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• Bittersweet Day in New Britain for Last Rock Cats Home Game

  30-08-2015 23:43
  
  The city of New Britain is saying goodbye to the Rock Cats as the team had its last home game in the city Sunday afternoon.Photo Credit: New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart
  
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• Verizon will let you keep your contract — but here’s why you shouldn’t

  30-08-2015 23:34
  
  NEW YORK — Verizon hasn’t quite killed off two-year contracts just yet.
  The nation’s largest wireless carrier stopped offering two-year contracts to new customers earlier this month. Verizon clarified last week that if you are currently under contract, you can renew your two-year deal with Verizon when you upgrade your phone.
  You shouldn’t do that.
  Every single one of Verizon’s new contract-free plans will save you money over the course of two years, when compa
  
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• White House says Mount McKinley to be renamed Denali

  30-08-2015 23:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he’s changing the name of the tallest mountain in North America from Mount McKinley to Denali.
  He’s giving the mountain its traditional Alaska Native name on the eve of a historic presidential visit to Alaska.
  Denali is an Athabascan word meaning “the high one.” The name has long been a sore spot for Alaskans, who have informally called the 20,320-foot mountain Denali for years.
  The mountain was named after former Presid
  
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• Texts appear to show teen urging boyfriend to kill himself

  30-08-2015 23:10
  
  NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — A Massachusetts teen accused of convincing her friend to commit suicide faces involuntary manslaughter charges after prosecutors say text messages show she was an accessory.
  The defense argued Michelle Carter was also troubled and was just trying to help her boyfriend, Conrad Roy.
  WCVB reported Carter and her parents, who were in court Monday, did not talk about the thousands of text messages between her and the deceased in July of 2014.
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• Hikers behaving badly: Appalachian Trail partying causing headaches

  30-08-2015 22:58
  
  BAXTER STATE PARK, Maine — The sharp rise in the number people using the Appalachian Trail is causing headaches for officials, who say they’re dealing with more problems along the more than 2,000-mile footpath than ever.
  The Appalachian Trail Conservancy says more than 830 people completed the 2,189-mile hike last year, up from just 182 in 1990. At Maine’s Baxter State Park, home to the final summit of Mount Katahdin, the number of registered long-distance hikers grew from 359
  
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• Last Rock Cats Home Game Features Former American League MVP

  30-08-2015 22:52
  
  Sunday is your last chance to see the New Britain Rock Cats play ball at their home stadium in New Britain.
  
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• Growers see strong apple-picking season in region

  30-08-2015 22:35
  
  BOSTON — As summer winds down in New England, apple-picking season is gearing up with growers forecasting a bumper crop.
  The U.S. Apple Association says the six-state harvest is expected to be about 14 percent higher than last year’s and 18 percent above the region’s five-year average. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates total New England apple production will come in at just under 170 million pounds this year.
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• New Haven and Waterbury to receive millions for lead abatement

  30-08-2015 22:24
  
  HARTFORD — The cities and New Haven and Waterbury and the Connecticut Department of Housing are receiving federal funds to help combat poisoning from lead-based paint in housing.
  New Haven and Waterbury were awarded nearly $6.5 million combined. The state’s housing department will receive $3.7 million in Lead Reduction Demonstration grants.
  The funds come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes. In June, Connec
  
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• Route 1 Reopens After Greenwich Water Main Break

  30-08-2015 22:07
  
  Route 1 (Post Road) in Greenwich has reopened after being partially closed most of Sunday after a water main break Saturday night.Photo Credit: Greenwich Police Department
  
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• West Haven Fire Department Mourns Firefighter's Death

  30-08-2015 21:58
  
  The West Haven Fire Department is mourning the death of one of its firefighters.
  
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• Hundreds in Connecticut jailed on bonds of less than $20k

  30-08-2015 21:58
  
  HARTFORD — More than 500 people are behind bars in Connecticut on bonds of $20,000 or less.
  That means they don’t have the money to contract with bondsmen, who typically charge 10 percent of a bond to secure someone’s release from jail.
  Mike Lawlor, chief of criminal justice policy for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration, says the state is working to fix the problem, and recently received a $150,000 MacArthur Foundation grant to come up with a plan by December to refor
  
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• Resident Escapes Bedroom Fire

  30-08-2015 20:52
  
  A fire broke out in a bedroom at a Ledyard home overnight and a smoke alarm may have saved the resident home at the time.
  
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• LifeStar Responding to Chester After Cyclist Is Struck

  30-08-2015 20:49
  
  LifeStar is responding to Chester after a cyclist was struck in an accident.
  
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• Home Invaders Impersonate Cops, Break Into Wrong Home: PD

  30-08-2015 20:48
  
  Five men burst into a female's home impersonating Hartford police officers and robbed her cellphone at gunpoint Saturday night, police said.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Last Rock Cats Game Features Former American League MVP

  30-08-2015 20:43
  
  Sunday is your last chance to see the New Britain Rock Cats play ball at their home stadium in New Britain.
  
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• Greenwich Water Main Break Prompts Partial Road Closure

  30-08-2015 20:15
  
  Route 1 (Post Road) in Greenwich remains closed Sunday on the westbound side after a water main break Saturday night.Photo Credit: Greenwich Police Department
  
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• Squantz Pond Closed

  30-08-2015 18:43
  
  Squantz Pond State Park in New Fairfield has closed after reaching full capacity Sunday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Avery's Soda Reports Flavor Shortages

  30-08-2015 18:31
  
  A New Britain soda company has announced some shortages in some of its flavors due to a problem with its bottling machine that have prevented the company from making soda for a week.
  
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• ‘Django Unchained’ actress who claimed racial profiling learns punishment

  30-08-2015 17:45
  
  Daniele Watts says LAPD officers handcuffed her, but not her boyfriend, Cheffy Be*Live. (Daniele Watts Facebook)
  LOS ANGELES — “Django Unchained” actress Daniele Watts has been ordered to perform community service after a judge refused to buy her apologies to Los Angeles police she’d accused of racial profiling.
  Watts and her boyfriend, Brian Lucas, were sentenced Wednesday to 15 hours of community labor.
  Last September, police questioned the couple while investigating re
  
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• Police: 5 masked men break in, realize they hit wrong Hartford home

  30-08-2015 17:18
  
  HARTFORD — A woman was tied up in a home invasion Saturday night, but the burglars apparently busted in to the wrong home.
  A woman was home alone Saturday night in her Edgewood Street apartment in Hartford when she head banging on her door. Five men forced open the door, rushed into the apartment and yelled “Hartford police,” detectives said.
  They ordered the victim to the ground and they tied her up on the floor, police said.
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• 5 suspects on the loose after woman tied up in her own home

  30-08-2015 17:18
  
  HARTFORD — A woman was tied up in a home invasion Saturday night, but the burglars apparently busted in to the wrong home.
  A woman was home alone Saturday night in her Edgewood Street apartment in Hartford when she head banging on her door. Five men forced open the door, rushed into the apartment and yelled “Hartford police,” detectives said.
  They ordered the victim to the ground and they tied her up on the floor, police said.
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• Church Hosts Party Thanking Neighbors Who Helped After Crash

  30-08-2015 17:10
  
  A Glastonbury church that a suspected drunk driver crashed into is holding a celebration Sunday in honor of its neighbors who helped out after the accident.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Cops Seize Pistol Connected to Shot Fired: PD

  30-08-2015 16:46
  
  A man is facing charges after officers found drugs and a pistol in his car during a motor vehicle stop and he admitted to firing the gun earlier in an area where police were investigating shots fired, police...Photo Credit: Hartford Police Department
  
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• Injured Man Found Near Train Tracks

  30-08-2015 16:40
  
   NORWALK, Conn. (AP) _ Police are investigating whether a man found with minor injuries near Metro North railroad tracks in Norwalk was struck by a passing train or hurt in a fall.The Norwalk fire department said it responded to tracks just east of the South Norwalk train station at just after 3 a.m. Sunday.They found a man in his 20s on the tracks, near one of the cars on a northbound passenger train.The Hour reports firefighters used an extension ladder, rescue basket and rigging to remov
  
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• The Real Story: Senator Chris Murphy

  30-08-2015 16:32
  
  HARTFORD – Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy reacts to this weeks murder of two television journalists in Virginia during a live broadcast and talks about fighting gun violence through mental health reform, contained in a new bill he co-sponsored earlier this month. He also explains why he decided to support the nuclear deal with Iran.
  
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• ‘Awakenings’ author, neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at 82

  30-08-2015 16:31
  
  NEW YORK — An author and neurologist who explored the wonders of the human brain in books like “Awakenings” has died. Dr. Oliver Sacks was 82.
  Sack’s assistant, Kate Edgar, says he died Sunday at his home in New York City.
  Sacks had announced in February that he was terminally ill with a rare eye cancer that had spread to his liver.
  As a neurologist, Sacks looked at some of his patients with a writer’s eye and found new ways of explaining how all human brains functi
  
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• The Real Story – Will GE stay or go?

  30-08-2015 16:30
  
  HARTFORD – Fairfield First Selectman Mike Tetreau discusses the potential impact on the town, if General Electric decides to move its headquarters out of Fairfield, and to another state. GE’s complaints about Connecticut’s tax and business policies grew louder during this year’s budget debate, and the governors of both Florida and New York have made pitches to entice GE to move to their states. Governor Malloy recently offered a package of incentives for GE to stay.
  
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• Route 1 Closed in Greenwich Due to Water Main Break

  30-08-2015 15:43
  
  Route 1 (Post Road) in Greenwich remains closed Sunday morning after a water main break Saturday night.Photo Credit: Greenwich Police Department
  
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• Gun shots fired Sunday morning, Hartford police make arrest

  30-08-2015 15:34
  
  HARTFORD — Sunday morning shots were fired in the capital city, and a half hour later, police said they found the person responsible– at a traffic stop.
  Around 12:15 a.m. the city’s gunshot location system reported shots were fired near 457 Park Street in Hartford.
  Around 12:45 a.m., police pulled over a driver at 435 Capital Avenue. When they approached the car, they found narcotics in plain view.
  Police found a loaded pistol behind the passenger seat.
  Police arrested the driv
  
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• Man Charged With Stabbing Brother-in-Law

  30-08-2015 15:31
  
  Two Willimantic men have been arrested after a stabbing that stemmed from a domestic dispute.
  
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• Fan dies after falling from upper deck at Braves-Yankees game

  30-08-2015 14:47
  
  ATLANTA — A man who fell from the upper deck of Atlanta’s Turner Field during a Braves-Yankees game has died, the Atlanta Braves said.Gregory Murrey, 60, of Alpharetta, Georgia, tumbled out of the stands during the seventh inning of the game Saturday night as the New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez was walking to home plate.
  “The Atlanta Braves offer their deepest condolences to the family,” the team said in a statement. “At this time, all inquiries will be direc
  
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• Man injured, found on Norwalk train tracks

  30-08-2015 14:13
  
  NORWALK — A man was transported to the hospital after police found him on the train tracks in Norwalk early Sunday morning.
  The Norwalk Fire Department responded to a report of a person possibly being hit by a train, just east of the South Norwalk Railroad Station, at 3:10 a.m.
  A man in his 20s was found on the tracks behind 93 Washington Street.
  Police said they found him near the 4th car of a northbound passenger train.
  Police are unsure if he was hit by the train or if he fell to the gr
  
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• One Stabbed,Two Arrested In Willimantic

  30-08-2015 13:38
  
  (WILLIMANTIC,Conn./CBS Connecticut) –  Two men have been arrested   following a Saturday night dispute on West Avenue in Willimantic in which one of the men was stabbed.23 year old  Robinson Acevedo was stabbed in the chest.he   underwent surgery at Windham Hospital and was arrested upon his release.
  23 year old Jose Sanchez, Acevedo’s brother-in -law  was charged with  Assault and Disorderly conduct and is being held in lieu of  $75,000 b
  
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• Sunday Forecast: Summertime weather this week

  30-08-2015 12:30
  
  Just when the kids are headed back to school, and pumpkin-spiced lattes are on people’s minds, we bring back summer heat in a big way.
  Temperatures will be up near 90 degrees for several days, with no considerable rain. There is the chance for an isolated shower or brief thunderstorm these next few days, but those will be the exception and not the rule.
  If we hit 90 degrees or higher for three consecutive days, it would be our third heat wave of the year. It’s not unprecedented to ha
  
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• Malloy To Attend Meeting Of New England Governors

  30-08-2015 05:55
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ 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 T
  
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• Rock Cats near their final out in New Britain

  30-08-2015 05:33
  
  NEW BRITAIN–The clock is ticking for the New Britain Rock Cats, as the team plays its final homestand  in the Hardware City before the team moves to Hartford for the start of the 2016 season.
  On Saturday night, 6,429 fans packed into New Britain Stadium to  get some of their final glimpses of this team.
  While attendance has been slumping for most of this season,  huge crowds have turned out for the final home-stand of this season..
  “I’m kind of upset avoid becaus
  
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• Plans For Expanded State Park Face Local Criticism

  30-08-2015 05:13
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ 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 rem
  
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• New Connecticut School Named For Teacher Killed at Newtown

  30-08-2015 05:10
  
  STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Her hometown has named a new school in honor of a teacher killed in the 2012 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.The Victoria Soto School was dedicated Friday in Stratford. Twenty-seven-year-old Soto was among six staff members and 20 children killed by 20-year-old Adam Lanza. She had tried to protect her students.WTNH-TV reports Jillian Soto said her sister always looked forward to the first day of school, and now children “will always remember wh
  
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• Make sure you know the warning signs of anemia

  30-08-2015 04:46
  
  HARTFORD – All of us get fatigued once in a while, but being tired all the time could be a sign of something more serious. One of the causes could be anemia.
  About 3.5 million people in the US have anemia, making it one of the most common blood disorders. But what exactly is it?
  “Anemia is a decrease in red blood cells circulating through the blood system,” said Dr. Jennifer Moncrief of Emory Healthcare. “It can become a problem because the red blood cells 
  
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• Yankees Get By The Braves 3-1

  30-08-2015 04:44
  
  ATLANTA (AP) _ Rookie Luis Severino allowed only four hits in six scoreless innings to lead the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory over Matt Wisler and the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.
  Severino (3-1) was lifted for pinch hitter Alex Rodriguez in the seventh. Soon after Rodriguez was introduced, a fan fell from the upper level onto the lower level seats. He was given emergency treatment and transported to a hospital.
  There was no immediate word on the man’s condition.
  The Yankees remai
  
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• Hartford hopes to lower crime rate with gun buyback

  30-08-2015 04:16
  
  HARTFORD – Mayor Pedro E. Segarra attended the Hartford Gun Buy Back, hosted by the Hartford Police Department, Mothers United Against Violence and the Hartford 100 Man Movement Saturday at the Johnson Stewart Community Center on Martin Street in Hartford.
  Hartford has had 21 homicides in the city so far this year, compared to 19 homicides for all of last year.
  Hartford police say anyone living in or outside the city of Hartford can participate in the gun buyback program and that those who
  
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• Liberty Defeat Sun 80-66

  30-08-2015 04:10
  
  UNCASVILL)E, Conn. (AP) _ Epiphanny Prince had 18 points and four steals and Tina Charles added 15 points and five assists to help the New York Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 80-66 on Saturday night.
  The Liberty (20-8) clinched their first playoff berth since 2012 with an 81-68 home victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night.
  Kiah Stokes had 12 points and 10 rebounds, Swin Cash finished with 11 points and New York outscored Connecticut 23-9 in the fourth quarter.
  Cash’s 3-pointer ga
  
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• Red Sox Beat The Mets 3-1

  30-08-2015 03:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) _ In one month, Joe Kelly has gone from total disappointment to the top of the rotation.
  Kelly won his sixth straight outing, recovering nicely from a rocky start to outpitch Jacob deGrom and lead the Boston Red Sox over the New York Mets 3-1 Saturday.
  “It’s been a big point of emphasis that no matter what team we’re facing, I have to throw off-speed. Throwing all fastballs, obviously that hasn’t worked out,” Kelly said.
  Mookie Betts homered and scored
  
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• 1st African-American actor to play Valjean on Broadway dies

  30-08-2015 03:34
  
  NEW YORK — The first African-American and youngest person to ever play the role of Jean Valjean on Broadway in “Les Misérables” has died. He was 21.
  According to show spokesman Marc Thibodeau, Kyle Jean-Baptiste died Friday night after falling from a fire escape.
  The actor was an ensemble member of the company and an understudy for Valjean, going onstage as the ex-convict in a history-making appearance July 23.
  Jean-Baptiste was born in New York and “Les Misé
  
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• Willimantic stabbing suspect in custody

  30-08-2015 03:24
  
  WILLIMANTIC – Police are investigating a stabbing on West Avenue in Willimantic that happened around 8 p.m. Saturday night.
  The stabbing victim is being treated at Windham Hospital for a chest wound. and their condition isn’t known at this time.
  Police say they have a suspect in custody.
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• Willimantic Police Investigate Stabbing

  30-08-2015 02:49
  
  Willimantic police are investigating after a man was stabbed in the chest on West Avenue Saturday night.
  
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• UConn’s largest freshman class spells out their arrival on campus

  30-08-2015 02:49
  
  STORRS — It was no small feat to line up 3,000 new students to spell UCONN on the Great Lawn Saturday in a formation that was 90 yards wide and 35 yards tall.
  Taking place at 8 a.m. the day after the arrival of the Class of 2019, the event was captured by UConn photographer Peter Morenus and videographer Elizabeth Caron. Morenus was hoisted 100 feet in the air to document it.
  Watch it come together here.
  The University of Connecticut says it is the largest-ever freshman class with about 5,
  
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• Sunday will be a little warmer and more humid

  30-08-2015 02:31
  
  Sunday will be little warmer and a bit more humid as a southwest flow develops in the afternoon. There is a slight chance for an isolated shower and/or thunderstorm in the afternoon as a trough dissects Connecticut. The trough will switch our wind from the SW to WNW, which will actually lower the humidity ever so slightly on Monday.
  The trade-off will for a hotter day to end the month of August. I know this is the first week of September and for some, the first week of school. We could be in for
  
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• NASA scientist responds to bizarre ‘Life on Mars’ theories

  30-08-2015 02:05
  
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  For most of us Earthlings, the photos of Mars taken by the Curiosity rover reveal little more than a desolate red landscape inhabited mostly by rocks.
  To the more imaginative minds in our midst, these are no ordinary rocks. They’re signs of alien life on the planet next door.
  For years, eagle-eyed conspiracy theorists have been trawling through the photos beamed back to Earth by NASA probes and “discovering” mysterious objects that they say proves the existence of e
  
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• Virginia shooting survivor was ‘centimeters’ from death, husband says

  30-08-2015 01:41
  
  ROANOKE, Virginia — The bullet that struck Vicki Gardner, the chamber of commerce executive shot during a live news broadcast in Virginia, came within “centimeters” of taking her life, according to her husband.
  “The surgeon told me that a couple of centimeters and she wouldn’t be walking and a couple of centimeters more and she wouldn’t be alive,” Tim Gardner told ABC News.
  On Saturday, as the offices of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commer
  
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