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• 3-Year-Old Hurt After Getting Ahold of Parent's Gun: Police

  19-08-2017 23:49
  
  A 3-year-old is recovering from a gunshot wound after getting ahold of his father’s gun, according to Hartford police.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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• Police: Man critically injured in fork lift accident in Ansonia

  19-08-2017 23:08
  ANSONIA — A man working for subcontractor for Lowe’s Home Improvement is in critical condition following a fork lift accident Saturday morning in Ansonia. Police officers responded to North Prospect Street Extension to an overturned fork lift and a 47 year-old man suffering from a severe head wound. Police said they believe the man was possibly in cardiac arrest as well. The victim was driving the lift to deliver wood, when it overturned. Ansonia Rescue Medical Services (ARMS) arrive
  
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• Church That Bought Abandoned Village Plans Appreciation Day

  19-08-2017 22:38
  EAST HADDAM, Conn. (AP) — The church that came forward last month to purchase a long-abandoned village in East Haddam is planning a neighborhood appreciation day.The collection of Victorian-style buildings known as Johnsonville had been falling into disrepair when the Filipino church, Iglesia Ni Cristo, purchased the 62-acre property.The church says the appreciation day set for next Saturday (Aug. 26) will feature arts and crafts for children, food and refreshments and entertainment.The vi
  
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• Bodies of 2 Missing Fishermen Recovered Off Fairfield Coast

  19-08-2017 22:09
  
  The bodies of two fishermen who were swept out into the water while fishing at Penfield Reef Saturday have been recovered, officials said.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Man Seriously Injured in Forklift Accident in Ansonia

  19-08-2017 21:46
  
  A worker was critically injured in a forklift accident in Ansonia Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Thousands march in Boston in protest of controversial rally

  19-08-2017 20:50
  BOSTON — Thousands of counter-demonstrators marched Saturday in downtown Boston in response to a self-described free speech rally that has sparked concerns of possible violence. The march and rally come one week after racially motivated protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned deadly. Live updates: Boston rally A Facebook page purportedly linked to the Boston rally sought to distance itself from last weekend’s white supremacist gathering in Cha
  
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• New Haven man shot in Hamden in critical condition

  19-08-2017 20:06
  HAMDEN —  A New Haven man is in critical condition after being shot several times Saturday morning in Hamden. Police said officers found a 27 years-old  man lying in the street in the area of Oregon Avenue and Manilla Avenue. The man had been shot multiple times in the back. The Hamden Fire Rescue were called and gave medical assistance. The man was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital with serious injuries. Hamden Police Major Crimes Squad  are conducting the investigatio
  
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• Pets Adopted at Clear The Shelters 2017

  19-08-2017 19:43
  
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• New Haven Man Seriously Injured in Hamden Shooting

  19-08-2017 19:26
  
  A 27-year-old New Haven man was seriously injured in a shooting in Hamden Saturday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• USCG Search Water for 2 Men Missing Off Fairfield Coast

  19-08-2017 19:15
  
  Rescue crews are searching off the coast of Fairfield for two men who were swept out into the water while fishing at Penfield Reef Saturday.According to the US Coast Guard, six people were fishing at...Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Full List of CT #ClearTheShelters Locations for Today

  19-08-2017 19:01
  
  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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• Norwich Police ID body found in Shetucket River back in July

  19-08-2017 18:47
  NORWICH — Police say they’ve positively identified a body that was found back in July in the Shetucket River. Police say Jay T. Oat, 54, of Norwich, was found by two people who were fishing in the area. They called police, and found the body, which appeared to have been dead for a period of time, in the river just off of Hamilton Avenue near the intersection with Palmer Street. Police continued to investigate the circumstances surrounding the finding of […]
  
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• Police ID Man Found Dead in Shetucket River in Norwich

  19-08-2017 18:35
  
  Police have identified a man whose body was found in the Shetucket River in Norwich last month after asking for help from the public to determine who he is.Photo Credit: Norwich Police
  
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• Police Investigate Untimely Death in South Windsor

  19-08-2017 18:25
  
  South Windsor police are investigating the untimely death of a man found in his home on Palmer Drive Saturday.
  
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• Sights From Clear The Shelters 2017

  19-08-2017 18:02
  
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• 58 Underage Drinking Referrals at Florida Georgia Line Show

  19-08-2017 18:02
  
  Hartford police made 58 underage drinking referrals Friday night in the parking lots of a Florida Georgia Line Concert at the Xfinity Theatre.Photo Credit: Hartford Police Department
  
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• Hartford Police: 3-year-old recovering from gunshot wound after finding parents’ gun

  19-08-2017 17:15
  HARTFORD — Hartford Police say a 3-year-old is recovering at the hospital from a gunshot. It happened inside of a home on East Raymond Street. Around 10:30 a.m., the boy was brought into St. Francis Hospital by his parents for a wound from a gun. Police said the boy was shot in the shoulder, but the wound wasn’t life-threatening. The boy is expected to survive. The child was injured after he got ahold of their parent’s gun. Police said the father did have [&helli
  
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• Hartford Police: 2-year-old recovering from gunshot wound after finding parents gun

  19-08-2017 17:15
  HARTFORD — Hartford Police say a 2-year-old is recovering at the hospital from a gunshot wound. The wound wasn’t life-threatening, and police say the child was injured after they got ahold of their parent’s gun. The police investigation is preliminary, circumstances surrounding the incident aren’t clear. This is a developing story, stay with FOX61 as details emerge.
  
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• 2-Year-Old Hurt After Getting Ahold of Parent's Gun: Police

  19-08-2017 17:09
  
  A 2-year-old is recovering from a gunshot wound after apparently getting a hold of a parent's gun, according to Hartford police.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 Fishermen Missing Off Fairfield Found Safe

  19-08-2017 16:49
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – The Coast Guard and local first-responders have located two people who were swept into Long Island Sound while fishing in Fairfield.
  The Coast Guard says it received a report of two people unaccounted for around 7:45 a.m. in the area of Penfield Reef.
  Coast Guard and local police and fire vessels were part of the search, along with a Coast Guard helicopter.
  Authorities say at least one other person was also swept into the water, but was rescued by the F
  
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• Crews Search For Two Fishermen Off Fairfield

  19-08-2017 16:49
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – The Coast Guard and local first-responders searched Saturday morning for two people who were swept into Long Island Sound while fishing in Fairfield.
  The Coast Guard says it received a report of two people unaccounted for around 7:45 a.m. in the area of Penfield Reef.
  Coast Guard and local police and fire vessels were part of the search, along with a Coast Guard helicopter.
  Authorities say at least one other person was also swept into the water, but was
  
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• Lanes Closed on I-84 in Middlebury After Crash

  19-08-2017 16:38
  
  Interstate 84 eastbound is closed in Middlebury after a tractor-trailer carrying juice crashed Saturday morning, according to Connecticut State Police.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• 2 missing fishermen found dead in the Long Island Sound near Fairfield

  19-08-2017 16:31
  FAIRFIELD — Two fisherman were found dead Saturday afternoon, after they went missing in the Long Island Sound that morning. Diver units found the two men, Jose Cruz and Victor Alfonso -Paulino, around 3:32 p.m. Both Cruz, 40, and Alfonso – Paulino. 32, are both from Yonkers, New York. Police said the both men were wearing fishing weights. The Coast Guard said that they were notified around 7:45 a.m. that there were 6 people fishing near Penfield Reef, and were […]
  
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• Four State Swimming Areas Closed Through the Weekend

  19-08-2017 16:29
  
  Four Connecticut state beaches are closed to swimmers this weekend after they tested high for bacteria and algae.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Pequot Tribal Leader To Receive Achievement Award

  19-08-2017 15:42
  MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A reclusive tribal leader who laid the groundwork for the Foxwoods Resort Casino is making a rare appearance this weekend to receive an award.
  The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation is honoring Richard “Skip” Hayward with its first Lifetime Achievement Award at an event Saturday evening marking the casino’s 25th anniversary.
  Hayward helped rally far-flung members of the tribe to create the country’s largest casino on its
  
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• I-84 East Closed in Middlebury After Tractor-Trailer Crash

  19-08-2017 15:31
  
  Interstate 84 eastbound is closed in Middlebury after a tractor-trailer carrying juice crashed Saturday morning, according to Connecticut State Police.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Greenwich native, Carl Higbie, to join President Trump’s administration

  19-08-2017 15:20
  WASHINGTON D.C. — Greenwich native and former Navy Seal, Carl Higbie is getting pulled up to the President’s administration. Higbie says he will take on the role as Chief of External Affairs for the Corporation for National & Community Service. The position is described by Higbie as the community service action arm of the federal government. Higbie sat down with Fox 61’s Jenn Bernstein for a one-on-one interview which will air Saturday night on FOX61 news at 10. He said [&h
  
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• These are the monuments vandalized after Charlottesville

  19-08-2017 15:10
    HARTFORD —  People took to the streets this week as some cities across the United States their removed their Confederate monuments, while others left them in place. The debate over Confederate monuments has intensified since last weekend’s violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white nationalist and other far-right groups protested the removal of a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Many public and private monuments have been
  
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• Stamford Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed

  19-08-2017 14:45
  STAMFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Stamford police have identified the man who was struck and killed while crossing High Ridge Road late Thursday night.
  Police appealed to the public in helping to identify Sanh Truong, 89, as he had no identification on him when he was hit. Police say Truong was a longtime city resident who was known for walking along the High Ridge Road Corridor, also known as Route 137.
  Police say Truong was hit shortly before 11:30 p.m. Thursday as he tried to cross th
  
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• I-84 in Middlebury closed due to tractor-trailer crash

  19-08-2017 14:42
  MIDDLEBURY — I-84 Eastbound in Middlebury is closed due to a tractor-trailer crash. Police say that traffic will be exiting via the exit 17 off ramp and reenter on the 17 on ramp. A tractor-trailer carrying juice had crashed. The fire department extricated 1 person with a non-life threatening injury, and DEEP has been called out for the fuel leak. Police are also asking people to reduce their speed. #CTtraffic: I84 eb x17 Middlebury remains closed. TT carrying juice crash. FD [&hellip
  
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• President Trump to skip Kennedy Center arts awards

  19-08-2017 14:19
  WASHINGTON — The White House has announced that President Donald Trump and the first lady have decided not to participate in events honoring recipients of this year’s Kennedy Center arts awards. The statement says the decision to break with tradition was made to “allow the honorees to celebrate without any political distraction.” Past presidents and first ladies have hosted a reception for honorees at the White House before the Kennedy Center gala and sat with them at the
  
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• Police: Relatively Subdued Concert At Xfinity

  19-08-2017 13:19
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – After some 90 people were taken to hospitals during a concert back in July, Hartford police planned their biggest ever crackdown on underage drinking at the Xfinity Theater in the city’s North Meadows Friday night, as the country group Florida Georgia Line came to town– and it apparently paid off.Seriously, it's calmer than others.
  — D/C Foley (@LtFoley) August 18, 2017
  Hartford police report 58 people received referrals for underage dr
  
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• Waterford Police searching for suspect, truck involved in causing rollover crash

  19-08-2017 12:37
  WATERFORD — Waterford police are asking anyone with information about a truck that may have been involved in an accident to contact them. Police say they are on the look out for a dark-colored pick-up truck, possibly a Dodge, with a loud engine or loud exhaust and a possible lift kit. It appears to have after market off-road lighting package on the roof, and after market rims or hub caps. Police say the truck was involved in an evading accident […]
  
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• Finland stabbings being treated as terror attack, police say

  19-08-2017 12:23
  TURKU, Finland — Stabbings in the Finnish city of Turku that left two people dead and injured eight others are being treated as acts of terror, police said. “The incidents were initially investigated as murders, but in the light of further information received during the night, the offenses include now murders with terrorist intent and their attempts,” police said. An 18-year-old Moroccan citizen was taken into custody after the attacks. He was injured while being app
  
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• Florida officer shot dead, another one in “grave condition” in possible ambush, police say

  19-08-2017 11:52
  KISSIMMEE, Florida — A Florida officer was shot dead and another one critically injured in Kissimmee while two others were hurt by gunfire in a separate incident in the state, authorities said. The incident in the central city of Kissimmee may have been an ambush while responding to a call, Police Chief Jeff O’Dell said. The officer injured in that shooting is in “grave critical condition,” he said. Chief O'Dell: This is a tough time in law enforcement. I would […]
  
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• Police name fugitive suspect in Barcelona terror attack

  19-08-2017 11:34
  BARCELONA — Spanish authorities are hunting for Younes Abouyaaqoub, a suspect in the deadly Barcelona terror attack who police say remains at large, a spokesman for the Catalan police told CNN on Saturday. The police spokesman also confirmed the names of three of the five suspected terrorists who were killed in a confrontation with police in the town of Cambrils hours after the attack in Barcelona: Moussa Oukabir, Said Aallaa and Mohamed Hychami. Catalan police had not previously released
  
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• Partly cloudy, still humid Saturday; Warmer, less humid Sunday

  19-08-2017 11:14
  The timing of this rain looks like it will work out perfectly for the weekend! Saturday will be partly cloudy, warm and humid with highs in the mid-upper 80s. The humidity will start to drop slowly through the day but you may not feel it until Sunday. Sunday will be noticeably less humid, sunny and warm with highs in the low to mid 80s. Then it looks like things heat up early next week with highs approaching 90 degrees Monday […]
  
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• Win Tickets To Fox Fall Fan Fest At The Yard Goats Game

  19-08-2017 05:59
     
  
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• 3 Transported to Hospital Following Serious Dayville Crash

  19-08-2017 05:07
  
  Three people were transported to the hospital after a crash in Dayville on Friday night.Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications tweeted photos of the crash on Putnam Pike at 7:29 p.m.The photos show...Photo Credit: Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications
  
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• Local woman was a block away from deadly scene in Barcelona

  19-08-2017 04:21
  It was Sarah Skrip’s last day in Barcelona. The West Hartford native had spent two weeks in Spain with her boyfriend, and was doing some last minute shopping. Once she got back to her hotel, which was only a block away from Las Ramblas, she heard sirens. “I heard one go by, and then I heard another one go by.” Suddenly her boyfriend burst into the room. “He said there’s something going on, a van just hit a bunch of […]
  
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• Yale classmates of Treasury secretary ask him to resign

  19-08-2017 03:13
  NEW HAVEN — Over 330 Yale classmates of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have published a letter asking him to resign in the wake of President Trump’s comments on the recent events in Charlottesville. The undergraduate classmates wrote, “We believe it is your moral obligation to resign your post as Secretary of the Treasury, effective immediately. ” The letter went on to say: We do so today because President Trump has declared himself a sympathizer with groups whose
  
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• Kal Penn, more resign White House arts committee

  19-08-2017 02:45
  Hollywood and Broadway appear to be taking a page from Wall Street’s playbook. The remaining 16 members of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities resigned in protest on Friday, capping off a dramatic week that included a stream of CEO resignations from two of President Trump’s business councils. Actor Kal Penn on Friday tweeted an official resignation letter that read as a sharp rebuke of the President’s actions in the wake of the attack in Charlottesvil
  
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• Rescue Pet Becomes Therapy Dog in Mystic

  19-08-2017 02:14
  
  From tough beginnings to better lives, rescue pets often inspire people with their perseverance. In fact, one Connecticut dog is changing lives with her story.
  
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• Connecticut Open Draw Held Friday

  19-08-2017 01:45
  
  It is the 20th year of women’s tennis in New Haven and the singles draw for the 2017 Connecticut Open is set. Rain delayed some of Friday’s qualifying matches and the draw ceremony also had to be...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Groton Hit Hard By School Funding Cuts

  19-08-2017 01:36
  
  Governor Dannel Malloy announcement about changes in state education funding means Groton Public Schools are facing about $17.5 million worth of cuts in state aid.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Middletown woman under arrest after 5 children found in ‘deplorable’ conditions

  19-08-2017 01:18
  MIDDLETOWN — A woman was arrested Thursday after five children were found in deplorable conditions in a third floor apartment. Police and fire crews were called to the apartment in downtown Middletown around 2 p.m. after the report of an air conditioner fire that was found to be caused by a cigarette thrown from the third floor window. The Fire Marshall was told that the rear exit of the apartment was blocked by trash. The health department was also on […]
  
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• Waterbury Police Make An Arrest In Double Homicide

  19-08-2017 01:05
  WATERBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A woman and her daughter are dead in a double homicide in Waterbury.
  Police were called to a multi-family home at 21 Third Street Friday morning for a disturbance call, to find the victims, said police.Callers had reported a  2 year old  in the parking lot  screaming. The caller said that there was blood everywhere.The child was taken to  St. Mary’s Hopsital for evaluation and care.
   
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• Mother, 9-Year-Old Daughter Killed in Waterbury

  19-08-2017 00:41
  
  Police say a 29-year-old mother and her 9-year-old daughter were killed in a Waterbury apartment on Friday morning.Photo Credit: Waterford Police
  
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• State Plans Funding Cuts for Dozens of School Districts

  19-08-2017 00:32
  
  Gov. Dannel Malloy has announced changes in state funding for education in the absence of a state budget, which will result in less funding for 54 school districts and no Education Cost Sharing Funding for...Photo Credit: Shutterstock / marokeThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Teacher who cartwheeled without underwear accused of squatting in couple’s home

  19-08-2017 00:31
  TULSA, Okla. – A former Oklahoma teacher who pleaded guilty to assault is back in the spotlight after allegedly taking up residence in a Tulsa couple’s home, according to KFOR. Earlier this year, the Pawhuska Police Department took 34-year-old Lacey Sponsler into custody following an incident during choir class. Investigators alleged that the substitute teacher performed a cartwheel in class without underwear on, exposing herself to the students. The teacher reportedly told poli
  
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