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• Amazon to open second fulfillment center in Wallingford, creating hundreds of jobs

  07-08-2015 23:32
  
  WALLINGFORD–Just months after Amazon’s first distribution center in Connecticut opened, a second one has been announced. Amazon will be opening a sortation center in Wallingford in a property they’ve leased located at 29 Research Pkwy. Aaron Toso, who works in Amazon’s corporate communications office, said the new center “will create hundreds of jobs.” A sortation […]
  
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• Amazon to open second distribution center in Wallingford, creating hundreds of jobs

  07-08-2015 23:32
  
  WALLINGFORD–Just months after Amazon’s first distribution center in Connecticut opened, a second one has been announced. Amazon will be opening a sortation center in Wallingford in a property they’ve leased located at 29 Research Pkwy. Aaron Toso, who works in Amazon’s corporate communications office, said the new center “will create hundreds of jobs.” A sortation […]
  
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• New Britain serial killer suspect in 1991 death of Florida woman

  07-08-2015 23:06
  
  SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla.–Police are investigating a possible connection between a missing person’s case from the early 1990s to the New Britain serial killer case. Kristen Benson, the public information officer at the Seminole County Sheriff’s Department told Fox CT that William Howell, who is suspected of killing seven people, is being investigated for the 1991 […]
  
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• Great weekend ahead: Mid-80s and low humidity

  07-08-2015 23:01
  
  Quiet weather has taken over, and will last through this weekend. The chance of rain that we were watching closely for the weekend appears to be staying well off shore, resulting in lots of sun, some clouds, and cool-for-August temperatures the next few days, with highs getting to 80 through the weekend, and only a […]
  
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• Serious crash closes Route 6 in Coventry in both directions

  07-08-2015 22:53
  
  COVENTRY — Route 6 in Coventry is closed in both directions while police investigate a serious crash. Life Star was called to the scene of the accident near South Road. It happened just after 4 p.m. Friday afternoon. Stay with Fox CT as this story develops.
  
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• One dead after serious crash closes Route 6 in Coventry in both directions

  07-08-2015 22:53
  
  COVENTRY — Route 6 in Coventry is closed in both directions while police investigate a serious crash in which one person was killed. The initial investigation revealed that a car and a dump truck were traveling in opposite directions on the road when the car hit the dump truck. LifeStar was called to the scene of […]
  
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• CCSU professor suspended without pay after latest arrest

  07-08-2015 22:48
  
  MIDDLETOWN–A CCSU professor has been placed on administrative suspension, without pay. Ravi Shankar was arrested for the third time past year last week for stealing from a Home Depot. In December he was arrested twice–once for driving with a suspended license, and once for evading responsibility for an accident that he fled from. Both of those […]
  
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• Crash Closes Route 6 in Coventry

  07-08-2015 22:47
  
  Route 6 is closed in Coventry due to a crash.
  
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• NASCAR’s Tony Stewart sued by family of Kevin Ward Jr. over 2014 death

  07-08-2015 22:26
  
  ALBANY, N.Y.  — NASCAR’s Tony Stewart sued by family of Kevin Ward Jr. over 2014 death on NY sprint car track. Stay with Fox CT as this story develops.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: James Holmes jury to announce sentence: Death or life in prison

  07-08-2015 22:18
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colorado — A jury will announce its verdict Friday on whether James Holmes should be executed or spend life in prison for committing mass murder in a Colorado movie theater that became one of the worst shootings in U.S. history. The jury reached a sentencing verdict after deliberating almost seven hours since late Thursday, and […]
  
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• WATCH LIVE: James Holmes jury hung, sentenced to life in prison for Colorado movie theater tragedy

  07-08-2015 22:18
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colorado — A jury announced its verdict Friday on whether James Holmes should be executed or spend life in prison for committing mass murder in a Colorado movie theater that became one of the worst shootings in U.S. history. The jury could not come to a unanimous decision, which means that he will be handed a […]
  
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• James Holmes jury to announce sentence: Death or life in prison

  07-08-2015 22:18
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colorado — A jury will announce its verdict Friday on whether James Holmes should be executed or spend life in prison for committing mass murder in a Colorado movie theater that became one of the worst shootings in U.S. history. The jury reached a sentencing verdict after deliberating almost seven hours since late Thursday, and […]
  
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• James Holmes jury hung, sentenced to life in prison for Colorado movie theater tragedy

  07-08-2015 22:18
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colorado — A jury announced its verdict Friday on whether James Holmes should be executed or spend life in prison for committing mass murder in a Colorado movie theater that became one of the worst shootings in U.S. history. The jury could not come to a unanimous decision, which means that he will be handed a […]
  
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• Holmes trial: Jury reaches sentencing verdict in movie theater massacre

  07-08-2015 22:18
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colorado — A jury reached their verdict Friday on whether to sentence James Holmes to death or to life in prison without parole for committing mass murder in a Colorado movie theater that became one of the worst shootings in U.S. history. Their decision will be announced at 7 p.m. ET. The jury asked […]
  
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• Hamden Police Seek Two Missing Teenage Girls

  07-08-2015 22:15
  
  Hamden police are seeking the public's help in finding two missing teenagers.
  
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• Stephen Colbert Announces First ‘The Late Show’ Guest

  07-08-2015 22:02
  
  And his first guest is....
  
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• CCSU Teacher Suspended After Arrest

  07-08-2015 21:58
  
  A Central Connecticut State University professor who made headlines when he was promoted while in jail last year and who was arrested again recently has been suspended, according to university officials.
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• I-91 North Reopens in Wallingford After Truck Fire

  07-08-2015 21:46
  
  Interstate 91 North is completely reopened after a tractor-trailer caught fire in Wallingford Friday morning, closing the highway and clogging up traffic for hours.Photo Credit: Steve Bernardini and NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Mom Flees Cops With Kids in Car, Hits 3 Vehicles: PD

  07-08-2015 21:29
  
  A mother is facing charges after leading police on a chase, crashing into three vehicles and driving recklessly with her two children in the car in West Hartford, police said.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Pleasant Weekend Ahead

  07-08-2015 21:09
  
  Comfortable weather continues here as the second weekend of August has arrived.
  
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• Report: Firefighter Killed in Blaze Got Caught on Furniture

  07-08-2015 21:07
  
  The Hartford Board of Inquiry investigating the October fire that killed one a Hartford firefighter and injured four others released its final report, which determined that Firefighter Kevin Bell became...Photo Credit: Hartford Fire Department
  
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• Adorable girls in wheelchairs whip and nae nae like nobody’s business

  07-08-2015 20:52
  
  WEATHERFORD, Tx — Six-year-old Mayli has spina bifida and has been paralyzed since birth. But that’s not stopping her from doing the “Whip/Nae Nae” and taking the dance floor by storm with her friends. “She uses a wheelchair to get around and while some people may think she’s “confined” to her chair, her chair is […]
  
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• Report: Firefighter Killed in Hartford Blaze Became Entangled in Furniture

  07-08-2015 20:26
  
  The Hartford Board of Inquiry of the Fire Department has released the findings from an investigation into the October fire that killed one of their own firefighters and injured four others.Photo Credit: Hartford Fire Department
  
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• Top 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: August 3rd-August 7th

  07-08-2015 20:10
  
  The Top 5 Sports Callers of the week is a weekly installment from CBS Local Sports that will bring you the wildest callers from across the nation.
  
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• Victim of New Haven Homicide Was Targeted: Cops

  07-08-2015 19:59
  
  New Haven police are investigating after a man was shot and killed on Wednesday night and they are asking anyone with information about what happened to come forward.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police Charge 2 in Norwalk Armed Robbery

  07-08-2015 19:51
  
  Police have charged two men in connection with an armed robbery at a Norwalk convenience store.Photo Credit: Norwalk Police
  
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• California woman’s phone number mistakenly printed on Planned Parenthood flier

  07-08-2015 19:32
  
  STOCKTON, Calif. — A Stockton woman’s phone has been ringing and ringing, after her home number was printed on a flier by mistake. Now, she taking calls that are intended to go to Planned Parenthood. It wasn’t a surprise that Bonnie Smith didn’t answer the door right away when KTXL went to visit her. “When you rang the […]
  
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• Merritt Parkway Reopens in Stamford

  07-08-2015 19:20
  
  The Merritt Parkway northbound was closed in Stamford after a crash, but it has since reopened.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• State Received Almost $1.5 Million in Federal Help for Blizzard

  07-08-2015 19:18
  
  The state of Connecticut has received almost $1.5 million in federal assistance since President Barack Obama approved the disaster declaration after the January blizzard.Photo Credit: dawn Kearns
  
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• If you use Firefox, you should update now to avoid file stealing exploit

  07-08-2015 19:17
  
  If you use Firefox, you should update your browser now to prevent a flaw in the software that could allow hackers to “search for and upload potentially sensitive” from your hard drive to their servers. Mozilla is asking all Firefox users to upgrade to version 39.0.3. Most users have automatic updates turned on, however it’s important to make […]
  
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• Maria, from Sesame Street, Comes to Storrs for Puppetry Festival

  07-08-2015 19:02
  
  It will be all about puppets in Storrs next week for the National Puppetry Festival.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Pre Game Playlist: Broncos’ Ronnie Hillman On ‘Diverse’ Music and Team Dancing

  07-08-2015 18:49
  
  Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman discusses his broad taste in music as well as who is the best and worst dancers on the Denver Broncos.
  
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• Good Samaritan rallies volunteers to repaint elderly man’s house after overhearing teens’ hurtful comments

  07-08-2015 18:48
  
  PENDLETON, Ore. — A track inspector for the Union Pacific Railroad took action when he heard two teens disparage the home of an elderly man, and his above-and-beyond actions have attracted viral attention. According to the “community ties” section of the Union Pacific Railroad’s website, Josh Cyganic has waved to 75-year-old Leonard Bullock every morning […]
  
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• Road Work to Cause Delays on Route 34 in New Haven

  07-08-2015 18:45
  
  Expect delays on part of Route 34 in New Haven this weekend because of road construction.Photo Credit: Shutterstock
  
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• Take a ride on ‘Lightning Rod,’ the world’s fastest wooden roller coaster coming to Dollywood

  07-08-2015 18:39
  
  PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Dollywood announced on Friday the addition of Lightning Rod, both the world’s fastest wooden coaster and the world’s first launching wooden coaster. The ride will cost $22 million and is the largest investment in the history of the theme park. “Themed after a tricked out 1950s-era hot rod, Lightning Rod launches […]
  
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• Teen arrested for East Windsor school vandalism, two others sought

  07-08-2015 18:38
  
  EAST WINDSOR – Police arrested one teenager and are looking for two more after they found them vandalizing East Windsor Middle School. Police said they responded to the burglar alarm at the school around 1:20 a.m. and discovered three males running to the woods. Officers chased the trio and caught one. Police said they used […]
  
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• Police confirm investigation into Blackhawks star Patrick Kane

  07-08-2015 18:09
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. — Hamburg Police Chief Gregory Wickett confirms his department has launched an investigation into Chicago Blackhawks star forward Patrick Kane over an alleged incident at the player’s home last weekend. Without revealing the nature of the investigation, Wickett said Friday that police are still gathering information and awaiting forensic tests. Wickett issued the […]
  
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• Part of Route 10 South Closed in Avon and Farmington

  07-08-2015 18:00
  
  Route 10 southbound is closed from Old Farms Road in Avon to Route 4 in Farmington for emergency repair to the traffic loop sensor in the road.Photo Credit: NBC10
  
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• Study: High Salt Intake Linked To Multiple Sclerosis

  07-08-2015 17:43
  
  High intake of salt may be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis (MS) in people with a genetic risk, according to a new study.
  
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• With Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist suspects dead, FBI focuses on finding art

  07-08-2015 17:34
  
  BOSTON — With the two men suspected of robbing a museum of $500 million worth of artwork in 1990 now dead, investigators say they are focused on one thing — finding the missing masterpieces. Peter Kowenhoven, the FBI’s assistant special agent in charge in Boston, says “all our investigative efforts are being guided toward the […]
  
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• FBI says suspects in 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist are dead

  07-08-2015 17:34
  
  BOSTON — The FBI says both of the suspects who masqueraded as police officers to rob a Boston art museum of $500 million worth of masterpieces in 1990 are deceased. Two years ago, investigators announced they knew who stole the 13 works — including paintings by Rembrandt and Vermeer — from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner […]
  
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• Hartford Fire Being Investigated

  07-08-2015 17:31
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Authorities are trying to determine what sparked a fire that destroyed a building in Hartford, displacing two families. Flames burned through the roof of the structure on Franklin Avenue yesterday. A […]
  
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• Yard Goats add The Hartford as founding sponsor

  07-08-2015 17:29
  
  HARTFORD – The Yard Goats have signed The Hartford as a founding sponsor in a multi-year deal. The financial services firm will join The Travelers as a major sponsor for the minor league baseball team’s first seasons, accord to the team. Dunkin’ Donuts acquired naming rights for the stadium earlier in the year. The team […]
  
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• Officials to Release Report Today on Fire That Killed Firefighter

  07-08-2015 17:29
  
  The Hartford Fire Department will be releasing the findings this afternoon from an investigation into the October fire that killed one of their own firefighters and injured four others.Photo Credit: Hartford Fire Department
  
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• 20 years later: Mom writes heartfelt letter to daughter, gives it to her on wedding day

  07-08-2015 17:27
  
  NATCHEZ, Miss. — Brooke Zugg wasn’t even two when she was adopted. Twenty years later, she married her now-husband Tyler Zugg and her mother wanted to give her a special gift, according to the Huffington Post. Her parents, Sherry and Craig Blackledge, were unable to have children, so they adopted both Brooke and her older brother. They […]
  
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• Merritt Parkway Northbound Closed in Stamford

  07-08-2015 17:21
  
  The Merritt Parkway northbound is closed in Stamford at exits 35 and 36, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Dad gets matching tattoo of daughter’s cochlear implant

  07-08-2015 17:17
  
  TAUPO, New Zealand — A dad from Taupo, New Zealand, came up with an ingenious way of making his daughter feel comfortable with her cochlear implant by getting a similar one tattooed on the side of his head. Alistair Campbell, father of six-year-old Charlotte, spoke to the New Zealand Herald and told them he had shaved his hair […]
  
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• Hartford Fire Department to release report on death of firefighter

  07-08-2015 17:07
  
  HARTFORD – The Hartford Fire Department said they expect to release the results of its investigation into the circumstances of the fire that killed one firefighter and injured four others Friday afternoon. The department will release the final Board of Inquiry report on the October 7, 2014 fire at  598-600 Blue Hills Avenue. Firefighter Kevin […]
  
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• East Hartford Man Shot Multiple Times

  07-08-2015 17:05
  
  EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Police say a man was hospitalized after he was shot multiple times in East Hartford. Officers arrived at the scene around 9:20 p.m. Thursday on reports of gunshots in the […]
  
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• Rollover Crash on I-91 South in Rocky Hill

  07-08-2015 17:04
  
  There is a rollover crash on Interstate 91 South in Rocky Hill.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation Cameras
  
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