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• College Basketball Games To Watch: Top Teams Battle It Out In Oregon

  24-11-2017 23:15
  By Steve Silverman
  The Thanksgiving holiday tournaments present a number of interesting interconference and intersectional matchups that will determine the direction that top coaches will go with their teams throughout the season.
  Teams that are challenged somewhat regularly by high-quality opponents will give a sharp coach a chance to prepare for what is coming in January, February and March.
  Coaches that protect their teams’ won-loss record by scheduling less challenging opponents are no
  
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• Holiday Open House At Governor’s Residence

  24-11-2017 22:56
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The public is invited to visit the Governor’s Residence in Hartford during the holiday season.Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and his wife Cathy announced Friday that the home at 990 Prospect Avenue will be decorated and open for to the public for tours next month.
  Open houses are planned for Friday, Dec. 8 and Saturday Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No admittance fee or tickets are required, but donations will be accepted
  
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• Unfinished Black Friday tweet from McDonald’s goes viral

  24-11-2017 22:31
  OAK BROOK, IL (KXIN) — Whoever wrote it didn’t finish their thought before posting—and the internet was lovin’ it.
  McDonald’s sent a tweet out ahead of Black Friday that clearly wasn’t ready for prime time. The incomplete message said, “Black Friday **** Need copy and link****.”
  It was sent out in the early morning hours of Black Friday. Did the fast-food chain have a deal for Black Friday shoppers? Was it going to remind people to grab a breakfast
  
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• Kensington community pitches in to keep holiday tradition running

  24-11-2017 21:42
  KENSINGTON -- A yearly tradition took place took place Thursday in Kensington, but it almost didn't happen. But, thanks to the generosity of others in the community, the tradition was able to continue on!
  For more than 5 years on Thanksgiving Day, Michael Mihalko's backyard is transformed into a football field.
  "It's been growing and growing every year," said John Carlone, a neighbor.
  Complete with referees and an announcer, it's called the Thanksgiving food drive and neighborhood football game
  
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• Colorado man sentenced to longest human trafficking sentence in U.S. history

  24-11-2017 21:32
  CENTENNIEL, Colorado (KDVR) -- A convicted child sex trafficker from Colorado was sentenced to 472 years in prison on Tuesday, the longest sentence for a human trafficking case in U.S. history.
  Brock Franklin, 31, was found guilty of 30 counts, including soliciting for child prostitution, sexual assault and kidnapping by an Arapahoe County jury in March.
  Franklin recruited young girls and women, and forced them into prostitution. There was physical abuse if they didn't cooperate.
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• Police Identify 2 Men Who Died When Car Struck Home

  24-11-2017 21:28
  WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A double fatal car crash in Connecticut is now a homicide investigation.
  Police say a Volvo sedan hit a utility pole in Waterbury on Tuesday, knocking out power, before crashing into the home. No one inside the home was injured.
  The vehicle’s occupants, identified as 22-year-old Clarence Lewis and 20-year-old Antonio Santos, were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say Lewis had a gunshot wound to his lower body and Santos likely died of injuries sustai
  
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• Connecticut Prison Population Lowest Since 1994

  24-11-2017 21:25
  PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated PressHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s prison population fell below 14,000 inmates, to its lowest level since 1994, largely due to a change in the way the criminal justice system treats young offenders, the governor’s office said.
  The state Department of Correction reported Friday that it had 13,921 people incarcerated in the system, which is down from a high of about 19,900 in 2008.
  Mike Lawlor, the state’s undersecretary for criminal justice
  
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• Rhode Island Woman Killed in Killingly Crash

  24-11-2017 21:17 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A Rhode Island woman was killed in a crash in Killingly on Thanksgiving Day.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Macy’s has issues with credit card system on Black Friday

  24-11-2017 20:48
  WEST HARTFORD —  Macy’s credit card system appeared to struggle to process transactions nationwide on Black Friday, causing delays at brick-and-mortar stores and outages online.
  Users on Twitter complained of issues when trying to purchase items.
  “Sorry shoppers! macys.com is temporarily closed for scheduled site improvements as we work to bring you a better shopping experience,” one Twitter user posted a screenshot of an error message he received on the site.
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• Special Election Set For Jan. 9 In Bloomfield, Parts of Windsor

  24-11-2017 20:23
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has set a special election for an open seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives.
  The Democrat announced Friday that he issued a Writ of Special Election, which triggers the special election on Jan. 9 in the 15th Assembly District.
  The House district includes all of Bloomfield and a portion of Windsor. The seat recently became vacant when Democratic Rep. David Baram resigned after being elected as the 3rd District Probate Court judge.
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• One Killed In Early-morning Enfield House Fire

  24-11-2017 20:21
  ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Officials say one person died in an early-morning house fire in northern Connecticut.
  Fire officials say five people were in the two-story home in Enfield when the blaze broke out shortly before 2 a.m. on Friday.
  Officials say one person was able to get out safely and firefighters rescued three other people from the home. Authorities say the fifth person was found dead inside the home. The three people who were rescued were taken to the hospital.
  The person who was k
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty To Hitting Wife, Taking Child

  24-11-2017 20:19
  PLAINVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has admitted to beating a woman he was married to and fleeing with their child.
  The New Britain Herald reports that 50-year-old Andres Arroyo, of Thomaston, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree breach of peace. Arroyo was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended.
  Authorities say Arroyo hit his wife in the face in March before they divorced. Police say Arroyo took the couple’s 6-year-old child and drove to his mother’s New Bri
  
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• Put down that cake batter: Uncooked flour may have E. coli

  24-11-2017 20:03
  NEW YORK —  Think twice before licking that spoon as you prepare cake batter or cookie dough for holiday treats. Salmonella from raw eggs is no longer the only concern in baking.
  A study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine details an outbreak of E. coli in 2016 linked to flour and found that the problem may be more common than previously thought.
  “Our data show that although it is a low-moisture food, raw flour can be a vehicle for foodborne path
  
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• Sex Offender Tried to Buy Date Rape Drug to Drug Preteen: PD

  24-11-2017 19:51 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A registered sex offender from Willimantic is facing charges after state police say he was running an "alleged under-aged prostitution/trafficking business," and tried to drug a preteen victim.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• In 1 state, people who leave their dogs out in the cold can go to jail

  24-11-2017 19:50
  PENNSYLVANIA —  The state of Pennsylvania has taken another step in protecting dogs from the cold weather.
  According to the Sacramento Bee, animal shelters in the state are warning dog owners about a new law aimed to protect dogs from the cold.
  In the new law, the Bee says owners can face charges for leaving dogs outside in freezing temperatures without proper shelter for more than 30 minutes, under Libre’s Law.
  The law was passed last spring by Pennsylvania state lawm
  
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• Hamden PD: 3 suspects steal elderly man’s wallet, use his credit cards

  24-11-2017 19:16
  HAMDEN  — Connecticut police have arrested three people they say stole an elderly man’s wallet in a supermarket and then used his credit cards to make hundreds of dollars in purchases.
  Hamden police announced this week that 41-year-old Crystal Frazier and 40-year-old Jennifer Frazier, both of West Haven, are charged with sixth-degree larceny in connection with the theft on Oct. 2 from the 71-year-old man. They are being on $25,000 bond each.
  Police also arrested Christopher McDa
  
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• Connecticut prison population falls below 14,000 inmates

  24-11-2017 19:13
  HARTFORD — Connecticut’s prison population has fallen below 14,000 inmates to its lowest level since 1994.
  The state Department of Correction reported that it had 13,917 inmates as of Thursday.
  That is down from a high of about 19,900 in 2008.
  The department says the population at the York Correctional Institution, the state’s only prison for women, was at 942, its lowest since 1996.
  Correction Commissioner Scott Semple credits a combination of factors for the low offender popu
  
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• Blumenthal Calls for Clearer Markings on Toy Guns

  24-11-2017 19:12 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A Connecticut lawmaker, Hartford law enforcement and doctors at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center are asking parents to steer clear of buying look-alike toy guns this holiday season.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Special election set for Jan. 9 in 15th Assembly District

  24-11-2017 19:11
  HARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has set a special election for an open seat in the Connecticut House of Representatives.
  The Democrat announced Friday that he issued a Writ of Special Election, which triggers the special election on Jan. 9 in the 15th Assembly District.
  The House district includes all of Bloomfield and a portion of Windsor. The seat recently became vacant when Democratic Rep. David Baram resigned after being elected as the 3rd District Probate Court judge.
  Baram is a form
  
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• No Injuries in Thompson House Fire

  24-11-2017 18:55 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Firefighters from multiple departments are battling a structure fire in Thompson.Photo Credit: East Thompson Fire
  
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• Shoppers in Search of Black Friday Deals

  24-11-2017 18:54 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  While more Americans than ever before have indicated they’ll let their fingertips do the shopping online this year, many people still waited in line yesterday to grab a good deal.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• London police stand down after Oxford Circus incident

  24-11-2017 18:32
  LONDON —  London police have found no “trace of any suspects” or “evidence of shots fired” after responding to a reported incident on Oxford Street, in the heart of the city’s shopping district.
  Metropolitan Police said officers responded to the incident as if it was terrorism given the nature of the information received.
  “Some cordons remain in place and additional officers remain on duty in the West End to reassure the public. We thank the public
  
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• CT woman graces cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit magazine

  24-11-2017 18:16
  HARTFORD --  A Killingworth native is gracing the coveted pages of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.
  Her journey has been anything but traditional.
  "I used to come downstairs and be like 'everyone sit down, I want to put on a show.' I always knew I liked to be in front of cameras. I like to be in front of people," said 25-year-old Camille Kostek.
  Kostek trained as a dancer, played lacrosse at Haddam Killingworth High School and Eastern Connecticut State University. In 2013, she
  
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• State police: Man attempted to buy date rape drug for drugging a pre-teen prostitute

  24-11-2017 18:05
  WILLIMANTIC — A Willimantic man is facing criminal charges after police said he made attempts to acquire a date rape drug to use for drugging a pre-teen prostitute.
  Connecticut State Police detectives said they arrested Devin Quirk, 38, and charged him with risk of injury to a child, criminal attempt at sexual assault first degree, patronizing a prostitute and conspiracy to commit trafficking persons.
  State police said on November 6, around 11:30 p.m., detectives initia
  
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• 1 Dead After House Fire in Meriden

  24-11-2017 17:31 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  One person is dead and a home destroyed after a fire ripped through a house on Carpenter Avenue in Meriden Thanksgiving morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Trump on Egypt mosque attack: ‘The world cannot tolerate terrorism’

  24-11-2017 17:29
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is denouncing what he’s calling the “Horrible and cowardly terrorist attack on innocent and defenseless worshipers (sic) in Egypt.”
  Militants attacked a crowded mosque during Friday prayers in the Sinai Peninsula, settling off explosives, spraying worshippers with gunfire and killing at least 200 people in the deadliest ever attack on Egyptian civilians by Islamic extremists.
  “Horrible and cowardly terrorist attack on innocen
  
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• State Police: 22 DUI Arrests, 1 Fatality As Troopers Step Up Patrols

  24-11-2017 16:21
  (CBS Connecticut) – State police have so far recorded one fatality during stepped up Thanksgiving weekend enforcement efforts that began early Wednesday and continue through Sunday.
  A woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash early Wednesday on Route 6 in Killingly. Hope Butler, 26, of Warwick, Rhode Island was pronounced dead at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam after her vehicle struck a tree near the intersection with Dark Lantern Road around 1:40 a.m., said police.
  It was one of 235 crashes
  
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• CBS Sports’ Trent Green On Week 12 Bills-Chiefs Matchup, More

  24-11-2017 16:15
  By Matt Citak
  The Kansas City Chiefs enter Week 12 looking to break their recent cold streak. Kansas City sported one of the NFL’s highest-scoring offenses through the first five weeks of the season, averaging 32.8 points while winning all five games. But in the month and a half since, Kansas City has struggled to find the end zone. The Chiefs are averaging just 17.6 points per game in their last five contests, and saw their record drop from 5-0 to 6-4. Even with their midseason struggles,
  
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• Multiple People Rescued From House Fire in Enfield

  24-11-2017 15:34 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Firefighters rescued multiple people from a house fire in Enfield Friday morning.Officials said just before 2 a.m. flames broke out at 11 Windsor Street on the second floor back porch of the...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Shoppers Hit the Malls for Black Friday Deals

  24-11-2017 15:28 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  While more Americans than ever before have indicated they’ll let their fingertips do the shopping online this year, many people still waited in line yesterday to grab a good deal.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Salvation Army Delivers Holiday Meals Across Hartford Area

  24-11-2017 15:14 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Nearly 1,000 residents in the Greater Hartford area enjoyed a hot Thanksgiving meal delivered to their home thanks to the Salvation Army.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Is Meek Mill a poster boy for mass incarceration? What the outrage is all about

  24-11-2017 15:13
  PHILADELPHIA — Meek Mill’s supporters have slammed his two-to-four-year prison sentence as excessive, but others have argued that Mill — a celebrity who has violated the terms of his probation several times — knew what he was getting into and should not be the poster boy for mass incarceration.
  However, for the rapper’s supporters and activists, it is not a question of whether Mill made mistakes by violating his probation, but about whether the 30-year-old
  
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• Kensington Community Hosts Backyard Charity Football Game

  24-11-2017 14:43 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  As sure as you can be that the Lions and Cowboys will take the football field each Thanksgiving, you can be confident so will the kids of Kensington and Berlin.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New Britain Police Serve Thanksgiving Meal to Community

  24-11-2017 14:18 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Dozens of police officers and volunteers in New Britain came together to dish up a Thanksgiving meal for the community.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police: 3 Suspects Steal Man’s Wallet, Use His Credit Cards

  24-11-2017 14:15
  HAMDEN, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut police have arrested three people they say stole an elderly man’s wallet in a supermarket and then used his credit cards to make hundreds of dollars in purchases.
  Hamden police announced this week that 41-year-old Crystal Frazier and 40-year-old Jennifer Frazier, both of West Haven, are charged with sixth-degree larceny in connection with the theft on Oct. 2 from the 71-year-old man. They are being on $25,000 bond each.
  Police also
  
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• 184 killed, 125 injured in Egypt mosque attack

  24-11-2017 14:09
  EGYPT —  At least 184 people were killed and another 125 injured in an attack on a mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai region on Friday, Egyptian state media reported, making it one of the deadliest attacks ever carried out against civilians in the province.
  After at least two explosions, gunmen who were waiting outside the mosque opened fire at worshipers as they fled Friday prayers, state-owned Ahram Online said.
  The attack targeted Al Rawdah mosque in Bir Al-Abed, in the west of Ar
  
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• Mother of dead rapper shares hearbreaking Instagram posts

  24-11-2017 14:07
  As many fans and friends are mourning the loss of the 21-year-old rapper, Lil Peep (born Gustav Åhr), nothing can compare to the feelings of his own mother.
  Peep’s mother took to Instagram sharing a number of heartbreaking posts of gifts she had for Peep and her excitement in seeing him on Thanksgiving.
  The most recent post is a photo of a Red Hot Chilli Pepper’s song playing in her car.
  “Today I will kiss my baby, my strong young man, goodbye. We loved sin
  
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• Terryville Deli Provides Thanksgiving Meal for Those in Need

  24-11-2017 13:42 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Thanksgiving can be especially difficult for those who don’t know where their next hot meal will come from.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Fund for helpful homeless man collects more than $280,000

  24-11-2017 13:26
  PHILADELPHIA — A fund set up to raise money for a homeless man who helped a woman when her car ran out of gas in Philadelphia has collected more than $280,000.
  The GoFundMe campaign was started by Bordentown, New Jersey, resident Kate McClure this month after she was stuck along Interstate 95 and Johnny Bobbitt Jr. bought her some gas with his last $20.
  McClure says she didn’t have money to pay him back but she returned to his spot several times in the following days to give him cash
  
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• Interpol: 40 human traffickers arrested, 236 children saved

  24-11-2017 13:01
  PARIS  — Interpol says 40 suspected human traffickers have been arrested and nearly 500 of their victims freed in a vast police operation in five African countries.
  The France-based international police agency said in a statement late Thursday that 236 of those rescued were minors. The operation earlier this month was carried out in Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal.
  In a statement, Interpol said the suspects are accused of forcing victims “to engage in activities rangin
  
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• Student pilot takes to the air

  24-11-2017 12:30
  This week's story is from Daniel Hand High School in Madison.
  The FOX 61 Student News program empowers Connecticut middle and high school students to explore the world of multi-media journalism by giving them the opportunity to capture, edit and publish original content under the guidance of industry professionals.
   
  Each student produced and hosted segment will showcase a local story or event, highlighting all that is great about our state and align with our station's mission of HOPE. Seg
  
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• Mostly sunny, chilly Black Friday

  24-11-2017 12:14
  Friday will be a pleasant day to get that Black Friday shopping done. Highs will be quite seasonable and skies will be clear. Saturday will be even warmer, with clouds on the increase and a few overnight showers due to a cold front.
  The rain will end by Sunday, but the clouds will stick around, keeping temps significantly cooler.
  The next chance for rain comes next Tuesday, as a quick moving system moves north of us. Thursday will feature another warmup, with showers ahead of a developing storm
  
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• Multiple People Rescued From Burning Home In Enfield

  24-11-2017 11:46
  ENFIELD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Two people were rescued from a burning two-family home early Friday in Enfield, said fire officials. A third person, who was unaccounted for, was located in the home, though there was no word on their condition.
  The blaze at 11 Windsor Street was reported shortly before 2 a.m. Firefighters rescued two people from the second floor of the home and a third person was able to make it out on their own, said authorities.
  The state fire marshal has joined the in
  
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• Late night 2-alarm fire injures one, rips through multi-family home in Enfield

  24-11-2017 10:55
  ENFIELD – A two-alarm fire sent one person to the hospital and heavily damaged a home on Windsor Street in Enfield early Friday morning.
  FOX61 was first on the scene of the fire that broke out just before 2 a.m. The rear of the second story had heavy fire engulfing it, and firefighters soon called a second alarm. The home’s owner, Andre Drouin, tells FOX61’s Ben Goldman that he lives on the first floor, was awakened by a commotion from his second story tenants, and came out to
  
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• UConn Pulls Away Late To Knock Off Oregon 71-63

  24-11-2017 09:55
  PORTLAND, Ore. (CBS Connecticut and AP) — Playing essentially a road game, Connecticut passed its first significant test of the season on Thursday night.
  Terry Larrier scored 18 points, Alterique Gilbert and Jalen Adams both added 16 points each, and UConn knocked off Oregon 71-63 in the opening round of the PK80 Invitational.
  The Huskies (4-0) overcame an awful night of shooting to knock off the Ducks playing essentially a home game a couple hours north of their campus in Eugene. Most of
  
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• Hamden Officials Respond to Two Thanksgiving Fires

  24-11-2017 09:51
  (Hamden, CONN./ CBS Connecticut)– Firefighters in Hamden were busy on Thanksgiving, as two homes went up in flames in separate incidents.
  First around midnight, crews responded to a home on Treadwell Street where one person inside suffered smoke inhalation, and was treated on scene. The fire has been deemed suspicious. A Good Samaritan used a fire extinguisher and a bucket of water to put out the flames.
  Around 5 oclock Thursday evening, the fire department responded to a home on Shep
  
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• Tentative settlement in ninth brutality lawsuit against Enfield ex-cop

  24-11-2017 09:44
  NEW HAVEN — There’s a tentative settlement in a ninth and final brutality lawsuit against a former Enfield police officer.
  Federal court records filed this week revealed the preliminary deal between former officer Matthew Worden and the mother of alleged brutality victim Tyler Damato. Terms were not disclosed.
  Eight other brutality lawsuits against Worden have been settled since last year.
  Worden and other Enfield officers were accused of smashing Damato’s head into asphal
  
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• Community packs up love and care items for troops overseas

  24-11-2017 05:25
  NEW BRITAIN --  In the spirit of giving, many people spent Thanksgiving wrapping up the holiday spirit for our troops.
  The New Britain VFW was packed with people spending the holiday honoring our soliders in a special way, wrapping up care packages.
  The goal behind the annual event is for the community to wrap up care items and gifts to send overseas to United States military members.
  Organizer Karen Cote came up with the idea three years ago when she was putting together her own care
  
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• 1,800 gallons of Vodka stolen from distillery

  24-11-2017 05:01
  LOS ANGELES -- Police on Wednesday were looking for thieves who stole 1,800 gallons of vodka from a downtown Los Angeles distillery.
  The thieves broke into the Fog Shots vodka factory — a family business that was started in Armenia — and took more than 9,000 bottles of alcohol worth nearly $280,000, the company's Art Gukasyan said. Gukasyan said the criminals sawed their way in and took almost all of the factory's inventory. He believes three individuals captured on security video c
  
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• Navy ends its search for 3 missing sailors in the Philippine Sea

  24-11-2017 04:30
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  WASHINGTON DC — The US Navy stopped the search and rescue mission to find three sailors who went missing after their plane crashed into the Philippine Sea on Wednesday, a statement said.
  “Our thoughts and prayers are with our lost shipmates and their families,” said Rear Adm. Marc Dalton, commander, Task Force 70. “As difficult as this is, we are thankful for the rapid and effective response that led to the rescue of eight of our shipmates, and I appreciate th
  
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