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• Who’s next: Jodie Whittaker 1st female star of ‘Doctor Who’ 

  16-07-2017 23:38
  
  LONDON   — The BBC says Jodie Whittaker is the next star of the long-running science fiction series “Doctor Who” — the first woman to take the title role. Whittaker, who starred in detective drama “Broadchurch,” will replace Scottish actor Peter Capaldi. Whittaker is the 13th incarnation of the Doctor, a galaxy-hopping Time Lord who travels in the Tardis, a time machine shaped like an old-fashioned British police telephone booth. The 54-year-old prog
  
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• Look up! Northern Lights spectacle possible Sunday night

  16-07-2017 23:26
  
  A geomagnetic storm could bring a spectacular show to skies across the northern United States on Sunday night. The Aurora Borealis phenomenon — also known as the Northern Lights — may be visible “as low as New York to Wisconsin to Washington State,” according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. Aurora Borealis happen when electrically charged electrons and protons in the Earth’s magnetic field collide with neutral atoms in the upper atmosphere, turning
  
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• Hartford police investigating homicide on Westland St.

  16-07-2017 22:50
  
  HARTFORD — Police are investigating a homicide that happened on Sunday. The shooting happened near the intersection of Garden Street and Westland Street. Hartford Police said the Major Crimes Squad is investigating. Police say one man was shot in head. Check back for further details as they develop.  
  
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• Yankees shut out Red Sox 3-0; take first game of Sunday double-header

  16-07-2017 22:37
  
  BOSTON, Mass. — The New York Yankees took the first game of the double-header Sunday, as CC Sabathia and co. shut out the Boston Red Sox. The story for Game 1 was New York’s pitching, particularly the bullpen. For most of the season the Yankees pitching has been more of weakness than strength, however today they were again, lights out. The Yanks pitching allowed 2 hits, struck out 3, and allowed no runs over 3 innings. This is coming off […]
  
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• Person Shot, Killed In Hartford

  16-07-2017 22:11
  
  (CBS Connecticut/Hartford) – Hartford Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed on Westland Street this afternoon.
  Police say the man was shot in the head.
  The suspect is still at-large and police say they have a description of a vehicle that left the area.
  The city’s Major Crimes Unit was called to the scene.
   
  
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• Person Shot, Killed on Westland Street in Hartford

  16-07-2017 21:52
  
  Hartford police are investigating after a person was shot and killed on Westland Street Sunday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Unions Wrapping Up Votes On Labor Concession Package

  16-07-2017 21:45
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Unionized state employees are wrapping up votes on a proposed labor concession agreement that’s billed to deliver $1.5 billion in savings over the next two years.
  The member unions of the State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition are scheduled to be finished with the voting by late Monday. Results are expected to be presented Tuesday.
  The concessions deal is considered crucial to balancing the state’s budget, which is roughly $40 billion over two years a
  
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• Moped Rider Critically Hurt in New Haven Crash

  16-07-2017 21:40
  
  New Haven police are investigating a serious crash involving a moped and an Uber driver at Willow and Orange Streets Sunday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Middletown to hold vigil for woman for missing 2 years

  16-07-2017 21:38
  
  MIDDLETOWN —  Family and friends of a missing Middletown woman will get together Sunday evening to hold a vigil and plead to the public for information. Nina Coe disappeared two years ago and her family said the lack of clues is only adding to their pain. Coe has been missing since July 16, 2015. It is suspected  foul play has played in her disappearance as it is not in her character to lose contact with her family for such a lengthy period of time,
  
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• Person Shot in Head on Westland Street in Hartford

  16-07-2017 21:30
  
  Hartford police are investigating after a person was shot in the head on Westland Street Sunday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New Jersey beekeeper, wife hospitalized after colony attacks

  16-07-2017 21:28
  
  RAMSEY, N.J. — Officials say a New Jersey beekeeper and his wife were hospitalized after the man’s colony became aggressive and swarmed part of the town where the hive was located. Ramsey Police Chief Bryan Gurney told The Record on Saturday it’s unclear what angered the colony, but he was concerned and planning to subdue or destroy the bees. The town’s Office of Emergency Management warned people to stay clear of the area where the attack happened in Ramsey, a […]
  
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• NPR and union reach late-night deal and avoid worker walkout

  16-07-2017 21:21
  
  NEW YORK — NPR and the SAG-AFTRA labor union have finally landed a tentative contract deal. The news came in the early hours of Sunday morning after days of marathon talks. NPR employs over 800 people, and the union says 433 of them are SAG-AFTRA members. Their last contract expired on June 30, and it was extended until midnight Friday and stretched again until midnight Saturday. An agreement was reached at 12:08 a.m. ET Sunday, the union said. The tentative […]
  
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• 1 Injured in Eastford Ultralight Aircraft Crash

  16-07-2017 21:12
  
  One person was injured after an Ultralight aircraft crash in Eastford Sunday, according to Connecticut State Police.
  
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• Red Sox manager Farrell says Boston will file formal protest over Saturday’s game

  16-07-2017 21:07
  
  BOSTON –Red Sox manager John Farrell says Boston will move forward with a formal protest over the lack of an interference call in a 4-1, 16-inning loss to the New York Yankees. Matt Holliday walked leading off the 11th Saturday and Jacoby Ellsbury followed with a grounder to first baseman Mitch Moreland, who threw to second for a forceout. Holliday retreated toward first and slid into the bag as shortstop Xander Bogaerts’ throw arrived. Moreland wasn’t able to reach the [&helli
  
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• Vigil to Honor Middletown Woman Missing for 2 Years

  16-07-2017 20:35
  
  Two years have passed since Nina Coe, a 59-year-old Middletown woman, disappeared and on Sunday friends and family with gather at a vigil in her honor.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Ultralight aircraft crash seriously injures 1 person in Eastford

  16-07-2017 20:15
  
  EASTFORD — One person was serious injured after their ultralight aircraft crashed in Eastford Sunday afternoon. State police  along with Eastford and Ashford Fire Department responded to the area of Buell Drive 12:05 p.m. They were directed by people at the air field, to a wooded area where the aircraft had crash. Police say after evaluation, Lifestar was called and the pilot was transported to Hartford Hospital to treat serious injuries. The pilot was the only occupant in the ai
  
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• LIFE STAR Responding To Aircraft Crash In Eastford

  16-07-2017 20:06
  (CBS Connecticut/Eastford) – State Police say an ultralight aircraft crashed in Eastford near the area of Buell Drive Sunday afternoon.
  The crash happened just before 1 p.m., police said.
  LIFE STAR was called the scene. One person was injured and transported to Hartford Hospital, but the victim’s condition was not yet known.
  The crash is under investigation.
   
  
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• Police: Driver Killed In 2-car Crash In Connecticut

  16-07-2017 19:31
  
  BETHANY, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut State Police say a driver was killed in a two-vehicle crash on state Route 42.
  Police say 43-year-old John Kwocha, of Shelton, was pronounced dead at the scene in Bethany on Friday. The driver of the second vehicle was hospitalized with a suspected minor injury.
  The crash remains under investigation. 
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• Route 85 in Hebron closed after serious crash involving motorcycle

  16-07-2017 19:07
  
  HEBRON — State Police are asking drivers to find alternate routes after a serous crash closed down Route 85 between Airline Trail and Maple Avenue. The crash involved a car and a motorcycle, and state police are reporting serious injuries. It’s unknown how many people were involved. This is a developing story, stay with FOX61 as details emerge.
  
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• Police investigating serious crash involving motorcycle Route 85 in Hebron

  16-07-2017 19:07
  
  HEBRON —  Police are investigating a serious crash involving motorcycle Route 85 in Hebron. The crash took place on Route 85 between Airline Trail and Maple Avenue. The crash involved a car and a motorcycle, and state police are reporting serious injuries. It’s unknown how many people were involved. This is a developing story, stay with FOX61 as details emerge.
  
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• Route 85 Closed After Serious Motorcycle Accident in Hebron

  16-07-2017 19:05
  
  Route 85 in Hebron is closed because of a serious accident involving a car and a motorcycle, according to Connecticut State Police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Several parks closed across the state, full to capacity

  16-07-2017 18:59
  
  MADISON — Officials say Hammonasset Beach State Park is full to capacity and was closed just before 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon. Several other parks are also closed: Pattaconk Lake State Park, full to capacity Wadsworth Fall State Park, full to capacity Hammonsasset Beach State Park, full to capacity Squantz Pond State Park, full to capacity Millers Pond State Park is full to capacity Additionally, Waterford police are asking people to avoid Ridgewood Ave due to bumper to bumper traffic of [&h
  
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• WWII-era explosives force a California police department to evacuate headquarters

  16-07-2017 18:36
  
  SUNNYVALE, Calif. — The headquarters of a California city’s police department was evacuated after World War II grenades were brought into the lobby, authorities said. A box containing ammunition and three rocket propelled grenades was delivered to the station Saturday morning by two people, according to a statement from the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety. They wanted to dispose of the items that were found in their parent’s garage. The building was evacuated and the Sant
  
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• Middletown Avenue in North Haven Closed After Crash

  16-07-2017 17:58
  
  Middletown Avenue in North Haven is closed after a car struck a utility pole.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Sen. Chuck Schumer asking Amtrak to discard the idea of shrinking seats

  16-07-2017 17:38
  
  NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is asking Amtrak to discard the idea of creating new economy seating with reduced legroom aboard its trains. Schumer says in a statement Sunday that Amtrak should find other ways to save money without burdening passengers. Outgoing Amtrak co-chief executive Wick Moorman said last week that the company was looking at creating the “economy” seating that would add more rows of seats in an effort to make more money. Schumer is calling the [&hell
  
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• DEEP Warns Boaters to Look Out for Invasive Species

  16-07-2017 17:00
  
  The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is reminding boaters to be aware of invasive plants and other species trying to take over lakes and ponds.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• More than 200 Guns Collected at Hartford Gun Buyback Event

  16-07-2017 16:49
  
  Hartford police collected more than 200 firearms at a gun buyback event sponsored with Saint Francis Hospital Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Hartford First Night Saved by Private Donation

  16-07-2017 16:38
  
  Organizers of First Night needed to secure money by summer so they could start the planning process, and an anonymous donor came to the rescue.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Congressman Seeks More On Camera White House Briefings

  16-07-2017 15:54
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut U.S. Rep. Jim Himes wants the White House to provide at least two media briefings each week that are on camera.
  The Democrat, who represents the state’s 4th congressional district, has introduced the Free Press Act. He says the legislation stems from his concerns about how Republican President Donald Trump has treated the media, calling it “an overly hostile attitude toward the press.”
  Himes notes how the Trump administration has held fewer n
  
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• It’s National Ice Cream Day! Here’s how you can celebrate

  16-07-2017 15:07
  
  HARTFORD — Every day is a National Something Day, and today it’s ice cream! We all scream for ice cream in the summer, so here’s some places you can go to cash in on the sweet deals: McDonald’s: Customers who redeem a free cone offer on the restaurant’s mobile app can get ice cream between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Also there will be a  “Golden Arches Cone” up for grabs. It will give some free soft serve ice cream for […]
  
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• ‘Star Wars’ fans will go nuts over Disney’s upcoming park plans

  16-07-2017 11:43
  
  ORLANDO — That galaxy far, far away is about to get a lot closer for “Star Wars” fans. Disney on Saturday unveiled plans for a “Star Wars”-inspired hotel, which Walt Disney Parks and Resorts chairman Bob Chapek called “the most experiential” luxury resort they’ve ever done. “It’s unlike anything that exists today,” Chapek said at a panel during D23 Expo, the company’s Anaheim-based biennial convention. “It is 100% imme
  
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• Sunny, warm, pleasant with highs in the 80’s Sunday; slightly more humid Monday

  16-07-2017 11:23
  
    Sunday will be the pick of the weekend with lots of sun, low humidity and warm temperatures. High temperatures will climb into the mid to upper 80s. Next week looks a little warmer, with high temperatures in the 80s to near 90 for much of the week. While we start off with a good amount of sunshine and comfortable humidity on Monday, each passing day we’ll see an increased chance for showers and storms, as well as more humidity. […]
  
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• Friends, family of Keon Huff hold basketball charity tournament to promote anti-violence message

  16-07-2017 05:01
  
  HARTFORD – Back in March, a 15-year-old was shot and killed in Hartford. It has been four months since his friends and family lost him and they have continued to keep memories of him alive. Those that knew Keon Huff, came together at the YMCA for a basketball charity tournament in his honor. They said basketball was his favorite sport and the game was a way for everyone to show the community that gun violence is not the answer. “The […]
  
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• Mets Beat Rockies 9-3

  16-07-2017 04:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) _ Jay Bruce and pitcher Seth Lugo homered during an early barrage that sent the New York Mets past Colorado 9-3 on Saturday night for their second straight lopsided victory over the reeling Rockies out of the All-Star break.
  Jose Reyes also went deep and Lucas Duda had a two-run double as New York took full advantage of an injury that knocked wild Colorado starter Tyler Chatwood from the game in the first inning. Lugo (4-2) worked into the seventh with a big lead, but Mets slugger
  
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• Yankees Outlast Red Sox 4-1 In 16 Innings

  16-07-2017 04:46
  
  BOSTON (AP) _ Didi Gregorius lined a go-ahead single in the 16th inning and the New York Yankees outlasted the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Saturday in the longest game between the bitter rivals at Fenway Park since 1966.
  Matt Holliday hit a tying home run off Boston closer Craig Kimbrel in the ninth that cleared the Green Monster, and it took 5 hours, 50 minutes and 512 pitches to finish. That is, if it’s really over _ the Red Sox put the game under protest after a bizarre play on the bases involv
  
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• Me want cocaine? Drugs found inside Cookie Monster doll

  16-07-2017 04:25
  
  MARATHON, Fla. — A stash of cocaine hidden inside a Cookie Monster doll has landed a Florida man in jail on a drug charge. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Wednesday that 39-year-old Camus McNair was arrested after a traffic stop in the Florida Keys involving a car with heavily tinted windows and an obscured license plate. A deputy smelled marijuana odor after pulling over McNair’s car, then searched a backpack in the car and found […]
  
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• Yankees top Red Sox 4-1 in 16th; Boston plays under protest

  16-07-2017 04:14
  
  BOSTON, Mass. — Didi Gregorius lined a go-ahead single in the 16th inning and the New York Yankees outlasted the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Saturday in the longest game between the bitter rivals at Fenway Park since 1966. Matt Holliday hit a tying home run off Boston closer Craig Kimbrel in the ninth, and it took 5 hours, 50 minutes and 512 pitches to finish. That is, if it’s really over — the Red Sox put the game under protest after a […]
  
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• Police find 400 pounds of marijuana in cars made in Mexico

  16-07-2017 03:51
  
  WARREN, Ohio — Authorities say more than 400 pounds (181 kilograms) of marijuana has been found in 15 new cars made in Mexico and shipped to Ohio and Pennsylvania to sell. A drug task force in Ohio’s Portage County was called to a Ford dealership this week after a service department employee found a package of pressed marijuana in a spare tire compartment during a vehicle inspection. Investigators then went to a rail yard near Warren and found more packages […]
  
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• 1 dead, 1 severely injured following car crash in Ledyard

  16-07-2017 03:39
  
  LEDYARD —  Police said one person died Saturday morning following a car accident. Ledyard police said the crash occurred around 9:47 a.m. on Shewville Road. Police said when they arrived, they found two people off the roadway on the southbound lane. It was determined that one person had suffered severe injuries and another person was dead. At this time, the names are not being released until families are notified. Anyone with information regarding the accident is asked to contact Ledy
  
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• Music teacher blames student for tricking her into sex

  16-07-2017 02:40
  
  GEORGIA —  Former Georgia teacher admitted in court that she engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old student, but pointed some of the blame on the student, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Therese Gunn, 54, who taught at South Gwinnett High School, told the court that she was sorry but that the student was “like a used car salesman.” Gunn entered the guilty plea and was sentenced to 90 days in prison and will be on probation for 10 years. The [&hel
  
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• Hartford police host neighborhood gun buyback; 175 guns collected

  16-07-2017 01:51
  
  HARTFORD — The department traded gift cards for guns on Saturday at the Johnson Stewart Community Center on Martin Street. Guns were turned in anonymously in return for gift cards that ranged from $450 for an assault rifle, $250 for a semi-automatic handgun, $150 for a revolver and $100 for any shotgun or rifle. More than 175 guns collected and more than $23,000 worth of gift cards distributed.
  
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• Raccoon gets busy in backseat of convertible, giving birth

  16-07-2017 01:07
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. — A pregnant raccoon decided to get busy in the backseat of a convertible — giving birth. Employees at an auto detailing shop in Florida’s Manatee County first discovered the mother, who crawled through a plastic cover on the car’s window. Devon Straight, who works with a wildlife rescue group, said they initially found just one baby Wednesday. But when they opened the trunk, there was another newborn. Straight put the mother and babies into a kennel and [&
  
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• Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters defends his anti-Trump tour

  16-07-2017 00:54
  
  An inflatable pig with Donald Trump‘s face on the side. Screens that show doctored images of the President throwing up. Photos of Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as a big baby, and as Hitler. They’re just a few of the images music fans can catch on Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters’ 54-date North American tour, “Us + Them,” which kicked off on May 26 and coincides with the release of Water’s first studio album in 25 years, “Is This [&hellip
  
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