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• PD: 1 person struck by a school bus in Wallingford

  10-10-2017 23:11
  WALLINGFORD —  Police said a pedestrian was struck by a school bus mirror on South Main Street Tuesday afternoon.   Wallingford police said they received the phone call at 4:26 p.m. Police said the person was struck by the bus’ mirror and the person suffered a contusion to his face and was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries. There was one child on the bus at the time of the accident. No additional details were released.
  
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• America’s Smartest People Are Reportedly Moving Out West

  10-10-2017 22:59
  CBS Local — As the country moves into the digital age, America’s brightest minds are reportedly giving new meaning to the old saying “go west, young man.”
  According to a report from Bloomberg, the nation’s smartest people are moving to more and more western states that used to be the home of America’s farming and mining towns. Bloomberg’s “brain concentration” map, which tracks employment and education in science, technology, and enginee
  
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• 2 officers disciplined in Freddie Gray case

  10-10-2017 22:56
  BALTIMORE  — An attorney for two Baltimore police officers says they have agreed to be disciplined for their roles in the arrest of Freddie Gray, a young black man who died in custody. Michael Davey, an attorney for the Baltimore police union, says Garrett Miller and Edward Nero don’t believe they violated any policies or procedures, but accepted the disciplinary agreement in order to “move on.” Neither Davey nor a police spokesman would say how they would be discipl
  
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• Couple discovers hidden camera in bedroom of Airbnb

  10-10-2017 22:50
  LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. – A couple from Indiana, renting an Airbnb on Longboat Key, said they noticed something weird about one of the smoke detectors in the master bedroom, according to WFTS. Then they realized it was actually a camera disguised as a smoke detector and was pointing right at their bed. Derek Starnes told WFTS over the phone he and his wife are freaked out by what happened. Starnes said he works in the tech world and noticed a […]
  
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• 3-year-old boy left at Utah corn maze reunited with family the next day

  10-10-2017 22:50
  WEST JORDAN, Utah — A 3-year-old boy has been reunited with his family after being left at a corn maze in West Jordan, Utah. West Jordan police told KSTU a Crazy Corn Maze employee found the child at about 8 p.m. Monday night and called authorities, who cared for him overnight. Sgt. Joe Monson told the New York Daily News that the boy and his mother went to the maze with a big group of people and somehow became separated. When […]
  
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• Cooler night with temps in the 50s; tracking evening showers Wednesday

  10-10-2017 22:24
  It feels like anything but October out there this afternoon, with temperatures in the 70s! By tonight, we’ll begin to cool off a bit more than previous nights, and that’ll lead us into a little taste of what we usually feel this time of year. Temperatures on Wednesday will be in the 70 degree range, and it’ll come along with abundant cloud cover. Fall weather continues on Thursday and Friday, with highs in the 60s. There may be a shower […]
  
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• Joe D: How Fenway Changes From Baseball To Football

  10-10-2017 22:20
  Mark Lev of Fenway Sports Management talks UConn vs. BC’s college football game at Fenway, including the preparations Fenway Park will go through as it transitions from baseball to football this fall.
   
  
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• Joe D: A Look at Trump’s Border Wall Prototype

  10-10-2017 22:20
  John Thomas, Professor at the Quinnipiac University School of Law, traveled to Otay Mesa, just east of San Diego, California this weekend, to interview people living on both sides of President Trump’s border wall prototype construction area for his latest book.
  Constructing a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border was a central campaign theme of Trump’s election campaign in 2016.
   
  
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• DEEP: Motorists must be watchful of increased deer, moose activity along roadways

  10-10-2017 22:12
  HARTFORD —  DEEP is reminding motorists to be watchful of increased deer and moose activity along roadways, especially during early morning and evening hours. “Fall is the peak of the breeding season for Connecticut’s small but expanding moose population in the northern part of the state. The breeding season (also known as “the rut”) for white-tailed deer closely follows the moose breeding season, running from late October through late December,” said DEE
  
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• Hillary Clinton condemns longtime Democratic donor Harvey Weinstein

  10-10-2017 21:31
  NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton condemned disgraced Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein on Tuesday, marking her first public comments on the matter since reports of his alleged predatory behavior broke five days ago. “I was shocked and appalled by the revelations about Harvey Weinstein,” Clinton said in a statement through her spokesman Nick Merrill. “The behavior described by women coming forward cannot be tolerated. Their courage and the support of others is critical in hel
  
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• Connecticut To Sue Over Push To Gut Federal Clean Power Plan

  10-10-2017 21:26
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Attorney General George Jepsen says Connecticut will join other states in suing the Trump administration over its move to kill an Obama-era clean power plan aimed at reducing global warming.
  The Democrat said Tuesday it’s especially important to Connecticut, with its many miles of coastline, to address climate change. Jepsen says the state’s economy is “linked to unique and sensitive resources” that will be affected by glob
  
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• Dealers warn about flood damaged cars coming to the market

  10-10-2017 21:16
  Check the VIN at National insurance Crime Bureau  here.  AAA urges consumers to be on the look out for: Fog and moisture inside of car lights The smell of mold or mildew, or disinfectant used to mask odors Stains on seatbelts, upholstery, or inside of trunk Rust inside of car The Federal Trade Commission adds that most consumers don’t know the difference between a salvage title, and a flood title. A salvage title means that the car was declared a […]
  
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• Man, Woman in Fairfield Possessed 5 Kilos of Fentynal: CSP

  10-10-2017 21:09
  
  A man and woman were arrested in Fairfield for possessing kilograms of fentynal in September, state police said.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• NFL commissioner: ‘We need to move past this controversy’

  10-10-2017 20:58
  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league needs to “move past this controversy” over the National Anthem. In a letter to team executives that was obtained by CNNMoney, Goodell wrote that the dispute “is threatening to erode the unifying power of our game, and is now dividing us, and our players, from many fans across the country.” “Like many of our fans, we believe that everyone should stand for the National Anthem,” he wrote. “It is an important mo
  
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• Berlin Board of Education Considers Play to Play Proposal

  10-10-2017 20:58
  
  The Berlin Board of Education is considering charging students to play sports. Reactions to this "Pay to Play" proposal are mixed.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Stanley Cup champion Penguins to visit Trump at White House

  10-10-2017 20:49
  WASHINGTON — The Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins will be honored by President Donald Trump at the White House, a visit captain Sidney Crosby and other players say is not about politics. The NHL’s Penguins will be the third championship team to visit Trump after the NFL’s New England Patriots and Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs. Trump disinvited the NBA champion Golden State Warriors, who also said they didn’t want to go. In a statement last month, the
  
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• 7 LDS Comebacks in Baseball History

  10-10-2017 20:23
  by Rob Joyce
  The Yankees aren’t necessarily trying to write history, but they would certainly be adding a chapter to a very short book. After blundering away Game 2 to falling behind 2-0 in the ALDS to Cleveland, a pair of wins in New York by the Bombers has evened up the series and forced a decisive Game 5 at Progressive Field on Wednesday.
  Since baseball experimented with a three-round postseason format in 1981, then adopted the measure for good in 1995, only seven teams have overcome 0-
  
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• Police: Driver Arrested After Hitting Three Houses

  10-10-2017 20:14
  THOMASTON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Thomaston police have arrested a New Haven man after he allegedly drove his vehicle into three homes along North Main Street early Tuesday.
  Police were dispatched to the area after being flooded with 911 calls around 2 a.m. Police say the sole occupant of the vehicle, Gordon Tristen, 31, was taken to Waterbury Hospital for evaluation and arrested on one count of Reckless Driving and five counts of First-Degree Reckless Endangerment. Tristen is free on a
  
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• Best Places To Get Your Pumpkin Fix In Connecticut

  10-10-2017 20:00
  By Gillian Burdett
  There is a nip in the air, and the Connecticut landscape is glowing with spectacular gold, amber and scarlet foliage. Roadside stands spill over with an abundance of gourds and squashes. King among them is the pumpkin. With a change in seasons comes a change in seasonal flavors.  This is the time of year to indulge in everything pumpkin. This native fruit is the base for fall treats at bakeries, creameries and markets throughout Connecticut. Here is our roundup of the be
  
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• CT Lottery, DCP Warn of Lottery Email Scam

  10-10-2017 19:40
  
  The Connecticut Lottery and state Department of Consumer Protection are warning consumers about an email scam poaching personal information by claiming recipients have been selected for a “MEGA MILLIONS DRAW.”Photo Credit: CT Lottery
  
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• Suspect In Killing Of 15-Year-Old Boy Offered Plea Deal

  10-10-2017 19:39
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Prosecutors have offered a plea deal to an 18-year-old man charged with fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy.
  The Hartford Courant reports that in a brief court appearance on Tuesday, prosecutor John Fahey told a Hartford Superior Court judge that the state has extended an offer to Tywone Edwards Jr. Details were not disclosed.
  Deron Freeman, Edwards’ lawyer, said he will discuss it with his client.
  Edwards is charged with the March 17 shootin
  
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• Driver Charged After Slamming into 3 Homes in Thomaston: PD

  10-10-2017 18:58
  
  Two people are hurt after a car barreled into three houses early Tuesday morning in Thomaston.Photo Credit: Contributed Photo/Thomaston Police Department
  
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• Healthcare Concerns Mount with Open Enrollment Set to Begin

  10-10-2017 18:50
  
  Concerns are swirling in Connecticut as President Donald Trump promises to make changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also referred to as Obamacare.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• ‘Mutant Chickens’ Laying Eggs Full Of Cancer-Fighting Drugs

  10-10-2017 18:44
  CBS Local — Which came first, the mutant chicken or the cancer-fighting egg? That’s the interesting new question scientists in Japan are experimenting with in the quest to cure cancer.
  Researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan’s Kansai region are using genetically engineered hens to lay cancer-battling eggs. To create the medicated eggs, scientists modified the chickens’ genes so they will produce eggs full
  
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• Watch Out for Moose, Deer on the Roads: DEEP

  10-10-2017 18:38
  
  The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is reminding drivers to watch out for deer and moose on the roads as we move into their breeding season.Photo Credit: Paul J. Fusco / CT DEEP-Wildlife
  
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• Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 6

  10-10-2017 18:32
  By Rahul Lal
  Last weekend, we saw injuries to Dalvin Cook, Chris Carson and Ty Montgomery. This week, we had to watch Charles Clay, Odell Beckham and just about the rest of the Giants’ receivers suffer from ankle injuries. In fact, Beckham is done for the season, as is Brandon Marshall and Dwayne Harris, and Sterling Shepard went to the locker room with an ankle injury too. It was a rough week for a number of teams but the Giants, and fantasy teams that are built around Beckham, are defini
  
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• Southwest Airlines Kicks Off 72-Hour Sale With Low Fares

  10-10-2017 17:42
  
  Southwest Airlines is now offering a three-day sale, which runs through Thursday, with one-way fares as low as $49.Photo Credit: Southwest Airlines
  
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• West Hartford Man Facing Deportation Takes Sanctuary

  10-10-2017 17:39
  
  An Indonesian man who has lived in Connecticut for decades and is facing deportation has sought sanctuary at a Meriden church.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Two Injured After Car Hits 3 Homes in Thomaston

  10-10-2017 17:39
  
  Two people are hurt after a car barreled into three houses early Tuesday morning in Thomaston.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Southwest Airlines kicks off 72-hour sale with deals as low as $49

  10-10-2017 17:22
  DALLAS — Southwest Airlines kicked off a 72-hour sale on Tuesday that includes deals from as low as $49 for a one-way flight. The sale is for flights on certain dates and includes restrictions, including no travel on Fridays and Sundays. Travel in the U.S. is valid from Oct. 31 to Dec. 19, and Jan. 3 to Feb. 14. Tickets for those traveling to or from San Juan, Puerto Rico, are valid from Oct. 31 to Dec. 7, and Jan. 16 to […]
  
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• Round-Trip Flights Under $100 As Southwest Starts 72-Hour Sale

  10-10-2017 17:22
  CBS Local — Fall travelers may want to quickly pack a bag and hop on a flight to take advantage of Southwest Airline’s blockbuster sale. The airline is dropping prices for 72 hours with round-trip tickets to dozens of destinations selling for less than $100.
  The flash sale began Tuesday morning on Oct. 10 with the carrier’s shortest flights marked down to just $49. Longer flights around the country will cost between $79 and $129 each way.
  The sale doesn’t mean you can jum
  
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• Ask the Attorney: Wrong medication mix-up

  10-10-2017 17:16
  Attorney Haymond, I just learned that my pharmacist mixed up my prescription with another customer’s. I took this medication for three days before I realized that I had been given the wrong medication. Does this mean I have a medical malpractice case? Sara C
  
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• Family looking for answers after dog is shot with arrow

  10-10-2017 17:11
  **WARNING: Some readers may find the video disturbing WAYNE COUNTY, Ohio  — An Ohio family is struggling to understand why someone would shoot their dog. The yellow Labrador Retriever was shot with a bow and arrow, and now police are searching for the person who did it “She came home from work and found my dog sitting in their yard with an arrow clearly through his chest,” owner Chatfield Redick told WJW. Wednesday afternoon, a neighbor called Redick to say […]
  
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• 3 Hartford Schools on Alert After Report of Shots Fired

  10-10-2017 17:09
  
  Three Hartford schools are on alert after a report of shots fired Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Connecticut Couples Vacationing in California Flee Wildfires

  10-10-2017 16:56
  
  Two Connecticut couples currently on vacation in Napa Valley found themselves in the line of fire overnight. The couples, from Branford and Northford, are now safe after having to evacuate from their...Photo Credit: Billy Previdi
  
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• Patriots Opponent Profile: Jets May Have Started Streaking At Wrong Time For Pats

  10-10-2017 16:55
  By Danny Cox
  An early two-game winning streak made it seem as if the New England Patriots knew their place in the NFL and were focused on yet another championship. Then they lost to the Carolina Panthers due to horrible defensive play, only to have the defense help them defeat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the next week. Now, they’re heading into a road contest that will see them face a divisional rival in the New York Jets, who are one of the league’s hottest teams right now.
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• Connecticut Restaurant Week: See who’s participating!

  10-10-2017 16:53
  HARTFORD — From October 9th to the 15th, participating restaurants in Connecticut will be offering up deals for restaurant week. It might include a multi-course, price-fixed menu starting at $20.17 (2017, get it?), two-for-one specials, or more! The organization says reservations are strongly recommended, and to book tables early. Here’s a list of participating restaurants. Click here for more information and how to make your reservations!: 4 Eat and Drink Anthony Jack’s Wood F
  
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• Reports Of Gunfire Prompt ‘Lock In’ At Hartford School

  10-10-2017 16:43
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Hartford’s MD Fox Middle School was placed into “lock in” mode for a time Tuesday morning, following reports of gunfire in the area of Franklin Avenue, said authorities.
  Burr Elementary School and Bulkeley High School were also put on alert.
  The lock-in has was lifted shortly after 10 a.m.
  
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• Beers From NY, NJ, CT Among Some of the Best in the Country

  10-10-2017 16:18
  
  Hey craft beer aficionados, some of the country’s best beer is brewed right here in area.Photo Credit: AP File/Steve Helber
  
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• Man Shot on Richard Street in New Haven

  10-10-2017 16:07
  
  A 33-year-old man was shot in the back in New Haven Tuesday morning and police are investigating.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Video shows woman rescuing puppy from car engine

  10-10-2017 16:00
  SURRY COUNTY, N.C. — A North Carolina woman stopped at a Walgreens to buy makeup when she heard an unusual noise coming from another car in the parking lot. “There’s no mistaking that little puppy whine,” Robin Haas told WGHP. The noise sounded like it was coming from under the hood of a nearby car. “She started to hear me talk and she got loud,” Haas said. Haas is a welding instructor at Surry Community College and called a colleague for […]
  
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• ESPN Suspends Anchor Who Called Trump a ‘White Supremacist’

  10-10-2017 15:55
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — ESPN suspended anchor Jemele Hill on Monday for two weeks for making political statements on social media.
  Hill, an African-American co-host of the 6 p.m. broadcast of “SportsCenter,” received backlash last month after referring to President Donald Trump as a “white supremacist” in a series of tweets that referenced the president’s comments about a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  Trump later suggested that N
  
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• Kayaker Rescued After 17 Hours In Long Island Sound

  10-10-2017 15:46
  NEW YORK (AP) — A fisherman was rescued after spending 17 hours adrift on Long Island Sound after his kayak capsized.
  WABC-TV reports that 56-year-old Michael Diaz, of Huntington, Long Island was found clinging to rocks outside a lighthouse near Norwalk, Connecticut on Sunday.
  Diaz says he was wearing a life vest when he shoved off from Lloyd Harbor Village on Long Island on Saturday. He says his kayak capsized in rough water early Saturday evening and he spent all night floating in the m
  
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• Talking drone tries to lure kids from playground, school says

  10-10-2017 15:31
  AKRON, Ohio — Windemere Community Learning Center is a quiet, neighborhood school in Akron, but school officials are on alert after reports of a drone allegedly attempting to lure kids off school grounds. “Three to four times, they have seen a drone up over the playground,” principal Megan Lee-Wilfong told WJW. According to Lee-Wilfong, the drone has been spotted by both kids and adults during the evenings and over this past weekend. “They shared with me that this dr
  
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• SEC Football Report: LSU Bounces Back Before Big Test

  10-10-2017 15:25
  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 matchups the following week.
  Tigers roar
  Don’t get mad at me, LSU fans, but let’s not pretend the Tigers just won a playoff game. They won a game, against an SEC opponent, on the road. That’s not insignificant, but they still scored just 17 points versus a Florida team that was very fortunate to ha
  
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• Police: Las Vegas gunman shot security guard six minutes before massacre

  10-10-2017 15:25
  LAS VEGAS — Police on Monday said that Stephen Paddock shot a hotel security guard six minutes before he began shooting concertgoers from his hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino — a striking change from an earlier police timeline of events. Authorities said last week that security guard Jesus Campos had approached Paddock’s room as the shooting was underway, diverting the gunman’s attention. Police had said that after Paddock sho
  
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• Girl Collects Donations for East Windsor Animal Shelter

  10-10-2017 15:09
  
  A little girl from East Windsor decided to use her birthday to give back to others.Photo Credit: East Windsor Police DepartmentThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Melania Trump responds to Ivana Trump calling herself ‘first lady’

  10-10-2017 15:00
  NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s first wife, Ivana Trump, called herself “first lady” in an interview Monday ahead of the release of her memoir, “Raising Trump.” Now his current wife, first lady Melania Trump, is firing back, slamming her comments as “attention-seeking and self-serving noise.” Trump boasted of having the “direct number” to her ex-husband at the White House, telling ABC News she talks to the President about once every
  
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• Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty In Son’s Overdose Death

  10-10-2017 14:51
  STAMFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide for supplying the heroin that led to his adult son’s overdose death.
  The Stamford Advocate reports that 58-year-old Mark Lynch, of New Canaan, faces three years behind bars after pleading guilty last week in the September 2016 death of 25-year-old Christopher Lynch. Police say the younger man was visiting his father when he was given the heroin that led to the fatal overdo
  
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