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• State Police Investigate Haddam Home Burglary

  02-06-2017 23:50
  (HADDAM,Conn./CBS Connecticut) – State Police are seeking a suspect in a residential burglary Friday. Between 11 am and 1:40 pm a home on Moodus Road was forcibly entered through a rear window.The victim’s credit cards were stolen.
  The suspect is male, black and was driving a white sedan. The victim’s credit cards were later used at the Madison rest area Subway shop on Interstate 95.
  Anyone who may have information about the burglary, the suspect’s identity or vehicle is
  
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• WATCH: Juan Martin del Potro Comforts Injured Opponent In Ultimate Show Of Sportsmanship

  02-06-2017 20:03
  Bryan Altman
  In the quest to win a Grand Slam tournament, sportsmanship can sometimes fall by the wayside for even the most well-to-do athletes in the game of tennis as the intensity ratchets up to the highest of levels.
  On Thursday morning in a heated second round matchup between Juan Martin del Potro and Nicolas Almagro, Almagro fell to the court with an apparent knee injury and writhed in pain almost instantly.
  Without a second’s hesitation, del Potro hopped over the net and was by
  
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• ‘Aerial America’ Shows A Day In The Life Of New York City

  02-06-2017 18:35
  Aerial America returns for its 68th episode this Sunday, June 4th at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the Smithsonian Channel. Sunday’s episode is titled “New York City 24” and will give viewers an opportunity to view the Big Apple like never before.CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke with Aerial America‘s executive producer Toby Beach for an inside look at how the show is created and some of his favorite moments caught on camera. For a sneak peak at Sunday night’s episode, check ou
  
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• Keidel: Don’t Write The Cavs Off Because Of Game 1

  02-06-2017 18:00
  
  By Jason Keidel
  America woke up to a wall of eulogies.
  Who died?The Cleveland Cavaliers, it seems. After one game, Game 1, of the NBA Finals, a 22-point loss to a near-perfect performance by Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors, we’re being told the Cavs have a microscopic chance – of winning a game. The series is already lost.This is what we do, and what we are. Prisoners of moments, myopia, and the ADD nature of social media.Lost in all the premature postmortems is the fact t
  
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• Ammonia Leak Reported In East Hartford

  02-06-2017 17:09
  EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – East Hartford police say a reported ammonia leak shut down a section of Tolland Street Friday morning.
  The incident was reported around 9:45 a.m.
  Police say Tolland Street was closed between Larrabee Street and Pine Street.
  There was no immediate report of injuries.
   
  
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• Bear Kills, Eats Connecticut Family’s Donkey

  02-06-2017 16:50
  KENT, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut family says a black bear killed and ate one of their beloved donkeys.
  Megg and Ted Hoffman tell The News-Times of Danbury that the bear visited their Kent property on at least two other occasions last month before breaking into a paddock containing four donkeys on May 21 and killing 15-year-old Radar, named after the character from MASH. Two other donkeys were injured.
  Megg Hoffman went to the feed the donkeys at about 8 a.m. and discove
  
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• Watch Live: Clergy leaders speak out for a more public investigation into the shooting death of Jayson Negron

  02-06-2017 16:02
  
  BRIDGEPORT — “It’s horrible,” says Bridgeport resident Jorge Cruz. A common sentiment after a video was posted to Twitter showing Jayson Negron’s final moments after a police involved shooting. “The pain of seeing the child laying on the street. Not getting no medical attention. It was just not right, especially for the amount of hours that people could see,” says Cruz. On May 9th, state police say Negron pinned 30-year-old James Boulay with a repor
  
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• Man Struck, Killed By Bullet That Came Through Home’s Window

  02-06-2017 14:13
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police say a 27-year-old man inside a New Haven home has been struck and killed by a bullet that came through the window.
  Officers say Joshua Rivera was struck in the head by the bullet that came through the first-floor window at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday. He was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
  Whether Rivera was targeted remains under investigation.
  A suspect was seen running from the scene. He was described as a
  
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• State Senate Unanimously Approves Health Insurance Coverage List

  02-06-2017 12:51
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — In a bipartisan vote overnight, the state Senate unanimously approved a bill that would put in place a list of services that health insurance plans must cover in Connecticut.
  The services include vaccinations, breast cancer testing and counseling, tests for illnesses related to pregnancy, tobacco cessation, and support for breast-feeding.
  Senate President Martin Looney says in contrast to a federal effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, this bill seeks to address the
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway June 2, 2017

  02-06-2017 12:46
  
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  7:20- Joel Johnson of Johnson Brunetti Retirement & Investment Specialists and Money Wisdom on WTIC, talks about the possibility of Aetna leaving Connecticut. What would this mean for Hartford, the state, and the financial well being of its residents?
  7:50- Jamie ‘The Bear’ McDonald of Bear’s Smokehouse Barbecue talks expanding the food empire. Three incredible restaurants in the Hartford region… what
  
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• 60-year-old Arrested In Large Manchester Pot Bust

  02-06-2017 12:40
  (CBS Connecticut) — A 60-year-old woman, and a 33-year-old man are charged with trying to pick up 11 pounds of pot that a delivery service had dropped at the Manchester home of an unwitting person.
  Catherine Conney and Michael Williams face drug dealing charges. Manchester Police Department Sergeant Matthew Pace says the duo was trying to make their gettaway with the drugs when officers moved in.
  “They were in a vehicle watching, my assumption is they were tracking the package,&rdquo
  
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• Father, Son Charged In Motorcycle Mayhem

  02-06-2017 12:28
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — A father and son were arrested after alleged motorcycle mayhem in Branford.
  Branford Police say the incident ended when 18-year-old Gino Vella’s motorcycle crashed with a police cruiser.
  He allegedly lunged at and bit a police officer.
  Vella’s 55-year-old father Anthony Vella was arrested after he tried to intervene on his son’s behalf.
  An underage person was also involved, but was released to a parent.
  Police say they had been tracking the father and
  
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• Hells Angels Associate Sentenced For Organizing Gang Beating

  02-06-2017 12:16
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut man associated with the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for orchestrating the vicious gang beating of an extortion victim.
  The Hartford Courant reports Howard Hammer, of New Milford, has pleaded guilty to extortion. The 45-year-old has refused to identify those involved in the assault.
  Records show the Bridgeport chapter of the Hells Angels is suspected in carrying out the assault.
  The Hells Ang
  
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• Officials Say Infant Died From Over-The-Counter Medicine

  02-06-2017 12:11
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The Connecticut medical examiner says an over-the-counter medicine led to the death of an infant chronicled on the A&E television show “Live PD.”
  According to the report, Michael Citron died from acute chlorpheniramine intoxication. Chlorpheniramine is an antihistamine used in medicine brands such as Benadryl, Nytol and Tylenol. The “manner of death” is undetermined.
  Citron was in a foster home when he died Dec. 2, 20
  
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• It’s Never Too Late, Or Too Soon, To Turn Over Your Fantasy Baseball Roster

  02-06-2017 10:01
  By Sam McPherson
  The not-so-serious fantasy baseball owners often lose interest in the season around Memorial Day Weekend, when they go away for three days or more and stop checking their fantasy rosters when they get back. The casual owners get distracted, and the owners with teams at the bottom of the standings just give up. This creates opportunity for everyone else in the league: Less competition for players on the waiver wire means you have a better chance at turning over your roster right
  
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• Yankees Thrash Blue Jays

  02-06-2017 04:42
  
  By IAN HARRISON   Associated Press
   
  TORONTO (AP) _ CC Sabathia won his fourth consecutive start, Aaron Hicks had a career-high six RBIs and Gary Sanchez homered twice to lead the New York Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Thursday night.
  Sabathia (6-2) allowed one run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings, struck out seven and walked none. He has won four straight starts for the first time since April and May 2012. He had been 0-5 in seven starts against Toronto since beating t
  
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• Oriole Close In On Red Sox

  02-06-2017 04:07
  By DAVID GINSBURG   AP Sports Writer
   
  BALTIMORE (AP) _ Wade Miley allowed one run in seven innings, Mark Trumbo hit the first of Baltimore’s four home runs off Eduardo Rodriguez and the Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5 on Thursday night.
  Chris Davis and Adam Jones went deep for a second straight night and Jonathan Schoop capped the outburst with a three-run drive in the sixth that made it 7-1.
  After taking two of three from the AL East-leading New York Yankees, the Oriol
  
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