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• Pediatricians: no amount of alcohol is safe to drink while pregnant

  20-10-2015 23:49
  
  You may have heard that it’s okay to drink alcohol in moderation when you’re pregnant. Some women think that there is less risk during certain trimesters, and some pregnancy books even say that there’s no harm in having a drink or two a week while pregnant. Some studies have proven that. But pediatricians are now […]
  
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• Raunchy Chat Gets Team Suspended From Game

  20-10-2015 23:48
  
  The Plainfield High School varsity football team has been suspended from playing the game against Waterford on Friday night after some members were caught sharing questionable pictures and videos in a group...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Registration opens for the 79th annual Manchester Road Race

  20-10-2015 23:18
  
  MANCHESTER — Online registration is now open for the 79th Annual Manchester Road Race. The race is set for 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26. You can sign up to run or walk here. The race will be limited to 15,000 participants. Online Registration will shut down at noon on Thursday, Nov 19 or when […]
  
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• CCMC hosts annual Storybook Gala to raise money for treatment

  20-10-2015 22:42
  
  HARTFORD–Connecticut Children’s Medical Center is hosting its 23rd annual Storybook Gala this November, and in preparation the staff spoke with FOX 61’s own meteorologist Rachel Frank about the importance of reading to children. Rachel shared her favorite storybook, “Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast,” while reading to her 10-month-old son, Andon. “Reading with my little […]
  
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• Person Struck, Killed By Train in Southport

  20-10-2015 22:30
  
  A person was struck and killed by a train in Southport on Tuesday afternoon, according to police.Photo Credit: Chris Van Horne
  
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• State Police Respond to Barkhamsted Crash

  20-10-2015 22:28
  
  State police have responded to a crash in Barkhamsted.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Arnold Dean Inducted Into Connecticut Broadcasters Hall Of Fame

  20-10-2015 22:27
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — The Connecticut Broadcasters Association today inducted a dozen people into its hall of fame, including longtime WTIC Sports Talk host Arnold Dean.
  During the a ceremony, WTIC/CBS Connecticut Key Account Manager and Connecticut Broadcasters Association First Vice-Chair Kathy Browne recalled a time when her late friend told an off-color joke.
  “Arnold said to me, Kathy, if you tell anyone I said that, they won’t believe you,” Browne said as the audience
  
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• Malloy Noncommittal on Having Cities and Towns in Budget Talks

  20-10-2015 22:20
  
  First selectmen, mayors, and town managers have a message for Gov. Dannel Malloy as bipartisan budget talks are set to begin: we want a seat at the table.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Amtrak Train Strikes Pedestrian

  20-10-2015 22:11
  
  (Fairfield, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A person was struck by a train in Fairfield this afternoon.
  Craig Schulz, a spokesman with Amtrak, says the incident occurred just after 1:30.
  Train 86, the Northeast Regional from Richmond, Virginia to Boston, hit the person at the Southport station.
  There were 212 passengers on the train at the time, none of whom were injured.
  Other trains are being held clear of the scene while the investigation continues.
  
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• Bank Robbery In Wethersfield

  20-10-2015 22:08
  
  (Wethersfield, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Wethersfield police are looking for the suspect who robbed a bank in town this afternoon.
  They say just before 1 o’clock, a lone suspect handed a teller a note at the People’s United branch on Silas Deane Highway, demanding cash.
  He left the bank with an undisclosed amount.
  Police say their suspect is a white male, wearing a dark jacket, gray pants, and a dark baseball cap.  He also wore black rimmed glasses, spoke in a raspy voice,
  
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• Plainfield High School officials suspend varsity football team after inappropriate conduct

  20-10-2015 22:00
  
  PLAINFIELD–School officials made a decision to suspend the varsity football team for one game after an inappropriate group chat popped up. The Plainfield High School football team will be banned from playing in Friday night’s game. The team members use the app in which the group message was discovered to discuss the team, plays and […]
  
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• Pedestrian Hurt When Hit By Cop Car: PD

  20-10-2015 21:51
  
  A police car struck a pedestrian in New Haven Tuesday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police Charge 4 in Hampton Burglary

  20-10-2015 21:44
  
  State police arrested four people suspected in a home burglary in Hampton and said they might be involved in other burglaries from the area.
  
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• Subway to transition to meat raised without antibiotics

  20-10-2015 21:33
  
  NEW YORK — Subway says it plans to switch to meat raised without antibiotics over the next several years after a coalition of advocacy groups planned to deliver petitions to the company’s headquarters Thursday calling for the change. The Milford-based sandwich chain had already said this summer that it would switch to chicken raised without […]
  
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• Connecticut airport authority to pursue casino at Bradley

  20-10-2015 21:29
  
  WINDSOR LOCKS — The leader of the Connecticut Airport Authority wants to bring a casino to Bradley International Airport. The airport authority is joining a growing list of suitors to host a casino that the operators of Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun want to open somewhere in northern Connecticut. Kevin Dillon, the authority’s executive director, said the […]
  
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• MGM to reduce scope of Massachusetts casino project

  20-10-2015 21:28
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — MGM Resorts International has announced that it plans to cut the size of its casino development in Springfield by nearly 14 percent. In a notice of project change filed late last week with Massachusetts environmental regulators, MGM said it planned to reduce the scope of the project by 122,000-square feet. The most […]
  
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• Vial Marked 'Ebola' Brought to Danbury Business

  20-10-2015 21:11
  
  Crews from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the FBI are investigating after someone dropped off a vial marked “Ebola” at a company in Danbury, claiming it was a cure for the...Photo Credit: clipart.com
  
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• See It Share It: Peak Color in Connecticut Hill Towns

  20-10-2015 21:11
  
  Peak fall color is showing up in Connecticut's hill towns. Send YOUR photos to [email protected] Credit: Joey Sciarra
  
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• Nets waive Boatright, 2 others to get roster to 17

  20-10-2015 21:09
  
  NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets have waived guard Ryan Boatright and two other players, reducing their roster to 17 players. Forward Quincy Miller and center Chris Daniels were also waived Tuesday, the team says. Boatright, who helped UConn win the 2014 NCAA championship, signed with the Nets on July 2 after going undrafted. He averaged […]
  
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• Trash Becomes Treasure at Essex Landfill

  20-10-2015 21:03
  
  If one person’s trash is another person’s treasure, some might consider Pamela Chandler the queen of the Essex Dump.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man Steals Money, Cigarettes at Gunpoint From Newington Valero: Police

  20-10-2015 21:01
  
  Police are investigating a robbery at the Valero gas station at 194 Kelsey Street in Newington on Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Vial Marked “Ebola” Dropped Off At Danbury Office

  20-10-2015 20:47
  
  (Danbury, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the FBI are investigating after DEEP says a man mistakenly dropped off a vial marked with the word “ebola” at International Communications in Danbury this morning thinking it was a medical facility.
  The message also claimed to have a cure for the disease.
  Officials don’t believe the vial contained anything harmful.
  Field tests were conducted and DEEP says the vial is being p
  
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• Man Accused of Threat Against Southington School Staffer Arrested

  20-10-2015 20:43
  
  Police have arrested a man accused of threatening a Southington High School teacher, which prompted the school district to place seven schools on “secure school status’ on Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Service delayed after Amtrak train strikes, kills woman in Southport

  20-10-2015 20:25
  
  SOUTHPORT — A pedestrian was struck and killed by an Amtrak train Tuesday afternoon. The MTA says it happened just after 1:45 p.m. west of the Southport station on the Northbound side of the tracks. The train #86 was traveling from Richmond, VA to Boston. Fairfield Police say a woman was laying in the tracks […]
  
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• DEEP, Fire Dept., and FBI investigating after vial labeled ‘Ebola’ left at Danbury business

  20-10-2015 20:18
  
  DANBURY — Several agencies are investigating after a man dropped off a package at International Communications in Danbury Tuesday morning. Police say the man believed it was a medical facility. The person wrote “Ebola” on a vial in the package and claimed it contained a cure for the disease.  Danbury Fire Department requested the assistance of […]
  
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• FanDuel Weekly Roundup: Who To Play, Pass On For NFL Week 7

  20-10-2015 20:04
  
  By Stephen Dolan
  Week 7 features a number of big divisional games. The New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys play in a battle for the NFC East, the New England Patriots and New York Jets face off in an AFC East showdown and the San Diego Chargers are battling the Oakland Raiders in an AFC West tilt. With another round of great games ahead, here’s the full rundown of who to play and who to pass on in Week 7.
  Quarterback
  Play: Drew Brees (vs. IND)
  Cost: $8,400
  Brees is coming off a strong game
  
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• Police in Waterford offer their parking lot as ‘Craigslist Safety Zone’

  20-10-2015 19:43
  
  WATERFORD — Police in Waterford are offering their parking lot as a Craigslist “safety zone.” The department post on their Facebook page Tuesday to notify people.   “Many of us use Craigslist to buy and sell items. Many of us have also heard horrific stories of people hurt in Craigslist sales,” the post said. “Far […]
  
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• Preparing for Winter: First Alert Weather Special to Air Thursday Night

  20-10-2015 19:13
  
  NBC Connecticut meteorologists and photographers have been hard at work preparing this year's winter weather special.
  
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• Windsor Locks Officials to Hear Casino Proposal for Bradley

  20-10-2015 18:34
  
  The Connecticut Airport Authority is interested in having a casino at Bradley Airport and town officials in Windsor Locks will hear the plan during a special Board of Selectmen’s meeting next week.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Consumer Counsel: Some Consumers May Have Overpaid On Their Electric Bills

  20-10-2015 18:33
  
  (New Britain, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Some electric customers who chose to receive their service from a third-party supplier are being advised to keep an eye on the generation service rate portion of their bill.
  That’s because they may have been overcharged.  State Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz says that total between Eversource and United Illuminating customers who switched was a combined $23 million year to date.
  She says the customers that did save are likely those who
  
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• Plainfield High Investigating Inappropriate Group Chat

  20-10-2015 18:16
  
  Plainfield High School is investigating a group chat among some members of the football team evolved from a discussion about football to something inappropriate.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Connecticut Broadcasters Association inducts Al Terzi, eleven others into Hall of Fame

  20-10-2015 18:07
  
  HARTFORD — Al Terzi of FOX 61 was one of a dozen people honored Tuesday with induction into the Connecticut Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. The ceremony, which took place at the Hartford Hilton, honored broadcasters who have served with distinction in the state. Terzi has a long history in the state, working for WTNH, […]
  
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• Jim Webb drops Democratic bid for president

  20-10-2015 17:39
  
  WASHINGTON — Jim Webb says he is dropping out of the Democratic race for president and is considering his options about how he might “remain as a voice” in the campaign. The former Virginia senator says at a news conference that he is “withdrawing from any consideration” of becoming the Democratic party’s nominee. He has […]
  
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• AP Source: Jim Webb to drop Democratic bid for president

  20-10-2015 17:39
  
  WASHINGTON — A person familiar with his plans says former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb is dropping out of the Democratic race for president and is considering launching an independent bid instead. Webb planned to hold a news conference on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity and was not authorized to speak publicly ahead […]
  
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• 10 scenes from Furious 7 that used a VFX Paul Walker (and how they did it)

  20-10-2015 17:38
  
  When Furious 7 opened in April, several news articles mentioned how the film’s VFX team had re-created Paul Walker using virtual imagery. Walker died in November 2013, several months before the film was finished. Variety recently spoke with Joe Letteri, Weta Digital‘s senior VFX supervisor. Letteri’s team worked on 350 shots in the film, most involving Walker’s character. […]
  
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• Home of Distinction to help build playground

  20-10-2015 17:28
  
  NORTH HAVEN — Proceeds from the tours of the Home of Distinction, a beautiful New England-style home will support a good cause, the construction of a playground in town for children of all abilities. Laurie Donahue, of  Holloways Appliance Centers, joined Sarah on the FOX 61 Morning Extra to talk about the home. You can […]
  
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• Judge rules mother, boyfriend can conduct own autopsy in ‘Baby Doe’ case

  20-10-2015 17:22
  
  BOSTON — A judge has ruled that a mother and boyfriend charged in the death of a 2-year-old girl whose body washed up on a Boston Harbor beach can have their own autopsy conducted on her remains. Rachelle Bond and Michael McCarthy were charged last month. Bond’s daughter, Bella, was known as “Baby Doe”  for […]
  
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• Grandma Arrested After 3-Year-Old Is Found Wandering

  20-10-2015 17:21
  
  A Willimantic grandmother was arrested after her 3-year-old was found wandering alone on Valley Street around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, with no shoes on, according to police.Photo Credit: Willimantic Police and NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Willimantic grandmother arrested after 3-year-old found wandering in the street

  20-10-2015 17:17
  
  WILLIMANTIC — A grandmother has been arrested after her three-year-old granddaughter was found wandering in the street Tuesday morning. Police were called to Valley Street around 8:30 a.m. for a toddler wandering around unattended. The little girl didn’t have any shoes and police took her back to headquarters. Police said the grandmother, Kim Martinez, called […]
  
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• American Cancer Society’s new breast cancer guidelines: screen later, less often

  20-10-2015 17:06
  
  In a move sure to befuddle women — and anger some breast cancer survivors — the American Cancer Society has issued new guidelines saying less screening for breast cancer is better than more. The venerated cancer organization says women should start getting mammograms at 45 instead of 40, and that everyone can skip the routine […]
  
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• Watch as kids surprise Southbury mom with a trip of a lifetime

  20-10-2015 16:51
  
  SOUTHBURY — Joshua Anderson  and his four siblings wanted to do something special their mom, Beth Anderson, on her 50th birthday. So, the four boys and one girl saved their money for over two years and with help from family and friends, surprised Beth with a trip to Disney World. Anderson said that his mom has […]
  
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• Recipe: Grilled Pork Tacos

  20-10-2015 16:49
  
  Thomas Kelly of NYC's Mexicue shows how to make pork tacos, the perfect portable party food.
  
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• Asteroid the size of Empire State Building to pass incredibly close to Earth on Halloween

  20-10-2015 16:38
  
    A massive asteroid is expected to pass by Earth on Halloween in the closest fly-by since 2006. NASA discovered the asteroid, dubbed 2015 TB145 on Oct. 10 using Pan-STARRS 1. The asteroid is described as being “extremely eccentric” and will come 1.3 lunar distances (310,000 miles) from Earth around 11:14 a.m., at 78,000 mph. […]
  
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• GOP Mayoral Candidate Says He Can Win in Hartford

  20-10-2015 16:33
  
  Ted Cannon has never held public office, but he said that he can win votes from Democrats by meeting with people one on one during his campaign for Hartford mayor.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Temperatures Near 70-Degrees Midweek

  20-10-2015 16:23
  
  A stationary front will impact Connecticut's weather through tomorrow, so even though a warm-up is on the way, it won't be completely sunny.
  
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• Pet of the Week – Strawberry Shortcake

  20-10-2015 16:20
  
  Strawberry Shortcake is a two-month-old kitten. She would do great in a  single family home, condo or apartment with adults and kids of any age. Strawberry doesn’t have much experience with other pets but may be willing to share with those that appreciate busy and fun kittens. She will require plenty of fun and playtime […]
  
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• 1 Dead, 1 Injured In Rollover Crash

  20-10-2015 16:07
  
  ELLINGTON, Conn. (AP) – One person has died and a second was seriously hurt in a rollover crash in Ellington.
  State police responded to the crash on Route 83 at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday and found a man walking around the car and a woman pinned beneath it. She was declared dead at the scene.
  The man was airlifted to Hartford Hospital.
  Their names have not been released.
  Route 83 was closed for about five hours as police investigated.
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• Southington Schools Back to Normal After Threat

  20-10-2015 15:55
  
  Seven Southington schools were placed on secure school status on Tuesday morning after someone threatened a high school faculty member, but everything is back to normal at the schools.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Team Grades: Sloppy Giants Stumble Badly Against Eagles, 27-7

  20-10-2015 15:00
  
  By Curt Macysyn
  The New York Giants (3-2) got off to a hot start against the Philadelphia Eagles (2-3) at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday Night Football. Big Blue went like a hot knife through butter on their first drive, going 80 yards in eight plays to open up a 7-0 lead. But the Giants were in a giving mood, as the offense turned the ball over three times in the first half, courtesy of two Manning interceptions and a Rashad Jennings’ fumble.
  Even though the Eagles turned the ball over
  
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• Improved Jets Looking For A Statement Win Against The Patriots

  20-10-2015 15:00
  
  By Gregory Hunt
  In what will be a battle for first place in the AFC East, the New England Patriots will face the New York Jets Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. It’s the start of a stretch in which the Patriots play four of the next five games at home, including three home games in a row. This stretch also includes games against New England’s other two division opponents, the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins.
  Season Record
  With a 4-1 record, the Jets are in second place in th
  
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