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• $50,000 Reward Posted In Killing Of Waterbury Rapper

  26-06-2017 23:50
  (CBS Connecticut) — A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to a conviction in the murder of a Waterbury rapper.
  Cameron Chapman performed under the name Crash Cam.
  Chapman was shot to death near the intersection of Dikeman Street and Willard Street last July.
  His girlfriend, Caylia Cardona wants the killer or killers to turn theselves in, for the sake of the daughter she had with Chapman.
  “Just seeing how hard he worked in the studio… All day and all night,
  
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• Jeep and pickup involved in head on crash in Tolland on Rt. 30

  26-06-2017 23:23
  
  TOLLAND — A head on crash has closed Route 30 for a brief time Monday afternoon. According to State Police, the  head on collision occurred around 4:30 p.m around  between two vehicles in Tolland near 543 Crystal Lake Rd. Troopers from Troop C responded to the scene, along with local fire and EMS. Police said occupants in both cars had minor injuries and were taken by ambulance to area hospitals. Route 30 was closed in the area of Webber Rd […]
  
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• 'That's North Haven': Company Volunteers to Clean Graffiti

  26-06-2017 23:22
  
  A vandal spray-painted graphic graffiti, that included vulgar words and inappropriate images, on the property of the Montowese Elementary School in North Haven.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Story of local teen with cancer who wants to meet Justin Bieber gaining attention online

  26-06-2017 23:01
  
  UNCASVILLE — An Uncasville teen, suffering from an aggressive bone cancer is compiling her bucket list, which includes a big time wish to meet the big name pop star Justin Bieber. Marissa Satiro’s story is now gaining a lot of traction over social media. In the days after the story aired on FOX61, it was retweeted roughly 400 times, was viewed on Facebook more than 36,000 times and was shared more than 1,100 times as of Monday.  Those numbers continue giving […]
  
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• Monroe Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Porn, Voyeurism

  26-06-2017 22:58
  
  A Monroe man plead guilty after police investigated him for possessing child pornography and recording young boys around town without their knowledge, according to police.Photo Credit: Monroe Police
  
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• June 26 to July 2

  26-06-2017 22:33
  
  Monday, June 26 Camp Courant
  
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• Interview: Santiago Cabrera On ‘Salvation’

  26-06-2017 22:19
  Salvation comes to CBS on July 12th at 8/9c. The summer’s newest drama stars Santiago Cabrera as Darius Tanz, a self-made tech billionaire who discovers an asteroid hurtling towards Earth that could threaten life on the planet as we know it.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to Cabrera about what made him interested in the role, long days on set, working with Neil deGrasse Tyson and more.
  MW: Hey Santiago, how are you doing?
  SC: I’m doing good, thank you.
  MW: Congrats on the upcomin
  
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• New Britain Teen Bicyclist Hit; Driver Charged

  26-06-2017 22:17
  
  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – New Britain police say a 24-year-old local woman was intoxicated and using a GPS device when her vehicle, containing two young children, hit a 15-year-old bicyclist early Sunday.
  Police say Natalie Marie Torres hit the teenager around 1:30 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Corbin Avenue and Lincoln Street. The boy, a New Britain resident, was air lifted from the scene with life-threatening injuries, said authorities. Police said Monday afternoon th
  
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• Ray Dunaway: State Health Plans vs Federal Coverage

  26-06-2017 22:10
  
  Jon Lender, writer for The Hartford Courant’s Sunday investigative column Government Watch, talks the difference between state versus federal coverage for health care.
  Five current or former Congressmen chose a generous state health plan over the vaunted federal coverage. Learn why…
  
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• Police investigating vandalism in Coventry

  26-06-2017 21:55
  
  COVENTRY— The Coventry Police Department needs help identifying several youths who trespassed and caused damaged on a private property on Sunday. The house is located in the Coventry Lake area. Police ask that if anyone knows the individuals in the photographs shown above to contact the Coventry Police Department at 860-742-7331 or leave an anonymous tip at 860-742-2400. Stay with FOX61 NEWS as the story develops.      
  
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• Woman Allegedly Stabs Boyfriend in Windsor: Police

  26-06-2017 21:46
  
  One person was taken to the hospital after an overnight stabbing in Windsor, police said.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Lebanon Man Injured in Crash on Route 289

  26-06-2017 21:20
  
  One person was injured in a crash on Bender Road in Lebanon Monday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• DEEP Identifies Boater Who Drowned in Stamford Harbor

  26-06-2017 21:18
  
  A boater from New York drowned after falling overboard in the Stamford Harbor late Saturday night, according to Stamford police.Photo Credit: NBC 5
  
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• Roaming Bear Takes Nap Near Miss Porter’s School

  26-06-2017 20:59
  
  A bear took a nap in some ivy near Miss Porter’s School in Farmington Monday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Lawsuit: School Didn’t Prevent Assaults On 3-Year-Old Girl

  26-06-2017 20:34
  
  By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Muslim community in Connecticut is facing allegations that it failed to prevent sexual assaults of a 3-year-old girl in 2015 by an older boy at a private school it runs on its property.
  The girl’s parents filed a lawsuit in state court last month against the Muslim Society of Greater Danbury, which runs the Al Hedaya Islamic Center in Newtown. They are seeking unspecified damages.
  School officials deny the p
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Legislative Update with Len Fasano

  26-06-2017 20:30
  
  Len Fasano, Senate Republican President Pro Tempore, joins Ray to discuss the latest legislative update.
   
  
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• Report: Cop Justified In Fatal Shooting Of Farmington Man

  26-06-2017 20:06
  
  FARMINGTON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – An investigative report says a Connecticut police officer was justified in fatally shooting a 43-year-old man who was holding what turned out to be a pellet gun.
  Farmington Officer Kyle Mortenson shot Gregory Bendas on Dec. 12, 2013 after responding to a report of a domestic dispute between a man and his stepfather.
  Harford State’s Attorney Gail Hardy’s report says Mortenson and another officer were confronted by Bendas in the road o
  
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• Keidel: Mets Promote Tebow… What’s The Harm?

  26-06-2017 20:00
  
  By Jason Keidel
  If you look at the baseball map, you’ll see a storm approaching Port St. Lucie.
  Indeed, Hurricane Tebow is about to crash upon the eastern shores of Florida. The former Florida Gator and Heisman Trophy winner, who swapped the pigskin for rawhide, has been promoted by the Mets to the higher levels of their farm system. This after batting .222 with three homers and 22 RBI in 227 plate appearances while playing with the Single-A Columbia Fireflies.
  Like anything related to Tim
  
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• UN: Half of world’s population growth is likely to occur in Africa

  26-06-2017 19:52
  
  (CNN) — Nigeria will overtake the United States to become the third-most populous country in the world by 2050, according to a United Nations report. Currently the seventh-most populous country in the world, the West African nation is projected to surpass the 300 million people mark by 2050, according to The World Population Prospects 2017. The report predicted that the world population will hit a staggering 9.8 billion by 2050, and forecasted that over half of the expected growth between
  
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• Trumbull police: suspects in attempted carjacking arrested in Fairfield robbery

  26-06-2017 19:49
  
  FAIRFIELD — Two teens were arrested Thursday afternoon for carjacking at gunpoint a Trumbull resident. The 69-year-old victim told Trumbull police he was seated in his car at Trumbull’s Twin Brooks Park when a “young male” came up to his door, opened it and proceeded to point a handgun at him. The man ordered the victim out of his car and began pulling the victim’s shirt. The suspect gave up after the victim would not leave the car. The victim […]
  
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• New Britain Delays Tax Bills

  26-06-2017 19:42
  
  (New Britain, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Citing uncertainty surrounding the state budget, New Britain officials are delaying the mailing of motor vehicle tax bills.
  The bills would ordinarily be mailed out around now, to be due in July.
  Those who receive bill area also receive a notice alerting them to the delay.
  Once the state budget is finalized, the tax bills wil be mailed out and taxpayers will have the standard 30-day window in which to pay them.
  Anyone who may have questions an contact
  
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• Governor, State Employee Union Reach Tentative Agreement

  26-06-2017 19:34
  
  The governor and the state employee unions have reached a tentative agreement that the governor’s office says will help “create significant, long-term structural reforms to pension and benefit costs, generating...
  
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• 15-Year-Old Bicyclist Hit by DUI Driver in New Britain: PD

  26-06-2017 19:34
  
  A 15-year-old riding a bicycle was seriously hurt after being hit by a driver police believe was driving under the influence in New Britain Sunday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut/New Britain Police Department
  
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• TSA Screens 20-Pound Lobster at Logan

  26-06-2017 19:28
  
  A TSA screener at Boston's Logan Airport made a huge catch at checked baggage in the form of a 20-plus pound lobster, according to TSA.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• IDs In Fatal Canton Crash

  26-06-2017 19:22
  
  (Canton, Connecticut) – Canton police are releasing the names of two peole who were killed in a weekend crash in town.
  Thirty-eight-year-old Robert Ransom and his passenger, 66-year-old Linda O’Connor, both from Simsbury, were killed after their vehicle collided with another on Route 44 near Colonial Road just before 11 p.m. Saturday.
  The passenger and driver of the second vehicle sustained serious injuries.
  Police say the case remains open and anyone with information or who may have
  
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• Serious Injuries Reported in Lebanon Crash

  26-06-2017 19:16
  
  Serious injuries are reported in a crash on Bender Road in Lebanon Monday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Siblings Start 203 Lifestyle Brand

  26-06-2017 18:52
  
  A brother and sister have launched The Two Oh Three to celebrate Connecticut.
  
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• Body Found In Water Off Clinton Identified As Missing Kayaker From Long Island

  26-06-2017 18:47
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — Clinton Police today announced that a body found in the waters off the town has been identified as Selvin Vasquez-Enamorado of Huntington Station, New York.
  He was reported missing from Suffolk County, New York June 11.
  He went into the water in a kayak at Crab Meadows Beach on Long Island.
  WCBS reported that he set out with a second person in the small boat, but there was only one life jacket, which was worn by the other person.
  The person wearing the life jacket was r
  
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• Part of Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven Reopens After Fire

  26-06-2017 18:46
  
  A portion of the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven reopened Monday after a fire devastated the building on Dec. 5, 2016.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• New Britain woman charged with DUI after hitting bicyclist

  26-06-2017 18:36
  
  NEW BRITAIN — A 24-year old woman charged with a DUI is due in court Monday afternoon after she hit a 15-year old bicyclist with her car on Sunday morning, police said. Police said the crash happened near Corbin Avenue and Lincoln Street where Natalie Marie Torres, of New Britain, hit a 15-year old riding a bike. Police said the victim sustained serious, life-threatening injuries and was taken by LifeStar to a hospital. A 16-year old acquaintance was with the victim at […]
  
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• Malloy signs tentative contract with state employee unions

  26-06-2017 18:29
  
  HARTFORD — Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced in Hartford Monday that his administration has signed a tentative contract with the state employee unions. Malloy’s office said that this action will help create significant, long-term structural reforms to pension and benefit costs, generating billions in savings for taxpayers for many years to come. Malloy issued the following statement: “The agreement by the unions to move forward with a tentative contract that could save the st
  
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• Officer Justified in Use of Force in 2013 Shooting: Report

  26-06-2017 18:25
  
  The Hartford State’s Attorney’s office has determined a Farmington police officer was justified in his use of deadly force when he fatally shot a suspect in a domestic incident in December 2013.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Trump Travel Ban Reinstated

  26-06-2017 18:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is letting the Trump administration enforce its 90-day ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries, overturning lower court orders that blocked it.
  The action Monday is a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency.
  Trump said last week that the ban would take effect 72 hours being cleared by courts.
  The justices will hear arguments in the case in the fall.
  (© Copyright 2017 The Associated Press
  
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• Police ID body found in the Long Island Sound over weekend

  26-06-2017 18:15
  
  CLINTON — Police have identified the body of the man that was found in Long Island Sound near Clinton. Selvin Vasquez-Enamorado, 24 of Huntington Station, NY was found floating in the sound on Saturday. The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has determined the cause of death to be an accidental drowning. Police say that Vasquez-Enamorado went missing out of Suffolk County, Long Island on June 11. Police say around 10:57 a.m. Saturday, they received calls from two boaters, [&h
  
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• Ted Kennedy, Jr. Will Not Run for Statewide Office

  26-06-2017 18:08
  
  State Senator Ted Kennedy, Jr. (D-Branford) has announced he will not pursue a statewide office in 2018.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Winners & Losers of the Senate Health Care Bill

  26-06-2017 18:08
  
  Jill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News Business Analyst, looks at the impact of the Senate Health Care Bill.
  Younger, healthy, and wealthy Americans are among the winners; older, sicker, and poorer are the losers…
   
  
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• Malloy, Unions Sign Tentative Concessions Deal

  26-06-2017 18:08
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Perhaps in an effort to jump start state budget talks, Governor Dannel Malloy says he has signed a tentative concessions deal with state employee unions.
  The proposal will be submitted next month to rank-and-file unionized state employees for consideration. The Malloy administration says the package will save the state over $24 billion in the long-term– including over $1.5 billion over the next two fiscal years– a key point as legislative lea
  
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