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• Section of roof collapses at unoccupied factory building in Ansonia

  16-02-2017 23:58
  
  ANSONIA — The roof of an unoccupied factory building collapsed Thursday afternoon. Officials said the building, located at 25 Main St., was formerly part of Farrel Industries. They said it was over 100 years old and sits near the Maple Street Bridge in Ansonia. Firefighters and police were at the scene. Officials said the building was empty except for a contractor who hit a support and caused a portion of the ceiling to fall. Firefighters were making sure the rest of the str
  
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• Former Secretary Of State To Return To Yale

  16-02-2017 23:58
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ Former Secretary of State John Kerry will oversee a new program at Yale University dedicated to addressing global challenges through teaching and research.Yale announced Thursday that he’ll lead the Kerry Initiative as the Ivy League institution’s first Distinguished Fellow for Global Affairs.
  The university says Kerry will lead a seminar in the next academic year and work with scholars to apply their expertise on issues such as failing states and the challeng
  
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• Trump confirms intelligence leaks probe at combative news conference

  16-02-2017 23:53
  
  Trump furious over ‘very un-American’ leaks WASHINGTON —  During a combative Thursday press conference in which he repeatedly criticized his former rival Hillary Clinton and berated the “dishonest” media, President Donald Trump announced that he’d asked the Justice Department to investigate the U.S.’s intelligence agencies, following his insistence that leaks are a “big problem” in Washington. The probe request comes after Trump claimed
  
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• Arrest Made In Newtown Package Store Incident

  16-02-2017 23:50
  
  (NEWTOWN,Conn./CBS Connecticut)   –   Newtown Police have taken  a man into custody in connection with the an incident and fire at  the Rooster Wine and Liquor Store on South Main Street January 21.
  39 year old Scott Young is charged with  Arson in the First Degree,Insurance Fraud, Criminal Mischief in the  First Degree, three counts of Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree,Providing a False Statement and Interfering with an Officer.
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• Adorable photos of two sets of twins in one Massachusetts family go viral

  16-02-2017 22:56
  
  HOLYOKE, Mass. — One baby is cute. Two babies together, even cuter. Two sets of twins? Hard to beat that level of adorable. A Massachusetts couple is sharing photos of their two sets of twins – and they are melting hearts all over the internet. Identical twins Gia and Gemma were born on January 26. Their big brother and sister, Nico and Siena, are fraternal twins and turn 3-years-old in April. One of their moms is a professional photographer and first […]
  
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• Employees do extra work ahead of ‘Day Without Immigrants’ to keep Washington cafe open

  16-02-2017 22:46
  
  WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., restaurant owner Matt Carr says he couldn’t keep the Little Red Fox open without his immigrant kitchen staff, but he let them take Thursday off to be a part of the Day Without Immigrants strike. He has five immigrants working for him — they come from Venezuela and Guatemala — and three are participating in the protest. That could have been a real problem for the 3-year-old restaurant and coffee shop. “We’re a very small business
  
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• Will Ring Of Honor Finally Get It Right With Christopher Daniels?

  16-02-2017 22:45
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Imagine working for the same company for nearly 20 years. You come to work every day and give everything that you have trying to give the company an edge of the competition. You follow orders, you do everything right and you genuinely care about the success of your employer. But despite your loyalty, you’re passed over time and again for a promotion.
  Such is the story of Christopher Daniels and Ring of Honor. “The Fallen Angel” was there on day one and has seen
  
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• Seasonable Tomorrow Followed by a Mild Weekend

  16-02-2017 22:40
  
  Seasonable temperatures for Friday will be replaced by mild air for President's Day Weekend.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• 50+ Danbury Businesses Closed Thursday to Support Immigrants

  16-02-2017 22:36
  
  Dozens of Danbury businesses are closed Thursday to stand in solidarity with immigrants as part of a nationwide protest called “ A Day Without Immigrants,” meant to represent the importance of immigrants to the...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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• Tony Moreno says he ‘dropped’ infant son, didn’t intend to kill him

  16-02-2017 22:33
  
  MIDDLETOWN  — A Connecticut man charged with killing his 7-month-old son by throwing him off a bridge has testified that he dropped the boy and did not intend to harm him. Tony Moreno took the stand Thursday in Middletown Superior Court. He is charged with murder in the July 2015 death of his son, Aaden. Police say Moreno threw Aaden off the 90-foot-high Arrigoni Bridge between Middletown and Portland and then jumped himself, but survived. The boy’s mother, Adrianne Oyola, [&hel
  
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• Clear skies tonight as temps reach upper 30s, Friday mostly sunny

  16-02-2017 22:32
  
  A stretch of quiet weather is upon us, first with a few breezes, but then mainly just a lot of sunshine and clear skies, with mild temperatures emerging for the weekend. Winds are still blustery today, up to 25 mph for wind gusts. Highs are lower, but still seasonal, topping out in the upper 30s. It’s slightly cooler for Friday, but as we enter the weekend, temperatures swing upwards, and stay in the 40s (and even the lower 50s Sunday) […]
  
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• Two Arrested In Connection With Bank Robberies

  16-02-2017 22:27
  
  FALLS VILLAGE, Conn. (AP) — Two suspects have been arrested in connection with bank robberies in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
  Connecticut State Police said Thursday that 36-year-old Eric Sheridan of Putnam, Conn. and 30-year-old Rachelle Winter were taken into custody following their release from the hospital.
  The two suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a car crash after police say they robbed a Torrington Savings Bank in Falls Village in the town of Canaan Wednesday. Police in Gr
  
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• Democrats Push For Higher Minimum Wage, Paid Medical Leave

  16-02-2017 22:22
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Some Democratic lawmakers are pushing to further increase Connecticut’s minimum wage and enact a paid family medical leave system.
  Democratic Senate President Martin Looney said Thursday a “sufficient minimum wage” is important for thousands of families. Meanwhile, he says they shouldn’t “face the prospect of economic ruin” when forced to take unpaid time off to care for loved ones.
  The two bills are working their way through the
  
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• Hair salon closings leaves dozens of stylists scrambling, but other salons pitch in to help

  16-02-2017 22:21
  
  BRANFORD — Imagine receiving a text that you no longer have a job. That’s exactly how the roughly 50 stylists of Image Company salons got their pink slips. “The owner reactivated his Facebook account again today,” said Victoria Mikulski, who was among the stylists receiving the text Monday night, adding that the owners “still won’t respond to us.” The salon industry is very cutthroat, according to one salon owner. But, with 50 stylists now out of wo
  
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• Hero catches teen who fell 20 feet from mall escalator

  16-02-2017 21:06
  
  ST. LOUIS — An alert shopper is being called a hero after he caught a teen who fell from an escalator in Missouri earlier this month, according to KTVI. Surveillance video shows two teenagers playing near an escalator inside the South County Center on Feb. 4. The teens are shown grabbing the moving handrail and holding on until it lifts them off the ground. One of the teens held on for too long and was dangling 20 feet above the ground […]
  
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• All CT Bonefish Grills, Manchester Carrabba’s Close

  16-02-2017 21:04
  
  Both Bonefish Grill locations in Connecticut, as well as the Carrabba’s Italian Grill in Manchester, have closed.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Cursive writing to come back to New York schools

  16-02-2017 21:00
  
  NEW YORK — New York City has signed cursive writing back into its curriculum. “It is very unfortunate that there is a generation of students who did not learn to write and read cursive, but today we have been assured that this wrong has been corrected,” Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis tells PIX11. Knowledge of cursive allows students to read historic documents like the Declaration of Independence, she said. She also believes the skill is vital for students so they ca
  
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• CBS Sports’ Wally Szczerbiak Breaks Down Kansas-Baylor, Round Two

  16-02-2017 20:24
  
  Bryan Altman
  While some conference races look like they’ll be bitter fights to the finish (ACC/Big Ten), others are all but wrapped up. After Baylor’s stunning loss to the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Monday night in Lubbock, Texas, the Big 12 race has gone from intense to essentially determined.
  The Jayhawks now sport a two-game lead over the Bears, who were trying to halt Kansas’s incredible 12-year conference championship winning streak. Instead, the Bears will face off ag
  
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• Judge orders mom to avoid getting pregnant

  16-02-2017 20:05
  
  NEW YORK — A mother struggling with drug addiction has been placed under a court order to avoid getting pregnant. The mother, a Rochester, New York, prostitute referred to as Brandy F. in court documents, had already been stripped of custody of her four children. She lost custody based on findings of child neglect. Judge Patricia Gallaher, a Monroe County family court judge, handed down the order requiring that she regain custody of her infant son before conceiving any other […]
  
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• Popular restaurants close in Newington, South Windsor, and Manchester

  16-02-2017 19:45
  
  SOUTH WINDSOR — Three popular restaurants in Connecticut, all part of national chains, have closed. Both Bonefish Grill locations in Newington and South Windsor at Evergreen Walk are closed. Those were the only Bonefish Grill locations in Connecticut, but there are still restaurants in neighboring Massachusetts and New York. Carrabba’s Italian Grill in Manchester is also closed. An employee at Carrabba’s confirmed that they closed Wednesday night. There is still a Carrabba&rsqu
  
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• Trooper Helps Deliver Baby Over Phone

  16-02-2017 18:54
  
  A baby girl was born on the Route 5/15 in Hartford early this morning with some help from a state trooper who provided instructions over the phone to ensure the mom and baby were OK.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Father Denies Intent To Kill Baby Dropped Off Arrigoni Bridge; Breaks Down On Stand

  16-02-2017 18:20
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Tony Moreno’s testimony was halted at an important moment for the defense at his murder trial in Middlesex Superior Court today.
  When Moreno first took the stand, he testified that he did not intend to kill his son. He said he dropped the boy.
  Aaden Moreno fell 100 feet off the Arrigoni Bridge in Middletown in 2015. The baby’s body was found days later in the Connecticut River.
  When his defense attorney Norm Pattis asked him to take a doll and stand behind a
  
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• Man Struck in Wallingford Is in Critical Condition

  16-02-2017 18:12
  
  A 74-year-old Meriden man was hit by a car in Wallingford on Wednesday night and is in critical condition.Photo Credit: Stringr
  
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• Russian Spy Ship Spotted off Connecticut Coast Heads South

  16-02-2017 18:03
  
  A Russian spy ship spotted off the Connecticut shore Wednesday is now headed south along the East Coast, according to U.S. officials.Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Britax recalls more than 700,000 strollers due to fall hazard

  16-02-2017 17:59
  Britax Child Safety Inc. has recalled 676,000 strollers due to a fall hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday. The recalled models include Britax B-Agile and BOB Motion strollers when they are used with a travel system with a car seat carrier attached. The recall also includes an additional 41,100 strollers sold in Canada and Mexico. The recalled strollers are, “folding, single or double occupant strollers and have Click & Go receiver mounts that attach the
  
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• Firefighters Rescue Deer in Greenwich

  16-02-2017 17:50
  
  Firefighters in Greenwich made a rescue that was a bit out of the norm this morning.Photo Credit: Greenwich Professional FirefightersThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Trouble With Trump Nominee Hearings

  16-02-2017 17:40
  
  David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers Capitol Editor, explains why Trump’s nominees are having issues making their way through hearings.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Trump and Netanyahu

  16-02-2017 17:39
  
  Michael Rubin is a Resident Scholar focusing on research areas of Terrorism, Iran, Diplomacy with rogue regimes, The Kurds, Turkey, Arab Politics, Iraq, Afghanistan & Pakistan.  He delves into the meeting between President Trump and the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu in DC on Wednesday.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: On The Russian Spy Ship Near Groton

  16-02-2017 17:39
  Matt Schmidt, PhD National Security | Political Science University of New Haven, discusses the Russian spy ship spotted off the coast of the U.S. and Connecticut.
  
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• 2017 ACM Nominees

  16-02-2017 17:39
  
  The 52nd annual ACM Awards will air live on CBS on Sunday, April 2nd at 8 p.m. ET/delayed PT. This year’s ceremony will broadcast from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be co-hosted by country music superstars Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley.
  The full list of nominees was released this morning and features all the heavy hitters in country music today. Keith Urban leads the pack with seven nominations, with Miranda Lambert and newly minted GRAMMY award winner Maren Morris coming i
  
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• 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend Preview

  16-02-2017 17:35
  
  By Rahul Lal
  NBA All-Star Weekend, February 17-19 in New Orleans, Louisiana, is fast approaching. The contestants for each of the marquee events have been announced. But the storylines tend to focus on past champions not participating, all-star snubs and tension more so than in other years.
  The big events for All-Star Weekend include the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge, Taco Bell Skills Challenge, JBL Three-Point Contest, Verizon Slam Dunk Contest and the 66th NBA All-Sta
  
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• President Trump attacks media at press conference to announce Labor secretary

  16-02-2017 17:34
  
  WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump repeatedly complained about unfair media coverage while defending his administration’s performance on Thursday. “Many of the nation’s reporters and folks will not tell you the truth,” Trump said, echoing many of the complaints he made as a presidential candidate. “The media is trying to attack our administration because they know we are following through on pledges that we made, and they’re not happy ab
  
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• Man found dead with zip-ties around neck inside jewelry store

  16-02-2017 17:12
  
  NEW YORK — A man was found dead with zip-ties around his neck inside his jewelry store, NYPD sources told WPIX. The grisly discovery was made around 6 p.m. Wednesday at the family-owned World of Gold N Diamond, according to police. Police went to the cash-for-gold shop after the victim’s brother had not seen him for two days and reported him as missing, according to cops. The brother used a key to let police into the store, which was locked. Customers told WPIX&nb
  
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• Police: 15-Year-Old Girl Took Joyride In Deliveryman’s Car

  16-02-2017 17:11
  
  STAMFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police have arrested a 15-year-old girl they say stole a pizza delivery car and then led officers on a pursuit along Interstate 95 before crashing.
  The Stamford Advocate reports that the Bridgeport girl took the car while the driver was making a delivery in Stamford just before 7 p.m. Wednesday.
  Police say the driver left his keys in the car, so the suspect climbed in and took off southbound on I-95. An officer chased the girl before she exited th
  
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• Car Windows Smashed in West Shore Area of West Haven

  16-02-2017 17:09
  
  West Haven police are investigating after several vehicles were found with their windows smashed in the West Shore area early Thursday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• The FOX 61 team in the community 2017

  16-02-2017 17:03
  
  At FOX 61, we believe in being a force for “good” in our community. That means leveraging our broadcast and digital assets to improve the lives of those who work and live in Connecticut. Everything we do in our community will link directly to our mission of HOPE (Helping Organizations Promote Education) and we will focus our resources to maximize impact. We will build a bridge between Connecticut companies, nonprofit organizations, citizens and leaders to cultivate collaborative
  
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• San Francisco wages war on puppy mills

  16-02-2017 16:53
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — The city of San Francisco has voted to ban the sale of non-rescue dogs and cats at local pet stores in a move to combat puppy mills and help find homes for the thousands of animals that shelters take in each year. The city’s Board of Supervisors, under a proposal from District 4 Supervisor Katy Tang, unanimously voted to amend the city’s health code on Tuesday. The new rules will only allow the sale of dogs and cats […]
  
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• Thimble tossed! Game piece voted out of Monopoly board game

  16-02-2017 16:39
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.  — You can still pass “Go” and collect $200 on the Monopoly board, but you soon won’t be able to do it with the thimble game piece. Voters have rejected the thimble, an integral part of the game since being added to Monopoly in 1935. The move is part of a campaign to select the next generation of game pieces. Hashtags, emojis and even a rubber duck may replace dogs, cats and hats in an upcoming version. […]
  
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• Trash to $100,000 treasure: Cash found in old TV set

  16-02-2017 16:36
  
  Wires and tubes and lots of glass and plastic, that’s what TV recyclers usually find inside old sets. For a worker in Canada, the discovery of a secret box helped jar the memory of a forgotten inheritance. More than $100,000 in cash was found inside a television that was being processed at an Ontario recycling plant in January, CNN partner CTV Network reported this week. The money was found inside a cash box, stashed into the TV console. “There was […]
  
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• MONEY WISDOM: What are your Biggest Financial Fears?

  16-02-2017 16:36
  
  From time to time, we ask our listeners to tell us about their biggest financial fears. Joel Johnson talks about the fears that get mentioned most often and how to eliminate them.
   
  
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• NEW EPISODE: Healthcare Matters – Satisfaction Guaranteed In Health System Proving Successful

  16-02-2017 16:27
  
  Satisfaction guaranteed… in healthcare? When Geisinger Health System CEO David Feinberg started offering money-back guarantees to dissatisfied patients a year ago, many were skeptical. Today, that guarantee is hailed as a success. Dr. Feinberg updates Elliot Joseph and Rebecca Stewart about the guarantee that has many patients, advocates and healthcare leaders excited!
   
  
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• Police Prevent Bridge Jumper

  16-02-2017 16:20
  
  (Willimantic, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police in Willimantic were able to prevent a woman who appeared to ready to jump from an iconic city bridge.
  Just after 9:00 this morning, police dispatch received several 911 calls from motorists that the person had climbed over the sidewalk railing of the Thread City Crossing, known to locals as the Frog Bridge.
  Lieutenant Stan Parizo says an officer, Daniel Rovella, was working a private duty construction detail on Main Street and was the first off
  
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• NEW EPISODE: Healthy Rounds – Using Cannabis for Acute Pain Management

  16-02-2017 16:16
  
  Dr. Alessi discusses innovative management of acute pain, including the use of cannabis, with Dr. James Feeney, Associate Director of Trauma Services at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center.
   
  
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• March Madness: Tournament Watch

  16-02-2017 15:53
  
  By Mike Bachini, CBS Connecticut
  Connecticut (CBS) – For the first time, the selection committee gave the public a glimpse into their minds when they revealed their early top 16 teams this past Saturday. That was 29 days before the official selection process was to take place and a lot can change in terms of teams resume’s in that amount of time. But it was a nice change of pace for the committee to be a little more transparent leading up to Selection Sunday. They do a nice job of fi
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway February 16, 2017

  16-02-2017 15:02
  
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:50- Michael Rubin is a Resident Scholar focusing on research areas of Terrorism, Iran, Diplomacy with rogue regimes, The Kurds, Turkey, Arab Politics, Iraq, Afghanistan & Pakistan.  He delves into the meeting between President Trump and the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu in DC on Wednesday.
  7:20- Matt Schmidt, PhD National Security | Political Science University of New Haven, discusses t
  
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• Car Thief Led Police on Chase, Crossed Train Tacks: Police

  16-02-2017 14:46
  
  A juvenile stole a pizza delivery driver’s car in Stamford, led police on a chase on Interstate 95, crashed it in a Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot and ran across Metro-North tracks Wednesday night, according...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Baby Born On Side Of Highway Helped By Trooper On Phone

  16-02-2017 14:42
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A woman who gave birth on the side of a Connecticut highway was helped in part by a state trooper on the phone.
  State police say someone called 911 at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday to report that a passenger in the car stopped on the side of Route 5/15 in Hartford was in labor.
  Trooper Chuck Lavoie took the 911 call and then before help arrived told the caller what to do since the baby girl had already been born.
  Another trooper and medics arrived a sh
  
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• Hamden Cracks Down on Those Who Don't Shovel Sidewalks

  16-02-2017 14:33
  
  Hamden town officials are cracking down on residents who do not clean up after snow storms.
  
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• Police Investigate Robbery at Bank of America in Hartford

  16-02-2017 14:32
  
  Police are investigating a bank robbery at a Bank of America branch in Hartford on Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• American Girl’s newest doll is…a boy?

  16-02-2017 14:14
  
  NEW YORK — American Girl’s newest doll is a boy. The beloved toy maker known for its 18-inch female figurines that hail from different eras in American history is about to release its first male doll. His name is Logan Everett, and he’s part of a “new series of contemporary” characters that will be up for sale starting today. Logan’s character plays drums for Tenney Grant, a girl trying to make it big in Nashville’s music scene. Logan has a […]
  
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