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• Lane Closures on I-395 in Putnam After Fatal Crash

  02-01-2017 23:23
  
  There are lane closures on Interstate 395 south in Putnam after a fatal accident in the area, according to emergency dispatchers.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• ISIS claims responsibility for NYE attack on Istanbul nightclub; 39 dead from 11 countries

  02-01-2017 23:09
  
  ISTANBUL — ISIS has claimed responsibility Monday for a mass shooting at an Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people, most of them foreign tourists from Muslim countries who were ringing in the new year. It was the first claim of its kind for ISIS in Turkey. The group said Christian revelers were targeted in response to Turkish military operations against ISIS in northern Syria. The claim came after an ISIS propaganda video urging attacks on Turkey, which is home to an airbase [&
  
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• Fatal Shooting Suspect Sought By Hartford Police

  02-01-2017 22:39
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Hartford Police have a warrant out for the arrest of a man accused in a fatal shooting in November.
  Headley Thomas is wanted in the November 25 shooting death of 27-year-old Jaime Rivera as Rivera sat in a car on Maple Street.
  Police say they culled their information from city cameras and other surveillance material.
  According to investigators, the 28-year-old Thomas is known to frequent the Bond Street and Maple Avenue area.
  A Toyota Camry was recovered
  
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• Wet and dreary on Tuesday, followed by big dip in temperatures

  02-01-2017 22:38
  
  We may be a late shower this evening and tonight, but it doesn’t look like much, though that’s about to change. Expect lots of rain on Tuesday. It will start out as scattered showers in the morning and stay mainly at the shore, but by late afternoon will be a more steady rain across the state. Highs will be in the 40s, so it will remain all water. The rain clears out overnight into Wednesday, but with the clearing comes […]
  
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• Rescuers Aid 10 Stranded Dolphins in Massachusetts Harbor

  02-01-2017 22:32
  
  Animal welfare activists began the new year in Massachusetts rescuing 10 dolphins stranded in Wellfleet Harbor.Photo Credit: IFAW
  
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• Serious crash reported on I-395 southbound in Putnam

  02-01-2017 21:58
  
  PUTNAM — A serious crash in Putnam left one car destroyed on Monday afternoon. Around 12:30 p.m. a single car crashed on I-395 southbound in the area of Exits 46 and 45. The left lane was closed as crews worked to clear the crash. Police tell FOX 61 a wreckage crew was sent to the scene to deal with the car. Police called it a “serious” crash. Stay with FOX 61 for updates.
  
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• Mysterious 'Boom' Rocks Homes in Southington Area

  02-01-2017 21:35
  
  Authorities investigated a loud bang after residents reported the noise shook homes in the Southington, Wolcott and Cheshire areas, but found no explanation.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Man Wanted on Murder Charges After November Homicide

  02-01-2017 21:13
  
  Hartford police are searching for a suspect wanted on murder charges after a shooting on Maple Avenue in November.Photo Credit: Hartford Police Department
  
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• Wanted: Hartford police searching for suspect in November murder

  02-01-2017 21:07
  
  HARTFORD — Police are actively searching for a suspect who is believed to have shot and killed a man in late November. Police are looking for Headley Thomas, 28. A warrant is out for his arrest charging him with murder and criminal possession of a firearm. On November 25 around 11 a.m., victim Jaime Rivera, 27, was shot and killed while sitting in a car parked on Maple Avenue. Surveillance video from the city and nearby stores captured the entire […]
  
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• Home Damaged, RV Destroyed in Moosup Fire

  02-01-2017 20:57
  
  A Moosup home was seriously damaged after an RV parked next to the home caught fire and the flames spread to the kitchen and living room.Photo Credit: Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications
  
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• Tracking Homicides Throughout the State in 2017

  02-01-2017 20:39
  
  NBC Connecticut coverage of homicides throughout the state in 2017.Photo Credit: ShutterstockThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Warden: 2 Officers on Leave After RI Prisoner Escapes

  02-01-2017 20:02
  
  Two Rhode Island correctional officers are on leave pending an investigation that they violated policies in regards to the escape of a prisoner accused of stealing 16 guns from a U.S.
  
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• Three sets of twins born in different years – just a New Year’s thing

  02-01-2017 19:49
  
  A good birth story is an enduring piece of family lore that can be trotted out time and time again for birthdays, embarrassing wedding speeches and any given lull at holiday dinners. Few are as good, though, as this: “Remember when we had twins born in separate YEARS?” Obviously the possibility comes around every New Year, but this year at least three separate sets of twins came into this world with the honor. Mazel tov to these families and their […]
  
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• Man claims age discrimination after Starbucks bans him for asking 16-year-old barista on a date

  02-01-2017 19:42
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. — A 37-year-old man says he was banned from a Starbucks in Washington state after asking a 16-year-old barista out to dinner, KREM reports. The man, who was not identified by KREM since he has not been charged with a crime, said he was at Starbucks in Spokane last week and wrote a note asking out a barista. “I was flirted with by a barista. For some reason she thought I was funny. Said I was funny. So I gave […]
  
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• “Nobody did anything,” Woman dies during Facebook Live

  02-01-2017 19:18
  
  CAMDEN, Ark. — Family members say thousands of people watched as Keiana Herndon took her last breath. Richard Herndon says his 25-year-old daughter was live streaming to Facebook from a friend’s home in Arkansas on Wednesday. According to KARK, the video began with Keiana singing and putting her two youngest children in the spotlight. A few minutes later, she fell and the phone dropped out of her hand. Keiana’s uncle, Jeffrey Herndon, watched the video after her death. &ld
  
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• Loud explosion, shaking houses, rock Southington

  02-01-2017 19:01
  
  SOUTHINGTON — Southington police and fire officials have been receiving reports from residents worried about loud noises and shaking houses. The noises reported sound like explosions but there have been no reports of any damage. The mysterious event occurred in the southwestern part of Southington, and Wolcott and Cheshire, but so far police and fire officials have found no cause. First reports of the event came in at around 7:30 on Monday morning. The New England Real-Time Earthquake Moni
  
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• Loud explosion in Southington rocks community, including Wolcott and Cheshire

  02-01-2017 19:01
  
  SOUTHINGTON — Monday morning Southington police and fire officials received dozens of reports early from residents who were worried about loud noises and shaking houses. The noises reported sound like explosions, according to residents and police, but there have been no reports of any damage. Fire and police crews set out to investigate, and the local energy companies were contacted as well, but they couldn’t find the origin. The mysterious event occurred in the southwestern par
  
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• Shrimp Shoplifter Strikes Watertown Market Twice: Police

  02-01-2017 18:48
  
  Watertown police are trying to locate a man accused of shoplifting meat and seafood from a local market during the Christmas holiday.Photo Credit: Watertown Police Department
  
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• Connecticut lawmakers return for another tough budget year

  02-01-2017 18:31
  
  HARTFORD — Connecticut lawmakers are preparing to return to the state Capitol for another legislative session that is expected to be overshadowed by the state’s continued financial challenges. Wednesday marks the opening day of the General Assembly. This year’s session runs until June 7. During that time, legislators and Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy must reach a deal on a new, two-year state budget. The fiscal year that begins July 1 is projected to have a roughly $1.3
  
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• WATCH: live ‘Eagle Cam’ fans wait for second egg to hatch

  02-01-2017 18:14
  
  TAMPA — A pair of bald eagles in southwest Florida have a lot of new fans on the internet to go along with their newly hatched chick. Now, everyone is waiting to see the eagles’ second egg hatch. After more than a month of waiting, bald eagle Harriet and her mate M15 finally met their new hatchling on Saturday morning. The first glimpse of the fuzzy eaglet was around 7:30 a.m., when both eagles were at the nest. A second […]
  
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• Fish and chips and flu pills: Sick customer’s delivery order goes viral

  02-01-2017 18:08
  
  Plenty of us turn to takeout when we’re feeling too sick to cook but a Belfast woman’s order has gone viral after she asked for a side order of medicine with her food. Feeley’s Fish & Chip Shop received the unusual request from Fiona Cuffe on December 30. In the “‘additional comments” section, she’d written, “Will you please stop in Spar on the way and get me Benylin cold & flu tablets and I’ll give you the money, only ordering [&hell
  
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• Ex-Waterbury mayor takes child-sex abuse case to Supreme Court again

  02-01-2017 17:56
  
  HARTFORD — Former Waterbury Mayor Philip Giordano is back before the U.S. Supreme Court in another appeal of his 37-year prison sentence for sexually abusing two young girls while in office. Giordano is challenging a decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York in June to dismiss his request to set aside or correct his sentence. Giordano said that the prison sentence is unconstitutional and that his lawyer during his 2003 trial, Andrew Bowman, made mistakes, […]
  
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• Father fights off gunman during Craigslist puppy sale

  02-01-2017 17:38
  
  HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A father of two young girls fought off a gunman during a Craigslist sale at his Virginia home on New Year’s Eve. CJ Harris said he placed an ad on Craigslist after his Pit bull, “Bella,” had eight puppies. He said a man responded to the ad Tuesday and drove to Harris’ home to purchase two of them. “The first time there was no problem,” Harris told WTVR. “He gave me the money, then he called me […]
  
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• Mysterious Boom Heard In Southington and Wolcott

  02-01-2017 17:33
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Police are trying to figure out the source of a loud booming sound that was heard in Wolcott and Southington late this morning.
  Southington Police say the sound was heard from the center of Southington, all the way into Wolcott about 10:30. It sounded like an explosion.
  In Southington, the fire department also went out to look for the source of the noise, but did not find anything.
  
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• Former Waterbury Mayor Tries Another Appeal Of Sex Assault Sentence

  02-01-2017 17:19
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Former Waterbury Mayor Philip Giordano is back before the U.S. Supreme Court in another appeal of his 37-year prison sentence for sexually abusing two young girls while in office.
  Giordano is challenging a decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York in June to dismiss his request to set aside or correct his sentence.
  Giordano says that the prison sentence is unconstitutional and that his lawyer during his 2003 trial, Andrew Bowman, made mistakes, in
  
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• Two Dead After Stolen Car Crashes Into New Haven Synagogue

  02-01-2017 16:54
  
  Two men have died after a car crashed into the Congregation Beth El Keser Synagogue at 85 Harrison St. early Monday morning following a police pursuit, according to New Haven police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• La Petite France in West Hartford Closing After 7 Years

  02-01-2017 16:41
  
  La Petite France Bakery in West Hartford is closing its doors after seven years of serving up French pastries, according to a post on the bakery’s Facebook page.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• West Haven man arrested for holding 3 people captive, assaulting them in motel room

  02-01-2017 16:25
  
  BRANFORD – Branford police said a man held three people captive and assaulted them in a motel room. Police arrested Christopher Pruitt, 37, of West Haven, and said he assaulted and held three people against their will on Saturday. Police said they responded to a 911 hang-up call from a Motel 6 at 320 East Main Street at around 4 a.m. and found three men and two women in the motel room. At first, police were told that a minor […]
  
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• Man Charged With Holding People Captive At Branford Motel

  02-01-2017 16:20
  
  BRANFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A West Haven man is under arrest, accused of holding two women and a man against their will at a Branford motel over the weekend.
  Police say Christopher Pruitt, 37, robbed and assaulted the victims at the Motel 6 on East Main Street Saturday.
  Police initially responded to the motel after someone called 911 and hung up. Officers were told there was a minor dispute and they left without any further action, said police. It wasn’t until later that one
  
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• Connecticut Hospitals Welcome New Year's Babies

  02-01-2017 16:13
  
  Hartford Hospital welcomed its first baby of the new year at 12:29 a.m. Sunday.Photo Credit: Hartford HospitalThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Dozens Displaced After Fire at Home Care Facility in Norwalk

  02-01-2017 15:55
  
  Twenty-six people had to be relocated after a fire at an adult home care facility in Norwalk.Photo Credit: NBC 7 San Diego
  
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• College Football Bowl Preview – Monday January 2nd

  02-01-2017 15:50
  
  By Mike Bachini, CBS Connecticut
  Connecticut (CBS) – The National Championship game is set. Clemson and Alabama will square off in a rematch of last year’s championship game. Alabama took care of business against Washington and Clemson smacked down Ohio State Saturday night in a very anti-climactic semifinals. There are 4 more games between now and Monday, January 9th, all of which are today. 3 of the 4 are the remaining New Year’s Six games, which all have a few good story lin
  
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• Abandoned factory fire in Waterbury still smoldering

  02-01-2017 15:48
  
  WATERBURY — Waterbury firefighters remained on scene Monday morning after a large fire ripped through an abandoned factory at around 8:45 p.m. Saturday night. When firefighters arrived on scene, the abandon factory at South Main Street and Pearl Lake Road was complete engulfed in flames. South Main was still blocked off Monday morning. Crews encountered several challenges, including the size of the building which was around 400×300 feet, along with a strong wind from t
  
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• Suspect Held 3 People Captive in Branford Motel Room: PD

  02-01-2017 15:40
  
  Branford police have arrested a man accused of holding three people captive in a motel room and assaulting them.Photo Credit: Branford Police Department
  
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• Early morning East Haven fire damages Gerrish Ave. home

  02-01-2017 15:28
  
  EAST HAVEN — A early morning house fire has been knocked down in East Haven. Firefighters responded to the fire at 131 Gerrish Avenue at at around 3:30 a.m. There was heavy damage to the top floor of the house but there is no word yet on whether or not anyone was injured in the fire.  
  
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• January 2 – January 8

  02-01-2017 15:18
  
  Monday, January 2, Helping You and Your Child Make Achieve New Year’s Resolutions
  
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• College Basketball’s Top 10 Conference Games To Watch in 2017

  02-01-2017 15:00
  
  By Andrew Kahn
  College basketball fans were treated to some great non-conference matchups to start the season: Duke-Kansas, Carolina-Kentucky, Louisville-Kentucky, to name three. Now it’s time for league play. Here are 10 of the best games, listed chronologically, to watch this season.
  Note: All stats and records reflect games played through Tuesday, Dec. 27.
  Villanova at Butler, Jan. 4
  The Wildcats are currently No. 1 in the country and haven’t lost since March 12, in the Big East c
  
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• East Haven Firefighters Knock Down Early Morning House Fire

  02-01-2017 13:48
  
  East Haven firefighters responded to Gerrish Avenue at around 3:30 a.m. this morning on a call of smoke emitting from a roof, fire officials say.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police: 1 Dead, 1 Hurt After Car Overturns, Lands In Brook

  02-01-2017 13:41
  
  PLAINFIELD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police say a Moosup woman was killed and her husband was hurt after the car they were in overturned and went into a brook in Plainfield over the weekend.
  The crash happened just before 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Police say the vehicle became nearly completely submerged and two occupants were trapped.
  Officers and fire crews worked to remove the occupants by partially overturning the vehicle.
  Police say passenger Lisa Caruso was unresponsive and taken
  
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• State Police Seek Suspect in New Year's Day Car Theft

  02-01-2017 13:27
  
  Connecticut State police are trying to locate a suspect accused of stealing a car from Marlborough on New Year’s Day.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Police: Two Suspected Carjackers Dead In New Haven

  02-01-2017 13:19
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Two men were killed when the SUV they were in slammed into a synagogue in New Haven early Monday.
  Police say the two men had carjacked the 2005 Toyota Highlander from a man at Fitch and Blake streets shortly after midnight.
  Later in the morning, the vehicle was spotted at Whalley and Winthrop avenues. An officer followed the vehicle until backup arrived and police tried to pulled it over. Police say the SUV fled from police and, minutes later, crashed i
  
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• Two Dead After Car Crashes Into New Haven Synagogue

  02-01-2017 12:53
  
  Two men have died after a car crashed into the Congregation Beth El Keser Synagogue at 85 Harrison St. early Monday morning following a police pursuit, according to New Haven police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Waterbury Factory Fire May Have Been Intentionally Set: FD

  02-01-2017 12:48
  
  Waterbury firefighters continue to battle a massive fire in an abandoned factory building at the intersection of South Main Street and Pearl Lake Road that started Saturday night, and now officials believe...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 2 dead after chase that ends with stolen car crashing into New Haven synogogue

  02-01-2017 12:42
  
  NEW HAVEN – New Haven Police said two men were  killed after crashing into a synagogue following a carjacking and chase. Police said that at around 5:15 p.m. they went to area of Fitch and Blake streets for a reported carjacking. Police said the victim told them he was approached by two men and one of them said he had a gun hidden beneath his clothing. The victim handed over his wallet and cell phone, and the carjackers took off […]
  
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• Increasing afternoon clouds and rain tonight

  02-01-2017 12:22
  
  We continue to keep 2017 on the mild side temperature-wise, for at least a few more days. Increasing clouds quickly Monday will put an end to the warm up, but won’t stop the temps before they reach the lower 40s. Expect rain showers, first mainly at the shore, by late afternoon, and staying with us overnight and through Tuesday. When the rain leaves midweek, it will take the warmer temps with it, allowing a shot of arctic air to roll […]
  
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• Early Morning House Fire Knocked Down in East Haven

  02-01-2017 11:26
  
  East Haven firefighters responded to Gerrish Ave. at around 3:30 a.m. this morning on a call of smoke emitting from a roof, fire officials say.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Win Tickets To See Hartford Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven & Ravel

  02-01-2017 10:00
  
  Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s Beethoven & Ravel is performing at The Bushnell this January, and we want you to see the show.
  Tickets are on sale now at hartfordsymphony.org… but all this week you can win tickets with Ray Dunaway to see the show January 20th-22nd.
  Celebrate the new year with the HSO! Come hear why a German critic described Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge as “incomprehensible, like Chinese” and “a confusion of Babel.” Today, the work is consi
  
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• Gov. Malloy has been appointed to advisory board

  02-01-2017 05:32
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has been appointed to a board that advises the Federal Communications Commission on telecommunications issues, ranging from cable franchising to broadband access. Elin Swanson Katz, the state’s advocate for consumers, will be the Democratic governor’s designee on the FCC’s Intergovernmental Advisory Board. The board is made up of 15 representatives of state, local and tribal governments with expertise in telecommunication
  
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• Queen misses New Year’s Day church service

  02-01-2017 05:10
  
  (CNN) — Queen Elizabeth did not attend a New Year’s Day church service as she continues to recover from a “heavy cold,” a Buckingham Palace spokesman said. Despite her absence at church, the monarch is “up” and “working” Sunday, a royal source told CNN. The source added that the Queen is “taking red boxes,” a reference to the famous red boxes that contain government documents and other information and business pertaining to her role as
  
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• Car Smashes into Building in West Hartford

  02-01-2017 05:03
  
  Police and fire crews were called to Hillcrest Road after a car smashed into an apartment building in West Hartford Sunday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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