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• Main Street in Southington Shut Down After Accident

  01-09-2017 23:58
  
  Main Street in Southington is shut down in both directions following a multi-vehicle accident, police said. The crash that involved several cars happened in the area of 24 Main Street.Police did...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Lembo Projects Nearly $94M Deficit With No Budget

  01-09-2017 22:13
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – State Comptroller Kevin Lembo is projecting a $93.9 million deficit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 if the state continues to operate without a budget.
  The state has been operating under an executive order signed by Governor Dannel Malloy since July 1. Lembo warns that continued budget gridlock will have serious implications in both the short and long term.
  “The inability to pass a budget will slow Connecticut’s economic growth and w
  
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• Woman Finds Stranger's Body in Basement of Hartford Home

  01-09-2017 21:44
  
  A Hartford resident found a stranger’s body in her basement Thursday and police are investigating the case as a suspicious death.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police Investigating Robbery at Bethel Gulf Station

  01-09-2017 21:33
  
  Police are investigating a robbery at the Gulf Station at 280 Greenwood Avenue in Bethel.Photo Credit: Bethel Police
  
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• 15 Things You Didn’t Know About WWE Giant Braun Strowman

  01-09-2017 21:08
  Braun Strowman is a relatively new face in the WWE, and his star keeps rising. The WWE’s newest big man joins a long history of wrestling giants that includes The Undertaker, The Big Show, Mark Henry, King Kong Bundy and, of course, Andre The Giant.
  The 6-foot-8, 385-pound monstrosity of a man gained instant popularity as a member of the Wyatt Family, and has since electrified crowds with his feats of strength in and around the ring. He most recently helped headline WWE’s SummerSlam
  
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• Man Hospitalized After Freak Accident at Milford Drive-Thru

  01-09-2017 21:03
  
  A man is hospitalized after a freak accident at the drive-thru of a Milford restaurant Friday afternoon.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Fantasy Football TE Breakout Candidates

  01-09-2017 20:55
  By Matt Citak
  With opening kickoff right around the corner, it’s time to prepare for your upcoming fantasy football draft. Most fantasy rosters consist of a majority of proven veterans, some young upside players with potential, and maybe a rookie or two. Finding and selecting potential breakout players before the rest of your league is one of the best parts about participating in fantasy football. It helps your team become stronger, and normally will come at an affordable price on draft da
  
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• Firefighters: ‘Freak Accident’ Traps Man In Drive-Thru Lane

  01-09-2017 20:23
  MILFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Milford firefighters say a man became trapped between the door and frame of his pickup truck after he exited the vehicle to retrieve his change which was dropped on the ground, and the vehicle rolled forward and pinned him.
  Authorities say it took about 20 minutes for first responders to free the victim, at a Dunkin’ Donuts on New Haven Avenue. It occurred shortly after noontime Friday. The victim was conscious and alert when emergency crews arrived
  
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• Beth Mowins To Become NFL On CBS’s First Female Play-By-Play Announcer

  01-09-2017 19:55
  By Matt Citak
  Beth Mowins is no stranger to making history. When she began calling college football games for ESPN in 2005, she became only the second woman to call nationally televised college football games for the network. Twelve years later, Mowins is ready to blaze a new trail. She will be in the booth for the second half of ESPN’s Monday Night Football doubleheader on September 11th, calling the matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and Denver Broncos. Mowins will become just the
  
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• Clinic Writes Narcan Prescriptions on Overdose Awareness Day

  01-09-2017 19:25
  
  Nicole Kennedy stopped by the New Haven Green on Thursday morning to pick up a prescription for Narcan nasal spray.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Enfield Man Badly Injured in Crash on I-91 Ramp in Enfield

  01-09-2017 19:19
  
  A 43-year-old Enfield man suffered serious injuries when his Ford Escape hit a tree while pulling off an exit of Interstate 91 North Thursday afternoon, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Downed Tree Knocked Out Power in Hamden

  01-09-2017 18:42
  
  A large tree came down in Hamden and knocked out power to more than 1,500 United Illuminating customers.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Crash Closes Foxon Road in North Branford

  01-09-2017 18:36
  
  Foxon Road in North Branford is shut down until further notice after a crash, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 3 Lakes and Ponds Closed Over Labor Day Weekend

  01-09-2017 18:29
  
  All shoreline parks and beaches are open for Labor Day Weekend, but swimming areas at three lakes and ponds are closed.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Some Swim Areas Off Limits This Weekend

  01-09-2017 18:25
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says all shoreline parks are open for swimming this Labor Day weekend.
  However, there’s no swimming at three inland parks.
  Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middlefield is closed due to high levels of bacteria in the water.
  In addition, DEEP says Indian Well State Park in Shelton and Kettletown State Park in Southbury will remain closed, as they have for several weeks, the result of the contin
  
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• Man Charged With Defrauding Investors In Ponzi Scheme

  01-09-2017 18:19
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut financial adviser has been charged with running a Ponzi scheme and defrauding clients out of more than $1 million.
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint at federal court in New Haven on Thursday, alleging 40-year-old Leon Vaccarelli engaged in a Ponzi scheme for more than four years. The New Haven Register reports the agency is asking to freeze Vaccarelli and his investment firm’s assets, and force him
  
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• Keidel: Matthew Stafford Deserves Record Contract

  01-09-2017 18:06
  By Jason Keidel
  NFL fans are more cynical than you might think. Case in point came this week, when the Detroit Lions signed Matthew Stafford to the richest contract in NFL history, which included $92 million in guaranteed cash. Those of us, or most of us, well beyond the city limits of Ford, Eminem or 8 Mile saw this as a prudent move, placating a franchise player on arguably the most forlorn franchise in the sport.
  We’ve heard the stats, how Stafford has not won the big game, or a big gam
  
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• Darien Man Accused of Supplying Teens With Cocaine

  01-09-2017 17:55
  
  A Darien man is accused of giving cocaine to children as young as 14 and doing drugs with them at his home.Photo Credit: Darien Police
  
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• Arrest In New Britain Crash That Killed New Haven Firefighter

  01-09-2017 17:47
  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – New Britain police have arrested a Stratford man in connection with a deadly traffic crash back in February that killed an off-duty firefighter.
  Police say Yabey Oppenheimer, 38, was behind the wheel of a vehicle that slammed into a utility pole on February 2, 2017 at the intersection of Black Rock Avenue and Warren Street. A passenger in the vehicle, Jeffrey O’Neil, 37, of New Britain died from injuries sustained in the crash. O’Neil was
  
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• Scene Clear After School Bus in Berlin

  01-09-2017 17:29
  
  A school bus was involved in a crash in Berlin and the scene has cleared.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Fire Department Collects Water for Harvey Relief Effort

  01-09-2017 17:24
  
  The Waterford Fire Engine Company No. 1 started collecting bottled drinking water earlier this week to deliver to Texas residents who have been affected by Harvey and they have already received hundreds...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 7 Year Sentence In Norwalk Shooting

  01-09-2017 17:15
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut man who was a teenager when he was arrested for shooting another teen in the chest has been sentenced toseven-and-a-half years behind bars.
  Twenty-year-old Darnell “Pookie” Brown, of Norwalk, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault earlier this year.
  The Hour reports (http://bit.ly/2iN7jhm ) that he was given a 15-year sentence Thursday with half suspended and the other half to serve.
  Police say Brown was 16 when he was arrested in 2013 after
  
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• Joe D’s Notebook: Holy Cross – The Recap

  01-09-2017 17:08
  For 43 minutes Thursday night, it looked like the UConn Football would get off to a disastrous start. Holy Cross was dominating the Huskies and held a 20-7 lead. The return of Randy Edsall was not going well.
  Then, things changed with the insertion of senior quarterback Bryant Shirreffs into the lineup. The heretofore lethargic offense went 53 yard in 78 seconds to get within six points.  The defense produced a three and out and Shirreffs marched the Huskies 59 yards in 8 plays and threw a
  
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• IDs Released In New Milford Police Shooting

  01-09-2017 17:03
  NEW MILFORD, Conn. (AP) – Authorities have released the identity of the Connecticut man shot and killed by police this week, as well as the officer whoshot him.
  State police said Thursday that 62-year-old Kostatinos Sfaelos was shot and killed on Monday afternoon in New Milford by Officer Christopher Hayes.
  Hayes, a 3-year veteran, was among several officers who responded to a report of a disturbance at Sfaelos’s home.
  His wife had called police to say she feared that her husband was
  
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• Gun Found Under Child’s Feet in Car in Milford: Police

  01-09-2017 17:01
  
  A Bridgeport man was arrested in Milford Thursday night after police stopped his car and found a 6-year-old child unrestrained in the backseat and a stolen gun under the child’s feet, police said.Photo Credit: MIlford Police
  
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• Fair Season In Full Swing In Connecticut

  01-09-2017 16:41
  (Woodstock, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – As we begin to transition out of summer, fair season is heating up across Connecticut.
  Three long-running favorites are being held this Labor Day weekend.
  Among the oldest and longest running is the Woodstock Fair, located on Route 169 in town.
  President Dan Scandalito says the old cliche–“there’s something for everyone”– definitely applies here…
  There’s plenty of live music on the main stage along with the agr
  
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• Photos: Katharine Hepburn Estate Sold

  01-09-2017 16:15
  
  The former Old Saybrook estate of Katharine Hepburn is off the market. It sold for $11.5 million.Photo Credit: Aaron Thompson; Getty Images
  
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• Gas Prices Surge Higher As Drivers Rush To Fill Their Tanks

  01-09-2017 15:26
  (CBS Connecticut) – Gasoline prices rose several cents overnight amid continuing fears of shortages in Texas and several other states in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey’s strike on the Gulf Coast.
  The American Automobile Association said early Friday that the national average for a gallon of regular gas rose in one day from $2.45 Thursday to $2.52 Friday. In Connecticut, the auto club reports an increase of nearly seven cents overnight to a statewide average of $2.60.
  At least two
  
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• School Bus Crash In Berlin

  01-09-2017 15:05
  BERLIN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – No injuries are reported after a car slammed into the back of a stopped school bus in Berlin Friday morning.
  Police say the crash occurred on Middletown Road just west of Renee Drive shortly after 6:30 a.m. There were three students on the bus at the time, said police.
  The driver of the car was cited for following too closely, said police. Authorities say it appears that sun glare was a factor in the crash.
   
  
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• Connecticut Pistol Permit Mailed to Wrong Person

  01-09-2017 14:28
  
  When an envelope addressed to Chris Swiatlon arrived in mid-July, it contained the pistol permit he’d been waiting for.Except the permit wasn’t his.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Thomaston Officer Responding to Call Gets Into Crash

  01-09-2017 14:26
  
  A Thomaston officer responding to a call was involved in a three-car accident on Thursday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police Make Arrest In Shooting Stemming From Job Dispute

  01-09-2017 14:15
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut police have made an arrest in a fatal shooting they say stemmed from a dispute between two movers.
  The Connecticut Post reports that Richard “Steve” Evans, of Bridgeport, surrendered to police Thursday after being told there was a warrant for his arrest. He was charged with murder and firearms offenses and held on $1 million bond.
  Bridgeport police say the 37-year-old Evans killed 44-year-old Reginald May on July 2 in fro
  
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• North Stonington Elementary Start Delayed by PCBs Levels

  01-09-2017 14:00
  
  Elementary students in North Stonington haven’t had their first day of school, yet because hazardous air quality shut down three classrooms.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Disturbing New Details on Alleged Whiting Abuse

  01-09-2017 13:55
  
  There are disturbing new details about what some staffers allegedly did to a patient at Connecticut's maximum security forensic hospital.
  
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