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• Hawk attacks 4.5 lb. dog in South Windsor

  18-12-2016 23:41
  SOUTH WINDSOR — A small dog is recovering after almost being carried off by a hawk. A chihuahua named Chalupa, who weighs 4.5 lbs according to owner Rich Toce of South Windsor, was on the front steps when a hawk came from the sky and tried to carry the little guy off. Toce said the hawk was choking the dog and dragged him down three steps. When Toce tried to pull him off the hawk dropped the dog and flew off. […]
  
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• Proposed National Coast Guard Museum designs to be unveiled

  18-12-2016 22:44
  
  NEW LONDON, Conn. — The public will have an opportunity to see the initial architectural design for the planned National Coast Guard Museum, to be built on the downtown New London waterfront. The proposed plan will be presented Monday at 4 p.m. at the Garde Arts Center. The public is welcome to attend the forum. Once built, the facility will be the first museum honoring the U.S. Coast Guard. Richard Grahn, the museum’s president and CEO, says the unveiling of […]
  
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• Manning’s 2 TDs, Beckham one-hander lead Giants past Lions

  18-12-2016 21:53
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Odell Beckham Jr. made another one-hand touchdown catch to delight replay fanatics, the defense turned in another stifling performance and the New York Giants inched closer to their first playoff berth since 2011 with a 17-6 win over Detroit on Sunday that snapped a five-game winning for the NFC North-leading Lions. The win was the eighth in nine games for the Giants (10-4) and it gave them their best record through 14 games since 2008, when […]
  
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• Giants beat Lions 17- 6

  18-12-2016 21:53
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD NJ — The New York Giants beat the Detroit Lions Sunday afternoon 17- 6
  
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• Toddler killed in Arkansas road rage incident

  18-12-2016 21:41
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas –A 3-year-old boy was shot and killed during an apparent road rage incident in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday when his grandmother took him shopping, police said. Officers believe the incident occurred on the city’s southwest side. The grandmother was at a stop sign when a confrontation ensued, police said. A motorist behind the woman grew agitated that she was not moving quickly, Little Rock Police Department spokesman Lt. Steven McClanahan said. He started
  
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• Achievements in math and science celebrated Sunday night on FOX 61

  18-12-2016 21:01
  
  HARTFORD — Top achievements in the fields of physics, life sciences and mathematics will be celebrated Sunday night on FOX 61 with a star studded line-up. The Breakthrough Prize was recorded earlier this month the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. It will air Sunday at 7 p.m. on FOX 61.   The ceremony was hosted by actor Morgan Freeman and featured a special performance by singer, songwriter and producer Alicia Keys. Presenters will include some top names in the h
  
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• Trial to resume for reputed gang member accused of murder

  18-12-2016 20:43
  
  NEW HAVEN  — The trial of a reputed Hartford street gang member accused of killing a man in 2011 is set to resume. A jury is scheduled to resume hearing evidence in the case against 27-year-old Arthur Stanley on Monday in federal court in New Haven. He’s charged with committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering in the killing of 23-year-old Keith Washington of Windsor. Prosecutors say Stanley shot Washington because he was looking to improve his standing in […]
  
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• Fire Breaks Out In Abandoned East Hampton Mill

  18-12-2016 20:27
  
  Fire broke out inside an abandoned mill in East Hampton on Sunday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Waterbury Group Collects Coats for the Needy

  18-12-2016 19:55
  
  Sunday, dozens of coats piled up on tables inside Waterbury’s Masonic Lodge, waiting to be handed out to the city’s most vulnerable residents.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Aleppo: Buses set ablaze, threatening new evacuation plan

  18-12-2016 19:18
  
  ALEPPO, Syria — Evacuations of thousands of civilians and rebels from Syria’s eastern Aleppo were to resume Sunday under a new complex people-swap deal, but the plan appeared in peril after a number of buses were set on fire. Syrian state media and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group, said that buses in Aleppo’s neighboring province of Idlib had been set ablaze as they made their way to rebel-besieged Kefraya and Foua to evacuate people from [&h
  
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• Police rescue ‘frozen’ woman who turns out to be mannequin

  18-12-2016 18:59
  
  HUDSON, N.Y.  — Police in New York broke a car window to rescue a woman who turned out to be an extremely realistic mannequin. The unusual incident happened Friday morning in the city of Hudson. The Times Union of Albany reports that a caller told police there was an elderly woman “frozen to death” in a parked car. Officers rushed to the scene and found what appeared to be a woman sitting in a car’s front passenger seat wearing an […]
  
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• Tree falls on a wedding party in California; 1 dead

  18-12-2016 18:00
  
  WHITTIER, Calif. — A large tree fell on a wedding party in Whittier, California, Saturday afternoon, killing one person and injuring at least five, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. Witnesses told CNN affiliate KTLA the wedding party was taking photos when the tree came crashing down in Penn Park. One witness described the tree as splitting in two and hitting several people, the television station reported. A birthday party apparently was also taking place nearby in the busy [&h
  
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• McCain: Russian election-related hacks threaten to ‘destroy democracy’

  18-12-2016 17:55
  
  WASHINGTON  — Sen. John McCain said Russian election-related hacks threaten to “destroy democracy” and faulted the American response as “totally paralyzed.” McCain, the Arizona Republican who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, again called for a select committee to investigate the CIA’s finding that Russia hacked Democrats’ emails in a bid to help President-elect Donald Trump defeat Hillary Clinton. “This is the sign of a possible unr
  
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• Band Gets Stuck In Snow Between Gigs

  18-12-2016 17:51
  
  STURBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ A Massachusetts police officer who helped a stranded bus through the snow had no idea it would involve Blood, Sweat & Tears.
  Sturbridge police Sgt. Kevin Mercier met members of the `60s rock band Saturday when he saw a bus driver struggling as a snowstorm blanketed the region. Mercier stopped traffic and helped direct the bus as it backed down a street. The band was staying at a Sturbridge hotel between shows in Hartford and Boston.
  The band is touring with singer an
  
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• Loretta Lynch regrets ‘painful’ meeting with Bill Clinton

  18-12-2016 16:37
  
  WASHINGTON  — Attorney General Loretta Lynch says she regrets not recognizing that her meeting with Bill Clinton over the summer would turn out to be problematic, saying it was “painful” that it called into question the integrity of the Justice Department. The meeting — coming right before the FBI was set to announce the findings of its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server — would eventually cast doubt on the Justice Department’
  
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• Poll: 55% of Americans bothered by Russian election hacking

  18-12-2016 16:31
  
  WASHINGTON — More than half of Americans say they’re bothered by Russian hacks of Democratic emails in an effort to help Donald Trump win the election, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows. Fifty-five percent of Americans say they are at least quite a bit concerned about the Russian hacks, the poll shows. There is a sharp partisan divide, with 86% of Democrats saying they are concerned compared with 29% of Republicans. However, most Americans do not believe Russian […
  
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• The Real Story – Boughton running for Governor

  18-12-2016 16:02
  
  HARTFORD —  Danbury’s Mayor Mark Boughton is once again running for Governor, in a growing field of potential candidates. How would he fix the financial mess the state is in, and keep it from happening again? Does he support a $15 minimum wage? How about the legalization of recreational marijuana? 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 [&
  
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• The Real Story — State Police training

  18-12-2016 16:01
  
  HARTFORD — A new state task force is studying how police officers are trained, in the interest of improving police-community relations. The panel includes law enforcement officials, lawmakers, local elected officials, educators and members of the minority community. Guest: Rep. Joe Verrengia, (D) West Hartford, co-chair of the panel, and retired police sergeant.
  
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• The Real Story — Cyber security

  18-12-2016 16:00
  
  Against the backdrop of the data breach at Yahoo, where a billion accounts were hacked, and a CIA claim that Russia used hackers to meddle in our presidential election (with a goal of helping Donald Trump win), we get tips on how businesses, organizations and individuals can protect themselves from cyber threats. Guest: Jeff Ziplow, Partner, Blum Shapiro, New England’s largest business advisory group.
  
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• Murder Trial Of Street Gang Member To Continue

  18-12-2016 15:44
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ The trial of a reputed Hartford street gang member accused of killing a man in 2011 is set to resume.A jury is scheduled to resume hearing evidence in the case against 27-year-old Arthur Stanley on Monday in federal court in New Haven. He’s charged with committing a violent crime in aid of racketeering in the killing of 23-year-old Keith Washington of Windsor.Prosecutors say Stanley shot Washington because he was looking to improve his standing in the West Hell gang
  
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• Rain, Fog Before Flash Freeze

  18-12-2016 14:15
  
  Dense fog and heavy rain will make for an unpleasant day across Connecticut.
  
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• Mild and gloomy Sunday, cold start to the week

  18-12-2016 12:33
  
  A gloomy Sunday out there! Rain and possible thunder at times… make sure you keep the umbrella and rain gear handy into late afternoon. However temperatures are in the mid 40s and 50s during the daytime so it’s a nice unexpected break from the cold weather. Expect fog possible into the afternoon so take it slow on the roads. Temperatures could drop into the teens overnight and it’s a chilly start to Monday morning. Temperatures stay in the 20s! Watch […]
  
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• ‘SNL’ mocks Trump, Putin and ties with Exxon CEO

  18-12-2016 12:29
  
  NEW YORK  — After being criticized by the President-elect as “mean-spirited” and “not very good,” Alec Baldwin and his impersonation of Donald Trump returned on “Saturday Night Live” this week. So far, Trump has not tweeted his take on the latest SNL episode as he did two weeks ago. In the first sketch of the show, Baldwin as Donald Trump gets a surprise holiday visitor who enters through the chimney. It turns out to be a shirtless Russian President
  
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• ‘Rogue One’ on target for $140 million opening weekend

  18-12-2016 11:19
  
  NEW YORK  — Like the rebels in the Death Star trench run, Disney is hoping that “Rogue One” can “stay on target” this weekend. It’s been doing that so far. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” brought in $71 million at the domestic box office for its opening day on Friday. The film’s Thursday night $29 million total is rolled into that number. It’s a solid start for the new film, but “Rogue One” still came up short of the [&h
  
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• Moore sets career high with 4 TDs as Miami routs Jets

  18-12-2016 06:54
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Matt Moore’s first game as Ryan Tannehill’s replacement was the best of his career. The nine-year veteran stepped in Saturday night by throwing for four touchdowns in keeping the Miami Dolphins’ playoff hopes very much alive with a 34-13 rout of the New York Jets. In his first start since Jan. 1, 2012 — a Dolphins victory over the Jets, with current New York coach Todd Bowles serving as interim Miami coach — Moore picked apart […
  
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• People hit the slopes in Southington on the first big snowfall of the season

  18-12-2016 04:46
  
  SOUTHINGTON — Mount Southington opened on Saturday with the first big snowfall of the season. Many people were excited about hitting the slopes with fresh snow on the ground. “You really can’t beat opening day with this much snow,” said Kevin Tolderlund, who came to snowboard. Jay Dougherty, president and general manager of Mount Southington said they’re the only ski mountain open in the state right now. “Anytime we have snow in the forecast or we have a
  
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• Bloomfield Warhawks score in Doc Hurley tournament

  18-12-2016 04:42
  
  HARTFORD — The second annual “In the spirit of Doc Hurley” basketball tournament was held Saturday at Trinity College in Hartford. Originally six games were scheduled but due to inclement weather the first three games were cancelled. The lineup may have been shortened but the action sure wasn’t. The first game featured the Bloomfield Warhawks against the Indians of Newington. The Warhawks held on to win 65-62 lead by senior Jordan Pruitt. In the second game Georgetown bou
  
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• Wreaths honor veterans in Windsor

  18-12-2016 04:37
  
  WINDSOR — The country’s veterans were honored Saturday as part of the Wreaths Across America Program. Remembrance wreaths were laid on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes, including those here in Connecticut. The Windsor community came together to honor our nation’s veterans. Part of the ceremony did have to be moved inside because of the weather, but the message was still the same, to remember those who have served our country.
  
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• New Britain’s dancing officer shows off latest moves in new video

  18-12-2016 03:20
  
  NEW BRITAIN — Dancing police officer Matt Sulek was at it again Friday. He was at an event at the New Britain Boys and Girls Club and took the opportunity to show off his moves, and it was all captured on video. Last month, a video of Officer Sulek dancing in a CVS parking lot with teens who were hanging out went viral. Sulek saw a group of teens having a good time in a parking lot. He drove up and […]
  
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• Fuel truck explodes in 55 car crash on Baltimore highway

  18-12-2016 03:04
  
  BALTIMORE — At least two people died in a massive pile-up on an interstate through Baltimore, Maryland. Crews worked for hours to try and clean up the mess from a 55-car pile-up. First-responders took 15 people to area hospitals. The roads became icy Saturday morning, as temperatures in the region plummeted. One of the vehicles that crashed was a fuel truck, which flipped over a median and caught fire near the Washington Boulevard exit. WARNING: This video from social media contains [
  
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• Waterbury grandmother dies after being struck by hit and run driver

  18-12-2016 01:44
  
  WATERBURY — A  Waterbury grandmother was struck by a hit and run driver Friday night, dragged down the street and later died at the hospital. Waterbury Police said Nancy E. Martin, 71, died after being  hit while crossing the street near the Brass Mill Center close to her home.  The family said she was dragged down the road after being hit by a small, dark blue or black vehicle that a witness said was heading west on East Main Street about 8:15 p.m.
  
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