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• Tattooed fitness model accused in string of Greenwich robberies is arrested

  04-05-2017 23:36
  
  GREENWICH — A tattooed fitness enthusiast and model accused of a string of robberies in Connecticut has been arrested in California. Police say 34-year-old David Byers, of Solana Beach, evaded officers in Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Arizona before his arrest Wednesday. Police noted a neck tattoo when they released a description of the suspect. FBI agents and local police found Byers in the San Diego area. The Greenwich Time reports Byers’ arrest surprised those who worked
  
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• Wyman Organizing Group To Examine Federal Health Care Bill

  04-05-2017 23:04
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman says she’s organizing a bipartisan working group to examine how the Republican health care bill that cleared the U.S. House of Representatives could affect Connecticut.
  The Democrat said Thursday she’s reaching out to Democratic and Republican leaders, asking them to appoint specific lawmakers who have an expertise in health care issues. She hopes the group can meet in the coming weeks and “look at what this bill might do to us
  
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• WTIC’s Closing Bell Stock Report: May 4, 2017

  04-05-2017 23:03
  
  See where the market closed today with WTIC’s Closing Bell Report, brought to you by Toomey Investment Management, Inc.
  
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• Drivers warned to expect delays, detours as UConn students are set to move out

  04-05-2017 22:57
  
  STORRS —  Drivers are being cautioned to expect traffic delays and detours this week on the UConn Storrs campus due to residents moving out and graduation. UConn said approximately 12,200 on-campus residents are expected to move out Friday through Monday due to the end of the semester. Traffic is expected to be at its worse Saturday through Monday due to graduation. UConn Residential Life and Parking Services have developed the following plan for the traffic near residence hall c
  
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• Police Chiefs Dispute Profile Report

  04-05-2017 22:46
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut police officials say independent reviews have found serious flaws with state reports that found police officers stop minority drivers at disproportionately high rates.
  The Connecticut Police Chiefs Association recently disclosed the existence of the reviews commissioned by several police departments, but did not release thereports or say which departments commissioned them.
  The reviews question the validity of analyses of traffic stop data by the Institut
  
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• Expect to see heavy rain on Friday

  04-05-2017 22:40
  
  Clouds will move in tonight out ahead of Friday’s big rain storm. Friday will be wet and windy. Showers will develop in the morning. We don’t anticipate any big issues for the AM commute with scattered light showers in the area. Then as the morning progresses, rain will become steadier and heavy at times by lunch. With the heaviest rain in the afternoon and early evening, winds will become gusty, up to 40 miles an hour at times. While nuisance poor drainage […]
  
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• 12 Students Taken from Glastonbury School to Hospital

  04-05-2017 21:03
  
  Twelve students from Eastbury Elementary School in Glastonbury were taken to Connecticut Children's Medical Center Thursday morning because they got sick in school and hospital staff said it appears they...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Trump celebrates with House GOP after they vote in favor of Obamacare replacement

  04-05-2017 20:22
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was joined by jubilant GOP leaders for a Rose Garden celebration of the health care bill passed by the House Thursday afternoon. Relieved Republicans have pushed their prized health care bill through the House. The mostly party-line 217-213 vote advances a bill that addresses their longtime pledge to erase the 2010 Obama health care law. Flanked by Republican lawmakers in the Rose Garden, Trump called President Barack Obama’s health care law a &ldq
  
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• Woman’s body found in New Haven apartment; police investigating

  04-05-2017 20:18
  
  NEW HAVEN —  Police are currently investigating the death of a woman who was found in an apartment home Thursday afternoon. Around 12:03 p.m., first responders received reports of a dead woman inside an apartment on 39D Jennings Way. Police said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. Police said detectives from the New Haven Major Crimes Division and Bureau of Investigation are currently investigating. The identity of the woman has not been released at this [
  
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• NBC Connecticut on Amazon Devices: 'Alexa, Tell Me The News'

  04-05-2017 20:03
  
  There's a new way to find out what's going on in Connecticut: Ask Alexa. Amazon Echo and Dot owners can now listen to top stories from NBC Connecticut through Alexa's Flash Briefing.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• ‘I Had a Date & Time When My Life Was Going to be Flipped Upside Down.’ ‘Survivor’ Castoff Zeke Smith Post Elimination Q&A

  04-05-2017 19:50
  
  CBS Local – CBS aired Season 34, Episodes 11 of Survivor: Game Changers, and we had the chance to interview the most recent castoff, Zeke Smith. Zeke turned into this season’s breakout star after he was outed as transgender during a previous episode. Here’s his unique perspectives (as told to CBS Local’s Adam Bloom) on being voted off and the aftermath of being outed during the game.
  Castoff: Zeke Smith
  AB: Let’s jump right in. When Andrea won that challenge, d
  
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• Family kicked off Delta flight after being told to give up child’s seat

  04-05-2017 19:39
  
  LOS ANGELES – An Orange County family says they were recently kicked off a Los Angeles bound Delta Air Lines flight after they were asked to give up a seat their young child was using. Huntington Beach resident Brian Schear, who posted video of the April 23 incident on YouTube Wednesday, said he was on the flight leaving Maui with his wife and two children, ages 1 and 2, when they were approached by officials and asked to give up a […]
  
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• Women Of Honor: The Next Pro Wrestling Revolution Is Here

  04-05-2017 19:04
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  “You say you want a revolution. Well, you know, we all want to change the world.”
  –The Beatles
  There is a full-fledged revolution occurring in wrestling, and it’s not limited to Monday and Tuesday night. The revolution is a 24/7 365 metamorphosis showing no signs of slowing down. It extends from the biggest arenas to the smallest armories, from the Pacific Northwest to the Southeast and across the pond.
  Women’s wrestling. The appetite for it has gro
  
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• Police: Blood, DNA Link 70-year-old Man To 79-year-old Wife’s Killing

  04-05-2017 18:39
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — A 70-year-old Torrington man accused of murdering his 79-year-old wife made his initial appearance before a judge today. Daniel Gervais held his head down, as he slowly shuffled into the courtroom.
  He told police that he woke up in their Cider Mill Crossing home and found his wife’s body next to a smashed glass coffee table, then called 911.
  He initially said she had fallen and that he did not go near the body, but police saw faint blood stains on his slippers and
  
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• Students Sickened In Glastonbury School

  04-05-2017 18:04
  
  (Glastonbury, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Glastonbury officials say ten people were taken to area hospitals this morning after being overcome by some sort of a gaseous substance at Eastbury Elementary School on Neipsic Road.
  The call came in around 10:30.
  It’s not known what type of substance they were dealing with.
  A spokeswoman at Connecticut Childrens Medical Center says those brought in were being evaluated for possible exposure to carbon monoxide.
  She says the patients are in stabl
  
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• Hernandez Remains Denied To Victim’s Mother

  04-05-2017 17:29
  
  BOSTON (AP) – Lawyers for the mother of a man Aaron Hernandez was convicted of killing won’t be allowed access to his brain, blood and urine samples in support of her wrongful death suit against the former NFL star’s estate.
  Attorneys for Ursula Ward, the mother of Odin Lloyd, had asked a judge to order the preservation of the tissue and fluid samples gathered by the autopsyfor their own experts to examine.
  The Boston Herald reports a judge denied the request this week, saying
  
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• Golfers vs. Gators in 2017

  04-05-2017 17:00
  
  by Rob Joyce
  It’s an icy relationship that’s as old as the sport in America itself. Golfers, especially in the southern part of the United States, play around water. Alligators live in and around said bodies of water. For the most part, both sides respect the other and keep a safe distance. But lately there have been more up close and personal interactions between the professionals and the gators on the PGA Tour.
  In some instances so far in 2017 such instances (naturally) struck fear
  
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• Fire Routs Hartford House

  04-05-2017 16:42
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Crews are battling a fire in Hartford.
  Firefighters responded to 69-71 Lincoln Avenue to find fire on all floors.
  Captain Raul Ortiz says they’re attacking the fire from the outside.
  Officials say they received multiple calls regarding the fire.
  
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• Todd Feinburg: The Future Is Now, But For Hillary It Has Passed

  04-05-2017 16:35
  
  McDonalds is now offering kiosks for patrons to self order… is this the end of minimum wage?
  Hillary Clinton says she should have been president but was cheated out of the White House.
  And how can anyone pay for college with tuition costs so high?
  All will be discussed with Todd Feinburg…
  
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• Police: Moving Truck Hits Mover

  04-05-2017 16:10
  
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – West Hartford police say a moving company employee is recovering from minor injuries after a moving truck rolled into him and knocked him to the side of the road Thursday morning.
  Police say Daniel McKay, 46, of Windsor, an employee of Woodland Moving, was trying to diagnose a problem with the truck on Reed Avenue shortly before 8 a.m., when the truck was either not in gear or slipped out of gear, and rolled forward. Another employee quickly stopped
  
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• 11 Arrests In Hartford Drug Bust

  04-05-2017 15:43
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Hartford police have made 11 arrests in a drug bust Thursday night on Broad Street.
  Police say they seized more than 1,300 bags of heroin, 27 grams of crack, 18 grams of suspected fentanyl and 21 grams of raw heroin from 951 Broad Street. Police say officers also seized ammunition and a gas mask used for fentanyl production.
  Hartford police say while this is not the largest drug bust they’ve made, they say any drugs they can remove from the streets
  
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• Ray Dunaway: ATV’s In Hartford

  04-05-2017 15:02
  
  Lt. Brian Foley of the Hartford police talks out of town and state residents coming to Hartford to ride ATV’s on the City streets.
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Is ’13 Reasons Why’ Inappropriate?

  04-05-2017 15:01
  
  Laura Saunders, a psychologist at Hartford Hospital’s Institute of Living talks the controversial new Netflix Show 13 Reasons Why. “It says mature audiences, but the real target audience is middle-schoolers and high-schoolers and it’s not necessarily appropriate for that group at all. The content and the suggestiveness around sexual assault and suicide is very intense, so parents need to be aware of what their kids are watching,” Saunders says. Learn more.
  
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• Jason Day To Return To Travelers Championship

  04-05-2017 14:17
  
  CROMWELL, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Jason Day, the third-ranked golfer in the world and 10-time PGA Tour winner, has committed to playing in the 2017 Travelers Championship.
  Day, a 29-year-old from Australia, has earned nine of his 10 tour titles since the start of the 2014 season, a run that coincides with his rise to the top of the Official World Golf Ranking. He won five tournaments in 2015, including two FedExCup playoff events and the PGA Championship, his first major victory. He adde
  
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• Man Surrenders 20 Cats To Meriden Animal Shelter

  04-05-2017 13:13
  
  MERIDEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut man who says he recently became homeless has surrendered 20 cats to a local animal shelter this week. He had been living out of his car with 20 cats, a dog, his father and an aunt. The animal shelter says they took in seven male and 13 female cats, many of which appeared to be related to one another.
  The Meriden Humane Society says that they also tried to persuade the man to surrender his dog as well, which they observed was in poor h
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway May 4, 2017

  04-05-2017 12:04
  
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:50- Sen John Fonfara, D-Hartford and co-chairman of the finance, revenue and bonding committee, asks what casino expansion to the north of Hartford could do for the capital city? Would it bring more events to the XL Center?
  7:20- Jenna Carlesso, reporter for the Hartford Courant, discusses the DOT, which is considering a plan to move the I-84 and I-91 interchange north of downtown Hartford.
  8:20- Keith Phaneuf, State Budget rep
  
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• Palace: Prince Philip Will Stop Carrying Out Engagements

  04-05-2017 11:34
  
  LONDON (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, Prince Philip, will stop carrying out public engagements this fall, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday.
  The palace said in a statement that Philip, who is 95, has the full support of the queen in his decision. He will continue heading numerous charitable organizations but will not play an active role attending engagements.
  In the past Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has suffered heart problems but has maintained a vigor
  
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• Drug Bust In Bristol

  04-05-2017 09:49
  
  BRISTOL, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Bristol police Wednesday seized 177 bags of suspected heroin, 92 Oxycodone pills, two guns and $921 in cash from an address on Farmington Avenue, said authorities. Police say they also located seven Suboxone strips, which are used to treat opioid dependence.
  Roger Tuscano, 46, was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance, sale of narcotics, and failure to keep drugs in their original container. Tuscano was held on $50,000 pending arraig
  
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• Raining Runs In Georgia

  04-05-2017 05:24
  
  By PAUL NEWBERRY  AP Sports Writer
   ATLANTA (AP) _ Jose Reyes tied his career high with five RBIs, New York pounded out 20 hits and Jacob deGrom managed to hang around long enough to get the win, leading the Mets to a 16-5 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.
  Rene Rivera drove in three runs, while Michael Conforto and deGrom had two RBIs apiece to overshadow two early base-running blunders that resulted in double plays for the Mets.
  Reyes had a run-scoring single in the third
  
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• Yankees Prevail Over Struggling Jays

  04-05-2017 05:19
  
  By RONALD BLUM   AP Baseball Writer
   NEW YORK (AP) _ Aaron Judge hit another long drive for his major league-leading 13th home run, singled to start the go-ahead rally and had the first three-hit game of his big league career, helping the New York Yankees rally from an early deficit to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-6 on Wednesday night.
  Matt Holliday hit his 300th home run, a three-run shot in the first, and pinch-hitter Didi Gregorius drove in the go-ahead run in a three-run seven
  
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• Tempers Flare At Fenway Again

  04-05-2017 05:11
  
  By KEN POWTAK Associated Press
   
   
   BOSTON (AP) _ Hours after Major League Baseball held a conference call to tell the Red Sox and Orioles to stop their festering feud, Baltimore starter Kevin Gausman was ejected in the second inning for hitting a batter and Boston went on to win 4-2 Wednesday night.
  Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was later tossed, too, soon after being upset by a called strike. On Monday night, the All-Star was the target of racial slurs at Fenway Park, prompt
  
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• Helping Hartford a Priority for Malloy During Budget Talks

  04-05-2017 03:13
  
  The City of Hartford’s proposed budget depends greatly on the state helping to balance it.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Dyslexia Training Bill Headed To Governor’s Desk

  04-05-2017 00:47
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut special education teachers may soon be required to learn more about dyslexia.The state Senate voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of legislation requiring the teachers to complete a course of study and undergo supervised practicum hours in the detection and recognition of students with the learning disability. Dyslexia affects reading, especially spelling and word recognition.
  The bill previously cleared the House of Representatives. It now moves to Democratic
  
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