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• Piece of WTC from 9/11 memorialized at South Windsor Fire Department

  13-08-2015 23:58
  
  SOUTH WINDSOR–A piece of history arrived in South Windsor on Thursday. A chunk of steel from the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center was delivered to the memorial at the South Windsor Fire Department. Police officers and firefighters from the town went to get the relic from the hanger at JFK airport in […]
  
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• Senator told no fetal tissue donations from Planned Parenthoods in Connecticut

  13-08-2015 23:10
  
  HARTFORD — The state Department of Public Health says it has confirmed that Planned Parenthood in Connecticut does not participate in any fetal tissue donation programs. In a letter to Danbury state Sen. Michael McLachlan, an agency official said all tissue from surgical abortions is sent to an outside laboratory to be examined by a pathologist, […]
  
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• Firefighter Used Knife to Threaten Fellow Firefighter: PD

  13-08-2015 23:09
  
  Manchester police arrested a volunteer firefighter Wednesday who is accused of threatening another firefighter with a knife at the fire station, police said.
  
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• Settlement Discussions In NFL ‘Deflategate’ Case Continue

  13-08-2015 23:08
  
  For a second day Thursday, lawyers for the NFL and its players' union met separately with a federal judge to try to resolve their legal dispute over whether Commissioner Roger Goodell's four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady should stand.
  
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• Moody’s Ups Credit Outlook For Mohegan Sun On Improved Debt

  13-08-2015 23:02
  
  Moody's Investors Service has raised the credit outlook for the parent company of the Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut, citing its ability to extend debt repayment until 2019 and putting it in a stronger position to face competition in Massachusetts.
  
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• Flood of ’55 remembered by Waterbury survivor

  13-08-2015 22:57
  
  WATERBURY – This is Nick Coscia’s neighborhood. “ I grew up here on Summers Street,” he said. “Born and raised in that house right up there.” He’s 77 now, but it was a moment in his life , when he was still a teenager, that he’ll never forget. “Now the water was coming down from […]
  
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• Family Denies Couple’s Disappearance Is Related To Debt

  13-08-2015 22:39
  
  Relatives of a Connecticut couple who went missing last week are denying that their disappearance is related to their more than $2 million in debt.
  
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• July Betting And Revenue Up At Foxwoods, Down At Mohegan Sun

  13-08-2015 22:31
  
  Foxwoods Resort Casino has reported gains in betting and revenue, while its Connecticut neighbor, Mohegan Sun, reported a drop in its financial results.
  
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• Senator Told No Fetal Tissue Donations In Connecticut

  13-08-2015 22:28
  
  The state Department of Public Health says it has confirmed that Planned Parenthood in Connecticut does not participate in any fetal tissue donation programs.
  
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• Passed-Out Mom Arrested After Kids Found Alone Outside: PD

  13-08-2015 22:26
  
  A Middletown mother is facing risk of injury to a minor charges after her young children wandered out of her house while she was passed out on the couch, according to police, who said it's not the first time she...
  
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• Woman writes powerful letter to man who called her fat

  13-08-2015 22:19
  
  A woman in the UK received an overwhelmingly positive response from people around the world after she wrote an open letter to a man who called her fat. Lindsey Swift says she was out jogging with her boyfriend when a stranger driving past leaned out his window to shout insults about her weight. “Initially I […]
  
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• Another clear night for meteor showers

  13-08-2015 22:19
  
  Skies should remain mostly clear tonight, allowing another view of the Perseids meteor shower. We’re watching some rain just off to the west, which may come close to western Connecticut on Friday, and be a bigger threat Saturday, as temps and humidity begin to rise to high levels once again. We may have our second […]
  
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• Will Smith developing ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ reboot

  13-08-2015 22:18
  
  BEL AIR, Calif.–Just sit right there and we’ll tell you how the “Fresh Prince of Bel-air” is being developed for a reboot. According to TVLine, the ’90s Will Smith sitcom is being developed for a reboot with Smith producing. The project, in the works at Smith’s production company Overbrook Entertainment, will put a new spin […]
  
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• Bike-Mounted Robbers Hit, Steal From Man: Police

  13-08-2015 21:52
  
  Bridgeport police are seeking the public's help identifying and locating four to five people on bicycles who attacked and robbed a man in the city early Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Afternoon Delight

  13-08-2015 21:39
  
  By MIKE FITZPATRICK  AP Baseball Writer    NEW YORK (AP) _ Curtis Granderson and Kelly Johnson each homered and drove in three runs, powering the New York Mets to a 12-3 rout of the Colorado […]
  
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• Construction Worker Hospitalized After Electrical Shock Accident

  13-08-2015 21:37
  
  A construction worker was electrically shocked while repairing a ruptured water main on New Britain Avenue in Farmington.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• the new rates will generate nearly $290 million in revenue

  13-08-2015 21:29
  
  HARTFORD — Higher state income taxes have kicked in for a few thousand of Connecticut’s wealthiest taxpayers. Senate President Martin Looney is confident the new rates will generate nearly $290 million in revenue. But Sen. L. Scott Frantz, the ranking Republican on the legislature’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, says capital gains that fuel much […]
  
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• Fewer than 30,000 rich taxpayers to pay top new state rates

  13-08-2015 21:29
  
  HARTFORD — Higher state income taxes have kicked in for a few thousand of Connecticut’s wealthiest taxpayers. Senate President Martin Looney is confident the new rates will generate nearly $290 million in revenue. But Sen. L. Scott Frantz, the ranking Republican on the legislature’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, says capital gains that fuel much […]
  
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• Scattered Storms Possible Saturday

  13-08-2015 21:26
  
  Dry, comfortable weather is in place and here to stay through tomorrow!
  
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• Judge says Aaron Hernandez can sell home, Hummer

  13-08-2015 21:17
  
  BRISTOL – The$1.3 million North Attleboro home of Aaron Hernandez, along with his Hummer, can be sold as part of the civil case filed by the mother of the man he was convicted of murdering. According to court documents, the home and car can be sold without having to get a judge involved. Ursula Ward and Hernandez filed a joint […]
  
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• Norwalk Police Investigating Death of 20-Year-Old Man

  13-08-2015 21:01
  
  Norwalk police are investigating the death after a 20-year-old man.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Firefighters Respond to Norwich Fire

  13-08-2015 20:57
  
  Firefighters are responding to a structure fire at 63 Washington Street in Norwich.Photo Credit: NBC 7
  
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• Beyonce Lands Vogue Magazine Cover For September Issue

  13-08-2015 20:35
  
  Beyonce is gracing her presence on the cover of Vogue magazine for the September issue.
  
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• Suspected Burglar Drove at Cop: Police

  13-08-2015 20:09
  
  Manchester police used a stun gun on a suspected burglar after he sped toward an officer who was trying to apprehend him early Thursday morning, police said.Photo Credit: Manchester Police
  
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• Michael Jordan marketing chief: Star gets $10M for just lending name

  13-08-2015 19:57
  
  CHICAGO — Michael Jordan’s marketing chief says the six-time NBA champion often receives millions for lending his name to a product but doing nothing else. Estee Portnoy’s remarks came Thursday on the first full day of testimony in a civil trial in Chicago federal court examining the market value of Jordan’s identity. The issue is […]
  
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• Police ID Teen Pulled From Pool in New London

  13-08-2015 19:50
  
  A teenage girl who was pulled from the water at Ocean Beach Park in New London on Wednesday evening is in critical condition at the hospital, according to police.
  
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• Customer sues ‘Throwed Rolls’ restaurant after being hit, injured by roll

  13-08-2015 19:47
  
  OZARK, Mo. — A well-known Missouri restaurant, known for being the “Home of Throwed Rolls,” may be in some hot water over a guest who allegedly received a roll-related injury. Lambert’s Cafe, which features dinner rolls being thrown across the room by servers to guests, is being sued. The suit was filed on Tuesday by Troy […]
  
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• QU Teacher Nears End of Ebola Monitoring Period

  13-08-2015 19:11
  
  A Quinnipiac University assistant professor is nearing the end of a government-ordered 21-day quarantine imposed on anyone returning from Ebola-infected West African countries.Photo Credit: Quinnipiac University
  
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• ‘Sesame Street’ is heading to HBO

  13-08-2015 18:56
  
  NEW YORK – Can you tell me how to get to HBO? New episodes of “Sesame Street,” the iconic and beloved children’s television show, will start premiering on HBO this fall. HBO hopes the deal will drive more subscriptions for its new Internet streaming service, HBO Now. Rival streaming services like Netlix and Amazon have […]
  
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• Video shows moment school bus slams into NJ liquor store

  13-08-2015 18:06
  
  IRVINGTON, N.J. (PIX11.com)— A school bus crashed into a liquor store in New Jersey Thursday morning, and the scary collision was caught on surveillance camera. It happened near Springfield and Sanford avenues in Irvington, New Jersey. Fire Chief John Tierney said nearly a dozen elementary school children and two adults were aboard the bus when the […]
  
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• Police: Bridgeport man shot several times while on porch

  13-08-2015 17:55
  
  BRIDGEPORT — Police say a Bridgeport man was hospitalized after he was shot multiple times on his porch. It happened at around 10:53 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Stratford and Newfield Avenues. Police say they arrived at the scene and found 39-year-old Abdul Nelson with gunshot wounds to his legs and hand. He told […]
  
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• State Supreme Court Overturns Death Penalty

  13-08-2015 17:49
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut’s highest court has overturned the death penalty in the state, saying it’s unconstitutional. Thursday’s ruling could mean that the 11 men on the state’s death row would no longer be […]
  
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• Flamethrowers, given up by military, are now being sold to the public

  13-08-2015 17:42
  
  NEW YORK  — Flamethrowers were gruesome weapons of war and so controversial that the U.S. military stopped using them after Vietnam. But as crazy as it may sound, they are available for sale to the public. A Cleveland startup called Throwflame is selling flamethrowers for $1,599 that can shoot fire for 50 feet. Another company, […]
  
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• Route 83 in Ellington Reopens

  13-08-2015 17:39
  
  Route 83 in Ellington was closed after a one-car crash, but it has since reopened.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police make arrest for fake Stafford 911 call

  13-08-2015 17:19
  
  STAFFORD – On Saturday, July 25, at approximately 6 p.m. state police were conducting motor vehicle enforcement in Stafford. A trooper was parked on Fiske Ave. in a parking area, off the travel portion of the roadway, observing motorists on Main Street. At about 6:30 p.m., state police received a 911 emergency phone call from […]
  
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• Police arrest Stafford man for fake 911 call

  13-08-2015 17:19
  
  STAFFORD – On Saturday, July 25, at approximately 6 p.m. state police were conducting motor vehicle enforcement in Stafford. A trooper was parked on Fiske Avenue in a parking area on the side of the road, watching drivers on Main Street. At about 6:30 p.m., state police received a 911 call from an unknown man reporting […]
  
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• Man Calls Cops Over State Trooper With Gun: Police

  13-08-2015 17:07
  
  A Stafford man has been arrested after calling police to report a man with a gun, knowing full well that the armed person was an on-duty state trooper, according to police.
  
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• Pet of the Week – Syd

  13-08-2015 16:50
  
  HARTFORD – Syd is around 6 or 7 years old. His breed is a complete mystery and he looks like a mini-Akita, or maybe a Pomeranian mix. In any case, he’s unique and very cute. Syd was on the run for two weeks, and the animal control officers couldn’t catch him. Scared and lost, and […]
  
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• FBI: Connecticut Man Lied When He Denied Knowledge Of Theft

  13-08-2015 16:49
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Federal authorities investigating the 1990 theft of $500 million in art from Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum have disclosed in court that they “terminated” a cooperation agreement with an aging Connecticut […]
  
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• Rt. 83 reopened in Ellington after accident

  13-08-2015 16:42
  
  ELLINGTON – An accident closed Route 83 Thursday morning, but the road has reopened. The Connecticut Department of Transportation said the road was closed due to a one car accident around 10:15 a.m. The road reopened around noon. The road was closed between Kibbe Road and the Somers town line. The driver was not seriously […]
  
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• Rt. 83 closed in Ellington due to accident

  13-08-2015 16:42
  
  ELLINGTON – An accident closed Route 83 Thursday morning. The Connecticut Department of Transportation said the road was closed due to a two vehicle accident around 10:30 a.m. It was unclear as to when the road would reopen. The road was closed between Kibbe Road and the Somers town line. There was no word on […]
  
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• Route 83 Closed in Ellington

  13-08-2015 16:41
  
  Route 83 in Ellington is closed after a one-car crash.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• What goes into a top of the line electrical system

  13-08-2015 16:29
  
  NORTH HAVEN — The Home of Distinction, under construction in North Haven, will feature a top of the line electrical system. Sarah Cody takes us into the hub of a house — a high-tech mechanical room. You can see progress of Home of Distinction Tuesdays and Thursdays on Fox CT in the 9 a.m. hour or […]
  
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• State High Court To Rule On Death Penalty

  13-08-2015 16:19
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut’s Supreme Court has told lawyers it will release a decision Thursday that could decide the fate of the inmates currently facing the possibility of execution in the state. It comes […]
  
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• Two 15-Year-Olds Missing for Almost 3 Months

  13-08-2015 16:19
  
  Police have issued Silver Alerts for a 15-year-old Hartford girl and a 15-year-old West Hartford boy who have been missing for almost three months.Photo Credit: Silver Alert
  
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• UConn Football gears up for a new season

  13-08-2015 16:04
  
  STORRS – The UConn Huskies are less than a month away from playing their season opener at home against Villanova. They were out at practice on Wednesday. For a young team with new faces and lots to improve on, time is precious.
  
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• Finances Not a Factor in Couple’s Disappearance: Family

  13-08-2015 15:54
  
  Family members of an Easton couple who has been missing for more than a week are asking anyone who has seen the husband and wife to call police and say there are no indications that financial issues are factors...Photo Credit: Family Photo
  
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• Tianjin explosion: Dozens dead; areas of Chinese port city devastated

  13-08-2015 15:48
  
  TIANJIN, China — You can see the devastation everywhere: in the hollowed-out shells of barely-standing buildings, in the anguished faces of relatives waiting for news of loved ones, in the parade of scorched cars. But what was it that set off the terrifying blasts that ripped through warehouses containing hazardous chemical materials, sending fireballs shooting […]
  
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• Kyrgios Tells Wawrinka Following Match Another Tennis Player ‘Banged’ His Girlfriend

  13-08-2015 15:48
  
  It got really awkward on the tennis court following a match between Nick Kyrgios and Stan Wawrinka at the Montreal Masters.
  
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• Man Alerts Family About House Fire in Mansfield

  13-08-2015 15:35
  
  Fire destroyed a home in Mansfield, but the family who lives there is OK after a the family's 22-year-old son woke them up.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut
  
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