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• MDC Figures Out Who Pays Sewer Bill if Hartford Goes Bankrupt

  16-11-2016 23:59
  
  A public hearing on Wednesday at the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) in Hartford could help shed light on who pays the sewer bill if Hartford goes bankrupt.
  
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• Construction on Trumbull Street Continues, Businesses Hurting

  16-11-2016 23:59
  
  Driving on Trumbull Street in Hartford has been a hassel for the last few years and one restaurant owner is fed up.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Report Names Best Stores to Shop For Black Friday Deals

  16-11-2016 23:50
  
  With holiday sales expected to top $650 billion this year, personal-finance website, WalletHub, released its report of the best stores to shop for Black Friday savings.
  
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• NFL Picks Week 11: Vikings Skid Continues While Dolphins Extend Winning Streak

  16-11-2016 23:48
  
  Bryan Altman
  There hasn’t been much to thank the NFL for this year (or, the last few years if we’re really keeping score). The product on the field has been mediocre far too often, and whether that’s due to ticky-tacky officiating, poor play, too many commercials, too many protests, ETC… I’ll leave that up to you to decide. But most would pretty readily admit that it hasn’t been the finest year for a league that’s shield usually casts a shadow over
  
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• 4C Foods Recalls Grated Cheese for Possible Salmonella Risk

  16-11-2016 23:40
  
  4C Food Corps. has issued a voluntary recall for grated cheese due to a possible salmonella contamination.Photo Credit: FDA.gov
  
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• Comfort dog that spent 6 weeks in Newtown after Sandy Hook tragedy honored as ASPCA Dog of the Year

  16-11-2016 23:33
  
  NEWTOWN — Golden retriever Ruthie always has a big smile on her face, but most of the people she meets have tears in their eyes. Ruthie is a comfort dog with Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dogs and she’s traveled the country putting her skills to work at the most devastating events working with people suffering from the most tragic of losses. Thursday, she will be honored as the 2016 ASPCA Dog of the Year. Ruthie’s first assignment was in Newtown, followin
  
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• Accused Killer Wants U.S Supreme Court To Hear His Appeal

  16-11-2016 23:22
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A doctor charged with murdering a Yale University physician is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of a Connecticut court ruling that said he could be forcibly medicated so he is competent to stand trial.
  Public defenders for Lishan Wang filed the request last week. They’re also asking that the Connecticut Supreme Court ruling be put on hold until the nation’s highest court decides whether to hear his appeal.
  Wang argues forced medication would vio
  
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• Engineer in Hoboken train crash had undiagnosed sleep apnea

  16-11-2016 23:20
  
  HOBOKEN, N.J.–Two U.S. officials say the engineer of a commuter train that slammed into a New Jersey station at double the 10 mph speed limit, killing a woman, suffered from undiagnosed sleep apnea. One of the officials says investigators are looking at it as a potential cause. The officials were briefed on the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the matter. They told the AP on Wednesday that 48
  
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• Son puts valuable coins stolen from father through Coinstar to buy crack: Torrington police

  16-11-2016 23:19
  
  TORRINGTON – Police said a man stole a valuable coin collection from his father and put it through a Coinstar machine at a local supermarket in order to get money to buy crack cocaine. Police said Leonard Rinaldi, 53, of Torrington, was  arrested on larceny charges in connection with the theft of thousands of dollars worth of valuable coins from his father. The coins, worth $8,000, were reported stolen on October 11. Police said Rinaldi told them he stole the coins, […]
  
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• Anchor’s on-air doodle goes hilariously wrong

  16-11-2016 23:15
  
  SEATTLE — “It was a CANNON!” It started just like any other Wednesday morning for Q13 News This Morning anchor Kaci Aitchison. Kaci joined anchors Bill Wixey and Liz Dueweke in the studio and brought Q13 News viewers the latest news, weather, traffic, entertainment and sports from Seattle. One of her favorite segments is Trending with Travis. Q13 FOX Director of Digital Strategy Travis Mayfield was using the touchscreen to show viewers about artificial intelligence. One Go
  
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• Sticker shock in the ER: Why Yale says you could be overpaying at the hospital

  16-11-2016 23:00
  
  NEW HAVEN — Patients in an emergency room often have little say in who provides their medical services, and some, it’s costing them money. A Yale University study released Wednesday of 2.2 million emergency room visits across the United States, researchers found that 22% of patients who went to emergency departments within their health-insurance networks were treated by an out-of-network doctor which could substantially increase their out of pocket costs. Researchers used inform
  
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• 2 Charged Following New London 'Road Rage' Incident

  16-11-2016 22:54
  
  Two people were charged following a "road rage" incident that turned in a physical fight in New London on Tuesday, police said.Photo Credit: New London Police
  
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• Dry, sunny, and mild stretch of weather continues

  16-11-2016 22:44
  
  After some much needed rain Tuesday, it’s back to our regularly scheduled programming with another dry, sunny and mild stretch of weather! Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be bright with highs near 60 degrees. Windy and colder weather arrives Sunday, along with some rain. There’s even a chance for some snow to mix in late Sunday into Monday, especially for the hill-towns. We’ll be keeping a close eye on this over the coming days. Snow looks like more of a sure […]
  
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• Body Found in NJ Might Be Missing Stamford Man: Sources

  16-11-2016 21:39
  
  Authorities believe a body found in New Jersey Wednesday might be a missing 26-year-old Stamford man and Hofstra graduate who was last seen walking into a luxury apartment building in Manhattan over the weekend,...
  
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• Police ID Stamford Mom Found Dead After 5-Year-Old Daughter Was Found in NYC

  16-11-2016 21:29
  
  The investigation into a 5-year-old girl who was abandoned at a bus terminal in New York City led police to find her mother's body in Stamford on Monday, according to police, and they are looking for her father...
  
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• MTA Approves 60 New M8 Cars on Metro-North New Haven Line

  16-11-2016 21:25
  
  The board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved between 60 and 94 new M8 rail cars on Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line.
  
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• Popular heartburn medications linked to higher risk of stroke

  16-11-2016 20:57
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Sometimes, solving one problem only creates another. Millions of Americans take proton pump inhibitors to treat acid reflux and heartburn. Known as PPIs, they are among the most prescribed drugs in the United States and are widely available over the counter. For more health stories, click here.  But according to preliminary research presented today at an American Heart Association conference in New Orleans, these medications may also increase the risk of ischemic stroke.
  
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• Milford man says doing the right thing led to $1 million lottery win

  16-11-2016 20:44
  
  ROCKY HILL — A Milford man said he was rewarded for doing the right thing after he found out he won a million dollar lottery prize. Russell Davis said he was at a store when the clerk gave him too much change back when he was buying lottery tickets. So, he returned the extra money. According to the CT Lottery, Davis thought at the time “hopefully karma kicks in soon.” It paid off.  Davis claimed the $1,000,000 Diamonds top prize […]
  
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• Dramatic video shows boy catching infant brother falling from changing table

  16-11-2016 20:26
  
  BAL HARBOUR, Fla. — A mother of five is sharing a shocking video to warn other parents about leaving an infant unattended, In the video, Tila Levi places her 11-month-old on the changing table. She turns her back for a moment, dealing with all the children. First, you see one baby leg go over; then, the baby falls more than 4 feet. But the 11-month-old has an angel — it’s his 9-year-old brother Joseph, who races in and catches the nearly 30-pound baby boy. [
  
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• Meriden homicide victim who had been dead for weeks, identified by police

  16-11-2016 20:12
  
  MERIDEN —  Police have identified the victim of a homicide who had been left dead in his apartment for several weeks. Police said Thomas Wilderman, 73, who lived in the apartment has been positively identified as the victim. Authorities said they are making progress in the case. Police were called to an apartment building, at 657 East Main St. Meriden, November 2, for a report of dead body inside one of the apartment units. Neighbors said that there was a bad […]
  
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• I-84 Waterbury: Ramp Closure, New Traffic Formation Thursday

  16-11-2016 19:51
  
  The drive on I-84 in Waterbury will soon change. Crews are opening new Exit 23 on and off ramps on each side of the highway.Photo Credit: http://i-84waterbury.com/
  
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• Groton Town Police Seek Bank Robbery Suspect

  16-11-2016 19:31
  
  Groton police are searching for a man who robbed the Chelsea Groton Bank Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: Groton Town Police Department
  
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• Police Identify Man Found Dead in Meriden Apartment

  16-11-2016 19:23
  
  Meriden police have identified a man found dead in an apartment on East Main Street earlier this month.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Taxpayer Money, Elon Musk & Cronyism

  16-11-2016 18:44
  
  David Williams is president of Taxpayers Protection Alliance, a Washington-based nonprofit and nonpartisan organization that researches, and educates the public about, the government’s effects on the economy. Williams discusses a piece in The Daily Signal, “It’s Time to Stop Spending Taxpayer Dollars on Elon Musk and Cronyism.”
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: 2016 CT Auto Show

  16-11-2016 18:43
  
  James Fleming, president of the CT Automotive Retailers Association, shares details on the CT Auto Show taking place November 18-20, 2016 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
  Learn all about this year’s event:
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Ready For Thanksgiving?

  16-11-2016 18:41
  
  Kal Miller from Miller Food Farms joins Ray Dunaway to “talk turkey.”  Thanksgiving is a week away, are you prepared?
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: Manchester Road Race 1st Annual Race Day

  16-11-2016 18:41
  
  Dr. Tris Carta, President of the Manchester Road Race, talks the First Annual Race Day Saturday, taking place this Saturday November 19 in downtown Manchester.
  Shuttle to the Race is free, and if you can’t be in Manchester for the day, Ray will be broadcasting live 5:30am – 9:45am from Highland Park Market’s Tim Devanney’s driveway, in the Crowley RV.
  WTIC will also provide live race coverage with Scott Gray and Jim Harvey.
  
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• Thursday Night Breakdown: Saints, Panthers Play For NFC South Relevance

  16-11-2016 18:26
  
  By Danny Cox
  When the 2016 NFL season started, everyone sort of expected the defending NFC Champion Carolina Panthers to be competitive, to easily return to the playoffs. Going into Week 11, they’re 3-6, sitting in the NFC South cellar and already on the verge of missing the postseason.
  The New Orleans Saints, who are 4-5 and tied with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for second place in the division, sit one game above the Panthers. Before the strange and heartbreaking loss to the Denve
  
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• LISTEN ON DEMAND: EPA’s Rush For Regulations

  16-11-2016 18:25
  
  John Siciliano, Energy and Environment Correspondent at the Washington Examiner, looks at the EPA which is currently rushing through regulations after Trump’s election.
  What happens next?
  
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• Police looking for witnesses after man falls to his death off I-84

  16-11-2016 18:23
  
  HARTFORD – A New Britain man standing outside his car when another car crashed into it died Tuesday night. Police said that Mark Lopez, 20, was outside a car in the left lane of I-84 east, near exit 49, when it was hit from behind just after 9:30 p.m Police said a Chevrolet Aveo was stopped, for an unknown reason, in the left lane. The driver, Lopez, was standing outside his vehicle when an Acura TL hit the Chevrolet from behind. Lopez fell over […]
  
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• 12-Year-Old East Windsor Boy Reported Missing Located

  16-11-2016 18:22
  
  A 12-year-old East Windsor boy has been reported missing and a Silver Alert has been issued for him.Photo Credit: Silver AlertThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Officer Charged In Death Of Minnesota Man

  16-11-2016 18:14
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A Minnesota police officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of a black man in a St. Paul suburb.
  Prosecutors today announced the charge against St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez.
  He fatally shot 32-year-old Philando Castile during a July 6 traffic stop in Falcon Heights.
  The shooting’s gruesome aftermath was streamed live on Facebook by Castile’s girlfriend, who was with him.
  Yanez is Latino. Castile was black.
  
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• Man Charged With Trying To Kidnap Ex

  16-11-2016 18:12
  
  STRATFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A Darien man is under arrest in Stratford, where police say he tried to kidnap his ex-girlfriend and set fire to her vehicle Tuesday afternoon.
  Pedro Oristanio, 29, was arrested in New Canaan early Tuesday evening after the domestic incident at a home on Kings College Place in Stratford, said police. He was held on $250,000 bond pending arraignment Wednesday on charges including second-degree arson and attempted kidnapping.
  Police say the victim was not
  
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• The Oxford Dictionaries word of the year 2016 is…

  16-11-2016 18:11
  
  The Oxford English Dictionary has named “post-truth” the international word of the year after its usage spiked around the Brexit vote and the US election. “It’s not surprising that our choice reflects a year dominated by highly-charged political and social discourse,” Oxford Dictionaries President Casper Grathwohl said in a statement. “Fuelled by the rise of social media as a news source and a growing distrust of facts offered up by the establishment, post-tru
  
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• Projecting All 41 Bowl Game Matchups And A Closer Look At The Selection Process

  16-11-2016 18:00
  
  Ryan Mayer
  If you’ve followed college football over the years, you’ve probably come to know the basics of the bowl selection process. In order to be “bowl eligible” a team must win at least six games. Certain bowl games have contracts with certain conferences.
  However, with 40-plus bowl games and the College Football Playoff rotating which of the New Year’s Six Bowls it uses as semi-finals, it can be tough to keep up with all of the craziness. So, I’ve taken t
  
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• 5 Wackiest Minor League Name Changes

  16-11-2016 18:00
  
  by Rob Joyce
  Minor league baseball isn’t exactly built on baseball. Sure, there are those select few who go to the games because they want to see the newest stud prospect, or are overflowing with local pride. But for most, attending minor league games is about the sideshow – the fan entertainment between innings, promotional nights, basically anything to that could entertain a family for cheap.
  This wackiness at the core of most organizations – right down to the team names. In
  
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• Minnesota officer charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Philando Castile

  16-11-2016 17:51
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota police officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of a black man in a St. Paul suburb. Prosecutors announced the charge against St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez on Wednesday. Yanez fatally shot 32-year-old Philando Castile during a July 6 traffic stop in Falcon Heights. The shooting’s gruesome aftermath was streamed live on Facebook by Castile’s girlfriend, who was with him. She said Castile was shot
  
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• Lane closed on I-91 in North Haven for boat rollover

  16-11-2016 17:40
  
  NORTH HAVEN – The two left lanes north and south on 91 in North Haven are closed between exits 9 and 10 due to a boat rollover. Connecticut State Police ask driver to slow down and move over for crews that are working on the scene. There’s no word on what caused the rollover, which happened just after 10 a.m. Stay with FOX 61 as this story develops.
  
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• Police in Vernon searching for man caught on camera stealing packages outside home

  16-11-2016 17:39
  
  VERNON — Do you recognize this man? Police in Vernon are on the lookout for man they said stole packages from a house on Village Street. Police did not say when the thefts occurred or what was stolen. If you recognize him, police ask that you call 860-872-9126 and ask for Officer Platosh. Every year, around the holidays, there is increased concern that people will swipe your packages off your front door.  Connecticut Better Business Bureau offers tips to avoid […]
  
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• Police Warn of Thieves Stealing Packages from Doorsteps

  16-11-2016 17:21
  
  Police in Vernon are issuing a warning about thieves who want to steal packages off your doorstep.Photo Credit: Vernon Police
  
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• Wolcott Contractor Faces $185K in OSHA Fines

  16-11-2016 17:18
  
  A Wolcott contractor is facing over $185,000-worth of OSHA fines after an inspection found that employees were at risk for dangerous falls while performing roof work, according to the US Department of Labor.
  
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• Family dog helps save 5-year-old boy with Down syndrome who was trapped in a clothes dryer

  16-11-2016 17:14
  
  DUBLIN, Ireland – A 5-year-old boy with Down syndrome suffered painful burns after getting trapped in a clothes dryer that started automatically, the Irish Times reported. Riley Gedge-Duffy climbed into the dryer Sunday at the family’s home in Northern Ireland. Riley’s father, Aaron Duffy, said things could have been much worse – if it wasn’t for the family dog. Riley’s mother was vacuuming upstairs, the Times reported, and might not have heard
  
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• Boat Rollover Causing Delays on I-91 in North Haven

  16-11-2016 16:55
  
  A boat has rolled over on Interstate 91 in North Haven and the left lanes are closed on both sides of the highway.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Families learn adopted Chinese daughters are half-sisters

  16-11-2016 16:41
  
  WELDON SPRING, Mo. – The expression “it’s a small world” could not be truer for a pair of Missouri families. The parents recently learned that their adopted daughters are more than just good friends. Turns out, they’re also half-sisters. “It’s beyond what you can comprehend. I think even us adults are a little taken back,” Jim Maneage told Fox 2 News. Jim and his wife, Staci Maneage, traveled to China in 2010 to adopt their daughter, Ellianna. &ldq
  
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• Man Tried to Abduct Ex-Girlfriend, Set Fire to Car: Police

  16-11-2016 16:36
  
  A Darien man is accused of trying to abduct his ex-girlfriend in Stratford and setting fire to her car, which was next to the house, according to police.Photo Credit: Stratford Police
  
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• Lanes Closed on I-91 in North Haven After Trailer Rollover

  16-11-2016 16:35
  
  A trailer rollover is causing lane closures and delays on I-91 in North Haven Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Mild Weather Lasts Through the End of the Week

  16-11-2016 16:29
  
  Most of the state picked up between a half inch and one and a half inches of rain on Tuesday.
  
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• Man Dies After Falling from I-84 Onto Railroad Tracks

  16-11-2016 16:12
  
  A 20-year-old New Britain man is dead after falling over a concrete barrier on Interstate 84 East in Hartford Tuesday night and onto the railroad tracks below, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• New Britain Man Killed In I-84 Crash

  16-11-2016 16:07
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A New Britain man fell to his death from an Interstate 84 overpass in Hartford Tuesday night.
  State police say Mark Anthony Lopez, 20, was outside his vehicle, which was stopped in the left lane on the eastbound side of the highway around 9:30 p.m., when the Chevy Aveo was hit by an Acura 3.2 TL. Lopez fell over the center concrete jersey barrier and onto railroad tracks below, said troopers. He died from his injuries.
  Police ask anyone who witnessed the
  
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• McGuire Tapped To Head ACLU-CT

  16-11-2016 16:05
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – The Connecticut chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has a new leader.
  Staff attorney David McGuire has been chosen.
  McGuire has also served as the Connecticut chapter’s first legislative and policy director.
  He says the ACLU-CT has, for nearly 70 years, pushed for civil liberties, pushing to protect rights and freedoms guaranteed under states and the federal constitution.
  The ACLU-CT says McGuire helped pass legislation regulating police
  
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