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• Reputed Manchester mobster in hospital after prison fall, trial delayed

  09-09-2016 23:10
  
  HARTFORD — A reputed Connecticut mobster who authorities believe has information about the largest art heist in U.S. history remains hospitalized after being injured in prison, and his trial on weapons charges has been postponed. A lawyer for Robert Gentile of Manchester said Friday that Gentile remains hospitalized “in bad shape” after he fell last […]
  
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• Reputed Mobster In Hospital After Prison Fall, Trial Delayed

  09-09-2016 22:55
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A reputed Connecticut mobster who authorities believe has information about the largest art heist in U.S. history remains hospitalized after being injured in prison, and his trial on weapons charges has been postponed.
  A lawyer for Robert Gentile of Manchester said Friday that Gentile remains hospitalized “in bad shape” after he fell last month at the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
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• Driver killed in two-car rollover crash in Killingly

  09-09-2016 22:51
  
  KILLINGLY – State Police said there is a person was killed after a rollover crash in Killingly. The two-car crash happened at around 2:30 p.m. Friday afternoon on I-395 southbound at exit 43. Lanes have been closed between exits 41-43. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Stay with FOX 61 as this story develops.
  
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• Driver hospitalized after two-car rollover crash in Killingly

  09-09-2016 22:51
  
  KILLINGLY – State Police said there is a person suffering life-threatening injuries after a rollover crash in Killingly. The two-car crash happened at around 2:30 p.m. Friday afternoon on I-395 southbound at exit 43. Lanes have been closed between exits 41-43. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Stay with FOX 61 as this […]
  
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• Middletown man dies in three-car crash

  09-09-2016 22:31
  
  MIDDLETOWN – A Middletown died in a three-car crash in Middletown on Thursday night. On Thursday at around 6:54pm a three-car crash happened at the intersection of Newfield Street and Fisher Road. A Toyota Camry was traveling north on Newfield Street, believed to be stopped to make a left turn on to Fisher Road. A […]
  
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• Keidel: Headaches For Cam Newton

  09-09-2016 22:29
  
  By Jason Keidel
  The problem with any sport, like any big business, is the swollen gray areas between the lines, between the rules. There’s not enough fine print to regulate everything.
  That’s where Cam Newton dwells today. Just look at the way he was treated — or mistreated — last night.
  For the sake of brevity and levity, we can now call him Shaq Newton. Shaquille O’Neal was the most dominant big man west of Wilt Chamberlain. Equal parts center and c
  
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• 2 Armed Suspects Rob Norwalk Pawn Shop

  09-09-2016 22:15
  
  Police are searching for two suspects who robbed a pawn shop in Norwalk on Friday.Photo Credit: Norwalk Police
  
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• Hartford tractor-trailer rollover on I-91N backs up traffic downtown during afternoon commute

  09-09-2016 22:11
  
  HARTFORD – The Hartford Fire Department is on the scene of a truck rollover in the right lane of 91 North. They advise drivers on that highway to stay to the left. The accident has caused traffic to back up through downtown during the Friday afternoon commute. Stay with Fox 61 as this story develops.
  
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• New Britain Police looking for missing woman

  09-09-2016 21:58
  
  NEW BRITAIN – New Britain Police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing woman who left her workplace under “suspicious circumstances.”. Janet Caraballo, 37, was last seen on Thursday at around 7:45 p.m. She is employed at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. She is described as being 5’4″, weighing 115 […]
  
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• Missing New Britain woman, live-in boyfriend, found dead

  09-09-2016 21:58
  
  NEW BRITAIN – A missing woman who New Britain Police said left her workplace under “suspicious circumstances” has been found dead. Janet Caraballo, 37, was last seen on Thursday at around 7:45 p.m. She was employed at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. Police said a  co-worker called them at around 10 p.m. on Thursday to tell […]
  
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• Coast Guard cadets accused of sexual assault will face court-martial

  09-09-2016 21:33
  
  NEW LONDON – Two U.S. Coast Guard cadets accused of sexual assault will face court-martial. Cadet Michael Shermot is charged with violation of Article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice Sexual Assault. The court-martial, scheduled to begin Sept. 12, will be held in Norfolk, Va. Cadet Anthony Livingstone is charged with the following violations […]
  
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• Newtown Memorial Proposal Deemed Too Close To Hunting Club

  09-09-2016 21:28
  
  By PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The latest proposed site for a permanent memorial to the Sandy Hook school shooting victims has been rejected because planners say it is too close to a nearby hunting and fishing club.
  The chairman of the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission, Kyle Lyddy, says it would be inappropriate to put a memorial in an area where gunshots can be routinely heard.
  Lyddy says the commission, which has been working for three
  
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• Healthcare Provider CEO on Leave Following DUI Arrest

  09-09-2016 21:18
  
  The CEO for a Connecticut healthcare provider has taken a short leave of absence following a DUI arrest.Photo Credit: West Hartford Police
  
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• 2 Coast Guard Cadets Accused of Sexual Assault

  09-09-2016 21:18
  
  Two Coast Guard cadets accused of sexual assault will face a courts-martial.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• Middletown Police ID Man Killed In Crash

  09-09-2016 21:08
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut AP) – Police have identified the drivers involved in a deadly crash in Middletown that claimed the life of man and injured two others.
  The three-vehicle accident happened just before 7 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Newfield Street and Fisher Road.
  Investigators say the initial collision occurred when a Honda Pilot driven by Sandra Fuller, 53, of Middletown rear-ended an idle Toyota Camry driven by William Fetter, 67, of Middletown, attempting to ma
  
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• Naugatuck police looking for owners of recovered stolen equipment

  09-09-2016 21:02
  
  NAUGATUCK – The Naugatuck Police Department said they have recovered stolen lawn and landscaping equipment, but now they have to figure out where it was stolen from. Police said they are investigating several larcenies of landscaping equipment that have happened in Naugatuck and Waterbury. They said the stolen items include hedge trimmers, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and […]
  
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• Police Search for Missing Hospital Worker

  09-09-2016 20:27
  
  New Britain police are looking for a hospital employee who left work under "suspicious circumstances" on Thursday night.Photo Credit: New Britain Police
  
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• Moving 9/11 Tribute on Old Saybrook Town Green

  09-09-2016 20:25
  
  The Old Saybrook town green on Main Street is filled with 2,977 flags. The flags represent each person killed in the terror attacks on September 11, 2001.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New Britain Police Seek Public’s Help In Locating Missing Woman

  09-09-2016 20:08
  
  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) –  New Britain police are seeking the public’s help in locating a woman who left work under “suspicious circumstances” and never returned Thursday evening.
  Janet Caraballo, 37, an employee of the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain, was last seen around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, said police. She was wearing a green hospital scrub shirt and black scrub pants.
  Police say they have reason to believe she left work under “su
  
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• Missing New Britain Woman Found Dead

  09-09-2016 20:08
  
  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) –  A New Britain woman who left her job  at  The Hospital of Central Connecticut in the city  under suspicious circumstances  Thursday evening has been found dead.37 year old  Janet Caraballo got into her boyfriend’s car  and left behind her cellphone , purse and other personal belongings.
  The boyfriend,45 year old Luis Rodriguez of  New Britain ,was found dead  about 1 am Friday at a vacant home on&nbs
  
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• Statins or not? New study aims to help doctors and patients decide

  09-09-2016 20:00
  
  The thought that comes to mind when you hear the word “statin” may depend on your age. Below the age of 40 and you may not have come across them, but for everyone else, these drugs can be something they love, or equally as often, loathe. Statins are a class of drugs used to reduce […]
  
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• Bradley International Hits 90 Degrees

  09-09-2016 19:49
  
  Unseasonably warm weather is here to stay for the foreseeable future.
  
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• AT&T charges its poorest customers more for super-slow internet

  09-09-2016 19:46
  
  NEW YORK — AT&T is benefiting from providing slow broadband internet service to some poor neighborhoods. The FCC requires AT&T to provide discounted high speed internet service to poor families who are eligible for food stamps. But AT&T is exploiting a loophole in the federal mandate to refuse those discounts to some qualified families. The […]
  
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• UConn Faces Navy In AAC Opener

  09-09-2016 19:41
  
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (CBS Connecticut and AP) –  For the third time in three games, Navy will have a different starting quarterback operating the complex triple option.
  Keenan Reynolds capped off last season in his final game at Navy. Tago Smith replaced the record-setting QB last week against Fordham in the season opener and lasted into the second quarter before a torn ACL ended his season.
  Now, 6-foot-1 senior Will Worth is poised to make his first career start Saturday against Connecticu
  
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• 2-year-old in Connecticut 4th this year to be diagnosed with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

  09-09-2016 19:36
  
  NEW YORK — Researchers are reporting that a fourth U.S. person has been diagnosed with bacteria resistant to a last resort antibiotic, but they are expressing some relief that these superbug precursors have not spread to others. The latest case is a 2-year-old Connecticut girl who was diagnosed earlier this year, the Centers for Disease […]
  
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• University of New Haven start-up weekend helps students launch revolutionary inventions

  09-09-2016 19:26
  
  Students who have an idea itching to be released to the world no longer have to wait to graduate, not if they attend the University of New Haven’s Charger Start-up Weekend! Students can sign up with an invention of their design, and then they will be assigned to teams that will work all weekend to get […]
  
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• United Ride to Remember 9/11 to draw 5,000 in southern Connecticut on Sunday

  09-09-2016 19:13
  
  NORWALK–Everyone finds their own ways to mark momentous events, and one memorial being held in honor of September 11 is a bit different from the rest. The Connecticut United Ride to Remember 9/11 is a massive motorcycle event founded by Frederick Garrity Jr. and the Fiarfield County Labor Council, and sponsored by the United Professional […]
  
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• Urban Farming in Hartford Helps Locals, Growers Improve Their Lives

  09-09-2016 18:52
  
  Stop by a Farmers’ Market this month, and you may spot some unique, healthy vegetables, thanks to a new farming program sprouting in Hartford.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Members-only ultra-luxury gas station coming to Greenwich

  09-09-2016 18:44
  
  GREENWICH–It’s no longer just country clubs and card games that are exclusive to members only. Now, you can only get gas if you pay a membership fee at one Greenwich location. The Guess Corporation is launching a chain of member-only ultra-luxury gas station and convenience stores. The company already has a gas unit, Guess Petroleum, which […]
  
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• Connecticut Prison Population Hits Lowest Level Since 1997

  09-09-2016 18:35
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Connecticut’s prison population has dropped below 15,000 for the first time since 1997.
  Speaking outside of the Hartford Correctional Center on Friday, Gov. Dannel Malloy said Connecticut’s prison population has dropped by nearly 25 percent since reaching a high of 19,893 inmates in 2008.
  Malloy credited dropping crime rates and the criminal justice reforms championed by his administration, which among other items, reduced the penalties for d
  
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• New Connecticut website promotes in-home caregiving field

  09-09-2016 18:27
  
  HARTFORD — Connecticut has a new website designed to attract more people to the field of in-home caregiving. Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick Bremby on Thursday announced the launch of the website, CaringCareers.org, as well as an affiliated public awareness campaign. Bremby says it’s important to expand the workforce of in-home professionals who can […]
  
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• Death of Willimantic Man Ruled a Homicide

  09-09-2016 18:27
  
  State police said Friday that the death a man found in his Willimantic apartment on Wednesday was a homicide.Photo Credit: Family
  
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• House passes legislation allowing Sept. 11 victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia

  09-09-2016 18:15
  
  WASHINGTON — The House has approved a bipartisan bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia. The measure was approved by voice vote Friday. Passage of the legislation puts Congress on a collision course with President Barack Obama on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the […]
  
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• House Passes Sept. 11 Legislation As Obama Veto Threat Looms

  09-09-2016 18:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The House has approved a bipartisan bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia.
  The measure was approved by voice vote Friday.
  Passage of the legislation puts Congress on a collision course with President Barack Obama on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the attacks.
  The Senate passed the bill in May by voice vote despite vehement objections from Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East.
  Fifteen of the 19 hijackers fr
  
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• Man Broke Into Rita's Italian Ice in Shelton: Police

  09-09-2016 18:04
  
  Shelton police arrested a 48-year-old man Thursday and charged him with a burglary at Rita's Italian Ice.Photo Credit: Shelton Police
  
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• Senators probes Aetna on Affordable Care Act pullout

  09-09-2016 18:03
  
  BOSTON — Five Democratic senators are demanding Aetna explain its decision to abandon Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges next year in more than two-thirds of the counties where it now sells the coverage. The senators sent a letter to Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini on Thursday. Read the letter to Aetna here. The senators questioned whether the Connecticut-based insurer […]
  
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• Willimantic Death Ruled Homicide

  09-09-2016 17:46
  
  (Willimantic, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State Police say the death this week of a man in Willimantic has been ruled a homicide.
  The body of 73-year-old William Alvarado was found in a city housing complex on Valley Street Wednesday.
  Local police and the state’s attorney had requested State Police assistance in the investigation.
  Authorities have not yet released a cause of death for Alvarado.
  Anyone with any information in the case is being asked to contact the Eastern District Major
  
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• Anonymous person puts nearly 3,000 flags on Old Saybrook Town Green for 9/11 victims

  09-09-2016 17:20
  
  OLD SAYBROOK–As we mark the 15th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, several towns across the state are holding ceremonies and memorials. But sometimes, it’s not a town or official who makes an impact; it’s an individual. On Friday morning people in Old Saybrook woke up to the sight of nearly 3,000 flags on […]
  
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• Puppy treat truck taking a pit stop in Hartford this Saturday

  09-09-2016 17:07
  
  HARTFORD–Are you ready to get your woof on? The Good Stuff Pet Truck is the latest food truck to hit Hartford, but it doesn’t have any gourmet tacos or fancy grilled cheese for you humans. It’s gone to the dogs! The doggie food truck, which is traversing the country, will be offering up some free […]
  
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• Middletown muralist puts friends and family on display for Rt. 9, on side of movie theater

  09-09-2016 16:59
  
  MIDDLETOWN–There’s a new view to see if you’re driving along Route 9 in Middletown! After a month of hard work, Patrick Ganino, a Middletown native and mural artist, finished painting the largest mural of his career. Metro Movies 12 on Main Street hired him to transform the back of their theater. Now there’s a 3,000-square-foot wall filled with nine portraits. […]
  
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• Burglary Probe At Community College

  09-09-2016 16:44
  
  (Middletown, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State Police are looking for a suspect in a recent larceny at Middlesex Community College.
  They say on Wednesday, officers from the Troop F barracks were called to the college on a report that an employee had a wallet stolen from one of the staff offices.
  Video surveillance determined that the crime occurred around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the day before.
  After leaving the MCC campus, troopers say the credit card of the person whose wallet was stolen was
  
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• Suspicious Willimantic death ruled a homicide

  09-09-2016 16:36
  
  WILLIMANTIC–An investigation is ongoing in Willimantic, where a person was killed on Wednesday. Police say a person was killed at a Valley Street address, not far from a Stop and Shop and Windham Hospital. Police originally said the death was suspicious, and Willimantic police called in the Eastern District Major Crime Unit and State’s Attorney’s Office to help investigate. Now, the […]
  
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• Ohio police post shocking photos of adults who overdosed with 4-year-old in vehicle

  09-09-2016 16:15
  
  EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio – Police posted shocking photos of two adults — who police believe had overdosed on heroin — passed out in a car with a 4-year-old boy in the backseat, according to WJW. The city of East Liverpool, Ohio shared the photos on their Facebook page on Thursday after responding to a call of an incapacitated driver. Police said […]
  
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• Man Arrested In Shelton Burglary

  09-09-2016 15:41
  
  SHELTON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Shelton police have arrested a Bridgeport man in connection with a burglary early Thursday morning at the Rita’s Italian Ice store on River Road.
  Police say Steven Carloto, 48, was arrested in Stratford where he was wanted on unrelated charges. Police say they found burglar tools and coin rolls from Rita’s in his BMW.
  Carloto is charged with third-degree burglary, fourth-degree larceny, second-degree criminal mischief and possession of burglar
  
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• Fire Rips Through Guilford Condo Complex

  09-09-2016 15:38
  
  Emergency crews responded to a fire at a condo complex in Guilford early Friday morning.
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway September 9, 2016

  09-09-2016 15:32
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  8:20- Howard Stoffer, Associate Professor at the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice & Forensic Sciences, Dept: Criminal Justice at the University of New Haven, shares an update as Iranian boats harass another U.S. Navy patrol coastal ship in the Persian Gulf.
  8:50- UConn Football Coach Bob Diaco talks the Huskies’ big game against Navy on Saturday.  WTIC’s pregame starts at 2pm, with kick-off at 3:30pm.
  
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