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• Woman’s winning lottery ticket voided due to error — ‘It wasn’t anything I did wrong’

  08-09-2015 23:49
  
  WASHINGTON — Ardella Newman thought she hit it big.
  On Aug. 22, Newman purchased a $2 scratch-off ticket that matched the number 16, making it worth $20,000.
  “When I saw that $20,000, you don’t know how excited I was,” she told WJLA.
  However, lottery officials told her there had been a big mistake and the ticket was issued in error.
  Lottery experts say a normal ticket has the winning numbers on the top. Newman’s ticket had the winning numbers listed on the bot
  
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• Live Q&A With Boxing Hall Of Fame Announcer Al Bernstein

  08-09-2015 23:37
  
  Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports
  As we make our way closer to the final fight of Floyd Mayweather’s career, pundits from across the boxing world have weighed in with their opinion on the controversial fighter and the controversial final fight against Andre Berto on Sept. 12 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. 
  On Wednesday Sept. 9 at 12:15 p.m., one man whose opinion is held in extremely high regard in the boxing world will be sitting down ready to answer all of your boxing questions as CBS Loca
  
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• Son of Missing Easton Couple Arrested on Federal Gun Charge

  08-09-2015 23:07
  
  The son of a missing Easton, Connecticut couple, has been arrested on a federal gun charge, and sources have told NBC Connecticut he's a person of interest in his parents' disappearance.Photo Credit: Weston Forum/NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• FanDuel Weekly Roundup: Who To Play, Pass On For NFL Week 1

  08-09-2015 22:54
  
  By Stephen Dolan
  Take a look at who to start and who to skip for the first week of the NFL season.Quarterback
  Play: Sam Bradford (vs. ATL)
  Cost:  $7,500
  Bradford enters the season as the man running Chip Kelly’s high-power offense. While the QB has not played a regular season game since October 20, 2013, when he suffered a torn ACL against the Carolina Panthers, there didn’t appear to be any rust as he went 10-for-10 for 121 yards and three touchdowns in the first quarter o
  
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• Cooling Centers Open in Hartford

  08-09-2015 22:24
  
  The city of Hartford has opened cooling centers as temperatures climb to record highs.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Study: Workplace Stress As Harmful As Secondhand Smoke

  08-09-2015 22:22
  
  BOSTON (CBS Hartford)– Stress in the workplace may be just as bad for you as secondhand smoke, according to a new study.
  Harvard Business School and Stanford University researchers found that high job demands increased the risk of illness diagnosis by 35 percent, as reported by CNN. In addition, working long hours increased chances of early death by almost 20 percent. Researchers evaluated evidence from 228 studies.
  “When you think about how much time individuals typically spend at w
  
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• Fairfield Among 50 Safest College Towns in the Country: Report

  08-09-2015 22:00
  
  Fairfield is among the 50 safest college towns in the country, according to a new report released by SafeWise.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Police Investigate Route 2 Crash in Colchester

  08-09-2015 21:59
  
  Part of Route 2 east in Colchester was closed after a crash late Tuesday morning, but it has since reopened.
  
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• Motorcycle Crashes in New Milford

  08-09-2015 21:58
  
  Police are responding to a motorcycle crash in New Milford.
  
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• Police Seek Suspect in Checking Account Theft

  08-09-2015 21:31
  
  State police are trying to identify the person who stole money from a Somers woman’s checking account last month,Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Man Charged in Newington Gas Station Robbery

  08-09-2015 21:30
  
  Police have arrested a 24-year-old man accused of robbing a gas station in Newington and telling the clerk he had a gun.Photo Credit: Newington Police Department
  
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• New coaster coming to Six Flags New England!

  08-09-2015 21:29
  
  AGAWAM, Mass.–The thrills keep coming to Six Flags New England.
  The park announced that it is building a new roller coaster!
  The Fireball is the 12th coaster at the park, and will open in the late spring of 2016. The seven-story looping coaster has a pendulum-style takeoff with several 360 degree loops, including one when the coaster reverses direction halfway through.
  The 24 passengers will sit face-to-face for the two-minute ride, so make sure you’re OK with your friend seeing
  
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• Millstone Security Guard Charged With Wife’s Murder in Norwich

  08-09-2015 21:29
  
  A 56-year-old security guard at the Millstone nuclear power plant has been charged with the murder of his wife and is being held on $1 million bond, according to statements made in court Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.con and Norwich police
  
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• Connecticut ranks in top 10 states for largest yearly gas price drop

  08-09-2015 21:12
  
  HARTFORD–We reported on Labor Day that gas prices in Connecticut are at a summertime low, but newly released information indicates that drop is an even bigger deal.
  A new report from AAA says Connecticut ranks seventh in the country for the largest yearly drop in gas prices. The average price for gas in the state is $2.55, which is $1.18 less than on the same date in 2014.
  In fact, the price of gas on Labor Day this year was the lowest for the holiday in more than a decade.
  However, Connec
  
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• Injured Fairfield Police Dog to Retire

  08-09-2015 20:54
  
  Ruger, a K9 with the Fairfield police department, is retiring after serving the department for several years because an injury prevents him from continuing his service as a police dog.Photo Credit: Fairfield Police
  
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• Son Of Missing Easton Couple Arrested On Gun Charges

  08-09-2015 20:46
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – A 27-year-old Connecticut man whose parents went missing last month has been arrested on a federal firearms charge.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Kyle Navin is expected to appear in federal court in Bridgeport on Tuesday afternoon.
  Details of the charge weren’t immediately released. He has not been charged in connection with his parents’ disappearance.
  Fifty-five-year-old Jeanette Navin and 56-year-old Jeffrey Navin, of Easton, haven’t bee
  
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• Texas couple convinced doctors gave them the wrong baby — and they were right

  08-09-2015 20:40
  
  EL SALVADOR — A Texas couple left the hospital convinced they’d been given the wrong baby—and as it turns out, they were right.
  Mercedes Casanellas and her husband, Richard Cushworth, are both missionaries from Texas who were working in Latin America.
  In May, while the couple was in El Salvador, Casanellas says she gave birth to a baby boy at a private hospital, according to Fox News.
  Before the couple returned to their Dallas, Texas home, Casanellas says she felt somethin
  
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• Man whose New Haven murder conviction was reinstated loses appeal

  08-09-2015 20:40
  
  HARTFORD — Connecticut’s second-highest court has rejected the appeal of a man whose murder conviction was reinstated after he was freed from prison.
  The state Appellate Court ruled Tuesday against 53-year-old George Gould. Gould and Ronald Taylor were freed in 2010 after serving 16 years in prison for a 1993 New Haven murder, after a key prosecution witness recanted and a judge declared them victims of “manifest injustice.”
  The state Supreme Court reinstated their convic
  
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• Southington Residents Urged to Conserve Water

  08-09-2015 20:34
  
  The Southington Water Department is asking residents to conserve water because of the lack of rain amid record-breaking heat.
  
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• Route 2 East Closed in Colchester After Crash

  08-09-2015 20:33
  
  Part of Route 2 east in Colchester was closed after a crash late Tuesday morning, but it has since reopened.
  
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• This Week In Golf: Rickie Fowler Grinds Out Win At Deutsche Bank Championship

  08-09-2015 20:14
  
  By Ron Patey
  Rickie Fowler caught third-round leader Henrik Stenson down the stretch to win the Deutsche Bank Championship after snap-hooking a drive into the jungle on the first hole of the third round. Fowler fixed his loose driving game quickly and kept in touch with Stenson throughout the afternoon. A 40-footer for birdie at the par-4 14th got him within a shot. And that’s where Fowler was situated on the leaderboard as he and Stenson teed off at the pivot
  
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• Schools Dismiss Early Amid Record-Breaking Heat

  08-09-2015 20:14
  
  Dozens of schools across the state are releasing students early today amid record-breaking heat.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Yale University Ranked As Best College In US

  08-09-2015 20:12
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) — Sorry Harvard, but Yale is No. 1.
  New data released by College Factual shows Yale University is the top college in the United States, followed by University of Pennsylvania and Duke University.
  The firm found that Yale had a freshman retention rate of 99 percent and a 96.2 percent graduation rate. University of Pennsylvania finished first last year.
  “The two factors that seem to cause the shuffling comes down to time and completion among graduatin
  
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• 14-Year-Old Bicyclist Killed in Waterbury Crash

  08-09-2015 20:09
  
  A 14-year-old boy was killed when his bicycle and motor vehicle crashed in Waterbury early Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut,com
  
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• Son of missing Easton couple arrested on federal firearms charge

  08-09-2015 20:03
  
  BRIDGEPORT — The son of an Easton couple who haven’t been seen for a month has been arrested and will appear in court Tuesday.
  Kyle Navin, 27, was arrested on a federal firearms charge. His parents, Jeffrey and Jeanette Navin were reported missing August 7 by their sister-in-law.
  Kyle will appear in Bridgeport Federal Court Tuesday afternoon.
  The State Police Major Crimes Division was searching a home on Aldine Avenue in Bridgeport on August 20, in connection to the missing
  
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• Police: Missing Easton man thought son was framing him for murder on day he and his wife were last seen

  08-09-2015 20:03
  
  BRIDGEPORT — The son of an Easton couple who hasn’t been seen for a month was arrested and appeared in court Tuesday.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Kyle Navin, 27, was arrested on a federal firearms charge.
  Kyle appear in Bridgeport Federal Court Tuesday afternoon for one charge of possession of a firearm by an individual who is an unlawful user of/addicted to a controlled substance.
  His parents, Jeffrey and Jeanette Navin were reported missing August 7 by thei
  
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• Man in wheelchair steals firefighters’ equipment from scene of Walmart fire

  08-09-2015 19:46
  
  CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — While Ada Township firefighters were putting out a fire that damaged the Cascade Walmart, they didn’t notice a man in a motorized wheelchair had stolen some of their equipment.
  According to the Kent County Sheriff’s Department, security footage showed that while firefighters were away from their truck, a man in a motorized wheelchair rolled up, grabbed the equipment, and left.
  This happened around 3:30 Saturday morning.
  Among the stolen items were an o
  
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• Damon Wayans: Some Of Bill Cosby’s Alleged Victims Are ‘Unrapeable’

  08-09-2015 19:38
  
  NEW YORK (CBS Connecticut/AP) — Damon Wayans is facing criticism after saying on a New York radio show that some of Bill Cosby’s alleged sexual assault victims were “unrapeable.”
  Wayans told Power 105.1 FM’s “The Breakfast Club” on Friday that the rape allegations against “The Cosby Show” star are “a money hustle.”
  “If I was him, I would divorce my wife, give her all my money and then I would go do a deposition. I would ligh
  
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• Pet of the Week – Baby Spaghetti

  08-09-2015 19:30
  
  HARTFORD - Baby Spaghetti is a two-month-old kitten who needs a home.
  She's an orange tiger, with a bug purr for a little girl. Baby Spaghetti likes to play, and would make a good companion for just about any home.
  She has a tattoo for identification should she get lost.
  Baby Spaghetti also is not too active. She won't grow much bigger than she is now.
  If you would like more info on Baby Spaghetti, or other pets that need homes, contact the CT Humane Society.
  
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• Hartford settles lawsuit over arrest, euthanization of dog

  08-09-2015 19:21
  
  HARTFORD — The city of Hartford has settled a lawsuit filed by a man who says he was beaten and arrested by police for no reason while walking his dog, which was brought to the pound and euthanized.
  The settlement of Lamonte Brown’s federal lawsuit was reached in mid-August. Terms weren’t disclosed.
  Brown says he was walking his dog in November 2012 when two officers responding to a noise complaint he knew nothing about shot him with stun guns and assaulted him. He was det
  
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• Coach Suspended for 1 Week Amid Hazing Probe

  08-09-2015 19:12
  
  Cromwell's high school football coach will be suspended for one week without pay and miss one game in the wake of hazing allegations that surfaced involving the team, the superintendent announced during a...
  
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• Keidel: How Can Andre Berto Beat Floyd Mayweather Jr.?

  08-09-2015 19:09
  
  By Jason Keidel
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  What does it take to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr? 
  Since he hasn’t lost as a pro, any answer is purely speculative. When I spoke with Al Bernstein, he wasn’t sure if Mayweather would have survived the 1990s undefeated, and was quite sure he would not have weathered the ’80s with a pristine record. 
  But we can’t control when we’re born, or the epoch over which our career arcs. For this era, Mayweather is professionally flawless. An
  
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• This Week In Baseball: Harvey, Innings Limits, & Aces Coming Off Tommy John

  08-09-2015 18:59
  
  By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports
  The baseball world erupted in debate over the course of the past week over New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey and the supposed innings limit that he is under for this season after coming back from Tommy John surgery. The team and Harvey’s agent Scott Boras appear to be in disagreement over whether the limit of 180 innings was previously agreed upon as a hard cap or as Mets GM Sandy Alderson described it a “soft guideline”.
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• UConn Foundation targets parents, patients for donations

  08-09-2015 18:44
  
  STORRS — The private fundraising arm of the University of Connecticut says it will be seeking more money from the parents of UConn students and patients of the UConn Health Center as it tries to increase private donations to the school.
  UConn Foundation President Joshua Newton says those groups have been identified as underutilized resources the school can tap into as it looks for ways to offset state budget cuts with more philanthropic giving.
  He says the UConn Foundation raised abou
  
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• Freddie Gray’s family settles with city for $6.4M

  08-09-2015 18:36
  
  BALTIMORE — The city of Baltimore says it has reached a $6.4 million wrongful death settlement with the family of Freddie Gray.
  Gray died in April after he suffered a critical spine injury while he was in police custody. Six Baltimore police officers face criminal charges stemming from Gray’s death. Gray, who was black, was critically injured April 12 in the back of a prisoner transport van after he was arrested.
  The death of the 25-year-old Gray sparked protests, rioting and un
  
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• Marijuana Plants Seized from Glastonbury Home

  08-09-2015 18:31
  
  Police seized dozens of marijuana plants from a Glastonbury home and arrested a resident who they suspect of growing it.Photo Credit: East Central Narcotics
  
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• Vanessa Williams To Return To Miss America Pageant As Judge

  08-09-2015 18:19
  
  HARTFORD (CBS Connecticut) – Vanessa Williams is making a return to the Miss America Pageant. According to People Magazine, she will be a judge for this year’s competition.
  Williams made history in 1983 as the first African-American woman to be crowned Miss America. She had to resign shortly after receiving the crown because she previously posed nude for Penthouse Magazine.
  “For years, I’d walk into an audition and feel the judgment,” she told People Magaz
  
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• Cromwell head football coach to serve one week suspension after hazing incident

  08-09-2015 17:43
  
  CROMWELL – The Superintendent of Cromwell schools announced the head football coach will serve week-long suspension after  an alleged hazing incident.
  Paula M. Talty, Superintendent of Cromwell Public Schools, announced Cromwell High School head football coach, Chris Eckert will be suspended for one week starting Tuesday.
  The investigation determined the coach left the players unsupervised. Eckert said he was sorry for the oversight, according to Talty. The superintendent also said no
  
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• Blumenthal Backing Iran Nuclear Deal

  08-09-2015 17:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut says he will support the nuclear deal with Iran.
  Blumenthal says the agreement “using diplomacy, not military force, is the best path now available to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran.”
  With 39 Democratic and Independent senators backing it, the deal already has the necessary votes in the Senate to sustain President Barack Obama’s veto of a resolution of disapproval.
  Blumenthal says in remarks Tuesday that he
  
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• Yummo!

  08-09-2015 17:19
  
  I was going to post some photos taken over the weekend of two events: Roomful of Blues at Infinity Hall, and Bears Northeast Barbecue Championship, which attracted teams from all over the country, and several thousand Q lovers. The event benefited Riverfront Recapture, and judging from the big crowd, I suspect it was very lucrative.Anyway, I took the pix with my iPhone and tried to email them using the stations wifi, but apparently I can’t send them to my Comcast account that way, so I&rsq
  
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• Win Them Before You Can Buy Them: Chicago

  08-09-2015 16:59
  
  Chicago is coming to the Toyota Oakdale Theatre on Saturday October 24th, and we want to send you to see the show.
  Tickets go on sale Friday September 11th at 10am through LiveNation.com and any Ticketmaster outlet… but all this week you can win tickets on WTIC NewsTalk 1080, before you can buy them!
  Tune in to Mornings with Ray Dunaway all this week for your chance to call-in…  When you hear the cue to call, dial 1-800-953-1080 and you could win a pair of tickets to see
  
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• Bicyclist Killed By Motor Vehicle In Waterbury

  08-09-2015 16:55
  
  (Waterbury, Conn./CBS Connecticut) –  Waterbury police are working to identify a bicyclist who was  hit by a motor vehicle early this morning.
  He suffered a serious head injury and was taken to Waterbury Hospital.
  It happened around 5:15 a.m. at the intersection of Cooke Street and Chase Avenue.
  
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• Watch live: Sen. Richard Blumenthal announces he will vote yes on Iran agreement

  08-09-2015 16:51
  
  HARTFORD — U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal is announcing his position on the Iran nuclear agreement Tuesday morning. He is holding a press conference at 11 a.m. at his office. You can watch that announcement live here.
  Senate Democrats have already rallied the 34 votes they need to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive in Congress, handing President Barack Obama a major foreign policy victory.
  Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland became the crucial 34th vote last Wednesday morning, declaring
  
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• Sen. Richard Blumenthal announces he will vote yes on Iran agreement

  08-09-2015 16:51
  
  HARTFORD — U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal is announced that he will vote support the Iran nuclear agreement Tuesday morning.
  “This deal is better than no deal at all,” said Blumenthal. However, he said it is not the deal he would have negotiated.
  The senator said the decision was a difficult one.
  Senate Democrats have already rallied the 34 votes they need to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive in Congress, handing President Barack Obama a major foreign policy victory.
  Sen. Barba
  
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• Waterbury boy, 14, killed in bicycle accident

  08-09-2015 16:44
  
  WATERBURY — A Waterbury teen was killed Tuesday morning when he was riding his bike and hit by a car.
  Police said they were called to intersection of Cooke Street and Chase Avenue at 5:15 a.m. Police found the teen in the street with a serious head injury.
  The victim was taken to Waterbury Hospital and was pronounced dead about a half hour later. Police later identified him as Alex Suarez, 14.
  Police are investigating the accident.
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• Man killed in Waterbury bicycle accident

  08-09-2015 16:44
  
  WATERBURY – A man was killed in an accident between a car and a bicycle Tuesday morning.
  Police said they were called to intersection of Cooke Street and Chase Avenue at 5:15 a.m. for a vehicle that hit a bicyclist.   They found a man in the street with a serious head injury.
  The victim was taken to Waterbury Hospital and was pronounced dead about a half hour later. Police have not identified the man.
  Police are investigating the accident.
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• Survivor of TV shooting in Virginia released from hospital

  08-09-2015 16:41
  
  ROANOKE, Va. — The woman who survived an on-air shooting that killed two TV journalists has been released from the hospital.
  Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital spokesman Chris Turnbull says Vicki Gardner was released on Monday.
  Gardner, the executive director of the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce, was answering questions about the community on live TV when gunfire erupted on Aug. 26.
  Her husband, Tim Gardner, has said doctors removed one of her kidneys and some of her colon.
  The g
  
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• 1 Dead After Bike and Car Crash in Waterbury

  08-09-2015 16:39
  
  One person is dead after a bicycle and motor vehicle crashed in Waterbury early Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut,com
  
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• State Police Release Labor Day Enforcement Stats

  08-09-2015 16:38
  
  (Middletown, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – It was a busy Labor Day weekend for the Connecticut State Police.
  Troopers have released the final numbers from their holiday traffic enforcement.
  They issued over 1,900 citations for speeding, 98 for seatbelt violations, and over 4,100 tickets for other violations like unsafe lane changes and cell phone use behind the wheel.
  In addition, troopers made 45 DUI arrests.
  There were 336 accidents investigated.  That includes 58 with injury and three o
  
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• One Dead In Wrong Way Crash

  08-09-2015 16:22
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ Authorities say one person is dead and the highway was shut down after a fatal wrong-way crash on Interstate 91 in New Haven.
  The crash occurred on the northbound side of the highway at about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday when a wrong-way car collided with a tractor-trailer.
  State police say one person was killed and another was taken to the hospital.
  No names were released.
  The north side of the highway between Exits 2 and 3 in New Haven was shut down.
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