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• A Few Evening Showers and Thunderstorms

  20-07-2017 23:56
  
  Third day with temperatures into the 90s.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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• Red Sox Head West With A Split

  20-07-2017 23:37
  By JIMMY GOLEN  AP Sports Writer
   
  BOSTON (AP) _ Justin Smoak hit a pair of homers and Steve Pearce drove in two runs when Boston second baseman Brock Holt lost his popup in the sun, and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to beat the Red Sox 8-6 on Thursday.
  The teams split the four-game series. Including the 15-inning game on Tuesday with Toronto, the AL East-leading Red Sox played 76 innings in about 144 hours _ the equivalent of 8 1/2 games in six days.
  Dominic Leone (2-0) earned the win
  
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• Cecil the lion’s son shot and killed by trophy hunter

  20-07-2017 23:34
  
  ZIMBABWE — The son of Cecil the lion, 6-year-old Xanda, has been shot and killed by an American trophy hunter near the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. According to the Washington Post, officials at Hwange National Park were monitoring Xanda through an electronic collar and noticed that the lion started to leave park grounds. Andrew Loveridge, who works with the team that supplies the collars said, “I fitted it last October. It was monitored almost daily and we were aware
  
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• Florida man angry about AT&T trucks parked in front of house, shoots out tires

  20-07-2017 23:24
  
  HIALEAH, Fla. — A retired Florida firefighter apparently shot the tires on multiple AT&T trucks because he was upset they were parked near his home, according to WSVN. Police said utility workers were working on lines near the home when 64-year-old Jorge Jove approached them on Wednesday morning. Jove was apparently upset because the trucks were parked in front of his home, officials told WSVN. The workers told the man they would move the trucks after the work was completed. […]
  
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• 10-year-old girl injured when saving 7-year-old friend in Bridgeport dog attack

  20-07-2017 23:01
  
  BRIDGEPORT — A 10-year-old girl was injured Wednesday when she helped save a 7-year-old friend from an attacking dog. Police were called to 497 Pearl Harbor St. Tuesday around 5:45 p.m for a report of a child bitten by known dog, who was then taken to the hospital. Police said two children, a boy 7 and a girl 10, were playing in the house when the dog bit the boy in the buttocks.  He was able to get free from the […]
  
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• Groton Man Charged In $5M Fraud Scheme

  20-07-2017 22:29
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Connecticut man has been charged in Rhode Island in what federal authorities say is a $5 million fraud scheme.
  The U.S. attorney’s office says 51-year-old Gerald Kent, of Groton, Connecticut, was ordered detained on Thursday on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Kent owns Kent Jewelry in Johnston, Rhode Island which sells jewelry online using flash sale websites such as Groupon and Zulily.
  Prosecutors say Kent struck a deal with a firm tha
  
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• Numerous people evacuated following gas leak in Vernon

  20-07-2017 22:20
  
  VERNON —  Officials said most of Elm Street and Prospect Street has been closed off following a gas leak Thursday afternoon. Vernon officials said the call came around 1:09 p.m. FOX61 reached out to a local business owner said the leak has caused numerous people to evacuate the area. CNG crews were able to get the gas shut off and they are clearing out all of the residual gas. Elm Street, Prospect Street and  Ellington Avenue, all impacted.
  
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• New Union Ad Targets Top GOP Leaders In Budget Battle

  20-07-2017 22:15
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A state employee union has taken aim at two top Republican lawmakers in a new TV ad that urges the General Assembly to impose higher taxes on Connecticut’s wealthy citizens and corporations.
  The 30-second spot , dubbed “Connecticut: The Movie,” was paid for by SEIU 1199, New England. It began airing statewide Thursday morning and comes days after state employee union leaders announced that rank-and-file members had approved a lab
  
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• $5 Burritos at Moe’s Southwest Grill New Location in Norwich

  20-07-2017 22:04
  
  Moe’s Southwest Grill will be offering $5 burritos at the grand opening of their new Norwich location.Photo Credit: Moe's Southwest Grill
  
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• Gov. Malloy speaks out after Norwalk mother seeks refuge in church to avoid deportation

  20-07-2017 22:02
  
  NORWALK —  Nury Chavarria is in New Haven and will be seeking asylum inside Iglesias De Dios Pentecostal Church. Chavarria,  mother of four, was set to be deported this evening. Nury learned Wednesday that she wouldn’t be allowed to stay in the U.S., despite having lived here for the past 24 years. “They deny again the motion to stay. I don’t think anything will change at the last moment, I have to go.” Her youngest daughter Haley pleading with signs [&hel
  
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• Mets Capitalize On Cardinals Mistake

  20-07-2017 21:53
  By SCOTT ORGERA  Associated Press
   
   
   
   NEW YORK (AP) _ Cardinals pitcher Trevor Rosenthal was late covering first base on a two-out grounder by Jose Reyes that turned into a game-winning single in the ninth inning, lifting the New York Mets over St. Louis 3-2 Thursday.
  A leadoff walk and T.J. Rivera’s single put runners on the corners with two outs. Reyes then hit a grounder up the first base line, and Matt Carpenter fielded it cleanly well behind the bag. Rosent
  
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• Suspect in Mansfield Bank Robbery Told Police He Uses 100 Bags of Heroin a Day

  20-07-2017 21:51
  
  A 42-year-old Willimantic man charged in connection with a bank robbery in Mansfield in May has been arrested and told police he had a drug habit and was using about 100 bags of heroin a day, according to...Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick Battleground 2017

  20-07-2017 21:48
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  WWE Battleground is shaping up to be a fast-moving show with seven matches on the three-hour card, plus one more during the pre-show. After the night is finished, we will have a pretty good grasp on the course WWE is plotting heading into SummerSlam next month. The big question is who will be the WWE Champion.
  A Randy Orton victory would theoretically set up a rematch against Jinder Mahal in New York next month. Is a repeat contest headlining WWE’s second biggest show of t
  
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• Postal Clerk Pleads Guilty To Theft Charges

  20-07-2017 21:24
  WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – A former Connecticut postal clerk has pleaded guilty to federal charges that she stole numerous packages and greeting cards that she suspected would contain gift cards or cash.
  Thirty-year-old Ana Guity faces up to five years in prison.
  She is a citizen of Honduras but has permanent resident status in the U.S.
  Prosecutors say that during 2016 and early 2017, the West Haven postal clerk took items from the mail stream or removed items of value from letters beforesen
  
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• O.J. Simpson has been granted parole; will be released in October

  20-07-2017 20:53
  
  LOVELOCK, NV — A Nevada parole board granted O.J. Simpson parole on Thursday after the former NFL star apologized for his role in a 2007 armed robbery, said he’d been a model prisoner, and promised that he’d have no conflicts if released. “I’ve done my time,” he said. “I’ve done it as well and as respectfully as I think anyone can.” Simpson has served nine years of a nine-to-33-year sentence for an armed robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas. H
  
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• Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington dies at 41, Los Angeles County coroner says

  20-07-2017 20:49
  
  PALOS VERDES, Calif. – Chester Bennington, the lead singer of the rock band Linkin Park, has committed suicide, according to a report from TMZ. TMZ says Bennington hanged himself inside a home in Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles. His body was found Thursday just before 9 a.m. Bennington was 41 years old. I am in tears.Chester just told me how happy he was…..He was such a sweet and talented man……Ifeel so sad for his family,band mates and fans — Nikki
  
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• Police Investigating After Dog Bites Children in Bridgeport

  20-07-2017 20:47
  
  Police are investigating after a dog bit two children in Bridgeport Wednesday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Gender Tropes About To Be Banned In Ads

  20-07-2017 20:40
  
  Steve Wolfberg, Principal, Chief Creative & Growth Officer Cronin breaks down how and why tired gender tropes– like men being bad at housework– will be banned in commercials in the near future.
   
  
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• Teen Shot In New Haven Dies

  20-07-2017 20:16
  
  (New Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – New Haven city officials say a 14-year-old boy shot last weekend has now died.
  Mayor Toni Harp and Police Chief Anthony Campbell says Tyriek Keyes died early this morning at Yale New Haven Hospital.
  The teen was shot Sunday night in the area of Bassett and Newhall Streets.
  His is the fifth homicide of the year in New Haven.
  Harp said “tragically, gun violence has claimed the life of another city resident; this time the sadness we all feel is compo
  
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• Tribes, Governor Sign Changes To Compact Allowing New Casino

  20-07-2017 20:11
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – It’s now up to the General Assembly and the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs to approve an agreement that could lead to a new satellite tribal casino in Connecticut.
  Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribal leaders on Thursday signed amended compacts and memoranda of understanding between the state and the two federally recognized tribes.
  The revised agreements ensure the proposed, jointly owned casino
  
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• Tapas, Seinfeld, Spin Class And Much More: Here’s A List Of What People In Each State Hate The Most

  20-07-2017 20:09
  
  CBS Local– Thanks to the dating app known as Hater, which as you might have guessed, pairs you up with your perfect match based on things you and your soon-to-be date both hate, we now know what each state hates most.
  For example, Nebraska for some reason loathes the show “Seinfeld.”
  Courtesy Hater
  Massachusetts hates Eli Manning more than anything else in the world, thanks to the New York Giants quarterback twice defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowls. Manning&
  
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• 2 Arrested After Incident Behind Library, Senior Center in Hamden

  20-07-2017 20:07
  
  Police arrested two people after investigating reports of men with handguns behind the Miller Memorial Library/Hamden Senior Center around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Ray Dunaway: The O.J. Simpson Parole Hearing

  20-07-2017 20:00
  
  James Bergenn explains the parole hearing tomorrow that could help O.J. Simpson get out of prison in October — here’s what you need to know about the hearing…
  
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• Wesleyan Professor Emeritus Accused Of Letting Second Dog Die In Hot Car

  20-07-2017 19:59
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — A Wesleyan University professor emeritus has been arrested after leaving a dog to die in his car on a hot day.
  David Beveridge told police he forgot to drop off Jennie the Labradoodle at doggie day care on Tuesday, and instead went to work, leaving the animal in the car.  Temperatures were in the 90’s, and it was a sunny day.
  Middletown Police Lieutenant Heather Desmond says this is not the first time the 79-year-old has caused a dog to die in that way.
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• Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Thomaston Xtramart

  20-07-2017 19:33
  
  Police are investigating an armed robbery at the XtraMart in Thomaston.Photo Credit: Thomaston Police DepartmentThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Ray Dunaway: The Worst Poison Ivy & Tick Season Ever

  20-07-2017 19:30
  
  Dr. Jeff Finkelstein, Medical Director of Hartford HealthCare’s GoHealth Urgent Care, says they are seeing lots of poison ivy, tick bites, Lyme disease and orthopedic injuries.
  He also notes that this is the worst poison ivy and tick season he has seen.
  
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• WATCH: Foster Kids Learn They’re Being Adopted From Mickey Mouse

  20-07-2017 19:15
  
  CBS Local– At the most magical place in the world, foster siblings received the most magical news from Mickey Mouse: 12-year-old Janielle and 10-year-old Elijah were being adopted by foster parents Courtney and Tom Gilmour.
  Janielle and Elijah had been living with the Gilmour’s for three years. Tom and Courtney were going to adopt the siblings but hadn’t told them yet.
  “We thought it would be so cool to be in the Magic Kingdom and slip Mickey a sign,” Cour
  
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• Truck Stuck Under Bridge on Campbell Avenue in West Haven

  20-07-2017 19:13
  
  Campbell Avenue in West Haven is shut down between Elm and York streets because a tractor-trailer is stuck under the bridge.Photo Credit: West Haven Police
  
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• Official Heat Wave and a Chance for Thunderstorms

  20-07-2017 19:08
  
  Temperatures have already reached 90 degrees in the Hartford area making it an official heat wave.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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• Western Michigan woman convicted of murder in parrot case

  20-07-2017 19:05
  
  WHITE CLOUD, Mich. — A jury has convicted a western Michigan woman of first-degree murder in the shooting death of her husband in a crime apparently witnessed by the man’s pet parrot. The Newaygo County jury deliberated about eight hours before finding 49-year-old Glenna Duram guilty Wednesday of killing 46-year-old Martin Duram. He was shot five times in May 2015. Glenna Duram suffered a head wound in what prosecutors said was a suicide attempt, but survived. Martin Duram&rsquo
  
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• Police Profiling Study Looks At Problem Patterns In 9 towns

  20-07-2017 19:03
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — A study of racial profiling by Connecticut police has taken closer look at nine departments previously identified as having an issue with pulling over a disproportionately large number of minorities.
  The supplemental study, presented Thursday to a state advisory board, looked at police enforcement during 2014 and 2015 in Bloomfield, Meriden, Newington, New Milford, Norwalk, Trumbull, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, and the area patrolled by
  
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• 5 Sports Rule Changes That Need to Happen

  20-07-2017 19:00
  by Rob Joyce
  It’s the quietest time of the sports year. You have baseball, Wimbledon, the remaining fumes of NBA and NHL free agency, and the anticipation of NFL training camp. That doesn’t leave a whole lot of excitement, meaning we’re left bloviating about things that may not wind up being that important (hello, NBA Summer League) until someone give us something to talk about. The NBA did just that last week, with the announced rule changes coming for 2017-18. The most notabl
  
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• CT Gains Jobs In June

  20-07-2017 18:44
  
  (Wethersfield, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – The jobs picture in Connecticut was strong for the month of June.
  Officials at the state Department of Labor report a net gain of 7,000 positions added.
  And while unemployment did tick up, assistant director for the Office of Research Patrick Flaherty says there was a reason for that.
  He says the slight increase means more people have re-entered the market and are looking for work.
  Flaherty also says job gains for May were revised downward by 1,000 t
  
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• 14-year-old boy who was shot in New Haven Sunday dies

  20-07-2017 18:26
  
  NEW HAVEN —  Police said Thursday that 14-year-old shooting victim Tyriek Keyes, has died. Police said around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, emergency crews were called to Bassett Street, near Newhall Street, after a person was reportedly shot. They said Keyes, a New Haven resident, suffering from a gunshot wound and was rushed to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. Police said that it appears the victim was the specific target of the shooter and that this wasn
  
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• Dump Truck Takes Down Wires on Southington Road in Berlin

  20-07-2017 18:23
  
  Southington Road in Berlin will be closed for the rest of the day after a dump truck took out power lines and utility poles.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• PD: Dog dies after being left in hot car in Middletown

  20-07-2017 18:22
  
  MIDDLETOWN —  Police have charged a 79-year-old man with cruelty to animals after police said he left a dog in a hot car. On Tuesday, Middletown Animal Control officers said they responded to a report of a missing Labradoodle named Jennie. “The Labradoodle was three-years-old. Further investigation revealed that Jennie was deceased. Jennie’s owner, David Beveridge intended to bring the dog to a doggie daycare around noon before heading to work, instead went straight to wor
  
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• Woman hides $2M of meth in cleaning jugs, police say

  20-07-2017 18:16
  
  AUSTIN, TEXAS — A woman was arrested last week after cops pulled her over and discovered $2 million worth of liquid methamphetamine hidden in jugs while her 4-year-old daughter sat in the car, police said Wednesday. Seline Lizeth Ayala, 23, was speeding down Interstate 35 in Austin when officers stopped her on July 12, police said. Another passenger and her daughter were also in the vehicle at the time, according to Fox 7 Austin. Officers noticed Ayala was acting in […]
  
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• Northeast Living: Big Y Sam The Butcher

  20-07-2017 18:12
  
  This Northeast Living hosted by Rachel Lutzker returns to Big Y World Class Market!  Big Y has Sam the Butcher available in their meat shops to help any customer.
  
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• Northeast Living: Big Y Bakery

  20-07-2017 18:11
  
  This Northeast Living hosted by Rachel Lutzker features Big Y World Class Market’s Bakery Department.  Every Big Y Bakery department has talented cake decorators who can customize your order from design to flavor!
  
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• Malloy Holds Bill Signing for Legislation Authorizing East Windsor Casino

  20-07-2017 17:52
  
  Gov. Dannel Malloy will hold a bill signing ceremony this morning for legislation that authorizes the operation of a casino gaming facility in East Windsor.Photo Credit: Tecton Architects
  
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• No foul play in case of Burundi’s missing robotics team

  20-07-2017 17:25
  
  WASHINGTON — Metropolitan Police spokeswoman Aquita Brown says they have received reports that two of the Burundi teenagers gone missing after an international robotics competition in Washington have been seen crossing the border into Canada. She said the whereabouts of their team members is unknown, and that the search for all the teens remains ongoing, but she stresses that police have no indication of foul play in their disappearance. Brown said the teens in Canada have been identi
  
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• Former Director of Substance Abuse Recovery Center Accused of Embezzlement

  20-07-2017 17:17
  
  The former director of a women’s substance abuse recovery center in Canaan is accused of embezzling nearly $100,000 or more from the facility.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• 14-Year-Old Shot in New Haven Has Died: Officials

  20-07-2017 17:17
  
  A 14-year-old boy who was shot in New Haven on Sunday night has died, according to officials.
  
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