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• Hurricane Jose heads east, easing impact on the Connecticut shoreline

  19-09-2017 23:29
  We’ll have mostly cloudy skies on Tuesday as the outer bands of Jose make their way towards us. We’re missing out on any major impacts, but we still could deal with showers and some downpours Tuesday afternoon into the overnight hours. By Wednesday morning, there likely will be some downpours across the area, with higher impacts the further south and east you go. In terms of wind, some gusts up around 35-40 mph are possible Wednesday morning, but nothing that […]
  
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• New Britain fire chief on administrative leave, announces retirement

  19-09-2017 23:13
  NEW BRITAIN —  New Britain Fire Chief Thomas Ronalter has announced that he will retire from the fire department after serving nearly 35 years. “I was born and raised in New Britain, and I have been honored and privileged to serve the City for 35 years as a firefighter, Lieutenant, Captain, Deputy Chief and Chief of Department,” said Chief Ronalter. His tenure is ending during a time of controversy that took place last month. New Britain’s mayor Erin Stewar
  
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• 3 Suspects Arrested After East Windsor Home Invasion: Police

  19-09-2017 23:12
  
  Three people were arrested on Tuesday for breaking into an East Windsor home, police said.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Bobby Moynihan On ‘Me, Myself & I’ – “Funny, Heartwarming, Half-Hour Long”

  19-09-2017 22:31
  Me, Myself & I, is coming to a television near you starting on September 25th at 9:30 PM EST. CBS’ newest comedy tells the story of Alex Riley, an inventor from Chicago who gets uprooted to Los Angeles at a young age and has to adjust to a whole new life. Alex’s life on the show unfolds in three different periods all at once as we see him experience age 14, age 40 and age 65.
  Bobby Moynihan takes the reigns as 40-year-old Alex. Moynihan spoke with CBS Local’s Matt Weis
  
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• Teacher’s Gross Bread Experiment Gets Kids To Wash Their Hands

  19-09-2017 22:27
  CBS Local — A North Carolina teacher’s stomach-turning experiment has become a social media sensation and a new way to get stubborn kids to wash their hands.
  Donna Gill Allen posted her novel approach of showing students how dirty their hands can be to Facebook in August. The teacher taped three bags to the wall, one bag for an untouched piece of bread, one for a piece touched by freshly washed hands, and one for a piece touched by her students’ unwashed hands.The teacher&rsquo
  
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• Connecticut Sun Extend Contract Of Coach-Of-The-Year Miller

  19-09-2017 22:24
  UNCASVILLE, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – WNBA coach of the year Curt Miller has received a contract extension from the Connecticut Sun.
  Miller, who also serves as the team’s general manager, was heading into the last year of a three-year deal.
  The team did not disclose financial terms of the new contract, which is designed to keep Miller in Connecticut through the 2021 season.
  Miller guided the Sun to a 21-13 record, despite the loss of star forward Chiney Ogwumike to an offseaso
  
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• 8-year-old football players kneel during national anthem before game

  19-09-2017 22:20
  BELLEVILLE, Ill. – Every player on the Cahokia Quarterback Club football team (8 and under) took a knee during the national anthem before a game on Sunday, according to KTVI. “One of the kids asked me if I saw (people) protesting and rioting in St. Louis. I said yes; I said, ‘Do you know why they are doing it?’”said Coach Orlando Gooden. Coach Gooden said the player responded, “Because black people are getting killed and nobody’s going to jail.” Go
  
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• Dad builds ultimate playhouse for his daughters — and it will blow your mind

  19-09-2017 22:11
    HIGHLAND, Mich. — A Michigan dad built a playhouse for his two daughters — and it might be the most elaborate playhouse ever constructed. Adam Boyd, 39, owns a construction company and recently spent his free time and several weekends building the two-story playhouse for his two daughters, 5 and 2. The home features a playground, two porches, 8-foot ceilings, a rock climbing wall, a loft, and — of course — a kitchen playset. Boyd shared photos of the […]
  
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• UConn President says proposed budget cuts are apalling

  19-09-2017 21:59
  STORRS– UConn President Susan Herbst is speaking out against the recent approval of the legislative state budget. President Herbst called the state budget “appalling” and the budget would cut state funding from the Univeristy by more than $300 million over the next two years. Herbst went on to list the various effects that the new budget would have on the program State program. She said that most of the Division 1 sport programs would be cut and the regional campuses […]
  
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• States Expand Investigation of Opioid Makers, Distributors

  19-09-2017 21:43
  Attorneys general from most states are broadening their investigation into the opioid industry as a nationwide overdose crisis continues to claim thousands of lives.
  They announced Tuesday that they had served subpoenas requesting information from five companies that make powerful prescription painkillers and demanded information from three distributors. Forty-one attorneys general are involved in various parts of the civil investigation.
  The probe into marketing and sales practices seeks to fi
  
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• Former Patriots player Chris Long will donate first 6 game checks to school in Charlottesville

  19-09-2017 21:39
  NEW ENGLAND —  Former New England Patriots defensive end will donate his first six game checks this season to fund scholarships for students in his hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia, his foundation announced Tuesday. The Chris Long Scholarships will promote equality through education by providing two students with a seven-year all expenses paid school program. According to a press release by St. Anne’s Belfield School, “the scholarships will be set-up and administ
  
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• Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 3

  19-09-2017 21:19
  By Rahul Lal
  Fantasy owners lose their minds when it comes to picking up the right guy. Certain players fall victim to rumors of decreased touches or are put on the waiver wire after one rough week. For example, I woke up mid-week to find Jonathan Stewart sitting on the waiver wire in a 12-team league where the next best running back is a third stringer who gets 15 snaps a game. After getting 15 carries this week, Stewart’s role is safe and his new fantasy owner has a potential starter who
  
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• Download Tickets To an Advance Screening of ‘BATTLE OF THE SEXES’

  19-09-2017 21:19
  Want to see an advance screening of BATTLE OF THE SEXES on Wednesday, September 27 at 7pm at Bow Tie Palace in Hartford? Keep reading to find out how you can download FREE tickets to the screening!
  Download and print your FREE tickets to see BATTLE OF THE SEXES at FOXSEARCHLIGHTSCREENINGS.COM
  About BATTLE OF THE SEXES:
  In the wake of the sexual revolution and the rise of the women’s movement, the 1973 tennis match between women’s World #1 Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and e
  
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• Wires Down, Power Out in Groton

  19-09-2017 21:12
  
  Power is out to Pfizer in Groton and the surrounding area after strong winds brought down power lines.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Wolcott Family in St. Maarten Hid Under a Mattress When Irma Struck

  19-09-2017 21:03
  
  A Wolcott family is back in Connecticut safe and sound after being stranded in St. Maarten and having to come face-to-face with hurricane Irma.Photo Credit: McFarland Family
  
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• Mexican Governor says earthquake killed at least 2 in Mexico State

  19-09-2017 20:57
  MEXICO CITY — Mexico State Gov. Alfredo del Mazo tells the Televisa news network that the magnitude 7.1 earthquake has killed at least two people in his state, which borders Mexico City. Del Mazo said a quarry worker was killed when the quake unleashed a rock slide, and another died when hit by a falling lamppost. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered near the Puebla state town of Raboso, about 76 miles (123 kilometers) southeast of Mexico […]
  
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• 25 Is The New 18? Study Says Teens Are Growing Up Slower

  19-09-2017 20:37
  CBS Local — For parents who constantly chide their children to “grow up,” a new study on teens and adolescence is suggesting they’ll have to wait even longer. According to findings published in the journal, Child Development, today’s teens are putting off many of the common behaviors associated with moving into adulthood.
  Compared to teens in the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s, today’s adolescents, “are taking longer to engage in both the pleasur
  
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• Taco Bell is ditching drive-thrus, adding booze

  19-09-2017 20:29
  HARTFORD —  Taco Bell is reportedly going to open more than 300 new locations around the country but with a much different look and a new addition. According to Food & Wine, Taco Bell wants the new locations to be “cantina style.” They won’t have a drive-thru but will serve alcohol. The inside of the restaurants will feature local artwork, open kitchens and digital menu boards. Food & Wine said “the majority of the new “urban in-line” locati
  
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• Police Investigating Home Invasion in Mystic

  19-09-2017 20:22
  
  Police are investigating a home invasion on Hewitt Road in Mystic Tuesday morning and the resident who was home has been taken to the hospital.Photo Credit: WNBC
  
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• Democrats, Good Government Groups Want To Save Election Funding Program

  19-09-2017 20:09
  (CBS Connecticut) — Good government groups and Democratic elected officials today called for the preservation of the Citizens Election Program.
  The CEP gives money to state political candidates who agree to follow clean election rules.
  Common Cause Connecticut Director Cheri Quickmire says by eliminating the program, the Republican budget passed by the General Assembly last week would put wealthy special interests ahead of people.
  “With increasing voter anger about the power of big m
  
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• Man Gets 20 Years In Prison For Fatally Beating Father Of 5

  19-09-2017 20:08
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A man who pleaded guilty to fatally beating a father of five from the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation more than 11 years ago has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
  The Day reports that 33-year-old Christopher Vincenti was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter.
  Prosecutors say Vincenti and his co-defendant Timothy Johnson robbed 40-year-old Anthony Hamlin for drug money, beat the man to death and left his body in a f
  
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• Teen shown on camera returning wallet and $1,500 to owner

  19-09-2017 20:02
  SACRAMENTO — An 18-year-old in California is getting praise after he was shown on camera returning a wallet with $1,500 and a handful of credit cards inside, according to KOVR. Tyler Opdyke was handing out fliers for his uncle’s pest control business when he found the wallet outside Melissa Vang’s home. “I just really thought about what I would want someone to do if I were to drop my wallet,” Opdyke told KOVR. “And then I thought about the house. […]
  
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• Suspect plans to sue ‘hero’ who stopped him from robbing Starbucks

  19-09-2017 20:02
  FRESNO, Calif. — A 30-year-old man who allegedly used a gun during an attempted robbery at a California Starbucks now plans to sue the good Samaritan who stepped in to stop the crime, according to KSEE. Back in July, Ryan Flores attempted to rob a Starbucks when Cregg Jerri, 58, attacked the suspect. In the video, the suspect is shown wearing a Transformers mask and threatening a barista. Seconds later, Jerri picks up a metal chair and hits the suspect in […]
  
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• ‘Mini Satans’: Nurses give newborn middle finger, make baby dance in disturbing Snapchat posts

  19-09-2017 19:53
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Navy hospital in Florida has removed multiple employees from work after disturbing photos surfaced on Snapchat on Monday, according to the Florida Times-Union. One of the photos showed a nurse giving a newborn the middle finger with the caption: “How I currently feel about these mini Satans.” According to the post, the “nurse” and a friend made the baby dance to music. Jeanne Casey, a spokeswoman for the Naval Hospital Jacksonville, issued a s
  
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• Man gives toddler he just met $20 for toys after death of young grandson

  19-09-2017 19:42
  COWETA, Okla. — An Oklahoma woman was left crying “in the middle of Target” after a stranger pulled $20 out of his wallet to help purchase a toy for her son. Alyssa Hacker was waiting on “Grammi” inside Target when her young son grabbed three dinosaur toys. “We were trying to pick out which one he wanted when Owen abruptly yelled ‘Hi’ at this older man walking past us,” Hacker wrote in a Facebook post. “He turned around and said, [&hell
  
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• Todd Feinburg: The State Budget

  19-09-2017 19:39
  Sen. Joan Hartley of Waterbury, Middlebury & Naugatuck talks about state budget.
  
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• Concern Grows for Loved Ones in Puerto Rico

  19-09-2017 19:38
  
  As Hurricane Maria inches closer to Puerto Rico, many Connecticut residents with friends and family on the island are concerned.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Players with 60 or More Home Runs

  19-09-2017 18:59
  by Rob Joyce
  The Marlins don’t have much to play for over the final dozen games of the season. Entering Tuesday at 70-80, they are mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, and at this point all they can do is play spoiler when they head to Colorado next Monday. However, Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton is chasing history. His 455-foot home run on Monday gives him 55 for the season, the most hit in a single year since 2010, and if he can hit five more over the next week-and-a-ha
  
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• 3 in Custody After Chase on I-91 from Mass. to Hartford

  19-09-2017 18:56
  
  Three people are in custody after a chase from Massachusetts ended on Interstate 91 South in Hartford, according to state police.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  
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• SEC Football Report: Florida Tops Tennessee On Hail Mary

  19-09-2017 18:28
  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.
  Another wild finish in The Swamp
  Two years ago in Gainesville, Florida beat Tennessee on a 63-yard touchdown pass using a play called “Train Right Open, Big Ben In.” On Saturday, the Gators stunned the Vols with the same play in the same stadium. The recent rendition was mor
  
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• Scientists Create Road That Melts Ice And Snow By Itself

  19-09-2017 18:28
  CBS Local — Could the sight of big plows pushing snow off wintry roads become a thing of the past? Researchers at Drexel University have found what they’re describing as the secret ingredient to make roads melt ice and snow all by themselves.
  According to the scientists, adding paraffin wax to the concrete mix makes the road surface capable of melting the wintry mix much faster than normal roads. An assistant professor at Drexel’s College of Engineering says paraffin oil i
  
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• Concern Grows for Loved Ones in Hurricane Maria’s Path in Puerto Rico

  19-09-2017 18:18
  
  As Hurricane Maria inches closer to Puerto Rico, many Connecticut residents with friends and family on the island are concerned.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• State Police: Three In Custody After Pursuit That Started In Springfield

  19-09-2017 17:58
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – State police say three suspects are in custody following a pursuit on Interstate 91 that began Tuesday morning in Springfield and ended in Hartford near the interchange with Interstate 84.
  Police say the suspect vehicle struck at least four police cruisers from Connecticut and Massachusetts. No injuries were reported.
  A helicopter from Massachusetts was hovering over the scene, said Connecticut State Police.
   
  
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• Connecticut Ranked Among 10 Richest States

  19-09-2017 17:43
  
  The state of Connecticut is one of the richest in the United States, according to 24/7 Wall St.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Track Jose: Live First Alert Interactive Radar

  19-09-2017 17:15
  
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• New Britain Fire Chief Retires

  19-09-2017 17:10
  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A month after he was placed on paid leave following an investigation that faulted him for racial insensitivity, New Britain Fire Chief Thomas Ronalter is retiring
  “Today, I have accepted the retirement of Chief Thomas Ronalter … I wish him well in his future endeavors,” Mayor Erin Stewart said in a written statement Tuesday.
  The investigation was prompted by Ronalter’s refusal to hang a photograph of the department’s fir
  
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• ‘Wrong on so many levels’: Woman’s post about Hobby Lobby cotton decor goes viral

  19-09-2017 17:02
  KILLEEN, Texas — A woman stated concerns on Facebook about a raw cotton display at a Hobby Lobby — and the post has gone viral. Daniell Rider made the post Thursday on Hobby Lobby’s Facebook page. It shows a photo of vases containing cotton stalks, and she states: The post has since been shared almost 20,000 times. One Facebook user said: “What do you suggest I use to clean my ears? Or take off nail polish? You are testing the […]
  
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• Patriots Opponent Profile: After Bouncing Back, The Texans Cannot Be Underestimated

  19-09-2017 17:00
  By Danny Cox
  The season wasn’t supposed to start off the way it did, but the New England Patriots were able to get back to their winning ways against the New Orleans Saints this past Sunday. As for their Week 3 opponent, they did the exact same thing with a loss in the season opener and a rebound victory in Week 2. However this is not the same Houston Texans team that the NFL has witnessed over the last few years.
  Houston Texans Season Record: 1-1
  Houston took a pretty big defeat in the se
  
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• Report: Killer NY bus driver was DUI bus driver in 2015 New Haven chain-reaction crash

  19-09-2017 16:52
  NEW YORK — The charter bus driver who crashed in Queens on Monday — killing three people, including himself — should never have been allowed back behind the wheel after drunkenly causing a chain-reaction collision in 2015, a woman hurt in that incident told The New York Post. “I’m just shocked he was even allowed to drive a charter bus after that,” said Alexandra Wynne, 24, of East Haven. “That’s crazy. This tragedy could have all been prevented if
  
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• Shelton Man Dead After Motorcycle Crash: Police

  19-09-2017 16:44
  
  A 53-year-old Shelton man has died after a crash involving a motorcycle and a motor vehicle on Thursday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 4 Teens Charged in Brutal Attack of 11-Year-Old in Hamden

  19-09-2017 16:37
  
  Hamden police have arrested four 13-year-olds suspected in the vicious attack of an 11-year-old boy.
  
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• Foodshare’s Convoy of Caring helps fight hunger

  19-09-2017 16:35
  HARTFORD — Foodshare and The Connecticut Food Bank, Connecticut’s two regional food banks, are joining forces for the first time ever to thank those who help fight hunger across the state. This is the 15th annual Food Industry Convoy of Caring event. Currently, more than 50 percent of the food they give out comes from local Connecticut food industry retailers, distributors, farmers and manufacturers. Last year, Connecticut Food Bank and Foodshare distributed enough food to give more
  
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• Man Injured During Street Robbery in Hamden

  19-09-2017 16:26
  
  Hamden police are investigating an armed robbery and attack on the street Monday night.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Trump addresses the UN General Assembly

  19-09-2017 16:09
  NEW YORK –President Donald Trump will issue harsh warnings to North Korea and Iran during his closely watched address to the United Nations on Tuesday. In remarks that will encourage nations to take responsibility for their own security while calling for collective action against rogue nations, Trump will seek to spell out in the most decisive terms to date his approach to an increasingly volatile world. Trump has delivered major foreign policy addresses before, to a gathering of
  
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• Report: New England Losing 65 Acres of Forestland Per Day

  19-09-2017 16:00
  BOSTON (AP) — New England has been losing forestland to development at a rate of 65 acres per day — a loss that comes at a time when public funding for preservation of open land, both state and federal, has also been on the decline in all six states.
  That’s the conclusion of a report released Tuesday by the Harvard Forest, a research institute of Harvard University.
  The study found public funding for land conservation in New England dropped by half between 2008 and 2014 to $62
  
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• Ask A Connecticut Expert: Easy Breakfast Meals For Kids

  19-09-2017 16:00
  By Joshua PalmesNow that the new school year is here, and students have to once again get up early, it is vital that they get out the door having had a satisfying breakfast. However, parents want to be sure that it is also a nutritious one. For some expert suggestions on healthy breakfasts that are easy for parents (or even their kids) to prepare, we turned to Stamford nutritionist Linda Arpino.
  Linda Arpino, MA, RDN, FANDLife Focus Nutrition Center21 Craig Court
  Stamford, CT 06903(203) 321-8454
  
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• GOP Eyes Popular Tax Breaks To Finance Overhaul

  19-09-2017 15:57
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans straining to find about $1 trillion to finance sweeping tax cuts are homing in on two popular deductions that are woven into the nation’s fiscal fabric — the mortgage interest deduction that millions of homeowners prize and the deduction for state and local taxes popular in Democratic strongholds.
  About 30 million Americans, or about 20 percent of taxpayers, deduct mortgage interest from their income taxes, a deduction Realtors and homebuilders ar
  
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• Man Arrested On Charges Of Shooting Woman, 2 Children

  19-09-2017 15:37
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man police say shot a woman and her two children during a domestic dispute has been arrested after a nearly six-month search.
  Jermaine Scott was taken into custody by U.S. marshals in Middletown on Monday. He is charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting in New Britain on March 28. A woman and her children, ages 12 and 17, were wounded. The woman told dispatchers that the shooter was her boyfriend.
  The shooting prompted a l
  
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• Passenger Seriously Injured in Bristol Crash

  19-09-2017 15:29
  
  The passenger in a car that hit a utility pole in Bristol early Tuesday morning suffered serious injuries and has been taken to a trauma hospital, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Pedestrian Struck in Cheshire

  19-09-2017 15:28
  
  A pedestrian was struck by a car on West Main Street, near Ives Row, in Cheshire Tuesday morning and the road was closed briefly.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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