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• Hartford Hotel Rooms to Become Apartments

  25-09-2015 23:57
  
  A Hartford hotel is expected to converted about 100 existing rooms to rental apartment units that would be within close proximity to the city's new Downtown North development.
  
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• New Haven firefighter asks to retire as decision on employment pending after ‘racist’ comments

  25-09-2015 23:45
  
  NEW HAVEN–On September 2 New Haven Fire Department Lt. Kevin Owens was suspended for 15 days without pay after fellow firefighters brought to light comments from his Facebook account. New Haven firefighter William Augustine told Fox CT at the time that he brought up the comments, which many considered racist, to Chief Allyn Wright after receiving a […]
  
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• Poor Conditions Likely for Supermoon Lunar Eclipse

  25-09-2015 23:43
  
  A storm will spread clouds over the region and potentially obscure the first supermoon lunar eclipse in more than 30 years.Photo Credit: Tyler JankoskiThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Crews Respond to Apartment Fire in Wallingford

  25-09-2015 23:42
  
  A two-alarm fire broke out Friday evening at a Wallingford apartment building.Photo Credit: Monica Garske
  
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• Bushnell Park Carousel Reopens

  25-09-2015 23:37
  
  Hartford's Bushnell Park Carousel is up and running again after a yearlong closure, according to the New England Carousel Museum.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Invasive Plant Found in Coventry Lake

  25-09-2015 23:16
  
  The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is trying to figure out how a "highly invasive aquatic plant" called hydrilla ended up in the waters of Coventry Lake.Photo Credit: NBc10.com
  
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• Seasonal temperatures for Saturday and Sunday

  25-09-2015 23:06
  
  Into the weekend we go, and finally, for the first time in a few days, temps are just about where they need to be. Lots of sunshine for the first part of the weekend, with a few easterly breezes. Temps top out in the low 70s. Sunday starts with sunshine, but we’ll add some clouds […]
  
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• Patriots Injury Report: Wendell Still Dealing With Mystery Illness

  25-09-2015 23:00
  
  By Gregory Hunt
  The injury report is rather small as the New England Patriots prepare to meet the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium for Week 3 of the 2015 NFL Season. The Patriots didn’t appear to suffer any major injuries in their 40-32 victory over the Buffalo Bills in Week 2, but two new players appear on this week’s injury report.
  Did not participate in practice (one player)
  For the second consecutive week, offensive lineman Ryan Wendell is dealing with an
  
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• Former State Rep. Pleads Guilty to False Statements

  25-09-2015 22:38
  
  A former State Rep. Christina “Tita” Ayala from Bridgeport pleaded guilty on Friday to providing authorities with fabricated evidence that she lived at an address other than her own and will not be allowed...Photo Credit: Connecticut House Democrats
  
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• Mom’s Facebook post warns pregnant women to be wary of people kissing their babies

  25-09-2015 22:37
  
  A mom in the United Kingdom is warning others after her newborn almost died after being kissed by a visitor. Claire Henderson gave birth to her daughter, Brooke, nearly a month ago, according to BuzzFeed News. When friends and family stopped by to visit the newborn, one of the visitors kissed the baby, which didn’t seem […]
  
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• Mystic Aquarium Debuts Rare Yellow Lobster

  25-09-2015 22:36
  
  Mystic Aquarium’s new addition is one in 30 million.Photo Credit: Mystic Aquarium
  
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• September 2015 One of the Warmest on Record So Far

  25-09-2015 22:33
  
  Through September 24th, this month ranks as the warmest September in 110 years of record-keeping.Photo Credit: Tyler Jankoski
  
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• Storm Approaches Early Next Week

  25-09-2015 22:28
  
  Quiet weather slips away slowly as storm brings showers early next week.Photo Credit: Tyler JankoskiThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Fireball Run Comes to Hartford

  25-09-2015 22:22
  
  The Fireball Run, a traveling 2,000-mile life-size trivia game, is coming to Hartford and police are warning that this will lead to road closures in the capital city.
  
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• Several Hurt, Including Baby, in Meriden Crash

  25-09-2015 22:18
  
  Route 15 North in Meriden is closed after a serious multivehicle crash and there are reports that an infant is trapped, according to state police.
  
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• UConn: Increase in some crimes, better reporting cited

  25-09-2015 22:15
  
  STORRS — A new report shows there was a significant increase in certain crimes between 2013 and 2014 at the UConn main campus in Storrs, including sexual assaults. But university officials contend the uptick stems from improved efforts to collect information on all known criminal incidents and allegations and stepped-up analysis of the facts of some […]
  
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• Ex-Bridgeport representative pleads guilty to lying to investigators

  25-09-2015 22:10
  
  BRIDGEPORT — A former Connecticut lawmaker who had been charged with election fraud for allegedly voting in a district where she did not live has pleaded guilty to lying to investigators, but avoided prison time. Christina Ayala on Friday received a one-year suspended sentence and was barred from running for public office for two years. […]
  
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• Death in Bridgeport bar fight ruled a homicide

  25-09-2015 22:05
  
  BRIDGEPORT – On Friday, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Connecticut ruled the death of Wayne Bentley on August 1 a homicide. The autopsy determined the cause of death as drowning with blunt force trauma of the head and neck, ruling the incident as a homicide. Bentley, 42, of West […]
  
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• Jury clears Bridgeport officers in alleged brutality lawsuit

  25-09-2015 22:04
  
  BRIDGEPORT — A man convicted of trying to shoot Bridgeport police officers has lost an alleged brutality lawsuit against them. A federal court jury in Bridgeport last week rejected brutality claims by 46-year-old Lorenzo Osborne. Court records indicate the jury rejected allegations against two officers, a judge dismissed claims against another officer and Osborne’s lawyer […]
  
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• ‘My heart dropped,’ says woman who claims iPhone recorded her in bathroom

  25-09-2015 21:32
  
  LOS ANGELES – A woman who says she was being recorded as she used a bathroom at a Dollar Tree discount store in East Los Angeles spoke out Wednesday saying her “heart dropped” when she made the discovery. Alexandria Sabori was shopping at the Dollar Tree store on Whittier Boulevard on Sept. 7 when she […]
  
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• Route 15 reopens in Meriden after serious crash that sent baby, several others to hospital

  25-09-2015 21:15
  
  MERIDEN – A multi-vehicle crash closed Route 15 northbound in Meriden. The Friday afternoon crash closed the road between exits 68N and 68W due to the accident that occurred around 1:45 p.m. The accident also closed the I-91 northbound exit 17 ramp. Several people were hospitalized as a result of the crash, including a baby, […]
  
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• Bridgeport Drowning Death Ruled a Homicide

  25-09-2015 21:02
  
  The death of a man who drowned in a creek behind a restaurant on the Bridgeport/Fairfield line in August after a fight broke out has been ruled a homicide.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Bridgeport police arrest woman for animal cruelty

  25-09-2015 20:57
  
  BRIDGEPORT – Police arrested a Bridgeport woman for animal cruelty Thursday after an officer encountered her sick and limping pit bull. Charlene Draper, 29, of Catherine Street, was charged with cruelty to animals and failure to comply with dog ownership requirements. On Saturday, September 5 just after noon, a Bridgeport police officer responded to a […]
  
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• Serious Crash Closes Route 15 North in Meriden

  25-09-2015 20:37
  
  Route 15 North in Meriden is closed after a serious multivehicle crash and there are reports that an infant is trapped, according to state police.
  
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• Woman Charged With Abusing, Starving Dog

  25-09-2015 20:33
  
  Bridgeport police have charged a local woman with animal cruelty after finding a limping, malnourished pit bull whose muscles had atrophied to the point where he couldn’t put his leg down.Photo Credit: Bridgeport Police
  
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• Student stands up for visually-impaired classmate, levels bully with one punch

  25-09-2015 20:26
  
  HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — A male Huntington Beach High School student has been arrested after allegedly beating a visually-impaired boy in an incident that was captured on video by a bystander, police announced Thursday. Footage showing part of the confrontation, which ended when a third boy knocked the suspected assailant to the ground, went viral […]
  
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• Teen Suspected in 2 East Hartford Sex Assaults

  25-09-2015 20:04
  
  State police have arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected of sexually assaulting a woman an East Hartford commuter lot on Sept. 3 and said he is the same teen who was arrested on Thursday in connection with a...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Gerald Hodges Jr.: My Life As An NFL Linebacker

  25-09-2015 20:02
  
  Growing up in Paulsboro, NJ, how I got into football is a bit of a funny story. I have a cousin named Steven and he’s one year older than me and he got to start football a year ahead of me and I used to always want to go out there but I was too young. I used to always love, back in the day, when they had the plastic crated face masks. He used to come home from practice and he was carrying his plastic crated facemask and shoulder pads and I would just get so jealous.
  I wanted to be out
  
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• Top 5 Wildest Sports Callers Of The Week: September 21st-September 25th

  25-09-2015 19:17
  
  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 Jessie from Mansfield, Texas who called in to the Dallas Cowboys Post-Game Show on 105.3 The Fan with his thoughts on the team and their defensive coordinator. 
  Number 4: Checking in at four is Brandon from Atlanta who joined Rick and Jamie on 92.9 The Game be
  
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• Police: teen arrested for East Hartford commuter lot sexual assault also suspected in second assault

  25-09-2015 19:15
  
  EAST HARTFORD – A 17-year-old male faces a number of charges after a sexual assault in the commuter lot off Route 15 earlier this month, according to state police, and is suspected in a second assault that occured after a home invasion on Saturday. State police made the arrest for an assault that occurred in an […]
  
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• Ali Landry’s father-in-law, brother-in-law found dead in Mexico

  25-09-2015 18:37
  
  Kidnapped relatives of former Miss USA Ali Landry have been found dead in Mexico, authorities said. Juan Manuel Gómez Fernández and Juan Manuel Gómez Monteverde are the father and brother of Landry’s husband, acclaimed Mexican film director Alejandro Monteverde, according to CNN affiliate Televisa. Monteverde and Landry, who represented Louisiana in the 1996 pageant, married […]
  
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• Police: Disturbed Person Stabs Woman At West Hartford Drug Store

  25-09-2015 18:21
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Before dawn this morning, a woman was stabbed in head the outside a West Hartford drug store.
  The attack took place at a 24-hour CVS on New Britain Avenue.
  West Hartford Police Lieutenant Ted Stoneburner says the attacker was emotionally disturbed.
  “Apparently the victim was stabbed without provocation,” Stoneburner said.
  The 27-year-old woman was treated at a hospital for her injuries and released.
  Police found alleged attacker Gloria Drummer of West Hartfo
  
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• Duct tape incident at Southington High School under investigation

  25-09-2015 18:16
  
  SOUTHINGTON – The Southington Police Department is investigating an incident involving duct tape at Southington High School. The investigation is active and an update will be released when the investigation is complete. Please stay with FoxCT as this story develops.
  
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• Woman Stabbed in Head Outside West Hartford CVS

  25-09-2015 18:07
  
  West Hartford police arrested a 57-year-old emotionally disturbed woman who they said stabbed another woman in the head outside a CVS store on Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Former State Rep Pleads Guilty to Providing False Statements

  25-09-2015 18:04
  
  A former State Rep. Christina “Tita” Ayala from Bridgeport pleaded guilty on Friday to providing authorities with fabricated evidence that she lived at an address other than her own and will not be allowed...Photo Credit: Connecticut House Democrats
  
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• Northeast Living: Power Swabs

  25-09-2015 17:52
  
  This edition of Northeast Living, hosted by Lucia Navarro, features Power Swabs and their patented Teeth Whitening system.
  
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• Cop cleared in fatal shooting of West Simsbury man

  25-09-2015 17:49
  
  BEACON, N.Y. — The Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office says a police officer has been cleared of wrongdoing by a grand jury that looked into the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding carjack suspect along Interstate 84. State police say Michael G. Murphy of West Simsbury carjacked a vehicle in the Dutchess County city of Beacon on […]
  
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• Police Investigate Waterbury Stabbing

  25-09-2015 17:42
  
  Police are investigating a stabbing in Waterbury on Friday morning and have taken a suspect into custody.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Impressive returns boost Yale’s endowment to $25.6B

  25-09-2015 17:27
  
  NEW HAVEN — Yale University reports that its endowment grew to a record $25.6 billion based on an 11.5 percent return for the fiscal year that ended June 30. The new endowment numbers reported Thursday were a 7.1 percent increase from the previous fiscal year. Harvard University’s endowment is the nation’s largest at $37.6 billion. […]
  
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• Suspect in Willimantic Bank Robbery Arrested 3 Years Later

  25-09-2015 17:08
  
  Willimantic police have arrested a homeless man suspected of robbing a local bank three years ago.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• The story behind this heartwarming photo of professor holding toddler during class

  25-09-2015 17:02
  
  NASHVILLE — A funny thing happened in business class in Nashville. Student and single mother Amanda Osborn couldn’t get child care for her toddler Monday, so she took him to school with her. Halfway through her business professor’s lecture at DeVry Tech, Amanda’s little boy did what little boys do — he got fidgety. So […]
  
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• Pink Party helps increase awareness of breast cancer

  25-09-2015 16:59
  
  Dr. Niamey Wilson from the Women’s Health Center At St. Francis Hospital joined the Fox CT Morning Extra to talk about breast cancer awareness in advance of the annual Pink Party. The Pink Party is a “party with a purpose” in partnership with Komen Connecticut. Located in Blue Back Square in West Hartford, there will […]
  
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• Suspect Arrested In Old Lyme Bank Job

  25-09-2015 16:47
  
  (Old Lyme, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State police have arrested a suspect in connection with a bank robbery earlier this week in Old Lyme.
  Early this morning, they picked up 38-year-old Herman Smith of Groton.
  Smith is accused of entering a Webster Bank branch on Halls Road in Old Lyme a little before noon on Wednesday and making off with an undetermined amount of cash.
  Troopers obtained the arrest warrant for Smith on Thursday.
  He was arrested without incident early this morning a little a
  
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• State Police Arrest Suspect in Old Lyme Bank Robbery

  25-09-2015 16:35
  
  State police have arrested a 38-year-old Groton man who is suspected of robbing a bank in Old Lyme on Wednesday.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Police Investigate Duct Tape Incident at Southington High

  25-09-2015 16:08
  
  Southington police are investigating some sort of an incident involving electrical tape at Southington High School.
  
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• Yale Endowment Soars Past $25B

  25-09-2015 15:55
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – Yale University reports that its endowment grew to a record high $25.6 billion based on an 11.5 percent return for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
  The new endowment numbers reported Thursday were a 7.1 percent increase from the previous fiscal year.
  Harvard University’s endowment is the nation’s largest at $37.6 billion. The University of Texas is second, and Yale third.
  Yale said in a release it plans to spend $1.2 billion from the endowment during
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway September 25, 2015

  25-09-2015 15:45
  
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:20- James MacPherson, WTIC’s Car Doctor speaks about trucking caps on EPA standards.
  6:50- Dr. Jayesh Kamath, Associate Professor, Psychiatry UConn Healthis here, and Fall is in the air. Stores are already heavily promoting Halloween. Festivals and fair abound it seems. It is also a time when many people feel sluggish and tired. Others report feeling weak and even depressed. Many overeat. Why is this?
  7:20- Jim Antle, Pol
  
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• House Speaker John Boehner to step down end of October

  25-09-2015 15:40
  
  WASHINGTON — In a stunning move, House Speaker John Boehner  has told Republicans that he will step down at the end of October, giving up his leadership post and his seat in Congress in the face of hardline conservative opposition. The 13-term Ohio Republican shocked his GOP caucus early this morning when he informed them […]
  
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• GOP lawmakers: House Speaker John Boehner to step down end of October

  25-09-2015 15:40
  
  WASHINGTON — In a stunning move, House Speaker John Boehner informed Republicans that he would step down at the end of October. Rep. John Mica said Friday that Boehner “just does not want to become the issue. Some people have tried to make him the issue both in Congress and outside.” Boehner took over the […]
  
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• Former School Super Pleads Guilty To Larceny Charge

  25-09-2015 15:28
  
  ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) – A former Hebron school superintendent accused of stealing about $15,000 from the town has pleaded guilty.
  Sixty-four-year-old Eleanor Cruz, of Essex, pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony charge of larceny in Superior Court in Rockville.
  Cruz was accused of using a school system credit card at high-end restaurants and online retailers, as well as to buy groceries, gasoline and gardening supplies. She left Hebron in December 2012 to become superintendent in Plymouth.
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