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• Education Officials Call For Quick Completion Of Overdue State Budget

  15-08-2017 23:53
  (CBS Connecticut) — Local school administrators and teachers unions today gathered in Meriden to call on lawmakers and the governor to pass a state budget as soon as possible.
  With the school year about to begin, they say education officials need to know how much money they will get from the state, and how much state funding could be cut.
  Bristol Board of Education Chairman Chris Wilson says his district could not absorb the kind of cuts that have been discussed.
  “You would see large
  
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• 65-Year-Old Trumbull Woman Missing for a Week

  15-08-2017 23:26
  
  A 65-year-old Trumbull woman has been missing since last Tuesday, police said. Beverly Bisch, of Stern Village in Trumbull, was last seen around 7 a.m. on Aug. 8 at the Bridgeport Railroad...Photo Credit: Trumbull Police
  
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• Trumbull police issue Silver Alert for 65-year-old woman missing for a week

  15-08-2017 23:22
  TRUMBULL —  Trumbull Police Department issued a Silver Alert Tuesday for a 65-year-old woman, who has been missing for about one week. Police said Beverly Bisch, who lives in Stern Village in Trumbull, was last seen at about 7 a.m. on Tuesday, August 8 at the Bridgeport Railroad Station where she was dropped off there by a friend. Ms. Bisch said that she intended to visit an friend in New York City. However, police have been unable to determine her exact destination. [&helli
  
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• Teen Sentenced To Minimum Of 5 Years For Armed Drug Robbery

  15-08-2017 23:01
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut teenager who police say shot another teenager while stealing marijuana has pleaded guilty to armed robbery.
  The 17-year-old Stamford resident will be sentenced to serve a mandatory minimum of five years to a maximum of eight years in state prison for the felony. The Stamford Advocate reports the guilty plea was a part of a plea deal to drop other serious charges like first-degree assault and unlawful discharge of a firearm.
  The teenager will also not r
  
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• Court: State can’t vaccinate kids in temporary custody

  15-08-2017 22:52
  HARTFORD — The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s child welfare agency cannot vaccinate children placed temporarily in its custody when the parents object to vaccinations. The 7-0 decision released Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling that allowed the Department of Children and Families to vaccinate two children in temporary state custody. The lower court ruling was put on hold pending an appeal to the Supreme Court. The case involved a couple who oppose vaccinat
  
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• Dragon Boats are back; The drumbeat goes on by the Connecticut River

  15-08-2017 22:48
  HARTFORD — If you’re near it, you will hear it. It’s that time of year when the dragon boat racers take to the waters of the Connecticut River in Hartford. This is the 17th year of the popular competition that has grown to 90 boats. The dragon boat races are part of the Capital City’s Asian festival and bring paddlers to Hartford from all over the region. Bill Sullivan, who is the director of adventure programs for Riverfront Recapture — […]
  
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• Trump says both sides to blame amid Charlottesville backlash

  15-08-2017 22:31
  NEW YORK — President Donald Trump, in a staggering, impromptu press conference in New York on Tuesday, blamed the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend on both sides of the conflict — equating the white supremacists on one side with the “alt-left” on the other side — after his top White House aides spent days trying to clean up after Trump’s initial vague response to the violence. “I think there is blame on both sides,” Trump
  
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• Charges Filed After 6-year-old Left On School Bus On Hot Day

  15-08-2017 21:00
  (CBS Connecticut) — An East Hartford bus driver today was charged with risk of injury to a child and reckless endangerment, after leaving a 6-year-old boy alone on a bus on a hot day.
  The Wethersfield summer school student fell asleep on the bus, and Guillermo Garcia finished his route and drove back to the Access Transportation location on Nutmeg Lane in Glastonbury.
  Glastonbury Police Sergeant Corey Davis says Garcia failed to check the bus before getting off.
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• Fan Essentials: Here’s Floyd Mayweather’s Key To Beating Conor McGregor

  15-08-2017 20:35
  Ryan Mayer
  The mega-fight featuring Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and “The Notorious” Conor McGregor will be here before you know it, as the two are set to square off on August 26th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. With fight night rapidly approaching, experts and analyst have begun to weigh in with their predictions of how the fight will play out. As with any big sporting event, there will be plenty of discussion about the respective “game plans” for the two si
  
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• Binge-Watching TV Shows Causes Poor Sleep Quality, Insomnia, Study Finds

  15-08-2017 19:59
  CBS Local — Binge-watching television shows can lead to unhealthy sleep habits in young adults, according to a new study.
  The new research from the University of Michigan and Leuven School for Mass Communication Research in Belgium surveyed individuals on their television-watching habits and the frequency of their binge-watching sessions, as well as their sleep routine and quality. The participants were also questioned about feeling fatigued and the presence of sleep disorders.
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• Putting Smiley Faces In Work Emails Makes You Look Incompetent, Study Finds

  15-08-2017 19:58
  CBS Local — Sending a smiley face to someone may seem upbeat and innocent, but adding them to work emails could be giving the recipient a bad impression of you.
  Reading “:)” in the content of a work email makes readers think that the sender is less competent than they would if the same email had no smiley face, according to a new study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.
  “Our findings provide first-time evidence that, contrary to actual
  
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• Airbnb Permanently Bans White Supremacists From Using Its Services

  15-08-2017 19:55
  CBS Local — White supremacists have been banned from making reservations and renting out spaces on Airbnb, and permanently denied access to the platform, Airbnb’s co-founder said Tuesday.
  Prior to Saturday’s white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Va., Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk said the startup cancelled reservations made by certain users after the company was notified of a large gathering of white supremacists in the area.
  “We make every one of our
  
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• Superintendents Calling on State Legislators to Pass Budget

  15-08-2017 18:34
  
  Superintendents from public school districts across Connecticut gathered in Meriden Tuesday and urged state legislators to pass a budget.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Mike Gundy, Now 50, Leads Cowboy Team With High Expectations

  15-08-2017 18:30
  By Mike Bachini, CBS Connecticut
  Connecticut (CBS) – When you think of Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy, what comes to mind? Is it the epic post game rant from 10 years ago? Is it the various hairstyles he has, including his now famous mullet? Or is it the fact that he’s been one of the most consistent head coaches in all of college football over the course of his tenure? For most, all three come to mind, and that’s what makes Gundy so great.
  On September 22nd, 200
  
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• Police Refuse To Say Whether Troopers Were Disciplined

  15-08-2017 18:26
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut State Police are refusing to say whether they disciplined a trooper and two sergeants accused of fabricating charges against a sobriety checkpoint protester.
  State police have rejected requests by The Associated Press and other media outlets made under public records laws for copies of the internal affairs investigation report and the results of the probe. The AP recently appealed to the state Freedom of Information Commission.
  The inv
  
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• Suspect Robbed, Assaulted Dunkin' Donuts Employee: PD

  15-08-2017 18:16
  
  Connecticut State Police are searching for a suspect in a robbery at the Dunkin’ Donuts at the North Haven rest stop on Route 15 northbound.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Mother And Daughter Who Kicked Out Store Doors Face Charges

  15-08-2017 17:58
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut mother and her 12-year-old daughter have been charged after police say they kicked out a convenience store’s glass doors because an employee who suspected them of stealing locked them inside.
  The girl is also charged with using a stun gun on the 7-Eleven worker.
  Police say 41-year-old Dorsey Saunders, of Bridgeport, and her daughter were locked in the Fairfield store Sunday night by a clerk who said they stole energy drinks. T
  
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• Milford Man Accused of Threatening to Harm Unborn Child

  15-08-2017 17:49
  
  Milford police have arrested a local man who is accused of threatening to harm an unborn child.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Jim Calhoun Could Come Out of Retirement

  15-08-2017 17:06
  
  University of Connecticut's (UConn) former basketball coach Jim Calhoun might be coming out of retirement.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• 2 German Shepherds Found Abandoned in Glastonbury

  15-08-2017 16:43
  
  Glastonbury police are investigating why two German Shepherds were abandoned within 24 hours at Riverfront Park on Welles Street, and who left them behind.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• 5 Worst Draft Picks in NFL History

  15-08-2017 16:24
  by Rob Joyce
  It’s officially a lost cause for the Buccaneers. After struggling mightily in his rookie season, a missed field goal and an extra point in their first preseason game was enough for Tampa Bay to cut kicker Roberto Aguayo. While at first glance it’s not a noteworthy move – kickers are signed and cut regularly – the Bucs are alas facing ridicule because Aguayo was a second-round draft pick in 2016, the highest kicker drafted in a decade. What’s worse, Tamp
  
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• Best Water Parks In Connecticut

  15-08-2017 16:00
  By Gillian Burdett
  The dog days of summer can leave even the most energetic among us feeling listless and bored. It’s tempting to while away the days hunkered down in an air conditioned room with shades drawn against the glaring sun. If you prefer activity, if you want to get the kids away from the television and video games, a splash into a cool body of water is a surefire way to beat the summer doldrums. Connecticut has several water attractions that offer cooling family fun, guaranteed
  
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• One Pot Meth Lab Found During Traffic Stop on I-84: Police

  15-08-2017 15:58
  
  State police said troopers found what they call a “one pot” methamphetamine lab when they stopped a speeding vehicle on Interstate 84 West in Vernon and they have arrested two people.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Ask the Attorney – Insurance frustration

  15-08-2017 15:27
  Ask the Atty, I was involved in a bad accident this spring and decided to handle it myself because the other person was clearly at fault. Needless to say, the whole process with the insurance companies has been worse than pulling teeth. What are my options to have a lawyer help me expedite this situation? Very frustrated! Beth P
  
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• Police ID Guilford Burglary Suspect Arrested in Marsh

  15-08-2017 15:15
  
  A man attempting to burglarize a Guilford home on Monday morning was arrested in a nearby marsh after fleeing the scene, police said.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Driver in crash with state trooper in Stratford dies in Fairfield crash 

  15-08-2017 14:28
  FAIRFIELD — A deadly crash happened late Monday night in Fairfield after a collision with a state trooper in Stratford. State police said that at around 11:25 p.m. somebody died in a single-car crash in the woods off Route 15 south, near exit 46 in Fairfield. Police said the car was traveling southbound on Route 15 when it left the travel portion of the roadway and entered onto the exit 46 off ramp. Once on the off ramp, the car continued […]
  
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• Hartford Man Charged After Rhode Island Motorcycle Chase

  15-08-2017 14:26
  WESTERLY, R.I. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut man who authorities say was part of a group of motorcyclists that led police on a high-speed chase in Rhode Island is facing charges.
  The Westerly Sun reports that police have charged 22-year-old Widelson Jean, of Hartford, with offenses that include eluding an officer in a high-speed pursuit.
  Westerly police say an officer responding to a report of a suicidal person Sunday evening encountered the motorcyclists, who didn’t move
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge In Lethal Overdose

  15-08-2017 14:22
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing heroin that caused a lethal overdose last year.
  Thirty-four-year-old Careem Bentley, of Bridgeport, pleaded guilty Monday in connection with the November 2016 death of a 37-year-old Monroe man. Investigators determined the man had purchased heroin from Bentley the night before he died.
  Prosecutors say the case is part of a statewide crackdown on people who sell powerful drugs t
  
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• Foxwoods Resort Casino unveils new “Thrill Tower”

  15-08-2017 14:14
  Foxwoods Resort Casino has unveiled two new attractions inside their new Thrill Tower at Foxwoods, opening later this summer. The two new rides, the Sky Drop and the Sky Launch, will offer riders a unique and thrilling experience inside the tower, which is currently under construction on the resort property. Sky Drop will take four riders at a time to the top of the Thrill Tower before dropping them 120 feet back down to the bottom in a free-fall. The ride uses a […]
  
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• Bruno Mars donates $1M from concert to Flint water crisis

  15-08-2017 13:56
  NEW YORK — Bruno Mars is donating $1 million from his Michigan concert to aid those affected by the Flint water crisis. Mars told the audience Saturday at his show in Auburn Hills that he and tour promoter Live Nation are redirecting funds from the concert to The Community Foundation of Greater Flint, a charity. In 2014, Flint switched water sources and failed to add corrosion-reducing phosphates, allowing lead from old pipes to leach into the water. Mars said in […]
  
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• CT Teens Travel to Washington DC to Defend DACA

  15-08-2017 13:43
  
  Busloads of teens from Connecticut are heading to the White House for a rally to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, a program created under the Obama administration that...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Tractor-Trailer Crash Closed Lane on I-95N in Bridgeport

  15-08-2017 13:38
  
  A tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 95 north in Bridgeport caused lane closures in the area Tuesday morning, according to Connecticut State Police.Photo Credit: Contributed photo
  
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• North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to Donald Trump: It’s your move

  15-08-2017 13:31
  North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has finished reviewing a plan to fire four missiles off Guam, and has opted to wait to see what the “foolish Yankees” do next. The comments, published in North Korea’s state media, KCNA, Tuesday, came after US Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned that if North Korea fired on US territory it would be “game on.” Speaking at the Pentagon Monday, Mattis told reporters, “you don’t shoot at people in this world unless you [&h
  
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• Burn survivor stunned by orangutan’s reaction to her scars

  15-08-2017 13:04
  INDIANAPOLIS – A woman who was badly burned in an accident is receiving international attention after an interaction she had with a curious orangutan at the Indianapolis Zoo, according to WXIN. Darci Miller was working in her backyard on May 5, 2015 when she tried to clear out some garbage by burning it, accidentally igniting some gas fumes in the process. She was hospitalized for three weeks and underwent multiple surgeries. “I was in a coma for nine days,” Miller […]
  
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• Cheshire School Department Announces District-Wide Reductions

  15-08-2017 12:59
  
  With the state budget still in the balance, the Cheshire public school district is announcing district-wide reductions.
  
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• Concern for public school students grows, as state budget stall continues

  15-08-2017 12:40
  MERIDEN — As kids all across the state gear up for the new school year, the Department of Education is holding its annual back-to-school meeting today in Meriden, but without a state budget there is concern as classes are set to begin. Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell is expected to give the annual address at Maloney High School at 9 a.m. Following the address, members of the What Will Our Children Lose Coalition will come together as a “show of concern” […]
  
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• One Killed in Crash After Trying To Evade Police

  15-08-2017 11:55
  (Fairfield, Conn./CBS Connecticut)– One person is dead after a car crashed into woods off the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield Monday night.
  It happened around 11:25 P.M. southbound at the exit 46 off-ramp. The driver was reportedly trying to evade police after hitting an off-duty trooper’s personal car in Stratford earlier in the evening.
  Trumbull police discovered the car after it had crashed.
  Authorities have not yet released the identity of the victim.
  
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• Shots Fired on Gilbert Avenue in Rocky Hill

  15-08-2017 11:53
  
  The Rocky Hill Police Department is investigating after shots were fired on Gilbert Avenue Monday night.Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
  
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• Suspect Car in Evading Involved in Fatal Crash on Route 15

  15-08-2017 11:15
  
  Connecticut State Police say a vehicle evading the scene of an accident in another city was involved in a fatal crash off Route 15 south in Fairfield late Monday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Remediation of Former Somersville Mill Begins

  15-08-2017 05:31
  
  It’s the first week of demolition and construction of an old mill in Somers after it caught fire in 2012.Photo Credit: NBC Conncticut
  
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• US Attorney Will Not Investigate Crumbling Foundations

  15-08-2017 05:30
  
  For months Connecticut Citizens Against Crumbling Basements (CCACB) said it would ask the feds for help if it didn't get the assistance it wanted from the state.
  
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• Experimental Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Guilford

  15-08-2017 05:29
  
  A plane made an emergency landing at the Guilford Fairgrounds on Monday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Cheshire School Announces District-Wide Reductions

  15-08-2017 05:29
  
  With the state budget still in the balance, Cheshire Schools are announcing district wide reductions.
  
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• Plainfield Fire Dept. Employee Accused of Sexual Misconduct

  15-08-2017 05:13
  
  A member of the Plainfield Fire Department has been accused of sexual misconduct at the department, according to Plainfield Police, and officers are investigating.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Dozens rally against hate and violence in Waterbury

  15-08-2017 05:08
  WATERBURY — After violence broke out in Virginia, community members gathered in Waterbury for a solidarity rally. The Council on American Islamic Relations was behind the rally which drew in about 100 people to Library Park. “I don’t care if you belong to the Democratic party, the Republican party, the Independent party, your race, religion, color,” Fahd Syed with the Council on American Islamic Relations said. “We’re all American, lets come together.” O
  
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• Woman Stabs Victim During Domestic Dispute in West Hartford: Police

  15-08-2017 04:55
  
  A woman stabbed another person during a domestic dispute in West Hartford on Monday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut/West Hartford Police
  
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• Bike Riders Cause Nuisance for Drivers in West Haven

  15-08-2017 04:46
  
  West Haven Police are warning the public about the dangers of young bicycle riders performing stunts while cutting in and out of oncoming traffic.
  
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• Farmington police capture burglary suspect who tried to flee

  15-08-2017 04:41
  FARMINGTON — Police arrested a burglary suspect after a resident interrupted a break-in in progress. Around 9:30 a.m. police were called to a burglary on West District Road. A homeowner interrupted a burglary of the home, and the lone suspect took off. Police caught up to the suspect on Plainville Avenue.  The suspect tried to run from officers, but he stopped near New Britain Avenue. Francisco Mendez, 32, of Waterbury, was captured and police said he was in possession of […]
  
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