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• 'CT Brain Freeze' Raises $34K For Brain Tumor Awareness

  05-03-2017 23:56
  
  Some brave souls faced freezing water today to raise awareness and money for brain tumor-specific programs as part of the “Connecticut Brain Freeze” in West Haven Sunday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Warmer Temperatures Move in to Start Week

  05-03-2017 22:26
  
  After a bitterly cold weekend the mercury will move up to start the work week.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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• Make-A-Wish CT Grants Hartford Teen $5,000 Shopping Spree

  05-03-2017 21:18
  
  Make-A-Wish Connecticut made a 17-year-old boy from Hartford a happy teenager Sunday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Bristol Students Get Buff to Raise Money for Wounded Marines

  05-03-2017 17:16
  
  Around 300 students pledged to do push-ups over a 24-hour period to raise money for the Semper Fi fund, which provided assistance for wounded marines.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Woman Clings to Hood of Moving Car Over Payment Dispute: PD

  05-03-2017 17:10
  
  A Windsor Locks spa employee tried to stop a customer from leaving without paying by throwing herself on the hood of his car Friday, according to Windsor Locks police.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• Greenwich Firefighters Rescue Boy Stuck in Gumball Machine

  05-03-2017 17:03
  
  Greenwich firefighters came to the rescue when a young boy got his finger stuck in a gumball machine Saturday.Photo Credit: Greenwich Professional Firefighters
  
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• 4 Displaced After Fire at Hartford Home

  05-03-2017 17:03
  
  Four people were displaced after fire ripped through a home at 106 West Morningside Street in Hartford Sunday morning.Photo Credit: Hartford Fire Department
  
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• Women Stole $10K in Merchandise from Clinton Crossing: PD

  05-03-2017 16:02
  
  Clinton police arrested three women accused of shoplifting nearly $10,000-worth of merchandise from stores at the Clinton Crossing outlets, according to police.Photo Credit: Clinton 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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• 4 Transported After Serious Accident in Guilford

  05-03-2017 15:26
  
  Four people were taken to the hospital after a serious two-car accident on Boston Post Road (Route 1) in Guilford Saturday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect Accused in Violent Attempted Robbery

  05-03-2017 15:21
  
  Hartford Police have arrested a man wanted in connection with a violent attempted robbery.Photo Credit: Hartford Police Department
  
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• Dangerous Suspect Apprehended In Hartford

  05-03-2017 14:48
  
  (HARTFORD,Conn./CBS Connecticut)  –  A man being sought  on  several  existing arrest warrants in a number of jurisdictions  has been found  sleeping on a bench at Union Station in Hartford.
  Daniel Duffy of East Hartford was found Sunday morning around 1:15 and   was taken to the Hartford Correctional Center.
  Among the crimes fr which Duffy was being sought, an attempted armed robbery in Bolton last week in which  one person was stabbed.He
  
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• Fire Damages Hartford Apartment Building

  05-03-2017 13:50
  
  (HARTFORD,Conn./CBS Connecticut)  –  Residents of  a Washington Street apartment building in Hartford were displaced by  Saturday afternoon fire.Several people suffered burns in the blaze at  the Lafayette Arms Apartments.
  The American Red Cross is assisting the displaced residents  the more than 130  units  and a shelter was opened.
  The fire started on the third floor.The cause remains under investigation.
  
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• Obama spokesman denies Trump’s wiretap allegation

  05-03-2017 05:42
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. — A spokesman for former President Barack Obama says that “neither President Obama nor any White House official ever ordered surveillance on any U.S. citizen.” Kevin Lewis says “any suggestion otherwise is simply false.” The Obama spokesman was responding to President Donald Trump’s tweeted accusation that Obama had telephones at Trump Tower wiretapped during the election campaign. Trump said in a series of early morning tweets that he “
  
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• 3 Women Arrested For Larceny At Clinton Crossing Outlets

  05-03-2017 03:04
  
  CLINTON, Ct. (CBS Connecticut) – On Saturday afternoon just before 4 p.m., Clinton Police
  responded to Clinton Crossing outlet for an unfounded report of suspicious activity. Upon investigating
  the initial incident, an employee of the Polo Outlet store approached police on the scene, and reported
  that his store had just been victimized by a group of female shoplifters. A description of the offender’s
  was provided and officers quickly located three females in the lower level of Clinto
  
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• People gather in Hartford for “March 4 Trump” rally

  05-03-2017 01:49
  
  HARTFORD — Today’s event in Hartford was part of the spirit of America rallies which took place across the country, countering the anti-Trump Democratic protests. People across the country and right here in Connecticut rallied in support of President Donald Trump. One of the main messages behind the rally in Hartford’s Bushnell Park, was the economy here in Connecticut. Former Connecticut candidate for Governor, Joe Visconti, said today’s rallies was a chance for all
  
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• Brush Fire Keeps Firefighters Busy Off Merritt Parkway

  05-03-2017 01:33
  
   Westport, Ct. (CBS Connecticut) – Westport Firefighters were dispatched at 2:30 PM to the Merritt Parkway Southbound between exits 41-40 to assist Norwalk Firefighters at a brush fire. Engine 2, Engine 6 and Car 3 responded.
   Westport Firefighters arrived on scene and found an approximate 300’x 100’ area burning in the area of the West Rocks overpass with Norwalk Firefighters already on scene. Westport Firefighters worked along with Norwalk Firefighters to extinguish
  
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• ALS Patient Behind Ice Bucket Craze Backs Benefits Change

  05-03-2017 01:06
  
  BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) _ The Massachusetts man who inspired the Ice BucketChallenge that has raised more than $200 million for ALS research is backing aneffort in Congress to help others with the disease.
  Pete Frates was joined at his home in Beverly on Saturday by Democratic U.S.Rep. Seth Moulton, a sponsor of the bill known as the ALS Disability InsuranceAccess Act.
  Moulton says the legislation would speed up federal benefits for patients withamyotrophic lateral sclerosis by waiving the normal fi
  
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• Connecticut Lawmakers Considering Bear Hunting Season

  05-03-2017 00:59
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – With bear sightings on the increase in Connecticut, lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow the animals to be hunted.The General Assembly’s Environment Committee will hear testimony Monday on a bill requiring the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to come up with regulations and standards for black bear management, including hunting seasons and permit eligibility.Days before the hearing, numerous opponents and proponents had
  
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• Hearing Set On Bill To Ban Minors From Getting Married

  05-03-2017 00:56
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) –State lawmakers have scheduled a public hearing on a bill that would ban minors from getting married.The Judiciary Committee hearing Monday at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford will focus on legislation that would set the minimum age for marriage at 18 – a proposal supported by human rights activists and opponents of forced marriages.Connecticut law now allows children under 16 to get married with a probate judge’s permission. Sixteen- and 17-yea
  
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• State, Better Business Bureau Mark Consumer Protection Week

  05-03-2017 00:45
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ State officials and the Connecticut Better Business Bureau are offering tips to avoid being scammed as part of National Consumer Protection Week.The national awareness campaign runs Sunday through Saturday.The state Department of Consumer Protection and the Better Business Bureau are urging people to shred documents, organize important paperwork and increase online password security. They recommend not using the same password for more than one account and enabling two-step
  
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