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• North Haven Crashes Involved 25-30 Vehicles: Fire Officials

  31-01-2017 23:56
  
  Snow caused slick driving conditions statewide leading to several crashes, including a series of crashes involving 25 to 30 vehicles on I-91 in North Haven.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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• Trump nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court

  31-01-2017 23:47
  
  WASHINGTON —  President Donald Trump nominated Colorado Judge Neil Gorsuch for the vacant position on the Supreme Court. The 49-year-old Gorsuch sits on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Trump’s nominee will replace conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, who died suddenly at a remote Texas hunting resort last February. The nomination of Gorsuch, a 49-year-old federal appellate judge from Colorado, gives Trump and Republicans the opportunity to confirm someone who could cemen
  
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• Body of missing Dartmouth College student found near river

  31-01-2017 23:46
  
  HANOVER, N.H. — Police have recovered the body of a missing Dartmouth College student in a river near the campus. Hanover, New Hampshire, police say 21-year-old Adam Wright, of Pennsylvania, was found near the shoreline of the Connecticut River about 500 yards from campus Tuesday morning. Wright was last seen on campus shortly after midnight Monday. Police put out a missing-person news release later that day. A Dartmouth employee soon found a backpack along the riverbank, and his body was
  
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• Connecticut Childrens Medical Center Part Of International Volunteer Computing Project

  31-01-2017 23:33
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Doctors at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center are taking part in an international volunteer computing project.
  The project allows thousands of volunteers to download software onto their computers or smartphones.
  When the device is idle, the software then performs computations to help find treatments for certain kinds of childhood cancer.
  IBM Corporate Citizenship Manager Juan Hindo says the World Community Grid has been used for other projects in recent years.
  
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• Car Slid Off Road Into Hamden Lake

  31-01-2017 23:24
  
  A car slid into a lake in Hamden on Tuesday amid snowy conditions.Photo Credit: Hamden Fire Department
  
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• Snow Makes For Slick Commute

  31-01-2017 22:17
  
  (Newington, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – This afternoon’s snow has made for a mess on state highways and roads.
  State police say they responded to scores of crashes and calls for service since around 10 o’clock this morning.
  Some of those crashes closed major thoroghfares for a time.
  State Department of Transportation spokesman Kevin Nursick says it’s speed in less-than-ideal conditions that more often than not caused the biggest problems.
  Nursick says it wasn’t so much
  
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• Senate Committee Endorses McMahon Nomination To Small Business Administration

  31-01-2017 22:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel has voted favorably for the nomination of former wrestling entertainment executive Linda McMahon to lead the Small Business Administration.
  The 18-1 vote from the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee moves McMahon’s nomination to the full Senate for consideration. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., has cast the lone “no” vote.
  McMahon is the former chief executive of Stamford-based World Wrestling Entertainment. She ran unsuccessfully for
  
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• Best Low Carb Dishes In Connecticut

  31-01-2017 22:02
  
  By Gillian Burdett
  After a holiday season of indulging in rich, starchy meals and sugary treats, you may be ready to clean up your diet. Start the New Year with a resolution to embrace healthy eating habits that include cutting back on carbohydrates to avoid unhealthy spikes in your blood sugar levels. This does not mean you must give up fine dining or flavor. While restaurant meals can sabotage your diet plans, there are healthy, low-carb options available. Check out these fine Connecticut res
  
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• Winter Weather: How To Survive In Hazardous Conditions

  31-01-2017 21:47
  
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
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• Snow Prompted Hundreds of Early Dismissals

  31-01-2017 20:27
  
  Several school districts made the decision early to dismiss students early with a forecast of snow, the state Department of Motor Vehicles canceled all road skills tests after 1 p.m.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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• Police Arrest Suspect in Armed Robbery in North Haven

  31-01-2017 20:15
  
  Police are investigating an armed robbery at a North Haven gas station on Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 21-Year-Old Charged in Multiple West Hartford Package Thefts

  31-01-2017 19:48
  
  A 21-year-old has been charged in a series of package thefts in West Hartford, according to police.Photo Credit: West Hartford Police Department
  
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• Police Release Name Of Man Shot By Police At Montville Hotel

  31-01-2017 19:46
  
  MONTVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of the man shot and killed by police during a violent confrontation at a Montville hotel.
  State police identified the man killed Sunday afternoon as 53-year-old Val Thomas.
  State police say officers responded to the Chesterfield Lodge after getting reports of an “unwanted person” on the property.
  Police asked the person to leave, but the suspect reportedly grabbed an officer’s Taser and used it to repeatedly stri
  
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• 2nd Arrest Made In Christmas Eve Shooting In Bridgeport

  31-01-2017 19:43
  
  MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Police have arrested a second suspect in connection with a deadly shooting in Bridgeport on Christmas Eve.
  Bridgeport police say 34-year-old Xavier Rivera was taken into custody Tuesday by members of a federal fugitive task force while fleeing a Manchester home.
  Rivera faces murder and other charges in the death of 27-year-old Miguel Rivera, who was shot outside a fast-food restaurant. Police say the victim and the suspect are not related.
  Xavier Rivera is the sec
  
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• Crashes Close I-95 South, I-91 North

  31-01-2017 19:09
  
  There are several issues on the roads as snow falls across the state and Interstate 95 South in Madison and Interstate 91 North in North Haven are closed.Photo Credit: Connecticut DOTThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• JCC of Greater New Haven Evacuated After Threat

  31-01-2017 19:05
  
  The JCC of Greater New Haven in Woodbridge was evacuated Tuesday due to a threat, according to JCC officials.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New Britain Avenue in West Hartford to be closed through the night due to accident

  31-01-2017 18:39
  
  WEST HARTFORD — New Britain Avenue in West Hartford will be closed through rush hour following an accident, police said Tuesday. West Hartford Police responded to the accident on New Britain Avenue between South Main Street and Wolcott Road around 9:31 a.m. Officers say Norma Barrett, 36, of Hartford was driving when her car swerved and she struck two utility poles. Police say the damaged poles knocked down wires which are blocking the road. Police say the road will be likel
  
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• Danbury Police Officer Accused of Using Unnecessary Force

  31-01-2017 18:36
  
  A 15-year veteran of the Danbury Police Department was arrested on accusations he used unnecessary force on a handcuffed suspect in July, according to Danbury police.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Police ID Person Who Died After Police-Involved Shooting in Montville

  31-01-2017 18:32
  
  State police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Montville that left a 53-year-old Norwich resident dead Sunday afternoon, police said.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Slippery roads causing accidents, shutting down highways and major roadways statewide

  31-01-2017 18:28
  
  HARTFORD — An afternoon snowstorm is causing dangerous road conditions across the state Tuesday. Connecticut State Police said there were multiple “no injury and injury” crashes on I-91 north and south between exits 10-18, and also on 691.  Since 10 a.m. Troopers have responded to 114 traffic accidents, state police said. There is a 3-car crash on I-95 south between exits 61 and 60 in Guilford, according to State Police, and Route 72 west is closed between exits 2 and
  
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• New Britain Avenue Closed in West Hartford Through Rush Hour

  31-01-2017 18:27
  
  New Britain Avenue in West Hartford will be closed through rush hour near Wolcott Park after a crash on Tuesday morning and could be closed into the evening hours.Photo Credit: West Hartford Police
  
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• Danbury Officer Arrested

  31-01-2017 18:23
  
  (Danbury, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Danbury police have arrested one of their own.
  Officer David Williams turned himself in upon learning there was a warrant out for his arrest on a breach of peace charge, police said today.
  City officials say Williams is a 15-year veteran of the force.
  His arrest comes after a months long investigation by Connecticut State Police and the Danbury State’s Sttorney’s office looking into a charge that Williams used unnecessary force on the job.
  Pol
  
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• Oprah Winfrey Set To Join 60 Minutes

  31-01-2017 18:14
  
  Oprah Winfrey, esteemed broadcaster, producer, actress and philanthropist is set to become a special contributor to 60 Minutes, as per executive producer Jeff Fager’s announcement earlier today.
  “There is only one Oprah Winfrey,” said Fager. “She has achieved excellence in everything she has touched. Her body of work is extraordinary, including thousands of interviews with people from all walks of life. She is a remarkable and talented woman with a level of integrity that
  
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• JCC of Greater New Haven evacuated after bomb threat

  31-01-2017 18:12
  
  WOODBRIDGE — A bomb threat was called into the JCC of Greater New Haven Tuesday, prompting the building to be evacuated. According to the JCC CEO Judy Alperin Diamondstein, a threat was called in around 11:48 a.m. On Wednesday, January 18, the Jewish Community Center in Woodbridge was one of several across the country that received a threat and had to evacuate. A threat was also called into the JCC of Greater Hartford in West Hartford. At the time, police said […]
  
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• Juveniles Responsible for Fire at Wethersfield Swim Club: Police

  31-01-2017 18:03
  
  The fire marshal determined that the fire that broke out at the Pine Acres Swim and Tennis Club in Wethersfield Sunday afternoon was intentionally set and police said they have identified juveniles who...Photo Credit: Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department
  
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• Suspects Stole TV, Threatened Walmart Worker: Manchester PD

  31-01-2017 17:57
  
  Manchester police are looking for two suspects accused of stealing a TV from Walmart and threatening an employee who tried to stop them, according to police.Photo Credit: Manchester Police Department
  
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• Guilford Church Stands as Beacon of Hope for Refugees

  31-01-2017 17:57
  
  For decades, First Congregational Church of Guilford has been a beacon of hope on the Connecticut shoreline for refugee families coming to the United States. But now, the church is attempting to chart a...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Study: College endowments have worst year since 2009

  31-01-2017 17:55
  
  BOSTON — A new study finds that the typical college endowment lost money on its investments last year. The study of 800 colleges found that the average endowment return was a 2 percent loss, the worst performance since the economic recession in 2009. It continues a slide that started in 2015 after two years of strong gains. The study was led by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the Commonfund Institute investment firm. Officials from those […]
  
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• Wethersfield PD: Juvenile suspects are responsible for swim club fire

  31-01-2017 17:50
  
  WETHERSFIELD — One day after determining a fire at a Wethersfield swim and tennis club was intentionally set, police say they have identified the teens responsible. The fire happened at the Pine Acres Swim and Tennis Club on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters found flames coming out of the main building which was heavily damaged. It housed a kitchen, life guard room, locker rooms. Firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading. On Monday, January 30 the fire marshal determ
  
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• Police: Danbury Cop Arrested For ‘Unnecessary Force’

  31-01-2017 17:40
  
  DANBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Danbury police have arrested one of their own.
  Officer David Williams, a 15-year veteran of the force, turned himself in following a months-long investigation by state police and the state’s attorney’s office, Danbury police said in a press release Tuesday morning.
  Police say a video shows Williams using “unnecessary force” against a handcuffed suspect on July 29, 2016. The suspect had been arrested for allegedly assaulting another
  
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• Danbury cop arrested for using unnecessary force on handcuffed suspect

  31-01-2017 17:30
  
  DANBURY — Police said a 15-year veteran of the Danbury Police Department was arrested. Police said Officer David Williams turned himself in after learning there was a warrant for his arrest on the charge of breach of peace. Police said the arrest comes after a months-long investigation by the Connecticut State Police after the Danbury States Attorney’s Office discovered a video that showed Williams using unnecessary force against a handcuffed suspect on July 29. The suspect had been
  
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• Suspects Identified In Club Fire

  31-01-2017 17:29
  
  (Wethersfield, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Wethersfield police say they’ve identified the jueveniles responsible for Sunday’s arson at the Pine Acres Swim and Tennis Club.
  Firefighters were called to the scene just before 2:30 p.m. where they found a working fire in the main building of the club.
  The blaze caused heavy damage to the main building at the club.
  Officials say the case remains under investigation.
  
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• Crashes On Parkway In Hamden

  31-01-2017 17:12
  
  (Hamden, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – There area multiple crashes reported on the Wilbur Cross Parkway in Hamden.
  Hamden Community Emergency Response Team, in a tweet, says the crashes occurred on the southbound side between exits 60 and 61.
  At least a half dozen vehicles were involved.
  No word on the extent of injuries but Hamden CERT saays another ambulance was requested.
  
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• Multi-car accident in Hamden snarls traffic on Wilbur Cross Parkway

  31-01-2017 17:09
  
  HAMDEN — Hamden police said there was a multi-car accident on the Wilbur Cross Parkway, south, between exits 60 and 61. Police said at least 6 cars are involved in the crash and multiple ambulances have been requested for minor injuries. RT15 SB IC reports no injury at rollover minor injuries car vs tree, heavy traffic and snow covered roadway. Use alternate route #cttraffic — Hamden Fire Dept (@HamdenFireDept) January 31, 2017 One car was reported to have rolled over […]
  
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• Juveniles Set Fire at Wethersfield Swim Club: Police

  31-01-2017 17:03
  
  The fire marshal determined that the fire that broke out at the Pine Acres Swim and Tennis Club in Wethersfield Sunday afternoon was intentionally set and police said they have identified juveniles who...Photo Credit: Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department
  
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• Consumer counsel calls for probe of electricity suppliers

  31-01-2017 16:55
  
  HARTFORD — Some Democratic leaders in the General Assembly and the state’s consumer counsel are calling for an investigation into the marketing practices of electricity suppliers. Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said there is evidence that some suppliers may by targeting low-income, elderly, disabled, and non-English speaking consumers with offers that would actually switch them into higher-cost programs. Katz said her office has received complaints about calls from third-party su
  
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• Shelton Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery, Admits to Robbing 4 Banks: Officials

  31-01-2017 16:34
  
  A 47-year-old Shelton man pleaded guilty to a bank robbery charge Monday and admitted that he robbed four Chase Bank branches last year, according to the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
  Photo Credit: Stratford Police Department
  
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• New restrictions on lobster fishing could be picked by May

  31-01-2017 16:19
  
  PORTLAND, Maine — Interstate fishing regulators could select new restrictions for the declining southern New England lobster fishery by May. Lobster fishing is experiencing a boom, and prices have also been high. The species has dwindled in the waters off southern Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, where it was once plentiful. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is considering a host of options to try to rejuvenate the lobster stock. An arm of the commission is schedu
  
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• Trump’s Supreme Court pick marks end of one battle, starts new one

  31-01-2017 16:18
  
  WASHINGTON —  When President Donald Trump presents his nominee for the Supreme Court with all the White House pageantry Tuesday night, much more will be riding on this coveted appointment than when Justice Antonin Scalia died last February and created the opening. Trump’s election and the initiatives he has undertaken since the January 20 inaugural, most dramatically on the refugee travel ban, foreshadow years of new controversies to be resolved by the nation’s federal jud
  
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• Governor Malloy to Hold News Conference on Budget Proposal

  31-01-2017 16:15
  
  Gov. Dannel Malloy will hold a news conference at the State Capitol in Hartford this morning to announce a component that will be included in his upcoming state budget proposal.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• New Britain Avenue Closed in West Hartford

  31-01-2017 16:10
  
  New Britain Avenue in West Hartford is closed near Davenport Road after a crash.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• QB Legacy Tracker: Can Matt Ryan Lead Falcons To First Super Bowl Win Franchise History?

  31-01-2017 15:41
  
  By Shawn Lealos
  When the Atlanta Falcons drafted Matt Ryan with the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, they hoped he would be their savior after losing Michael Vick. While he started out on fire, things took a while to finally reach the point they did in 2016, when Ryan finally led the Atlanta Falcons to the Super Bowl. With the journey to the big game finally reached, it is now time to see if Ryan can take the last step and win it all for his team. Here is a look at the blossoming legac
  
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• Man Arrested After Police Pursuit from Colchester to Bozrah

  31-01-2017 15:38
  
  A 36-year-old Clinton man has been arrested after a police chase from Colchester into Bozrah.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Couple Fears Travel Ban Will Keep Guests From Their Wedding

  31-01-2017 15:30
  
  A West Hartford couple said they're feeling the "sting" from President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration and it's affecting a very special day for them.Photo Credit: Contributed Photo
  
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• QB Legacy Tracker: Tom Brady Only Gets Better With Age

  31-01-2017 15:29
  
  By Danny Cox
  Super Bowl LI will have the New England Patriots taking on the Atlanta Falcons in a match-up of the two best teams from the 2016 NFL season. That is what happens every season, but teams achieve greatness in different ways – strong defense, incredible running back, amazing coaching. In the case of these two teams, it’s phenomenal passing offenses and two of the greatest signal-callers to ever play in the NFL.
  Taking away his rookie season and 2008, Brady has played in alm
  
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• Manchester man arrested for Christmas Eve slaying in Bridgeport

  31-01-2017 15:18
  
  BRIDGEPORT — Bridgeport police arrested a second suspect Tuesday morning for a fatal Christmas Eve shooting. Police said Xavier Rivera, 34, was arrested in Manchester for the Christmas Eve slaying of Miguel Rivera, 33, was shot and killed in front of 323 North Avenue. Police got arrest warrants from Xavier Rivera and Moises Contreras, 29, and Contreras was arrested without incident at his mother’s home on Olive Street in Bridgeport. He is charged with murder, first-degree unlawful re
  
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• Ask the Attorney – Road conditions

  31-01-2017 15:11
  
  Atty Haymond, I was involved in an accident recently when a car hit me from behind. I had a friend in the car w/me and they were really hurt in the crash. Someone told him that since there was sand on the road that the person that hit me might not be at fault.  Are they right, and if so is my friend going to be suing them or me? Susan W
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway January 31, 2017

  31-01-2017 15:08
  
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:50- David Tuttle, Precision Machining Department Head at Platt Technical High School, talks the upcoming school visit from Stacy Hale.  Director of NASA’s nationwide HUNCH program (High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware), Hale will visit Platt Technical High School on February 2nd at 10:00 am. Platt Tech students, who have been working with NASA to build and inspect space station parts, will have the opport
  
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• Pedestrian Struck By Car, Seriously Hurt In North Haven

  31-01-2017 14:56
  
  NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut say a pedestrian was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle in North Haven.
  It happened around 6:30 p.m. Monday as the victim was trying to cross Washington Avenue.
  Police say the 37-year-old Wallingford man was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital with severe injuries. He wasn’t immediately identified. The driver remained at the scene and was cooperating with officers. 
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