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• Senate GOP Leader Seeking Post-Thanksgiving Budget Meeting

  22-11-2016 23:52
  
   HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano is urging Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to meet with Connecticut lawmakers after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to discuss the state’s budget deficit problems.Fasano, who will represent Republicans next year in an 18-18 split Senate, says people are losing confidence in the state and officials need to “show to the public that all parties can work together to face these challenges with a united front.”
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• Governor Threatens Suit Over Sanctuary Cities Funding

  22-11-2016 23:48
  
  WOODBRIDGE, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy says he’ll sue if the Trump Administration tries to withhold federal funds to New Haven and other so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
  WTNH-TV reports  that the Democratic governor on Tuesday says any attempt to withhold such money would be violating the law. He says Connecticut would go to court to protect its rights as a state and to receive the benefits to which it is entitled
  
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• Town of Wilton, school district sued for alleged abuse by former preschool employee

  22-11-2016 23:46
  
  WILTON–For the second time, a lawsuit has been filed against the town of Wilton and the Wilton Board of Education for employing a man accused of sexually exploiting young children. In January 2013, parents of a girl at the Miller-Driscoll School, a preschool part of the Wilton Public Schools, reported to the Board of Education that their daughter had been inappropriately touched by a teacher. The parents claimed that Eric von Kohorn, 36, a paraprofessional who started working at the p
  
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• Road Work To Halt For Holiday Weekend

  22-11-2016 23:37
  
   HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Holiday travelers shouldn’t be delayed by construction and paving on Connecticut’s roads and highways.Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday that the work will be suspended over the coming Thanksgiving weekend, beginning Wednesday through 8 p.m. on Monday. He says only emergency work will be performed during that period.
  Given that Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel periods of the year, Malloy says the state wants to help ease congestio
  
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• Meriden Humane Society makes big changes in effort to have city renew lease

  22-11-2016 23:21
  
  MERIDEN–After months of back-and-forth and scandal, including the removal and arrest of the director, the Meriden Humane Society says it is ready to move forward. In a letter posted to the shelter’s Facebook page and sent to FOX 61, MHS announced a possible reversal in the original announcement that the lease for the current space would not be renewed by the city of Meriden. According to MHS, the board of directors is now in direct communication with the city manager, and w
  
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• 26-Year-Old Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Child

  22-11-2016 22:58
  
  A 26-year-old Watertown man has been charged with the sexual assault of a child.Photo Credit: Watertown Police
  
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• Blessing Loom: Money-making idea or a twist on an old scam?

  22-11-2016 22:55
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Once again, a money-making scam is slowly taking over Facebook — and experts are warning the “Blessing Loom” is simply a new version of an old scam. Do a quick search on Facebook for “Blessing Loom” and you will see hundreds of posts about the exchange. Participants are promised that they will eventually receive a PayPal payment of $800 after contributing $100 and recruiting two other people. Once the diagram is filled and the payout is
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: The World’s Most Dangerous Toys

  22-11-2016 22:33
  
  Lenore Skenazy of Free Range Kids will discuss the world’s most dangerous toys.
  Discover some of the usual suspects here:
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: How Wonderful Great Ads Can Be

  22-11-2016 22:29
  
  Steve Wolfberg is Chief Creative and Growth Officer at Cronin and Company, the largest full-service independent marketing communications agency in Connecticut.  With the political season behind us and the holidays upon us, Steve joined Ray to discuss the ads aired during this political season that had many people on edge… but with holiday ads hitting the airwaves now, people are remembering how wonderful great spots can make them feel.
  Steve will also discuss the “new&rdqu
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: What Malloy Should Do

  22-11-2016 22:26
  
  Chris Powell, Managing editor of Manchester Journal Inquirer says Gov. Dan Malloy is already hated… so he may as well fix the state.
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• Submarine of Hollywood fame returns sailors home to Groton naval base in time for holidays

  22-11-2016 22:20
  
  GROTON — A U.S. Navy attack submarine that appeared in “The Hunt for Red October” has returned to its Connecticut homeport from its last scheduled deployment after 35 years in the fleet. The USS Dallas had a brush with Hollywood fame in the 1990 Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin thriller. The Los Angeles-class submarine arrived back at the Navy submarine base in Groton on Tuesday. On its final deployment it traveled 42,000 miles and made port stops in Oman, the […]
  
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• Mom, Son Accused of Shooting BB Guns Arrested for Drugs: PD

  22-11-2016 22:19
  
  A mother and her 20-year-old son, who is accused of shooting BB guns at homes and cars in shoreline towns, was charged with operating a drug factory, police said.Photo Credit: Old Saybrook Police
  
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• Good travel conditions for Wednesday, but possible wintry mix Thanksgiving Day

  22-11-2016 22:08
  
  The winter chill remains in the forecast. Tonight will be cold, with lows dipping into the 20s. Winds will slowly diminish overnight. The day before Thanksgiving is often touted as the biggest travel day of the year and it looks like the weather will cooperate, at least temporarily. Wednesday will be mostly sunny and cool with highs in the 40s. There may be some brief travel issues early Thanksgiving Day. Thursday morning (around sunrise), a weak disturbance will bring the chance […]
  
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• Report: Driver Asked Kids ‘Are You Ready To Die’ Before Crashing Bus In Chattanooga

  22-11-2016 22:06
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WWJ/AP) – Parents of some of the children who survived a deadly school bus crash in Chattanooga are starting to shed some light on the moments leading up to the crash, which killed five kids and injured more than 20 others.
  CBS News Correspondent Mark Strassmann spoke to a mother who had three children on the bus, one of whom died. The mother says that her other two children told her that just before the crash, the bus driver asked the children if they were ready to die
  
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• November 21 – November 25

  22-11-2016 22:00
  
  Tuesday, November 22 Trouble in Toyland report of recalled and dangerous toys
  
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• Vandals Sought In New Haven

  22-11-2016 21:50
  
  (New Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police in New Haven are investigating after vandalism in the form of swastikas and references to Donald Trump turned up at a high school athletic complex.
  All was right with the complex at Wilbur Cross High School on Saturday, police said.
  But officers say the graffiti was discovered Monday when staff entered and found equipment tagged.
  Police say there was no outright evidence of any break-in and the perpetrators might have entered through an unlocked
  
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• Swastikas, Trump References Painted on School Complex Walls

  22-11-2016 21:45
  
  Police are investigating after vandals spray-painted swastikas and references to President-elect Donald Trump on walls and equipment at the Wilbur Cross High School athletic complex in New Haven.Photo Credit: New Haven Police
  
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• Swastikas, Trump’s name spray-painted at New Haven high school athletic complex

  22-11-2016 21:43
  
  NEW HAVEN–Police are investigating a series of vandalisms that occurred at some point over the last few days. The athletic complex at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven was secured around noon on Saturday, November 19, but the next time someone entered it on Monday they found graffiti all over the facility. Swastikas and references to President-elect Donald Trump were tagged around the walls, lockers and other areas. There’s no evidence of forced entry, so it is possible that [&he
  
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• Diaco Vow To Fix Huskies Problems

  22-11-2016 21:36
  
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) – UConn football coach Bob Diaco says fixing what’s wrong with the Huskies will be easy and he’s the guy to do it.
  UConn (3-8, 0-7 American) will try to snap a five-game losing streak Saturday when it closes a disappointing season by hosting Tulane (3-8, 1-6).
  The Huskies come into the game ranked last in scoring and 122nd in total offense among the nation’s 128 Bowl Subdivision teams.
  Diaco, who replaced his offensive coordinator earlier this season, t
  
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• Bystanders Rescue Man From Burning Car

  22-11-2016 21:36
  
  MILPITAS (KCBS) – A group heading to San Jose International Airport pulled a man from a burning car after it was hit by a truck on northbound Interstate 880 in Milpitas early Thursday morning.
  Aaron Johnson told KCBS was driving a group of church members to the airport when he saw the car catch fire after it was rear-ended. The 58-year-old disabled truck driver said it was like something from the movies.
  “It was crazy. We were trying to pull the door open, couldn’t pull the do
  
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• Sound Off Connecticut: Foreign Policy Advice For The New President

  22-11-2016 20:59
  
  Col. Ralph Peters, FOX News Military Strategist, joins Jim to look at the Iran deal and Obama.
  Then Peter Brookes, Senior Fellow, National Security Affairs at the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, The Heritage Foundation offers some friendly advice on foreign policy for the new president-elect.
  
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• Fact Check: Trump’s Statements On Auto Industry Are Misleading

  22-11-2016 20:58
  
  By Tom Krisher, AP Auto Writer
  DETROIT (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump has a long list of deceptive statements about Ford Motor Co. and the auto industry, and he added to that list this week.
  Trump’s tweet on Thursday asserting that he had dissuaded Ford from moving a Kentucky factory to Mexico was a stretch, at the very least. The company has no intention of moving the plant, and it had already agreed to keep production of one specific model there.
  Throughout the campaign, Trump
  
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• Caregivers Accused of Extremely Neglecting 3 Young Children

  22-11-2016 20:55
  
  The caregivers of 3-, 5- and 6-year-old children are accused of extreme neglect after the children were found malnourished, dehydrated, in diapers and unable to speak, according to Connecticut state police.
  Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Police Investigate Home Burglary in Haddam

  22-11-2016 20:41
  
  State Police are investigating a home burglary on Brainard Hill Road, in the Higganum section of Haddam, between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Nov 17.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Pair Charged With Child Neglect

  22-11-2016 20:41
  
  (Willimantic, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State Police have made arrests in a disturbing case of child neglect in Danielson.
  The investigation began in July on a report from the Department of Children and Families’ Willimantic office of three children, aged 3, 5, and 6, in the care of 33-year-old Donna Rodeheffer and 24-year-old Nicholas Emory.
  Investigators say the children were found to have been missing many of their teeth, were dehydrated and malnourished, were still wearing diapers
  
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• Repo man pays-off elderly couple’s car after he tows it

  22-11-2016 20:26
  
  RED BUD, Ill. – “I go out and take cars,” said Jim Ford, co-owner of Illini Asset Recovery. From who? “From people who don’t pay.” Repo man Jim Ford wears his company name on his back, and his heart on his sleeve. “I`ve been shot at, ran over, just about everything you can imagine,” he said.  “I haven’t been stabbed yet.” There`s not a place on the map Ford hasn`t traveled to repossess somebody`s car for a bank.   B
  
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• Oh deer! Hunter’s highway prank goes viral

  22-11-2016 20:21
  
  GRAND HAVEN, Mich. – As Jeremy Roomsburg jetted down I-96 on his way back from a high school football game in Michigan  on Saturday, he had to do a double take. After all, it’s not often you see a deer cruising down a major highway. “We were all stunned and were like, ‘did we really just see that?’” said Roomsburg over the phone with FOX 17. “We had to slow down and actually drive past the guy again to get […]
  
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• Danbury Mayor Considers Another Run for Governor

  22-11-2016 20:05
  
  Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is considering a run for governor. He said he has formed an exploratory committee.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Patagonia will donate 100% of its Black Friday sales

  22-11-2016 20:02
  
  NEW YORK — Patagonia typically brings in millions of dollars in sales on Black Friday. But this year, the outdoor clothing retailer is giving away everything it makes that day. The company announced on Monday it will donate 100% of its Black Friday sales — estimated to be well over $2 million — to grassroots environmental groups. The organizations fight to protect vital natural resources like water, air and soil. The donations will come from sales at both its 80 […]
  
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• Danbury Mayor Explores Statewide Run

  22-11-2016 19:56
  
  DANBURY, Conn. (AP) – Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton says he’s officially exploring a bid for statewide office.
  The Republican is expected to seek the GOP nomination for governor in 2018.
  He previously ran for governor in 2014, but suspended his campaign and backed Republican Tom Foley. Foley ultimately lost to Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who was seeking a second term.
  Malloy has not ruled out seeking a third term.
  In a message posted Tuesday on Facebook, Boughton said he can &ldq
  
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• Republican Danbury Mayor explores run for governor in 2018

  22-11-2016 19:45
  
  DANBURY — Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton says he’s officially exploring a bid for statewide office. The Republican is expected to seek the GOP nomination for governor in 2018. He previously ran for governor in 2014, but suspended his campaign and backed Republican Tom Foley. Foley ultimately lost to Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy, who was seeking a second term. Malloy has not ruled out seeking a third term. In a message posted Tuesday on Facebook, Boughton said he can “no long
  
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• Woman charged after 3 children in Danielson found malnourished, missing teeth, unable to speak

  22-11-2016 19:33
  
  DANIELSON — Three children are now in the care of the state of Connecticut after they were rescued from a brutally neglectful home in Danielson. In July 21, state police were notified about the situation. They discovered Nicolas Emory, 24, and Donna Rodeheffer, 33,  living with three children, ages 3, 5, and 6. According to police, the children were missing many of their teeth, they were malnourished, dehydrated, living in diapers, and unable to talk. They were taken into the car
  
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• State Police Seek Suspect Vehicle in Higganum Home Burglary

  22-11-2016 19:04
  
  Connecticut State police are hoping the public can help them identify a suspect in a residential burglary in the Higganum section of Haddam.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Woman Injured When Car Plunges Into Lake Whitney in Hamden

  22-11-2016 19:03
  
  A woman suffered minor injuries when her vehicle veered off Waite Street in Hamden and into Like Whitney on Tuesday.Photo Credit: Hamden Fire Department
  
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• Stamford Man Killed in NYC to Be Mourned at Wake

  22-11-2016 18:39
  
  A wake will be held Tuesday for the 26-year-old Hofstra graduate who prosecutors say was stabbed to death in a luxury Manhattan apartment.
  
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• Masked Man With Knife Robbed Krauszer’s in Hamden

  22-11-2016 18:31
  
  Hamden police are searching for suspect who robbed Krauszer’s Market on Whitney Avenue at knifepoint Tuesday morning.
  
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• Food Safety Tips For Holidays

  22-11-2016 18:27
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – The state Department of Public Health is out with tips on food preparation safety as we’re about to enter the holiday season.
  DPH Food Protection Program Coordinator Tracey Weeks says one in six Americans will get sick this year from food poisoning.
  While most will recover quickly, in the most severe cases, effects can be devestating or even deadly.
  Washing hands, sanitizing food-contact surfaces often, properly thawing and cooking meat, and avoidi
  
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• Bud Light offers chance to win Super Bowl tickets for life

  22-11-2016 18:11
  
  ST. LOUIS — The rush is on for a lucky football fan to win Super Bowl tickets for life. Anheuser-Busch, the NFL‘s official beer sponsor, said Tuesday it is kicking off limited-edition “Strike Gold” Super Bowl-themed packaging. Bud Light customers who find gold Super Bowl 51 cans are eligible to enter to win tickets to attend the Super Bowl each year for the rest of their life, for up to 51 years. Only 37,000 gold 12-ounce cans will be available during the [&hell
  
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• Oakville man charged with sexually assaulting a child

  22-11-2016 17:47
  
  WATERTOWN – An Oakville man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a child. On Monday, Watertown Police arrested Paul MacLellan, 25, of 162 Williamson Circle in Oakville for the crime of first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. Police began investigating after a child under the age of ten told them about a sexual assault. During their investigation, police interviewed MacLellan and said he confessed to the sexual assault. The child was known
  
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• Chattanooga residents rush to give blood after bus crash that killed children

  22-11-2016 17:47
  
  CHATTANOOGA — Lines to donate blood are out the door at Blood Assurance in Chattanooga after a bus flipped over and slammed into a tree Monday afternoon. At least five children were killed in the crash, according to school officials, and six others are currently hospitalized. College students, older adults and officers dropped everything to give blood after the crash, said Rebekah Bell, a local resident. THANK YOU, thank you. We appreciate all who have come running to help. Please [&hellip
  
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• Power Restored After Tree Falls on Wires in Cheshire

  22-11-2016 17:22
  
  Over 2,000 people in Cheshire were without power Tuesday morning after a tree fell on power lines Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: necn
  
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• Customers suing Chipotle over ‘300-calorie’ chorizo burrito

  22-11-2016 17:20
  
  LOS ANGELES – Chipotle’s chorizo burrito as diet food? If you read the description of the menu item, available since October, you certainly wouldn’t think so: It packs chicken, pork sausage, rice, beans, and cheese into a tortilla. Except that same sign also said “300 calories” so three customers who bought the burrito in Los Angeles this month are suing. As City News Service reports, one of the men behind the proposed class-action lawsuit brought in Los Angeles Sup
  
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• Milford Man Twice Arrested On Domestic Charges

  22-11-2016 17:16
  
  (Milford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A Milford man is being held after police say he was twice arrested on domestic violence charges in the space of several hours between Sunday and Monday.
  Police say they were first called to a home on Virginia Street Sunday around 7:30 p.m. regarding an alleged altercation between 59-year-old Kenneth Johnson and an female in the home.
  He was later released on a written promise to appear and told to keep away from the complainant.
  Then, around 1:30 a.m. on
  
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• Heinz recalls gravy just days before Thanksgiving

  22-11-2016 17:08
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – If you were planning on using jarred gravy at your big feast this week, you better check the label. Just days before Thanksgiving, Heinz is recalling one of their gravy products. Approximately 500 cases of Heinz HomeStyle Bistro Au Jus Gravy were mislabeled as Heinz Pork Gravy. This means that the product contains milk and soy, but it isn’t listed on the container. This could put people with food allergies or dairy sensitivities at risk. The affected […]
  
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• Wrongful Death Suit In Yale Grad Student’s Death Settled

  22-11-2016 16:17
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Yale University has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a graduate student killed in a research lab in 2009 just days before her wedding.
  The case was resolved through mediation and the settlement terms weren’t disclosed, according to a document filed in Waterbury Superior Court last Wednesday and obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.
  Annie Le’s strangled body was found stuffed in a wall at a Yale lab building on Sept. 13, 2009.
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• Police: Couple Had Sex In McDonald’s Lot In Front Of Boy, 6

  22-11-2016 16:17
  
  ORANGE, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut couple is facing charges after police say they engaged in sexual activity in a parked car with a 6-year-old boy in the back seat.
  Police in Orange say two McDonald’s employees were leaving the restaurant on Nov. 15 when they spotted two people engaged in sexual activity in the front seats of a car. They say the child was in the back seat, awake and alert.
  Police say they arrived to find 28-year-old Kimberly Onorato partially undr
  
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• George H.W. Bush shares new photo of boy he shaved head for

  22-11-2016 16:04
  
  Three years after shaving his head to show support for a toddler battling leukemia, Former President George H.W. Bush says that same boy “is feeling and doing much better.” Incredibly #thankful that my friend Patrick, the courageous young man (with hair!) to my left, is feeling and doing much better these days. pic.twitter.com/HsPzUCu2iR — George Bush (@GeorgeHWBush) November 21, 2016 The 92-year-old Bush provided an update and a new picture of him with the boy on his Twitter a
  
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• Quick Bout of Wintry Mix Thanksgiving Morning

  22-11-2016 16:03
  
  Warmer air moving in aloft will trigger a bout of wintry mix Thanksgiving morning.
  
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