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• Phil Keoghan Shows New Zealand As You’ve Never Seen It Before

  03-08-2017 23:52
  Flying High With Phil Keoghan premieres this Sunday, August 6th at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the Smithsonian Channel. Sunday’s special will feature Keoghan showing viewers his home country of New Zealand in a way they’ve never seen it before.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss caught up with Keoghan to discuss his vision for the show, the people of New Zealand and what it was like to ride in a 100 year old WW1 aircraft.
  MW- Hey Phil, how’s it going?
  PK- I’m good mate, how are you?
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• Mom Recalls Dangling in Hoisted Car With 2 Children

  03-08-2017 23:47
  
  A Suffield family is grateful to be safe after downed electrical wires snagged their car and hoisted it in the air during the storms on Wednesday.
  
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• Suffield family grateful to first responders who rescued them after dramatic accident

  03-08-2017 23:45
  SUFFIELD — A mother from Suffield is thanking the first responders who helped her and her children out of their car after an unusual accident during Wednesday’s storm. Lisa Beaulieu told FOX61 she was driving home from her mother-in-law’s house with her two young children, ages 4 and 5, when the storm hit abruptly. “I never anticipated it would get that bad,” she said. When she reached Mountain Road in Suffield, she said she saw some debris falling from a […]
  
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• Beach Compound and Part Ownership of a Lighthouse for Sale

  03-08-2017 23:28
  
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• Firms fighting Nathan Carman’s boat insurance claim

  03-08-2017 23:27
  HARTFORD  — Two firms are trying to avoid reimbursing a Connecticut native for the loss of his boat after it sank with his mother on board under suspicious circumstances. The Hartford Courant reports  that the National Liability & Fire Insurance Co. and the Boat Owners Association of the United States are seeking a judge’s ruling as they refuse to pay the $85,000 insurance policy on Nathan Carman‘s boat. The boat sunk off Massachusetts after departing from Rhode I
  
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• Humid with temps in the 80s on Friday

  03-08-2017 23:22
  While there is a chance for an isolated shower or storm tonight we are NOT expecting storms to be as strong or as widespread as they were yesterday. Classic summer weather continues  Friday with hazy sun, humid air and highs in the 80s. Once again a thunderstorm could fire up in one or two towns during the afternoon. But most townd will stay dry. Showers and storms will be more widespread on Saturday morning through midday as a cold front […]
  
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• Full List of CT Clear the Shelters Locations on Aug. 19

  03-08-2017 23:03
  
  Full list of Clear the Shelter locations in Connecticut for August 19.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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• Three Hartford Public Library Branches Delay Closures

  03-08-2017 23:00
  
  The Hartford Public Library (HPL) announced Wednesday it will delay the closure of three branches until the end of 2017.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Weekend Storms Bring Cooler Weather

  03-08-2017 22:43
  
  The warm air and high humidity will come to an end this weekend as a strong cold front moves through the region.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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• Two-Cars Involved in Serious Vernon Crash on Route 83

  03-08-2017 22:41
  
  Two cars were involved in a serious crash on Route 83 in Vernon on Thursday, police said.Photo Credit: Vernon Police
  
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• 7-Year-Old Nearly Drowns at Chelsea Piers Stamford: FD

  03-08-2017 22:29
  
  A 7-year-old nearly drowned at Chelsea Piers in Stamford on Thursday, firefighters said.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Mueller launches grand jury in Russia investigation: Wall Street Journal

  03-08-2017 22:20
  WASHINGTON — Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller has launched a grand jury in his investigation of Russian influence in the 2016 election, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The paper said that this was a sign that his inquiry is growing in intensity and entering a new phase, according to people familiar with the matter. The web of financial ties could offer a more concrete path toward potential prosecution than the broader and murkier questions of collusion
  
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• More than 50 Indiana bikers escort bullied sixth-grader to middle school

  03-08-2017 22:19
  DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. – A group of more than 50 bikers in northeastern Indiana stepped in to help when they found out a local sixth grade student was having trouble with bullying, according to WXIN. Tammy Mick, the mother of Dekalb Middle School Student Phil Mick, said it got so bad he told her he contemplated suicide. She spoke with Brent Warfield of KDZ Motorcycle Sales & Service about it, and Warfield immediately stepped in to help. Warfield is the […]
  
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• 2017 Big 10 Football Preview: West Division

  03-08-2017 22:15
  Ryan Mayer
  College football season is almost here. As you prepare to root for your favorite team on Saturday, we’ll bring you previews of each conference, separating the teams into a couple categories: contenders, bowl teams, non-bowl teams and rebuilding. The tiers are fairly self-explanatory. Contenders means these teams will push for the division/conference title. Bowl teams are expected to be in the conversation for a bowl bid. Rebuilding teams are in the process of attempting to
  
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• Ex-Bridgeport teacher arrested on more sex assault charges

  03-08-2017 22:09
  BRIDGEPORT — According to CTPost, Laura Ramos has turn herself in on more charges of sexual assault after having sexual relations with a second male student in a Shelton restaurant. Ramos is currently awaiting trial for other sexual relation allegations from another student. According to CTPost, police say they have information that there are at least two more victims, bringing the total number of victims to 4. According to CTPost, Bridgeport said in a video recorded statement followi
  
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• NYC makes shocking warning ad to combat widespread fentanyl epidemic

  03-08-2017 22:03
  NEW YORK — It’s an opioid so toxic that the city government is doubling down in its efforts to alert people about the dangers of fentanyl according to WPIX. The city’s special prosecutor for narcotics had a 30-second ad made. It shows that producers of the opioid drug have to wear gas masks in order to not be killed by exposure to it. The ad was created as fentanyl usage becomes more widespread in metro New York, “What happens to users?” the ad [&hell
  
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• PSA: Starbucks Giving Away BOGO Macchiatos For Friendship Day

  03-08-2017 22:00
  CBS Local– International Friendship Day is Aug. 6, but Starbucks is planning on celebrating all weekend long.
  Starbucks is giving away buy-one-get-one macchiatos between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. from Aug. 3-7 with the hopes of promoting friendship. The types of macchiatos to choose from include: Iced Caramel Macchiatos, Iced Cinnamon Almond Milk Macchiatos and Coconut Mocha Macchiatos.
  This isn’t the first time this summer that Starbucks is being generous with BOGOs as at the end
  
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• New Soundkeeper Chosen

  03-08-2017 21:50
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Long Island Sound has a new watchdog who will be battling pollution and advocating before federal and local governments.
  William Lucey was officially introduced Thursday as the new “soundkeeper” of the 1,300-square-mile estuary that stretches from New York City to the eastern shores of Long Island and Connecticut.
  The 48-year-old native of Wilton, Connecticut, is returning home after spending the past two decades working environment-related jobs in Hawaii
  
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• Malloy: Municipal Aid ‘Must Be On The Table’ In Budget Talks

  03-08-2017 21:46
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has asked his budget director to provide him with detailed information about municipal finances, suggesting he’d support reductions in state aid to cities and towns included in a yet-to-be-reached state budget agreement.
  In a letter released Thursday, the Democrat said how Connecticut finances municipal aid — the state’s largest expenditure — “must be on the table for discussion with the General Assembl
  
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• New Watchdog Hired To Monitor Long Island Sound

  03-08-2017 21:44
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Long Island Sound has a new watchdog who will be battling pollution and advocating before federal and local governments.
  William Lucey was officially introduced Thursday as the new “soundkeeper” of the 1,300-square-mile estuary that stretches from New York City to the eastern shores of Long Island and Connecticut.
  The 48-year-old native of Wilton, Connecticut, is returning home after spending the past two decades working environment-related jobs in Hawai
  
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• Police Search for Man Wanted After Hampton Burglary

  03-08-2017 21:24
  
  A standoff that lasted for hours in Willimantic Wednesday ended without police finding a suspect and state police are asking for help to find a Willimantic man.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Toddler hospitalized, Ohio babysitter arrested after children spotted in back of U-Haul truck

  03-08-2017 21:13
  ELYRIA, Ohio – A babysitter and her fiance face multiple charges after a city worker called police Thursday to report a group of children getting into the back of a U-Haul truck at an Ohio gas station. The man told police he spotted the truck at the Speedway on Lorain Boulevard in Elyria and prevented the driver from pulling away. According to the police report, four children between the ages of 2 and 6, a 15-year-old and the female suspect were […]
  
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• Back to School Drive held by Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford back for 3rd year

  03-08-2017 20:44
  WEST HARTFORD — The 3rd Annual Back to School Drive held by the Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford has started again. The drive, which starts Monday, August 1st, goes until Sunday, August 20th. The drive, which is also co-sponsored by The Mandell JCC’s Family Room and PJ Library of Greater Hartford, collects newly purchased school supplies from the public for children and teens in need. Residents and businesses are invited to help a child living in or near poverty […]
  
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• DEEP temporarily bans alcohol at Gardner Lake State Park in Salem

  03-08-2017 20:32
  SALEM – Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has temporarily banned the possession and consumption of alcohol at Gardner Lake State Park in Salem to improve management of that park and address public safety issues. The ban will go into effect on Saturday. DEEP Commissioner Robert Klee said, “I have exercised my authority to declare a 90-day ban on alcohol at Gardner Lake State Park because large numbers of people consuming large volumes of alco
  
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• 2017 Big 10 Football Preview: East Division

  03-08-2017 20:12
  Ryan Mayer
  College football season is almost here. As you prepare to root for your favorite team on Saturday, we’ll bring you previews of each conference, separating the teams into a couple categories: contenders, bowl teams, non-bowl teams and rebuilding. The tiers are fairly self-explanatory. Contenders means these teams will push for the division/conference title. Bowl teams are expected to be in the conversation for a bowl bid, non-bowl teams aren’t. Rebuilding teams are in
  
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• IDs In Waterbury Crash

  03-08-2017 20:11
  WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) – Two Waterbury men have been killed a head-on collision that also injured three others.
  The Waterbury Republican-American reports (http://bit.ly/2u7tuEh) that police identified the victims on Thursday as 32-year-old Norman Roberts and 47-year-old George Martinez.
  Roberts had been driving east on Homer Street in a Hyundai at around 7 p.m. Wednesday when his car collided with Martinez’s Subaru, which was heading theopposite direction. Both drivers were killed and
  
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• Diamond Dallas Page, WWE Legend And Healer, Talks Wrestling And Yoga

  03-08-2017 20:05
  By Chuck Carroll
  Diamond Dallas Page is a healer who believes that with hard work, money will follow. With those principles, it’s no surprise that he has become a karma millionaire.
  A nose-to-the-grindstone mentality and refusal to resign to limitations has taken the one-time nightclub employee to unimaginable heights. If his life is an obstacle course, he is dead set on dominating the challenges in front of him.
  At an age where most wrestlers are slowing down, Page transitioned from the m
  
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• Video shows angry customers trash Florida Chick-fil-A over chicken nuggets

  03-08-2017 19:54
  WARNING: Some of the footage contains explicit language. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A group of angry customers trashed a Chick-fil-A after a disagreement over chicken nuggets, WJXT reports. The incident happened Monday evening at a Jacksonville, Florida restaurant. Allison Music walked into the restaurant and noticed two males arguing with employees. “The teenage boy was arguing with them about his chicken nuggets and getting his refund back. They refunded his money, but I guess he li
  
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• Ban On Alcohol At State Park

  03-08-2017 19:37
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut officials are temporarily banning alcohol at Gardner Lake State Park in Salem.
  Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Robert Klee said Thursday the 90-day ban on the possession and consumption of alcohol stems from large numbers of people at the park who have been consuming large volumes of alcohol.
  Klee says State Environmental Conservation Police officers will enforce the ban, which was requested by Salem’s state legislativ
  
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• Police identify victims involved fatal Waterbury crash

  03-08-2017 19:33
  WATERBURY —  Police have identified the two people who died following a car accident that also left three others injured Wednesday night. Police said Norman Roberts, 32, of Waterbury, was driving eastbound on Home Street when his car collided with George Martinez, of Waterbury whose car was heading westbound. Police said Roberts’ car collided head-on with Martinez. Police said Martinez died on the scene. Roberts was rushed to St. Mary’s hospital where he was pronounced dea
  
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• Police ID Victims of Waterbury Crash That Killed 2

  03-08-2017 19:21
  
  Two people were killed and another three were injured in a crash in Waterbury Wednesday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Temporary Alcohol Ban Issued for Gardner Lake State Park

  03-08-2017 19:20
  
  Alcohol consumption is banned at Gardner Lake State Park in Salem for now, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.Photo Credit: Getty Images/Aurora Creative
  
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• A sneak peek of this year’s Big E

  03-08-2017 19:10
  MASSACHUSETTS —  The Big E is back and it’s bringing another year of entertainment, exhibits, amazing fair foods, rides and shopping. With all of these attractions, the largest fair in the Northeast is ready to offer fair-goers another round of a fun-filled 17 days of the year starting September 15 to October 1. Entertainment Music lovers, get ready to put on your dancing shoes. This year has a diverse line-up of great shows at The Big E’s Xfinity arena and […]
  
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• A sneak peak of this year’s Big E

  03-08-2017 19:10
  MASSACHUSETTS —  The Big E is back and it’s bringing another year of entertainment, exhibits, amazing fair foods, rides and shopping. With all of these attractions, the largest fair in the Northeast is ready to offer fair-goers another round of a fun-filled 17 days of the year starting September 15 to October 1. Entertainment Music lovers, get ready to put on your dancing shoes. This year has a diverse line-up of great shows at The Big E’s Xfinity arena and […]
  
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• Yard Goats Announce 2018 Season Schedule

  03-08-2017 18:38
  
  The Hartford Yard Goats on Thursday announced their 2018 schedule, which includes 70 home games at Dunkin' Donuts Park.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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• Woman charged with manslaughter in Bridgeport in death of asthmatic man

  03-08-2017 18:33
  BRIDGEPORT — Police have charged a woman with manslaughter in connection with the death of a man who suffered an asthma attack while he was being assaulted and later died. The Connecticut Post reports that Bridgeport police arrested 23-year-old Latia Quarles on Wednesday. Police responded to the hospital for a report of an assault on April 27. Witnesses told police that 26-year-old Victor Diaz had been assaulted by several people. During the assault, Diaz suffered an asthma attack. He was
  
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• Police Investigating After Man Is Shot in Hamden

  03-08-2017 18:28
  
  A 23-year-old man was shot in Hamden on Wednesday afternoon and police are investigating.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Mutual Aid Called in After North Haven Fire

  03-08-2017 18:28
  
  The Hamden Fire Department says it is providing mutual aid to battle a a fire on Maple Avenue in North Haven.Photo Credit: NBC 7
  
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• 2 Charged In Gunpoint Bike Theft

  03-08-2017 18:25
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) – Two Connecticut men have been charged with stealing a 12-year-old boy’s bike at gunpoint.
  The Stamford Advocate (http://bit.ly/2fatSee ) reports that the 24- and 19-year-old suspects have been charged with first-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery.
  Police say the boy was riding in Leone Park in Stamford on July 18 when he was approached by five men.
  The boy told police one of the men pulled a gun from his waistband, held it to his head as the
  
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• Yard Goats announce 2018 schedule

  03-08-2017 18:12
  Do you have what it takes to protect the planet from extraterrestrial invaders?If so, NASA is looking for you.The space agency is hiring a Planetary Protection Officer who will be tasked with ensuring...
  
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• Steamboat Sabino Sets Sail After Restoration

  03-08-2017 17:30
  
  The steamboat Sabino, a national historic landmark, is ready for passenger voyage again.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Texting suicide case: Michelle Carter to be sentenced, faces up to 20 years

  03-08-2017 17:26
  TAUNTON, Mass. — Michelle Carter’s own words helped seal her involuntary manslaughter conviction in the suicide of her boyfriend Conrad Roy III. Hundreds of her text messages presented as evidence over six days of testimony in June convinced a Massachusetts judge of her guilt in a criminal case that hinged largely on the teenage couple’s intimate cellphone exchanges. Bristol County Juvenile Court Judge Lawrence Moniz will have an opportunity to hear directly from Carter an
  
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• Texting suicide case: Michelle Carter sentenced to 2.5 years in prison on involuntary manslaughter

  03-08-2017 17:26
  TAUNTON, Mass. — Michelle Carter’s own words helped seal her involuntary manslaughter conviction in the suicide of her boyfriend Conrad Roy III. Hundreds of her text messages presented as evidence over six days of testimony in June convinced a Massachusetts judge of her guilt in a criminal case that hinged largely on the teenage couple’s intimate cellphone exchanges. Bristol County Juvenile Court Judge Lawrence Moniz will have an opportunity to hear directly from Carter an
  
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• Woman Struck By Car in Wallingford Sustains Serious Injuries

  03-08-2017 17:24
  
  A 35-year-old Meriden woman was hit by a car in Wallingford Wednesday night and suffered serious injuries.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Caught on camera: Airport worker stuck by lightning

  03-08-2017 17:22
  FLORIDA —   A bolt of lightning that struck the tail of a Southwest plane on the tarmac, seriously injured an airport worker standing nearby. The 21-year-old man suffered third-degree burns all over his body and was bleeding in his brain. Austin Dunn was taken to the hospital where he was then released and is reportedly doing much better. Dunn, wearing orange, is near the nose of the plane as the lightning bolt causes a bright flash to go off […]
  
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• CT Clear the Shelters Locations on Aug. 19

  03-08-2017 17:20
  
  Full list of Clear the Shelter locations in Connecticut for August 19.Photo Credit: Getty Images/Image SourceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• CBS Sports Expands Coverage Of 2017 PGA Championship

  03-08-2017 16:16
  By Matt Citak
  The 2017 PGA Championship, the final major of the year, is set to begin next Thursday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. It will be the tournament’s 99th edition, and for the 27th consecutive year, CBS Sports will be there with live 18-hole coverage. Quail Hollow is a regular stop on the PGA Tour, hosting the Wells Fargo Championship from 2003-2016, but this will be its first major.
  “This is a major championship venue…” said Jim Nantz, who w
  
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• Hartford PD arrests 8 following prostitution sting

  03-08-2017 16:09
  HARTFORD – Police said they arrested eight females Wednesday morning after conducting a citywide prostitution detail in Hartford. The operation was conducted following numerous citizen complaints regarding street level prostitution throughout the city. Police said they conducted surveillance, locating suspected prostitutes. They placed an undercover detective posing as a “John” into the area to be engaged by the suspects for solicitations. The following female suspects were arr
  
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• Police Investigating After Man in Shot in Hamden

  03-08-2017 16:07
  
  A 23-year-old man was shot in Hamden on Wednesday afternoon and police are investigating.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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