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• Seymour Man Accused of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Wife

  04-09-2015 23:54
  
  Police have arrested a Seymour man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting his estranged wife, then trying to ram a police cruiser and leading officers on a wild chase last weekend.Photo Credit: Seymour Police Department
  
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• Hamden Driver Dies After Crashing Into Pole

  04-09-2015 23:41
  
  A 51-year-old Hamden driver died in a one-car crash just after midnight early Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Popular shellfish beds reopen after sewage spill

  04-09-2015 23:29
  
  GROTON -- At Bluff Point State Park, white signs are out signaling the bay is back open for business after fishermen like Donald Morris were cast out.
  "I was here a few days ago and the security guard or police officer stopped me," said Morris. "Yea, it put a wrench in my plans."
  The waters and shellfish beds were off-limits for more than a week because of a raw sewage spill at Groton Utilities' Twin Hills pump station.
  Richard Stevens, manager of the company's water and wastewater, said a larg
  
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• Former Nurses Aide Sentenced In Sexual Assaults

  04-09-2015 23:26
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) _ A former nurse’s aide has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting five male hospital patients over three years.The Connecticut Post reports  that Gonzalo Flores apologized in court Friday and asked for forgiveness.His lawyer urged Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin for a more lenient sentence. He said Flores accepts responsibility and that by pleading guilty, he spared his victims from testifying.Flores pleaded guilty to sexually assaultin
  
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• Ex-nurse’s aide draws 15 years in prison for sex assaults

  04-09-2015 23:13
  
  BRIDGEPORT — A former nurse’s aide has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting five male hospital patients over three years.
  The Connecticut Post reports that Gonzalo Flores apologized in court Friday and asked for forgiveness.
  His lawyer urged Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin for a more lenient sentence. He said Flores accepts responsibility and that by pleading guilty, he spared his victims from testifying.
  Flores pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting five pa
  
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• Accused pastor shooter held on separate $1 million bonds

  04-09-2015 23:10
  
  HARTFORD--Two separate shootings, two separate $1 million bonds for a man accused of shooting two people, including a Hartford pastor.
  Aaron Taylor, 25, stood before a Hartford Superior Court judge, bruised and wincing at times.
  Police said Taylor wouldn't go quietly when they caught him Thursday night in an East Hartford apartment on Jaidee Drive where there were two large handguns within his reach.
  Taylor is accused of shooting Pastor Augustus Sealy, 56, over the Memorial Day weekend out
  
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• Man Filmed Up Women's Skirts in South Windsor Store: Police

  04-09-2015 23:02
  
  An Ellington man is facing charges after using his phone to take video up women's skirts at a Buckland Hills Drive store in South Windsor, police said.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 2 Connecticut Swimming Areas Closed

  04-09-2015 23:02
  
  Indian Well in Shelton and Kettletown in Southbury are closed to swimming.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Connecticut DMV chief: Progress being made with lines

  04-09-2015 22:59
  
  HARTFORD — The head of Connecticut’s Department of Motor Vehicles says progress is being made to tackle a customer backlog and long lines after a major computer upgrade was completed several weeks ago.
  Commissioner Andres Ayala Jr. warned Friday that people might experience lengthy waits Tuesday after the Labor Day holiday weekend. DMV workers at branch offices don’t work Mondays, so they worked a half-day Friday and won’t be working Saturday to have time off for the holi
  
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• Former Professor Charged With Sexual Assault

  04-09-2015 22:48
  
  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) _ A former Central Connecticut State University professor has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a student.Daniel Gula was accused last year of the assault. New Britain police arrested him Wednesday on charges of sexual assault, unlawful restraint and disorderly conduct.
  Gula was arrested this week because the victim decided to pursue charges when he resigned rather than be fired, leaving open the possibility he could be hired elsewhere. Fox CT reports that t
  
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• Dry, Very Warm and Comfortable Labor Day Weekend

  04-09-2015 22:25
  
  Abnormally dry weather continues across Connecticut, and it’s not only impacting lawns but also local orchards.
  
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• Bear Near Southington High Prompts Police Patrols

  04-09-2015 22:24
  
  Southington High School students who walk home have been advised of a bear sighting in the area and are being given the option to stay at the school until police deem the area safe.
  
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• Motorcycle Crashes on Route 2 in Glastonbury

  04-09-2015 22:19
  
  Police and ambulances responded to Route 2 in Glastonbury after a motorcycle crashed early Friday afternoon, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Wrecker Driver Critically Injured in Fiery Crash on I-95

  04-09-2015 22:14
  
  LifeStar airlifted a truck driver to the hospital after a fiery tractor-trailer crash that closed Interstate 95 in Stonington on Friday morning.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police/Liz Dowling
  
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• New Haven Man Freed After Judge Vacated Murder Conviction

  04-09-2015 22:08
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut man who spent nine years in prison for a 2006 killing his lawyer says he didn’t commit has been freed after a state judge vacated his murder conviction.
  Twenty-five-year-old Bobby Johnson was greeted and hugged by family and friends Friday outside New Haven Superior Court. His lawyer, Kenneth Rosenthal, and the Connecticut Innocence Project worked to free him for years.
  Judge Patrick Clifford granted prosecutors’ motion to set aside Johnson
  
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• A cooler, less humid Labor Day weekend

  04-09-2015 22:07
  
  A cooler, less humid Labor Day weekend with temperatures struggling to hit 80 degrees.
  That's downright chilly compared to recent days, and the humidity will drop so that it really feels nice.
  We’re full of sunshine and no rain through the holiday weekend, as we slowly warm-up.
  Low 80s Saturday, mid 80s Sunday, near 90 by Labor Day.
  The humidity remains in check until Tuesday when the combination of heat and humidity will once again make it feel more like the middle of July rather than ea
  
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• Fire Breaks Out at Abandoned Bridgeport Factory

  04-09-2015 22:03
  
  Route 130/Stratford Avenue is closed in both directions while crews battle a fire at an abandoned factory near the bridge, according to the Bridgeport Fire Department and state Department of Transportation.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Former CCSU Professor Charged With Sex Assault of Student

  04-09-2015 21:52
  
  A former adjunct professor at Central Connecticut State University has been charged with sexual assault.
  
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• Bus Driver Injured After Crashing Down Embankment

  04-09-2015 21:23
  
  The left lane of Interstate 95 was closed in Groton early Friday morning after a bus went down a ravine.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Nursing Aide Gets Prison Time for Sexually Assaulting Patients

  04-09-2015 21:20
  
  A nursing assistant is under arrest, accused of sexually assaulting a patient at Saint Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport.Photo Credit: Bridgeport Police Department
  
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• Plumber Seriously Hurt When Tree Falls on Him in Greenwich

  04-09-2015 21:19
  
  A plumber is in the hospital with serious injuries after a tree fell on him in Greenwich, closing Benjamin Street.Photo Credit: Greenwich Police Department
  
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• CCSU says professor arrested after sexually assaulting student

  04-09-2015 21:18
  
  NEW BRITAIN–A former professor has been arrested after allegations that he sexually assaulted a student.
  Daniel Gula, 52, a former CCSU professor, was accused of assaulting a student of in the fall of 2014. He was arrested on Wednesday, September 2, and charged with sexual assault in the third degree, unlawful restraint in the first degree and disorderly conduct.
  The student made the allegations to the school’s Women Center on September 23, 2014, who then reported it to the chie
  
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• Bridgeport fire department battles blaze at abandoned building

  04-09-2015 21:14
  
  BRIDGEPORT – Firefighters are working on putting out a fire on Stratford Avenue near the bridge.
  Fireboats are being used to battle the blaze.
  The road is closed as the fire is fought.
  Stay with FoxCT as this stroy develops.
  
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• Route 77 Reopens in Guilford

  04-09-2015 21:11
  
  Route 77 has reopened after an earlier crash in Guilford.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Bear Sighting Near Southington High Prompts Police Patrols

  04-09-2015 21:09
  
  Southington High School students who walk home have been advised of a bear sighting in the area and are being given the option to stay at the school until police deem the area safe.
  
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• 4 Injured in Crash Involving CTtransit Bus, Truck

  04-09-2015 21:08
  
  Four people were hospitalized after a crash involving a CT Transit bus and a small truck in Cromwell late Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Kraft Heinz expands Kraft Singles recall

  04-09-2015 20:42
  
  NEW YORK — Kraft Heinz is expanding a recall of Kraft Singles products, saying a problem with the packaging film affects 10 times as many cases as it first thought.
  The company recalled 335,000 cases Thursday because a thin strip of packaging film may stick to the slice after the wrapper has been taken off, creating a choking hazard. Kraft Heinz took 36,000 cases off the market July 31 for the same reason.
  The privately-held company said it’s received two new reports of customers cho
  
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• UConn investigating allegations of hazing on women’s hockey team

  04-09-2015 20:29
  
  STORRS — An investigation was conducted at UConn after a report of a hazing incident last year involving the women’s hockey team.
  The university issued a statement Thursday saying that in the spring of 2015, the school got a complaint about hazing that occurred in early fall 2014 at “Rookie Night,” an unsanctioned event.
  The hazing included excessive drinking and participation in potentially embarrassing activities.
  The university said in its statement that it f
  
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• Scientists attempt to explore wreck of sunken U-boat off RI

  04-09-2015 20:18
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Scientists are attempting to use submersibles to explore a sunken German U-boat seven miles off the Rhode Island coast.They’re streaming the attempts online as they work to learn more about how shipwrecks affect the environment, which you can watch live here:You can also track the location of the ship by clicking here.
  U-853 was sunk on May 5, 1945 by Coast Guard and Navy ships in the Battle of Point Judith, the day after it took down the SS Black Point,
  
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• After Kim Davis is jailed, clerk’s office issues marriage license to gay couple

  04-09-2015 20:08
  
  MOREHEAD, Ky.–With the clerk who refused them marriage licenses jailed, William Smith Jr. and James Yates on Friday morning became the first same-sex couple to receive a marriage license in Rowan County, Kentucky.
  In what was their sixth attempt this summer, Smith and Yates pressed through a throng of reporters and picked up the marriage license they’d been seeking since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in June.
  William Smith Jr. and James “Jim” Yat
  
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• 4 Injured in Bus, Truck Crash

  04-09-2015 19:39
  
  Four people were hospitalized after a crash involving a CT Transit bus and a small truck in Cromwell late Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Bus Crashes Down Ravine in Groton

  04-09-2015 19:34
  
  The left lane of Interstate 95 was closed in Groton early Friday morning after a bus went down a ravine.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Staying safe while away: don’t use social media, and make sure to lock up valuables

  04-09-2015 19:31
  
  HARTFORD–Before your thumbs start moving, think about what you’re posting to social media.
  AAA Insurance is reminding people how dangerous it can be to post vacation photos and messages on Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts.
  More than 35 million Americans are expected to travel for Labor Day weekend, and empty homes increase the risk of burglaries.
  It’s recommended that you lock your windows and doors, as well as any valuables and important personal documents in
  
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• Middletown man arrested for burning toddler in 2014

  04-09-2015 18:51
  
  MIDDLETOWN–A young man has been arrested for assaulting a child.
  Joshua Montanez, 22, was arrested on Friday morning by Middletown Police on an outstanding warrant.
  The alleged incident occurred on September 24, 2014. Police say he pushed a toddler’s arms and hands under very hot water, causing first- and second-degree burns so severe that the child’s skin was coming off.
  The child was taken to Middlesex Hospital, but then transferred to the burn unit at Bridgeport Hospital due
  
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• Man arrested for burning toddler in 2014

  04-09-2015 18:51
  
  MIDDLETOWN–A young man has been arrested for assaulting a child.
  Joshua Montanez, 22, was arrested on Friday morning by Middletown Police on an outstanding warrant.
  The alleged incident occurred on September 24, 2014. Police say he pushed a toddler’s arms and hands under very hot water, causing first- and second-degree burns so severe that the child’s skin was coming off.
  The child was taken to Middlesex Hospital, but then transferred to the burn unit at Bridgeport Hospital due
  
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• Ring Announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr.: ‘If Floyd Underestimates Berto, He Could Be In Trouble’

  04-09-2015 18:38
  
  By Jason Keidel
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  In an attempt to surround Mayweather’s career from a myriad of expert angles, CBS Local Sports chatted with Jimmy Lennon Jr – the Hall-of-Fame ring announcer whose signature voice and trademark calls have been boxing staples for decades (including his tenure with Showtime, dating back to 1991). No one wrapped in a tuxedo has so blessed the ring with an amalgam of grace and and gravitas. Simply, it’s not a big fight unless Lennon is the vocal red car
  
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• New Haven man convicted of killing 70-year-old freed after sentence vacated

  04-09-2015 18:09
  
  NEW HAVEN–A man has been freed after serving nine years of a 38-year sentence for murder.
  After a court hearing on Friday, Bobby Johnson, 25, walked out of the courthouse a free man. Cheers followed him out of court as he left with his family, who was overjoyed to bring him home.He was convicted of robbing and killing 70-year-old Herbert Fields in 2006, when Johnson was just 16.
  On Wednesday, New Haven state’s attorney Michael Dearington filed a motion to vacate the conviction,
  
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• Top 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: August 31st-September 4th

  04-09-2015 18:04
  
  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.
  Number 5: In this week’s episode we start with Dave from Baltimore who called in to Norris and Davis show on 105.7 The Fan to weigh in on the Baltimore Orioles and the cause of their struggles.  
  Number 4: Checking in at four is Gary from Mahopac who joined Marc Malusis on WFAN to vent his frustrations with Mets pit
  
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• Vehicle Hits DOT Worker in I-95 Crash in Norwalk

  04-09-2015 17:31
  
  One of two vehicles involved in a crash onInterstate 95 north in Norwalk struck a Department of Transportation worker late Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Floyd Mayweather: “What I’ll Miss Most Is All The Jealous Haters”

  04-09-2015 17:30
  
  By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports
  Floyd “Money” Mayweather has been training for what he’s said will be the last fight of his career against Andre Berto on Saturday, September 12 on Showtime.  As a part of that training, Mayweather allowed a rare level of access to the media, for the first time allowing them to film one of his sparring sessions in the lead-up to the fight. 
  Mayweather’s response when asked why he allowed such access? “I just said, f*** it. T
  
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• I-95 North Remains Closed After Fiery Truck Crash

  04-09-2015 17:17
  
  The southbound side of Interstate 95 has reopened in Stonington after closing along with the northbound side as LifeStar responded to a fiery tractor-trailer crash.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Route 77 in Guilford closed after tractor trailer overturns

  04-09-2015 17:00
  
  GUILFORD–Route 77 remains closed several hours after at tractor trailer overturned, crashing into a pole.
  Around 6:22 a.m. on Friday the truck overturned into the pole near Racehill Road, knocking it over. The driver suffered only minor injuries.
  Police said in an update at 11 a.m. that the road would remain closed for several more hours as workers tried to fix the pole.
  Stay with Fox CT as the story develops.
  
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• I-95 Closed in Stonington As LifeStar Responds to Fiery Crash

  04-09-2015 17:00
  
  Both sides of Interstate 95 are closed in Stonington as LifeStar lands after a tractor-trailer fire.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Drop in water supply forces Bristol, Groton into water restrictions

  04-09-2015 16:48
  
  BRISTOL -- The city of Bristol is asking community members to restrict their water use.
  The city's reservoirs have declined to 70 percent capacity, and there's no rain forecasted in the immediate future, which means water levels will continue to drop.
  Fox CT's meteorologists say there is a drought in most of the state, ranging anywhere from 5 inches in Windsor Locks all the way to 15 inches in the most southeastern corner.
  The mayor's office is requesting residents and businesses limit the
  
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• Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter of Teen Cousin

  04-09-2015 16:35
  
  A Hartford man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing of his 17-year-old cousin, a student from Bulkeley High School in Hartford.
  
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• Woman Charged With Trashing Home Of Her Ex

  04-09-2015 16:26
  
  (Shelton, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police in Shelton are charging an Ansonia woman who they say trashed the apartment of a man with whom she’d recently broken up.
  They say the charges stem from a July 9 incident at a downtown apartment.
  Alexis Castro is facing charges of burglary and criminal mischief.
  Police say they arrived on a reported break-in to find the apartment vandalized.
  Although there were no signs of forced entry, officers found electronics destroyed, a broken mirror, ba
  
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• I-95 reopens in North Stonington after tractor trailer fire

  04-09-2015 16:19
  
  NORTH STONINGTON–I-95 has reopened in both directions after a tractor trailer fire.
  State Police say the tractor trailer went off the road and caught on fire around 10:10 a.m. Initially, the road was closed in both directions between exits 92 and 93.
  LifeStar responded to the scene to transport the driver to the hospital. The extent of his injuries is unclear, but State Police tell Fox CT he was conscious and talking on scene when first responders arrived.
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• I-95 north closed in North Stonington after tractor trailer fire

  04-09-2015 16:19
  
  NORTH STONINGTON–I-95 north is closed between exits 92 and 93 after a tractor trailer fire.
  State Police say the tractor trailer went off the road and caught on fire around 10:10 a.m. Initially, the road was closed in both directions, but the southbound side reopened around 11:20 a.m.
  LifeStar responded to the scene to transport the driver to the hospital. The extent of his injuries is unclear, but State Police tell Fox CT he was conscious and talking on scene when first responde
  
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• State expected to set aside man’s murder conviction

  04-09-2015 16:07
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut man who has spent nine years in prison for a 2006 killing his lawyer says he didn’t commit is expected to be freed because prosecutors are now questioning the evidence in the case.
  Twenty-five-year-old Bobby Johnson of New Haven is expected to be released following a Friday court hearing.   His lawyer, Kenneth Rosenthal, and the Connecticut Innocence Project have worked to free him for years, saying he was wrongly convicted.
  Johnson was
  
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• UConn holds off Villanova 20-15 in season opener

  04-09-2015 16:02
  
  EAST HARTFORD — Bryant Shirreffs threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns in his first start and UConn held off Villanova from the championship subdivision 20-15 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.Tight end Tommy Myers had a 14-yard touchdown catch on UConn's opening drive and set up a touchdown on the first drive of the second half with a 69-yard catch and run.
  Ron Johnson ran 23 times for 69 yards and a score for the Huskies and Arkeel Newsome took a middle-screen pass
  
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