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• State Troopers investigate shooting of former dispatcher in North Canaan

  20-09-2015 23:34
  
  NORTH CANAAN – One man has died and two others are in critical condition after a shooting late Saturday night in a home on a quiet street in North Canaan.
  The shooting occurred late Saturday afternoon in a Mountain View Lane home, prompting several 911 calls, according to Connecticut State Police.
  When police arrived, one victim, Brian Johnson, 55,  of 1 Mountain View Lane, was already dead.
  Another victim, Anthony Carubba, 42, of Davis Lane in Sheffield, Massachusetts, &nbs
  
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• Brady throws for 466 yards, leads Patriots past Bills 40-32

  20-09-2015 22:58
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Tom Brady threw for 466 yards — the second-most of his career — and three touchdowns in leading the New England Patriots to a 40-32 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
  Julian Edelman scored two touchdowns, and the Patriots needed to stave off a fourth-quarter rally after building a 37-13 lead through three quarters.
  New England’s Stephen Gostkowski hit a 25-yard field goal with 1:15 left. The Bills’ final drive ended on the next play from scri
  
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• Julio Jones unstoppable in Falcons’ 24-20 win over Giants

  20-09-2015 22:22
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Julio Jones caught a perfect 37-yard pass from Matt Ryan, setting up Devonta Freeman’s 2-yard touchdown run with 1:14 remaining, lifting the Atlanta Falcons past the New York Giants 24-20 Sunday.
  Jones was unstoppable in the Falcons’ second straight victory, tying the club record with 13 receptions, good for 135 yards. His biggest catch was down the left sideline behind Prince Amukamara in the final moments, setting up the win.
  The Giants (0-2), whose ba
  
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• 3 people hurt in Alabama church shooting; suspect arrested

  20-09-2015 20:48
  
  EAST SELMA, Ala. — An Alabama prosecutor says a suspect has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a woman, an infant and a pastor inside a church in Alabama.
  Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson says James Minter was arrested after the shooting Sunday at the Oasis Church in East Selma, Alabama. Neither Minter’s age or hometown were immediately available.
  Jackson says the shooting stems from a domestic issue between Minter and the w
  
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• Crews Respond to Rescue in Danbury

  20-09-2015 20:35
  
  Crews and EMS personnel responded to a rescue on Elmar Drive Saturday morning.Photo Credit: Shutterstock
  
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• Family, UConn Mourns 2 Students' Deaths in Crash

  20-09-2015 20:10
  
  The UConn community is mourning the deaths of two of its sophomores after a tractor-trailer and passenger car collided late Friday afternoon on Route 66 in Columbia, killing two teenagers and injuring two...Photo Credit: Jim Malone
  
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• White House reports 2 Americans held in Yemen are released

  20-09-2015 20:08
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House says two Americans held in Yemen have been released and are in Oman.
  A statement from the National Security Council doesn’t identify the Americans.
  But a spokesman for a New Orleans-based logistics company confirms that employee Scott Darden was freed. The company, Transoceanic Development, says Darden was helping to deliver aid throughout the region for Transoceanic and relief organizations among its clients.
  The White House is thanking the government of
  
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• Hartford Road Closures During Connecticut Cycling Festival

  20-09-2015 18:24
  
  Many downtown Hartford roads are closed during The Connecticut Cycling Festival.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• 1 Person Killed in 2-Car Crash in Andover

  20-09-2015 16:55
  
  One person died in a two-car crash on Route 6 in Andover early Sunday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Rescue Underway in Danbury

  20-09-2015 16:48
  
  Crews and EMS personnel responded to a rescue on Elmar Drive Saturday morning.Photo Credit: Shutterstock
  
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• Fatal Triple Shooting Ruled Homicide

  20-09-2015 16:35
  
  One person is dead and two others seriously injured after a shooting in North Canaan Saturday night, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• The Real Story: The papal visit

  20-09-2015 16:32
  
  HARTFORD - Pope Francis comes to America for the first time and Hartford Archbishop Leonard Blair offers analysis and insight.
  
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• The Real Story: Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch post-primary

  20-09-2015 16:31
  
  HARTFORD - Incumbent Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch narrowly lost (by 450 votes) to former mayor Joe Ganim in this week's Democratic primary.Finch will run again in November as the endorsed candidate of the newly-formed Job Creation Party. He talks with Al and Jenn about what he learned from Wednesday's loss.
  
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• The Real Story: Family violence and its impact on children

  20-09-2015 16:30
  
  HARTFORD - The co-chairs of the new task force on family violence and its impact on children talk about the magnitude of the problem, and what they're focusing on, in their search for more effective practices and policies for the state to follow. Al and Jenn's guests are Karen Jarmoc, CEO, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Gary Lapidus, director of the Injury Prevention Center at Connecticut Children's Medical Center and Hartford Hospital.
  
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• Poll: Fiorina rockets to No. 2 behind Trump in GOP field

  20-09-2015 15:29
  
  WASHINGTON  — Carly Fiorina has rocketed into second place in the Republican presidential field on the heels another strong debate and Donald Trump has lost some support, a new national CNN/ORC poll shows.
  The survey, conducted the three days after 23 million people tuned in to Wednesday night’s GOP debate on CNN, shows that Trump is still the party’s front-runner with 24% support. That, though, is an 8 percentage point decrease from earlier in the month when a similar pol
  
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• Man who couldn’t remember name when found 11 years ago finally discovers identity

  20-09-2015 13:59
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For the past 11 years, a man has been living without knowing who he really is.
  According to WJXT, the man was found beaten and left for dead outside of a Burger King in 2004 in Jacksonville, Florida.  He had no memory of who he was.
  Doctors said he had retrograde amnesia. He called himself Benjamin Kyle, BK, for short.
  He appeared on both local and national television shows to see if anyone might recognize him. But, it wasn’t until he received help from a g
  
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• We’re turning the corner towards autumn

  20-09-2015 13:05
  
  Sunday afternoon will usher in a week with dry, sunny seasonable temperatures.
  Expect temperatures right around average for this time of year, with highs in the 70s and overnight lows in the 40s and 50s.
  Keep in mind the first official day of autumn is Wednesday at 4:21 a.m. in the middle of a beautiful week of fine, fair, weather with delightful sunny mild afternoons and clear cool nights.
  
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• Sunday Forecast: Turning the corner towards autumn

  20-09-2015 13:05
  
  A few light showers and a lot of cloud cover will give way to abundant sunshine for your Sunday. A cold front moves offshore early Sunday, allowing for high pressure to build across New England Sunday afternoon and through this upcoming week with dry, sunny seasonable temperatures.
  Expect temperatures right around average for this time of year, with highs in the 70s and overnight lows in the 40s and 50s.
  Keep in mind the first official day of autumn is Wednesday at 4:21 a.m. in the mi
  
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• Tiger kills zookeeper in New Zealand

  20-09-2015 12:49
  
  HARTFORD — A keeper at a New Zealand zoo has died after she was attacked by one of its Sumatran tigers.
  The attack by a male tiger named Oz took place Sunday morning at Hamilton Zoo on New Zealand’s North Island, according to a statement posted on the Hamilton City Council website.
  The statement didn’t give details on the circumstances of the attack, but it said that the tiger didn’t escape from its enclosure.
  “Our focus at this time is on providing the adequate sup
  
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• Man Arrested On Weapons Charges In 2 Domestic Cases

  20-09-2015 11:41
  
  WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ A West Haven man has been taken into custody after police say he was involved in two domestic disputes in the same day.Authorities say 25-year-old Shawn Stephens was arrested Saturday and faces several weapons charges.Police say Stephens brandished a firearm during a dispute around 2 a.m. But family members were able to get an unloaded handgun away from him before he fled.While police were searching for him, another incident was called in at another address. Officers fou
  
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• Missouri Holds Off UCONN 9-6

  20-09-2015 05:47
  
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) _ A last-minute interception by safety Anthony Sherrils allowed No. 22 Missouri to hold on for a 9-6 victory over Connecticut in a game that featured four turnovers, two missed field goals and a blocked extra point.
  With just a under a minute left, Sherrils picked off a pass by Huskies backup quarterback Tim Boyle on a fourth-down, fake field goal attempt that sealed the win.
  Sherrils also forced and recovered a fumble with 4:26 left in the first half for Missouri (3-0). UConn
  
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• Yankees Shutout Mets 5-0

  20-09-2015 05:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) _ Carlos Beltran heard the critics and vowed he was not finished.
  After struggling through 2014 with an injured elbow that needed surgery, he hit .162 this April with no homers and seven RBIs.
  He was 38, two years removed from his last strong season. His bat was slow.
  “I knew that I have a lot of baseball ahead of me and all I needed to do was find the adjustment at the plate and be able to believe in the things that I have done all my career,” he said.
  Belief turned i
  
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• Sox Rally Then Hold Off Blue Jays 7-6

  20-09-2015 05:40
  
  TORONTO (AP) _David Ortiz singled home the go-ahead run in a five-run ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Saturday.
  Jackie Bradley Jr. snapped an 0-for-21 slump with a game-tying double in the seventh, then tied it again with a two-run homer off Roberto Osuna (1-5) in the ninth.
  It was the first time in 74 such situations this season that the Blue Jays lost when leading after eight innings.
  Xander Bogaerts also homered for the Red Sox, who are 9-9 aga
  
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• 1 Dead, 2 Injured in North Canaan Shooting

  20-09-2015 05:26
  
  One person is dead and two others seriously injured after a shooting in North Canaan Saturday night, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• UNH football blasts AIC, 31-12

  20-09-2015 05:09
  
  NEW HAVEN - The University of New Haven Chargers defeated the AIC Yellow Jackets 31-12. The Chargers scored 21 points in the second half to take control of the game and improve to 2-1 on the season.
  
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• UConn men’s soccer win third straight against URI

  20-09-2015 05:08
  
  STORRS - The UConn Huskies mens soccer team hosted the URI Rams. Before the game a moment of silence was observed to honor long-time coach and soccer legend Joe Morrone who pasted earlier this week.The Huskies defeated the Rams 1-0 to win their third straight game.
  
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• 2 Killed, 2 Hurt in Crash on Route 66 in Columbia

  20-09-2015 03:55
  
  Two teens were killed and two other people were hurt when a tractor-trailer and passenger car collided Friday afternoon on Route 66 in Columbia near the Hebron town line, according to state police.Photo Credit: Jim Malone
  
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• What astronaut Scott Kelly learned from 6 months in space

  20-09-2015 03:54
  
  It’s been six months since astronaut Scott Kelly set up camp in the International Space Station.
  He’s halfway through his one-year stint, which will be the longest time among any U.S. astronaut has been in space.
  To mark the midpoint of his mission, Kelly did a Q&A on Twitter on Saturday afternoon, inviting social media users to ask him whatever they wanted to learn about his time on the International Space Station.
  Kelly’s takeaways from six months in space
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• Novelist Jackie Collins dead at 77 after battling breast cancer

  20-09-2015 02:38
  
  NEW YORK — Top-selling novelist Jackie Collins has died after battling breast cancer at 77.
  The Collins family released a statement Saturday to People saying “it is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one of a kind mother, Jackie Collins, who died of breast cancer today.”
  Collins was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer over six years ago. She kept her illness out of the public eye for the most part. She told People that she had &ldq
  
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• Increasing clouds tonight, early morning sprinkle, sunny Sunday afternoon

  20-09-2015 01:53
  
  A weak cold front will swing through the area with a few light showers or sprinkles late tonight into early tomorrow morning.
  Most  will not receive any measurable rainfall, but a few could see the ground get wet. That is really about it with this front. The front moves offshore early Sunday, allowing for high pressure to build across New England Sunday afternoon into early next week with dry, sunny seasonable temperatures. We will be watching two ocean storms that could potentially br
  
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• LifeStar Called to Canaan State Police Investigation Scene

  20-09-2015 01:26
  
  LifeStar has responded to the scene of an active state police investigation in Canaan.
  
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• State Police investigate shooting in Canaan

  20-09-2015 01:20
  
  CANAAN – One person is dead and two others are injured after a shooting in Canaan.
  On Saturday just after 5:30 p.m., dispatchers received multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting at a home on Mountain View Lane in North Canaan. Upon arriving on scene, police found three people who were suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
  One victim was pronounced dead on the scene, and a second victim sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to Sharon Hospital.
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• State Police investigate fatal shooting in Canaan

  20-09-2015 01:20
  
  CANAAN – One person is dead and two others are injured after a shooting in Canaan.
  On Saturday just after 5:30 p.m., dispatchers received multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting at a home on Mountain View Lane in North Canaan. Upon arriving on scene, police found three people who were suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
  One victim was pronounced dead on the scene, and a second victim sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to Sharon Hospital.
  The person believed to be r
  
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• Home Invader Sexually Assaulted Woman, Stole Gun: PD

  20-09-2015 01:20
  
  A woman was hospitalized after she was sexually assaulted in her East Hartford home during a reported break-in early Saturday morning and police are looking for the suspect.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• ‘Active investigation’ involves multiple ambulances, LifeStar, in Canaan

  20-09-2015 01:20
  
  CANAAN – Mountain View Lane in Canaan has been closed for an extended period of time since 5:30 p.m. Saturday due to an active State Police investigation.
  The investigation has so far required ambulances from four communities and LifeStar has responded to the scene.
  The State Police staging area for the investigation is at Troop B barracks.
  The Hartford Courant is reporting the investigation may be related to a shooting.
  
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• Masschusetts Wampanoag leaders plan to start casino construction next year

  20-09-2015 01:04
  
  MASHPEE, Mass. — Tribal leaders say the Mashpee Wampanoag will begin construction of a $500 million resort casino in Taunton next spring.
  Chairman Cedric Cromwell and other officials of the Cape Cod-based tribe spoke Saturday about the federal government’s approval of their request to place land in trust for the tribe.
  Cromwell said it’s a historic moment and the tribe intends to make it “mutually beneficial” to all Massachusetts residents.
  The Cape Cod Times report
  
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• West Haven man arrested on weapons charges in 2 domestic disputes

  20-09-2015 00:08
  
  WEST HAVEN — A West Haven man has been taken into custody after police say he was involved in two domestic disputes in the same day.
  Authorities say 25-year-old Shawn Stephens was arrested Saturday and faces several weapons charges.
  Police say Stephens brandished a firearm during a dispute around 2 a.m. Family members were able to get an unloaded handgun away from him before he fled.
  While police were searching for him, another incident was called in at another address. Officers found Step
  
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