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• Second Victim Of Home Explosion Dies

  23-09-2017 23:57
  (Clinton, CONN./ CBS CONNECTICUT) – The second victim of a mobile home explosion Thursday in Clinton died Saturday.
  Clinton police say Candace Hinkley, 61, died at Bridgeport Hospital from injuries sustained in the blast. Her husband, Leo Hickley, 64, died Friday.
  It was around 12:30 a.m. Thursday that the couple’s  a mobile home on Killingworth Turnpike exploded.
  Police initially suspected a propane canister was the source of the blast, but then said the source remained under i
  
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• Second Victim in Clinton Mobile Home Explosion Has Died: PD

  23-09-2017 23:50
  
  A husband and wife severely injured after their mobile home in Clinton exploded have died, according to Clinton police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• PD: 2nd person dead following Clinton explosion; 911 tapes released

  23-09-2017 23:47
  CLINTON —  Police said the second victim of the Thursday morning house explosion in Clinton, has died. “Candace Hinkley, age 61 passed away earlier today at Bridgeport Hospital as a result of injuries sustained in the house explosion,” said police. On Friday, police said Candace’s husband Leo Hinkley passed away from injuries he sustained in the same explosion. Police said the cause remains under investigation, authorities said the explosion was not sparked by p
  
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• Sunny, warm & pleasant today; record heat possible Sunday!

  23-09-2017 23:40
  The first weekend of Autumn feels like the first weekend of summer, as a big warming trend is underway.  Temperatures this afternoon will top out between 80-85 this afternoon under mostly sunny skies.  Sunday, get ready for near record high temperatures, averaging well up into the 80s to near 90!  This warm weather will continue through the most of next week before a cold front drops temperatures to where they should be for this time of year by Friday. After […]
  
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• Noxious substance sprayed on people in London

  23-09-2017 23:30
  LONDON —  A number of people were injured after a group of males sprayed them with what appears to be “a noxious substance” near Stratford Shopping Centre, London Metropolitan Police said Saturday night. It’s believed six people were hurt, police said in a statement. One male was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, police said. This story is developing and will be updated as soon as more details become available.
  
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• Man Accused of Shooting Woman and 2 NHPD Officers in Custody

  23-09-2017 22:21
  
  A man accused of shooting two police officers and a woman during to a domestic dispute on Elm Street in New Haven, prompting a SWAT response and evacuations in the neighborhood, is in custody, according to...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Suspect who allegedly shot 2 New Haven police officers and one woman in custody

  23-09-2017 22:05
  NEW HAVEN — Police said that one man is in custody following a Police standoff on Elm Street. The man allegedly shot two police officers and one woman. “For several hours, all attempts to reach the perpetrator by phone were unsuccessful. A tactical approach was formulated as SWAT members conducted a systematic evacuation of nearby residents. The perpetrator had at some point moved to the basement. SWAT officers were met at the basement door by the perpetrator who pointed a […]
  
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• One Person Dead After Quadruple Shooting in Hartford

  23-09-2017 19:35
  
  One person is dead and another critically injured after a quadruple shooting on Albany Avenue in Hartford Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 2 Police Officers Shot in New Haven; SWAT Team Called In

  23-09-2017 19:34
  
  Two police officers and a woman were injured in a shooting stemming from a domestic dispute on Elm Street in New Haven, a city official confirmed to NBC Connecticut.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Melania Trump to meet Prince Harry, Trudeau on solo trip to Canada

  23-09-2017 18:39
  Melania Trump is Canada-bound for her first solo foreign trip as first lady, traveling to Toronto to lead the US delegation to the Invictus Games on Saturday. During a whirlwind day trip, Trump is expected to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Great Britain’s Prince Harry, and attend the opening ceremony of the games before returning to Washington. “In just two short years, the Invictus Games have allowed thousands of injured and wounded servicemen and women from ma
  
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• Communications issues hamper evacuations downstream of failing Puerto Rican dam

  23-09-2017 18:28
  tv/2017/09/22/tl-santiago-puerto-rico-maria-jake-tapper.cnn Puerto Rican officials could not communicate with more than half the towns in the U.S. territory as they rushed to evacuate tens of thousands of people downstream of a failing dam. Authorities launched an evacuation of the 70,000 people living downstream from the Guajataca Dam in northwest Puerto Rico, sending buses to move people away Friday and posting frantic warnings on Twitter that went unseen by many in the blacked-out coastal are
  
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• London mayor: Uber to blame for loss of license in city

  23-09-2017 18:17
  LONDON — The mayor of London says people angry about the decision by transit authorities to strip Uber of its license to operate in the city should blame the ride-hailing company itself. Sadiq Khan said in a statement Saturday that it would be wrong “to license Uber if there was any way this could pose a threat to Londoners’ safety or security.” Khan says: “I have every sympathy with Uber drivers and customers affected by this decision, but their anger […]
  
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• Navy Awards Electric Boat $5.1B Development Contract

  23-09-2017 18:14
  
  The Navy has awarded Electric Boat a $5.1 billion contract to design the new Columbia class ballistic missile submarines, which means more hiring that will spread the wealth to other local businesses as well.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Two New Haven Police Officers Shot

  23-09-2017 18:12
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Two New Haven police officers were shot Saturday morning responding to an earlier shooting incident, city officials say.
  A city spokesman says the shootings occurred along Elm Street, between Orchard Street and Sherman Avenue late in the morning.
  Authorities say the officers were conscious following the shootings. There was no other information available on their conditions.
  
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• Iran tests new ballistic missile hours after showing it off at military parade

  23-09-2017 18:05
  Iran tested a new ballistic missile that is reportedly capable of carrying multiple warheads, the nation’s state-run broadcaster announced Saturday. Iran unveiled the ballistic missile Friday at a military parade in Tehran and successfully tested it the same day, Press TV reported. It said Iran released footage of the test-launch. Called the Khorramshahr missile, the weapon has a range of 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) and can carry multiple warheads, according to Press TV. “The Khor
  
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• Connecticut Supreme Court to hear landmark education case 

  23-09-2017 17:53
  HARTFORD — A judge’s landmark ruling that declared Connecticut’s system for funding public schools unconstitutional is set to go before the state Supreme Court. Justices are scheduled to hear arguments Thursday in the state’s appeal of the ruling. The hearing comes as Connecticut officials are mired in a budget impasse that includes debate over how the state should distribute education aid to cities and towns. Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher ordered state officials
  
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• Newington Company Waits to Hear From Puerto Rican Businesses

  23-09-2017 17:05
  
  A Newington company that helps Puerto Rican businesses with their finances is waiting to hear from both loved ones and business owners as the devastation there remains after Hurricane Maria.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Record Breaking Heat to Welcome Autumn

  23-09-2017 17:04
  
  Temperatures on this first full day of fall will feel a lot more summerlike this weekend.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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• Latino Community Comes Together for Hurricane Relief

  23-09-2017 16:51
  
  Members of the Latino community expressed concerns and shared ways to donate to Hurricane relief efforts locally as they wait to hear from their loved ones in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean Islands.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 8-Year-Old Signed to UConn Women's Hockey Team

  23-09-2017 16:39
  
  Eight-year-old Ashley Greenier’s life has been filled with medical treatments, but the Huskies are hoping time with them will be a bright spot.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Two Shot, One Killed in Drive-by Shooting in Hartford

  23-09-2017 16:18
  
  Two people were shot and one was killed in a drive-by shooting on Durham Street in Hartford Friday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Writers Descend on Mark Twain House for Weekend of Workshops

  23-09-2017 16:08
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Writers from across the country are descending on the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut, for an annual weekend of lectures and workshops.
  This year’s Writers Weekend will focus on writing for young people to mark the publication of a children’s picture book, “The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine,” which is based on a fairy tale Samuel Clemens used to tell his daughters.
  The weekend also will feature a keynote address and from a
  
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• Federal Government: Connecticut a Target of Election Hacking

  23-09-2017 16:05
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials were notified by the federal government on Friday that the state’s online voter registration system was targeted during last year’s presidential campaign in hacking efforts by Russia.
  Gabe Rosenberg, a spokesman from the Secretary of the State’s office, said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security informed the office that the online system was scanned by agents of the Russian government between July and September of 2016, but
  
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• Vt. Man Accused in Attempted Murder Caught at Mohegan Sun

  23-09-2017 15:58
  
  A man accused of trying to kill someone with a 2X4 in Vermont, robbing a Massachusetts bank and fleeing in a stolen truck earlier this month has been arrested as a fugitive at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.Photo Credit: Vermont State PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• State High Court To Hear Ed Funding Case

  23-09-2017 15:46
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A judge’s landmark ruling that declared Connecticut’s system for funding public schools unconstitutional is set to go before the stateSupreme Court.
  Justices are scheduled to hear arguments Thursday in the state’s appeal of the ruling.
  The hearing comes as Connecticut officials are mired in a budget impasse that includes debate over how the state should distribute education aid tocities and towns.
  Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher ordered state
  
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• 1 Dead After Motorcycle Accident in Stafford

  23-09-2017 15:42
  
  One person is dead after a motorcycle accident in Stafford Saturday, according to emergency dispatchers.
  
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• Auriemma Offers To Forego Pay In Education Budget Battle

  23-09-2017 14:21
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Hall of Fame basketball coach Geno Auriemma has weighed into Connecticut’s budget battle, offering to go unpaid next year in response to criticism over high salaries at UConn.
  Connecticut still has no state budget, more than two months into the fiscal year, and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a Democrat, has vowed to veto a Republican-backed budget passed by the legislature, in part because it contains large cuts to UConn.
  Auriemma, who has coached the school’s wom
  
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• Police: 6 People Shot, 2 Killed in Hartford Shootings

  23-09-2017 12:13
  (Hartford, CONN. / CBS Connecticut) — 6 people were shot, and 2 were killed in shootings in Hartford Friday night and early Saturday morning.
  At around 7 o’clock Friday evening, police say two people seated in a car in Durham street were shot. One was pronounced dead at St. Francis hospital a short time later. The other victim was grazed in the head by a bullet but is expected to survive.
  Then, around 12:30 Saturday morning, officers and detectives received a shotspotter notific
  
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• D’Arnaud, Mets top watered-down lineup of Nationals 7-6

  23-09-2017 09:09
  NEW YORK (AP) — In exactly two weeks, the Washington Nationals will trot out a decidedly different look for their playoff opener.
  For now, manager Dusty Baker wants to see who else can contribute for the NL East champions.
  Starting a watered-down lineup that didn’t include a single regular, the Nationals lost to the Mets 7-6 Friday night. Travis d’Arnaud homered twice as New York ended a three-game skid.
  “We’re going to have to see what these gu
  
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• Goins’ hidden-ball trick, slam lead Blue Jays over Yanks 8-1

  23-09-2017 08:52
  TORONTO (AP) — Ryan Goins made Todd Frazier pay for what the New York Yankees infielder admitted was a “bonehead” blunder, then hit a big home run for the Toronto Blue Jays
  Goins successfully pulled off a hidden-ball trick and hit his second career grand slam, leading the Blue Jays over Masahiro Tanaka 8-1 Friday night and ensuring New York had to wait at least one more day to clinch a playoff berth.
  With Frazier on base following a leadoff double in the third, Jose
  
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• Red Sox Rally for 5-4 Win Over Reds, Extend AL East lead

  23-09-2017 08:47
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Staggered by Scooter Gennett’s grand slam in the first inning, the Boston Red Sox regrouped and finally put some distance between themselves and the Yankees.
  Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer Friday night, and the Red Sox extended their AL East lead to four games with a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Boston added to its lead with the help of the Yankees’ 8-1 loss at Toronto.
  The Red Sox have
  
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• Reports: One Killed in Hartford Shooting

  23-09-2017 08:16
  (Hartford, CONN/ CBS Connecticut)– Two people were shot, and one was killed Friday night in Hartford according to multiple reports.
  The two were sitting in a car on Durham Street in the Blue Hills neighborhood of the Capitol City around 7 o’clock when shots rang out. One person was shot in the head, and later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The passenger in the vehicle was grazed in the head with a bullet, but survived.
  Police say the shooting was drug related, and that th
  
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• Ex-Chief in Uzi Death Case Hospitalized; Sentencing Delayed

  23-09-2017 04:22
  NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — A former Massachusetts police chief acquitted of manslaughter after an 8-year-old fatally shot himself with an Uzi has been hospitalized following his conviction on unrelated firearms offenses.
  The Daily Hampshire Gazette reports Pelham Chief Edward Fleury was taken to the hospital Friday after he failed to take his insulin medication. It came just hours before he was slated to appear in court for his sentencing. It has been rescheduled for Wednesday.
  A jury on T
  
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• Intruder in Teen's Room Had Brass Knuckles, Child Porn: PD

  23-09-2017 00:05
  
  Police have arrested a man who is accused of breaking into a Fairfield home Friday morning, wearing only a bathrobe and T-shirt, and going into a girl’s bedroom. Police said they later found child pornography on...Photo Credit: Fairfield Police
  
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