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• 13-Year-Old Boy Injured in New Haven Shooting

  22-07-2017 23:51
  
  A 13-year-old boy was shot in the leg in New Haven Saturday, and police are asking the public to come forward with information to help them find a suspect.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 6 kids taken to hospital after possible exposure to chlorine

  22-07-2017 23:44
  DARIEN — 6 kids have been taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon, for possible exposure to chlorine. Around 2:50 p.m. police, EMS, and firefighters responded to Darien Country Club on calls of a possible chlorine leak near the pool area. Police say some of the kids were experiencing symptoms consistent with chlorine exposure.  All of them experiencing these symptoms were transported to Stamford Hospital, as a precautionary measure. Officials are still investigating the cause of the
  
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• Norwalk Police Investigating Drug Overdoses

  22-07-2017 23:40
  NORWALK, Ct. (CBS Connecticut) —- Norwalk Police are investigating five drug overdoses that left two people dead on Saturday.
  The overdoses occurred between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. and two others took place later in the day.
  The first incident occurred at Quaker Road, the second on Suncrest Road and the third on Perry Avenue.
  Three of the victims remain hospitalized.
  Police said their preliminary investigation found that crack cocaine laced with a opiate, may have led to the overdoses.
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• 2 Dead, 2 Hospitalized After Drug Overdoses in Norwalk

  22-07-2017 23:22
  
  Two people are dead and two more were hospitalized after drug overdoses in Norwalk Saturday morning, and all of the incidents may be linked to crack cocaine laced with an opiate, according to Norwalk police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• UConn Alums Chosen As Veterinarians For School Mascot

  22-07-2017 23:20
  TOLLAND, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut’s mascot and mascot emeritus have new doctors— a married couple who attended the school.
  Fenton River Veterinary Hospital in Tolland has been chosen to care for both Jonathan XIII and Jonathan XIV after their previous veterinarian moved out of state.
  Drs. Scott and Heidi Morey are both UConn graduates who met as children while showing cows at 4-H fairs.
  They started dating while attending UConn and moved back to the state aft
  
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• Public Asked To Comment On Draft Connecticut Water Plan

  22-07-2017 23:15
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The public is being asked to comment on a new plan that recommends a framework for managing Connecticut’s water into the future.
  Interested parties have until Nov. 20 to review the Connecticut Water Planning Council’s draft State Water Plan and provide comments. The council plans to hold public hearings on the draft during the late summer and fall.
  The draft appears on the council’s website at www.ct.gov/water .
  A 2014 state law directed the counci
  
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• Cheshire Teen Shot In New Haven

  22-07-2017 22:46
  NEW HAVEN — (CBS Connecticut) — A teenage boy was shot while playing basketball in New Haven on Saturday afternoon.
  State Representative Robyn Porter says the 14-year-old from Cheshire was shot in the leg while playing basketball near Shelton Avenue and Ivy Street.
  The area is shutdown while police conduct their investigation.
   
   
   
  
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• Missing South Windsor Woman Located Safe: PD

  22-07-2017 22:31
  
  South Windsor police have located a 24-year-old woman who was reported missing after being last seen on July 12.Photo Credit: South Windsor Police Department
  
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• 6 Exposed to Large Amount of Chlorine at Darien Country Club

  22-07-2017 21:59
  
  Several people were transported to the hospital after being exposed to high levels of chlorine at a Darien country club.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• New Haven Police investigating a shooting involving a 13 year-old boy

  22-07-2017 21:51
  NEW HAVEN — Police are investigating yet another shooting involving a teen Saturday afternoon. Police say a 13 year-old was shot near the area of Shelton Avenue and Ivy Street. The teen was shot in the leg and was transported to Yale-New Haven for non life-threatening injuries.  The teen is alert and responsive. Police are on scene investigating. This comes almost a week later after, Tyriek Keyes, a 14 year-old was shot. Keyes later died of his injuries on Wednesday. […]
  
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• Money Wisdom: Is a Bear Market Coming Soon?

  22-07-2017 21:49
  We’re in the middle of the second longest bull market in history, but is a bear market just around the corner? Learn how you can better position and protect your investments whenever the market takes a dive.
  
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• Bloomfield Home Damaged by Kitchen Fire

  22-07-2017 21:35
  
  A Bloomfield home was seriously damaged by a kitchen fire Saturday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• South Windsor Missing Woman Found Safely

  22-07-2017 21:17
  SOUTH WINDSOR – (CBS Connecticut) – South Windsor Police have located a woman who was last seen at her home around 1pm on July 12.
  Police say 24-year-old Jordan Christine Galvin was believed to be driving a 2006 Red Nissan Altima, with a Connecticut license plate 631YGZ.
  In an email to WTIC News, South Windsor Deputy Police Chief Scott P. Custer, said Galvin was found safe and sound mid-Saturday afternoon. The message did not disclose where she was found.
   
   
   
  
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• Authorities: 1-Year-Old Burned By Oven At Campsite

  22-07-2017 19:54
  NIANTIC, Conn. (AP) — Officials say a 1-year-old boy was taken to a hospital after he fell against a Dutch oven his family was using to cook breakfast at a campsite in Connecticut.
  State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection spokesman Dennis Schain says police reported the boy suffered moderate burns not considered life-threatening at Rocky Neck State Park on Saturday in Niantic.
  DEEP Environmental Conservation Police say the toddler was taken to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital i
  
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• Officials ID Man Swept Off Sandbar in Milford

  22-07-2017 19:10
  
  A 28-year-old man who went missing after a wave swept him off a sandbar and into Long Island Sound in Milford Friday is presumed dead.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 90 Taken to Hospital After Chance the Rapper Concert

  22-07-2017 19:07
  
  Hartford police made 50 underage drinking referrals and medical staff transported over 90 patients to hospitals, many for severe intoxication, during a Chance the Rapper concert at the Xfinity Theatre Friday...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police suspend search for missing man at Milford sandbar

  22-07-2017 18:55
  MILFORD — The Milford Fire Department have suspended the search and recovery efforts for the man who went missing Friday afternoon in waters near the sandbar at Silver Sands State Park. DEEP Environmental Conservation and EnCon Police  had recently released the identity of the man. Police said George Swaby, 28, of Bridgeport is the man missing. Officials said the search for Swaby continued Saturday morning after it was put on hold yesterday night due to night time. &ldq
  
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• Identity of missing man at Milford sandbar released

  22-07-2017 18:55
  MILFORD — DEEP Environmental Conservation and EnCon Police  have released the identity of the man who went missing Friday afternoon in waters near the sandbar at Silver Sands State Park. Police said George Swaby, 28, of Bridgeport is the man missing. Officials said the search for Swaby continued Saturday morning after it was put on hold yesterday night due to night time. “The Milford Fire Department will be continuing the search this morning for the next four hour
  
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• Police investigating after bicyclist was struck by pick-up truck in Westport

  22-07-2017 18:34
  WESTPORT —  Police said a person was struck by a pick-up truck Saturday morning. Westport police said around 10:36 a.m., they were dispatched to Roseville Road in the area of the McDonald’s entrance on a report that a bicyclist had been struck by a pick-up truck. “Upon arrival, it was clear that the cyclist had sustained serious injuries, although the nature and extent are still unknown.  The bicyclist was treated on scene by EMS and Fire personnel and was transported
  
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• Bicyclist Seriously Hurt After Colliding With Pickup

  22-07-2017 18:32
  
  A bicyclist was seriously injured after being struck by a pickup in Westport Saturday morning.
  
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• 2 Dead, 1 Hospitalized After Drug Overdoses in Norwalk

  22-07-2017 18:26
  
  Two people are dead and a third hospitalized after drug overdoses in Norwalk Saturday morning, and all three incidents may be linked to crack cocaine laced with an opiate, according to Norwalk police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• PD: Infant taken to hospital after being burnt by oven at Rocky Neck

  22-07-2017 18:20
  NIANTIC —  Police said a  17-month-old boy was transported to a local hospital Saturday morning after falling against a Dutch oven that was being used by his family to cook breakfast on. State police said the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. Police said the infant was taken to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, with what they characterized as moderate but non-life threatening burns. No additional details have been released at this time.
  
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• Actor John Heard, of ‘Home Alone’ movies, dies at 72

  22-07-2017 17:57
  NEW YORK — Actor John Heard, best known for playing the father in the “Home Alone” movie series, has died. He was 72. His death was confirmed by the Santa Clara Medical Examiner’s office in California on Saturday. TMZ reported that Heard, who lived in southern California, was found at a Palo Alto, California, hotel where he was recovering from back surgery. Heard played Peter McCallister, the father of Kevin, played by Macaulay Culkin, in “Home Alone” and &ldq
  
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• Man Sentenced In Shooting Death Of Store Owner

  22-07-2017 17:52
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a grocery store owner.
  The Connecticut Post reports (http://bit.ly/2uK9gzA ) that the sister of 23-year-old Leighton Vanderberg pleaded for leniency at his sentencing Friday inBridgeport, but the judge said the New Haven man deserves “every year of this sentence” for the 2015 death of Jose Salgado.
  Authorities say Salgado and his wife were closing up their small grocer
  
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• Demolition Possible For Historic Home

  22-07-2017 17:45
  CHESHIRE, Conn. (AP) – The cleanup of a property purchased by Cheshire could include the demotion of a 19th century home that preservationists describe asone of the town’s last examples of a Victorian farmhouse.
  The town’s agreement with the family that sold the property last year for $3 million requires the cleanup of contamination by Sept. 1.
  The Record-Journal (http://bit.ly/2uJdnvG ) reports the family is planning to demolish the building as the least expensive option. Pub
  
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• Baby Burned After Falling Against Dutch Oven at Rocky Neck

  22-07-2017 17:43
  
  A 17-month old boy was taken to the hospital after being burned at a campsite at Rocky Neck State Park in Niantic Saturday morning.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Texas company recalls coffee with Viagra-like substance

  22-07-2017 17:25
  GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — A Texas coffee company is recalling one of its roasts because it was making some men a bit too excited. Bestherbs Coffee LLC issued the voluntary recall for its New of Kopi Jantan Tradisional Natural Herbs Coffee after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found it contains desmethyl carbodenafil, which is similar to sildenafil in the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. Bestherbs, which is based in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, distributed the coffee nationwide f
  
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• Underage Drinking At Xfinity Theater Show Friday Night

  22-07-2017 17:19
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – It was a busy Friday night for Hartford Police at a concert at the Xfinity Theater.
  Police say over 90 people attending the Chance the Rapper show fell ill to severe alcohol intoxication and had to be treated at area hospitals.
  Officers say a large number of those were underage–20 years and younger.
  Hartford Police had over 70 officers on hand as part of a detail hired through a new “Underage Drinking Enforcement” grant through the stat
  
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• Gambler drops 75 pounds to win a share of a $1 million bet

  22-07-2017 17:12
  LAS VEGAS — A professional gambler dropped some pounds and gained some wealth after betters wagered $1 million he couldn’t reduce his body fat to less than 10 percent. Walter Fisher tells the New York Post he began overeating while on a losing streak and gained 40 to 50 pounds in a month. The 6-foot-1 Fisher weighed 245 pounds and was more than $100,000 in debt in December. The Post reports that’s when a group of gambler acquaintances bet $1 […]
  
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• 2017 Connecticut Police K-9 Olympics in Enfield

  22-07-2017 17:05
  ENFIELD —  Law enforcement groups from around the state and their four-legged friends engaged in a little friendly competition Saturday morning. K-9 units from local police departments. Connecticut State Police and the Department of Corrections took part in a number of different competitions. The K-9 teams were evaluated on their performance in a variety of areas including, obedience, obstacles, building search, marksmanship, and an apprehension K-9 drill.
  
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• Neighbors Concerned About Potential Lake Compounce Expansion

  22-07-2017 16:35
  
  Neighbors are concerned by what Lake Compounce is planning to do with the land south of the park in Southington.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Spike In Synth Pot Reported In New London

  22-07-2017 16:27
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) – Doctors in southeastern Connecticut say they are dealing with a spike in overdoses from synthetic marijuana.
  Ron Kersey, coordinator of emergency medical services and emergency management at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, tells The Day newspaper (http://bit.ly/2uHEmrM)  there have been at least 14 suspected cases reported since Wednesday.
  New London Fire Department Battalion Chief Ted Sargent says most came from around the New London Community Meal Center.
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• Flames Break out at Vacant Home in Hartford Overnight

  22-07-2017 16:22
  
  Investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire in a vacant Hartford home early Saturday morning.Photo Credit: Contributed Photo
  
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• Yoga on LaSalle Draws Thousands to West Hartford Center

  22-07-2017 16:02
  
  A group of yoga enthusiasts shut down part of West Hartford Center today for a special event.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Here’s how you can get free gas in Hartford today

  22-07-2017 15:13
  HARTFORD —  100 hundred cars will receive $20 in free gas in addition to information about Prostate Cancer awareness from the Curtis D. Robinson Center for Health Equity. This will be taking place at the Shell Gas Station at 949 Albany Avenue starting at 10 a.m., to 12:30 p.m. “For families in poverty, people are choosing gas over food. The Curtis and Sheila Robinson Foundation is committed to be a hand-up to the poorest families in Connecticut. For many years, the [&hellip
  
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• 100 people received free gas in Hartford

  22-07-2017 15:13
  HARTFORD —  100  cars received $20 in free gas in addition to information about Prostate Cancer awareness from the Curtis D. Robinson Center for Health Equity. The event took place at Shell Gas Station at 949 Albany Avenue. “For families in poverty, people are choosing gas over food. The Curtis and Sheila Robinson Foundation is committed to be a hand-up to the poorest families in Connecticut. For many years, the Foundation, founded by Curtis and Sheila Robinson have fed, cl
  
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• Gales Ferry woman facing several drugs charges

  22-07-2017 14:30
  GALES FERRY —  Police said they executed a search warrant to a home and found cocaine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia Friday. Ledyard police said an investigation led to the search of a home at 4 Laurel Leaf Drive. Police arrested and charged Suzanne Delaura with possession of narcotics,  possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. She is set to appear in New London Court on August 3.
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: Unions propose concessions to offset state deficit

  22-07-2017 13:34
  HARTFORD —  The state employees’ union has approved concession worth about $1.5 billion over the next two years. The problem is that CT has a projected $5 billion deficit over those two years and some believe those concessions are not enough. The full legislature has to vote on the deal and it’s anyone’s guess how that will end up. Chris Keating of The Hartford Courant and Zach Janowsky of the Yankee Institute both join Stan Simpson to discuss this topic.
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: Keeping on track for your year-end goals

  22-07-2017 13:30
  HARTFORD —  Personal empowerment Coach Princess Bola Adelani, joins the Stan Simpson Show to talk about ways to stay on track in achieving your year-end goals. Adelani said there are three key factors in making sure you reach your year-end goals:motivation, accountability and plan.
  
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• Fire Routs Vacant Home In Hartford

  22-07-2017 12:51
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Hartford firefighters had their hands full with an early morning blaze in the city.
  It was just before 3:00 a.m. when they were called to the scene of a structure fire at 612 Garden Street.
  Fire Captain Raul Ortiz says it took them about an hour to gain the upper hand on the fire in that vacant residential building.
  No injuries were reported.
  So far, there’s no word on a cause.
  
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• Partly sunny, very warm today; mostly cloudy, cooler Sunday

  22-07-2017 12:31
  Expect another very warm day with highs in the 80s to near 90 yet again and bearable humidity. We should see abundant sunshine, although the clouds may fill in a bit during this afternoon. Sunday we will miss a storm system to our south. We were watching the potential for rain, but it appears that will be staying away from the state for the most part. Temperatures will be a bit cooler on Sunday, with highs in the upper 70s to […]
  
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• Mostly sunny, warm Saturday with temps in the mid 80s

  22-07-2017 12:31
  We have good weather on the way for Saturday, with highs in the 80s to near 90 yet again and bearable humidity. We should see abundant sunshine, although the clouds may fill in a bit during the afternoon. Sunday we’re lucking out a bit as a storm system misses us to the south. We were watching the potential for rain, but it appears that will be staying away from the state for the most part. Temperatures will be a bit […]
  
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• Fundraiser aimed to pay for new solar powered pumpout boat for New Haven area

  22-07-2017 12:31
  NEW HAVEN —  The weather has been beautiful for boaters and in the Long Island Sound, a lot of boats means a lot of waste. Thankfully, a team of pump-out boats in Branford, Guilford, and the New Haven area have been working hard to empty waste holding tanks free of charge. They’re also working to make cleaning the Sound even cleaner. The East Shore District Health Department is looking to replace one of its normal boats with a solar powered […]
  
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• Firefighters battling house fire in Hartford

  22-07-2017 11:54
  HARTFORD —  Firefighters battled a house fire Saturday morning. Hartford firefighters said the fire broke out around 2:50 a.m., at 612 Garden Street. No injuries have been reported at the time. Structure fire on a Vacant residential building @612 garden st placed under control. No injuries reported. Fire came in at 2:49am. — Raul Ortiz (@ortizraulHFD) July 22, 2017 Residential fire at 612 garden st is a defensive operation. Main body of fire has been knocked down. — Raul O
  
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• 10-year-old Injured After Saving 7-year-old from Dog Attack

  22-07-2017 08:55
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Bridgeport police say a 10-year-old girl will require several surgeries after she helped save a 7-year-old boy from a pit bull attack.
  Police spokeswoman Rowena White says the two children were playing at a home in Bridgeport when the dog bit the boy in the buttocks.
  White says the boy was able to free himself from the dog, and he ran toward an open first floor window to escape. The girl went to grab the dog’s harness as the boy ran, which is when the dog st
  
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• Sale blanks Angels for 6 innings in Boston’s 6-2 win

  22-07-2017 08:50
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Chris Sale pitched six scoreless innings and the Boston Red Sox rode a five-run first inning to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
  Sale (12-4) allowed four hits and struck out nine to push his major league-leading total to 200. He walked one and lowered his American League-best ERA to 2.48.
  He has won 11 of his last 13 decisions.
  Sale improved to 6-0 against the Angels with a 1.23 ERA in seven starts (nine games).
  Boston jumped
  
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• ‘Extraordinary’ number of medical transports made from Chance The Rapper concert in Hartford

  22-07-2017 05:18
  HARTFORD — Police said an “extraordinary number” of concert-goers were taken local hospitals Friday night. Those transports were mainly for severe alcohol intoxication, according to police. Singer, songwriter, Chance The Rapper performed to a sold-out crowd at the Xfinity Theater in Hartford. Deputy Police Chief Brian Foley told FOX 61 that there was a high number of underage drinking summonses. “Additional steps will have to be taken to address these issues at these conc
  
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• Mets Fend Off A’s

  22-07-2017 05:06
  By JEFF METALLO   Associated Press
   
  NEW YORK (AP) _ Michael Conforto hit a pair of two-run homers and Jerry Blevins rescued the Mets’ bullpen with a five-out save as New York held off the Oakland Athletics 7-5 on Friday night for its third straight victory.
  T.J. Rivera put the Mets ahead in the sixth inning with a two-run single that turned into a Little League home run. Rivera came all the way around to score on the play after third baseman Matt Chapman, trying to get Rive
  
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• Tennessee man builds 500,000-gallon pool he dreamed of as a child

  22-07-2017 04:30
  COVINGTON, Tenn. — Like many other people, Micky Thornton just wanted a backyard pool for his family when he moved to Covington, a small town north of Memphis, in 1992. But Thornton thought bigger than most people. “To start with, I probably had the idea when I was 9 or 10 years old,” Thornton told WREG-TV. “I wanted [ the pool] large in the deep end but large and deep enough you could swim around it and not feel like […]
  
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• Report: Los Imperios violated suspension; DJ performed at lounge on Thursday

  22-07-2017 04:27
  WEST HARTFORD —  A controversial restaurant and lounge in West Hartford, already had its entertainment license temporarily suspended which means they couldn’t have a DJ or host live entertainment. On Thursday, according to the Hartford Courant, the lounge held a live event Thursday night. West Hartford police said the DJ was spotted on Facebook live and by a police officer. Now, their entertainment license is suspended until September 4. A number of complaints have been fil
  
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