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• Free food for those without power in Deep River

  31-10-2017 23:55
  DEEP RIVER —  With tens of thousands of people without power, as a result of Sunday’s powerful wind and rain storm, a tiny restaurant in Deep River is doing its part to help Connecticut recover. The Whistle Stop Café always has charity on the menu, especially when there is little bit of advertising. Hedy Watrous, The owner of the restaurant, said Tuesday that she doesn’t have power or water at her house because of the store. That gave her an […]
  
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• Ledyard cleaning up town following storm

  31-10-2017 23:48
  LEDAYRD —  Homeowners and cleanup crews have been busy around Ledyard, clearing up the damage from Sunday night’s storm. “We had a canopy and some pop-up tents that were up, and we lost a pretty big tree in the backyard,” said Bryan Quilter, who lives on Partridge Hollow Road. “I don’t think anyone expected that many trees to come toppling over like they did.” Quilter is running his home on a generator. He was found outside, refueling the generator
  
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• Wallingford puts safety first with Halloween block party

  31-10-2017 23:37
  WALLINGFORD —  For the second straight year Wallingford police blocked off a portion of North Main Street, creating an inviting environment for trick-or-treaters and their families. Last year, the first year of the block party was staged, residence estimated 1500 trick-or-treaters and their families strolled from house to house through the neighborhood collecting goodies while viewing elaborate Halloween displays put on by residents. Vince Proto and his wife have been decorating their
  
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• State Troopers Exonerated In Probe of Protester Arrest

  31-10-2017 23:30
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut state police internal affairs investigation has cleared three troopers of wrongdoing in connection with allegations they retaliated against a protester at a sobriety checkpoint by filing bogus criminal charges, a state police union lawyer disclosed Tuesday.
  The disclosure came as state police lawyers settled public records laws complaints filed by The Associated Press and Journal Inquirer. The agency agreed to release the internal affairs investigation
  
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• Norwich residents still dealing with impact from Sunday night’s storm

  31-10-2017 23:27
  NORWICH —  Kim Suminski said she knew Sunday night would be bad. She was inside when she heard a big crack outside her home on Asylum Street in Norwich. A giant tree in her front yard completely uprooted, crushing an SUV and Suminski’s pickup truck. “I just changed the oil and filled up the gas tank and parked it so I could go to work Monday morning,” said Suminski. Suminski said some parts of the tree have now been chopped and piled aside. […]
  
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• 15-Month-Old Died From Alcohol Intoxication, Submersion: ME

  31-10-2017 22:49
  
  The death of a 15-month-old baby boy who was found unresponsive in a bathtub in Torrington in June has been ruled a homicide.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut/Submitted Photo
  
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• 200 More Crews Arriving From Out of State to Restore Power

  31-10-2017 22:34
  
  Power remains out for thousands homes and businesses and there are more than 80 school closings and delays Tuesday morning after a large storm whipped through Connecticut and crews from Eversource said it could...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Truck attack in Manhattan kills 8, injures dozens; mayor calls it act of terror

  31-10-2017 22:22
  The suspect in the Manhattan truck attack, a 29-year-old man, crashed his truck and then was shot by police in the abdomen, New York Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill said. O’Neill said the suspect “did make a statement” after the crash, which led police to declare the incident an act of terrorism. Eight people are dead and about a dozen injured after the driver of a truck drove the wrong way down a well-trafficked bike path, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio [&h
  
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• Suspect in Manhattan truck attack that killed 8 from Uzbekistan, sources say

  31-10-2017 22:22
  The suspect in the New York attack has been identified as Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation told CNN. Law enforcement sources earlier had described him as a 29-year-old Uzbek national who came to the United States in 2010. The driver of a rental truck drove down a busy bicycle path in New York near the World Trade Center, killing eight people and injuring about a dozen others in what officials said was an “act […]
  
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• 'Halloween Lunatic' Promised Candy With Poison: Police

  31-10-2017 22:18
  
  A North Haven man who dubbed himself the "Halloween Lunatic" posted on social media saying he will give out candy filled with rat poison to trick-or-treaters, police said.Photo Credit: NBC 7
  
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• National Safety Report Ranks CT Hospitals

  31-10-2017 22:17
  
  Conencticut hospitals overall rank 30th nationwide when it comes to avoiding medical errors, injuries and infections, a new report released Tuesday finds.Photo Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images/FILE
  
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• At least 6 dead, 15 injured after suspect crashes truck in Lower Manhattan, shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’

  31-10-2017 21:23
  TRIBECA, Manhattan —Multiple law enforcement sources say the New York incident is being investigated as terrorism. Separately, four law enforcement sources said witnesses reported the suspect was yelling Allahu Akbar. One law enforcement source said the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is taking over the lead of the investigation. The driver exited the vehicle with what appeared to be a gun and was shot by police, the sources added. The individual is in police custody and is bei
  
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• PD: Man said he would hand out poison-filled candy to trick-or-treaters in North Haven

  31-10-2017 21:09
  NORTH HAVEN —  North Haven detectives said they received an anonymous tip regarding alarming statements made by a Saint John Street man on his Facebook account. “Detectives found disturbing posts, and videos that led them to believe the man was possibly dangerous.  57-year-old Ronald Przybylo of 93 Saint John Street posted comments implying he plans to provide candy filled with rat poison to trick-or-treaters,” said police. Police said Przybylo referenced several
  
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• After 123 Days, Connecticut Finally Has a Budget

  31-10-2017 20:57
  
  After 123 days without one, the state of Connecticut has a budget. Gov. Dannel Malloy Tuesday signed into the law the bipartisan budget agreement members of the General Assembly reached, but he vetoed...Photo Credit: Governor Malloy's Office
  
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• Phil Simms Weighs In On Implications Of Jimmy Garoppolo Trade

  31-10-2017 20:54
  By Matt Citak
  The NFL trade deadline has historically been a quiet time around the league. However, that has not been the case this year, as several big name players have been dealt to new teams in the last 24 hours. Pro Bowl running back Jay Ajayi was sent to the Philadelphia Eagles, while three-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Duane Brown is now a member of the Seattle Seahawks. But, the biggest trade deadline splash came Monday night, when the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers agreed
  
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• Baby Death Deemed A Homicide

  31-10-2017 20:46
  (Torrington, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Torrington Police say the death of a baby boy earlier this year has been classified as a homicide.
  Officers were dispatched to 420 Main Street in the city on June 6 for an unresponsive 15-month-old.
  The little one was later pronounced dead at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.
  The medical examiner says the child died from submersion in a bathtub, as well as blunt force injuries of the head and acute alcohol intoxication.
  Police officials say the have an op
  
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• October 30 – November 4

  31-10-2017 20:38
  Tuesday, October 31 Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment
  
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• Man Accuses of Shooting Pizza Delivery Driver in East Haven

  31-10-2017 20:12
  
  East Haven police have arrested a man who is accused of shooting a pizza delivery driver last night.Photo Credit: East Haven Police
  
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• 3 Million Americans Carry A Handgun Daily, Study Says

  31-10-2017 19:49
  CBS Local — A new study is looking into the habits of gun owners and has reportedly found a startling number of Americans who are armed in public.
  Researchers at Boston’s Northeastern University claim that as many as three million handgun owners in the United States carry their weapon with them on a daily basis. The study interviewed 1,444 gun owners about their firearm habits and where they had brought their gun in the last 30 days. Researchers found that nearly a quarter of the res
  
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• 5 Biggest Opponents – 2017-18 UConn Women’s Basketball

  31-10-2017 19:23
  by Rob Joyce
  Last week we sifted through the 2017-18 schedule for the UConn men’s basketball team. Now it’s time to run through the women’s schedule. For the first time since Breanna Stewart was an incoming freshman Geno Auriemma’s squad isn’t coming off a national championship, and there isn’t a triple-digit win streak adding a two-ton block of pressure.
  That doesn’t mean expectations aren’t high – the Huskies return four All-Americans, have
  
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• Malloy Signs State Budget Bill

  31-10-2017 19:13
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says he’s signed a bipartisan state budget, but used his limited line-item veto power to scrap portions of thelegislation related to a problematic tax on Connecticut’s hospitals.
  The Democrat announced his highly anticipated decision Tuesday on Twitter.
  Malloy has said he believes the language concerning the hospital tax puts about $1 billion in federal funding at risk. The revenue is tied to the tax as part ofa complicated reimburse
  
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• Hour by Hour Trick or Treating Forecast

  31-10-2017 19:11
  
  A chilly evening ahead for Halloween festivities with temperatures falling into the 40s and some 30s throughout the state. There will also be a light breeze at 5 to 10 mph out of the west which will make it feel...
  
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• Power Remains Out for Thousands Ledyard

  31-10-2017 18:35
  
  Thousands of people in Ledyard remain without power Tuesday and are in the dark for a second day after a powerful storm caused outages Sunday night and mayor might recommend postponing trick-or-treating...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• UConn Features 8 Newcomers, 3 Others Returning From Injury

  31-10-2017 18:27
  PAT EATON-ROBBAP Sports Writer
  STORRS, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — UConn coach Kevin Ollie says it will take some time to identify specific roles for all the new players on his team.
  It may also take time for everyone else to identify who those guys are wearing Huskies uniforms.
  Just two players, guards Jalen Adams and Christian Vital, saw significant playing time on the team that finished a disappointing 16-17 last season, including 9-9 in the American Athletic Conference.
  “We&
  
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• States Seek To Expand Lawsuit Against Generic Drug-Makers

  31-10-2017 18:24
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut’s attorney general and 45 of his colleagues are seeking to expand a federal antitrust lawsuit against generic drug-makers to include more manufacturers and medications, as well as senior executives at two companies.
  Led by Connecticut, the states sought a federal court’s permission Tuesday to widen their complaint, which alleges a number of illegal agreements among 18 manufacturers to fix prices and divvy up the market for
  
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• Bristol Couple in 80s Reported Missing After Leaving for Fla

  31-10-2017 18:07
  
  A husband and wife from Bristol who are both in their 80s are missing after leaving for their Florida home and Silver Alerts have been issued for them.Photo Credit: Bristol Police
  
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• When Is Daylight Saving Time? Why Do We Set The Clocks Back?

  31-10-2017 17:59
  CBS Local — As the country prepares to turn their clocks back on Nov. 5, many people will be asking questions about why we get an extra hour of sleep this weekend. Here is everything you’ll need to know about the end of Daylight Saving Time.
  When do we set the clocks back?
  Americans will turn the clock back one hour at 2 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Sunday, Nov. 5. “Falling back” marks the end of the Daylight Saving Time which started on March 12. Since 2007, the change
  
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• Community Connections: Helping After Hurricanes

  31-10-2017 17:51
  Helping Our Neighbors in Need! Paula S. Gilberto, President and CEO, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut and Annie Scully, Research Analyst/Community Outreach Coordinator, United Way of Connecticut, discuss how United Way is helping children and families in local communities impacted by the hurricanes.
   
  
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• Police Standoff in New Haven Ends Peacefully

  31-10-2017 17:38
  
  A police standoff overnight in New Haven ended peacefully when the suspect turned himself into police Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Check CT Sex Offender Registry Before Trick or Treating

  31-10-2017 17:20
  
  State police recommend that parents check the state sex offender registry before children go out trick or treating.
  
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• College Football Playoff Rankings – Predictions Part 2

  31-10-2017 16:22
  By Mike Bachini, CBS Connecticut
  Connecticut (CBS) – The time has come. Tonight the College Football Playoff Committee will release their first Top-25 rankings at 7PM EDT on ESPN. Last week, I released what I thought the committee’s top 25 would be if they were ranking at that time. If you’d like to read that, you can find it here. Some extremely important games were played this past weekend that helped shape this week’s predictions.
  Tomorrow, I will have a column with so
  
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• Arrest In Murder Of Bridgeport Hero Barber

  31-10-2017 16:07
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – Bridgeport police have made an arrest in the death of a barber shot while protecting customers.
  Bridgeport police tell the Connecticut Post that 32-year-old Mark Christian was arrested Monday in connection with the Oct. 14 death of Deon Rodney inside the Just Right Cutz barbershop.
  Police say Christian and an accomplice robbed a man in the shop’s parking lot.
  When they went inside, Rodney tried to stop one of the attackers, and the other one shot him.
  The sh
  
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• State Officials to Discuss Improvements Since Super Storm Sandy

  31-10-2017 16:02
  
  Super Storm Sandy struck Connecticut five years ago, ravaging the shoreline, and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and state officials will hold a news conference to discuss infrastructure and state resiliency improvements...
  
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• Garden Talk: Plants and Stuff!

  31-10-2017 16:00
  We’re talking plants and stuff! 
  
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• Police Urge Safety This Halloween Night

  31-10-2017 15:45
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police are preaching safety and revelers and motorist alike this Halloween.
  State Police are offering tips on how to stay safe.
  Parents and children are urged to follow some routine instructions if they plan to go trick-or-treating this evening and tonight.
  Among other things, they should wear bright colored costumes, carry a flashlight, use caution visting homes, and go trick-or-treating in groups.
  Also, watch for vehicles when traveling house-to-house,
  
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• Out Of State Crews To Assist In Power Restoration

  31-10-2017 15:26
  (Berlin, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Crews from several states are coming to Connecticut’s aid to assist as power restoration efforts stretch into a second day.
  Eversource says 200 additional utility crews from as far away as Florida, Ohio, Alabama, Tennessee and New York will be arriving to work alongside their lineworkers.
  There are still over 50-thousand Eversource customers still without service after a wind and rain storm swamped the state late Sunday and early Monday.
  A convoy of
  
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• Top Fantasy Waiver Wire Pickups For NFL Week 9

  31-10-2017 15:24
  By Rahul Lal
  We’re through eight weeks of the NFL, and fantasy, season. By this point, owners are starting to see a playoff picture take shape and it’s becoming as important as ever to take advantage of the waiver wire – take it from someone who had 95 points on his bench: the waiver wire is incredibly important. Luckily, we didn’t see many serious injuries this week but teams are beginning to give more run to their young guys as some of the veterans are getting fati
  
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• Christmas Movie Shot in New Britain and Bristol Airs Next Month

  31-10-2017 15:24
  
  A Christmas movie that was shot in New Britain and Bristol over the summer will air Thanksgiving weekend.Photo Credit: Bristol Mayor Ken CockayneThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Hearing Set On Police Refusal To Release Discipline Records

  31-10-2017 15:15
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — Connecticut officials will hear arguments Tuesday on whether state police can refuse to say whether a trooper and two sergeants were disciplined on allegations they retaliated against a protester at a sobriety checkpoint by arresting him on bogus criminal charges — an encounter that was recorded by the protester’s camera.
  State police rejected requests made under Connecticut’s public records laws earlier this year by The Associat
  
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• Old Stafford Road in Tolland Closed for Serious Crash

  31-10-2017 15:04
  
  Old Stafford Road in Tolland is closed due to a serious accident, according to Tolland fire officials.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Joe D’s Notebook: Missouri – The Recap

  31-10-2017 14:38
  There really isn’t much to say about what happened at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field on Saturday Night. Missouri came in and blasted UConn 52-12 in a game that didn’t feel that close.
  There are no positive spins, no talking about strain and pulling the rope, just the cold hard honesty coming from Coach Randy Edsall and the players afterward. The execution on both sides of the ball was inferior and Missouri took full advantage.
  We knew the Tigers passing offense would p
  
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• Puppy Abandoned in Prospect Getting a New Home

  31-10-2017 14:20
  
  A puppy abandoned in Prospect last week is doing well and will be adopted this week.Photo Credit: Prospect 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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• Man Charged in Killing of Hero Barber in Bridgeport

  31-10-2017 14:05
  
  A man has been charged with murder in the death of a heroic barber who jumped in to defend his customers during an armed robbery on October 14 in Bridgeport.Photo Credit: Bridgeport Police Department
  
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• Computer Talk: ‘Dumb Laws,’ Security Flaws & Artificial Intelligence

  31-10-2017 14:00
  Erik and Bob answer your computer questions while taking a trip down memory lane with an old “Website of the Week” from the 1990s– “Dumb Laws”– a website which deals with quirky laws still on the books.
  A “KRACK” flaw in wireless WPA2 security leaves wireless networks vulnerable to hacking, and an Artificial Intelligence robot criticizes Elon Musk for his views on AI.
  We troubleshoot a crackling noise from a Samsung Galaxy tablet, problems sending
  
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• Healthy Rounds: Foot and Ankle Surgery

  31-10-2017 13:52
  Dr. Alessi discusses foot and ankle surgery with Dr. Lauren Geaney from UConn Orthopaedics.
   
  
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• Former State Lawmaker In Critical Condition After Car Crash

  31-10-2017 13:28
  WATERBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A former Connecticut lawmaker and prominent businessman has been hospitalized in critical condition after he was hit by a car while putting up campaign signs.
  The Republican-American reports 68-year-old Selim Noujaim was struck around 5 p.m. Monday in Waterbury. He had been placing signs at the time for his nephew _ Board of Aldermen candidate George Noujaim.
  Police say the driver stopped and was cooperating. No arrests have been made.
  Noujaim se
  
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• Former Fugitive Seeks New Trial Over Murder Conviction

  31-10-2017 13:24
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A man captured in Mexico after 22 years on the run is heading to trial in an attempt to get his Connecticut murder conviction overturned.
  The Hartford Courant reports 52-year-old Adam Zachs is claiming he did not get the lawyer of his choice in the 1988 murder trial, and the trial attorney he did have was ineffective. He filed his habeas corpus claim in 2012.
  Zachs was convicted and sentenced to prison in 1988 for shooting 29-year-old Peter C
  
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• Aetna 3Q Profit Soars, Issues Strong Forecast

  31-10-2017 13:21
  By TOM MURPHYAP Health Writer
  (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Aetna trumped third-quarter earnings expectations and raised its 2017 forecast again even as the health insurer’s withdrawal from the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces contributed to a revenue hit.
  The nation’s third-largest insurer countered a 5 percent drop in revenue with cuts to its biggest expense, health care costs, and improvements in its Medicare Advantage business. Overall net income jumped 39 pe
  
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• I-691W Reopened Near I-84 Merge in Cheshire

  31-10-2017 12:35
  
  I-691 westbound has reopened near the exit 2/I-84 merge in Cheshire after an accident.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Power Out for 60,000, Dozens of Schools Affected

  31-10-2017 12:34
  
  Power remains out for thousands homes and businesses and there are more than 80 school closings and delays Tuesday morning after a large storm whipped through Connecticut and crews from Eversource said it could...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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