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• Pot Legalization Proposal Draws Mixed Reviews

  07-03-2017 23:57
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Opinions are mixed about whether Connecticut should legalize recreational use of marijuana by adults.
  Some state legislators on Tuesday touted the potential benefits of legalization, ranging from better control and regulation of a now-illegal industry to additional tax revenue for the state and communities.
  But other lawmakers urged colleagues to go slow and see what happens in neighboring Massachusetts, where a new voter-approved state law legalizing recreational use of t
  
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• Governor Urges Federal Investment In Northeast Rail Corridor

  07-03-2017 23:53
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is urging the Federal Railroad Administration to focus on overdue investments needed to ensure the Northeast rail corridor is in a state of good repair and can handle ridership for the next 10-to-15 years.In a letter released Tuesday, Malloy said Connecticut has been clear such investments “are the necessary foundation for any longer-term high-speed rail investment, and will deliver the most cost-effective outcomes.”The Democra
  
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• Opinions mixed on marijuana legalization in Connecticut

  07-03-2017 23:48
  
  HARTFORD — Opinions are mixed about whether Connecticut should legalize recreational use of marijuana by adults. Some state legislators on Tuesday touted the potential benefits of legalization, ranging from better control and regulation of a now-illegal industry to additional tax revenue for the state and communities. But other lawmakers urged colleagues to go slow and see what happens in neighboring Massachusetts, where a new voter-approved state law legalizing recreational use of th
  
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• Trump approval rating up slightly; Voters say media is not the enemy and love Oprah

  07-03-2017 23:41
  
  HAMDEN — A Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday shows President Donald Trump’s approval rating has improved slightly but is still in negative territory. People also disagree with the president’s position that news organizations are “the enemy of the American people,” and had advice for Oprah Winfrey in case she was thinking of running for president. 41 percent of American voters gave President Trump a favorable score, while 52 percent showed their disapp
  
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• 4 dead after train, bus collide in Biloxi, Mississippi

  07-03-2017 23:15
  
  BILOXI, Miss. — Four people were killed when a bus and a train collided Tuesday in Biloxi, Mississippi, a city spokesman said. The charter bus from Austin, Texas, carrying 50 to 60 people, was heading north on Main Street when it got stuck as it tried to cross the train tracks, according to Cecilia Dobbs Walton, a city spokeswoman. The eastbound CSX train struck the bus around 2:13 p.m., according to Vincent Creel, also a city spokesman. Creel said three […]
  
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• 3 dead after train, bus collide in Biloxi, Mississippi

  07-03-2017 23:15
  
  BILOXI, Miss. — Three people were killed when a bus and a train collided Tuesday in Biloxi, Mississippi, a city spokesman said. The charter bus from Austin, Texas, carrying 50 to 60 people, was heading north on Main Street when it was hit by an eastbound frieght train around 2:13 p.m., according to the spokesman, Vincent Creel. Several people were injured, including some seriously, officials said. The intersection has gates and a crossing light, authorities said. “This is a trag
  
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• Emaciated dog discovered in Branford fighting for her life

  07-03-2017 23:12
  
  BRANFORD —  While driving by the Big Y Plaza on Route 1 in Branford, a woman’s eyes were fixed on a dog. Branford’s Animal Control Officer, Laura Burban, said that she saw the dog fall down. The woman scooped up the frail female dog and brought her to the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter in Branford. “We haven’t seen a dog quite this emaciated before,” said Burban. On a body condition scale, Burban said this dog is a one on a scale of […]
  
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• WTIC’s Closing Bell Stock Report: March 7, 2017

  07-03-2017 23:00
  
  See where the market closed today with WTIC’s Closing Bell Report, brought to you by Toomey Investment Management, Inc.
  
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• Police: Former Wethersfield principal’s phone had 160 girls ‘upskirt’ videos taken in stores & at Disney World

  07-03-2017 23:00
  
  HARTFORD —  An arrest warrant for former Wethersfield principal, John Bean who is accused of voyeurism, outlines 160 instances of videos he took on his phone that show girls being “upskirted.” In September 2016, Bean, 46, a father of two, was charged with interfering with police and breach of peace after a store security worker and a police officer approached him in a Hartford Walmart. They suspected he was following girls at the time. In October 2016, police seized Bean&r
  
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• Police: Ex-Wethersfield principal had 160 girls ‘upskirt’ videos taken in stores & at Disney World

  07-03-2017 23:00
  
  HARTFORD —  An arrest warrant for former Wethersfield principal, John Bean who is accused of voyeurism, outlines 160 instances of videos he took on his phone that show girls being “upskirted.” In September 2016, Bean, 46, a father of two, was charged with interfering with police and breach of peace after a store security worker and a police officer approached him in a Hartford Walmart. They suspected he was following girls at the time. In October 2016, police seized Bean&r
  
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• Train Carrying Oil, Acid Derails in New York; Leaking Fuel

  07-03-2017 22:57
  
  A freight train derailed Tuesday afternoon, with photos on social media showing at least one car of the train off the tracks and onto what appeared to be an adjacent road.Photo Credit: Joni Dunning ArmstrongThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Jury Shown Graphic Photos in Hernandez Double Murder Trial

  07-03-2017 22:43
  
  A video camera showing proceedings in the double murder trial of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was shut off after inadvertantly showing the faces of jurors on Tuesday, a day after...Photo Credit: AP
  
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• ‘A day without a woman’ strike: what to expect

  07-03-2017 22:32
  
  By Ese Olumhense Schools and school districts have announced ahead of the national “A Day Without a Woman” strike planned for Wednesday that they will be closed, as much of their staffs plan to participate in the demonstration. In New York, Virginia, and North Carolina, schools, from preschools to colleges have announced  cancellations, while elsewhere groups plan to stage walkouts, marches, donation drives, or silent protests throughout the day. The strike’s organizers, w
  
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• Elderly Glastonbury man charged with damaging Kim Kardashian books in Barnes & Noble

  07-03-2017 21:51
  
  GLASTONBURY —  An elderly man is facing criminal charges after destroying several Kim Kardashian books inside a local book store. On October 13, Glastonbury Police said, Carl Puia, 74, was caught on a security camera at Barnes and Noble, putting red lipstick over six Kim Kardashian Selfish books. Officers said Puia also left a lengthy note stating his dislike for Kim and people like her. Puia turned himself into police Monday and was released on a $2,500 bond. Puia is charge
  
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• Alex Rodriguez To Expand Role As Fox Broadcaster

  07-03-2017 21:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – After spending two postseasons as a guest studio analyst for Fox, Alex Rodriguez is expanding his role for the network.
  A-Rod will be a game analyst and feature reporter for the network and FS1 and will continue to work in the studio, the network said Tuesday in announcing amultiyear deal.
  A three-time AL MVP who admitted using performance-enhancing drugs during his playing career, Rodriguez was released by the New York Yankees last summer with more than a year remaining in
  
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• Jury Back in Court in Hernandez Double Murder Case

  07-03-2017 21:15
  
  Jurors in the Aaron Hernandez double murder trial returned to court Tuesday morning after being dismissed for the day on Monday after defense attorneys said they had new evidence that could help their client.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Former federal official warns casino revenue deal at risk

  07-03-2017 20:14
  
  HARTFORD, Conn.  — A former U.S. Department of Interior secretary is warning Gov. Dannel P. Malloy that Connecticut’s current casino revenue sharing arrangement with two federally recognized tribes could end if those tribes are allowed to open a third casino in East Windsor. In a letter sent Tuesday, Ken Salazar says there’s “substantial risk” the Department of Interior won’t approve amendments the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes will likely p
  
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• Best Destinations For A Proper St. Patrick’s Day

  07-03-2017 20:00
  By Randy Yagi
  St. Patrick’s Day is fast approaching and for those hoping to visit a new city to mark the occasion, time is running out very quickly. On a day when people around the world dress in green clothing and celebrate everything Irish, some destinations take it further by hosting enormous parades and festivals, lighting famous attractions in varying hues of green or even dyeing its rivers green if only for a short time. While it was originally intended as a religious and cultural c
  
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• 2 CT BCBG MAX AZRIA Stores to Close as Company Restructures

  07-03-2017 19:46
  
  Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers have announced they will be closing dozens of BCBG MAX AZRIA, BCB GENERATION, BCBG FACTORY, and HERVE LEGER stores, including two in Connecticut.
  
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• Meriden Police Arrest 3rd Suspect in Stop & Shop Assault

  07-03-2017 19:38
  
  Meriden police have arrested a third suspect in a violent assault at a local Stop & Shop in February.Photo Credit: Meriden Police Department
  
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• Man Destroyed Kim Kardashian Books at Barnes & Noble: Police

  07-03-2017 19:32
  
  A 74-year-old man who isn't a fan of Kim Kardashian was arrested after police say he destroyed several of Kardashian's books at a Barnes & Noble in Glastonbury.Photo Credit: Glastonbury Police
  
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• Police: Man Doused Kim Kardashian Books With Red Liquid

  07-03-2017 19:31
  
  GLASTONBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Glastonbury police say a 74-year-old man faces a criminal mischief charge for dousing six Kim Kardashian coffee table books with a red liquid at the local Barnes and Noble store.
  Police say six Selfish books were destroyed in the incident on October 13, which was caught on security camera. Police say Carl Puia of Glastonbury also left a lengthy typed note for the store stating his dislike of the television personality and people like her.
  Puia is due
  
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• 3rd arrest made in random Meriden Stop & Shop attack

  07-03-2017 19:25
  
  MERIDEN — Police in Meriden have made a third arrest in a random attack on a couple inside a grocery store last month. Christopher Monteleone, of Waterbury, turned himself into police on March 7 after learning there was a warrant out for his arrest. He is charged with breach of peace and was released on bond. “The swift and decisive work by Detective Michael Fonda could not have been done without the overwhelming support he had received from concerned citizens […]
  
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• Teen allegedly decapitated mother, walked outside with her head

  07-03-2017 19:13
  
  ZEBULON, N.C. — A North Carolina teen accused of decapitating his mother on Monday has been charged with murder, WRAL reports. Officers say Funes Machada, 18, called 911 on Monday afternoon and remained on the phone until police arrived. Once officers arrived on scene, Machada walked out of the home holding a large butcher knife in one hand and his mother’s head in the other hand, Sheriff Kent Winstead with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department said. “Wh
  
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• Third Man Charged In Supermarket Assault

  07-03-2017 19:04
  
  (MERIDEN,Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Meriden police have made a third arrest in connection with an assault at the Stop and Shop supermarket on Broad Street in Meriden February 12, in which a man and his wife were attacked and the man  was  knocked unconscious and had several teeth knocked out.
  Police announced the arrest of Christopher Menteleone of Waterbury on Tuesday. He is due in Meriden Superior Court March 21 on a charge of second-degree breach of peace.
  Previously, police arr
  
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• 2017 ACM Performers Announced

  07-03-2017 19:00
  
  ACM Award nominees Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town and Maren Morris are confirmed to perform on the 52nd ACM Awards, broadcasting live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 2 (live 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.
  The Backstreet Boys will also hit the stage, making their debut appearance at the ACMs, where they will perform along side Florida Georgia Line.
  Additional acts and pr
  
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• College student proves sobriety by juggling during traffic stop

  07-03-2017 18:57
  
  CONWAY, Ark. – A University of Central Arkansas student pulled over by police proved his sobriety by juggling – and it was all caught on police dash and body cameras. “As soon as I got to the stoplight and had to brake I knew I was going to get pulled over,” said Blayk Puckett. The UCA junior was driving home from the library late Friday night. “I had a brake light out and so I’m driving very carefully, trying to […]
  
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• Monroe Mom Who Live-Streamed Son Driving Due In Court

  07-03-2017 18:55
  
  MONROE, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut woman who is accused of letting her 10-year-old son drive her car on public roads and streaming it on Facebook Live is due in court at the end of the week.
  Monroe resident Lisa Nussbaum was charged Friday with risk of injury or impairing morals of a minor. She has been released on a promise to appear in Superior Court in Bridgeport on Friday.
  Police say Nussbaum was arrested after several residents complained to officers of a live-stre
  
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• Woman wants to find boy who left $5 and sad apology note on her door

  07-03-2017 18:41
  
  LAKEWOOD, Wash. — A Washington State woman wants to find the young man who left a sorry note at her door with $5 in it. The note read, “I am sorry that we stole your windchimes our mom died and liked butterflies so my sister took it and put it by our window I am sorry this is only money I have please do not be mad at us.  -Jake” Chrissy Marie says she is not mad and actually wants to […]
  
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• UConn Cautions Foreign Students to Avoid Travel Outside US

  07-03-2017 18:04
  
  The University of Connecticut has advised its foreign students from the six countries mentioned in President Donald’s Trump’s executive order on immigration not to travel outside of the country.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• South Windsor man gets prison for robbing banks for bail money

  07-03-2017 18:04
  
  MIDDLETOWN — A South Windsor man authorities said robbed two banks to raise money to bail his girlfriend out of jail has been sentenced to almost six years in prison. The Journal Inquirer reports that 33-year-old Martin Silvestro was also sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty to one robbery. Prosecutors said he got away with $32,000 when he robbed a Middletown bank in March 2015. The robbery was a day after he got away with much less during a […]
  
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• Guide To Connecticut’s 2017 St. Patrick’s Day Parades

  07-03-2017 18:00
  
  By Gillian Burdett
  Nearly 16 percent of Connecticut residents claim Irish Ancestry, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.  However, in March that number appears to climb, as everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. If you are planning on wearing the green and celebrating everything Irish this March, start out with a parade. There are several throughout the state this year.
  Greater Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade
  Main StreetHartford CT, 06103
  www.irishamericanparade.com
  Date: Sa
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: What High School Doesn’t Teach About College Admissions

  07-03-2017 17:53
  
  Mark Greenstein, Founder and Lead Instructor for Ivy Bound, explains how the SAT is affecting the State (it’s mandatory for public school kids now).
  Greenstein also discusses how to reduce test anxiety, which affects many teenagers and their parents, and what high schools don’t tell you about college admissions.
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Why Sen. Blumenthal Wants To Block Rosenstein

  07-03-2017 17:52
  
  Sen. Richard Blumenthal has pledged to use “every possible tool” to block Rod J. Rosenstein’s nomination until he commits to appointing a special prosecutor to investigate ties between the Trump administration and Russia.
  Learn the latest straight from the Senator.
  
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• Man Charged With Stealing From Employer

  07-03-2017 17:51
  
  (South Windsor, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A man accused of stealing from his employer is facing charges in South Windsor.
  Officers tracked down 36-year-old Rashid Taylor to Maywood, New Jersey last Friday.
  Taylor is accused of falsifying time cards to the tune of over $13,000 from a business for which he worked on Felt Road in South Windsor.
  Police say the original complaint was lodged in September of last year.
  Taylor is facing charges of second degree larceny.
  He’s free on $10,000 a
  
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• RAY DUNAWAY: Did Aetna, The Hartford, & Travelers Just Save Hartford?

  07-03-2017 17:50
  
  Managing Editor of the Journal Inquirer Chris Powell joins Ray to discuss Hartford’s new “saviors.”
  The city’s three big insurance companies– Aetna, The Hartford, and Travelers– are being hailed as saviors for their pledge last week to donate $50 million, $10 million per year for five years, to help city government out of its financial disaster.
  Is it true?
  
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• Three More Schools Targeted By Email Phishing Scam

  07-03-2017 17:46
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — The leader of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents says he has heard of three more districts that were targeted by a scam seeking to steal the personal tax information of school employees.
  Association director Joe Cirasuolo says in the latest three districts, staff realized it was a scam, and did NOT send the requested information.
  “People in either the personnel office or the business office were getting messages that looked like they came
  
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• Public Hearing For Proposal To Legalize Pot For Recreational Use

  07-03-2017 17:42
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — Connecticut lawmakers Tuesday heard public feedback on the first of several bills filed this session that would legalize the sale of recreational marijuana.
  The legislation that would require the Department of Consumer Protection to create and administer a program that allows people 21 years and older to legally purchase and cultivate marijuana went before the General Assembly’s Public Health Committee.
  The bill also requires the Department
  
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• Students Sent to Hospital After Canterbury School Bus Crash

  07-03-2017 17:28
  
  Dozens of students and two drivers were taken to the hospital after a passenger car collided with a school bus in Canterbury Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: Contributed 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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• A cat-astrophe! 30K pounds of cat litter spills onto highway

  07-03-2017 17:23
  
  READING, Pa. — Police said a tractor-trailer spilled its load of more than 30,000 pounds of cat litter on a Pennsylvania roadway when it failed to manage a curve and overturned. The northbound lanes of Route 222 were closed for five hours early Tuesday in Spring Township, near Reading, while crews tried to clean up the ruptured bags of rain-moistened litter. Spring Township Police Sgt. Bill P. Van Etten tells the Reading Eagle the driver of the rig sustained minor injuries […]
  
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• UConn Examining Travel Restrictions

  07-03-2017 17:15
  
  (Storrs, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – In wake of President Trump’s revised executive order regarding travel restrictions to this country, UConn is advising students and faculty from the nations named in the order to not travel outside the United States.
  A group of faculty, staff, and students that has been examining the implications of the previous order are studying the new parameters, which go into effect March 16.
  UConn is advising international students and scholars, as well as depen
  
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• Woodbridge native proud to serve as grand marshal for Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade

  07-03-2017 16:53
  
  HARTFORD —  Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal Cliff Lynch Jr., will lead the New Haven St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday March 12. The parade has a long history and is often heralded as one of the oldest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the country. Lynch talked about the history of the parade and the Irish community in New Haven. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade tradition was born in New Haven on March 17, 1842, when about 90 […
  
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• CT travelers get lucky with daily direct flights to Ireland in March

  07-03-2017 16:51
  
  HARTFORD — Many of the folks attending the parades this weekend make frequent trips to the Emerald Isle to visit loved ones. The National Airline of Ireland made travel a little smoother for us here in Connecticut when Aer Lingus offered direct flights from Bradley International Airport to Dublin in September. Now those flights are going to be offered daily beginning March 24. Once in Dublin, travelers can also make connections to more than 25 destinations across Europe. Aer Ling
  
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• 30 Players: Trea Turner Looks To Build Off A Strong Rookie Year For Nats

  07-03-2017 16:45
  
  By Rich Arleo
  CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day.
  2016 season (Minors): 83 G, 331 AB, .302 BA, 6 HR, 33 RBI, 25 SB, .842 OPS
  2016 season (Majors): 73 G, 307 AB, .342 BA, 13 HR, 40 RBI, 33 SB, .937 OPS
  In the winter before the 2015 season the Nationals somewhat surprisingly traded Steven Souza, a top prospect seemingly on the verge of breaking out, in a three-team trade that
  
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• Man Sentenced On Bank Robberies; Says He Needed Bail Money

  07-03-2017 16:44
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut man authorities say robbed two banks to raise money to bail his girlfriend out of jail has been sentenced to almost six years in prison.
  The Journal Inquirer (http://bit.ly/2lYwMRZ ) reports that 33-year-old Martin Silvestro, of South Windsor, was also sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty to one robbery.
  Prosecutors say he got away with $32,000 when he robbed a Middletown bank in March 2015. The robbery was a day after he got aw
  
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• March Madness: Tournament Watch 3/7

  07-03-2017 16:30
  
  By Mike Bachini, CBS Connecticut
  Connecticut (CBS) – The smaller conference tournaments are in full swing or already have finished and bigger conferences like the ACC get underway today. Power mid-major teams such as Belmont, Monmouth and Valparaiso have seen their tournament hopes dashed in their respective conference tournaments which is adding to the drama and excitement of conference week, but is probably weakening the NCAA tournament field and the opportunities for 14 and 13 seed upse
  
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• After Second Travel Order, UConn Still Tells Some Students Not To Travel Overseas

  07-03-2017 16:21
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — UConn is advising international students not to travel outside of the US, because of the president’s revised executive order on immigration.
  The school says international students, scholars, and their families might not be allowed back into the US.
  A group of university employees and students reviewed the original order, and will look at President Donald Trump’s latest order, issued yesterday.
  UConn says 87 people on campus are affected by the executive orde
  
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• Injuries Reported in Canterbury School Bus Crash

  07-03-2017 16:03
  
  Injuries have been reported after a passenger car collided with a school bus in Canterbury Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: Contributed 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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• Ask the Attorney – Hit-and-run

  07-03-2017 15:38
  
  Atty Haymond, I was involved in an accident on the highway when a car veered left into me, causing me to hit the guard rails at like 55 mph. I’m not sure if he grazed me or not, but my car is wrecked. On top of it, the car pulled over about a 1/2 mile ahead looked back at me then took off. What can I do and do you think the police will be able to find him? Erica
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway March 7, 2017

  07-03-2017 14:56
  
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:50- Sen Richard Blumenthal has pledged to use “every possible tool” to block Rod J. Rosenstein’s nomination until he commits to appointing a special prosecutor to investigate ties between the Trump administration and Russia.
  7:20- Chris Powell, talks Hartford’s new “saviors.” The city’s three big insurance companies– Aetna, The Hartford, and Travelers– are being hailed as sa
  
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