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• NFL All-Star game changes location for the first time in years

  29-01-2017 22:59
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. — The annual NFL Pro Bowl game is being played tonight in Orlando. With interest in the end-of-the-season all-star game waning, the NFL made the decision to shop the Pro Bowl after having it played in Hawaii for years. Orlando ended up the winner, agreeing to a two-year contract to host the contest at Camping World Stadium, with an option for a third. This will be just the third time since 1979 that the Pro Bowl has been played outside of Honolulu. [&helli
  
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• Firefighters Battle Blaze at Wethersfield Country Club

  29-01-2017 22:43
  
  Fire broke out at the Pine Acres Swim and Tennis Club in Wethersfield Sunday afternoon.Photo Credit: Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department
  
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• State police investigating officer involved shooting in Montville motel

  29-01-2017 22:28
  
  MONTVILLE — At 2:30 p.m. Sunday, state police responded to a disturbance in Montville at the Chesterfield Lodge at 1596 Rt 85. One person has been shot but none were police officers. One Montville police officer is being treated for non life threatening injuries. Stay with Fox61 as the story develops.
  
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• 1 dead in officer involved shooting in Montville; State police still investigating

  29-01-2017 22:28
  
  MONTVILLE — At 2:30 p.m. Sunday, state police responded to a disturbance in Montville at the Chesterfield Lodge at 1596 Rt 85. One person has been shot but none were police officers. One Montville police officer is being treated for non life-threatening injuries. The man shot was killed. Police have not released his name yet. The threat is contained, police say. State police are still at the scene investigating. Stay with Fox61 as the story develops. UPDATE Montville: detectives conti
  
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• Rally at Bradley Airport Protests President's Travel Ban

  29-01-2017 22:24
  
  Hundreds of people turned out to a rally organized by the Council on American-Islamic-Connecticut, a Muslim civil rights groups, at Bradley International Airport Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Protest Of Trump Travel Ban At Bradley

  29-01-2017 22:18
  
  WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — Protesters turned out by the hundreds at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks Sunday to demand an end to President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim nations.
  The big crowd gathered in the baggage claim area, holding signs and chanting.
  The rally followed a night of big demonstrations at New York’s Kennedy Airport, where thousands of people spontaneously gathered to demand the release of detained traveler
  
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• Suspect in juvenile sexual assault investigation turns himself over to Hartford police

  29-01-2017 22:09
  
  HARTFORD — A Hartford man is being charged with 3 accounts with juvenile sexual assaults and is being held on $1.3 million bond The Special Investigation Division of Hartford police began investigating the juvenile sexual assault case, on October 18, 2016, police said. During the investigation, police named Israel Nieves, 46 of Hartford, as the main suspect of the case. Further investigation revealed more victims, police said. On January 18, 2017 in the evening, Nieves turned him
  
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• State Trooper Injured in Crash on I-91 in New Haven

  29-01-2017 21:00
  
  Connecticut State police are reminding drivers to move over after a trooper was injured when his cruiser was rear-ended on Interstate 91 early Sunday morning.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Police say alleged Ohio burglar broke in, made self at home

  29-01-2017 20:20
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, OH — Police say an Ohio burglar made himself at home in houses he broke into by cooking and showering before leaving. Authorities in Youngstown say the 33-year-old homeless man brought his own food to cook during break-ins. The Vindicator reports Saturday the man was charged with burglary and breaking and entering. Police say the man was arrested after a woman arrived home from work about 12:15 a.m. Wednesday and found her kitchen ransacked with food all over and […]
  
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• Syrian Family Unable to Reunite with Father in Milford

  29-01-2017 19:54
  
  Saturday was a heartbreaking day for a father in Connecticut from Syria who was supposed to reunite with his wife and daughters who he hasn’t seen in more than two years.
  
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• West Haven Police investigate armed robbery at deli

  29-01-2017 18:15
  
  WEST HAVEN — West Haven Police are currently investigating an armed robbery that happened late Sunday morning. Police say around 11:15 a.m., a male displayed a handgun at the Corner Deli, located at 995 Cambell Avenue. He then fled in a vehicle with an undetermined amount of cash. Police and detectives are on the scene investigating. Stay with Fox 61 for updates.
  
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• West Haven Police Investigate Armed Robbery

  29-01-2017 18:01
  
  West Haven police have responded to an armed robbery at the Corner Deli on Campbell Avenue, police said Sunday.
  
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• California looks to build $7 billion legal pot economy

  29-01-2017 17:58
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A handful of California government workers face a difficult task: By Jan. 1, craft regulations that will govern the state’s emerging legal pot market. Californians last year approved a ballot measure that legalized the recreational use of marijuana, starting next year. Now, state workers are trying to build the framework of rules under which the fragrant buds will be grown, processed, transported and sold. The new industry has a projected value of $7 billion. Sta
  
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• Tech leaders condemn Trump’s immigrant ban

  29-01-2017 17:31
  
  NEW YORK  — The ink was barely dry on President Trump’s sweeping immigration order Friday when the backlash from the tech industry began. Four of America’s biggest tech companies warned their employees about the ban. And leaders throughout the industry, where foreign-born entrepreneurs are central to its success, condemned the decree. The executive order bans about 134 million people from entering the U.S. Google sent out a memo to its employees urging anyone with a visa o
  
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• Why #DeleteUber is trending

  29-01-2017 17:25
  
  NEW YORK — Uber is taking some serious heat on social media after people felt the company responded inappropriately to President Trump’s Muslim ban. Trump issued a sweeping immigration order on Friday, banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. By Saturday afternoon, protests had sprung up at airports around the country, where more than 100 visa holders were in limbo after the executive order. In solidarity, the New York City Taxi Worker’s Alliance called for a comple
  
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• State lawmakers offer insight into possible solutions for crumbling foundations

  29-01-2017 17:11
  
  VERNON — Several of Connecticut’s elected officials gathered inside Vernon Middle School to discuss relief options for home owners stricken with crumbling foundations. Tim Heim, who is a member of The Connecticut Coalition Against Crumbling Basements says a meeting like this is needed for home owners who are still unsure where their relief would come from. “We`re looking for the banking and the insurance companies in the state of Connecticut to be sitting at the table to c
  
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• Man Seriously Injured in Stamford Hit-and-Run Crash

  29-01-2017 16:23
  
  A man was seriously injured when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Stamford Sunday morning and now police are trying to locate the victim’s family.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Silver Alert Issued For Missing Farmington Teen

  29-01-2017 15:54
  
  (FARMINGTON,Conn./CBS Connecticut)  –  Farmington Police  are seeking help from the public in locating a  16 year old  girl. A Silver Alert has been issued for 16 year old  Grace Cronin of Farmington, last seen  Saturday afternoon  at 4:30 at West Farms Mall.
  Cronin  is  5’2″,160 pounds with long  brown hair  with braids and green eyes.She has a heart tattoo on her left wrist and “I was once lost and now I am fou
  
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• Stamford Police search for hit and run suspect

  29-01-2017 15:44
  
  STAMFORD — Stamford Police are investigating after a hit and run that occurred early Sunday morning. Police say the incident happened on West Main Street at Richmond HIll Avenue around 2:40 a.m. when man was trying to cross West Main Street. Police are tentatively identifying him as Gilberto Monroy. While crossing, Monroy was struck by a vehicle reveling eastbound on West Main Street, and it did not stay at the scene. Monroy sustained serious injuries. The vehicle which left the […]
  
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• Inside the confusion of the Trump executive order and travel ban

  29-01-2017 15:00
  
  WASHINGTON — When President Donald Trump declared at the Pentagon Friday he was enacting strict new measures to prevent domestic terror attacks, there were few within his government who knew exactly what he meant. Administration officials weren’t immediately sure which countries’ citizens would be barred from entering the United States. The Department of Homeland Security was left making a legal analysis on the order after Trump signed it. A Border Patrol agent, confronted with
  
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• Middlebury animal rescue extending their reduced adoption fee in hopes of clearing full shelter

  29-01-2017 13:29
  
  MIDDLEBURY — A Middlebury animal shelter is putting out an urgent call for help to find forever homes for dogs in their care. In an effort to find a good home for numerous large dogs, Brass City Rescue Alliance Animal Shelter on Service Road will be extending their reduced adoption fee to $200 on Sunday, January 29 from 9a.m.-12 p.m. only. Typically they charge $385 for large dogs that are spade/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. On Saturday, they held their adoption event as
  
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• Blustery Sunday with clouds and gusty winds

  29-01-2017 13:15
  
  Sunday will feature a mix of sun & clouds, slightly cooler temperatures, with dry conditions.  There is always a slight chance for several rounds of flurries, especially across Litchfield County late Sunday afternoon into the evening hours. I’m not expecting any accumulations with any flurries or snow showers.  A reinforcing shot of cold air drops the highs to near freezing Monday – which means high temps will be below freezing for the first time in over 2 weeks! An Alb
  
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• Rockville Teen In Critical Condition After Saturday Shooting

  29-01-2017 13:03
  
  Vernon police said they are investigating a Saturday night shooting in Rockville which sent one teenager to the hospital in critical condition.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Vernon Police make an arrest after 15 year old shot in the head

  29-01-2017 12:41
  
  ROCKVILLE — Vernon police have made an arrest after a 15 year old boy from Rockville was shot in the face. Police say around 7:58 p.m. Saturday night, they received a 911 cal reporting a shooting at 102 Talcott Ave in the Rockville section of Vernon. When they arrived, they found a 15 year-old boy from Rockville with a gunshot wound to the head. He was rushed to Rockville Hospital by Vernon EMS and later taken to Connecticut Children’s Medical […]
  
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• Teen Shot in Vernon

  29-01-2017 09:34
  
  Vernon, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center after being shot in the head Saturday night.
  Police arrived at 102 Talcott Ave. in Rockville at 7:58 p.m. where they found that several youths had been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana. One of the people leaving the scene was 19-year-old Joey Maddox of 29 Grove St., Rockville.
  Maddox was brought in and charged in the shooting. The following charges against him a
  
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• Vernon Police Investigate Shooting on Talcott Avenue

  29-01-2017 05:44
  
  Vernon police are investigating after one person was shot at a home on Talcott Avenue Saturday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police hunt biohazard suit burglar who struck in Queens

  29-01-2017 05:43
  
  NEW YORK  — Police in New York City are asking for the public’s help in apprehending a burglar who wore a white biohazard suit to conceal his identity when he stole a safe containing $200,000 from a home in Queens earlier this month. WNBC-TV reports surveillance video shows the burglar pull a Mercedes-Benz station wagon into the driveway of a home in the Bayside section of the borough on Jan. 6. Police say the man exited his vehicle, entered the […]
  
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• UConn Uses 17-0 Second Half Run To Beat Tulane, 78-68

  29-01-2017 05:04
  
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Kentan Facey scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead UConn to a 78-68 come-from-behind win over Tulane on Saturday night.
  Amida Brimah added 18 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots for the Huskies (10-11, 5-4 American Athletic Conference), who have won three straight for the first time this season.
  Melvin Frazier had 14 points to lead five players in double figures for Tulane (4-17, 1-8), which lost its fifth in a row.
  Tulane led by as many as 13 poi
  
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• Maine Man Prepares for His 51st Super Bowl Trip

  29-01-2017 04:50
  
  As he heads to Houston for Super Bowl 51, Don Crisman can still remember the first.
  
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• Teen in critical condition after shooting in Vernon

  29-01-2017 04:44
  
  VERNON — A teen is in critical condition Saturday night after a shooting. Vernon police were called to a house on Talcott Avenue after calls of a teenager was shot, police said. When the officer arrived, they found a teenage boy suffering from a gun shot wound. The boy was first taken to Rockville Hospital but then was transported by Lifestar to Hartford Hospital. The boy remains in critical condition, police say. Vernon and state police will be investigating the incident […]
  
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• Federal Judge Temporary Bars Enforcement Of Trump Travel Ban

  29-01-2017 04:14
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency order temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
  U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly issued the order Saturday evening after lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union filed a court petition on behalf of people from seven predominantly Muslim nations who were detained at airports across the country as the ban took effect.
  Cheers broke out in a crow
  
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• Judge stays enforcement of Trump travel ban

  29-01-2017 04:08
  
  NEW YORK, NY— A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency order temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly issued the order Saturday evening after lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union filed a court petition on behalf of people from seven predominantly Muslim nations who were detained at airports across the country as the ban took effect. Cheers broke out in a crowd
  
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• NY man pleads guilty to posing as cop, owning bogus badges

  29-01-2017 03:24
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y.  — Authorities say a 26-year-old western New York man has admitted to posing as a police officer during a traffic stop with a real cop. The Erie County District Attorney’s Office says Corey Shepard, of Cheektowaga, pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that include criminal possession of a forged instrument, criminal impersonation and menacing. Prosecutors say he called 911 last October to report an erratic driver and claimed he was an off-duty Buffalo officer. H
  
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• Cromwell police make drug bust after pulling over a car driving erratically

  29-01-2017 02:46
  
  CROMWELL — After pulling over a car with, what appeared to be, a damage axle, Cromwell police arrested a man when they discovered drugs inside his car. At 1:59 p.m. Saturday afternoon, police officers responded to a 911 call about a car driving erratically on Main Street in Cromwell. The rear axle of the car seemed to be heavily damaged and the car was pulled over, police said. When officers approached the car, they smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from […]
  
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• Volkswagen’s Audi brand to recall 576,921 vehicles in US

  29-01-2017 01:29
  
  DETROIT, MI — Volkswagen’s luxury Audi brand is recalling more than 576,000 vehicles in the U.S. for two separate defects. Audi says 2013-2017 model year A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 SUVs with 2.0-liter turbocharged engines may have an electric coolant pump that can get blocked with debris. If that happens, the pump can overheat and cause a fire. The recall affects 342,867 vehicles. Audi also is recalling 2011-2017 Q5 SUVs because the sunroof drainage system can allow water to soak [&hell
  
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• 2 Iraqis file lawsuit after being detained in NY due to travel ban

  29-01-2017 00:41
  
  WASHINGTON, DC — Lawyers for two Iraqis with ties to the US military who had been granted visas to enter the United States have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and the US government after they were detained when they arrived in New York Friday. The lawsuit could represent the first legal challenge to Trump’s controversial executive order, which indefinitely suspends admissions for Syrian refugees and limits the flow of other refugees into the United States by instituti
  
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• Syrian in Connecticut Reacts to Trump's Actions on Refugees

  29-01-2017 00:06
  
  “Cutting off a dream.” That’s the reaction from a Syrian man living in Connecticut to President Trump’s actions on refugees.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Serena Williams defeats Venus in Australian Open final

  29-01-2017 00:03
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams has won her record 23rd Grand Slam singles title with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over her older sister Venus in the Australian Open final. With her record seventh Australian title, the 35-year-old Williams moved ahead of Steffi Graf (grahf) for the most major titles in the Open era. Margaret Court won 24 majors, but collected 13 of those before the Open era. The victory also ensured that Serena Williams will regain the top ranking, which […]
  
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