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• Police say woman found getting high on canned air at Walmart

  29-08-2015 23:39
  
  OLATHE, Kansas –  A woman is facing charges for getting high at a Johnson County Walmart.
  Melissa Ann Wright is accused of huffing an industrial strength duster chemical that’s normally used to clean computers. Someone said they saw the woman huffing a can of Ultra Duster about 11 p.m. Wednesday inside the Walmart near East Santa Fe Street and South Black Bob Road. The person called 911.
  The spray is supposed to be used as a cleaner. The bottle warns that inhaling it can be har
  
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• Fleeing Driver, Estranged Wife Found Safe: PD

  29-08-2015 23:27
  
  Police have found a driver suspected of fleeing police and his estranged wife said to be taken against her will earlier in Seymour after a reported domestic dispute, police said.Photo Credit: Seymour Police Department
  
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• Yale officials urge discussion on name of Calhoun College

  29-08-2015 23:16
  
  NEW HAVEN — Yale University’s leaders are urging a campus conversation about whether to change the name of a residential college named for an ardent 19th century supporter of slavery.
  Debate about Calhoun College began this summer with a petition circulated after nine black worshippers were slain in a Charleston, South Carolina, church.
  President Peter Salovey and Dean Jonathan Holloway said in a letter to alumni that they proposed the discussion in welcoming addresses Saturday to fi
  
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• Two Hospitalized in Merritt Parkway Rollover Crash

  29-08-2015 23:06
  
  Two people were hospitalized in a double rollover crash in Fairfield on the Merritt Parkway on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Norwalk Police: drunk driver crashed minivan into construction zone

  29-08-2015 22:59
  
  NORWALK – A Bridgeport man crashed a minivan in an I-95 construction zone early Saturday morning after fleeing from police, and injured five people, including a female passenger who was ejected, according to police.
  After observing a minor equipment violation on a minivan traveling northbound on West Avenue  at 2:10 a.m. on Saturday and attempting to check the registration plate, the officer continued northbound on West Avenue as the minivan entered I-95 southbound.
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• Plans for expanded Milford state park face local criticism

  29-08-2015 22:32
  
  HARTFORD — State officials are expecting to hear some local criticism when they unveil plans next month to improve the Silver Sands State Park in Milford.
  The plan calls for new restrooms, a snack bar and an entrance fee.
  Local leaders and residents have made it clear they’re unhappy with the multi-million-dollar upgrade. They predict it will lead to traffic congestion problems in the densely populated neighborhood and put the park’s charm at risk. Many want the park to remain
  
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• Malloy to attend meeting of New England governors, premiers

  29-08-2015 22:25
  
  HARTFORD — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is traveling to Newfoundland and Labrador to attend the annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers.
  Malloy was scheduled to participate Monday in sessions concerning energy matters. This year’s conference, which marks the 39th, is expected to focus specifically on regional energy issues, as well as innovations in the energy sector to address climate change.
  Malloy was expected to return to Connecticut on Tuesd
  
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• Estranged Wife Missing After Possibly Being Taken Against Will: PD

  29-08-2015 21:50
  
  Police are looking for a driver who may have taken his estranged wife against her will after a domestic disturbance in Seymour, police said.
  
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• Drunken Driver Injures 2 Construction Workers in Crash: PD

  29-08-2015 21:30
  
  Norwalk police arrested a drunken driver who led police on a pursuit onto Interstate 95 south and then crashed near a construction site, injuring four including two construction workers, police said.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Let Other Fantasy Baseball Owners Take Chances On September Call-Ups

  29-08-2015 20:19
  
  By Sam McPherson
  It’s a common error many fantasy baseball team owners make this time of year: They bet big on a September rookie call-up and hope that special kid will start raking enough to push their team to the top of the league standings by the end of the season. Well, it usually doesn’t happen that way, even with the best young players we’ve seen in the last decade. The good rookies generally get called up in June these days and have been playing well all season. The ones
  
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• Older Students Welcome University of Hartford Freshmen

  29-08-2015 19:33
  
  Older students went the extra mile to make sure the freshmen felt welcome as they move into the dorms at the University of Hartford this weekend.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Mayor Proposes Naming New High School After Obama

  29-08-2015 18:59
  
  Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch has suggested that the city name a new high school it is building after President Barack Obama.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Traffic Stop Nets Stolen Gun, Arrest

  29-08-2015 18:23
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A motor vehicle stop nets Hartford police a stolen handgun and a man now charged in a slew of offenses.
  Around 6 o’clock Friday evening, police pulled over a 1997 Lexus in the area of 120 Edgewood Street.
  It was during the investigation they recovered a stolen Ruger .22-caliber pistol from the vehicle’s passenger compartment.
  It was then they arrested the driver, 19-year-old Francisco Zandoval-Vasquez.
  In addition to the stolen weapon, police
  
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• Kentucky clerk continues to refuse same-sex marriage licenses

  29-08-2015 18:06
  
  ROWAN COUNTY, Kentucky — A clerk in Kentucky is still refusing to issue marriage licenses based on religious objections. On Friday, lawyers for the clerk filed a petition with Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan hoping the Court will allow the clerk to continue to refuse to issue marriage licenses while she seeks to appeal a lower court decision requiring her to do so.Elsewhere, state officials are dragging their feet, and opponents to the Supreme Court’s decision are mounting legal ch
  
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• Erika dissipates after killing at least 20 in Caribbean

  29-08-2015 17:49
  
  Watch VideoHAVANA — Tropical Storm Erika dissipated early Saturday, even as its remnants began drenching parts of eastern Cuba. But it left devastation in its path, killing at least 20 people and leaving another 31 missing on the small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, authorities said.In Haiti, one person died in a mudslide just north of Port-au-Prince, and at least four others were killed in a traffic accident that apparently occurred in the rain.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center i
  
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• New CT Professional Soccer Team Holds Open Tryouts

  29-08-2015 17:02
  
  A new year-round professional soccer team coming to Hartford is holding open tryouts in Farmington on Saturday until noon.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Home Invasion In Manchester

  29-08-2015 16:53
  
  (Manchester, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Manchester police are investigating an early morning home invasion.
  It happened a little after 2 a.m. at an apartment in a complex on West Middle Turnpike in town.
  Officers say a lone masked man armed with a handgun broke into an apartment and tied up the occupants.
  They say the suspect proceeded to rummage through the residence looking for cash and small electronics.
  He fled the scene in an unknown direction.
  No one was hurt in the incident.
  Police ar
  
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• NYC yellow cabs get their own hailing app

  29-08-2015 16:48
  
  NEW YORK  — Yellow cabs are getting teched out.
  A new app called Arro wants to help yellow taxis compete with Uber.
  The app, which is set to launch in early September in New York City, will allow riders to hail yellow cabs from their phones — a first for the iconic taxis.
  “We want to bring yellow back,” Arro founder Mike Epley told CNNMoney.
  Arro will allow users to pay for their cabs even if they were hailed on the street.
  The app will also work with green cabs whi
  
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• Cops Seek Armed Home Invader, Robber Who Bound Couple: PD

  29-08-2015 16:29
  
  Police are investigating an overnight armed home invasion and robbery in Manchester that happened while a husband, wife and their two children were home.
  
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• Watch as Denver building is imploded

  29-08-2015 16:21
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — The vacant University of Colorado Health Sciences Center was imploded early Saturday morning.
  Roads were shut down for several hours for the implosion which happened around 10 a.m. EDT.
  The implosion will make way for a $419 million redevelopment project that will include residential, retail establishments, offices and open space.
  
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• Watch as Denver building imploded

  29-08-2015 16:21
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — The vacant University of Colorado Health Sciences Center was imploded early Saturday morning.
  Roads were shut down for several hours for the implosion which happened around 10 a.m. EDT.
  The implosion will make way for a $419 million redevelopment project that will include residential, retail establishments, offices and open space.
  
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• Watch as buildings in Denver and New Jersey are imploded

  29-08-2015 16:21
  
  Buildings in Denver, Colorado and Jersey City, New Jersey were imploded Saturday morning.
  A group of 62-year-old Jersey City public housing buildings was successfully demolished Saturday after the city and developers deemed the three vacant buildings an eyesore.
  The implosion of the three former public housing buildings will make way for a mixed income, affordable senior housing community.
  The demolition of Montgomery Gardens  took place at 9 a.m. Saturday.The vacant University of Colo
  
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• Manchester police investigate armed home invasion

  29-08-2015 15:28
  
  MANCHESTER — An armed man broke into a home, tied up the residents and stole items early Saturday morning.
  Police said a man broke into an apartment at 1196 West Middle Turnpike, near the Manchester-East Hartford town line around 2:15 a.m. The suspect forced the residents to the ground and tied them up, before searching the home for cash and items to steal and then left the scene.
  Police used dogs to search for the suspect but no one was located. They tell residents to lock doors and windo
  
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• Hot Air Balloons Fill Air In Plainville

  29-08-2015 14:47
  
  (Plainville, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Today and tomorrow, the skys over Plainville will be filled with hot air balloons.
  It’s the annual Plainville Fire Company hot air balloon festival taking place at Norton Park in town.
  Launches take place through 6 o’clock this evening.
  The festival also includes a craft fair, food and other entertainment.
  Proceeds go to support the fire department and the festival.
  
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• Texas sheriff to discuss arrest of suspect in deputy’s death

  29-08-2015 14:44
  
  HOUSTON, Texas – Authorities in Harris County, Texas, say they will hold an afternoon briefing to “discuss the charging and arrest of a suspect responsible for the shooting death of Deputy Darren H. Goforth.”
  Texas authorities pleaded for the public’s help Saturday in finding the man who fatally shot a sheriff’s deputy in the back in what was described as a “cold-blooded execution” at a Houston-area gas station.
  Earlier Saturday, Sgt. William Kennar
  
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• Suspect in custody after Texas deputy killed ‘execution-style’

  29-08-2015 14:44
  
  Breaking news update 8:42 a.m.
  Authorities have a man in custody who is “believed to be the alleged gunman” in the killing of a uniformed sheriff’s deputy, Sgt. William Kennard of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN.
  HOUSTON — A man shot a uniformed sheriff’s deputy “execution-style” while he fueled his patrol car in the Houston area, killing him instantly, authorities said.Deputy Darren H. Goforth, 47, was returning to his car after pumping g
  
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• Man held in killing of Texas sheriff’s deputy

  29-08-2015 14:44
  
  HOUSTON TX — A man “believed to be the alleged gunman” in the killing of a uniformed Houston-area sheriff’s deputy was in custody Saturday morning, Sgt. William Kennard of the Texas Department of Public Safety told CNN.The man’s mother called the Harris County Sheriff’s Department about her son, Kennard said. “All the information she had heard led to him.”
  A red pickup truck was parked at the spot where deputies took the person in custody, accordi
  
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• Thai police arrest suspect in Bangkok bombing

  29-08-2015 14:24
  
  BANGKOK, Thailand  — Thai police have arrested a suspect in a bombing that killed 20 people and wounded scores more at a shrine in Bangkok this month, authorities said Saturday.
  The man, also suspected of involvement in a second blast a day later in Bangkok, was arrested at an apartment in a suburb of Bangkok, police spokesman Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri said.
  However, he is not the man in a yellow T-shirt and dark-framed glasses who was identified from surveillance video as the chie
  
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• Rookie Spotlight: Vic Beasley Will Be An Every-Down Player For Atlanta Falcons

  29-08-2015 14:02
  
  By Danny Cox
  Name: Vic Beasley
  Height: 6’3″
  Weight: 246 lbs.
  Position: Outside Linebacker
  School: Clemson
  Draft Pick: Eighth overall in First Round
  The Atlanta Falcons had a chance at winning the weak NFC South last year, but it was often the defensive side of the ball where they came up short. Some changes were made in the offseason, but perhaps the biggest addition is that of rookie outside linebacker Vic Beasley out of Clemson.
  Beasley went to Adairsville High School in Georgia wh
  
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• Sunny Saturday, warm Sunday

  29-08-2015 13:56
  
  We have another beautiful weekend on tap for Connecticut and all of Southern New England with sunshine and warm temperatures. Today will be the pick of the weekend with low humidity and plenty of sunshine. Sunday will not be too shabby either; the only difference: it will be a little warmer and a bit more humid but still very nice for the end of August.
  I know next week will be the first week of September and for some the first week of school. However, we could be in for a heat wave as temperatu
  
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• Sunny Saturday leads to a warm Sunday

  29-08-2015 13:56
  
  We have another beautiful weekend on tap for Connecticut and all of Southern New England with sunshine and warm temperatures. Today will be the pick of the weekend with low humidity and plenty of sunshine. Sunday will not be too shabby either; the only difference: it will be a little warmer and a bit more humid but still very nice for the end of August.
  I know next week will be the first week of September and for some the first week of school. However, we could be in for a heat wave as temperatu
  
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• Fewer Lifeguards At Connecticut Parks As Fall Approaches

  29-08-2015 12:03
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut officials are advising visitors to state parks that there will be a smaller number of lifeguards on duty as the end of summer approaches.The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says many lifeguards leave their positions this time of year to return to school.Officials say swimming areas will be guarded wherever possible through Labor Day weekend. But most of the state park swimming areas will not be attended by lifeguards on weekdays between now a
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: How to raise cash for your business

  29-08-2015 11:32
  
  HARTFORD -The one challenge most entrepreneurs and small business owners share is this: How can they raise cash to grow their business? It can be a daunting task. Anthony Price, founder of Loot Scout, is an economic development entrepreneur. He hosts seminars and consults with business people to put them on a path to securing capital.
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: More tips on raising cash for your business

  29-08-2015 11:31
  
  HARTFORD –  More with Anthony Price, founder of Loot Scout on the challenges most entrepreneurs and small business owners share in raising cash to grow their business.
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: Cleaning up a criminal past

  29-08-2015 11:30
  
  HARTFORD – Stan speaks with a man who advocates for social justice and legal equity. Juan Giron Sanchez counsels redeemed ex-offenders seeking a “pardon” for a previous criminal conviction. He has some interesting advice on cleaning up a criminal past.
  
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• Red Sox Stop The Mets In 10 Innings 6-4

  29-08-2015 10:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) _ If this had been a playoff game, New York Mets manger Terry Collins would have let Matt Harvey pitch one more inning. But it wasn’t, so he took his ace out after the sixth.
  Harvey, throwing for the first time in 11 days after the NL East leaders skipped his turn in an effort to manage his innings, blanked Boston on two singles and struck out eight Friday night.
  Too bad for Harvey, he needed 103 pitches to go that far. And he could only watch after that as the Red Sox 6-4 in
  
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• Yankees Bats Come Alive

  29-08-2015 05:05
  
  By CHARLES ODUM  AP Sports Writer
   
   
   ATLANTA (AP) _ Didi Gregorius drove in a career-high six runs, Brian McCann hit a three-run homer in his return to Atlanta and the New York Yankees shook off a scoring slump to beat the Braves 15-4 on Friday night.
  The Yankees scored a total of seven runs in losing three of their last four games to fall 11/2 games behind first-place Toronto in the AL East. They scored nine runs in the first two innings against the Braves.
  Gregorius had f
  
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• Annual hot air balloon festival held in Plainville

  29-08-2015 04:29
  
  PLAINVILLE–Up, up, and away!
  It’s time for the 31st annual Plainville Fire Company Hot Air Balloon Festival at Norton Park.
  Related: Check out these upcoming fairs and festivals across the state
  This weekend at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m., 25 hot air balloons will launch, making a sight to be seen.
  About 25,000 people are expected to attend.
  
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• Monk Relaxing Atop Wind Turbine Spotted by Drone

  29-08-2015 04:17
  
  A Benedictine monk at a private Rhode Island school has discovered that finding solitude is no easy feat, even 175 feet in the air.A drone camera took video of Brother Joseph Byron hanging out on top of a wind...Photo Credit: FILE - Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Benedictine Monk Relaxing Atop Wind Turbine Spotted by Drone

  29-08-2015 04:17
  
  A Benedictine monk at a private Rhode Island school has discovered that finding solitude is no easy feat, even 175 feet in the air.Photo Credit: FILE - Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Windsor Locks little league team celebrates 50 years since world series win

  29-08-2015 04:03
  
  WINDSOR LOCKS–It’s been 50 years, but the spirit is still roaring for a little league team.
  The Windsor Locks Little League team won the little league world series in 1965, and celebrations have commenced at Pesci Park.
  The champions, and some coaches, were honored on Friday night at a ceremony that included a viewing of the 1965 game.
  Windsor locks is one of just four Connecticut teams to ever win the little league world series. The others include Stamford, Norwalk and Trumbull.
  The
  
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• Rock Cats Game Delayed After Truck Sinks Into Field

  29-08-2015 03:49
  
  Friday night's game between the New Britain Rock Cats and the Portland Sea Dogs has been delayed over problems with the field, according to CPTV Sports, which is carrying the game.
  
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• Shelton Police Seek Car Involved in Serious Hit-and-Run

  29-08-2015 03:41
  
  Police are searching for the driver who struck a 49-year-old bicyclist in Shelton in a hit-and-run crash earlier this month, sending him to the hospital with serious injuries.Photo Credit: Shelton Police Department
  
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• Former Subway Executive Weighs In On Jared Fogle

  29-08-2015 03:19
  
   NEW YORK (AP) _ A former executive who was in charge of Subway’s advertising says he wasn’t aware of Jared Fogle’s criminal sexual conduct with minors.
  Jeff Moody, who was CEO of the Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, says in a statement Friday that he was “shocked” to learn of the “deplorable criminal sexual behavior with minors” to which the former Subway pitchman has agreed to plead guilty.Moody’s statement adds that “like any
  
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• Haddam Rallies Around Young Cancer Patient

  29-08-2015 03:17
  
  Lots of 10-year-olds started fourth grade this week, but as one girl from Haddam began the school year, she also began another week of chemotherapy.
  
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• Rock Cats to Play Final Weekend Series in New Britain

  29-08-2015 03:13
  
  It's a bittersweet moment as the Rock Cats start their final weekend series at New Britain Stadium.Photo Credit: New Britain Rock Cats
  
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• Brookfield school board sued by former superintendent

  29-08-2015 03:02
  
  BROOKFIELD – A former school district superintendent who was let go for nto catching budgeting irregularities is suing the board for wrongful termination.
  Brookfield Police started the investigation into accusations of an official stealing from the school district’s budget on January 28, 2015 after a complaint was made.
  Anthony Bivona, of West Hartford, was fired in 2014 for what he says was unjust cause.
  His firing came after Art Colley, 57, of Danbury, the former director
  
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