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• Restaurant Explosion Remains Under Investigation

  23-10-2017 23:48
  MANSFIELD, Conn. (AP) _ Fire officials are trying to determine the cause of a propane gas leak that led to an explosion at a Connecticut restaurant just before a fundraiser for an area interfaith ministry.
  Five people suffered burns in the explosion on Saturday afternoon at the Spring Hill Inn in Mansfield, just over a mile away from the University of Connecticut campus. All five victims were brought to hospitals and survived.
  Mansfield fire officials said Monday that the explosion happened when
  
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• Frightening figures on the cost of Halloween

  23-10-2017 23:29
  Americans will spend a creepy amount of money on Halloween this year:
  
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• Mets Name New Manager

  23-10-2017 23:27
  NEW YORK (AP) _ The Mets are set to introduce new manager Mickey Callaway at Citi Field.
  The team announced Monday that Callaway has been hired as the 21st manager in franchise history. New York called an afternoon news conference at its home ballpark.
  The 42-year-old Callaway was the Cleveland Indians’ pitching coach for the past five seasons. He and the Mets agreed to a three-year deal Sunday.
  Callaway replaces Terry Collins, who stepped down at the end of the season with his contract ab
  
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• Propane Gas Sparks Explosion at Spring Hill Inn in Mansfield

  23-10-2017 23:26
  
  Several people were hurt after an explosion at the Spring Hill Inn in Mansfield Saturday, according to Connecticut State Police.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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• Teen accused of killing 10-year-old, injuring 8-year-old with crossbow after ‘disagreement’

  23-10-2017 23:21
  LINCOLN COUNTY, Okla. – Investigators took a 13-year-old boy into custody after he allegedly fired a crossbow arrow that killed a 10-year-old boy and injured the victim’s younger brother. Deputies were called to a Lincoln County home around 6 p.m. Saturday after getting a call reporting two young boys being shot with a crossbow. The shooting happened at a parking lot where neighborhood children often play in a treehouse. Officials found Austin Almanza, 10, dead at the scene
  
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• 5 Injured in Explosion at Mansfield Inn

  23-10-2017 23:19
  
  Several people were hurt after an explosion at the Spring Hill Inn in Mansfield Saturday, according to Connecticut State Police.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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• State Police Search For East Haddam Assault Suspect

  23-10-2017 22:56
  
  State police are searching for a man involved in an alleged assault in East Haddam on Sunday morning.Photo Credit: State Police
  
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• PD: Wilcox Tech staff member email hacked; student, staff members CC’d in racist remarks

  23-10-2017 22:51
  MERIDEN —  State police are investigating after they said a staff member at Wilcox Technical High School had their email hacked into. State police said the email that was sent, addressed to another staff member, had the entire staff and students of Wilcox Tech CC’d. In the email, state police said several racist remarks were made towards a staff member. Details of the email were not provided as state police said this incident is under investigation with assistance from the [&hel
  
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• 3-year-old accidentally shot as gun was being ‘passed around’ during party

  23-10-2017 22:41
  SANDY, Utah — Police in Utah are investigating after a 3-year-old and his father were accidentally shot after a 27-year-old guest passed around a handgun he did not think was loaded, according to KSTU. An adult party was going on inside an apartment on Saturday evening when a guest started passing around a handgun. “A nine-millimeter handgun was being handled and the gun went off and the one round that was fired did strike a 3-year-old in the arm,” said […]
  
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• Listeria triggers major recall of veggies across US, Canada

  23-10-2017 22:40
  A leading vegetable supplier in California, Mann Packing, voluntarily recalled products that might have been contaminated with a harmful bacteria called listeria, the company announced last week. The recall affects packaged produce at multiple supermarkets across the United States and Canada including Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and Meijer. “Mann Packing is issuing this recall out of an abundance of caution,” the company said in a statement, adding that it
  
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• Chicago man killed when truck intentionally rammed off road

  23-10-2017 22:39
  CHICAGO — A young Chicago father was killed when police say another driver intentionally rammed his truck early Sunday morning, forcing him off the road and into a tree, according to WGN. The crash happened just after 2 a.m. Sunday morning in the Gage Park neighborhood. Police said a red truck was forced off the road after being repeatedly rammed by another truck and dragged for nearly two blocks. The driver of the red truck was Eduardo Pena, 21. While […]
  
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• Teen uses shirt as tourniquet to save 10-year-old sister’s life after horrific crash

  23-10-2017 22:37
  RED BUD, Ill. — An Illinois mom said her 13-year-old son saved his 10-year-old sister’s life after the family was involved in a horrific car wreck a few weeks ago, according to KTVI. Friday night football took on a whole different meaning for the Bass family. The bright lights, the cheers and getting to see her older brother, Seth Bass, play football was an outlet if not a much-needed distraction for 10-year-old Kira Bass. The family is still reeling from a horrific [&helli
  
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• 65 pounds of marijuana found in couple’s Amazon order

  23-10-2017 22:36
  ORLANDO, Fla. — Police are investigating after a Florida couple found 65 pounds of marijuana in their Amazon order, according to WFTV. “We love Amazon and do a lot of shopping on Amazon,” the customer, who was not identified. The customer and her fiancé ordered 27-gallon storage containers, so they could put some items away in storage. They told WFTV the containers were heavier than they thought they should be. When the couple opened the containers, they were immedi
  
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• Utah couple charged with murder in death of 13-day-old baby

  23-10-2017 22:35
  WEST JORDAN, Utah — A Utah mother was arrested in Georgia Sunday after she and her boyfriend were charged with murder and child abuse in the death of a 13-day-old baby, according to KSTU. Twenty-six-year-old Maria Elena Sullivan and 21-year-old Dylan James Kitzmiller are charged with one count of first-degree murder and three counts of child abuse as second-degree felonies in the death of Sullivan’s infant son, according to court documents filed on Friday Sgt. Marianne Kelly of
  
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• Ray Dunaway: What Will Slashing Corporate Tax Rates Do?

  23-10-2017 22:30
  The White House says that slashing corporate tax rates would boost the average American family’s income by $4,000…critics call foul!
   
  
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• VIDEO: Deaf Baby Emotional Hearing Mom’s Voice For First Time

  23-10-2017 22:27
  CBS Local — A baby born without the ability to hear finally heard her mother’s voice for the first time. The emotional moment between mother and child was shared on social media and has quickly captured the hearts of millions of people around the world.
  2-month-old Charly Keane was reportedly born with congenital hearing loss and her parents did not know if she would ever hear in her life. “The reason we found out is because Virginia has a great early screening program whe
  
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• Parts of Roads in Hartford Closed Due to Gas Leak

  23-10-2017 22:01
  
  Police said lanes on two streets in Hartford are closed due to a gas leak.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police Search for Man Who Allegedly Bit Victim’s Lower Lip Off

  23-10-2017 21:53
  
  Middletown police are looking for a man who is accused of attacking someone and biting the victim’s lower lip off.Photo Credit: Middletown Police
  
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• New Milford mayor says campaign sign stolen from front lawn

  23-10-2017 21:29
  NEW MILFORD — The mayor of New Milford said a campaign sign was stolen from his yard just weeks after he urged people to “be adults” and leave all political signs alone. Democratic New Milford Mayor Dave Gronbach wrote on Facebook last week that one of his re-election signs was stolen from his front lawn. Earlier this month, he addressed reports of stolen signs and urged people to “set a good example.” Gronbach wrote on Oct. 6 that some people […]
  
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• FIRST ALERT: Heavy Rain and Gusty Winds Tuesday/Wednesday

  23-10-2017 21:21
  
  NBC Connecticut Meteorologists have issued a First Alert ahead of heavy rain and gusty winds expected Tuesday.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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• Ex-Yank Posada, Wife Aid Puerto Rico

  23-10-2017 21:15
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Former New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada and his wife continue to give to hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico.
  Jorge and Laura Posada headed to the island Monday in a cargo plane that they helped fill with 155,000 pounds of goods in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
  The Puerto Rico-born couple say the humanitarian efforts _ Americans helping Americans _ are also personal for them.
  Jorge Posada says “it’s very hard” to witness “the need.”
  
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• Keidel: New York Giants Are Just Plain Bad

  23-10-2017 21:13
  By Jason Keidel
  The area around the Meadowlands have a certain, native smell. It’s a cocktail of swamp and smoke and the shards of industry. But if you drove by yesterday afternoon, the area was particularly pungent around MetLife Stadium, where the Giants were a kind host to the Seattle Seahawks.
  It was a strange, 24-7 affair that was competitive in the first half, until the Seahawks (4-2) finally realized the Giants (1-6) had no talent on offense and salted the game away late. At one poi
  
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• Police: Manager Stole $40K In Rent From Elderly Residents

  23-10-2017 21:01
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A property manager is accused of stealing more than $40,000 in rent payments from elderly residents at a Connecticut apartment complex.
  The Connecticut Post reports that 41-year-old Antonio Alexander, of Hartford, is charged with larceny and forgery. Police say he told residents of a Bridgeport apartment complex to leave the payee line on their rent checks blank. They say he then put his own name on the checks and spent the money himself.
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• Danbury Woman Has Been Missing Since Friday: Police

  23-10-2017 20:44
  
  Danbury police are searching for a 53-year-old local woman who has been missing since Friday.Photo Credit: Danbury Police
  
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• Need A Hug? Study Says Soothing Touch Eases Pain Of Rejection

  23-10-2017 20:42
  CBS Local — Can a hug cure the negative effects associated with being rejected on social media? Researchers say the power of touch can not only heal physical wounds but mend a person’s hurt feelings too.
  Psychologists at University College London have released a study that describes how the body’s skin and hair plays a role in being buffered against social rejection. “Sometimes a touch can speak a thousand words,” researcher Katerina Fotopoulou said.
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• Police on the lookout for man trying to break into homes in Ellington

  23-10-2017 20:41
  ELLINGTON — State police are looking for a man who has been trying to get into homes in Ellington. Police said on Sunday at approximately 7 p.m., they went to Ellington Avenue and Wapping Wood Road to investigate reports of a black man attempting to enter homes. Video footage from a doorbell camera and floodlight camera of the suspect taken by a home security camera was released Monday afternoon. From that footage, the suspect is a black man around 20-30 […]
  
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• Student Charged After Post With Threat to Mansfield Middle School

  23-10-2017 20:15
  
  Connecticut State Police will be present at Mansfield Middle School Monday morning after officials learned of a threatening social media post.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Living in a Young Adult Dystopia

  23-10-2017 20:10
  Robert Tracinski, Editor of The Tracinski Letter and senior writer at The Federalist, says we live in the Dystopia Young Adult fiction warns us about .
   
  
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• Police Searching for Man Who Bit Victim’s Lower Lip Off: Police

  23-10-2017 20:08
  
  Middletown police are looking for a man who is accused of attacking someone and biting the victim’s lower lip off.Photo Credit: Middletown Police
  
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• I-84W Reopens in Waterbury After Serious Crash

  23-10-2017 20:02
  
  Interstate 84 westbound has reopened in Waterbury after to a serious crash involving a tractor-trailer and a pickup.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  
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• Ivanka Trump talks taxes in Pennsylvania

  23-10-2017 19:55
  WASHINGTON — Ivanka Trump headed to Pennsylvania to promote the Republican tax overhaul plan. Trump  appeared at a town hall in Richboro Monday, with U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza. The event was moderated by former Rep. Nan Hayworth. A key part of the conversation will be the proposal to expand the child tax credit, which the first daughter is backing. Ivanka Trump has been working on the plan to expand the $1,000 credit with the administration and lawmakers. Details on how […
  
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• Three Teens Charged in New Canaan Car Theft

  23-10-2017 19:43
  
  State police have arrested three teens in connection the theft of a BMW from New Canaan after finding the group and the car in Southbury.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Justice denies request to restore Aaron Hernandez conviction

  23-10-2017 19:43
  BOSTON — A justice on Massachusetts‘ highest court has denied prosecutors’ request to reinstate the murder conviction of former New England Patriots player and Bristol-native Aaron Hernandez. The conviction in the 2013 fatal shooting of Odin Lloyd was voided by a Superior Court judge in May because Hernandez killed himself in prison. Under Massachusetts legal principle, courts typically erase the convictions of defendants who die before their direct appeals can be heard. Bristo
  
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• Suspect Tried to Enter Homes in Ellington: State Police

  23-10-2017 19:34
  
  Connecticut State Police are trying to identify a suspect who attempted to enter homes in Ellington Sunday evening.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Advocates speak out for effective budget for state’s schools

  23-10-2017 18:52
  HARTFORD — On Monday morning, education advocates spoke out on the lack of a state budget at the state capitol. Kenneth DiPietro, superintendent of schools in Plainfield, said they have already had to lay off employees just to keep schools open and operating. Fran Rabinowitz, who was a superintendent for years, but now heads up the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, said programs after school and before school are going away and the devastation hitting all schoo
  
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• SEC Football Report: LSU Winning Streak Continues, Tide Roll Tennessee

  23-10-2017 18:12
  Ryan Mayer
  This is the CBS Local SEC Football Report. Every week, this space will recap the results and top performances from the Southeastern Conference and look ahead to key match-ups the following week.
  LSU Keeps on Winning
  It was just three weeks ago that the Tigers were coming off a loss to Troy that had folks around the program grumbling about whether or not Ed Orgeron was the right fit for the program. Since then, LSU won a hard-fought 17-16 game on the road against Florida, roared back f
  
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• 65 Pounds Of Marijuana Hidden Inside Couple’s Amazon Order

  23-10-2017 18:04
  CBS Local – A Florida couple got much more than they bargained for, or ordered, when their package from Amazon arrived with 65 pounds of marijuana smuggled inside.
  The shipment of drugs was reportedly delivered to the couple’s Orlando home this summer after they had ordered four large storage bins through the online shopping giant. “They were extremely heavy, heavier than you would think from ordering four empty bins,” one of the residents said, via the Palm Beach Post.
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• Justice Denies Request To Reinstate Hernandez Conviction

  23-10-2017 17:50
  BOSTON (AP) – A single justice of the highest court in Massachusetts has denied prosecutors’ request to reinstate the murder conviction of former New EnglandPatriots player Aaron Hernandez.
  The conviction in the 2013 fatal shooting of Odin Lloyd was voided by a Superior Court judge in May because Hernandez killed himself in prison. UnderMassachusetts legal principle, courts typically erase the convictions of defendants who die before their direct appeals can be heard.
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• Fog Caused Issues for Morning Commute

  23-10-2017 17:36
  
  Fog created issues for the morning commute Monday.
  
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• 3 Teens Accused of BMW Theft in Southbury

  23-10-2017 17:36
  
  Three teens have been arrested after a stolen BMW was found in Southbury.
  
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• I-84W Closed in Waterbury After Serious Crash

  23-10-2017 17:35
  
  Interstate 84 westbound is closed in Waterbury due to a serious crash involving a tractor-trailer and a pickup.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  
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• Major League Soccer: Philadelphia Union hires Chief Tattoo Officer to ink players

  23-10-2017 17:19
  PHILADELPHIA — Josh Yaro had never visited a tattoo parlor before. Nervous, the footballer needed reassurance, but the memory of his mum who had recently died emboldened him. She was his motivation. The first pinch of the needle hurt, but the longer the bee-like buzz of the tattoo machine continued the more the Philadelphia Union defender became numb to the pain. As he looked into the mirror and saw two doves and the words “we only part to meet again'” […]
  
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• Report: Women accuse Hollywood director James Toback of sexual harassment

  23-10-2017 17:15
  LOS ANGELES — Numerous women have accused Hollywood screenwriter and director James Toback of sexual harassment, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. The Times says it interviewed multiple women about their alleged encounters with Toback over several decades; the Times says most of the women spoke on the record. The article reported that according to the women: “In a hotel room, a movie trailer, a public park, meetings framed as interviews or auditions quickly turned sexu
  
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• ‘Everything was fine until you went off the air,’ Letterman was told as he receives Twain Prize

  23-10-2017 17:11
  WASHINGTON DC — David Letterman, the longest-serving host in US late-night television, was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday. Speakers at the ceremony included Jimmy Kimmel, Michelle Obama (via video), Sen. Al Franken, bandleader of Letterman’s former show Paul Schaffer and last year’s Twain Prize honoree, Bill Murray. Letterman ended his late-night television career in May 2015, after spending more than three decades on late-night televis
  
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• Chipotle offering free burritos for a year, $3 burritos on Halloween

  23-10-2017 17:06
  DENVER —Chipotle is celebrating Halloween with two deals – including giving away free burritos for a year. The Denver-based Mexican food chain is bringing back its BOOrito deal, in which customers can stop by the restaurant in a costume on Halloween and purchase a burrito, a bowl, a salad, or an order of tacos for just $3. The promo starts at 3 p.m. on Halloween and is limited to one discounted order per person. The offer is “at the sole discretion of Chipotle [&
  
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• Patriots Team Grades: Offense And Defense Work Together To Defeat Falcons In Foggy Super Bowl Rematch

  23-10-2017 16:55
  By Danny Cox
  If the New England Patriots could get their offense and defense on the same page and working together as a solid unit, they could easily be the favorites to win the Super Bowl. Throughout this season, they have had one or the other working, but very rarely have the offense and defense both been moving along at full speed.
  On Sunday night, they looked through the fog and were operating on all cylinders for a 23-7 rout of the Atlanta Falcons in a rematch of last year’s Super Bow
  
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• TRAFFIC UPDATE: I-84 West reopened in Waterbury following fatal crash

  23-10-2017 16:48
  WATERBURY  — All lanes are now open following serious crash and fuel spill in Waterbury. The state DOT said that Interstate 84 west,  where I-84 meets Route 8 in Waterbury, was closed after a crash involving multiple cars and a tractor-trailer truck. The area was congested for at least 2 miles between exits 23 and 19, according to police, when the accident happened around 11:30 a.m. The road was reopened around 1:50 p.m. State Police said there were life-threatening&nbs
  
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• I-91 South Clear After Tractor-Trailer, Box Truck Crash

  23-10-2017 16:12
  
  There were major delays on Interstate 91 South for hours after a tractor-trailer and a box truck collided in Cromwell.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  
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• Joe D’s Notebook: Tulsa – The Recap

  23-10-2017 16:09
  Breathe…exhale….breathe…
  That was the reaction Saturday afternoon just after three o’clock after UConn had avoided a colossal collapse and beat Tulsa 20-14 at The Rent.
  After playing brilliantly for the first 52 minutes, the Huskies defense came unglued. Tulsa went 75 yards in 5 plays and 77 yards in 10 plays to close a 20 point deficit to 6. Then after the UConn offense went 3 and out for the second time in the game, the Golden Hurricane went from their own 12 to the
  
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