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• Hot and muggy weather sticks around for at least half the week

  07-09-2015 23:54
  
  Back to work we go after a phenomenal Labor Day.
  We’ll see the humidity rise to match the hot temperatures already in place. With a southwesterly wind flow, expect the dew points to climb into the upper 60s to near 70 on Tuesday. When combined with high temperatures expected to reach near 90, we’ll have a sticky scene outside – so be careful, drink lots of water and limit exposure to the sun.
  No real rain relief anytime soon – with only slight chances for rain Wedne
  
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• 25-Year-Old Man Missing From Trumbull

  07-09-2015 23:54
  
  State police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing 25-year-old Trumbull man.Photo Credit: State Police
  
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• September Heat Wave Possible

  07-09-2015 23:39
  
  Some of the hottest weather of 2015 is expected in Connecticut on Tuesday.
  
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• Student Robbed at Gunpoint While Buying Drugs: PD

  07-09-2015 23:28
  
  A Southern Connecticut State University student was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy drugs and police are still searching for the robbers, authorities said.
  
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• Route 8 Closed in Colebrook After Crash

  07-09-2015 23:28
  
  Route 8 is closed between Sandy Brook Road and Beech Hill Road in Colebrook while state troopers and a LifeStar medical helicopter respond to a crash on the highway, authorities said.
  
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• Tubing safety procedures revisited after tragic death of Ellington teen

  07-09-2015 23:24
  
  NEW HARTFORD --  A deadly accident involving an Ellington teen who was riding a tube in upstate New York is shining a light on tubing safety procedures as the summer winds down.
  Jordyn Engler, 14, died in a tubing accident on Saturday. She was with her father Jeff, who was injured in the accident.
  At Farmington River Tubing in New Hartford--which was packed for Labor Day with tubers--employees give a safety briefing to all customers before they hit the river and rapids.
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• Police seeking 2 suspects in street robbery of SCSU student

  07-09-2015 22:55
  
  HAMDEN — Hamden police say a SCSU student was trying to buy drugs when he was robbed by two men near campus early Saturday.Police said the 18-year-old man was on a sidewalk in front of the 190 Pinerock Avenue apartments when he was approached by two men with handguns who stole “a large sum of money” from him.
  The men ran away after the 12:30 a.m. incident. The student wasn’t injured.
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• Suspects Sought In Robbery Of SCSU Student

  07-09-2015 22:46
  
  HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) – Hamden police say a Southern Connecticut State University student was trying to buy drugs when he was robbed by two men near campus early Saturday.
  Police said the 18-year-old man was on a sidewalk in front of the 190 Pinerock Avenue apartments when he was approached by two men with handguns who stole “a large sum of money” from him.
  The men ran away after the 12:30 a.m. incident.  The student wasn’t injured.
  Police said Sunday they are still loo
  
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• Rock Cats finish final season with a loss in Maine

  07-09-2015 22:37
  
  PORTLAND–The Rock Cats have lost at the bottom of the ninth, with no innings left.
  The New Britain baseball team finished its final season with a loss versus the Portland, Maine Sea Dogs, 4-10.
  The teams each scored one in the first inning, and New Britain took an early lead with a run in the second. But then Portland rebounded, scoring five runs in the third inning, three in the fourth, and another in the fifth. New Britain scored the last two runs of the game in the top of the eighth, an
  
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• West Haven Man Assaults Girlfriend Holding Her Child: Cops

  07-09-2015 22:33
  
  A 4-year-old child and mother were injured in a domestic dispute at a Center Street home in West Haven on Saturday night.Photo Credit: West Haven Police Department
  
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• Plane Skids Off Runway at Sikorsky Memorial Airport

  07-09-2015 22:27
  
  A single-engine plane skidded off the runway at Sikorsky Memorial Airport when part of its landing gear collapsed on Labor Day, according to Bridgeport officials and the Federal Aviation Administration.Photo Credit: NBC Bay Area
  
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• New Hampshire church spends $650K to renovate historic organ

  07-09-2015 22:07
  
  NASHUA, N.H. — A church in New Hampshire with a rich music ministry is spending a small fortune to renovate its 1926 organ, using the same company that built it nearly 90 years ago.The First Church in Nashua is investing about $650,000 in its Austin Opus 1406 Anderson Memorial pipe organ, donated to the church by the Anderson family.
  The Nashua Telegraph quotes organist and minister of music Joseph Olefirowicz as saying the renovated organ will be played for the congregation on the last Su
  
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• Connecticut begins effort to secure better electricity deals

  07-09-2015 21:54
  
  HARTFORD — Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is gathering public comment about a new effort help reduce high electricity bills that many New England consumers pay each winter.
  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is accepting comment until Sept. 30 on its plan to secure long-term deals for a range of energy resources, including natural gas, large-scale hydropower and energy storage.
  Connecticut lawmakers passed legislation allowing
  
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• Sikorsky Memorial Airport Reopens After Plane Skids Off Runway

  07-09-2015 21:15
  
  Sikorsky Memorial Airport has reopened to air traffic in Bridgeport after a plane taking off skidded off the runway on Labor Day, according to Kevin Coughlin, Bridgeport public safety spokesperson, said.Photo Credit: NBC Bay Area
  
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• Plane Off Runway At Sikorsky Airport

  07-09-2015 21:15
  
  (Stratford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A plane skidded off a runway this afternoon upon take off at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford.
  A spokesman for the city of Bridgeport which owns the airport says the aircraft spun out into the grass.
  The pilot was the only one on board and was not injured.
  The airport was closed for a brief time in order to get the plane off the runway.
  There’s no word yet on what caused the mishap.
  
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• Hearing Upcoming On Storm Water Rules

  07-09-2015 21:03
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is holding a public informational meeting on a proposed permit for the discharge of storm water municipal water systems.
  The hearing is scheduled to be held Thursday at the Gina McCarthy Auditorium at DEEP’s headquarters in Hartford.
  The permit was first issued in 2004. It covers the discharges from municipal storm sewer systems in 113 cities and towns across Connecticut.
  DEEP held a public hearing in Decemb
  
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• Giants Face Uphill Climb Against Solid Cowboys Squad In Prime Time Tilt

  07-09-2015 20:46
  
  By Curt Macysyn
  The easiest narrative to explain the opening night match-up of the New York Giants versus the Dallas Cowboys would be to point out the obvious; these are two franchises heading in opposite directions. The Cowboys are fully expected to challenge for the division championship, while the New York Giants continue to be a work in progress. Exactly how far apart these franchises are will be determined on the field at AT&T Stadium on September 13th.
  Surprisingly, Dallas was the NFC
  
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• President Obama: If Tom Brady needs a union, everyone needs a union

  07-09-2015 20:40
  
  BOSTON — President Barack Obama played to a Boston union crowd Monday by joking that if Tom Brady needs a union, everyone needs a union.
  “Brady’s free,” Obama said at a Labor Day event. “Even Brady’s happy he’s got a union. They had his back. You know if Brady needs a union, we definitely need unions.”
  Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady had his four-game suspension overturned by a federal judge last week, marking a big win for both Brady and
  
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• ‘I have not taken a shower in over 12 years’ — Here’s what a chemical engineer suggests we try instead

  07-09-2015 20:16
  
  BOSTON — Forget the soap and bath gels! A Massachusetts company says spraying live bacteria on your skin is all you need to keep clean.
  “I have not taken a shower in over 12 years,” Dave Whitlock said.
  It may sound crazy — but Whitlock, a chemical engineer and MIT grad says he doesn’t miss bathing at all.
  “No one did clinical trials on people taking showers every day. So what’s the basis for assuming that that is a healthy practice?” Whitlock
  
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• Heat Will Alter Some School Dismissal Times

  07-09-2015 19:47
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Several area school districts will be dismissing early for at least part of the week due to the unseasonably warm weather.
  In New Britain, there will be early dismissal for all schools both Tuesday and Wednesday.
  Officials say the high school and House of Arts, Letters, and Sciences Academy will dismiss at noon.  Diloreto Magnet School lets out at 12:35, along with the middle schools.  Elementary schools in New Britain will end the day at 1:20.
  
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• Shopping at fall fairs: Are you really getting a good deal?

  07-09-2015 19:30
  
  CROMWELL — As cooler winds begin to blow the pages of the calendar into autumn, Connecticut State Fairs are already under way, offering festivals, entertainment and events for every member of the family.
  Aside from the mid-way and the menus of carnival foods, fall fairs also offer small boutiques selling handmade crafts, businesses displaying their products and services, some of which can range from hundreds to thousands of dollars.
  Fall festivals offer a rich opportunity to do some h
  
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• Transitions: Harte Auto Group and the MV-1

  07-09-2015 19:27
  
  Looking to prepare for the future?
  Check out our Transitions Expo presented by AARP on Sunday, September 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- at The Aqua Turf in Plantsville.
  You can attend seminars and talk to experts on financial and legal planning, health and wellness, support services and much more.
  For more information, log on to transitionsct.com.
   
  
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• Transitions: ‘Seabury’ An Active Life Care Community

  07-09-2015 19:09
  
  Looking to prepare for the future?
  Check out our Transitions Expo presented by AARP on Sunday, September 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- at The Aqua Turf in Plantsville.
  You can attend seminars and talk to experts on financial and legal planning, health and wellness, support services and much more.
  For more information, log on to transitionsct.com.
  
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• Man Assaulted Girlfriend As She Held Her Child: PD

  07-09-2015 18:47
  
  A 4-year-old child and mother were injured in a domestic dispute at a Center Street home in West Haven on Saturday night.Photo Credit: West Haven Police Department
  
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• Man Shot in Legs While Crossing Street

  07-09-2015 18:39
  
  A 43-year-old man is in the hospital being treated for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds after a shooting that happened while he was crossing a street in Hamden early Sunday morning, police said.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Student Robbed at Gunpoint While Trying to Buy Drugs: PD

  07-09-2015 18:26
  
  A Southern Connecticut State University student was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy drugs and police are still searching for the robbers, police said.
  
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• Case Of Man Charged With Killing Student Returns To Court

  07-09-2015 18:18
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – The case of a Bridgeport man accused of killing and dismembering his girlfriend is returning to court, after a jury deadlocked and a mistrial was declared.
  Thirty-two-year-old Jermaine Richards has a pretrial conference scheduled for Tuesday in Bridgeport Superior Court.  His lawyer, prosecutors and a judge are expected to discuss the case.
  Richards is charged with murder in the April 2013 killing of 20-year-old Alyssiah Wiley, a student at Eastern Connecticut
  
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• New ‘Superhenge’? Remains found near Stonehenge

  07-09-2015 18:04
  
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  Stonehenge, the world-renowned circle of bluestone columns in an isolated field in southwest England, has been shrouded in mystery for centuries.
  But it seems there’s even more to this incomplete story from the Neolithic period — archaeologists say they have uncovered traces of larger stone monuments less than 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Stonehenge.
  The Stonehenge Hidden Landscape Project team says it has made the discovery beneath Durrington Walls, also known as “s
  
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• Infant dies after grandparents forget him in the car after church in Georgia

  07-09-2015 17:52
  
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  An 11-month-old boy died in Georgia over the weekend when his grandparents forgot him in the car for two hours, police said.
  Early indications are that the boy’s death was accidental, “but we are keeping an open mind,” Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson told CNN.
  The boy’s grandparents were babysitting Saturday while the mother, who works the night shift, slept at home, he said.
  According to Wilson, Kyle and Meta Hendershot took the baby, Jaxon, to church in C
  
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• Robin Williams’ daughter speaks out about depression

  07-09-2015 17:45
  
  In the year since beloved comedian and actor Robin Williams took his own life, his daughter, Zelda, has occasionally posted to Instagram to share her feelings about depression and hope.
  “I spent this night shivering and laughing under a clear, cold sky full of stars with people I love just to witness something beautiful,” wrote the 26-year-old Williams on Saturday, posting a picture of a moon rising over a lake. “Avoiding fear, sadness or anger is not the same thing as being ha
  
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• New Britain Schools to close early Tuesday, Wednesday due to hot temps

  07-09-2015 17:22
  
  NEW BRITAIN — New Britain Public Schools are closing early Tuesday and Wednesday due to the predicted hot weather. The first days of September are feeling more like mid-July with high heat and humidity.
  You can always get the latest forecast here, or by downloading the FoxCT Weather app here.
  New Britain High School, Satelitte Careers Academy, and HALS Academy will dismiss at noon on Sept. 8 and Sept. 9.
  DiLoreto School and the middle schools will close at 12:35 p.m. and the elementary sch
  
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• Heat Prompts Early Dismissal Plans at Schools

  07-09-2015 16:59
  
  New Britain Schools are releasing early on Tuesday and Wednesday due to anticipated high heat.
  
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• Fiery Crash Into Utility Poles Partially Closes Bristol Road

  07-09-2015 16:46
  
  Route 72 has partially reopened in Bristol after a car crashed into utility poles and caught fire early Monday morning.Photo Credit: Courtesy Photo
  
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• Police Identify Man Killed in Hartford's 25th Homicide

  07-09-2015 16:38
  
  A 34-year-old man was killed late Sunday night in Hartford, marking the capital city's 25th homicide of the year.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Here’s the difference between you and the Class of 2019

  07-09-2015 16:33
  
  NEW YORK — Welcome to the Class of 2019.
  Born in the late 1990s, these kids are coming of age in a world that looks very different than it did a generation ago.
  Beloit College each year compiles its Mindset List, which takes a look at “cultural touchstones” of the entering freshman class (think: “They have never licked a postage stamp”).
  Globalization, new technologies, businesses and ideas have changed the way these young people experience the world and revolutioni
  
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• 2 Boaters Rescued After 2 Hours in Water

  07-09-2015 16:22
  
  Two people were rescued after being reported missing from a boat off the coast of Old Saybrook Sunday night.
  
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• September 7 – September 11

  07-09-2015 16:14
  
  Monday, September 7
  Special Olympics Connecticut, Fall Sports Festival
  
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• Man Killed in Hartford's 25th Homicide

  07-09-2015 16:04
  
  A 34-year-old man was killed late Sunday night in Hartford, marking the capital city's 25th homicide of the year.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Heat Forecast Prompts Early Dismissals at Some Schools

  07-09-2015 15:51
  
  New Britain Schools are releasing early on Tuesday and Wednesday due to anticipated high heat.
  
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• Two-Car Crash Closes Main Street in Broad Brook

  07-09-2015 15:45
  
  Main Street is closed in the Broad Brook section of East Windsor after two cars collided in front of At The Dam Restaurant.Photo Credit: East Windsor Police Department
  
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• State Looks To Better Electricity Deals

  07-09-2015 15:42
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is gathering public comment about a new effort help reduce high electricity bills that many New England consumers pay each winter.
  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is accepting comment until Sept. 30 on its plan to secure long-term deals for a range of energy resources, including natural gas, large-scale hydropower and energy storage.
  Connecticut lawmakers passed legislation al
  
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• Crews Respond to Kitchen Fire in Waterbury

  07-09-2015 15:39
  
  Crews are responding to a structure fire in Waterbury.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Fiery Crash Into Utility Poles Closes Bristol Road

  07-09-2015 15:25
  
  Route 72 is closed both ways in Bristol after a car crashed into utility poles and caught fire early Monday morning.
  
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• Car Catches Fire After Crash During Police Pursuit

  07-09-2015 15:13
  
  An attempted motor vehicle stop ended in a fiery crash into two utility poles in Windsor early Monday morning.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• Mother’s 911 call: My sons are trying to kill me

  07-09-2015 15:02
  
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  ATLANTA — Two Atlanta-area brothers are behind bars and charged with multiple felonies after police said they attempted to kill their own parents over the weekend.
  Yvonne Ervin called 911 Saturday morning and reported that she and husband Zachary were being attacked in their own home.
  The perpetrators, she told police, were their own children: 17-year-old Cameron and 22-year-old Christopher.
  “(Yvonne Ervin) stated to our 911 operator that her sons were trying to kill her
  
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• Mommy Minute: Food allergy-friendly treats can be decadent & delicious

  07-09-2015 14:29
  
  FAIRFIELD -- Kids with food allergies shouldn't be defined by what they eat.
  "A lot of parents initially didn't want to have Lindsay for a playdate because it was scary," explains Kim Hall of North Stamford, whose daughter has severe reactions to trace amounts of dairy, egg and some nuts. "What we started to do was pack bags with all of her food in it and all of the children — no matter how many children were at that house on that playdate — would eat from that bag."
  Hall and her fr
  
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• Police Investigate Hartford’s 25th Homicide

  07-09-2015 14:27
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – One man is dead after he was shot multiple times in Hartford Sunday night.
  Police responded to the area of 32 Greenfield Street after receiving 911 calls about shots fired.  The Department’s Shot Spotter System also detected three gunshots fired in the same area.
  The victim had already been transported to Saint Francis Hospital by private vehicle when police arrived on the scene.  Deputy Police Chief Brian Foley he was shot in the face an
  
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