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• Woman Struck And Killed By Vehicle

  17-01-2017 23:35
  
  (NEW HAVEN,Conn./CBS Connecticut)   –   A woman  was struck by a vehicle and killed in New Haven Tuesday.The  victim was struck at York Street and South Frontage Road.
  The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.
  
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• A-Rod “Back In The Game”

  17-01-2017 23:22
  
  NEW YORK (AP) _ Alex Rodriguez is no stranger to big money. Now the former New York Yankees slugger will host a new CNBC show in which he guides financially distressed athletes.
  The network said Tuesday it ordered a pilot. The show’s working title is “Back in the Game.”
  Rodriquez and other mentors will assist one cash-strapped ex-athlete looking to land a job or build a business.
  Former NFL star Michael Strahan is among the executive producers. The program is to be produced by
  
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• Manchester Man Beat Pregnant Woman While Playing Game: Police

  17-01-2017 23:21
  
  A pregnant woman told Manchester police that her boyfriend had punched and thrown her on the floor after playing a game, according to police.Photo Credit: Manchester Police Department
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Government Waste Programs

  17-01-2017 23:05
  
  Tom Schatz, President of Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), joins Ray to talk Government Waste programs. What works? What doesn’t?
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: What Rejecting Contracts Means

  17-01-2017 23:03
  
  Chris Powell, managing editor of the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, says the House Democrats knew what rejecting contracts means. Some Democrats in the state House of Representatives seem to want to be considered stupid, since stupidity is the only innocent explanation for their voting unanimously the other day against a Republican resolution to require the House to vote on state employee union contracts negotiated by Governor Malloy.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Tim Herbst, Potential Candidate For Governor

  17-01-2017 23:03
  
  Tim Herbst, the first selectman of Trumbull, was the Republican nominee for state treasurer in 2014. Now he is exploring a run for Governor, and joins Ray to discuss his potential platform and more.
  
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• Scammers Steal $2M Farmington Payment To Contractor

  17-01-2017 22:43
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Police say scammers from China stole a 2-million dollar payment that was supposed to go from the town of Farmington, to CH Nickerson, a company upgrading the town’s sewage treatment plant.
  Farmington Police Chief Paul Melanson says so far, more than $800,00 has been recovered.
  “The town was defrauded by a criminal organization that originated out of China,” Melanson said. “They fraudlently manipulated information to receive a payment from the tow
  
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• 2017 Should-Be Hall of Famers

  17-01-2017 22:38
  
  by Rob Joyce
  Spring training is still a month away, but baseball fans are abuzz this week with Wednesday night’s release of who will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer. This year’s class is especially loaded with the addition of newcomers Ivan Rodriguez, Vladimir Guerrero and Manny Ramirez to the ballot.
  Many of the ballots have already been released, giving a good idea of who might and might not reach the required 75 percent of the ballots. Whether they make it o
  
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• 3 Women Injured In Bobcat Attack

  17-01-2017 22:15
  
  (Colchester, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Three women sustained injuries when today when a bobcat bit them in Colchester.
  The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says the feline jumped on one of the women in a greenhouse on Waterhole Road.
  Two other women were injured trying to assist the first victim.
  They were taken to Marlborough Medical Center for treatment.
  The bobcast was shot and will be tested for rabies.
  
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• Silver Alert Canceled for 11-Month-Old

  17-01-2017 22:01
  
  Police have canceled a Silver Alert for a missing 11-month-old from Putnam.
  
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• Man Accused of Stealing Police Officer's Weapons In Custody

  17-01-2017 21:45
  
  A man suspected of breaking into a police officer's vehicle and stealing weapons and a bullet-proof vest is in police custody, according to Milford police.Photo Credit: MIlford Police
  
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• Suspects, 1 in Cookie Monster Sweatshirt, Rob Norwalk Store

  17-01-2017 21:43
  
  Two armed men, including one donning a Cookie Monster sweatshirt, robbed a variety store in Norwalk on Saturday.Photo Credit: Norwalk Police Department
  
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• Suspect in Murder of Sterling Teen Due in Court Today

  17-01-2017 21:08
  
  A 19-year-old Sterling man who is accused of stabbing and killing a former high school classmate appeared in court Tuesday and will be back in court next month.Photo Credit: Court photoThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• School fires president after he gave homeless student shelter in library during sub-zero weather

  17-01-2017 20:44
  
  LIBERTY, Mo. — He was only trying to be kind to a homeless man. That, according to the former campus president of a Kansas City trade school, is what led to him being fired, while offering a homeless man shelter from cold weather. Brian Carroll, campus president at Vatterott College in Kansas City for five years, says one of his students had no place to go. On Friday, January 6th, he allowed a student, who is homeless and schizophrenic, to […]
  
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• Sterling Man Arraigned In Killing Of Missing Teen

  17-01-2017 20:22
  
  DANIELSON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A Sterling man charged with murdering a teenager reported missing after setting out on a dirt bike ride the day after Christmas was arraigned Tuesday in Danielson Superior Court.
  Kevin Weismore, 19, of Sterling is charged with murder and tampering with evidence in the stabbing death of 18-year-old Todd “TJ” Allen, also of Sterling. A Judge kept Weismore’s bond at $1 million.
  As Troopers tried to figure out who had last seen 18-year-old
  
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• Police Seek North Stonington Armed Robbery Suspect

  17-01-2017 19:22
  
  Connecticut State police are trying to identify a suspect accused of robbing a Citgo gas station in North Stonington Monday night.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Detectives Raid North Haven Massage Parlor While Investigating Prostitution

  17-01-2017 19:20
  
  Detectives raided a North Haven massage parlor on Tuesday as part of a prostitution investigation.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Plainfield Police Looking to ID Theft Suspects

  17-01-2017 19:17
  
  Plainfield police are trying to identify three people suspected in a theft of several chain saws from a hardware store.Photo Credit: Plainfield Police Department
  
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• Reported Bobcat Attack In East Hampton

  17-01-2017 19:12
  
  EAST HAMPTON, Conn. (AP) – A bobcat has reportedly attacked a person in East Hampton.
  Connecticut State Police say the attack happened shortly before noon on Tuesday.
  The extent of the person’s injuries was not immediately clear.
  Local police have responded.
  Wildlife officers from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection were also on their way to the scene of the attack.
  (© Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published,
  
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• Bobcat Attacks Three People at Social Services Group’s Greenhouse: Officials

  17-01-2017 19:11
  
  A sickly looking bobcat attacked three people at a farm run by a social service organization in Colchester on Tuesday morning and has been put down, according to officials at the scene.Photo Credit: Colchester Fire Department
  
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• New Eddie Perez Appeal Soon, Defense Seeks To Break New Legal Ground

  17-01-2017 19:04
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — It was revealed today in Hartford Superior Court, that former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez plans to file a new appeal in his corruption case, before two new trials are held.
  During arguments on his double jeopardy claim, the former city leader’s defense attorney said he planned to file an interlocutory appeal to take the issue to the state appellate court.
  A decision from the superior court judge on the double jeopardy issue is still pending,and expected within the
  
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• Keidel: Aaron Rodgers Has No Peers

  17-01-2017 18:32
  
  By Jason Keidel
  We adore sports for so many reasons. Beyond the athletic splendor is the finality of the final score. We are forever tethered to numbers, the unequivocal superiority of them, the physical and symbolic meaning of scoring more points than the opponent.
  So when we gauge a player, we use digits to determine his dominance. But that isn’t the only way to measure a man, or a football player.
  Thus, you need not be a mathematician to know that Aaron Rodgers is simply different.
  
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• Dog Rescued After Falling Through Ice in Torrington

  17-01-2017 18:19
  
  A dog fell through the ice in Torrington this morning and the dog's owner saved the animal.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Putnam Bank Robbery Suspect Sought

  17-01-2017 18:07
  
  Connecticut State police are trying to identify a suspect in a Putnam bank robbery.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Puppy Abandoned Outside East Windsor Animal Shelter

  17-01-2017 17:32
  
  A puppy abandoned outside the animal shelter in East Windsor two weeks ago will be going to a new home.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Man Seriously Injured, Arrest Made in New London Stabbing

  17-01-2017 17:24
  
  New London police arrested a man on assault charges after another man was seriously injured in a stabbing Sunday night.Photo Credit: New London Police Department
  
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• New London Stabbing Victim Remains in Hospital

  17-01-2017 17:23
  
  Police have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing in New London that badly injured a man on Sunday evening and the victim is still in the hospital.Photo Credit: New London Police
  
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• Crews Rescue Deer Stuck on Ice in Canton

  17-01-2017 17:10
  
  The Canton police and fire departments rescued a deer that was stuck on an icy pond Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: Canton Police DepartmentThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Best Places In Connecticut For Secondhand Baby Gear

  17-01-2017 17:00
  
  By Gillian Burdett
  The arrival of a new baby is an exciting and joyous event. You may be tempted to outfit the nursery with a brand new set of baby furniture, a new playpen, new stroller and other baby gear. However, when you consider how quickly that infant will become a toddler, blowing the family budget on items that will soon end up in storage may not be the most practical route. There are several local shops where you can buy lightly used baby gear and spend a fraction of what you would sp
  
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• Best Places In Connecticut For Second-hand Baby Gear

  17-01-2017 17:00
  
  By Gillian Burdett
  The arrival of a new baby is an exciting and joyous event. You may be tempted to outfit the nursery with a brand new set of baby furniture, a new playpen, new stroller and other baby gear. However, when you consider how quickly that infant will become a toddler, blowing the family budget on items that will soon end up in storage may not be the most practical route. There are several local shops where you can buy lightly used baby gear and spend a fraction of what you would sp
  
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• Lawyer: Client Won’t Plead Guilty To Sex Assault

  17-01-2017 16:52
  
  GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) – The lawyer for a Greenwich official says his client will plead not guilty to sexually assaulting a woman last month following a disagreement at a town-owned senior facility.
  The Greenwich Time reports (http://bit.ly/2jiT00z ) 71-year-old Chris von Keyserling, a member of the Representative Town Meeting of Greenwich, wasarrested last week in connection with the Dec. 9 incident.
  Court documents say a worker at the Nathaniel Witherell Home went to her office when a bri
  
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• Subway Hiring 150 People at Milford Headquarters

  17-01-2017 16:39
  
  Subway is hiring more than 150 people at the company headquarters in Milford, Connecticut.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Person Wounded In New Haven Shooting

  17-01-2017 16:26
  
  (New Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – In New Haven, police are looking for a suspect in connection with a shooting this morning.
  They say just before 9:30 a.m., police were dispatched to the 600 block of Ferry Street for a single gunshot victim.
  The person sustained a calf wound and was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital.
  Right now, police are looking for a black crossover-type vehicle that may be tied to the shooting.
  Detectives ask anyone with any information to call them at New Haven
  
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• Cleanup Complete At Industrial Site In Waterbury

  17-01-2017 15:27
  
  WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) – Officials say they’ve finished the environmental cleanup of a former industrial site in Waterbury.
  The Republican-American reports (http://bit.ly/2iGJPbp ) construction on a new home for the city’s Department of Public Works is expected to begin in thespring at the former MacDermid industrial complex.
  Director of Purchasing Rocco Orso says they’ve received bids for the last construction trades needed for construction.
  He expects a cost projection i
  
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• Guilty Plea For Man In 2009 Shooting

  17-01-2017 15:11
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2015 death of a man originally shot outside a barbershop in 2009.
  The Connecticut Post (http://bit.ly/2j4w1W1 ) reports that 28-year-old Eric Brown pleaded guilty last week in the shooting and death of Dan Rauso.
  Prosecutors say the 27-year-old Shelton man walked outside after getting a haircut at a Bridgeport barbershop in December 2009 and was shot by two men during a robbery.
  Rauso survived the shooting
  
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• Chick-fil-A Location to Open in West Hartford in February

  17-01-2017 15:00
  
  Chick-fil-A is coming to West Hartford and jobs are posted for those interested.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Tolland Fire Warns of Solicitors Posing as Fire Department

  17-01-2017 14:05
  
  The Tolland Fire Department is warning residents to be on alert after reports of solicitors posing as members of the fire department.Photo Credit: Getty Images/PurestockThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• No Injuries Reported After School Bus, CT Transit Bus Crash

  17-01-2017 13:55
  
  A school bus carrying 15 students, a CT Transit bus and a car have been involved in a crash at Broad and Clifford streets in Hartford and no injuries are reported, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Woman hit by car in Hartford

  17-01-2017 13:47
  
  HARTFORD — Hartford police said a woman is recovering after being hit by a car. Police said Leslie Robles, 33, of Hartford has broken bones, including a fractured skull, after being hit by a red 2004 Chevy Venture in GardenHartford Monday night driven by Kolaiah Davis-Muff, 29, of Hartford. Police said Robles was hit at the intersection of Garden and Mather streets at around 7:30 p.m. She was taken to Saint Francis Hospital with a broken femur, broken arm, fractured […]
  
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• East Hartford Man Charged with Stealing Car in Hartford

  17-01-2017 13:37
  
  Hartford police nabbed a man accused of stealing a car Monday night.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• Pedestrian Recovering After Being Struck by Car in Hartford

  17-01-2017 13:30
  
  A pedestrian is recovering with multiple broken bones and a fractured skull after being struck by a car in the North End of Hartford Monday night.
  
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• Schools Dismissing Early as Wintry Mix Moves In

  17-01-2017 12:57
  
  NBC Connecticut has issued a First Alert for this afternoon and tonight for northern Connecticut because of the forecast for freezing rain and sleet and several schools are dismissing early.
  
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• Biracial Stamford Couple's Home Vandalized With Racial Slur

  17-01-2017 12:52
  
  A Stamford couple's home was vandalized on Saturday with a racial slur.Photo Credit: Lexene Charles/Heather Lindsay
  
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• Cheshire Man Dies of Apparent Overdose in Hartford

  17-01-2017 12:31
  
  A 25-year-old Cheshire man died of an apparent overdose in a Hartford McDonald’s bathroom Monday afternoon, according to police.
  
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• Mount Southington Gets Big Turnout on MLK Day

  17-01-2017 12:01
  
  Big crowds filled ski slopes throughout the state on Monday. But while Martin Luther King Jr. Day was a holiday, the ski industry has seen solid turnout all season long.
  
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• DIY Valentine’s Day Gifts

  17-01-2017 12:00
  
  Finding the perfect gift for Valentine’s day can be tough! Nothing says I care about you more than knowing your loved one spent a lot of time and effort into making you something special. Get creative this holiday and make your valentine a gift from the heart with these easy DIY V-day gifts. Your loved one and your wallet will thank you.
  Photo Credit: Thinkstock
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  A sweet for your sweetie! Chocolate covered strawberries can run you a pretty penny at a commerci
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway January 17, 2017

  17-01-2017 11:51
  
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  7:20- Chris Powell, managing editor of the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, Connecticut says House Democrats knew what rejecting Contracts means. Some Democrats in the state House of Representatives seem to want to be considered stupid, since stupidity is the only innocent explanation for their voting unanimously the other day against a Republican resolution to require the House to vote on state employee union contracts negotiated
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory issued for northern Conn.

  17-01-2017 11:18
  
  A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect Tuesday for the northern counties, and a freezing rain advisory is in effect for northern Fairfield County. The potential for freezing rain is small, but enough to cause concern. Highs will struggle Tuesday, and as temperatures in higher elevations stay close to 32 at the surface, the threat for icing is increased. Temperatures reach the upper 30s for the rest of the state. There will be quieter weather once the rain/freezing rain leaves […]
  
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• Best Stores In Baltimore For Second-hand Baby Gear

  17-01-2017 11:01
  
  By Joel Furches
  Babies grow so quickly, any clothes or gear you buy for them now will probably be obsolete in a few months. This being the case, why spend a lot of money on baby items, when you can get gently used products for a fraction of the price? There are a number of locations in Baltimore where you can sell your old baby stuff and purchase second-hand items for your tot, saving yourself some extra cash for diapers. Quality second-hand locations can be hard to come by, but here are a few t
  
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• Woodbury resident’s yard sign portrays selectman as Stalin

  17-01-2017 05:58
  
  WOODBURY – A sign posted to protest town actions one resident deems offensive is offending others in Woodbury. Sean Murphy, who’s lived in Woodbury for 10 years, posted a sign on his property along Route 64 on Wednesday portraying First Selectman Bill Butterly as Joseph Stalin. “Yes, I’m thumbing my nose at him but it is a point. Bill Butterly does not dictate when anybody speaks,” said Murphy. Butterly and Murphy have been at political odds for years, but this [&he
  
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