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• Long Lines Continue at DMV After Software Rollout

  19-08-2015 23:44
  
  Long lines and packed parking lots greeted Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles customers again Wednesday, the day after the state agency rolled out a new computer system.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Residents in 11 buildings in Hartford evacuated after gas leak

  19-08-2015 23:24
  
  HARTFORD–Nearly a dozen buildings were evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a gas leak on Bedford Street.
  Contractors in the area struck a gas line at 4:22 p.m., which caused the leak. The Hartford Fire Department responded and established a perimeter.
  No one was hurt, and no fires ignited because of the leak.
  Connecticut Natural Gas responded to the scene to find a way to stop the leak and to monitor gas levels to determine the gas levels.
  Residents are expected to be allowed back into the
  
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• ‘Bad Lip Reading’ takes on the first Republican Debate

  19-08-2015 23:00
  
  The makers of the well-known YouTube channel, Bad Lip Reading, have released new video parodying the Republican presidential candidates using footage from the first Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire earlier this month.
  The video features Chris Christie declaring his love for potatoes, Donald Trump having some stomach issues and Marco Rubio dropping a rhyme to a funky beat.
  
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• Crews Recover Body Near Connecticut River in Middletown

  19-08-2015 22:55
  
  Emergency responders have recovered a body while searching the Connecticut River area at the end of Bow Lane in Middletown.
  
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• 2-year-old boy may have fatally shot his father, Alabama police say

  19-08-2015 22:45
  
  HOOVER, Ala. – A 31-year-old man was found dead Tuesday and police in a Birmingham, Alabama, suburb say the man’s 2-year-old son may have accidentally shot him.
  A woman told police she came home and discovered her husband dead of a gunshot wound to the head inside their apartment, Hoover police detective Gregg Rector said.
  “I can’t completely go out on a limb and say it was accidental or how he was shot, but the mother of the child called us and said she discovered him an
  
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• Man drowns in Middletown reservoir

  19-08-2015 22:40
  
  MIDDLETOWN–Officials recovered a body from a pond in Middletown on Wednesday afternoon.
  The man who drowned was in his 20s, and sources tell Fox CT he was in the water for about an hour before rescuers pulled him out.
  Hospital officials, a dive team, the fire department and police all responded to the reservoir on Bow Lane, down a dirt road along Jeep Trail.
  Around 4:40 p.m. the victim’s body was loaded into an ambulance and taken away.
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• Large police presence at pond in Middletown for rescue

  19-08-2015 22:40
  
  MIDDLETOWN–Several police units congregated in Middletown for a rescue mission Wednesday afternoon.
  Hospital officials, a dive team, the fire department and police are all on scene at a pond on Bow Lane, along the Jeep Trail. The focus is down a dirt road.
  Around 4:40 p.m. a person was loaded into an ambulance and taken away.
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• 24-year-old man drowns in Middletown quarry

  19-08-2015 22:40
  
  MIDDLETOWN–Officials recovered a body from a pond in Middletown on Wednesday afternoon.
  Chief Robert Ross of the South District Fire Department in Middletown tells Fox CT that a call came in around 3:15 p.m. that a man who was in the water in an abandoned quarry up in the woods hadn’t surfaced. The water he was in is on Bow Lane, down a dirt road along Jeep Trail.
  The 24-year-old man was in the water for about an hour and 10 minutes before rescuers pulle
  
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• CTTransit Driver Ran Light Before Hitting Cars: Witnesses

  19-08-2015 22:14
  
  A CTTransit bus crashed into several parked cars, then a tree and fence in Hartford early Wednesday morning and witnesses said the bus driver ran a red light moments earlier.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut,com
  
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• Warm, humid trend continues

  19-08-2015 22:12
  
  Tonight will be another mild and muggy night with low temperatures in the 60s and lower 70s
  Most of Thursday stays dry, but there is the chance for some drizzle and fog with all that moisture in the atmosphere.
  Temperatures will be in the low to mid 80s for the end of the week.
  By Friday we have a good chance for showers and thunderstorms as a front arrives from the west.
  Some of that rain may linger into Saturday morning, but overall it looks like we could squeak out a decent afternoon.
  
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• Newtown Burglar Holds Stolen Items for Ransom: Cops

  19-08-2015 22:12
  
  Police have arrested a 24-year-old Newtown man accused of breaking into a home on Orchard Hill Road, stealing items and holding them for ransom last Friday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Yankees Sweep Twins

  19-08-2015 21:57
  
  By HOWIE RUMBERG  AP Baseball Writer
   
   
  NEW YORK (AP) _ Rookie Greg Bird hit a pair of soaring two-run drives for his first major league homers, supporting an overpowering effort by Nathan Eovaldi and leading the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
  Eovaldi (13-2) did not allow a baserunner until Chris Hermann singled with one out in the sixth. Topping 100 mph on the scoreboard radar a handful of times, Eovaldi was touche
  
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• Devastating 1955 Flood Happened 60 Year Ago Today

  19-08-2015 21:57
  
  The 1955 flood was arguably Connecticut’s greatest natural disaster in modern times. Two hurricanes brushed by southern New England in a week’s time, dropping an exceptional amount of water across parts...Photo Credit: Republican AmericanThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• This messaging app for teens is now worth $1 billion

  19-08-2015 21:43
  
  NEW YORK – If messaging apps are the future, Kik is positioning itself to take over.
  According to a new report from Pew Research Center, 36 percent of smart phone users use messaging apps such as Kik, WhatsApp or iMessage. Among the younger set, they’re even more popular: 49 percent of smart phone users ages 18 to 29 use these types of apps.
  According to Kik Interactive, its app has a significant share of these users. The startup says it has 240 million registered users, the vast maj
  
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• #Katrina10: How you can help

  19-08-2015 21:42
  
  NEW ORLEANS — When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, it wound up being one of the most destructive disasters in U.S. history.
  At least 1 million people in the Gulf region were displaced and more than 1,800 people were killed. A decade later, Louisiana is still dealing with the damage. Some wonder if the Gulf Coast will ever completely recover.
  “This was a knockout punch,” said Lt. Col. Ron Busroe, national spokesman for the Salvation Army. “Th
  
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• Long Lines Continue at DMV Day After Software Rollout

  19-08-2015 21:36
  
  A day after Department of Motor Vehicles branches in Connecticut reopened and debuted new software that had prompted a week-long closure, wait times have still been several hours for some services.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 15 Connecticut High Schools Make Top 500 List

  19-08-2015 21:35
  
  Newsweek has ranked the top 500 high schools in the United States and 15 Connecticut high schools made the list.Photo Credit: Newsworks
  
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• Witnesses: CTTransit Driver Ran Light Before Hitting Cars

  19-08-2015 21:32
  
  A CTTransit bus crashed into several parked cars, then a tree and fence in Hartford early Wednesday morning and witnesses said the bus driver ran a red light moments earlier.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut,com
  
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• State to Install GPS Tracking on CTTransit Buses

  19-08-2015 21:29
  
  CTTransit buses will soon have GPS devices on them that provide real-time bus location information to riders, according to Gov. Dannel Malloy.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• New Haven Police Chase Wanted Man Into North Haven

  19-08-2015 21:27
  
  New Haven officers pursued a wanted man into North Haven on Wednesday afternoon, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 3 Shootings in New London Connected: Police

  19-08-2015 21:01
  
  New London police are investigating after three people were shot off of Colman Street inNew London just before midnight on Tuesday night and they believe the shootings are connected.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• New Haven chase ends in North Haven crash

  19-08-2015 20:59
  
  NORTH HAVEN – Police attempted to pull over a suspect in New Haven early Wednesday afternoon.
  The suspect drove away, leading police to Montowese Avenue in North Haven.
  The chase ended with a car crash.
  The suspect had an arrest warrant.
  Stay with FoxCT as this story develops.
  
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• Orange Resident Among First Women To Pass Ranger School

  19-08-2015 20:49
  
  RUSS BYNUMAssociated PressSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — An Apache helicopter pilot from Texas and a military police officer from Connecticut are the first women to complete the Army’s grueling Ranger School, families of the soldiers confirmed Wednesday.
  Capt. Kristen Griest of Orange, Connecticut, and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver of Copperas Cove, Texas, were scheduled to graduate Friday alongside 94 male soldiers at Fort Benning, Georgia.
  In a joint statement Wednesday, the families of 26-year-old Gr
  
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• Spike in Hartford homicides creates challenge for Malloy

  19-08-2015 20:48
  
  HARTFORD — Hartford’s spike in homicides comes as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is making state and national pitches for his new Second Chance Society initiative to help nonviolent criminals and touting a reduction in crime across Connecticut.
  Questions about how the capital city has so far experienced 21 homicides, more than last year’s total of 19, have been raised recently by reporters and others at events where the Democrat is touting the Second Chance legislation that passed this
  
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• Connecticut Environmental Chief Endorses Dredging Plan

  19-08-2015 20:17
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s environmental commissioner has endorsed a U.S. Army Corps of Engineering plan to dump dredged materials from waterways and harbors into areas of Long Island Sound.
  Rob Klee, commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said Wednesday the draft plan “identifies a range of environmentally sound alternatives for the handling of materials created by dredging projects.”
  He cited uses such as beach rehabilitation a
  
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• ‘Deflategate’ Judge Says Brady Suspension In jeopardy

  19-08-2015 20:15
  
  LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated PressTOM HAYS, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady might have reason to practice more intensely after a judge made clear Wednesday that the New England quarterback’s four-game suspension for underinflated footballs is in jeopardy.
  U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman warned an NFL lawyer during oral arguments that there was precedent for judges to toss out penalties issued by arbitrators in the scandal now known as “Deflategate.”
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• Connecticut woman among the first to complete Army’s elite Ranger School

  19-08-2015 19:56
  
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  Capt. Kristen Griest of Orange, Connecticut, and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver of Copperas Cove, Texas, were scheduled to graduate Friday alongside
  
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• Win Tickets To See Mayweather In Las Vegas

  19-08-2015 19:55
  
  Twelve-time, 5-division world champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather and 2-time world champion Andre Berto touch gloves on Sept. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and CBS Sports Radio wants you to be there! Enter now at cbssportsradio.com/mayweathersweepstakes
  
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• State Police take over investigation into missing Easton couple

  19-08-2015 19:42
  
  EASTON — State Police have taken over the investigation into a missing  couple from Easton.  Coworkers last spotted Jeanette and Jeffrey Navin Tuesday August 4 and family members reported them missing on Friday August 7.
  On Sunday, August 9, Easton police found their car in a Westport commuter lot off of Exit 42 on the Merritt Parkway.
  According to court documents, the Navins owe almost $2.3 million on a Guilford home which the bank foreclosed on. They also owe CL&P, now
  
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• State Police Major Crimes takes over investigation into missing Easton couple

  19-08-2015 19:42
  
  EASTON — The State Police Major Crimes Division has taken over the investigation into a missing  couple from Easton. Coworkers last spotted Jeanette and Jeffrey Navin Tuesday August 4 and family members reported them missing on Friday August 7.
  On Sunday, August 9, Easton police found their car in a Westport commuter lot off of Exit 42 on the Merritt Parkway. The area surrounding the car was searched over the weekend.
  According to court documents, the Navins owe almost $2.3 million on
  
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• Cherington Out As Red Sox General Manager

  19-08-2015 19:30
  
  Ben Cherington, General Manager of the Boston Red Sox, is stepping down, the team said on Twitter Tuesday night.Photo Credit: necn
  
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• Judge: Aaron Hernandez lawyer may question tipster

  19-08-2015 19:11
  
  FALL RIVER, Mass. — The Massachusetts judge who oversaw former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez’s murder trial is allowing his lawyer to question under oath an anonymous tipster who raised concerns about one of the jurors who convicted him.
  Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh on Tuesday approved the request from lawyer James Sultan over the objections of prosecutors. She says the questioning will be in court with Hernandez present, but the session will be closed to the public
  
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• David Feherty On Wyndham Championship: ‘Wonderful Golf Course With Challenging Greens’

  19-08-2015 18:49
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  The Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, marks the conclusion of the PGA TOUR regular season. While the tournament offers a $5.4 million purse, it’s the 500 points that mean more as players vie for the top 125 in the standings and a berth in the FedExCup Playoffs beginning the following week at The Barclays.
  The Wyndham Championship dates back to 1938 and is best known as the tournament Sam Snead won eight times among his record 8
  
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• 15 CT High Schools Make Top 500 List

  19-08-2015 18:47
  
  Newsweek has ranked the top 500 high schools in the United States and 15 Connecticut high schools made the list.Photo Credit: Newsworks
  
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• How Facebook made a goat festival go viral

  19-08-2015 18:40
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — On a Saturday in April, a few thousand people waited in line for several hours to pet some baby goats.
  The crowds took over the 7th annual Goat Festival at San Francisco’s Ferry Building after a Facebook page for the event unexpectedly went viral.Every month, 450 million people use Facebook’s events listings. Hosts and organizers post private and public events like birthday parties, BBQs, festivals, meet-ups and protests.
  Small changes to the tool, made quietly
  
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• Milford Bank Robber’s Note Said He Was Armed: Police

  19-08-2015 18:36
  
  A man who robbed a Milford bank on Tuesday night passed the teller a note that said he had a weapon and wanted money, police said.Photo Credit: Milford Police
  
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• Witnesses: CT Transit Driver Ran Light Before Hitting Cars

  19-08-2015 18:25
  
  A CT Transit bus crashed into several parked cars, then a tree and fence in Hartford early Wednesday morning and witnesses said the bus driver ran a red light moments earlier.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut,com
  
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• Judge Says Hernandez Lawyer Can Question Tipster

  19-08-2015 18:15
  
  FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) – The Massachusetts judge who oversaw the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez is allowing his lawyer to question under oath an anonymous tipster who raised concerns about one of the jurors who convicted him.
  Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh on Tuesday approved the request from lawyer James Sultan over the objections of prosecutors. \
  She says the questioning will be in court with Hernandez present, but the session will be closed to the
  
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• Best Quarterbacks Heading into 2015

  19-08-2015 18:12
  
  by Rob Joyce
  Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III made headlines over the weekend when, in an interview with a local television station, he called himself “the best quarterback in the league”. Though in a larger context, the quote was referring to how RGIII needed to have that mindset in order to succeed, he was universally mocked, given his major struggles since winning Rookie of the Year in 2012.
  So no, Griffin is not the best quarterback in the NFL. And heading into 2015, nei
  
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• Emergency Crews Respond to Manchester Crash

  19-08-2015 18:01
  
  Emergency crews are responding to a multiple-vehicle crash with injuries near Green Manor Boulevard on the West Middle Turnpike in Manchester.
  
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• 5 Parent-Child-Foul Ball Mishaps

  19-08-2015 18:01
  
  by Rob Joyce
  Fans dream of going to a baseball game and coming home with a one-of-a-kind souvenir, in the form of a home run or foul ball. In fact, often times these fans will go to extreme measures if it means slightly increasing their chances, even going so far as to nearly dropping their child. Earlier this week a dad at the Angels’ game attempted to grab a home run ball while holding his daughter, and disaster nearly ensues.Sadly, his efforts went for naught, as an usher picked up the
  
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• DEEP Commissioner Backs Sound Dredging Plan

  19-08-2015 17:50
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut’s environmental commissioner has endorsed a U.S. Army Corps of Engineering plan to dump dredged materials from waterways and harbors into areas of Long Island Sound.
  Rob Klee, commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said Wednesday the draft plan “identifies a range of environmentally sound alternatives for the handling of materials created by dredging projects.”
  He cited uses such as beach rehabilitation an
  
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• Driver Hurt After Hitting House While Owner Was Home

  19-08-2015 17:22
  
  A 60-year-old man was hospitalized after crashing into a house in West Hartford Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Car Hits West Hartford Home

  19-08-2015 17:06
  
  (West Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A man was treated for minor injuries this morning after West Hartford police say he drove a car into a house.
  At around 7:45 a.m., police say the vehicle, a 2008 Audi, driven by 60-year-old Richard Lijedahl, struck the home at 70 Brookmoor Road.
  He was treated at Hartford Hospital.
  A person in the room where the vehicle entered was not injured.
  The house sustained extensive damage, according to police.
  The outer wall of the home, as well as an insid
  
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• 2 People Shot in Same Area of Bridgeport

  19-08-2015 17:01
  
  Two people were shot in the same area of Bridgeport on Tuesday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• No Deal Yet In DeflateGate

  19-08-2015 16:43
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – The judge presiding over the “Deflategate” legal case says there is no deal, but talks continue in an effort to settle a dispute over a four-game suspension of New England quarterback Tom Brady.
  Federal Judge Richard Berman said at the start of a hearing Wednesday in Manhattan that he hopes to decide the case by Sept. 4 if there is no deal.
  That’s six days before the Patriots host the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL’s season-opening game.
  But he added
  
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• Police ID Body Found in Bloomfield as Missing Mom

  19-08-2015 16:42
  
  Family members have identified the body of a woman found in Bloomfield as that of a 23-year-old Hartford mother who disappeared a week ago and they are looking for answers.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com/Connecticut State Police
  
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• Bloomfield Police Confirm Body Found Is Missing Hartford Woman

  19-08-2015 16:32
  
  (Bloomfield, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police in Bloomfield have confirmed the body found Tuesday in the rear of a poultry business in town is that of a Hartford woman.
  Twenty-three-year-old Tashauna Jackson went missing a week ago Tuesday.
  She was last seen willingly getting into a vehicle with a male acquaintance late on the night of August 11.
  Earlier Tuesday, family, friends and police launched a search of Hartford’s Keney Park looking for clues in Jackson’s disappearance.
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• ‘Deflategate’ judge: No deal yet; hopes to rule by Sept. 4

  19-08-2015 16:30
  
  NEW YORK — The judge presiding over the “Deflategate” legal case says there is no deal, but talks continue in an effort to settle a dispute over a four-game suspension of New England quarterback Tom Brady.
  Federal Judge Richard Berman said at the start of a hearing Wednesday in Manhattan that he hopes to decide the case by Sept. 4 if there is no deal.
  That’s six days before the Patriots host the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL’s season-opening game.
  But he added that
  
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• Two Injured In Bridgeport Shooting

  19-08-2015 16:18
  
  (Bridgeport, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – In Bridgeport, police are investigating after a man was shot late last night.
  Police received a call reporting shots being fired just before 9:30 p.m. in the area of Stillman and East Main Streets.
  The victim reported to police he’d heard two groups of people arguing before the shots rang out.
  He sustained a gunshot wound to the right upper chest and was taken to Bridgeport Hospital, where he is now in stable condition.
  A second victim walking so
  
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