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• Trooper Shoots Man in Burlington: State Police

  03-01-2017 23:46
  
  A state police trooper shot an armed man while responding to an incident in Burlington on Tuesday afternoon and Central District Major Crime and the state attorney’s office are now investigating.Photo Credit: Stringr
  
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• State Lawmaker Steps Down

  03-01-2017 23:22
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A veteran Connecticut lawmaker is stepping down on the eve of the new legislative session to take a job with the Board of Pardons and Paroles.Democratic Rep. Steve Dargan of West Haven submitted his resignation Tuesday. Dargan was first elected to the state legislature 1991. He is the long-time co-chairman of the General Assembly’s Public Safety Committee.
  Dargan was re-elected in November to represent the 115th Assembly District, which includes West Haven. He was sc
  
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• UConn Health To Improve Deaf Patient Services

  03-01-2017 23:15
  
   FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) _ The University of Connecticut Health Center has agreed to improve services for deaf patients after a federal investigation into a discrimination complaint.
  The complaint was filed by a deaf woman who says she was denied sign-language services in the emergency room at the school’s John Dempsey Hospital, resulting in a miscommunication that led to her suffering a burst appendix.
  U.S. Attorney Deirdre Daly’s office says UConn Health has agreed to pay the w
  
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• Probe of Ansonia Tax Office Launched

  03-01-2017 23:14
  
  (Ansonia, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Authorities have launched an investigation into the Ansonia tax office.
  In a statement from city hall, Mayor David Cassetti says several irregularities within the office were brought to his attention on December 28.
  He doesn’t say what those irregularities are but is assuring residents at this point, no money is missing or unaccounted for, adding it was necessary he call for a police investigation into the matter.
  Cassetti says the tax collector is
  
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• Ansonia Tax Collector on Paid Leave Pending Investigation

  03-01-2017 23:04
  
  Ansonia police are investigating possible irregularities in the Ansonia tax office.
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect in Waterbury Factory Fire

  03-01-2017 22:44
  
  Waterbury police have arrested a suspect in a massive fire on New Year's Eve in an abandoned factory building at the intersection of South Main Street and Pearl Lake Road and charged him with arson.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com and Waterbury Police
  
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• Woman Warming Hand Towel Starts Fire at Milford Residence

  03-01-2017 22:06
  
  A woman trying to warm a hand towel unintentionally lit the exterior of his Milford home, fire officials said.Photo Credit: Anthony Fabrizi
  
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• Austin Haughwout Charged With Possessing Child Porn Again

  03-01-2017 21:59
  
  A Clinton, Connecticut, man who posted online videos of flying drones shooting a gun and a flamethrower in his backyard has been arrested and accused of possessing child pornography again, police said.Photo Credit: Clinton Police
  
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• Ansonia police investigating possible irregularities in city tax office

  03-01-2017 21:54
  
  ANSONIA — Police have been called to investigate possible irregularities in the city tax office. Police said on Tuesday, Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti requested the investigation into what authorities called possible irregularities in the tax office. The tax department has had problems before. In 2013, several city employees were allowed to register their motor vehicles with the state without paying their motor vehicle taxes. The tax collector at the time is no longer employed by the t
  
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• Police Search for Men Who Robbed Westville Quality Market in New Haven

  03-01-2017 21:53
  
  Police are looking for the people who robbed Westville Quality Market in New Haven on Dec. 29.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man Known For Weaponized Drones Arrested Again

  03-01-2017 21:32
  
  CLINTON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – The man who gained notoriety for posting online videos of drones shooting bullets and flames has been arrested again.
  Clinton police Tuesday arrested Austin Haughwout, 20, on a charge of third-degree possession of child pornography. Similar charges were lodged against him last year. Police say they can’t discuss further details of the case because the warrant has been sealed.
  Haughwout is due in Middletown Superior Court on January 10. He’s fr
  
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• Police Make Arrest In Fire At Abandoned Waterbury Factory

  03-01-2017 21:07
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Waterbury Police have made an arrest in an intentionally-set fire that destroyed a vacant factory building in the city.
  Timothy Carlson is charged with arson, trespassing, and reckless endangerment. He appeared in court this morning.
  Police say a video revealed a person of interest in the fire on South Main Street, who turned out to be Carlson.
  Police say the investigation is very active and ongoing.
  
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• Homeless Man Tells Police He Started Big Waterbury Factory Fire To Keep Warm

  03-01-2017 21:07
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Waterbury Police have made an arrest in an arson fire that destroyed a vacant factory building in the city.
  Timothy Carlson is charged with arson, trespassing, and reckless endangerment. He appeared in court this morning.
  Under questioning from police, the 58-year-old said he was walking to a bar in Naugatuck, when he got cold, and went into the empty factory building to get warm.
  He told police he started a fire and fell asleep. When he woke up, the flames were out of
  
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• Report: Connecticut Among Top States For Moving Out

  03-01-2017 21:05
  
  (CBS Connecticut) – Connecticut ranks fourth among states for people moving out in 2016, according to United Van Lines’ Annual National Movers Study, which tracks moves into and out of each state.
  Sixty percent of the moves the company handled in Connecticut were outbound. Only New Jersey, Illinois, and New York had higher outbound ratios. The top reasons people gave for moving out were for a job (45%), for family (23%) and for retirement (21%).
  A job was also the top reason people g
  
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• Freight Train Cars Derail in Brookfield

  03-01-2017 20:59
  
  Several freight train cars have derailed in Brookfield, according to police.Photo Credit: Brookfield Police
  
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• Local Expert With Tips On New Year’s Finances

  03-01-2017 20:37
  
  (Wethersfield, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – One local financial expert says consumers should strive to save more of their money as we flip the calendar to 2017.
  Joel Johnson is CEO of Johnson Brunetti Retirement and Investment Specialists and host of “Money Wisdom” on WTIC.
  He suggests a goal of saving 10-percent of your income, for starters.
  Johnson says starting that in one’s 30s and 40s is ideal, with a goal of increasing the number to 15-percent.
  Johnson says those who ma
  
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• Paul Ryan re-elected as House speaker

  03-01-2017 20:19
  
  WASHINGTON — Paul Ryan was easily re-elected Speaker of the House of the 115th Congress, following a vote in the chamber Tuesday. Only one Republican member defected and voted for Rep. Daniel Webster. On the Democratic side, Nancy Pelosi was re-elected Minority Leader with only four of her colleagues voting for someone else for the top the Democratic post, following a year that saw both parties questioning their congressional leadership. Ryan was re-elected by the House Republican conferen
  
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• Comptroller says state deficit will be $56.2 million for fiscal year

  03-01-2017 20:18
  
  HARTFORD —  According to projections, the state will end the current fiscal year with a $56.2-million deficit the state comptroller announced Tuesday. Comptroller Kevin Lembo said the deficit projection is slightly higher than the Office of Policy and Management’s because of a difference in estimated expenditures  related to settlement payments in the SEBAC vs. Rowland case. OPM projected claims expenditures to be $9 million, while Lembo said there is a chanc
  
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• CSP Enforcement: 6 Fatal Crashes, Thousands of Violations

  03-01-2017 20:09
  
  Connecticut State police responded to six fatal accidents, made dozens of DUI arrests and issued thousands of violations over the Christmas holiday period this year.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Body believed to be of missing 6-year-old Colorado boy found in icy pond

  03-01-2017 20:08
  
  AURORA, Colo. — The body believed to be of a 6-year-old boy who went missing on New Year’s Eve was found in a park pond on Tuesday morning, not far from where he disappeared, the Aurora Police Department said on Tuesday. Dive crews began checking the pond at Olympic Park at East Yale Avenue and South Chambers Road on the fourth day of searching for 6-year-old boy David Puckett, who was last seen at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at his home […]
  
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• Hartford Man Arrested After Multi-State Chase Into Vermont

  03-01-2017 20:05
  
  A Connecticut man is facing charges after police say he led officers on a pursuit from Massachusetts to Vermont.
  
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• Parents use sneaky t-shirts to tell children about Disney trip

  03-01-2017 19:56
  
  NEW ORLEANS — Monte Arabie found a unique and mischievous way to tell his children that they were going to Disney World. Nine-year-old Lily Arabie can read, but her five-year-old brother Lane Arabie is still learning, a fact their father used to his advantage. Monte had two t-shirts printed out for his parenting prank: one for Lily that said “I’m going to Disney & don’t know it” on the back, and one for Lane that said “I wish I could […]
  
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• Ex-Youth Basketball League Treasurer Makes Plea Deal

  03-01-2017 19:47
  
  The former treasurer of the North Branford Youth Basketball League accused of stealing $20,000 from the organization has reached a plea bargain with her prosecution, according to a North Branford Youth...Photo Credit: North Branford Police
  
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• Former Patriot Wilfork Considering Retirement

  03-01-2017 19:30
  
  KRISTIE RIEKENAP Sports WriterHOUSTON (AP) — Houston veteran nose tackle Vince Wilfork is considering retirement after this season.
  The 35-year-old Wilfork says: “I’ve been thinking about it. I’m not saying I will do it, and I’m not saying that I won’t do it. But it’s definitely not off the table.”
  Wilfork, in his 13th NFL season, has started 15 games this season for Houston. He is in his second year with the Texans after spending his first 11 year
  
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• SOUND OFF CONNECTICUT: The Election and the Russian Hacking Theory

  03-01-2017 19:29
  
  Steve Bucci, visiting fellow with the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign and National Security Policy at The Heritage Foundation, joins Jim to discuss the election and the Russian hacking theory.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Reaching Regulations of the Feds

  03-01-2017 19:28
  
  Director of Content at Fee.org, and Chief Liberty Officer at Liberty.me Jeffrey Tucker says your shower is lame! Tucker also discusses other reaching regulations of the Federal Government.
  
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• East Lyme bail bondsman pleads not guilty to tax evasion charges

  03-01-2017 19:27
  
  NEW HAVEN — A bail bondsman from East Lyme plead not guilty to federal charges of tax evasion on Tuesday. The United States Attorney and the IRS said a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging Regan Tippett, 41, of East Lyme, with filing false tax returns in December. He appeared in court Tuesday and plead not guilty. He was released on a $50,000 bond. Tippett is a partner in the bails bonds company Statewide Bail Bonds according to authorities. &
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Limiting Government Spending

  03-01-2017 19:26
  
  Chris Powell, managing editor of the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, looks back twenty-five years ago, when Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. bludgeoned the General Assembly into passing the state income tax, and the tax’s advocates apologized by accompanying it with a state constitutional amendment to put a limit on state government spending. (Ha!!)
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Skakel’s Murder Conviction

  03-01-2017 19:24
  
  James Bergenn, is a partner at Shipman and Goodwin, a practice comprised of complex criminal and civil litigation, including white collar crime and government investigations, substantial personal injury and wrongful death cases, and other trials involving substantial consequences.  Bergenn discusses Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s murder conviction, which was recently reinstated.
  
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• NEW EPISODE: Computer Talk – What Is A ‘Hack’?

  03-01-2017 19:20
  
  Erik and Bob answer your computer and technology questions, starting with a look at the media reports of a Russian “hack” on a Vermont electric utility… but was it truly a “hack” or malicious software?
  Plus, learn how the German government could fine Facebook for fake news, Marvel comic book legend Stan Lee is still going strong at age 94, Amazon ships record 1 billion items during the holiday season and has patent plans for an airship carrying delivery drones and
  
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• JOE D & GRESH: UConn Football Head Coach Randy Edsall

  03-01-2017 19:20
  
  Joe D and Gresh return from a partial vacation and talk with new UConn Football Coach Randy Edsall.
  Hear what the returning coach has to say about UConn’s Football program:
  
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• NEW EPISODE: Voices Of Recovery – 25 Years Of Sobriety

  03-01-2017 19:14
  
  Hosts Ann Baldwin, President and CEO of Baldwin Media and Phil Valentine, Executive Director of the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), speak with guest Amy, who is celebrating 25 years of sobriety this holiday season.
  To hear Amy’s story and experiences in recovery, listen below:
  
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• NEW EPISODE: Money Wisdom – Watching Your Financial Dashboard

  03-01-2017 19:12
  
  Joel talks about the indicators you should be watching on your financial dashboard that might indicate whether or not you have a problem that needs to be addressed.
  
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• JOE D & GRESH: UConn’s David Benedict Talks Edsall’s Return

  03-01-2017 19:10
  
  Andy Gresh talks with UConn Athletic Director David Benedict about the hiring of Randy Edsall as the new Head Football Coach at UCONN.
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• Connecticut’s Budget A Top Issue For New Legislative Session

  03-01-2017 18:59
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut’s troubled budget is expected to again be the top priority for state lawmakers as they return Wednesday for a new legislative session.
  The fiscal year beginning July 1 is projected to have a roughly $1.3 billion deficit in the state’s main spending account, which is typically about $18 billion.
  While Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy isn’t expected to unveil his new, two-year budget proposal until February, he’s
  
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• Best Jobs for Recent College Grads in Connecticut

  03-01-2017 18:56
  
  Just having a job is a good thing for a recent college graduate, but Zippia, a career information web site, has put together a list of the best jobs for new grads in the state of Connecticut.Photo Credit: Getty Images, File
  
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• Megyn Kelly leaving Fox News for NBC News

  03-01-2017 18:48
  
  NEW YORK — Megyn Kelly will leave Fox News later this year and join NBC News. Kelly, a star primetime anchor with Fox who achieved national fame for her coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign, will join NBC News as host of a daytime news program and anchor of a Sunday night news show. The move is a major coup for NBC, and a major blow to Fox News. In the last 18 months, Kelly has become one of the most […]
  
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• Baggage handler trapped in cargo hold during flight

  03-01-2017 18:29
  
  United Airlines is investigating how a baggage handler became locked in the cargo hold of a plane and remained trapped during an hourlong flight. In a statement, the airline said the man was found unharmed after United Airlines Flight 6060 landed at Washington Dulles International Airport on a New Year’s Day flight from Charlotte Douglas International Airport. During the flight, the plane reached an altitude of 27,000 feet, according to CNN affiliate WBTV-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina. R
  
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• Keidel: Tom Brady Should Not Win 2016 NFL MVP

  03-01-2017 18:26
  
  By Jason Keidel
  If you needed proof that the Patriots are just different — and better — than everyone else, you merely had to watch them play on Sunday.
  Though New England didn’t need to win the game to win their division or secure a first-round bye, they played as though the entire season depended on it, mauling the Miami Dolphins, 35-14.
  CBS flashed a fascinating — if not quite telling — statistic during the broadcast.
  There have been 23 head coache
  
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• Connecticut Among Top States People Move Away From: Study

  03-01-2017 18:15
  
  At least according to the 2016 National Movers Study by United Van Lines, a household goods mover.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Woman's Body Found on West Haven Beach

  03-01-2017 17:57
  
  A woman's body was found on the beach in West Haven Tuesday morning, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• West Hartford Police: Drunk driver drove into apartment complex

  03-01-2017 17:50
  
  WEST HARTFORD — Police said a drunk driver crashed into an apartment building in West Hartford Sunday. Police said a 2006 Chevy Silverado was traveling north in the apartment complex driveway when it left the driveway and crashed in to the front of 107 Hillcrest Avenue. There was extensive damage to the front apartment and the truck. Miraculously, nobody was injured, according to police, including Jose Serrano, 41, of West Hartford and his passenger, Damaris V
  
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• Best Consignment Shops In Connecticut To Sell Clothing And Accessories

  03-01-2017 17:31
  
  By Gillian Burdett
  Clutter causes stress, and an overstuffed closet makes the simple task of selecting an outfit an exercise fraught with anxiety. The New Year is a perfect time to reassess your wardrobe, discard what you don’t use, and simplify your morning routine by only retaining pieces you actually will wear.
  A rule of thumb is to toss anything you haven’t worn in the past year. You may want to take the advice of Marie Kondo, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up, and
  
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• Buffett’s Firm Strikes Reinsurance Deal With The Hartford

  03-01-2017 17:30
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has agreed to cover up to $1.5 billion in insurance losses for The Hartford in exchange for a $650 million premium.
  The Hartford, Connecticut-based firm announced the reinsurance deal with Berkshire to cover asbestos losses on existing policies on Tuesday.
  The Hartford will record a $423 million after-tax charge in the fourth quarter. And the deal will have a slightly negative effect on the company’
  
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• Ford cancels Mexico plant, will create 700 U.S. jobs in ‘vote of confidence’ in Trump

  03-01-2017 17:29
  
  NEW YORK — Ford is canceling plans to build a new plant in Mexico. It will invest $700 million in Michigan instead, creating 700 new U.S. jobs. Ford CEO Mark Fields said the investment is a “vote of confidence” in the pro-business environment president-elect Donald Trump is creating. He stressed Ford did not do any sort of special deal with Trump. “We didn’t cut a deal with Trump. We did it for our business,” Fields told CNN’s Poppy Harlow in […]
  
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• 2 foreigners arrested at airport in Istanbul nightclub massacre probe

  03-01-2017 17:16
  
  ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities arrested two foreign nationals at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport Tuesday in connection with nightclub terror attack early New Year’s Day that left 39 people dead, state-run Anadolu reported. There were no details available on their nationalities. A total of 16 people have been arrested in connection with the attack so far. Turkey is still on the hunt for the gunman who carried out the attack at the Reina nightclub, which also left dozens wounded. ISIS
  
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• State Officials Issue Final Report On Failing Foundations

  03-01-2017 17:15
  
  Read the full report here: Report_On_Deteriorating_Concrete_In_Residential_Foundations
  (CBS Connecticut) — The state Department of Consumer Protection has issued a final report on failing foundations in Northeastern Connecticut.  It was sent to the General Assembly Saturday, and announced today.
  The report describes the “inherent tragedy of a natural disaster displacing people from their homes,” but by itself, it does not offer a solution to homeowners whose foundations ar
  
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