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• NBC CT Holds 'Relief for Irma' Drive on Tuesday

  11-09-2017 23:57
  
  Tuesday, September 12, from 4pm-7pm, you can help during our “Relief For Irma” event. We’ll be broadcasting live from the NBC Connecticut studios, taking your calls and monetary donations.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Keeping a Close Eye on Hurricane Jose

  11-09-2017 23:38
  
  We're paying close attention to Hurricane Jose which is currently to the northeast of the Turks and Caicos Islands.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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• Which Rookie Head Coach Will Cause The Biggest Turnaround?

  11-09-2017 23:00
  By Matt Citak
  It’s never easy for a rookie head coach to come in his first season and cause a significant turnaround for his team. In most cases, a change at head coach means the team is coming off a disappointing season, and is probably lacking talent in multiple areas. This year there are five rookie head coaches around the NFL: Sean McVay with the Los Angeles Rams, Anthony Lynn with the Los Angeles Chargers, Vance Joseph with the Denver Broncos, Sean McDermott with the Buffalo Bills, an
  
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• Guilty Plea In Fraud Scheme

  11-09-2017 22:43
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – A 74-year-old real estate developer from Florida has pleaded guilty to defrauding investors out of millions of dollars in a schemeinvolving hotel and apartment building projects in Fairfield County.
  John DiMenna of Vero Beach, Florida, faces up to 50 years in prison when he is sentenced on two federal counts of wire fraud.
  He pleaded guilty on Monday.
  Prosecutors say that among other things, DiMenna induced and secured investments by providing investors and potenti
  
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• Suspect's Vehicle Found After Father, Son Shot on I-93

  11-09-2017 22:33
  
  Two men were shot while riding motorcycles on the I-93 Expressway Southbound near Exit 12 in Dorchester.Photo Credit: Walter Belonos
  
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• More Than Half Of Americans Have Battled Obesity, Study Says

  11-09-2017 22:05
  CBS Local — A new study is pointing to the growing health crisis surrounding obesity in America. Researchers at Boston University say that more than half of all men and women in the country have been obese at some point in their lives.
  The study found that 50.8 percent of men and 51.6 percent of women in the U.S. had battled obesity. The researchers also discovered that the chance of Americans developing chronic conditions like diabetes, congestive heart failure, and stroke were higher amo
  
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• Police Investigating Death of Detainee Found Unresponsive in Cell

  11-09-2017 21:54
  
  A man who was found unresponsive in a Hartford police holding cell has died and authorities said the death appears to be from medical issues, but they will hold an internal investigation.
  
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• School in Orange Was Placed on Brief Lockdown This Morning

  11-09-2017 21:21
  
  Turkey Hill Elementary School in Orange was placed on lockdown for about 20 minutes Monday morning as police dealt with a distraught juvenile who they said had a gun outside of a home.
  
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• CT Communities Commemorate Sept. 11

  11-09-2017 21:04
  
  Several Connecticut towns and cities are holding ceremonies today in remembrance of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 and to honor those who died and those who risked their lives that day.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Fire on Hungerford Street in Hartford Displaces 3 Families

  11-09-2017 20:56
  
  Three families are displaced after a kitchen fire in a third-floor apartment on Hungerford Street spread, according to fire officials.Photo Credit: Jon Schoenhorn
  
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• 3 Taken to Hospital After Chase Ends in Crash in West Hartford

  11-09-2017 20:53
  
  Three people were taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries after a police chase ended in a crash in West Hartford.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Shots Fired Outside New Haven Restaurant for Second Weekend in a Row

  11-09-2017 20:18
  
  A week after a man was shot outside a New Haven restaurant, police responded to the restaurant again after gunshots were reported.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Tutor Accused of Sexual Assault of Student

  11-09-2017 20:09
  
  A tutor is accused of sexually assaulting a student in Westport and taking nude photos of the victim.Photo Credit: Westport Police
  
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• Small Plane Crashes In Plainville

  11-09-2017 19:19
  (Plainville, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A small plane went down near Robertson Airfield in Plainville this morning.
  According to police, the pilot wound up in a nearby parking lot of a business.
  The aircraft struck a tree, police said.
  There was no word of any serious injuries, according to police.
  Authorities are trying to determine what caused the crash.
  
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• WIN BEFORE YOU CAN BUY: Dead & Company

  11-09-2017 18:56
  Dead & Company is coming to the XL Center this November, and we want to send you to see the show.
  Fresh off their highly acclaimed summer tour, DEAD & COMPANY has added a fall leg to its 2017 tour beginning with two shows at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, November 12 and Tuesday, November 14, and running through Friday, December 8, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
  The celebrated group features original Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir alongside
  
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• $290 Billion Price Tag Predicted For Harvey And Irma Damage

  11-09-2017 18:50
  CBS Local — National weather forecaster AccuWeather has released a staggering prediction for what it will cost to repair the destruction left by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The forecasting service estimates that the two massive storms will bring a combined price tag of $290 billion.
  AccuWeather founder Dr. Joel Myers detailed the historic impact of the hurricanes, which are reportedly the first pair of Category 4 or higher storms to strike the U.S. mainland in the same season.
  From AccuWea
  
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• WIN BEFORE YOU CAN BUY: Vets Rock!

  11-09-2017 18:48
  Join us at Mohegan Sun on November 3rd as we celebrate active duty military and veterans for a day of valuable programs, resources and a rockin’ evening of entertainment during Vets Rock!
  Veterans can enjoy a day of special events including a Veteran-Owned Vendor Village in The Shops concourse, plus a career fair and workshop, Veteran Service Organization Expo, Mobile Vet Center and more in the Uncas Ballroom. The day tops off with a special performance by Rock legend Joe Walsh and guests
  
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• Win Tickets To See YES Live

  11-09-2017 18:43
  YES featuring: Jon Andersen, Trevor Rabin & Rick Wakeman is coming to Toyota Oakdale Theatre this September, and we want to send you to see the show.
  YES featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman will perform LIVE at The Toyota Oakdale Theatre on September 23rd.  Tickets are on sale now through Oakdale.com and any Ticketmaster outlet, but we want you to win them right here.
  Tune in to Ray Dunaway every morning this week. When you hear the cue to call, dial 1-800-953-1
  
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• Fallen Sailor To Be Remembered In Suffield

  11-09-2017 18:32
  SUFFIELD, Conn. (AP) – Hundreds of mourners are expected in Suffield, Connecticut, over the next two days to honor a 26-year-old sailor killed afterthe USS John McCain collided with an oil tanker near Singapore last month.
  Calling hours are scheduled Monday afternoon for U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 2nd Class Dustin Doyon.
  A funeral Mass and burial are scheduled for Tuesday.
  Police are closing the road where the funeral home is located Monday and setting up detours in anticipation of
  
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• Keidel: Packers Beat Seahawks, As Green Bay Welcomes NFL Season

  11-09-2017 18:13
  By Jason Keidel
  In what many football fans considered a preview of the NFC title game, the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks kicked off the NFL season in grand fashion. Arguably the NFC’s two best clubs played on the majestic turf of Lambeau Field.
  While both teams feature Pro Bowl talent on offense — especially on Green Bay’s pyrotechnic passing attack — the game was shockingly scoreless as the clock inched toward halftime. No one was stunned by Seattle’s robu
  
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• Chester Company Takes Donations for Hurricane Irma Victims

  11-09-2017 17:20
  
  A Chester company that makes lights and sirens for emergency response vehicles is holding a donation drive today and tomorrow to help victims impacted by Hurricane Irma.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Guilty Plea In Embezzlement Case

  11-09-2017 16:52
  VERNON, Conn. (AP) – A former Connecticut woman has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $400,000 from her East Windsor employer and funneling itthrough her dead mother’s bank account.
  The Journal-Inquirer reports that 53-year-old Michele Labrec pleaded guilty last week to first-degree larceny and faces sentencing on Nov. 3.
  Labrec used to live in Coventry but now lives in New York.
  Authorities say Labrec embezzled from Allied Community Resources, where she worked as manager of pa
  
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• Restaurant Owner Charged With Sexual Assault

  11-09-2017 16:21
  (Glastonbury, Conn../CBS Connecticut) – Glastonbury Police are charging the owner of a restaurant in town with sexual assault.
  According to investigators, 38-year-old Julian Rodriguez with first degree sexual assault.
  They say on Friday, Rodriguez at his home on an active warrant.
  Police say he invited a female back to the Jalisco Restaurant, which he owns, and sexually assaulted her.
  According to detectives, the assault occured after victim fell unconscious from alcohol and/or drugs.
  Rodr
  
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• New Study Rates the Happiest States in America

  11-09-2017 15:47
  
  A new study ranks the "Happiest States in America" with the belief that where you choose to live can impact your happiness.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Paying Close Attention To Last Weeks Of MLB Season Is Crucial To Fantasy Hopes

  11-09-2017 15:24
  By Sam McPherson
  Every September, it’s the same story in fantasy baseball: Starting lineups change daily for almost every Major League Baseball team, and keeping track of who is playing today and who is not is a very tough challenge for a fantasy team owner. However, if you want to win your league, you have to stay on top of the daily action right up until the last day of the season.
  Teams chasing a playoff spot still can rest starters more often, and teams way out of the postseason chase
  
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• No Injuries Reported After School Van Crash in Vernon

  11-09-2017 14:33
  
  A school van was involved in a minor crash in at South Grove Street and Hyde Avenue in Vernon this morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Suspect's Vehicle Found After 2 People Shot on I-93

  11-09-2017 14:13
  
  Two men were shot while riding motorcycles on the I-93 Expressway Southbound near Exit 12 in Dorchester.Photo Credit: Walter Belonos
  
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• Sunshine with warmer temperatures today

  11-09-2017 13:23
  Warmer weather will be with us today, with temperatures topping out in the 70s to near 80 degrees during the afternoon. Sunshine and light wind will give us a great start to the week. More quiet conditions are expected on Tuesday and Wednesday as temperatures get into the low/mid 80s for some of us. There may be a spotty shower on Wednesday, but most of us stay dry. Warm weather continues as we head into the end of the week, […]
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway September 11, 2017

  11-09-2017 12:30
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:20- Jill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News  Business Analyst, is back with Ray.
  7:20- Sen Len Fasano shares an update on the state budget.
  8:50- Elinor Carbone, Mayor City of Torrington, is in the spotlight this week for Mayor Monday.
  All this, plus Weather and Traffic on the 8′s and much more.  Tune in to WTIC NewsTalk 1080 or Click Here to listen online. Catch up on Ray Dunaway’s latest interviews HERE
  
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• WIN BEFORE YOU CAN BUY: Steely Dan

  11-09-2017 10:00
  Steely Dan is coming to Toyota Oakdale Theatre on October 22nd, and we want to send you to see the show.
  Tickets go on sale Friday, September 15th through Oakdale.com and any Ticketmaster outlet, but we want you to win them right here.
  Tune in to Ray Dunaway every morning this week. When you hear the cue to call, dial 1-800-953-1080 and you could win two tickets to see the show!
  STEELY DAN
  Sunday, October 22 7:30pm
  Toyota Oakdale Theatre95 So Turnpike Rd | Wallingford CT
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• Pregnant Woman Shot in Head in Front of Brooklyn Home

  11-09-2017 07:34
  
  A pregnant woman is fighting for her life after she was shot in the head twice in front of her Brooklyn home on Sunday, police and family members said.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• Source: Bannon and allies preparing primary challenges against GOP senators

  11-09-2017 05:10
  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and his allies are preparing primary challenges against Republican senators, a source close to Bannon confirmed to CNN. The target list includes Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker, Alabama Sen. Luther Strange, Nevada Sen. Dean Heller and Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, the source said. Flake, a strong critic of Trump, has not backed down from the President in the wake of Trump’s public attacks against him. Politico first repor
  
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• New Haven mom reunites with daughter after Hurricane Irma threatens to rip them apart

  11-09-2017 04:54
  NEW HAVEN — It’s a busy day for Sandra Pittman. “Collard greens and yams for Danny Blue, ready in about 30 minutes,” says Pittman as she tends to her busy soul food restaurant in New Haven. It never used to be this busy. She started “Sandra’s Next Generation” soul food restaurant nearly thirty years ago. It took a full family effort to pull it off. Her niece and nephews are servers, her husband and business partner runs the cash register […]
  
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• Tampa mayor: ‘We’re about to get punched in the face’

  11-09-2017 02:36
  TAMPA — As anxious Florida residents watched weather forecasts this week, it seemed clear Hurricane Irma was on track to strike Miami, Fort Lauderdale and other Atlantic coast cities, prompting a massive evacuation. But on Saturday, all that changed when Irma’s course shifted. By Sunday morning, the Tampa-St. Petersburg area, once thought to be relatively safe from harm, suddenly found itself in the storm’s crosshairs. “We know that we are ground zero for Hurricane Irma,&
  
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• Monday Is Deadline To Register To Vote In Local Primaries

  11-09-2017 02:31
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Secretary of the State Denise Merrill is reminding state residents that Monday is the deadline to register to vote in Tuesday’s local primary elections.
  The deadline is 12 p.m. Monday to register to vote in the primaries. Unaffiliated voters also have until 12 p.m. Monday to enroll in a major political party if they want to vote in their local primaries.
  Merrill says 31 communities will hold primaries on Tuesday for local offices including mayors, first s
  
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• People save manatees marooned in drained bay 

  11-09-2017 02:20
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Two manatees were stranded after Hurricane Irma sucked the water out of Sarasota Bay, in Florida’s Manatee County. Michael Sechler posted that the animals were far too massive to be lifted, so they gave them water. Marcelo Clavijo posted that a group of people eventually loaded the manatees onto tarps and dragged them to deeper water. He wrote: Getting a lil stir crazy so we went for a ride and Went to check the bay at the end […]
  
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• Court To Hear Arguments In Hospital Shooting Case Appeal

  11-09-2017 02:20
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the case of a nurse who was shot and wounded at Danbury Hospital in 2010 while trying to protect another staff member from the shooter.
  Justices are scheduled Tuesday to hear an appeal by nurse and former Marine Andrew Hull, who was awarded a Carnegie Hero medal for his actions.
  Hull sued the town of Newtown after the shooting. He said a town officer who brought the shooter, 85-year-old Stanley Lupienski, to
  
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• Dad Gets Prison In House Fire That Badly Burned Daughter, 7

  11-09-2017 02:17
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man who authorities say improperly discarded a cigarette that sparked a house fire that severely burned his 7-year-old daughter in 2015 is headed to prison.
  The Hartford Courant reports that Wallace Barton III was sentenced Friday to 10 years behind bars after pleading guilty to felony risk of injury to a minor and two misdemeanor counts of first-degree reckless endangerment.
  Authorities say Barton told police he had smoked several cigarettes, injected
  
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• Taurasi’s 11-0 In Elimination Games, Mercury Beat Sun 88-83

  11-09-2017 02:12
  UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Brittney Griner had 26 points and nine rebounds, Diana Taurasi added 23 points, and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Connecticut Sun 88-83 on Sunday to reach the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs.
  Taurasi moved to 11-0 in elimination playoff games.
  Phoenix will play second-seeded Los Angeles on Tuesday night in Game 1 of a best-of-five series.
  Phoenix made 3-pointers on three straight possession late in the fourth quarter to take an 84-79 lead. Leilani Mitchell started
  
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• Reports starting to come out of the Florida Keys on the extent of damage

  11-09-2017 02:04
  It’s been difficult to determine the extent of damage Hurricane Irma caused in the Florida Keys, where communication has been difficult and authorities are warning boaters and drivers to stay away. But The Associated Press has been texting with John Huston, who has been riding out the storm in his house on Key Largo, on the Atlantic side of the island, just south of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Every few minutes during the height of the storm, he […]
  
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• House-to-house search begins Monday in Keys

  11-09-2017 02:04
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.   The county administrator in the Florida Keys says crews will begin house to house searches Monday morning, looking for people who need help and assessing damage from Hurricane Irma. Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi says relief will arrive on a C-130 military plane Monday morning at the Key West International Airport. Once it’s light out, they’ll check on survivors. They suspect they may find fatalities. Gastesi says they are “prepared for th
  
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• Suspect in Custody After Caribbean Festival Shooting

  11-09-2017 02:02
  
  Michael Coleman is in custody after allegedly shooting two people at the Caribbean festival in Cambridge.
  
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• Judge, Sanchez 2 Homers Each In Yankees’ 16-7 Win At Texas

  11-09-2017 01:54
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aaron Judge became the second major league rookie with a 40-homer season, going deep twice as the AL wild card-leading New York Yankees got a series clinching 16-7 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
  Gary Sanchez also hit two solo homers for the Yankees, giving him 30 this season and 50 in his 161 games since his 2015 debut.
  With Judge’s AL-best 40th homer in the fourth, the 25-year-old joined Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle as the onl
  
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• Why tornadoes are among a hurricane’s potent threats

  11-09-2017 01:50
  Hurricane Irma wasn’t the only vortex that the southeastern US had to worry about Sunday. The cyclone spawned tornadoes in parts of Florida in the morning and afternoon and could produce more — typical of hurricanes that get enough of their circulation over land. Most of Florida and parts of Georgia were under tornado watches Sunday as the hurricane’s destructive core powered its way into Florida’s Gulf Coast, and tornado warnings followed. One tornado damaged homes in ea
  
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• Rays Monitor Hurricane Irma News While Beating Red Sox 4-1

  11-09-2017 01:42
  BOSTON (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash went to check his phone for Hurricane Irma news as soon as he reached his office after the final out.
  Wilson Ramos stood at his locker and wanted to show reporters a video on his iPhone of heavy winds swaying palm trees that a friend watching his house had sent.
  The Rays had a lot on their minds as they beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
  “I think in the training room the whole day we just had the weath
  
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• Floridians share their Irma stories

  11-09-2017 01:36
  FLORIDA — A Key West chef defied orders to evacuate because he wants to feed first responders. A Miami man said the winds were so fierce he could feel the 37th-floor of his building swaying. And a mural artist left a message for the storm on the boards she used to protect her home’s windows. Floridians in the path of Hurricane Irma have sent us more than 1,000 messages via text and WhatsApp since before the storm began barreling up […]
  
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• Pregnant Woman Shot in Head in NYC: Sources, Family

  11-09-2017 01:35
  
  A pregnant woman is fighting for her life and she was shot in the head twice in Brooklyn on Sunday, police and family members said.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• Hurricane Irma nears populated Tampa region

  11-09-2017 01:27
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.  — Hurricane Irma nears populated Tampa region Hurricane Irma remains a dangerous Category 2 hurricane despite weakening a bit more to 100 mph (160 kph). It’s now bearing down on the Tampa-St. Petersburg region. The National Hurricane Center says Irma’s eye is about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Tampa and moving at a fast clip of 14 mph (22 kph). Still a large hurricane, its tropical storm force winds extend out 415 miles (665 kilometers). Fore
  
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• Dangers in Florida remain as Irma moves up from Naples to Ft. Myers

  11-09-2017 01:27
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.  — Florida officials are urging people to stay in their homes and shelters, even if it looks like Hurricane Irma has passed. Miami-Dade County spokesman Mike Hernandez said he’s seen reports of people leaving the county’s hurricane shelters. It’s too early for that, he says: “Just because it seems like the weather is clearing up, that doesn’t mean it’s safe to get out on the roads. Miami Dade remains under curfew, much of it wit
  
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• Cyclists ‘Mowed Down’ During Bike Tour in NYC

  11-09-2017 01:15
  
  Three bicyclists were struck by a van during the NYC Century Bike Tour on Sunday morning, critically injuring one of them, police said.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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