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• Papal visit resonates at Argentinian restaurant in Hartford

  24-09-2015 23:59
  
  HARTFORD — You’ll get a sense of the South at La Barra Grill on Zion Street — tasting it through spiced-up meats and hearing it when soccer is on. “We have people from Uruguay, South American countries. They have no place to come and enjoy the sport,” said Pablo Cosma, La Barra’s owner. You’ll really […]
  
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• Connecticut among 27 states launching Volkswagen investigation

  24-09-2015 23:56
  
  LANSING, Mich. — At least 27 state attorneys general are opening a multi-state investigation into Volkswagen after it came clean about rigging diesel emissions technology to pass U.S. smog tests. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office said Thursday he and at least 26 other attorneys general will send subpoenas to the German automaker. Spokeswoman Andrea […]
  
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• 5 Human Cases of West Nile Virus Reported in Connecticut

  24-09-2015 23:56
  
  Five human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Connecticut so far this year, including four in Bridgeport and one in Shelton, according to the Department of Public Health.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty In $1.6M Ponzi Scheme

  24-09-2015 23:49
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man who authorities say ran a Ponzi scheme that duped investors — including his 93-year-old great aunt — out of more than $1.6 million has pleaded guilty to a wire fraud charge.
  Fifty-five-year-old James Neilsen of Norwalk pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Hartford. He is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 22 and faces up to 20 years in prison.
  Federal prosecutors say Neilsen obtained more than $1 million from numerous people be
  
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• Son Of Missing Couple Pleads Not Guilty To Gun Charge

  24-09-2015 23:44
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The son of a missing Connecticut couple has pleaded not guilty to a federal gun charge.
  Twenty-seven-year-old Kyle Navin entered the plea Thursday in federal court in Bridgeport. He was charged Sept. 8 with possession of a firearm by a drug user. Jury selection is set for Nov. 9.
  Navin’s parents, 56-year-old Jeffrey Navin and 55-year-old Jeanette Navin of Easton, were last seen Aug. 4. Their pickup truck was found with a shattered window Aug. 9 in a commuter
  
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• Friday’s highs top out in the mid 70s

  24-09-2015 23:21
  
  Temperatures are slowly sliding back down to where they should be, after a few days of abnormally warm conditions. Highs Friday top out in the mid 70s, thanks to a few clouds, but no rain. We’re mostly quiet as we head into the weekend, with seasonal temperatures for both days. Sunday we’ll add clouds into […]
  
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• Missing teens and teen car theft suspect found in 2nd stolen car near Somers High School

  24-09-2015 23:08
  
  SOMERS–On Wednesday, September 23 around 2:09 p.m. the Somers resident state trooper school resource officer was on patrol at Somers High School and when he noticed a suspicious vehicle. The car fled before the officer could identify the driver. The trooper later learned that the car had been stolen earlier that day, and he checked […]
  
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• Missing kids and juvenile car theft suspect found in 2nd stolen car near Somers High School

  24-09-2015 23:08
  
  SOMERS–On Wednesday, September 23 around 2:09 p.m. the Somers resident state trooper school resource officer was on patrol at Somers High School and when he noticed a suspicious vehicle. The car fled before the officer could identify the driver. The trooper later learned that the car had been stolen earlier that day, and he checked […]
  
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• 1 Student Hurt When School Bus Crashes in Norwich

  24-09-2015 23:02
  
  A school bus crashed in Norwich, sending one elementary school student to the hospital Thursday afternoon, according to fire officials.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• ‘Real Housewives’ star Kim Zolciak has mini-stroke

  24-09-2015 22:57
  
  ATLANTA, Georgia – Outspoken “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kim Zolciak-Biermann suffered a scary health event that left her silent on Wednesday. After flying home to Atlanta from an appearance on “Dancing With the Stars” in Los Angeles, Zolciak-Biermann says, she was overcome by a “mini-stroke” within minutes of her arrival. She knew something was […]
  
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• Torrington Pair Shut 3 Children in Trunk of Car: Police

  24-09-2015 22:49
  
  A man and his stepdaughter are facing charges after shutting three children in the trunk of their car while driving from Torrington to Waterbury earlier this month, according to police.Photo Credit: Torrington Police Department
  
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• Red Sox name Hazen new general manager

  24-09-2015 22:32
  
  BOSTON – Mike Hazen has been named the new general manager of the Red Sox, according to MyFoxBoston.com. Hazen began his tenure with the Red Sox as Director of Player Development in February 2006. Prior to that, he spent five years with the Cleveland Indians organization. Hazen took over as Cleveland’s Assistant Director of Player […]
  
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• Four dead in Seattle tour bus, duck boat accident

  24-09-2015 22:17
  
  SEATTLE – Four people have died as a result of a collision Thursday involving a tour bus and a duck boat tourist vehicle in Seattle, fire Chief Harold Scoggins told reporters. Twenty-one others were hospitalized with injuries and others were treated on the scene for minor wounds, said Lt. Sue Stangl with the Seattle Fire […]
  
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• Four dead, 12 critically injured as bus, duck tour vehicle collide in Seattle

  24-09-2015 22:17
  
  SEATTLE – Four people were killed and at least 12 were critically injured when a tour bus and a duck boat tourist vehicle collided Thursday morning in Seattle, city fire officials said. Fire Chief Harold Scoggins told reporters that the number of dead had risen from two to four and 44 others were hospitalized. At […]
  
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• Kyle Navin pleads not guilty to federal firearms charge

  24-09-2015 21:48
  
  BRIDGEPORT–Kyle Navin pleaded not guilty to a federal firearms charge during his arraignment on Thursday. The 27-year-old was arrest for possession of a firearm by an unlawful drug user on September 8 after two guns and a cache of ammunition, as well as drug paraphernalia, were found in his Bridgeport home. The search of his home, […]
  
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• Paranormal investigators featured on ‘Ghost Adventures’ dead in apparent murder-suicide

  24-09-2015 21:44
  
  Debby and Mark Constantino, estranged husband and wife who’ve appeared on the Travel Channel series “Ghost Adventures,” have been found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. The Associated Press reports that Reno, Nev. police responded to a hostage situation at the Constantino’s adult daughter’s apartment, hours after another man’s death in Reno. The police aren’t releasing the […]
  
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• 4 DMV Photo License Centers Reopen Next Week

  24-09-2015 21:29
  
  The state is reopening four Department of Motor Vehicles photo license centers next week that were closed so employees could move to assist amid backlogs after a multi-million computer system upgrade.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Norwalk Man Cops To Ponzi Scheme

  24-09-2015 21:25
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut man who authorities say ran a Ponzi scheme that duped investors, including his 93-year-old great aunt, out of more than $1.6 million has pleaded guilty to a wire fraud charge.
  Fifty-five-year-old James Neilsen of Norwalk pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Hartford.
  He is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 22 and faces up to 20 years in prison.
  Federal prosecutors say Neilsen obtained more than $1 million from numerous people beginning around
  
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• Missing Couple's Son Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Gun Charge

  24-09-2015 21:13
  
  The son of a missing Easton, Connecticut couple will appear in court on Thursday to be arraigned on a federal gun charge.Photo Credit: Weston Forum/NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Son of Missing Easton Couple Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Gun Charge

  24-09-2015 21:10
  
  The son of a missing Easton, Connecticut couple will appear in court on Thursday to be arraigned on a federal gun charge.Photo Credit: Weston Forum/NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Wesleyan students push boycott of campus newspaper

  24-09-2015 21:08
  
  MIDDLETOWN — At Wesleyan University, known for its liberal culture, a campaign to shut down the campus newspaper is coming from an unlikely source: its students. The student government for the liberal arts school is weighing a petition to strip The Wesleyan Argus of funding after some objected to an opinion piece it published on […]
  
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• Bank Robbery Suspect Caught in North Stonington

  24-09-2015 21:08
  
  A woman suspected of robbing a bank in Boston has been arrested at a hotel in North Stonington, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Yogurt Parfaits Sold at Starbucks Being Recalled

  24-09-2015 20:57
  
  Yogurt and granola parfaits sold at more than 250 Starbucks stores in the northeast have been recalled over almonds not listed on the packaging.Photo Credit: Food and Drug Administration
  
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• Tanker Truck Breakdown Causes Delays on I-84

  24-09-2015 20:57
  
  Traffic is moving slowly on Interstate 84 after a tanker truck broke down on the eastbound side of the highway near exit 48.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  
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• Norwalk man admits to Ponzi scheme, conning elderly aunt

  24-09-2015 20:28
  
  NORWALK – A Norwalk man admitted to running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of more than $1.6 million. In Hartford Federal Court Thursday, James E. Neilsen, 55, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud stemming from his operation of the scheme. According to court documents, Neilsen was […]
  
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• Norwalk man admits to Ponzi scheme, conning elderly

  24-09-2015 20:28
  
  NORWALK – A Norwalk man admitted to running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of more than $1.6 million. In Hartford federal court Thursday, James E. Neilsen, 55, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud stemming from his operation of the scheme. According to court documents, Neilsen was […]
  
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• Hartford Police Make Arrest In August Homicide

  24-09-2015 20:22
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Hartford police have made an arrest tied to a fatal shooting last month.
  They say 27-year-old Anthony Christiana is charged in the shooting death of 32-year-old William Prieto on August 31.
  Police say they received the call a little before midnight that night to the home where Prieto was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
  Christiana is facing charges of murder, criminal possession of a firearm, criminal use of a firearm, and conspiracy.
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• Juvenile Charged With Sex Assault, Attempted Murder

  24-09-2015 19:59
  
  A juvenile suspected of sexually assaulting a woman in her East Hartford home early Saturday morning and stealing a gun has been arrested and charged with attempted murder, as well as additional charges.
  
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• Juvenile arrested for East Hartford home invasion, sexual assault

  24-09-2015 19:58
  
  EAST HARTFORD – A juvenile has been arrested after a home invasion and sexual assault on Collimore Road. On Saturday at around 6:30 a.m. East Hartford responded to reports that a victim had been burglarized and then sexually assaulted. The victim said the suspect ran away from the scene. The suspect was described as a […]
  
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• Connecticut firefighters return from Idaho

  24-09-2015 19:41
  
  MARLBOROUGH – Connecticut fire crew members return from Idaho battled the Higgins Hump fire since September 3rd. Seven of them were from the state DEEP and the others were private sector. Some of them had also fought the wildfires in California. In Idaho, these guys helped to fight fires that had burned about 34,000 acres.
  
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• Hartford homicide suspect arrested

  24-09-2015 19:23
  
  HARTFORD – On Monday, August 31, just before midnight, Hartford police responed to reports of a man shot at 52-K South Prospect Street. Upon arrival, William Prieto, 32, of South Prospect Street in Hartford, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper torso and was pronounced dead at the scene by responding paramedics just after 12:30 a.m. […]
  
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• Police Charge Man in Hartford Murder

  24-09-2015 19:18
  
  Hartford police have arrested a man suspected in the murder of a 32-year-old father earlier this month.
  
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• General Electric to create 1,000 jobs in the United Kingdom

  24-09-2015 18:50
  
  NEW YORK — General Electric Co. says it may create 1,000 jobs overseas after Congress did not renew a government program that allows foreign companies to borrow money to buy U.S. products. Foreign companies use the U.S. Export-Import Bank to buy expensive U.S. products when bank loans are not available. It stopped new business activities […]
  
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• Gambling regulators probe MGM on Springfield casino redesign

  24-09-2015 18:40
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Massachusetts gambling regulators are questioning MGM officials about their proposed redesign of the company’s Springfield casino. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is holding a hearing Thursday on MGM’s proposal to eliminate a 25-story hotel and residential apartments from the $800 million project. MGM still plans to build a 250-room hotel, but in a […]
  
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• Man Smoking Pot While Driving Had Gun: Police

  24-09-2015 18:18
  
  Shortly after school let out on Wednesday, Hartford police arrested a man who they said was smoking marijuana while driving and carrying a gun and ammunition.Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• Full lunar eclipse to happen on Sunday night

  24-09-2015 18:01
  
  HARTFORD – Sunday night, we’ll be in for quite the show in the night sky. As long as the skies are clear, a total lunar eclipse paired with a larger-than-average moon will be a great way to finish up your Sunday evening. It all kicks off on this Sunday, September 27, in the evening around […]
  
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• Son of Missing Couple Due in Court on Federal Gun Charge

  24-09-2015 17:55
  
  The son of a missing Easton, Connecticut couple will appear in court on Thursday to be arraigned on a federal gun charge.Photo Credit: Weston Forum/NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• State police make arrest in Prospect stabbing

  24-09-2015 17:48
  
  PROSPECT – A state police detective in an unmarked vehicle helped a stabbing victim track down a suspect. On Wednesday just before 5 p.m., the detective was driving on Waterbury Road in Prospect when a man stepped into the roadway in front of his vehicle. The detective stopped and the man said he had been […]
  
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• Cigarette Might Have Started Wolcott House Fire

  24-09-2015 17:19
  
  Fire damaged a home in Wolcott on Thursday morning and investigators believe a cigarette in a bucket on the deck started it.Photo Credit: NBC 7
  
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• Tsunami Warning Goes Out as Mistake in Connecticut

  24-09-2015 17:17
  
  The weather has been nothing but calm in Connecticut, but newsrooms across the state received an alert on Thursday morning that a tsunami warning had been issued for parts of the state.Photo Credit: National Weather ServiceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Pet of the Week – Eliza

  24-09-2015 17:15
  
  HARTFORD – Eliza is a three-month-old female kitten. She is very playful and curious and will likely get a bit more playful as she becomes a teenager, but right now, it’s play hard, sleep hard. Eliza is affectionate and sweet, and purrs as soon as you pick her up. She is already litter box trained! […]
  
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• Women insult mom in line at Tim Hortons, she pays them back with good deed

  24-09-2015 17:08
  
  GRATIOT, Mich. — A mother is getting a lot of support online for how she handled an upsetting situation. Dianne Hoffmeyer was at a Tim Horton’s coffee shop with her daughter, when she overheard women saying negative things about her weight. She told WXYZ she recalled them saying, “Oh look at her hair, it’s nasty looking and […]
  
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• Mom says she found special needs son wearing trash bag in classroom

  24-09-2015 16:54
  
  CHICAGO — The mother of a Chicago Public Schools student with special needs wants answers after she found her son wearing a trash bag when she visited his kindergarten classroom. According to WGN, 5-year-old Lloyd lives with epilepsy and is non-verbal. His mother Nyesha Terry found him seated at a desk away from other students wearing […]
  
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• Tsunami alert mistakenly sent out by National Weather Service

  24-09-2015 16:48
  
  HARTFORD – An internal test of the Emergency Announcement System was mistakenly broadcast on several Connecticut stations Thursday morning. The Connecticut Broadcasters Association said a tsunami alert that ran on certain Connecticut stations was intended to be an internal EAS test by the National Weather Service and it went public in error. According to the […]
  
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• Housekeeper Accused In Jewel Westport Heist

  24-09-2015 16:41
  
  WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) – Police say a Connecticut housekeeper who worked for a home for nearly two decades stole close to $400,000 worth of jewelry from her client.
  Police say a Westport resident reported in May that large amounts of jewelry had been stolen from two safes. Investigators later determined 35 pieces total had been stolen from the safes and elsewhere in the house.
  Police say 57-year-old Martha Lopez, of Norwalk, pawned at least 20 pieces of the jewelry between July 2012 and Dece
  
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• Man Charged In Prospect Stabbing

  24-09-2015 16:05
  
  (Prospect, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State police are charging a man after they say he stabbed another man Wednesday afternoon in Prospect.
  It was a little before 5 p.m. when an off-duty detective sergeant was driving along Waterbury Road, also known as Route 69.
  That’s when they say a man stepped into the road.
  The sergeant stopped his vehicle, at which point the man told the officer he’d been stabbed several times.  He was transported to a hospital for treatment of non li
  
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• State Police Arrest Prospect Stabbing Suspect

  24-09-2015 16:04
  
  State police have arrested a man accused of stabbing another man in Prospect on Wednesday night.
  
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• Same Faces, New Places of the 2015-16 NHL Season

  24-09-2015 16:01
  
  by Rob Joyce
  Last week was the start of training camp around the NHL, and the first preseason games were played over the weekend. With less than three weeks until the start of the regular season, it’s a good time to recap what happened in the offseason. Between players traded, free agents signing and a lot of shifting behind the bench, a lot has happened since the Blackhawks hoisted the Stanley Cup in June.
  While dozens of names have shifted around the league, here are the five biggest nam
  
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• 5 Biggest Surprises Through Week 2

  24-09-2015 15:57
  
  by Rob Joyce
  The first quarter of the NFL season is ripe with overreaction. Remember last year Aaron Rodgers had to tell Packers’ fans to “R-E-L-A-X” (they wound up in overtime of the NFC title game), while some were actually calling for Tom Brady to be benched after a Monday Night rout at the hands of the Chiefs (the Pats won the Super Bowl). So reactions to the first few weeks should be taken with a grain of salt. However, depending on the results for your particular team, in
  
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• Amistad sale price won’t cover ship’s debt

  24-09-2015 15:16
  
  NEW LONDON  — The court-appointed receiver for the Amistad says plans are to transfer ownership of the ship to the nonprofit Discovering Amistad on Nov. 1, but the sale price does not come anywhere close to covering the previous owner’s debt. Attorney Katharine Sachs says she regrets that the $315,000 selling price of the schooner […]
  
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