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• Police: Putting boxes for gifts in the curbside trash makes you a target for thieves

  26-12-2016 23:29
  
  WEST HARTFORD — State Police are issuing a warning to all the lucky gift recipients out there: be careful what you put in the trash. As you clean up your gift boxes from Hanukkah, Christmas and other holidays, it’s important to remember to not let the labels show. For example, let’s say you got a big screen Samsung TV. Police recommend breaking the box down so that the “Samsung” label isn’t in plain sight while sitting in your trashcan on […]
  
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• Connecticut parks offer free guided New Year’s Day hikes

  26-12-2016 22:52
  
  HARTFORD — Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is planning free hikes again on New Year’s Day. Five hikes will be offered on Jan. 1 as part of the First Day Hike Program, a joint effort by all 50 state park systems and a private organization called America’s State Parks. The concept began more than 25 years ago at a state park in Milton, Massachusetts. “First Day Hikes offer families the opportunity to rejuvenate and reconnect with n
  
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• Police: Driver had medical problem before driving into Milford house

  26-12-2016 22:37
  
  MILFORD — Police say a driver whose car crashed into a house in Milford appeared to have suffered a medical emergency before the accident. Authorities say the car struck other vehicles and damaged some front yards before crashing into the garage of a raised ranch on New Haven Avenue, near Mary Ellen Drive, shortly after 11:30 a.m. Monday. The driver was brought to a hospital. The name and condition of the person have not been released. Police say there were […]
  
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• Nor'easter Potential Increasing for Thursday

  26-12-2016 22:33
  
  The season's first major Nor'easter is possible Thursday.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Rain, highs in 50s for Tuesday as front moves in; clearing out and cooling down by afternoon

  26-12-2016 22:22
  
  A Freezing Rain Advisory is in effect for Litchfield and Hartford counties for Monday evening, through 11 p.m. A warm front is moving in, leading to some some light rain showers Monday night into Tuesday. Even though it’ll be just rain falling from the sky, there could be a few slick spots in northern Connecticut as the ground may still be frozen. Therefore, if you’re out and about, just assume the ground is icy if it looks wet, until proven otherwise. During the [&hel
  
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• Fire Breaks Out New Haven Condo Complex

  26-12-2016 21:05
  
  The fire was reported at 99 Harbor Close and arriving crews found a fire on the roof and heavy smoke, according to tweets by the New Haven Fire Department.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New Haven firefighters battle large condo fire

  26-12-2016 20:40
  
  NEW HAVEN — A large fire broke out in a condo complex on Monday afternoon. The New Haven Fire Department reports the fire started inside the roof of the complex, located at 99 Harbor Close. The fire started around 1:30 p.m. The fire was broadcast as a three alarm fire, meaning more units were needed to suppress it. The fire department said they were having trouble knocking the fire down, and the winds coming off the nearby water was adding to […]
  
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• Fire Breaks Out in New Haven

  26-12-2016 20:13
  
  The fire was reported at 99 Harbor Close and arriving crews found a fire on the roof and heavy smoke, according to tweets by the New Haven Fire Department.
  
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• President Obama’s exit interview: I could’ve won again

  26-12-2016 20:00
  
  WASHINGTON – Arguing that Americans still subscribe to his vision of progressive change, President Barack Obama asserted in an interview recently he could have succeeded in this year’s election if he was eligible to run. “I am confident in this vision because I’m confident that if I had run again and articulated it, I think I could’ve mobilized a majority of the American people to rally behind it,” Obama told his former senior adviser David Axelrod in an inter
  
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• Video of girls opening Christmas gift honoring their late grandfather will move you to tears

  26-12-2016 19:51
  
  OKLAHOMA — Some gifts mean so much.  This gift two sisters received on Christmas is one they will never forget. Jennifer Ramos posted a video on Twitter that captured the moment her younger sisters opened up the presents. Ramos tweeted: “so my grandpa passed away tragically about a year ago and my aunt got my sisters a teddy bear that has a recording of my grandpas voice.” so my grandpa passed away tragically about a year ago and my aunt […]
  
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• Young boy battling cancer takes break from treatment to drive trash truck

  26-12-2016 19:44
  
  LAWRENCE, Kan. — Some special elves helped make a rare holiday home from the hospital extra special for a young boy in Kansas. Santa and some of his helpers gathered at Lawrence Sanitation Department 320 to help make young Dragen Korynta’s dream of becoming a trash truck driver come true. “Every birthday, Christmas that’s all he wants,” Evan Korynta, Dagen’s dad, told Fox 4. “Garbage trucks, model garbage trucks, he watches videos of garbage trucks.
  
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• Mom walks 30 hours through snow and wilderness to get help for family

  26-12-2016 19:41
  
  GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK – Stranded on a secluded road with heavy snow falling, one Pennsylvania mom knew she had to do something. So, she walked for 30 hours in the wilderness, through 26 freezing miles, subsisting on twigs and her urine, to get help. This is her story. An unexpected turn of events Karen Klein, 46, was headed to the Grand Canyon National Park with her husband Eric and their 10-year-old son. State Road 67, which leads to the […]
  
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• Man Pulled Gun on Family Member Christmas Morning: Police

  26-12-2016 19:25
  
  East Windsor police arrested a man after they say he pulled a gun on a family member while intoxicated early Christmas morning.Photo Credit: East Windsor Police
  
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• Police: Driver Had Medical Problem Before Car Hit Milford House

  26-12-2016 19:23
  
  MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police say a driver whose car crashed into a house in Milford appeared to have suffered a medical emergency before the accident.
  Authorities say the car struck other vehicles and damaged some front yards before crashing into the garage of a raised ranch shortly after 11:30 a.m. Monday.
  The driver was brought to a hospital. The name and condition of the person have not been released.
  Police say there were people in the home at the time, but no one was injured.
  Authori
  
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• Christmas night fire in New Haven blamed on toy hoverboard

  26-12-2016 19:07
  
  NEW HAVEN — New Haven fire officials said a toy hoverboard appears to be the cause of a Christmas Day apartment fire that displaced four people and sent one to the hospital. Battalion Chief Ben Vargas tells the New Haven Register the blaze Sunday night was limited to one room of the second-floor unit in the Farnham Court apartments and was quickly extinguished. All four apartment occupants were adults. One was taken to the hospital after complaining of difficulty breathing, possibly [
  
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• Car Crashes Into House in Milford

  26-12-2016 19:05
  
  Milford fire crews responded to a car that crashed into a house on New Haven Avenue on Monday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police: Drunk East Windsor man pulled gun on family member on Christmas morning

  26-12-2016 18:47
  
  EAST WINDSOR – Police said a drunk East Windsor man pulled a gun on a family member on Christmas morning. Police said they went to Mill Pond Village Apartments in Broad Brook at around 3:15 a.m. after getting a 911 call. The caller said that a drunk man pointed a gun at someone during a family argument. Police said when they got there, they saw a car leaving the area, so they stopped the car.  They said the driver, Americo Perez, 62 was […]
  
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• Connecticut US Attorney’s Future Unclear Under Trump

  26-12-2016 18:10
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — The Connecticut U.S. attorney is facing an uncertain job future as the presidency changes hands from one political party to another.
  Deirdre Daly, the top federal prosecutor in the state, has held the position since 2014, when she was nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
  U.S. attorneys are political appointees who often are called upon to resign when a new president of a different party than the last pre
  
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• Sick 5-month-old receives new liver after just 40 minutes on waiting list

  26-12-2016 18:03
  
  CHICAGO — For adult patients the average wait for a donor liver is about 149 days.  For children it’s 86 but for 5-month-old Daniel McCabe and his family it was a record breaker. Shortly after his birth in July, Daniel was diagnosed with biliary atresia – a rare disorder that causes scarring in the liver and blocks the bile ducts. The infant came to Lurie Children’s Hospital in early December for an evaluation.  But soon after his arrival, his condition [&hellip
  
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• How George Michael helped shape Carpool Karaoke with James Corden

  26-12-2016 17:47
  
  LONDON — George Michael produced plenty of chart-topping songs, but he also played a big part in making one of television’s most popular recurring segments. Five years ago, the pop star was the first celebrity to appear with comedian James Corden as part of a “Carpool Karaoke” sketch. Corden is now the host of The Late Late Show on CBS. Michael was found dead on Sunday. He was 53. The Wham! star’s “Carpool Karaoke” segment aired on the BBC in […]
  
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• Duped by fake news story, Pakistani minister threatens nuclear war with Israel

  26-12-2016 17:18
  
  A fake news story led to threats of nuclear war between Pakistan and Israel on Christmas Eve. In an article published by AWDNews on Tuesday December 20, former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon was quoted as threatening to destroy Pakistan if it sent troops into Syria. “We will destroy them with a nuclear attack,” the article quoted Yaalon as saying. There is no evidence Yaalon ever said those words. Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif responded to the fake news article [&hell
  
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• College Football Bowl Preview – Monday December 26th

  26-12-2016 17:11
  
  By Mike Bachini, CBS Connecticut
  Connecticut (CBS) – Christmas is over, and the bowls are now going to come fast and furious. There will now be a total of 23 games in the next 7 days. If you like College Football, this is the best time of year. It is also a good cure for the post-Christmas blues. Buckle up, because it’s going to be a fast ride. Before you know it, only the College Football Playoff National Championship will be left.
  Monday, December 26th
  St. Petersburg Bowl – M
  
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• Stranded in Mexico: Family spends Christmas without husband, father amid immigration battle

  26-12-2016 17:05
  
  MILWAUKEE — Kathryn Aispuro got her Christmas wish this year, even if the holiday wasn’t as she planned it. Her husband, Edgar Aispuro, has been in Mexico for six weeks after U.S. consulate officials blocked his return. This week, Kathryn learned that the consulate had suddenly reversed its decision and would allow her husband to come back to the U.S. soon. “Probably the hardest day of my life was decorating the Christmas tree,” Kathryn told Fox 6 with the couple’s
  
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• Bob Diaco relieved of coaching duties at UConn

  26-12-2016 16:49
  
  STORRS — University of Connecticut Director of Athletics David Benedict announced Monday that head football coach Bob Diaco has been relieved of his coaching duties, effective January 2. “I believe a new leader for our program and student-athletes is needed to build long-term success,” Benedict said on the UConn Huskies website. “I am grateful to Coach Diaco and his staff for their hard work and the integrity with which they ran the program and certainly wish them future
  
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• Police: Man Pulled Loaded Gun In Dispute Christmas Morning

  26-12-2016 16:41
  
  EAST WINDSOR, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – An East Windsor man allegedly pointed a loaded gun at someone during a family dispute early Christmas morning at the Mill Pond Village apartments.
  Police say Americo Perez, 62, faces charges of risk of injury to a minor, carrying a loaded firearm under the influence of alcohol, first-degree threatening, and first-degree threatening.
  Police say children were present at the apartment where the dispute took place. Perez was arrested during a motor vehic
  
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• Her body is slowly growing a second skeleton

  26-12-2016 16:40
  
  It’s impossible for those who have fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, or FOP, to describe what it’s like to live with it. They can tell you to imagine you’re bound so tightly you can’t move any of your joints — your neck, jaw, shoulders, wrists, hips, knees and ankles all locked in position. They can tell you to picture being frozen in a block of ice, where no one can move your limbs. Nobody is really able to comprehend being trapped in […]
  
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• UConn Firing Head Football Coach Bob Diaco

  26-12-2016 16:37
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — The University of Connecticut today announced that it is dismissing head football coach Bob Diaco.
  Diaco led the Huskies for three seasons, for a total record of 11  wins and 26 losses.
  He led the team to the Saint Petersburg Bowl in his second year, but this year the team was 3 and 9, and won just one game in their conference.
  The Huskies failed to win any road games. The team finished last in the East Division of the American Athletic Conference.
  The timing of th
  
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• Understand what you’ll get before signing a health club or gym contract

  26-12-2016 16:13
  
  CROMWELL — This is peak season for new gym memberships and the Connecticut Better Business Bureau urges consumers to understand everything in a contract before signing it. “After eating rich foods during the holiday season, getting into shape is often one of the top resolutions,”said Connecticut Better Business spokesman, Howard Schwartz. “Problems related to a health club memberships can often be the result of not carefully reading the contract.” Whether you receiv
  
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• ‘Star Wars’ actress Carrie Fisher stable after in-flight cardiac incident

  26-12-2016 15:11
  
  Carrie Fisher is in stable condition after suffering a cardiac event aboard a weekend flight from London to Los Angeles, her mother Debbie Reynolds said Sunday. “Carrie is in stable condition,” Reynolds tweeted. “If there is a change, we will share it. For all her fans & friends. I thank you for your prayers & good wishes.” The United Airlines flight was on approach to Los Angeles on Friday when the 60-year-old actress who played Princess Leia in “Star Wars&
  
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• Boy, 6, Seriously Injured in Rollover Crash in North Haven

  26-12-2016 15:01
  
  Interstate 91 Northbound has been re-opened in North Haven after a serious one car accident shut down several lanes on Christmas morning near exit 12, according to State Police.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• 11 bodies, plane fragments, recovered in Black Sea search after Russian military jet crash

  26-12-2016 14:45
  
  RUSSIA – A massive search and rescue operation is under way in the Black Sea after a Russian military plane crashed Sunday with 92 on board. Eleven bodies have so far been recovered. Terrorism was not a likely cause of the crash, Kremlin spokesman Dimitri Peskov said in a call with reporters Monday. Russia’s transport minister said it was assumed the plane had crashed due to technical malfunction or pilot error. The Tupolev Tu-154 plane carrying 84 passengers and eight […]
  
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• Why do birds have beaks and not teeth? This dinosaur may have the answer

  26-12-2016 14:29
  
  A group of 13 dinosaurs that died in a mud pit in China has yielded an unprecedented discovery. The 154 million-year-old limusaurus had tiny, sharp teeth as a hatchling that it gradually lost as it grew up, according to new research published in the journal Current Biology on Thursday. The finding is a first for the fossil record and may shed light on why birds have beaks and not teeth. The group ranged from babies to adults and showed a […]
  
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• House Catches Fire While Cromwell Couple on Honeymoon

  26-12-2016 14:29
  
  Fire broke out at a home in Cromwell early Monday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Ebola vaccine gives 100% protection, study finds

  26-12-2016 14:20
  
  An experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus was found to be 100 percent effective, according to a study published in The Lancet on Thursday. The results offer hope of better protection against the disease that ravaged West Africa in 2014, killing more than 11,000 people. “Ebola left a devastating legacy in our country. We are proud that we have been able to contribute to developing a vaccine that will prevent other nations from enduring what we endured,” said Dr. KeÏta [&hel
  
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• Cancer patient wins a year of free pizza, gives it to food bank

  26-12-2016 14:09
  
  PENNSYLVANIA – Josh Katrick had just walked out of his eighth round of chemotherapy, when good fortune struck. He had just won a competition: free pizza for a year from a neighborhood restaurant in Pennsylvania. Instead of seizing the opportunity to spend the better part of 2017 gorging on the well-deserved melted mozzarella wellspring, Katrick, who has colon cancer, decided other people needed it more. So he gave every slice away. The local Northampton food bank is the recipient of [&hell
  
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• 3 People Escape Early Morning Cromwell Fire

  26-12-2016 14:02
  
  Fire broke out at a home in Cromwell early Monday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Christmas Night Fire In New Haven Blamed On Hoverboard

  26-12-2016 13:58
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – New Haven fire officials say a toy hoverboard appears to be the cause of a Christmas Day apartment fire that displaced four people and sent one to the hospital.
  Battalion Chief Ben Vargas tells the New Haven Register the blaze Sunday night was limited to one room of the second-floor unit in the Farnham Court apartments and was quickly extinguished.
  All four apartment occupants were adults. One was taken to the hospital after complaining of diffic
  
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• Census: Connecticut loses population for 3rd straight year

  26-12-2016 13:38
  
  HARTFORD — Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show Connecticut losing population for the third year in a row. The Hartford Courant reports  the state, with about 3.6 million residents, lost 0.2 percent of its population from July 2015 to July 2016. Nearly 30,000 more people left Connecticut during that period than moved in. According to the Census Bureau estimates, the state was among eight that lost population in 2016. Neighboring Massachusetts saw a population gain of 0.4 percent
  
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• Police pursuing leads in fatal Bridgeport shooting

  26-12-2016 13:11
  
  BRIDGEPORT — Police in Bridgeport are investigating the weekend shooting death of a 27-year-old man. The man, whose name was not immediately released, was gunned down early Saturday morning on North Street. Police said they were pursuing leads in the case but no arrests were reported. The Connecticut Post reports there have been 10 homicides in Bridgeport this year, compared to 19 homicides in 2015. It was a second year in a row that a fatal shooting occurred in the […]
  
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• Family and dogs escape early morning Cromwell fire

  26-12-2016 12:52
  
  CROMWELL – Three family mem bers and their three dogs escaped a fire in Cromwell Monday morning. Cromwell Fire Department Deputy Chief Michael Salonia said the call came in to the department at around 2 a.m. A passerby who noticed the fire at 593 Main Street and called 911, before alerting everyone inside, who were all able to get out safely. Three  people were inside house when the fire broke out, and three dogs were also taken out of the home unharmed. The […]
  
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• 3 people and 3 dogs escape early morning Cromwell fire

  26-12-2016 12:52
  
  CROMWELL – Three people and three dogs escaped a fire in Cromwell Monday morning. Cromwell Fire Department Deputy Chief Michael Salonia said the call came in to the department at around 2 a.m. Deputy Chief Salonia told Fox 61 a passerby who noticed the fire at 593 Main Street was able to alert everyone inside, before calling 911.  The Good Samaritan’s quick action helped make sure everyone inside made it out safely. Fox 61 also spoke to the fat
  
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• Police: 2 dead after fiery car crash in Bridgeport

  26-12-2016 12:25
  
  BRIDGEPORT — Police say two people are dead after a Christmas Eve crash in Bridgeport. Officials said a Nissan Pathfinder burst into flames Saturday night after hitting a concrete barrier at the end of Laurel Avenue. The Connecticut Post reports a bystander managed to remove the driver from the car before police and firefighters arrived. Police said Sunday that the driver was taken to St. Vincent’s Medical Center where he died of his injuries. A passenger in the car was […]
  
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• Monday Forecast: Morning sunshine with light rain and ice potential this evening

  26-12-2016 12:10
  
  Today starts off nice, but clouds will roll in during the day with temperatures slowly warming to the 40 degree range. Late this afternoon and into this evening, a warm front will approach Connecticut with some light rain showers. Even though it’ll be rain falling from the sky, there could be a few slick spots in northern Connecticut as the ground may still be frozen. Because of this, a Freezing Rain Advisory is in effect for Litchfield and Hartford Counties […]
  
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• Fire and Ice Hanukkah festival in West Hartford

  26-12-2016 04:39
  
  WEST HARTFORD– Then 9th annual Hanukkah at Blue Back Square took place today. Since most of the businesses were closed for Christmas Day, all the attention was focused on the middle of the square for the lighting of the menorah for the second day of Hanukkah. “Hanukkah is about lighting when it’s dark and when it’s cold we bring the light to the public domain where it’s getting dark and bring the light of faith the light of goodness and […]
  
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• British Singer George Michael Dead at 53

  26-12-2016 03:37
  
  LONDON (AP) _ George Michael, the British pop superstar who reached early fame with WHAM! and went on to a solo career lined with controversies and chart-topping hits that blended soul and dance music with daring social and personal commentary, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53.Michael died at his home in Goring, England. His publicist, Cindi Berger, said he had not been ill. Michael’s manager, Michael Lippman, says the cause of death was heart failure. His family issued a sta
  
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• Fire Crews Battle Blaze at Vernon Home

  26-12-2016 03:33
  
  Six children were safely evacuated after a fire broke out at 96 Union in Vernon.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Connecticut health insurance exchange will remain open for the Holidays

  26-12-2016 03:03
  
  HARTFORD —Connecticut’s health insurance exchange says it will continue providing enrollment help to consumers over the holidays. Access Health CT’s enrollment centers in New Britain and New Haven and its call center will be open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. They will be closed Christmas Day and Monday, Dec. 26. Over the New Year’s holiday, the enrollment centers and call center will be open on Friday, Dec. 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 31 […]
  
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• Christmas day house fire in Vernon

  26-12-2016 01:13
  
  VERNON — A house fire erupted in a Vernon suburb. The fire began around 5:30 PM Christmas day. Witnesses were told the family escaped the house and are unharmed. Fire fighters do not know yet the cause of the fire but believe the house is now unlivable. Stay with Fox61 as more details develop.
  
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• Singer George Michael has died at age 53

  26-12-2016 00:38
  
  LONDON — George Michael, who rocketed to stardom with WHAM! and went on to enjoy a long and celebrated solo career lined with controversies, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53. Michael enjoyed immense popularity early in his career as a teenybopper idol, delivering a series of hits such as “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” ”Young Guns (Go For It)” and “Freedom.” As a solo artist, he developed into a more serious singer and songwriter, lauded by
  
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• Elderly Bristol Man Missing Since Yesterday Found Safe

  26-12-2016 00:35
  
  A 78-year old year old Bristol man who went missing on Christmas Eve has been found.
  
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