. CNN […]
  
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• Dept. of Labor Laying Off Nearly 100 Employees

  05-08-2015 21:02
  
  The state Department of Labor is notifying dozens of employees Wednesday of layoffs resulting from "reduced federal funding," according to the state's office of policy and management.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Badly Injured Baby in Foster Care Taken to Hospital: Police

  05-08-2015 21:01
  
  East Windsor police are investigating after an infant was brought to Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford to be treated for bruises all over the child's body.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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• Lightning Strike Shuts Down Lake Compounce Roller Coaster

  05-08-2015 20:44
  
  A popular roller coaster at Lake Compounce in Bristol is currently down after an electrical failure that happened when lightning struck at the amusement park.Photo Credit: Lake Compounce
  
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• Dept. of Labor Issuing Layoff Notices to Nearly 100 Employees

  05-08-2015 20:43
  
  The state Department of Labor is notifying dozens of employees Wednesday of layoffs resulting from "reduced federal funding," according to the state's office of policy and management.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Jessica Alba’s Honest Company defends its sunblock after social media firestorm

  05-08-2015 20:20
  
  NEW YORK  — Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company has pledged to reach out to every customer who has complained about its sunscreen on social media. In a blog post, Honest’s founders said they’ll “do what it takes to make it right.” The response comes after months of complaints about the product. Angry customers have taken […]
  
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• Prime Minister: Debris is from MH370

  05-08-2015 19:57
  
  [Breaking news update, 1:52 p.m. ET] A piece of debris found on a French beach is indeed part of missing Malaysian Flight 370, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said. [Previous story] A definitive answer could come this week on whether a barnacle-encrusted plane part that washed up on an Indian Ocean island is part of […]
  
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• Experts determine that wing fragment is from missing MH370

  05-08-2015 19:57
  
  [Breaking news update, 2:07 p.m. ET] The family members of passengers and crew aboard MH370 have been informed that the debris found on Reunion Island belongs to the missing plane, Malaysia Airlines said in a statement Wednesday. “Malaysia Airlines would like to sincerely convey our deepest sorrow to the families and friends of the passengers […]
  
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• Burlington Man Charged With Child Porn Possession

  05-08-2015 19:54
  
  State police have arrested a Burlington man accused of distributing child pornography.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• ‘Oh my god, it’s a child’ — 50-pound dog mauls toddler in Florida

  05-08-2015 19:50
  
  PLANT CITY, Fla. – A Florida toddler is recovering after he was attacked by his family’s dog on Tuesday morning. Fortunately, authorities say a sheriff’s detective was in the right place at the right time to save the child. Investigators told WFLA that a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s detective was interviewing a business owner about a car […]
  
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• Breakdown: What The NHL’s New Digital Media Deal With MLB Means

  05-08-2015 19:49
  
  Let's take a look at some of the reasons why the NHL and MLB are entering into this partnership.
  
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• Lightning Strike Shuts Down Bristol Roller coaster

  05-08-2015 19:39
  
  A popular roller coaster at Lake Compounce in Bristol is currently down after an electrical failure that happened when lightning struck at the amusement park.Photo Credit: Lake Compounce
  
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• Woman learns she has carried fetus in her uterus for more than 60 years

  05-08-2015 19:34
  
  LA BOCA, Chile — Doctors in the small Chilean town of La Boca have found a calcified fetus in the uterus of an elderly woman who says she never realized she got pregnant. Estela Meléndez, 91, says she has had a lump on her belly for many years, but had no idea that she was carrying […]
  
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• West Nile Virus Found in 6 Towns

  05-08-2015 19:23
  
  Mosquitoes in six communities have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Route 63 Reopens in Goshen

  05-08-2015 19:15
  
  Route 63 in Goshen is now open, according to an alert from the State Department of Transportation.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• DOL Issuing Layoff Notices to Nearly 100 Employees

  05-08-2015 19:15
  
  The state Department of Labor is notifying dozens of employees Wednesday of layoffs resulting from "reduced federal funding," according to the state's office of policy and management.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• DMV Systems Running Again

  05-08-2015 19:10
  
  The Department of Motor Vehicles systems were down for a time on Wednesday, but they are back up and running.
  
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• DMV Systems Down

  05-08-2015 18:44
  
  The Department of Motor Vehicles systems are down and this is a network-wide problem, according to officials from the DMV.
  
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• Man Charged With Exposing Himself to Female Jogger

  05-08-2015 18:14
  
  A man suspected of exposing himself to a female jogger in Newington on Tuesday is facing charges, police said.Photo Credit: Newington Police Department
  
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• Bride makes 89-year-old grandmother one of her bridesmaids

  05-08-2015 18:04
  
  PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. — Two best friends, a sister and an 89-year-old grandma — not your typical bridal party, right? When Pennsylvania bride Christine Quinn tied the knot in May she asked one of her best friends, “Nana Betty,” to be part of her big day. Quinn told BuzzFeed Life that choosing Nana Betty as a bridesmaid […]
  
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• Police in Charlton, Mass. reach out to drug dealers on Facebook

  05-08-2015 17:51
  
  CHARLTON, Mass. — Authorities in a Massachusetts town are reaching out to drug dealers who want to eliminate their competition. The Charlton Police Department made a tongue-in-cheek post on their Facebook page Friday offering drug dealers the chance to provide information on their competitors. It asks dealers to complete a fill-in-the-blank form that gives them […]
  
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• Police Say East Haven Deaths Were A Murder-Suicide

  05-08-2015 17:48
  
  Police have released the names of a man and woman found shot to death in an East Haven home earlier this week and say the killings were a murder-suicide.
  
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• Police ID 2 Shot Dead in East Haven Murder-Suicide

  05-08-2015 17:24
  
  At a press conference Wednesday morning, East Haven police identified two people found shot dead inside a Foxon Boulevard home Monday evening.
  
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• Newington police arrest man for indecent exposure

  05-08-2015 17:23
  
  NEWINGTON – Police arrested a man on charges of indecent exposure after an incident with a jogger on Tuesday. Police said a woman who was jogging near Willard Avenue and Wilson Avenue reported the incident. The woman called police with the license plate of the vehicle and a description of the suspect. After police were […]
  
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• Man exposed himself to Newington jogger: Police

  05-08-2015 17:23
  
  NEWINGTON – Police arrested a man Tuesday after a woman jogging on Willard Avenue reported that he exposed himself to her. A woman who was jogging near Willard Avenue and Wilson Avenue reported the incident Tuesday. The woman called police with the license plate of the vehicle and a description of the suspect. After she […]
  
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• Back to school: Why August is the new September

  05-08-2015 17:06
  
  First came the summer camp promotion from the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, crashing like a brick into my inbox June 17. “Six more weeks of summer,” the subject line taunted. “Make ’em fun!” Didn’t the fine people at the YMCA know that the summer solstice had not yet arrived? And still, here they were, telling […]
  
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• The ‘world’s first unstealable bike’ goes into production

  05-08-2015 17:00
  
  CHILE  — Three young entrepreneurs claim to have solved a problem that makes every cyclist’s blood boil — they have invented the world’s first “unstealable” bike. The theft of two bikes from one of the inventors pushed the former engineering students from Chile to tackle the exasperating crime. Their solution? To create a frame that […]
  
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• State Dept. of Labor officially announces 95 layoffs

  05-08-2015 16:44
  
  WETHERSFIELD – The Department of Labor and the Office of Policy and Management officially announced the layoffs of 95 employees and the consolidation of several offices throughout the state on Wednesday. Federal funding, which pays for 700 of the department’s 800 employees, has dropped due to decreasing unemployment figures according to OPM . Connecticut’s unemployment rate  […]
  
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• Police ID 2 Shot Dead in East Haven Home

  05-08-2015 16:38
  
  At a press conference Wednesday morning, East Haven police identified two people found shot dead inside a Foxon Boulevard home Monday evening.
  
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• UConn Expands Tuition Benefits For Veterans

  05-08-2015 16:25
  
  The University of Connecticut's Board of Trustees has voted to expand a program that gives tuition breaks to some veterans and their dependents.
  
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• MetroHartford Alliance breakfast to highlight families struggling financially

  05-08-2015 16:19
  
  HARTFORD – Susan Dunn,  CEO and President of United Way Of Central & Northeastern CT joined Fox CT Morning Extra to talk about why many hard working people still struggle financially. The United Way wanted to understand how this struggle affects their lives and limits their opportunities and choices. The concept is called ALICE, Asset […]
  
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• What is the long term impact of prescribing antipsychotic drugs to teens?

  05-08-2015 16:03
  
  Dr. Craig Allen,  Medical Director of the Rushford Medical Center joined the Fox CT Morning Extra to talk about the increasing number of teens who are being prescribed antipsychotic drugs, such as Abilify (aripiprazole), Risperdal (risperidone), Seroquel (quetiapine), Zyprexa (olanzapine) and others, for conditions like attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – conditions for which […]
  
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