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• Man Shot in Face During Shootout in New Haven

  23-07-2017 23:59
  
  A 21-year-old man was shot in the face when two groups exchanged gunfire in New Haven Sunday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Route 15 South Reopens in Hamden After Car Fire

  23-07-2017 23:25
  
  Route 15 south has reopened near exit 60 in Hamden after being closed for a car fire, according to Connecticut State Police.Photo Credit: John Landergan
  
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• Spieth wins British Open

  23-07-2017 23:09
  SOUTHPORT, England — Jordan Spieth is the British Open champion. Spieth, who won the Travelers Championship last month with an memorable shot, used a remarkable string of holes on the back nine to hold off Matt Kuchar and win the third major championship of his career. He won by three shots — the same margin he started the day with — after a final round 1-under-69. He played the last five holes in 5-under-par. Spieth was behind by a shot […]
  
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• Norwich Police Looking to ID Body Found Near Shetucket River

  23-07-2017 23:03
  
  A man's body was found near the Shetucket River in Norwich Saturday night and now investigators are trying to identify the victim.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Car fire on Rt. 15 south in Hamden causes brush fire, only one lane open

  23-07-2017 22:45
  HAMDEN — A car fire that extended to the surrounding brush has caused some lanes on Route 15 to be closed in the area Sunday afternoon. The fire happened near Exit 60 southbound and caused the closures. The Hamden Fire Department responded. #ctraffic #hamden RT 15 SB near exit 60 shut down, car fire extending to brush fire @CT_STATE_POLICE avoid area. — Hamden Fire Dept (@HamdenFireDept) July 23, 2017 There was no word on injuries.
  
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• New Haven man shot in the face

  23-07-2017 21:55
  NEW HAVEN — A man was shot in the face Sunday afternoon while he was a passenger in a car. Police said at 1:24 p.m. they responded to a report that people in two cars were involved in an exchange of gunfire on Walnut Street between Wallace and East Streets. A short time later, State Police said a shooting victim had been reported on East Street, just south of Water Street, some five blocks away, near the interchange of I-91 […]
  
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• Man Shot in Face on Walnut Street in New Haven

  23-07-2017 21:43
  
  A 21-year-old man was shot in the face when two groups exchanged gunfire in New Haven Sunday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Norwalk Police Investigate 7 Drug Overdoses in 24 Hours

  23-07-2017 20:58
  
  Norwalk police are investigating seven drug overdoses in 24 hours, two of which were fatal, and all of the incidents may be linked to crack cocaine laced with an opiate.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Lawmakers Seek Fund to Help Crumbling Foundation Homeowners

  23-07-2017 20:51
  
  Connecticut may not have a deal on a new state budget, but one key senator says there's agreement on creating a fund to help thousands of homeowners whose concrete foundations are crumbling.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 2 men arrested after asking police officer for drugs

  23-07-2017 20:35
  HARTFORD — In what may be described as head scratcher to say the least, an off-duty police officer arrested two men Saturday for trying to buy drugs from him. Saturday afternoon, a Hartford police officer had just finished his shift and was walking to his car outside of the police station. On his way, he was approached by two men that wanted to “buy coke” and if he could sell them some. They then said that they would need to […]
  
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• Ellington High School Student Killed in Crash

  23-07-2017 19:02
  
  An Ellington High School student was killed in a car crash over the weekend, according to school officials.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• Ellington High School student killed in Saturday night car crash

  23-07-2017 18:53
  ELLINGTON — The Ellington community is mourning the loss of a high school student who was tragically killed in a car crash Saturday night. Superintendent of schools Dr. Scott Nicol confirmed in a statement that went out to staff and parents that Olivia Wentworth had died in the accident. Wentworth was 17 and going to be a senior. Details of the crash are not being released at this time. Dr. Nicol said that Ellington High School will be open Monday, […]
  
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• 2 Stabbed Outside New London Bar

  23-07-2017 17:57
  
  New London police are investigating after two people were stabbed outside the Y-Know Café on Bank Street early Sunday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• New London Police investigate double stabbing

  23-07-2017 17:56
  NEW LONDON — New London Police say they are investigating a double stabbing that happened early Sunday morning. Police say around 1:53 a.m., two male stab victims were reported outside the Y-Knot Cafe at 12 Bank Street in New London. It was reported after someone say an altercation. The fire department was dispatched to the cafe to assist police with medical treatment. One victim sustained a stab wound to his torso area, and the other victim had a stab/slash wound […]
  
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• Two Stabbed Outside New London Bar

  23-07-2017 17:48
  (NEW LONDON,Conn/CBS Connecticut) – Two men were stabbed outside the Y-Knot Cafe on Bank Street in New London early Sunday morning.
  One victim suffered a stab wound to the torso and the other a stab/slash wound to the face and mouth
  Both were taken to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital for treatment and are listed in stable condition.
  Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the New London Police Department Detective Bureau at 860-447-1481 or anonymous information may be
  
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• Norwalk man arrested on drug charges, resisting arrest; police investigating if any connection to 7 overdoses

  23-07-2017 17:15
  NORWALK — Norwalk Police say they’ve arrested Eric Frank, 29, of Norwalk, after he tried selling cocaine laced with Fentanyl to an undercover officer. Police say around 9 p.m. Saturday night, an undercover officer with the Norwalk Police Department contacted Frank to set up a controlled purchase of crack cocaine, acting on information they heard he was selling in the area. When Frank arrived, officers tried to detain him, but Frank resisted and a struggled ensued. Police say even aft
  
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• One Dead In Bridgeport Fire

  23-07-2017 16:47
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) _ Authorities  say one person has died and two others have been taken to a hospital after a fire that destroyed a home.
  Bridgeport fire officials say three people were at the home when it caught fire Sunday morning. A female resident died at the scene. She has not been identified.
  Two other residents were taken to the hospital.
  Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze.
   
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• Norwalk Police Make Drug Arrest

  23-07-2017 16:41
  (NORWALK,Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Norwalk Police have arrested a man after receiving information that he was selling crack cocaine.An undercover officer contacted 29 year old Eric Frank of Norwalk and sent up a controlled purchase of the drug in a parking lot on Connecticut Avenue.When Frank arrived, officers attempted to detain him and he resisted and there was a struggle.Police say Frank continued to violently resist and kneed an officer in the groin.
   
  Once subdued, officers recove
  
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• Onboard Navigation System Helps Police Find Confused Driver

  23-07-2017 16:38
  
  A car’s emergency assistance notification system helped Connecticut State Police locate a disoriented driver after a crash off I-691 early Sunday morning.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Norwalk Man Charged with Selling Crack Cocaine

  23-07-2017 16:11
  
  Norwalk police have arrested a man accused of selling crack cocaine within the city and are looking into whether the suspect has any connection to five drug overdoses within 24 hours Saturday.Photo Credit: Norwalk Police Department
  
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• Lawmakers Still Discussing Crumbling Foundation Relief

  23-07-2017 15:56
   
  By SUSAN HAIGH  Associated Press
   
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ While legislators still don’t have a deal on a new state budget, one key senator says there’s agreement on creating a new fund to help thousands of homeowners whose concrete foundations are crumbling because of a naturally occurring chemical reaction.
  Democratic Sen. Cathy Osten, of Sprague, a co-chair of the General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee, said she’s hoping that about $60 million will
  
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• Norwalk Mother Explains Decision to Defy a Deportation Order

  23-07-2017 15:50
  
  A Norwalk mother is explaining her decision to defy a deportation order and find sanctuary inside a New Haven Church.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Norwalk Police Investigate 5 Drug Overdoses in 24 Hours

  23-07-2017 15:28
  
  Norwalk police are investigating five drug overdoses in 24 hours, two of which were fatal, and all of the incidents may be linked to crack cocaine laced with an opiate.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 1 Dead, 2 Hospitalized After Bridgeport House Fire

  23-07-2017 15:22
  
  One person is dead and two hospitalized after a fire gutted a home in Bridgeport Sunday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Judge Homers Again, But Mariners Sink Yankees

  23-07-2017 13:54
  By JIM HOEHN   Associated Press
   SEATTLE (AP) _ Ben Gamel showed the Yankees his value as an everyday player.
  Gamel, who began his career with New York, homered early, doubled and scored on Nelson Cruz’s 10th-inning single that lifted the Seattle Mariners to a 6-5 win Saturday night.
  “I can’t think this organization enough for giving me an opportunity,” said Gamel, acquired from the Yankees last August. “It’s been kind of an up-and-down career s
  
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• One killed, two hospitalized after early morning Bridgeport fire

  23-07-2017 12:42
  BRIDGEPORT — Officials are investigating after a house fire killed one woman early Sunday morning. Bridgeport Fire Deputy Chief Lance Edwards says that around 1 a.m., dispatch received many calls about the fire at 335 Seltsam Road. When crews arrived, they found the house fully involved. It took crews around 45 minutes to an hour to put the fire out. Three people were home when the fire started. Officials say one woman was killed in the fire, and two were […]
  
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• One killed, one hospitalized after early morning Bridgeport fire

  23-07-2017 12:42
  BRIDGEPORT — Officials are investigating after a house fire killed one woman early Sunday morning. Bridgeport Fire Deputy Chief Lance Edwards says that around 1 a.m., dispatch received many calls about the fire at 335 Seltsam Road. When crews arrived, they found the house fully involved. It took crews around 45 minutes to an hour to put the fire out. Officials say one woman was killed in the fire, and the other was taken to the hospital with 3rd degree […]
  
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• 8 people found dead in tractor-trailer in San Antonio

  23-07-2017 11:33
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Eight people were found dead in the back of a tractor-trailer parked at a Walmart lot in Texas early Sunday, authorities said. An additional 20 people have been hospitalized, some in critical condition, San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said. Authorities received a call late Saturday night, according to Police Chief William McManus. When they arrived at the scene, they found a total of 38 people in the tractor-trailer, he said. “We got a call from […]
  
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• Partly cloudy Sunday; Showers, cooler Monday

  23-07-2017 11:27
  Clouds will break Sunday for partial sunshine during the afternoon hours for the most part. With a north to northeast wind flow, temperatures will be cooler than the past few days with highs in the 70s and 80s.  Another area low pressure will ride along the stalled front by late Sunday into Monday with another period of rain and showers. With the rain and clouds, expect temperatures to stay in the upper 60s to low 70s.    Clouds will be […]
  
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• Red Sox Start Fast But Fall To Angels 7-3

  23-07-2017 07:20
  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Andrelton Simmons drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run homer, Albert Pujols went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night.
  Simmons hit his 10th homer of the season to left and put the Angels ahead 4-3 in the third inning after falling behind early. Pujols doubled to score Yunel Escobar and Mike Trout to start the four-run outburst.
  Pujols became the 26th player to score 1,7
  
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• Rescuers need help after they get stuck helping kayakers

  23-07-2017 06:14
  HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.  — Even rescuers get stuck, too, sometimes. That happened in the marshes of Hilton Head Island when a rescue airboat tried to help two kayakers who had gotten stuck during low tide. The Island Packet reports that authorities were called Thursday afternoon. David Refosco is second mate with Beaufort Water Search and Rescue. He says an airboat arrived around 1:30 p.m. and got close to the kayakers in about 10 minutes. Then, the rescue boat got stuck [&helli
  
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• Ohio cell towers camouflaged to blend in with surroundings

  23-07-2017 06:07
  TOLEDO, Ohio — Efforts to turn two looming cell towers in Ohio into faux pine trees to help them blend in with their surroundings are getting mixed reviews from residents. The Blade reports some residents in Springfield Township have derisively dubbed the towers “frankenpines.” Adding branches to the towers in the Toledo suburb wasn’t purely an aesthetic decision. It’s a zoning requirement for cell towers erected in Springfield Township residential districts. Spring
  
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• Vigil for Norwalk woman seeking refugee in church to be held Sunday

  23-07-2017 05:12
  NORWALK–  A vigil will be held Sunday night for Nury Chavarria, the Norwalk woman seeking refuge in a New Haven. The vigil is being held in support of Chavarria after she was to be deported by ICE. The vigil will be held Sunday evening at 6 p.m. in front of  Iglesias De Dios Pentecostal Church. Chavarria learned Wednesday that she wouldn’t be allowed to stay in the U.S., despite having lived here for the past 24 years. Chavarria hasn’t been back to her
  
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• Norwich police investigating after finding a body in river

  23-07-2017 04:53
  NORWICH — Police are investigating a scene near the Shetucket River after finding a body floating in the water. Around 8:30 p.m. at Hamilton Avenue, police responded to the river. Officers are on scene now. No details could be released at this time regarding the identity of the body. Stay with FOX61 NEWS as the story develops.
  
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• Body Recovered From River in Norwich

  23-07-2017 04:44
  
  Norwich emergency crews are investigating after a body was found in near the Shetucket River Saturday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Sunday marks 10 years since Cheshire home invasion

  23-07-2017 03:09
  CHESHIRE — Sunday, July 23, marks ten years since the Cheshire home invasion. On July 23, 2007,Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters, 17-year-old Hayley and 11-year-old Michaela, were killed after being terrorized inside their homes for hours. Doctor William Petit survived but was severely injured. It’s a day seared in the memories of all involved. Hawke-Petit’s sister, Cynthia Hawke-Renn, says on most anniversaries of the murders she suddenly wakes up around 3 a.m. a
  
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• Annual TV station softball tournament ends in tie

  23-07-2017 02:44
  WETHERSFIELD — The annual softball tournament held between the local news stations, ended abruptly after two players were injured. FOX61 was seeking for their third championship as they faced off against News 8.  Unfortunately, the game had to end when John Pierson, the Director of sports at News 8, collide with Kevin Paradise, a morning director at FOX61. There were injuries to both players and we wish them a speedy recovery. This is the sixth time that the local Connecticut [&hellip
  
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• Bicyclist Serious Injured; Struck By Pick Up Truck

  23-07-2017 02:22
  Westport, CT – (CBS CONNECTICUT) – On July 22, 2017 at approx. 10:36 a.m. the Westport Police, EMS, and Fire Department 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 transported to Norwalk Hospital f
  
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• New London dealing with spike in synthetic pot overdoses

  23-07-2017 01:45
  NEW LONDON — 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 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. Authorities are trying to determine whether th
  
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• Norwalk police investigating 5 overdoses; 2 of those deadly

  23-07-2017 01:13
  NORWALK — Two people are dead while two others are hospitalized after drug overdoses on Saturday. Norwalk police say they responded to three drug overdoses between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. The first occurred on Quaker Road, the second on Suncrest Road and the third on Perry Avenue. Two people have died from the apparent overdoses, while the third person remains in the hospital. Later that day, around 1:38 p.m., police say they responded to Garden Park Motel at Westport […]
  
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• Fault! New York town’s new $3.5M tennis courts too short

  23-07-2017 00:17
  MELVILLE, N.Y.  — A New York town has padlocked the tennis courts in a brand new $3.5 million park because they were built improperly. The two courts at the recently opened Sweet Hollow Park in Melville don’t have enough clearance between the baseline and the fence. The truncated courts caused at least one player to run into the fence. The U.S. Tennis Association recommends courts have 21 feet behind the baseline. The new courts in the hamlet in Huntington have […]
  
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