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• Couple moving grill in SUV injured in explosion after one lights a cigarette: Police

  13-08-2017 23:57
  ORLANDO — A couple moving a gas grill in an SUV was injured when one of the pair lit a cigarette and an explosion resulted on Sunday. Orlando police released photos of the Kia Sorento that showed extensive damage to the SUV with the roof blown out, and the airbags deployed. The windshield was lying on the ground. All the other glass was blown from the vehicle. Police said the couple in the SUV sustained burns; but their injuries were […]
  
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• The Real Story: Threat of war with North Korea

  13-08-2017 23:37
  A panel of experts weighs in on the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Is war inevitable? How can it be avoided? Guests: National Security analyst Lew Nescott. International Relations Expert Yvonne Davis Foreign Policy Specialist Scott Bates
  
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• Minor injuries after a small plane crash in Salisbury

  13-08-2017 23:20
  SALISBURY — Emergency crews are on the scene of a small plane that crashed in the Salisbury – Lakeville area. Crews were heading to Mount Ryga Road after they received phone called about a downed plane. The call came in around 5 p.m. State Police said a small plane was reported to be in a tree. Police said the two occupants were taken to Sharon Hospital for evaluation. DEEP was headed to the scene because of a fuel spill. State […]
  
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• No Powerball winner, jackpot climbs again

  13-08-2017 22:34
  Didn’t win the $393 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday? A massive Powerball grand prize is still up for grabs. There was yet again no Powerball winner after a drawing Saturday night, so the jackpot will roll over to the next drawing on Wednesday night. Powerball officials estimate the jackpot for the Wednesday drawing at $430 million. The drawings can be seen on WCCT Channel 20. The Powerball prize pool has been building since June 10. One player in Illinois won […]
  
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• Drunk American punched for making ‘Nazi salute’ in German bar

  13-08-2017 22:06
  DRESDEN, Germany — An American man suffered minor injuries in Dresden after being punched for making a Nazi salute while drunk in a bar, German police said Sunday. The 41-year-old man “was very drunk” early Saturday morning when he made the “Hitler greeting” at a bar in the Neustadt district of Dresden, deputy police chief Lutz Milker said. “He didn’t say anything — just the salute. So far we have no explanation why.” The Nazi salute, Hitlerg
  
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• Police investigating multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Clinton

  13-08-2017 21:54
  CLINTON — A crash that closed a section of I-95 Northbound in Clinton Sunday afternoon has been cleared. The highway was closed between Exits 62 and 63 because of a multi-vehicle accident according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. It reopened around 4:20 p.m. The accident happened around 3:30 p.m. Check back for further details as they develop. For more traffic information, go here. 
  
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• Two US service members killed, five others injured in Iraq

  13-08-2017 21:36
  Two US service members were killed and five were injured Sunday during combat operations in northern Iraq, according to a statement from US Central Command. “Initial reports indicate the incident was not due to enemy contact,” the statement said. The incident is under investigation. The troops were part of the US- led coalition that has been fighting against ISIS in Iraq since 2014. They were not immediately identified. Coalition commander Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend iissued a statemen
  
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• CT Residents to Rally Against Violence at Virginia Protests

  13-08-2017 21:18
  
  People in Connecticut are rallying to support those who stood up to white nationalists in Charlottesville, Va. after one person was killed and dozens others were injured when counter-protesters clashed with the...Photo Credit: Reverend Anthony Bennett
  
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• West Haven Police Investigating Shooting on Ridge Court West

  13-08-2017 21:04
  
  West Haven police are investigating a shooting in the area of Ridge Court West near Meloy Road Sunday afternoon.
  
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• West Haven Police Search for Suspect in Threatening Incident

  13-08-2017 19:59
  
  West Haven police are looking for a possible suspect after a man reported being threatened with a handgun by another male, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 1 Dead, 1 Critically Injured in Stratford Shooting

  13-08-2017 19:45
  
  A woman is dead and a man critically injured in a shooting incident on North Avenue in Stratford Sunday.Photo Credit: Stratford Police Department
  
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• 5 Teens Accused of Stealing from Mall, Fleeing in Stolen SUV

  13-08-2017 19:24
  
  Trumbull police have arrested five teenagers accused of stealing a bag from the Westfield Trumbull Mall then fleeing in a stolen vehicle.
  
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• Senator Chris Murphy to walk across the state for the second time

  13-08-2017 18:28
  KILLINGLY —  Today, Senator Chris Murphy will be walking across Connecticut for the second time. It’s a slow and steady walk across the state as he meetings with people on streets and dirty roads to listen to them and get feedback from residents in the state. The senator will be walking 103 miles through 21 towns over the next five days. During this time he’ll hold a series of pop up town halls every day. This is so that he […]
  
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• Woman killed Charlottesville crash identified

  13-08-2017 18:08
  CHARLOTTESVILLE — The 32-year old woman killed in Charlottesville on Saturday has been identified as Heather Heyer, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Sunday. Heyer was killed after a car rammed into a crowd of demonstrators protesting against white supremacists. Shortly before the attack Saturday, fistfights and screaming matches erupted between counterprotesters and white nationalists protesting the removal of a confederate monument. The clashes led to the cancellation of scheduled prote
  
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• Stratford Police investigating double shooting on North Avenue

  13-08-2017 17:49
  STRATFORD — Stratford Police say they are investigating a shooting that happened on North Avenue late Sunday morning. Police say that there were two victims, a 27-year-old female, and a 24-year-old male. There is no word on the extent of injuries. The investigation is ongoing. SPD is investigating a shooting on North Ave. two victims. 27 years old female and male 24 years old. Investigation ongoing. pic.twitter.com/n1XmbfR2Jl — Stratford P.D. CT (@StratfordPDCT) August 13, 2017
  
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• Hartford Man Charged with Murder in Fatal July 4th Shooting

  13-08-2017 16:56
  
  A Hartford man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a 25-year-old East Hartford man on the Fourth of July.Photo Credit: Hartford Police Department
  
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• Homicide Suspect Arrested

  13-08-2017 15:39
  (HARTFORD,Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A Hartford man is due on Hartford Superior Court Monday charged in the shooting death of a 25 year old man in the city last month.26 year old William Coleman is accused in the shooting of Victor Millan, who was found on Wadsworth Street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on July 4th.Millan was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Coleman is charged with Murder,Conspiracy to Commit Murder,Criminal Possession of a Firearm,Criminal Use of Firearm, Unlawful Disc
  
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• Hartford police arrest suspect in connection to July 4th homicide

  13-08-2017 15:37
  HARTFORD — Hartford Police say they’ve arrested a man in connection to the homicide of 25-year-old Victor Millan. Police say they’ve arrested William Coleman, 26, of Hartford and charged him with murder, conspiracy of murder, reckless endangerment, and other charges. The homicide happened on July 4th, when police responded to an incident on Wadsworth Street in the Frog Hollow section of the city just before midnight. According to police, Millan has no criminal record in th
  
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• CT Leaders React to Violence at Va. White Nationalist Rally

  13-08-2017 15:19
  
  Connecticut leaders are joining leaders across the country in condemning the violence that broke out in Charlottesville, Virginia when white supremacists clashed with counter-protesters Saturday.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Connecticut State Trooper Injured in Motorcycle Accident

  13-08-2017 15:12
  
  A Connecticut State Police Motorcycle Trooper was taken to the hospital following a crash Sunday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• State Trooper Injured In Crash

  13-08-2017 14:38
  (NEW BRITAIN,Conn./CBS Connecticut)– A Connecticut State Motorcycle Trooper  suffered non-life threatening injuries in a crash Sunday morning on Farmington Avenue in New Britain. It happened around 8 am.The trooper was taken to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford for treatment of possibly  broken  bones.
  New Britain Police are investigating.
  
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• State Trooper injured after motorcycle crash in New Britain

  13-08-2017 14:32
  NEW BRITAIN — State Police say that a motorcycle Trooper was involved with a motorcycle crash on Sunday in New Britain. Police say it happened on Farmington Avenue near Overlook Avenue around 8 a.m. It’s unknown if anyone else was involved with the crash. The trooper was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. This is a developing story, stay with FOX61 as details emerge.
  
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• Mostly sunny, warm and pleasant today; Monday continues the great weather with more sunshine and low humidity

  13-08-2017 12:14
  Today is a beautiful day with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures. Dew points will be dropping in the upper 50s to low 60s this afternoon and evening, making it feel more comfortable, so overall a very nice ending to the weekend. Monday should continue our stretch of good weather, with sunshine and temperatures in the 80s. Other than a slight chance for a late-day shower on Tuesday, we have more nice weather for the middle of the week, with […]
  
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• Beautiful, warm, sunny on Sunday; Monday continues the good weather

  13-08-2017 12:14
  Sunday will be a beautiful day, with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures. Dew points will be in the low to mid 60s, so it may feel a bit humid at times, but overall it’s a good day. Monday should continue our stretch of good weather, with sunshine and temperatures in the 80s. Other than a slight chance for a late-day shower on Tuesday, we have more nice weather for the middle of the week, with high temperatures right on […]
  
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• Red Sox Rout Yankees 10-5

  13-08-2017 05:54
  NEW YORK (AP) — For a rookie who began this month on the bench, Andrew Benintendi is putting up a monster August.
  Benintendi rocketed a pair of three-run homers off All-Star Luis Severino and the Boston Red Sox bounced back from a tough loss, roughing up the New York Yankees 10-5 Saturday.
  “Two beautiful swings,” Red Sox manager John Farrell said.
  A day after blowing a late lead, the AL East leaders battered Severino for a career-worst 10 runs. Drew Pomeranz pitched t
  
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• Powerball numbers drawn for estimated $356 million jackpot

  13-08-2017 05:11
  DES MOINES, Iowa —  The winning numbers in Saturday night’s  drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 20-24-26-35-49, PowerBall is 19 and Powerplay 2x. The Powerball jackpot drawing is worth an estimated $356 million. The cash option for tonight’s drawing is $224 million. Wednesday’s drawing again didn’t yield a jackpot winner, but three $1 million tickets were purchased nationally. The second-prize tickets were sold in Iowa, Oregon and Texas. A $
  
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• Hundreds from the East Coast gather in Bristol for the little league Mid-Atlantic finals

  13-08-2017 05:11
  BRISTOL – People from all over the East Coast united at the Giamatti Stadium for the Little League Mid-Atlantic Championship. Officials with the Little League said every year, this brings thousands of people to the city. Fairfield took home the win at the New England Regional Finals and there were over 4,000 people at the game which was a great boost to Bristol’s economy. “It didn’t matter how long it was. We were going to be here,”  said Denise Etzler [&hellip
  
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• 640,000 NYC warrants for unpaid summonses tossed in 1 day

  13-08-2017 04:14
  NEW YORK — In a single day, New York City courts have thrown out over 640,000 arrest warrants for people who didn’t pay tickets for minor offenses years ago. District attorneys in four of the city’s five boroughs — the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens — joined in Wednesday’s effort. Applause rang out in a Brooklyn courtroom as 143,532 warrants were cleared. The warrants date back a decade or more. They cite such offenses as riding a bicycle on the [&helli
  
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• UConn women’s basketball team heads to Italy for exhibitions

  13-08-2017 03:34
  STORRS — The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team is off on a 10-day tour of Italy. The Huskies will play exhibition games in Rome, Florence, Trieste and Venice. It will be the first time UConn has played since the last-second overtime loss to Mississippi State in the Final Four, which ended the team’s record 111-game winning streak. The trip is being funded through private donations. UConn coach Geno Auriemma says he hopes the experience will be both educational a
  
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• Caught on Camera: Police searching for suspects who robbed an ATM in Middlefield

  13-08-2017 03:34
  MIDDLEFIELD —  Connecticut State Troopers are asking the public for help in an ATM burglary that occurred at a Middlefield restaurant Wednesday. Early that morning, State Troopers responded to  Guida’s Restaurant at  Meriden Road for a burglary alarm.  Police said that when they arrived, they found the restaurant’s front door broken off the hinges, and the wall next to the door damaged. Troopers searched the inside of the restaurant where it appear
  
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• Virginia law enforcement reveal identity of suspect in deadly Charlottesville car crash

  13-08-2017 03:06
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA —  The suspect being held in a Virginia jail in connection with a deadly crash near a scheduled rally of white nationalists has been identified as James Alex Fields Jr., 20, of Maumee, Ohio, according to Superintendent Martin Kumer with the Albermarle-Charlottesville County Regional Jail. Fields is being held on suspicion of second-degree murder, malicious wounding and failure to stop in an accident that resulted in death. Earlier today, one person was killed amid
  
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• CT Leaders React to Violence at Va. White Supremacist Rally

  13-08-2017 01:53
  
  Connecticut leaders are joining leaders across the country in condemning the violence that broke out in Charlottesville, Virginia when white supremacists clashed with counter-protesters Saturday.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Benintendi 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, Red Sox rout Severino, Yanks 10-5

  13-08-2017 01:36
  NEW YORK — Rookie Andrew Benintendi rocketed a pair of three-run homers off All-Star Luis Severino and the Boston Red Sox bounced back from a tough loss, roughing up the New York Yankees 10-5 Saturday. A day after blowing a late lead, the AL East leaders battered Severino for a career-worst 10 runs. Drew Pomeranz pitched the Red Sox to their ninth win in 10 games, and restored their 4½-game lead over New York. Boston began bruising the Yankees’ staff […]
  
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• Police identify helicopter, troopers in crash in Charlottesville

  13-08-2017 00:42
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. —  Virginia state police said one of their agency’s helicopters crashed Saturday outside Charlottesville, killing two troopers. Police said the helicopter was assisting law enforcement officers monitoring the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. Police said Lt. H. Jay Cullen of Midlothian and Trooper-pilot Berke M.M. Bates of Quinton were killed in the crash. The crash happened just a few hours after a car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully prot
  
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• Officials: White nationalist clashes in Virginia linked to deaths of 2 people aboard crashed helicopter

  13-08-2017 00:42
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. —   Police say a helicopter has crashed near Charlottesville, Virginia, where violent clashes erupted at the site of a white nationalist rally. However, it was unclear if the crash may have been linked to the rally. Viginia State Police said Saturday that the helicopter crashed in a wooded area near a home. No one on the ground was injured. Police said they are investigating the cause of the crash.
  
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• Mostly dry, pleasant, sunny Sunday

  13-08-2017 00:02
  A cold front could bring a round of showers tonight into early Sunday morning (before sunrise). Sunday will turn less humid with partly to mostly sunny skies and highs in the low to mid 80s. Next week features a nice long stretch of dry weather with temperatures near or a little above average for this time of year. Forecast Details: Today: Partly cloudy, humid, chance for a late day/eve shower/thunderstorms. High: upper 70s – low 80s. Tonight: Chance for a […]
  
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