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• Young Child Falls on Train Tracks While Getting off Train

  18-06-2017 23:53
  
  The Milford Fire Department responded after a young child fell onto the railroad tracks Sunday afternoon, but the child was rescued before first responders arrived.
  
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• Connecticut Man Charged With Making Bombs

  18-06-2017 23:36
  NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) _ A Connecticut man has been charged with making bombs.
  Police say Larry Bailey was arrested last week on a warrant charging him with manufacture of bombs and other offenses. Court records show Bailey pleaded not guilty to the charges at his arraignment in Danbury on Friday. His bail was set at $75,000 bail.
  The investigation began in March. Police say officers responding to a call from Bailey found what appeared to be two pipe bombs at his Newtown home.Police say the device
  
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• Route 15 South Closed in Hamden Due to Crash

  18-06-2017 23:19
  
  The Wilbur Cross Parkway (Route 15) is closed in Hamden due to a crash.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Lisbon teen falls asleep in store then arrested for drugs

  18-06-2017 23:07
  
  GRISWOLD — In an unexpected turn of events,  a Lisbon teen was arrested after police found him carrying drugs. State police responded to a call from a local Griswold Napa Auto parts store due to a man who allegedly was falling asleep inside.  Police say the man admitted to police of using heroin shortly before entering the store. After searching his car, officers found two small plastic baggies containing heroin. The man was identified as Brandon Burnette, 19 of Lisbon. Burn
  
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• Gun Charge Against Newtown Teacher Expected To Be Dismissed

  18-06-2017 22:48
  DANBURY, Conn. (AP) _ A criminal charge against a former Newtown teacher who police say brought a loaded gun into school is set to be dismissed. A lawyer
  for Jason Adams says Adams has successfully completed a nine-month probation program that allows charges to be erased. Attorney John Maxwell says he expects a
  state judge in Danbury on Wednesday to dismiss a felony charge of possession of a gun on school grounds. Police say Adams brought a loaded .45-caliber pistol into
  Newtown Middle School i
  
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• Southington police investigating a bank robbery, carjacking on Main Street

  18-06-2017 21:56
  
  SOUTHINGTON — Police have shut down parts of Main Street and Eden Avenue in Southington. Police said they received a report of a bank robbery, carjacking that happened around early afternoon. Police say the People’s Bank inside Stop & Shop on North Main Street was robbed by two suspects. The two suspects then fled the scene in a van when it got a flat tire, causing them to stop near a Shell Gas Station. One suspect carjacked a white Jeep with […]
  
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• Robbery Suspect Stole Car with Woman and Children Inside: PD

  18-06-2017 21:41
  
  A woman and two children are unharmed after the car they were riding in was carjacked by a robbery suspect in Southington Sunday, but the suspect remains at large.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New Haven to Swear in Anthony Campbell as Police Chief Tues.

  18-06-2017 20:48
  
  Anthony Campbell will be formally sworn in as the Chief of Police in New Haven on Tuesday, after months of serving as acting and interim chief.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Blumenthal To Hold ‘Field Hearing’ On Health Care Overhaul

  18-06-2017 20:12
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal is holding what he’s calling “an emergency field hearing” on the ramifications of a potential overhaul of the federal Affordable Care Act.
  The Democrat says he wants to hear from the public before the U.S. Senate takes up legislation that Republican leaders have been crafting.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Republican from Kentucky, has been under criticism for writing the Senate version of the overhaul bill
  
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• Sheriff David Clarke no longer under consideration for DHS job

  18-06-2017 19:15
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. — Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is no longer under consideration for a position in the Department of Homeland Security, a DHS spokesman told CNN. The spokesman added, “We wish him well.” Clarke, who was a vocal surrogate for President Donald Trump on the campaign trail, announced in May that he would be joining the administration as an assistant secretary in DHS, serving as a liaison with law enforcement at several levels across the country. “I am
  
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• Man Charged In Connecticut’s 1st Federal Carfentanil Case

  18-06-2017 19:15
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) _ Authorities say a Connecticut man who was caught selling heroin mixed with carfentanil, an extremely powerful synthetic opioid sometimes used to sedate elephants, is the state’s first federal prosecution involving the deadly substance.
  The U.S. Attorney’s office says Charles Thelusma was arrested last week and charged with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin, carfentanil (kahr-FEHN’-tuh-nihl), and U47700, which is a synthet
  
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• Connecticut ‘Kid Governor’ program garners national award

  18-06-2017 18:25
  
  HARTFORD — Connecticut’s “Kid Governor” program is receiving national recognition for its efforts to promote civic education among young people. The brainchild of the Connecticut Public Affairs Network, the program was honored last week with the National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award. The award recognizes outstanding efforts to further the association’s mission. In January, Milford fifth-grader Jessica Brocksom was sworn in as the state’s
  
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• Mom’s grief spurs NY bill targeting opioid dealers in deaths

  18-06-2017 18:20
  
  COLONIE, N.Y.  — A mother’s grief is behind a bill in New York’s legislature that would allow prosecutors to charge dealers of heroin and other opioids with homicide when their wares cause an overdose death. Patty Farrell began pushing for the law after she found her 18-year-old daughter Laree dead of an overdose four years ago. “Laree’s Law” would create a new criminal classification of “homicide by sale of an opiate-controlled substance.” Th
  
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• Florida man fatally shot at his own birthday party

  18-06-2017 18:12
  
  ORLANDO — A Florida man was fatally shot at his own birthday party. Lt. Ryan Olsson of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called early Sunday to a home in Orlando where a birthday party was being held for 39-year-old Alexis Osmick. According to Olsson, “a disturbance occurred” and shots were fired. Olsson said Osmick suffered a gunshot wound and died at a hospital. According to the sheriff’s office, the person who shot Osmick was cooperating with
  
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• Father's Day Celebrated at Branford Road Race

  18-06-2017 18:12
  
  Whether walking for two miles or running for five, the 37th annual Branford Road Race drew people of all ages for three different events on Sunday. The kids fun run kicked off the community competition, followed...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Trump lawyer says President isn’t under investigation, despite tweets

  18-06-2017 17:57
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. — A representative from President Donald Trump‘s legal team said Trump is not under investigation, despite the President tweeting “I am being investigated” this week. The lawyer, Jay Sekulow, contended the tweet was not a confirmation of the investigation, but instead a response to a report in The Washington Post. “That tweet was in response to a Washington Post story that ran with five unnamed sources,” Sekulow said in an interview that aired
  
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• Woman Who Lied About Cancer To Avoid Prison Faces Sentencing

  18-06-2017 17:16
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ A Connecticut woman who admitted lying about havingcancer to avoid reporting to prison on a fraud conviction is facing sentencing.
  Thirty-seven-year-old Aliyah Davis, of East Windsor, is scheduled to besentenced Monday in federal court in New Haven. She pleaded guilty to severalcrimes in December.
  Davis was sentenced to more than four years in prison in December 2014 for ascheme that defrauded Mass Mutual.
  Prosecutors said Davis was granted postponements of her prison rep
  
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• Norwegian Air Begins Flights From Bradley to Scotland

  18-06-2017 16:49
  
  A new low-cost airline has arrived at Bradley International Airport.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Portugal fire victims burned in cars as they fled; 62 killed

  18-06-2017 16:35
  
  LISBON, Portugal — A raging wildfire ripped through central Portugal, killing 62 people and injuring dozens more in what officials describe as the “greatest wildfire tragedy of recent years.” The government has declared three days of mourning. At least 54 people were injured in the blaze Saturday, including eight firefighters and a child. Four of the firefighters are in critical condition Sunday, according to Paulo Santos, an operations and emergencies official with the Nationa
  
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• Beyonce and Jay Z welcome twins

  18-06-2017 14:37
  
  LOS ANGELES — Beyonce Knowles and Jazy Z have welcomed twins according to Variety. The exact date of when she gave birth is unknown, but President Obama hinted at the arrival of two girls in a video message broadcast at the Wongwriters Hall of Fame. The twins will join Blue Ivy, who was born back in 2012. Beyoncé announced her pregnancy via Instagram on February 1. The post — showing the singer embracing her baby bump in a garden scene — […]
  
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• Missing sailors found dead in flooded compartments on US Navy destroyer

  18-06-2017 12:13
  
  YOKOSUKA, Japan — Seven missing sailors from the USS Fitzgerald were found dead in flooded berthing compartments following the warship’s collision with a merchant vessel, a US Navy official said. The Navy’s 7th Fleet said searchers found the bodies Sunday morning, Japan time, after the guided-missile destroyer returned to its base in Japan. “This loss is something we all feel,” Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, commander of the US 7th Fleet, told reporters alongside the ship
  
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• Warm, humid temps with some sun for Father’s Day; storms expected Monday

  18-06-2017 11:46
  
  Father’s Day looks fairly nice with partly cloudy skies, warm and humid conditions. There is a slight chance for a shower, but for most Dads, it will be dry.  Highs will be in the low-mid 80s with high levels of humidity. Showers and thunderstorms will be more widespread late Monday afternoon and evening as a cold front slowly approaches the area.   Because of the high humidity and slow movement of the front, expect severe storms and heavy downpours that […]
  
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• NFL player, Windsor Warrior alumni hosts annual football clinic

  18-06-2017 06:52
  
  WINDSOR — Football action was back at Jack O’Brien Stadium at Windsor High School Saturday as the annual Chris Baker Skills Camp was held by Warrior alum and current Tampa Bay Buccaneer Chris Baker. The camp uses football to teach skills on the field and off, as Baker and other NFL players and coaches preach literacy and the importance of an education. The event which is in its fourth year is part of a weekend of activities put on by […]
  
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• Hundreds gather to take part in West Hartford’s wine, food festival

  18-06-2017 06:12
  
  WEST HARTFORD —  Nearly 1,000 people showed up for the First Annual West Hartford Wine and Food Festival Saturday. Hundreds of people had the chance to enjoy more than 30 wine tables featuring over 250 wines from local, national and world-renowned brands. They also had a chance to enjoy food from over 30 top area restaurants in addition to live entertainment all in hopes to help raise funds for select independent schools in West Hartford. Festival attendees also enjoyed seve
  
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• Houston Astros Slap The Red Sox 7-1

  18-06-2017 06:12
  
  PHILADELPHIA, PA – JUNE 15: Starting pitcher Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox delivers a pitch in the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on June 15, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
  HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a solo homer, Carlos Beltran had a two-run shot and three RBIs, and the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 7-1 on Saturday night.
  Altuve led off the third with his homer off the train
  
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• Grand theft avocado: 3 arrested in $300K California theft

  18-06-2017 05:52
  
  OXNARD, Calif.  — Police are calling it grand theft avocado. Southern California authorities say three produce company workers have been arrested in the theft of up to $300,000 worth of avocados. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Department says they were arrested Wednesday, charged with grand theft of fruit and are jailed for lack of $250,000 bail each. Detectives began investigating the men in May after getting a tip that they were conducting unauthorized cash sales of avocados fro
  
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• Salon owner accused of refusing pedicures to overweight women

  18-06-2017 05:44
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A North Carolina woman says she is being discriminated against after being turned away for a pedicure based on her size. Tiffany Nelson said when she walked through the doors of QC Nails for a pedicure, she was told, “No, we’re not doing that anymore for you. Our chairs will break, you’re too big of a girl to sit in our chairs.” “That’s not okay,” Nelson told WCNC-TV. “It’s not okay to body shame people. It’
  
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• Bradley International Airport launches transatlantic flight to Edinburgh, Scotland

  18-06-2017 05:38
  
  WINDSOR LOCKS – Bradley International Airport launched its second transatlantic flight to Edinburgh, Scotland this afternoon. Instead of having to travel to New York or Boston, people can now conveniently fly out of Connecticut. The airport had a bagpipe player by the Norwegian Air sign outside to kick off the inaugural flight. This launch follows prior service launches such as Aer Lingus to Dublin, Ireland and Spirit Airlines to Myrtle Beach, Florida. “We are generating about 1.3 mi
  
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• Numerous injured after Massachusetts ferry crash

  18-06-2017 05:30
  
  HYANNISPORT, Mass. –  Authorities say a total of 18 people were injured after a high-speed ferry struck a jetty in Hyannisport, Massachusetts, and began taking on water. The ferry Iyanough hit the jetty and grounded on the rocks at the Hyannis Harbor entrance Friday night. The vessel serves a 26-mile (42-kilometer) route between Nantucket and Hyannis. Hyannis acting Fire Chief Dean Melanson said Saturday that 15 people, of the 18 who were injured, were taken to the hospital. The other
  
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• Questions Asked About High-Speed Ferry Crash That Injured 15

  18-06-2017 05:29
  
  Fifteen people were injured when a high-speed ferry struck a jetty in Hyannisport, Massachusetts, and began taking on water, the U.S. Coast Guard and steamship authority said.Photo Credit: David Curran/Satellite News Service
  
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• Hartford Yard Goats split double-header against Atloona Curve

  18-06-2017 05:23
  
  HARTFORD– The Hartford Yard Goats and the Altoona Curve played a game and a half Saturday night thanks to Friday nights game being suspended thanks to a down pour. They picked up the game in the bottom of the fourth inning with Altoona leading 2-0. The score would stay that way until the bottom of fifth when Goats’ starting pitcher, Matt Pierpont, helped his own cause by sending a frozen rope double to center field that rolled all the way […]
  
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• Several sailors’ bodies found on stricken Navy destroyer

  18-06-2017 04:31
  
  YOKOSUKA, Japan —  Navy divers found a number of sailors’ bodies Sunday aboard the stricken USS Fitzgerald that collided with a container ship in the busy sea off Japan, but a spokeswoman said not all seven missing had been accounted for. Searchers gained access to the spaces that were damaged during the collision and brought the remains to Naval Hospital Yokosuka where they will be identified, the Navy said in a statement. Seven sailors had been missing, but Yoko Kato, [&hellip
  
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• Strasburg, Nats Beat Mets

  18-06-2017 04:18
  
  ^By MIKE FITZPATRICK=^AP Baseball Writer=NEW YORK (AP) _ Trea Turner hit a leadoff homer and the Washington Nationals backed Stephen Strasburg with three long balls Saturday, beating the New York Mets 7-4 to stay undefeated at Citi Field this season.
  Adam Lind added a two-run shot and Jose Lobaton also went deep for the NL East leaders, who can finish a four-game sweep Sunday afternoon. Washington is 6-0 in Queens this year _ part of an impressive 24-12 mark on the road _ and has won 12 of 16 at
  
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• Report: Florida Woman stole city money to get butt lift

  18-06-2017 04:18
  
  GAINESVILLE — A Florida city says a former employee stole money to get a butt lift. A Gainesville city report released Wednesday said Natwaina Clark stole $93,000 from the city, using $8,500 on the cosmetic surgery. The Gainesville Sun said the report shows the 33-year-old Clark also used city money for her cable television bill, food, highway tolls, a television and other expenses. Clark was fired shortly before she was arrested last March 28 and charged with larceny and scheme […]
  
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• Yankees Lose Fifth Straight

  18-06-2017 04:10
  
  ^By MICHAEL WAGAMAN=^Associated Press=OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ Even as Ryon Healy tinkers with his plate approach, teammates think the Oakland third baseman deserves All-Star consideration.
  Easy to see why on days like this.
  Healy went deep twice for his third multihomer game in two weeks, Matt Joyce also hit a long ball and the Athletics beat the New York Yankees 5-2 on Saturday.
  “I think it’s been really impressive, obviously, what he did today, but what he’s done as a whole th
  
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• 6 UConn students charged in connection to death of student ran over, get special probation

  18-06-2017 03:15
  
  STORRS — Six University of Connecticut students charged with alcohol crimes related to the death of a fellow student who was accidentally run over by a fire department vehicle have avoided jail time. The Hartford Courant reports that a judge granted accelerated rehabilitation to the six men in written decisions issued this week. It’s a special form of probation that will allow them to avoid jail and have their records wiped clean if they successfully complete the program. The st
  
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• Community members rally in Waterbury after Castile verdict

  18-06-2017 02:40
  
  WATERBURY —  Protests erupted Saturday following the acquittal of an officer who  fatally shot a man in a Minnesota suburb during a traffic stop. Demonstrators with the group “Moral Monday Connecticut” gathered at Hayden Homstead Park in Waterbury this Saturday. The group promotes racial justice in the state  and took Saturday to call for justice from law enforcement. On July 6, Yanez fatally shot 32-year-old Philando Castile during traffic stop in Falcon He
  
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• Warm, humid temps with some sun for Father’s Day

  18-06-2017 01:28
  
  Father’s Day looks fairly nice with partly cloudy skies, warm and humid conditions. There is only a slight chance for an afternoon shower. Highs will be in the low-mid 80s. Showers and thunderstorms will be more widespread late Monday afternoon and evening as a cold front approaches the area.  The front will slowly move off shore early Tuesday, washes away the humidity and replaces it with dry/comfortable air. There will be a weak front that could induce a shower on […]
  
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• Norwalk man charged with sexual assault of a minor

  18-06-2017 00:59
  
  NORWALK —  A Norwalk man is facing criminal charges after police said he said sexually assaulted a juvenile. Norwalk police arrested and charged Rafael Reyes-Santos, 54, with first degree sexual assault and risk of injury of a minor. Police said the incident occurred in June. Police said SVU Detectives arrested Reyes-Santos in a  parking lot Friday. Reyes-Santos is being held on a $500,000 bond and is set to appear in court on Monday.
  
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