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• Small Plane Makes Hard Landing At Guilford Fairgrounds

  14-08-2017 23:51
  (CBS Connecticut) — A green biplane made an emergency landing at the Guilford Fairgrounds this afternoon.
  Guilford Police said there were no injuries.
  The plane came to rest upright in a field.
  
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• Courtney, Larson Support Proposal Granting Early Access To Medicare

  14-08-2017 22:59
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Members of Congress from Connecticut are seeking to change a federal law to allow people approaching retirement age to buy Medicare health coverage before they would otherwise be eligible for the program.
  Eastern Connecticut Congressman Joe Courtney says giving people the option of buying Medicare coverage on health insurance exchanges could save money for patients between the ages of 50 and 65.
  “Our buy-in proposal would allow individuals and smal
  
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• Sexual Misconduct Investigation Temporarily Sidelines Plainfield Fire Department

  14-08-2017 22:58
  (CBS Connecticut) — Plainfield Police today revealed that they are investigating a possible crime at the town’s fire department.
  Plainfield officers searched the Fire Department on Norwich Road in Plainfield at 5:30 pm Thursday.
  Other fire departments were put on notice to respond to any fires or other calls during the search.
  Investigators say public safety was maintained.
  Police say they were investigating allegations of sexual misconduct by a member of the fire department.
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• Transportation Officials Narrow Options For I-84 Alterations

  14-08-2017 22:54
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Connecticut transportation officials are weighing technical analysis and public input as they narrow their options for realigning I-84 in Hartford and replacing Union Station.
  State Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker says they are considering whether the highway should be elevated, tunneled, or placed at or near grade. “Later this year we hope to come out with a small set of options to get us to a preferred alternative. Th
  
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• Southington Plagued By 10 Vehicle Burglaries Over Weekend

  14-08-2017 22:51
  SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A string of vehicle burglaries over the weekend has Southington Police reminding residents to lock their vehicle doors and not leave the keys inside.
  Police report that ten vehicle burglaries took place in town between Saturday and Sunday, including two in which the car was stolen.  Each of the burglaries occurred in the southwest part of town.
  Authorities say in all the cases, the vehicles were left unlocked.
  
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• Connecticut Honors Aviator Reputed To Fly Before Wrights

  14-08-2017 22:44
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — An aviator who Connecticut officials say beat the Wright brothers in being the first in flight by two years has been honored.
  U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim and other officials joined family members of Gustave Whitehead in the city Monday to recognize him and the 116th anniversary of what state officials have called the “first manned, controlled flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft.”
  Connecticut officials say the
  
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• Waterbury Man Accused of Home Burglary in Farmington

  14-08-2017 21:47
  
  A 32-year-old Waterbury man has been arrested and charged in connection with a home burglary in Farmington Monday morning.Photo Credit: Farmington Police
  
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• Plainfield police investigating allegations of sexual misconduct at fire department

  14-08-2017 21:45
  PLAINFIELD — Police conducted a search at the fire department in connection with alleged sexual misconduct. Police said they executed a search and seizure warrant on Thursday at the Plainfield Fire Department, 620 Norwich Road in Plainfield. The investigation is in connection with an allegation of sexual misconduct by a member of the Plainfield Fire Department which allegedly occurred at the fire department. The Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communication handled emergency calls while the sea
  
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• Rabbi Charged With Sex Assault Makes First Court Appearance

  14-08-2017 21:07
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut rabbi accused of raping and molesting a teenage boy has appeared before a judge for the first time since being arrested last month.
  Rabbi Daniel Greer, of New Haven, did not say anything Monday during the brief hearing in New Haven Superior Court. His next hearing is Aug. 29.
  The 77-year-old Greer is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy who attended the Yeshiva of New Haven school from 2001 to 2005. Greer was a founder and principal of the sch
  
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• Trumps signs memorandum addressing China’s practices about intellectual property

  14-08-2017 21:05
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wants a trade investigation of China for the alleged theft of American technology and intellectual property. Trump signed an executive order Monday asking his trade office to consider the probe. In the midst of a 17-day vacation, Trump plans to leave his New Jersey golf club and return to Washington to sign the order. There is no deadline for deciding if any investigation is necessary. Such an investigation easily could last a year. In a […]
  
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• Connecticut ranked as one of the Top 10 states to raise a family

  14-08-2017 21:01
  HARTFORD — Connecticut has been ranked inside the Top Ten places in 2017, to raise a family. According to Wallethub.com, the Constitution state ranks ninth between South Dakota (10) and Iowa (8). The top rank state to raise a family was North Dakota, while New Mexico ranks at the very bottom. Wallet Hub’s data team compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on the forty key indicators of family-friendly. Connecticut also ranks fifteenth in Family Fun, third in [&h
  
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• Family comes home to blood splattered on floors, walls after dog attacks intruder

  14-08-2017 20:47
  RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia family returned home to find their floors and walls splattered in blood after their German Shepherd apparently attacked an intruder, according to WRIC. Tristan Murrin said he knew something was wrong when the dog greeted him at the front door. “We noticed something when we walked in, when I walked in with my mother and there is blood spots on the ground, we looked up stairs and you see trails of blood coming from up stairs going […]
  
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• Norwalk Police Warn of Scam Targeting Landscapers

  14-08-2017 20:35
  
  Scammers have been targeting landscapers out of money and Norwalk police are issuing a warning to help landscapers spot the scam.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Norwalk police are investigating fraud with landscapers

  14-08-2017 20:30
  NORWALK — Police are asking landscapers in Norwalk to be on guard because of  scammers. Police said the fraud begins when the suspect calls the landscaping company, asking for their services. After the suspect agrees to pay for the services, they then asked to the landscapers to pay additional money to a subcontractor (plumber, electrician, etc.) who will also be working at the location. The company pays the alleged subcontractor but then discovers the check or credit card, are fraudu
  
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• Powerball Jackpot Grows to $430 Million

  14-08-2017 20:16
  
  The jackpot for Powerball continues to grow and the estimate for Wednesday’s drawing is $430 million.Photo Credit: File Photo
  
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• New Canaan Mother Left 11-Week-Old Alone in Hot Car: Police

  14-08-2017 19:57
  
  A New Canaan mother was arrested after she allegedly left her 11-week-old baby inside a hot car for near 50 minutes while she ran errands, according to police.Photo Credit: New Canaan Police Department
  
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• Police ID Woman Killed In Shooting That Injured Man

  14-08-2017 19:53
  STRATFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Police have identified a woman who was killed in a shooting that left a man seriously injured in Stratford.
  Police say the shootings happened just after midnight Sunday following an argument in the street. Twenty-seven-year-old Raenetta Catchings, of Stratford, was pronounced dead at Bridgeport Hospital. A 24-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition.
  Police have not named a suspect in the shootings. There was no word on a possible moti
  
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• Police ID Victim Killed in Stratford Double Shooting

  14-08-2017 19:21
  
  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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• Amtrak Solar Eclipse Train Sells Out In Just 22 Hours

  14-08-2017 19:14
  CBS Local — Amtrak says a special train ride taking passengers along the route of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse sold out in less than a day. The 409-seat passenger train in Illinois will be traveling from Chicago’s Union Station to Carbondale, Ill.
  The special eclipse train will also pick up passengers in Champaign, Illinois before arriving in Carbondale, where the historic event can reportedly been seen for over 2 and a half minutes. Amtrak is handing out eclipse-viewing
  
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• Boston Bruins to Visit Hartford During Inaugural Summer Fan Fest Tour

  14-08-2017 19:05
  
  The Boston Bruins plan on giving back to their supporters here in Connecticut, as well the other five New England states, this summer. The team is taking its first ”Summer Fan Fest Tour” and will make a stop at...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Connecticut BBB gives tips to block robocalls

  14-08-2017 18:48
  HARTFORD — Connecticut Better Business Bureau says consumers can help reduce the number of unwanted, annoying and illegal scam telephone calls, as part of a new Federal Trade Commission program. The FTC initiative involves providing telecommunications companies and other industry partners with known robocallers’ telephone numbers every day, to bolster efforts to reduce and prevent the computer-dialed calls. The FTC collects scammers’ telephone numbers from consumer complaints t
  
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• Foxwoods to Add Thrill Rides

  14-08-2017 18:43
  
  Two thrill rides are coming to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashanutucket. The casino announced Monday that it will open the Thrill Tower at Foxwoods, which will include the Sky Drop and Sky Launch.
  
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• President Trump calls out Nazis, white supremacists and the KKK

  14-08-2017 18:38
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump directly condemned white supremacists and neo-Nazis in a statement from the White House Monday afternoon. “Racism is evil — and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and other hate groups are repugnant to everything we hold dear as Americans,” Trump said in response to the attacks in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend. “Those who spread violence in
  
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• Man Charged With Murder In Fatal Weekend Shooting

  14-08-2017 18:35
  WATERBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Waterbury police have charged a man with murder after a fatal weekend shooting in the city.
  Police responded to a call Saturday morning from the hospital about a man who was shot in the head. The Republican-American reports that 35-year-old Terry Smith died shortly after arriving at the hospital.
  Later that day, police arrested and charged 46-year-old Robert Williams with murder. Williams is currently being held on a $1 million bond. It’s n
  
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• Officials Consider Adding Warnings at Silver Sands

  14-08-2017 18:32
  
  The signs warning of danger at the Silver Sands State Park sandbar could change. Officials with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection are considering making changes after a meeting...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• State consumer division recovers $4M in insurance violations

  14-08-2017 18:20
  HARTFORD — Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade announced Monday that the Connecticut Insurance Department recovered $4 million for Connecticut consumers and taxpayers in the first half of 2017. “The Department stands ready to help and advise consumers with any insurance concern and we do exactly that for thousands of our citizens each year,” Wade said in a statement. “Whether it’s navigating a claims process, finding a lost life insurance policy or gaining a be
  
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• Rupert and Reginy Need a Forever Home

  14-08-2017 18:15
  
  One Groton rescue is hoping Clear the Shelters on August 19 will be the happiest day for two dogs who’ve waited far too long to find a family.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• WWE icon Ric Flair reportedly hospitalized with ‘tough medical issues’

  14-08-2017 17:55
  Former professional wrestler Ric Flair has reportedly been hospitalized after suffering from some “tough medical issues,” according to WCVB in Boston. They said Flair is in the intensive care unit for heart-related issues. Mike Johnson with PW Insider reports Flair was being hospitalized near his home in Atlanta. Melinda Morris Zanoni, a rep for Flair, sent out a tweet asking for prayers and positive energy for the wrestling legend. Zanoni had previously tweeted that Flair was hospit
  
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• High Bacteria Levels Found at Rogers Lake in Old Lyme

  14-08-2017 17:38
  
  Public health officials are advising against getting in the water at Rogers Lake in Old Lyme after samples collected at the swimming area showed high levels of bacteria.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty to Supplying Heroin in Fatal Overdose Case

  14-08-2017 17:37
  
  A Bridgeport man has pleaded guilty charges he supplied heroin to a man who fatally overdosed at a Monroe home in November 2016.
  
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• West Haven police warn parents about bike-riding dangers

  14-08-2017 17:28
  WEST HAVEN — The West Haven Police Department is issuing a warning to  parents about dangerous bike riding that they’s seen in town. West Haven police said they’re making the request to the parents because they’ve seen kids riding their bikes directly in front of cars. “Speak to them before we do,” they warned parents. “If you need assistance visit with them to WHPD,” they posted on their Facebook page. “We will gladly show them the conf
  
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• Man Comes to Rescue After Salisbury Plane Crash

  14-08-2017 17:16
  
  Charles Collin helped save two people who were inside a plane that crashed in Salisbury Sunday afternoon and while his family considers what he did to be a heroic act, Collins said he was just doing the...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 133% leap in children admitted to ER for marijuana, study finds

  14-08-2017 17:02
  As attitudes about marijuana shift around the world, researchers are warning parents that it’s risky to keep it around children, especially those who are too young to know what it is. The number of children who were admitted to emergency rooms for unintentional marijuana intoxication increased by 133% in France over an 11-year period, according to a new study. Marijuana intoxication can occur when a child accidentally ingests a marijuana product or inhales marijuana smoke. Symptoms can var
  
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• BBB Offers Tips to Help Block Robocalls

  14-08-2017 16:58
  
  The Federal Trade Commission launched a new program earlier this month to cut down on the number of illegal robocalls that go out and the Connecticut Better Business Bureau is sharing tips on how you can...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• SpaceX rocket launched into space to research to space station

  14-08-2017 16:56
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  — SpaceX  launched a few tons of research to the International Space Station. An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 12:31 p.m. Monday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Experiments make up most of the 6,400 pounds of cargo. That includes 20 mice. The Dragon capsule is also doubling as an ice cream truck this time. There was extra freezer space, so NASA packed little cups of vanilla, chocolate and birthday cake ice cream for the station’s [
  
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• SpaceX launching research to space station — plus ice cream?

  14-08-2017 16:56
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  — SpaceX will launch a few tons of research to the International Space Station — plus ice cream. An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to blast off at 12:31 p.m. Monday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Experiments make up most of the 6,400 pounds of cargo. That includes 20 mice. The Dragon capsule is also doubling as an ice cream truck this time. There was extra freezer space, so NASA packed little cups of vanilla, chocolate […]
  
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• Keidel: Has Mayweather Really Lost A Step?

  14-08-2017 16:56
  By Jason Keidel
  Just a week ago it said here that the best chance Conor McGregor had of beating Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their ballyhooed bout on Aug 26 was if Mayweather had, as every fighter has at some point, gotten athletically old.And now, Mayweather either agrees with me or is being professionally coy for the sake of coin.During a recent sit-down with Stephen A Smith, Mayweather mused over his upcoming fight with McGregor, and made some unusually candid and self-effacing assertions. Most no
  
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• Truck driver, puppy reunited thanks to hospital nurses in Iowa

  14-08-2017 16:23
  IOWA CITY, Iowa– An Iowa truck driver had to leave his truck – and his puppy – behind. But thanks to two University of Iowa Hospital nurses, he got his beloved pet back. Robert Prichard had a medical emergency while driving on I-80 and had to be taken to the University of Iowa hospital by ambulance, leaving his four-legged companion, Bandit, behind in his truck. “If it hadn’t been for these two right here, I would have lost him last […]
  
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• WATCH: Rare white moose filmed in Sweden

  14-08-2017 16:21
  VARMLAND, Sweden — A rare white moose captured on film in Sweden has people around the world mesmerized. Rare white moose spotted in Sweden pic.twitter.com/jwPayHmzmC — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 13, 2017 According to the BBC, there are only about 100 of the white moose in the country. “The moose aren’t albino, but grow white fur from a genetic mutation,” the BBC reported. Albino animals are pure white with pink or red eyes. People on Twitter said it looked
  
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• Waterbury Man Under Arrest Following Police Chase

  14-08-2017 16:16
  WATERBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A Waterbury man is under arrest, accused of leading state police on a chase that ended when his SUV slammed into another vehicle, and he tried to make a run for it.
  Troopers say they attempted to pull over Jeffrey Ralik Brown, 26, around 9:20 p.m. Sunday on Pearl Lake Road in Waterbury for a motor vehicle violation. Police say Brown fled and led police on a 3.8-mile chase that ended on Southmayd Road where he crashed into a Jeep and tried to flee on foo
  
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• New York Man Accused of Stealing from Cars in Westport

  14-08-2017 16:12
  
  A New York man was arrested on burglary charges after police say he was breaking into cars early Friday morning.Photo Credit: Westport Police Department
  
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• Suspect Crashed Into Another Car While Fleeing Troopers: CSP

  14-08-2017 15:53
  
  A Waterbury man is accused of fleeing police and causing an accident that sent one person to the hospital.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Rookie Prospects Can Mess With Your Fantasy Baseball Roster

  14-08-2017 15:38
  By Sam McPherson
  Last Monday in this space, we recommended fantasy baseball team owners drop catcher/first baseman Alex Avila after his trade from the Detroit Tigers to the Chicago Cubs. Then, the defending World Series champions suddenly lose their top catcher to an injury a few days later, and Avila suddenly has fantasy relevancy once again. It’s a tough world to stay on top of for six months straight, isn’t it?
  The Avila example above is an extreme case, but it’s not just in
  
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• MA Officer On Charlottesville Killing: ‘Hahahaha Love This’

  14-08-2017 15:26
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts police department is investigating a Facebook comment by an officer who wrote “Hahahaha love this” in response to a story about a car crashing into counter-protesters at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one person and injuring at least 19 others.
  Springfield Police Commissioner John Barbieri says he received a complaint about the comment Sunday and opened an internal investigation.
  Officer Conrad Larivier
  
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• New park to be named for Boston Marathon bombing’s youngest victim

  14-08-2017 15:22
  BOSTON — A groundbreaking will be held for a park dedicated to the youngest victim of the Boston Marathon attacks. Eight-year-old Martin Richard was one of three people killed when two bombs planted near the finish line exploded on April 15, 2013. Members of the Richard family will celebrate the beginning of construction of Martin’s Park on Wednesday at 1 p.m. They will be joined by Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Democratic Boston Mayor Martin Walsh. The space will [
  
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• Connecticut To Honor Aviator Reputed To Fly Before Wrights

  14-08-2017 15:17
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials who say a hometown aviator beat the Wright brothers in being the first in flight by two years are honoring him in a ceremony.
  A Bridgeport ceremony is scheduled Monday to recognize Gustave Whitehead and the 116th anniversary of what state officials have called the “first manned, controlled flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft.”
  A replica of Whitehead’s aircraft will be displayed.
  Connecticut officials say the Germa
  
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• Bridgeport Man Faces Sentencing In Child Sex Trafficking Case

  14-08-2017 15:13
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Bridgeport man faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison when he is sentenced on federal child sex trafficking charges.
  Twenty-nine-year-old Jason Prawl, who pleaded guilty in May, is scheduled to go back before a U.S. District Court judge in Hartford on Monday.
  Prawl was one of five people arrested during a human trafficking sting in Milford in February 2016.
  Prosecutors say he recruited a 17-year-old girl who began seeing men in Prawl’s apartment beg
  
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• Several Vigils Held In Connecticut After Violent White Supremacist Rally

  14-08-2017 15:11
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP and CBS Connecticut) — Several vigils were held in Connecticut following violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, during a white supremacist rally.
  Three people were killed Saturday and dozens were injured as white nationalists protested the city’s decision to remove a Confederate monument. A car rammed into a crowd of protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer, and a state police helicopter crashed into the woods, leaving two troopers onboard dead.
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• Warning Issued After Car Thefts, Break-Ins in Southington

  14-08-2017 15:10
  
  Police are issuing a warning to residents of Southington after several car thefts and break-ins over the weekend.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Connecticut Rabbi In Alleged Sex Assault Case To Face Judge

  14-08-2017 15:07
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut rabbi accused of repeatedly raping and molesting a teenage boy is set to make his first court appearance since being arrested last month.
  Rabbi Daniel Greer is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in New Haven Superior Court on felony charges of second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. His lawyer says he will plead not guilty, but it’s not clear if he will enter pleas Monday.
  The 77-year-old Greer is accused of sexually assaulting
  
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