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• Trinity College to evaluate safety of all college owned buildings after deck collapse

  14-09-2016 23:56
  
  HARTFORD– Trinity College said they will evaluate the safety of all College-owned residence properties after a deck collapse sent almost 30 people to the hospital Saturday night. On Saturday night around 11:15 p.m. the top two levels of a three-story deck at a Broad Street home collapsed during a house party, and several students broke bones […]
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Jennifer Lynch Talks Goodwill’s Career Centers

  14-09-2016 23:47
  
  Jennifer Lynch is the Associate Director of Career Services at Goodwill of Western and Northern CT, and she oversees ten Career Centers in the state.  These Career Centers are free to anyone looking for assistance in obtaining a job… and Lynch offers all the details you need to know about these helpful job searching resources in her interview with Ray:
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Why Connecticare Stayed In The Health Exchange

  14-09-2016 23:44
  
  Wonder what made ConnectiCare change their mind and remain on the CT health exchange in 2017?  Kyle Constable from CTMirror.org has the answers, and he shares them with Ray.
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: David Lightman – On The Campaign Trail

  14-09-2016 23:42
  
  David Lightman, national political correspondent and congressional reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, has the latest on the presidential campaign trail.
  Keep up with Hillary and Trump, and everything else involved in the Presidential race.
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Betsy McCaughey On Healthcare Exchanges Around the Country

  14-09-2016 23:40
  
  Betsy McCaughey is a senior fellow at the London Center for Policy Research following the healthcare exchanges throughout the nation.  With the changes in the healthcare exchanges happening here in Connecticut, how is the rest of the country doing?
  Find out as McCaughey and Ray discuss:
  
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• Jackknifed tractor-trailer causes delays on I-91 North near Route 20 exit

  14-09-2016 23:26
  
  WINDSOR  — A tractor-trailer jackknifed on I-91 North and caused delays Wednesday afternoon. The accident happened near Exits 40 and 42 in the area of Route 20 near the Windsor – Windsor Locks town line. There was no word on injuries. Check back for further details as they develop.
  
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• 5-year-old kicked off Waterbury school bus 2 miles from home after driver can’t find home

  14-09-2016 23:25
  
  WATERBURY–A young boy is thankfully safe after a scary situation occurred when he was being taken home from school Monday. Monday afternoon a 5-year-old boy was on the school bus headed home from the Margaret M. Gnerali Elementary School, located in Waterbury near Cheshire’s border, but the bus driver could not find his home. When […]
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Sound Off Connecticut – Hillary’s Health Condition

  14-09-2016 23:18
  
  Jim talks with listeners about Hillary’s health condition.
  He also welcomes Edward Guay, the principal of Wintonbury Risk Management, a political, economic, investment, and business risk consultancy. The US Census bureau is suddenly showing an increase in personal income… and a drop in poverty. What?
  Listen to the full conversation and get ready to Sound Off:
  
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• Heavy Delays Following Tractor Trailer Jackknifed on I-91 in Windsor Locks

  14-09-2016 23:09
  
  Drivers should expect heavy traffic after tractor trailer accident happened on I-91 in Windsor Locks on Wednesday.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Indiana teenager indicted on terrorism charge, accused of trying to join ISIS

  14-09-2016 23:06
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — A suburban Indianapolis teenager accused of trying to travel overseas to join ISIS has been formally indicted. A federal grand jury indicted Akram Musleh on Wednesday on a charge of providing material support to a terrorist organization. The Brownsburg, Indiana man, who was 18 at the time of his June arrest, faces a Sept. […]
  
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• Hartford officers back to work after being injured in drug raid; 3 suspects arrested

  14-09-2016 23:06
  
  HARTFORD — Eleven officers are back at work this morning after a Hartford drug bust sends them to the hospital Tuesday night. For a few weeks, police have had their eye on an apartment at 50 Forest St. After they went inside Tuesday night, they found cash, two guns, and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of heroin, raw heroin, […]
  
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• Stratford Police Shoot Man Who Fired at Officers: Police

  14-09-2016 23:03
  
  State police are investigating after two Stratford police officers shot at a man who opened fire on them Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police Search for Person Involved in Fatal East Haven Crash

  14-09-2016 23:01
  
  Police are searching for a man who fled the scene of a fatal accident on Frontage Road in East Haven.Photo Credit: East Haven Police
  
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• Clinton releases new health info, doctor says she’s ‘healthy and fit to serve as president’

  14-09-2016 22:57
  
  Hillary Clinton’s doctor says she is recovering from her “mild, non-contagious bacterial pneumonia,” and otherwise remains “healthy and fit to serve as President of the United States.” The statement was part of medical information Clinton’s campaign released Wednesday after her pneumonia diagnosis last week. The campaign says that Clinton’s physician found that the remainder of […]
  
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• Woman Gets Back Wedding Ring She Mistakenly Donated

  14-09-2016 22:52
  
  A woman who inadvertently donated her wedding band, along with her change, to the Tolland firefighters’ Muscular Dystrophy Association fundraiser has her ring back after some anxious moments.Photo Credit: Tolland Fire DepartmentThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Students Warned to Avoid Path to School After Bear Sighting

  14-09-2016 22:42
  
  Students at Bugbee School in West Hartford have been warned to stay away from a path that leads to the elementary school because of a bear in the woods.Photo Credit: Matthew Lakenbach
  
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• Much Cooler Weather to Follow Record Warmth

  14-09-2016 22:39
  
  High pressure will be in control for most of this week, meaning no widespread beneficial rain is expected.
  
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• Police searching for man involved in fatal crash on Frontage Road in East Haven

  14-09-2016 22:30
  
  EAST HAVEN — A woman was killed in a car crash on Wednesday afternoon, and now police are searching for a man involved in the crash. Around noon a car crashed into a pole on Frontage Road in East Haven, near Home Depot. Three people were in the car at the time of the crash, […]
  
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• Scattered showers this evening, sunny and cooler Thursday

  14-09-2016 22:22
  
  Today felt like a day straight out of mid-summer with high temperatures near 90 degrees in a few towns. But this short-lived warm-up ends today. Scattered showers are likely for the rest of the afternoon into early this evening. There is also a chance for an isolated gusty thunderstorm. But showers and storms will be […]
  
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• TV meteorologist’s backyard water vortex goes viral

  14-09-2016 22:20
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Television meteorologists are always on the lookout for weather phenomenon, and now one has made one in his backyard. Marshall McPeek, morning meteorologist at the ABC / Fox station in Columbus, designed and assembled a water vortex in his backyard and it’s gone viral on Facebook. The original video has been seen 20 […]
  
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• Quinnipiac Poll shows Americans mainly voting against Clinton or Trump, not for them

  14-09-2016 22:13
  
  HAMDEN–Voters are feeling pretty negative this election season. In the latest Quinnipiac Poll, it was found that more Americans are picking their candidate in protest of the other candidate, rather than voting for someone they believe in. For those who say they are voting for Hillary Clinton this November, 54 percent say they are mainly […]
  
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• 5 Biggest Gut-Punch Losses in UConn History

  14-09-2016 22:12
  
  by Rob Joyce
  The conference opener was a rough one for the Huskies. At Navy, UConn fell behind 21-0 before halftime before staging a comeback and appeared poised to win the game in the final seconds. After scoring 24 unanswered points, the Huskies fell behind 28-24, needing a touchdown to win the game. After a near-perfect drive down the field Hergy Mayala caught a pass at the one-yard line with 17 seconds left. However, the offense couldn’t get a play called in time, forcing them to burn
  
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• NFL Week 2 Picks: What Did We Learn From Week 1?

  14-09-2016 22:07
  
  Bryan Altman
  The beauty of Week 1 of NFL football is that even when it isn’t entertaining, it’s educational. While there were no shortage of thrilling finishes across the league, there were also some drubbings and some unexpectedly, uninspired performances — the latter of which have left us wondering where teams that we thought we had a beat on going into the year really stand.
  But before we get into what was learned and discuss the adjustments we’ll be making f
  
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• Dad kills 6-year-old daughter in front of park rangers, tells them ‘It’s what she wanted’

  14-09-2016 22:06
  
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A man stabbed his 6-year-old daughter to death in front of two park rangers along the Blue Ridge Parkway because he didn’t want them to take her away from him, federal authorities told the Asheville Citizen-Times Tuesday. “She’s happier now,” Seth Pickering, 36, of Leicester, told rangers after they handcuffed him. “It’s what […]
  
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• 5 Worst Blown Calls In College Football History

  14-09-2016 22:06
  
  by Rob Joyce
  The most thrilling finish of Week 2 of the college football season was undoubtedly in Stillwater, where Oklahoma State was taking on Central Michigan. On fourth down in the final seconds the Cowboys, up 27-24, chose to take an intentional grounding penalty as time expired. With the loss of down, Central Michigan was awarded one untimed down, in which they used a wild Hail Mary and lateral to score the game-winning touchdown. Only there was one problem – the play never should h
  
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• Firefighters Return Wedding Band Woman Inadvertently Donated to Fundraiser

  14-09-2016 22:03
  
  A woman who inadvertently donated her wedding band, along with her change, to the Tolland firefighters’ Muscular Dystrophy Association fundraiser has her ring back after some anxious moments.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Bus Driver Who Left 5-Year-Old Student at Wrong Stop Fired

  14-09-2016 22:03
  
  A Waterbury mother is grateful to have her son home safe after a school bus driver left the child nearly two miles from his house.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Cinemark drops request for Aurora theater shooting victims to pay its legal fees

  14-09-2016 22:00
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Movie theater chain Cinemark filed court documents Tuesday to drop its request of the Aurora theater shooting victims to pay nearly $700,000 in legal fees after an unsuccessful lawsuit. Dozens of victims sued the chain in state and federal court after James Holmes opened fire inside Theater 9 of the Century Aurora […]
  
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• Apple iOS 10: Install now or wait to enjoy new features?

  14-09-2016 21:56
  
  SAN FRANCISCO – It’s a common dilemma: You want the new iPhone 7 but you aren’t sure you need one — and don’t have a spare $650 lying around anyway. The good news is Apple releases new version of its mobile operating system each fall to help make old phones feel new again. The company rolled […]
  
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• Bronze Statue Stolen From Colt Park in Coltsville

  14-09-2016 21:26
  
  A bronze statue erected at the national park in Coltsville was stolen over the weekend, officials said.Photo Credit: Hartford.gov
  
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• Leak From Gas Stove Prompted Evacuations in New Haven

  14-09-2016 21:11
  
  The gas leak that forced evacuations of three buildings and closed several streets near Orange Street in New Haven Wednesday was a gas stove in a restaurant.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Officer who put Eric Garner in fatal chokehold earned $120,000 with overtime last year

  14-09-2016 21:07
  
  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York Police Department officer who put Eric Garner in a chokehold while arresting him in 2014, leading to Garner’s death at age 43, earned about $120,000 with overtime last year, records show. Daniel Pantaleo was stripped of his badge and gun and placed on desk duty after putting Garner in a chokehold, ignoring […]
  
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• Record Warmth in Bridgeport, Storm Possible

  14-09-2016 21:06
  
  High pressure will be in control for most of this week, meaning no widespread beneficial rain is expected.
  
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• Police: Art Among Items Stolen From Tech Company

  14-09-2016 21:05
  
  WINDHAM, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – State police say paintings, antique clocks and computers were among the items stolen during a recent burglary at a tech company in North Windham.
  The burglary at Progressive Data Systems on Club Road was reported Monday, said troopers.
  Thieves made off with paintings by artist Christian Seidler, described as oil on canvass composed of thousands of dabs of paint creating a textured effect. Most of the paintings are large– measuring 30″ by 44&Pr
  
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• Man’s best friend meets America’s pastime for record-breaking night at Chicago White Sox game

  14-09-2016 20:54
  
  CHICAGO — Dogs and baseball are two of the greatest things in the world, and the Chicago White Sox combined them both to record-breaking effect. Lots of baseball teams host “Bark in the Park” nights, where fans can bring their favorite dog friends to the stadium for a night (or day) of inter-species sports fun. The […]
  
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• Fairfield University gets $4M donation from Donald Trump’s sister

  14-09-2016 20:51
  
  FAIRFIELD — Fairfield University in Connecticut has received a $4 million donation from the sister of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Maryanne Trump Barry is a federal judge who sits on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Pennsylvania. She said in a statement released Wednesday by the Jesuit university that the gift is […]
  
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• CBS Sports’ Phil Simms Looks At TNF, Other Big AFC Week 2 Match-Ups

  14-09-2016 20:43
  
  By Danny Cox
  The first week of the 2016 NFL season has come and gone, and it’s brought a great many surprises and shocking moments. Week 2 is just around the corner, and it’s only going to get more interesting.
  Some teams have started out with surprising wins, and others are proving that they don’t need their All-Pro quarterbacks to succeed. Phil Simms, CBS Sports lead analyst who played quarterback for 14 years in the NFL and was Super Bowl XXI MVP, took some time to disc
  
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• 2 Connecticut Roller Coasters Ranked Among Best in U.S.

  14-09-2016 20:42
  
  Two of the best wooden roller coasters in the country can be found at amusement parks in Connecticut.Photo Credit: Quassy
  
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• US, Israel sign massive military aid deal; $38 billion over 10 years

  14-09-2016 20:35
  
  WASHINGTON — The United States and Israel have signed a new aid deal that will give the Israeli military $38 billion over the course of 10 years. It’s the largest such agreement the U.S. has ever had with any country. After months of negotiations, the unprecedented deal was signed at the State Department on Wednesday. […]
  
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• Part of of Frontage Road in East Haven, I-95 Ramp Closed After Serious Crash

  14-09-2016 19:55
  
  The westbound side of Frontage Road in East Haven is closed after a serious crash, according to the fire department, and state police said the Interstate 95 southbound exit 51 ramp is closed.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  
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• Police investigating sexual assault on CCSU campus

  14-09-2016 19:49
  
  NEW BRITAIN — Police at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain are investigating a sexual assault that happened on campus over the weekend. “The student who reported the incident was provided with support and information from CCSU staff, including CCSU’s Victim’s Advocate,” police said Wednesday in a statement. Police have not said whether the […]
  
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• Week 2 TNF Match-Up: Jets May Simply Have Far Too Much For The Bills To Handle

  14-09-2016 19:35
  
  By Danny Cox
  Some may think that that the new NFL season still has a long way to go, and that the early weeks don’t really matter. While that may be partly true, it’s also accurate to say that every single game counts, and a loss now could come back to haunt teams later on.
  That’s why this week’s match-up on Thursday Night Football is so important—it’s a big AFC East battle that could have huge implications on the playoff race. The winner will get to .500, but
  
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• Thursday Night Breakdown: Jets May Have Far Too Much For Bills To Handle

  14-09-2016 19:35
  
  By Danny Cox
  Some may think that that the new NFL season still has a long way to go, and that the early weeks don’t really matter. While that may be partly true, it’s also accurate to say that every single game counts, and a loss now could come back to haunt teams later on.
  That’s why this week’s match-up on Thursday Night Football is so important—it’s a big AFC East battle that could have huge implications on the playoff race. The winner will get to .500, but
  
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• Crews deconstruct gazebo where Tamir Rice was shot & killed

  14-09-2016 19:25
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Deconstruction is underway at the gazebo at the Cuddell Recreation Center where 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by Cleveland police in Nov. of 2014, WOIO reports. Wednesday morning crews will start tearing the gazebo down, but it won’t be demolished. The gazebo will be preserved and moved to Stony Island Arts Bank in […]
  
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• Westbound Side of Frontage Road in East Haven Closed After Serious Crash

  14-09-2016 19:14
  
  The westbound side of Frontage Road in East Haven is closed after a serious crash, according to the fire department.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportatiuon
  
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• Watching 15,000 dominoes fall in a triple spiral will make your day

  14-09-2016 18:58
  
  It’s hard to look away when thousands of dominoes are falling over, and even harder when they are in a cool triple spiral like this. Domino builder Hevesh5 spent 25 hours over eight days building the pattern with 15,000 dominoes. The entire structure takes less than two minutes to come down as the chain reaction works […]
  
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• 3 Buildings Evacuated, Road Closed After Gas Emergency in New Haven

  14-09-2016 18:58
  
  The gas company has identified the source of a leak that forced evacuations of three buildings and closed several streets near Orange Street in New Haven Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 2 Connecticut Roller Coaster Ranked Among Best in U.S.

  14-09-2016 18:52
  
  Two of the best wooden roller coasters in the country can be found at amusement parks in Connecticut.Photo Credit: Quassy
  
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• Wesleyan settles professor’s sexual harassment lawsuit

  14-09-2016 18:49
  
  NEW HAVEN — Wesleyan University in Connecticut has settled a lawsuit filed by a professor who alleged school administrators mishandled an investigation into sexual harassment complaints she made against another professor. Documents filed in federal court in New Haven show a judge dismissed Associate Professor Lauren Caldwell’s lawsuit Sept. 1, after lawyers reported the settlement. […]
  
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