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• General Assembly Republicans Unveil Latest Budget Proposal

  12-09-2017 23:45
  (CBS Connecticut) — General Assembly Republicans today released a new version of their state budget proposal.
  Republicans say their proposal avoids big tax hikes contained in Democrats’ budget plans.
  Republicans want to shrink state employee pensions starting in 2027, but count some of the savings in the next two fiscal years.
  If Democrats bring up their budget for votes on Thursday, Republicans will try to introduce an amendment that would throw out the Democrats plan, and replace i
  
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• 5 CCSU football players arrested following off-campus party; suspended 1 game

  12-09-2017 23:36
  NEW BRITAIN —  Several members of the Central Connecticut State University football team were arrested Saturday following an off-campus party. In a police report, police said they responded to Roxbury Road after complaints of a loud college party around 11 p.m. Police said when they arrived, they saw several people entering and exiting the location which was within close proximity to CCSU and became apparent it was a college party. “The party was loud as numerous
  
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• Family: Biracial boy pushed off table with rope around neck

  12-09-2017 23:06
  CLAREMONT, N.H. — Teenagers taunted an 8-year-old biracial boy with racial slurs and then pushed him off a picnic table with a rope around his neck, according to the boy’s family. The boy’s grandmother tells the Valley News he was treated at a hospital for cuts to his neck following the near-hanging Aug. 28 in Claremont, New Hampshire. Lorrie Slattery says the children were in a backyard when some of the teens got on the table and grabbed a rope […]
  
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• Gunshots Fired on Berlin Turnpike: Police

  12-09-2017 22:58
  
  Police said gunshots were fired during a road-rage incident on the Berlin Turnpike in Berlin Tuesday afternoon and they are investigating.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Edith Windsor, woman who helped end federal same-sex marriage ban, dies at age 88

  12-09-2017 22:43
  NEW YORK —  A woman who brought a Supreme Court case that struck down parts of a federal law that banned same-sex marriage has died. An attorney for Edith Windsor says she died Tuesday in New York. She was 88. Windsor was 81 when she sued the federal government in 2010 over the Defense of Marriage Act following the death of her first spouse, Thea Spyer. They legally married in Canada in 2007 after being together for more than 40 […]
  
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• Berlin PD: Shots fired on Berlin Turnpike may be connected to road-rage incident

  12-09-2017 22:35
  BERLIN —  Police are investigating after they said shots were fired Tuesday on the northbound lanes of the Berlin Turnpike by the off-ramp to Route 372. Berlin police said during their investigation, it was determined that the two vehicles involved in the incident, had left the area before officers arrived on the scene. Police said no one was struck by the gunfire during the incident. Police said the suspect is a Hispanic male with a darker complexion, mid 20’s to […]
  
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• Warm, sunny Wednesday; tracking possible showers

  12-09-2017 22:13
  Summer weather is back and temperatures in the 80s will stick around the next few days. BUT…we will gradually start to lose the sun as week progresses. Wednesday will be just as warm with highs in the low to mid 80s inland, upper 70s to near 80 for the beaches. Clouds will start to increase as moisture from once hurricane Irma heads in our direction. There is a slight chance for a shower or sprinkle Wednesday night or Thursday but […]
  
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• Access Health CT to Open Multiple Enrollment Locations

  12-09-2017 21:54
  
  Access Health CT will open multiple in-person enrollment locations across the state.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• NBC CT Holds 'Relief for Irma' Drive Until 7 p.m.

  12-09-2017 21:35
  
  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.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: Berlin Turnpike Gunfire Likely Road Rage-Related

  12-09-2017 21:29
  BERLIN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Berlin police responded to reports of gunfire Tuesday afternoon in the northbound lanes of the Berlin Turnpike near the interchange with Route 372.
  Police say two vehicles were involved in the incident shortly before 1 p.m., but both had left the scene by the time police arrived. Based on preliminary information from witnesses, police say the incident appears to have been related to road rage.
  No one was struck by the gunfire.
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• 2 Bridgeport school crossing guards struck while working; 1 guard seriously injured

  12-09-2017 21:22
  BRIDGEPORT —  Police said two crossing guards were struck by a car while working Tuesday morning. Bridgeport police said Larissa B. Fountain of Bridgeport,  was driving east on North Avenue when she crossed the intersection of Park Avenue and mounted the curb striking two crossing guards on duty.  “The two guards were standing on the sidewalk when they were struck by the Nissan (Fountain’s car). Which then skidded about 40 feet before coming to a final resti
  
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• Man Impaled By Barbecue Rotisserie In Danbury

  12-09-2017 20:56
  DANBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A 34-year-old man was critically injured Tuesday morning following a fall from the roof at a soccer club, when he was impaled by a piece of metal.
  Around 9:30 a.m., police say the man fell from the Casa Do Benfica Soccer and Social Club on Federal Road, and was impaled by a piece of metal from an outdoor barbecue rotisserie. The man, identified as a member of the club, was rushed to Danbury Hospital, where he was reported in critical condition, said firef
  
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• Man Gets Prison For Sexually Assaulting 3-Year-Old Girl

  12-09-2017 20:11
  STAMFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A 20-year-old man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl he was babysitting has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, after which he will be deported to his native Guatemala.
  The Stamford Advocate reports that Douglas Hus-Flores was sentenced Monday for first-degree sexual assault.
  A police report shows Hus-Flores told officers he assaulted the girl at a home he shared with her family in March.
  Prosecutors have declined to sha
  
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• New CEO Of Mohegan Sun Touts Company’s Expansion

  12-09-2017 20:05
  MICHAEL MELIAAssociated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The new chief executive officer for the company that owns the Mohegan Sun casino says it will continue expanding non-gambling amenities amid growing competition in New England.
  Mario Kontomerkos was announced Tuesday as the CEO of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, the company owned by the Mohegan Tribe in Uncasville, Connecticut. Kontomerkos has been the company’s chief financial officer since 2011.
  He said in
  
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• Darien Man Accused of Selling Drugs and Alcohol to Children

  12-09-2017 19:54
  
  A Darien man who was arrested on similar charges twice before is accused of selling drugs, alcohol and tobacco to children as young as 12 years old. He was previously accused of giving cocaine to children...Photo Credit: Darien Police
  
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• East Coast Of U.S. Slowly Sinking Into The Ocean, Study Finds

  12-09-2017 19:21
  CBS Local — While the flood waters from monstrous hurricanes like Harvey and Irma eventually recede, a new study says that a bigger issue is that flooding is poised to become an every day problem for many coastal cities as the land there continues to sink into the Atlantic Ocean.
  According to a study published in Nature’s Scientific Reports, sea levels on the east coast of the United States rise approximately three millimeters per year. While that may not sound like mu
  
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• Driver Hits Two Crossing Guards in Bridgeport: Officials

  12-09-2017 19:16
  
  Two crossing guards were struck in Bridgeport Tuesday morning and one of them has two broken legs, according to city officials.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Pilot Grateful No One Else Was Hurt in Plainville Crash

  12-09-2017 19:12
  
  The pilot who crashed in a parking lot near the Roberston Field Airport in Plainville, Connecticut Monday morning is grateful no one else was hurt in the crash and said he feels fortunate to have just minor...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Memorial Service Held for Sailor Killed in Warship Crash

  12-09-2017 19:10
  
  A memorial service was held this morning for U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 2nd Class Dustin Louis Doyon, a 26-year-old Suffield native who died in August while serving aboard the USS John S.Photo Credit: Submitted
  
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• White House: Trump no longer expected to host Japanese prime minister

  12-09-2017 18:47
  WASHINGTON  — Though President Donald Trump was tentatively scheduled to play golf with Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe at his private course in Bedminster, New Jersey, this weekend, the White House says that is no longer being discussed. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told CNN Tuesday Trump is no longer expected to host Abe at all. They had been scheduled to hit the links together Sunday at the Trump National Golf Club, CNN had learned earlier Tuesday, though a […
  
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• Police Bust Party, Charge CCSU Football Players

  12-09-2017 18:10
  
  At least four members of the Central Connecticut State University football team were arrested over the weekend after police busted a college party and found alcohol and smelled marijuana, according to the police...
  
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• Asian-Americans speak out on passage of DREAM Act

  12-09-2017 18:04
  WASHINGTON — The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and Asian-American DREAMers are urging the passage of the DREAM Act. CAPAC members, including Chair Democratic Rep. Judy Chu, Immigration Task Force Chair Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal, and Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi are urging the passage of the bipartisan, bicameral DREAM Act, which would allow certain immigrant youth, including tens of thousands of Asian American and Pacific Islander
  
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• Man Impaled on Grill Rotisserie After Falling From Roof in Danbury

  12-09-2017 17:39
  
  A 30-year-old man was impaled on a grill rotisserie stand when he fell from a roof in Danbury Tuesday morning and he has been rushed to the hospital to undergo surgery.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Man impales himself after fall from roof onto grill stand in Danbury

  12-09-2017 17:36
  DANBURY — A man is in critical condition after falling from a roof and impaling himself on a BBQ grill rotisserie stand Monday morning. At 9:30 a.m. , police and fire responded to Federal Road at the Case Do Benfica Soccer and Social Club to calls of a man that fell almost ten feet  from a roof. Once on scene, Officials saw the man was impaled by a metal object Police said that the Danbury Fire Department along with EMS personnel […]
  
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• Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups Week 2

  12-09-2017 17:26
  By Rahul Lal
  Ah, fantasy players rejoice! Our biggest unnecessary stress is back and our spouses hate us again! But it’s all okay because fantasy football has transformed itself into a seven day process and fantasy will love us no matter what. No matter if you’re in the shallowest of leagues or a 14-team death league, the waiver wire is what will make or break your team. We just finished week one and have already seen early signs of breakout players. Each week, I’ll pick a few
  
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• Longest Win Streaks Baseball History

  12-09-2017 17:04
  by Rob Joyce
  Cleveland is in uncharted territory. After Monday’s win against the Tigers, the Indians have upped their win streak to 19 games, in the process overtaking Houston for best record in the American League. Since a 6-1 loss to Boston on August 23, Cleveland is outscoring opponents 132-32, throwing six shutouts in that span while increasing their lead in the AL Central from 4.5 games to 13.5.
  With a series against the struggling Tigers up next, Cleveland could threaten the modern d
  
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• NBC CT Holds 'Relief for Irma' Drive at 4 p.m.

  12-09-2017 16:55
  
  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.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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• Cello Teacher Mystifies Juno the Beluga

  12-09-2017 16:51
  
  Juno, a beluga whale at Mystic Aquarium, became famous in Connecticut and beyond years ago when an adorable YouTube video surfaced of a Hartford-based mariachi band serenading him.Photo Credit: Carly Champion FlemingThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Pregnant woman delivers baby seven weeks early after boyfriend allegedly set her on fire

  12-09-2017 16:48
  CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. — A man is accused of setting his pregnant girlfriend on fire in Maryland Friday, WJLA reports. Laquinn Phillips, 34, of Washington, D.C., is charged attempted first and second-degree murder, arson, assault and several additional charges related to the incident. Authorities believe Phillips set 30-year-old Andrea Grinage on fire during a domestic incident. Grinage, who was pregnant when she was set on fire, gave birth to a baby girl seven weeks early. WJLA reports that
  
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• Week 1 NFL Injuries With Fantasy Football Implications

  12-09-2017 16:47
  Ryan Mayer
  While football is back and has the nation excited for its return, the unfortunate truth of the game is that it takes a huge toll on the body and there are often a number of injuries in the early weeks of the season. Aside from the obvious hope that all of these men recover well from their injuries, fantasy football team owners are concerned about how these injuries will affect their team. In case you missed any of the weekend’s big injuries, or are looking for replacements on th
  
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• Patriots Opponents Profile: Retribution May Not Come Easy Against A Saints Team Looking For The Same

  12-09-2017 16:45
  By Danny Cox
  After the opening season loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the New England Patriots turned their attention to their next opponent— the New Orleans Saints. With a trio of talented running backs and a future Hall of Fame quarterback in Drew Brees, any team in the NFL should be afraid to face them. But there may not be as much to fear as originally thought.
  New Orleans Saints Season Record: 0-1
  The Saints came out pumped up for their 2017 opener as new running back Adrian Peterson
  
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• Guide To 2017 Oktoberfest Events In Connecticut

  12-09-2017 16:00
  By Gillian Burdett
  Autumn in New England brings sunny days, cool evenings, spectacular fall foliage and, during Oktoberfest, lederhosen, volksmusik, and biergärten. German American Societies across Connecticut have helped preserve and promote German culture in the state. Even people with no Bavarian ancestry can’t resist the one-two-three step of a polka under a tent filled with the smell of smoked Braunschweiger. When the green leaves of Connecticut turn to gold, its time to put on
  
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• K-9 Officer Injured in Chase in Plymouth

  12-09-2017 15:49
  
  A Plymouth Police K-9 officer was injured during a chase in Plymouth on Sunday night.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Meriden Group Stranded in Irma-Ravaged Turks and Caicos Heads Home

  12-09-2017 15:47
  
  There is relief for a group of six people from Meriden who have been stranded in storm-ravaged Turks and Caicos.Photo Credit: Phil Massicotte
  
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• Incredible video shows plane fighting Irma’s winds, aborting landing at Myrtle Beach airport

  12-09-2017 15:28
  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Incredible video shows an Allegiant flight battling winds from Tropical Storm Irma as it attempts to land at the Myrtle Beach International Airport on Monday. The video, which was submitted to WMBF by Christopher and Malgorzata Rosafort, was filmed on a golf course around noon. Incredible video of a plane battling strong crosswinds at Myrtle Beach International Airport today They couldn't land! @nsj #scwx pic.twitter.com/uSXsEwr2uF — Ed Piotrowski (@EdPiotrowski)
  
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• SEC Football Report: Georgia Win, Auburn Loss Highlight Week 2

  12-09-2017 15:19
  By Andrew Kahn
  This is the CBS Local SEC Football Report. Every Tuesday, this space will recap the results and top performances from the Southeastern Conference and look ahead to key match-ups the following week.
  Georgia invasion
  The Georgia Bulldogs don’t often venture far from home, and their fans took advantage of the rare opportunity this past weekend. Several people at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday night estimate at least 40 percent of the fans wore red. It was a bucket list weekend
  
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• Funeral to be held for Suffield sailor killed in USS McCain crash

  12-09-2017 15:18
  SUFFIELD — A Navy sailor from Suffield will be laid to rest Tuesday morning after dying in the line of duty. The wake for Dustin, Doyon was Monday and now people will gather to pay their respects at his funeral Mass . Doyon was one of ten sailors killed when the USS John McCain collided with an oil tanker off the coast of southeast Asia as the McCain was heading to Singapore for a routine port call on August 21. Doyen […]
  
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• Alexion Moving Headquarters From New Haven

  12-09-2017 15:05
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced this it is relocating its headquarters from New Haven, Connecticut to Boston.
  In what it calls a plan to “re-align the global organization with its refocused corporate strategy,” the company also announced Tuesday it is cutting 20 percent of its workforce.
  The company said about 400 jobs will move to Boston by the middle of next year. The company will maintain a research and development cente
  
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• Worker Falls Through Roof of Staples Warehouse

  12-09-2017 15:04
  
  A worker fell through the roof of the Staples warehouse in Plainfield Monday afternoon and fell around 22 feet, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Kentucky man arrested for throwing woman off cliff now charged with murdering her son

  12-09-2017 14:52
  FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky man arrested for kidnapping a woman and throwing her off a cliff has now been charged with the murder of her 5-year-old son. Kentucky State Police say they have charged Lonnie Belt with murder in connection with the death of James Spoonamore. Belt was already facing charges of kidnapping, assault and tampering with evidence related to the attack on Jessica Durham, Spoonamore’s mother. Durham survived the attack and is recovering at a hospital in Lexington.
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty To Throwing Brick At Car, Killing Man

  12-09-2017 14:25
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for throwing a brick at a passing car, killing a man sitting inside.
  The Connecticut Post reports 30-year-old Jonathan DeJesus, of Bridgeport, entered the plea Monday in connection with the death last year of 41-year-old Edy Morales.
  Investigators say DeJesus was one of several people who threw objects at the car in July 2016 because the occupants had “disrespected” them. Police de
  
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• President Says Hartford Council Opposes Bankruptcy

  12-09-2017 14:21
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – The president of the Hartford City Council says a majority of members oppose the city filing for bankruptcy, but acknowledged it could be necessary if it doesn’t get the state aid it needs by early November because of state budget gridlock.
  Democrat Thomas Clarke II says bankruptcy “should not be an option” and the council will do everything possible to avoid it.
  Clarke said Monday he’s not contradicting the message last we
  
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• Memorial Service Today for Sailor Killed in Warship Crash

  12-09-2017 14:16
  
  A memorial service will be held this morning for U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 2nd Class Dustin Louis Doyon, a 26-year-old Suffield native who died in August while serving aboard the USS John S.Photo Credit: Submitted
  
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• Man Died In Police Custody, Investigation Underway

  12-09-2017 14:15
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – An investigation is underway after a 49-year-old man was found dead in his Hartford police holding cell over the weekend.
  The Courant reports that police say the man was found unresponsive in the booking facility cell at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday.
  There were no immediate signs of suicide or foul play and the death appears to be a natural.
  The man had been in police custody since Friday afternoon for several burglary related charges. During that time,
  
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• Greenwich native named White House communications director

  12-09-2017 14:10
  Hope Hicks, who was named interim White House communications director in August, will now hold the job on a permanent basis, a White House spokesperson told CNN Tuesday. Hicks, a longtime Trump aide who was one of the first staffers to join Trump’s 2016 campaign, became the interim communications director after Anthony Scaramucci, the colorful and controversial Trump aide, was ousted from the job in July. Bloomberg earlier reported the development. Hicks’ relationship with Trump bega
  
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• Bridgeport man pleads guilty to throwing brick at car, killing man

  12-09-2017 13:48
  BRIDGEPORT— A Bridgeport man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for throwing a brick at a passing car, killing a man sitting inside. The Connecticut Post reports 30-year-old Jonathan DeJesus, of Bridgeport, entered the plea Monday in connection with the death last year of 41-year-old Edy Morales. Investigators said DeJesus was one of several people who threw objects at the car in July 2016 because the occupants had “disrespected” them. Police determined it was a brick thrown by
  
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• Dashcam records Georgia driver’s close call with falling tree

  12-09-2017 13:21
  SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. – She may have some minor injuries and damage to the front end of her car, but one Georgia driver is lucky to be alive Monday. As Tropical Storm Irma buffeted the state with heavy winds and rain, Michael Head was driving along Highway 92, trying to get home when the tree fell, nearly crushing the white Lexus SUV in front of him. Dashcam video from Head’s car shows the driver of the Lexus brake, but fail […]
  
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• UConn gets high marks in national ranking of public universities

  12-09-2017 12:57
  HARTFORD — The University of Connecticut got its highest ranking yet among the nation’s top public universities, according to the 2017 U.S. News and World Report ranking of public universities. UConn was ranked number 18, marking its seventh consecutive year in the top 25. UConn has been steadily climbing the ranks since 2000, when it was number 38 among public universities. Connecticut is currently facing financial issues, as lawmakers have yet to approve a new budget for the fiscal
  
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• Another beautiful day, with above normal highs in the low to mid 80s

  12-09-2017 12:42
  After a beautiful start to the week, a warming trend will get underway over the next couple of days. Tuesday will be mostly sunny with highs in the lower to middle 80s along with low humidity. While Wednesday will be just as warm, we are expecting an increase in clouds as moisture from once hurricane Irma heads in our direction. There is a slight chance for a shower Wednesday night or Thursday but most of the time will be dry. […]
  
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• Two-headed rattlesnake found by Arkansas electrical worker

  12-09-2017 11:33
  JONESBORO, Ark. – A rare, two-headed rattlesnake surprised a man in Arkansas Wednesday, according to KFSM. Rodney Kelso, an operations director at Woodruff Electric, was working  on a home about three miles north of Forrest City when he stumbled across the venomous reptile, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The snake is about 11 inches long and was found with two other snakes that looked normal. Kelso managed to get the rattlesnake into a box, which was taken to&nb
  
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