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• State police release holiday driving arrest and violation stats

  26-11-2017 23:44
  MIDDLETOWN — State Police have released the annual holiday statistics regarding the traffic violations, arrests, and fatal crashes.
  The increased patrols began at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, 11/22/2017, and will conclude at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday 11/26/2017. Troopers are patrolling the roads and highways across Connecticut focusing on drunken driving violations and aggressive drivers.
  According to police, numbers have been slightly down this year. The most notable number is the seatbelt vi
  
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• Engine problem causes emergency landing at Oxford airport

  26-11-2017 23:17
  OXFORD — An engine problem caused an emergency landing Sunday afternoon at Waterbury -Oxford Airport.
  Kathleen Bergen of the FAA said in an email, “A Cirrus SR22 aircraft landed safely at Waterbury-Oxford Airport at 4 pm today after the pilot declared an emergency and reported a possible engine problem when the aircraft was two miles west of the airport.  The pilot had been practicing takeoffs and landings before the emergency.”
  No injuries were reported.
   
  
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• US sailors missing in the Philippine Sea identified

  26-11-2017 22:56
  The US Navy on Saturday identified three sailors who went missing after their plane crashed into the Philippine Sea as Lt. Steven Combs, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Airman Matthew Chialastri and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Bryan Grosso.
  The Navy ended the search and rescue mission for the sailors on Thursday. They were aboard a C2-A Greyhound transport plane that crashed into the ocean southeast of Okinawa a day earlier.
  “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of th
  
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• Two injured, reports of shots fired at New York mall

  26-11-2017 22:21
  MIDDLETOWN, NY — Two people were reportedly injured in a Middletown mall Sunday afternoon, a New York State Police spokesperson said.
  People on scene tweeted the Galleria Mall has been evacuated according to WPIX. They say the shooting happened inside an American Eagle.
  No information was immediately available on the victims.
  Police have not reported any arrests. A New York State Police trooper confirmed the mall is being evacuated.
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• New York mall evacuated amid reports of shooting; 2 injured

  26-11-2017 22:21
  MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.— Police have evacuated a mall in New York’s Hudson Valley amid reports of a shooting during a crowded holiday-shopping day.
  State police say two people have been injured, but it’s unclear whether they were shot.
  The reported shooting happened Sunday around 3:15 p.m. at the Galleria at Crystal Run in Middletown, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) north of Manhattan. State police say there’s no other information immediately available about the ongoing investig
  
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• Firefighter Injured Battling Garage Fire in Newtown

  26-11-2017 22:06 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  A firefighter suffered minor injuries battling a garage fire in Newtown Sunday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Conyers steps down as ranking member of Judiciary Committee amid sexual harassment investigation

  26-11-2017 21:48
  WASHINGTON — Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan, has stepped down as ranking member of House Judiciary Committee amid a congressional investigation into sexual harassment and workplace abuse allegations by his former staffers.
  “After careful consideration and in light of the attention drawn by recent allegations made against me, I have notified the Democratic Leader of my request to step aside as Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee during the investigation of these matters,&rd
  
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• State Panel To Dole Out Bond Funds After 5 Month Hiatus

  26-11-2017 21:44
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The panel that doles out state capital funding is finally meeting after a five-month hiatus. And there’s a long list of projects to finance.
  The items include $40 million worth of improvements to the XL Center in Hartford and $94.5 million to help rebuild an aging railroad bridge on the New Haven
  Line in Norwalk. Also included are millions of dollars for grants to municipalities, improvements to state facilities, economic development assistance to businesses
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• State Panal To Dole Out Bond Funds After 5 Month Hiatus

  26-11-2017 21:44
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The panel that doles out state capital funding is finally meeting after a five-month hiatus. And there’s a long list of projects to finance.
  The items include $40 million worth of improvements to the XL Center in Hartford and $94.5 million to help rebuild an aging railroad bridge on the New Haven
  Line in Norwalk. Also included are millions of dollars for grants to municipalities, improvements to state facilities, economic development assistance to businesses
  and bod
  
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• Rally Planned For 15-Year-Old Boy Killed By Police Officer

  26-11-2017 20:49
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Supporters of the family of a 15-year-old boy killed by a Connecticut officer last summer are calling for prosecutors to release video evidence in the case.
  Community advocates from across the state plan to rally Monday near the state Capitol in Hartford to bring attention to the May death of Jayson Negron.Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez has said rookie officer James Boulay opened fire May 9 when he was nearly run over by a stolen car driven by Negron. A passenger in
  
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• Silver Alert issued for New Haven 11-year-old

  26-11-2017 19:19
  NEW HAVEN – Police have a Silver Alert for Anyla Pickett, age 11, listing her as an “Endangered Runaway”.  She was last seen on Saturday, November 25th.
  She’s described as a black female with brown hair and brown eyes. She is 5 feet tall and weighs about 110 pounds.
  She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and pink leggings.
  If you see Anyla or you have any information, please contact the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6316.
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• Missing New Haven 11-year-old located

  26-11-2017 19:19
  NEW HAVEN – Police located a missing girl for whom they had issued a Silver Alert earlier Sunday
  An alert was issued for Anyla Pickett, age 11, listing her as an “Endangered Runaway”.  She was last seen on Saturday, November 25th. Police sent out a message that search was over, but did not provide any details.
   
  Silver Alerts are issued by law enforcement agencies for missing people of all ages. Amber Alerts are issued for children who are believed to be in
  
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• Merchants on Small Business Saturday: local businesses make strong communities

  26-11-2017 18:52
  GLASTONBURY - Small businesses around the state of Connecticut took part in Small Business Saturday this weekend, witht towns throughout the state emphasizing the importance of shopping locally not just today, but all the way through the holiday season.
  Small business owners like Andrea Hawkins of Glastonbury's Berkins Blend Cafe know their loyal customers.
  She says "We have started to see families develop. So new babies are born, we look for them to come in, we know their stories we know about
  
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• Massachusetts Troopers Give Connecticut Kits For Homeless

  26-11-2017 17:28
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut State Troopers are being equipped with kits to help the homeless during the cold weather, thanks to their colleagues in neighboring Massachusetts.
  The Massachusetts State Police and Springfield, Massachusetts, resident Bob Charland this month delivered 80 donated First Responder Winter Bags for the Homeless to the Connecticut State Police Headquarters in Middletown.
  The bags include foot and hand warmers, hats, gloves, socks, toothbrus
  
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• State Police Issue More Than 3,000 Tickets Over Long Weekend

  26-11-2017 16:41
  (CBS Connecticut) – State police have recorded two fatalities during stepped up Thanksgiving weekend enforcement efforts that began early Wednesday and continue through Sunday night.
  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.
  Early Saturday, a Wether
  
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• New Britain Man Has Been Missing Since Thursday: Family

  26-11-2017 16:30 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing man last seen in Middletown.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• State Trooper Sues Superiors Over Suspension, Demotion

  26-11-2017 16:23
  By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – A Connecticut State Police master sergeant is suing his superiors, saying he was unjustly demoted and suspended over unproven drunken driving allegations.
  Master Sgt. Patrick Torneo filed the lawsuit in federal court earlier this month. He’s seeking reinstatement to lieutenant and an undisclosed amount of damages.
  The lawsuit says Middletown police officers found Torneo in his cruiser on the side of a road in
  
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• Busiest Travel Day of the Year at Bradley Airport

  26-11-2017 15:29 via nbcconnecticut.com
  
  The Sunday after Thanksgiving is expected to be the busiest travel day of the year at Bradley International Airport.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Meetings planned around state on October storm response 

  26-11-2017 14:02
  HARTFORD — Connecticut lawmakers are planning public meetings in legislative districts to hear firsthand how communities were impacted by last month’s damaging windstorm that left more than 100,000 residents without power for multiple days.
  The General Assembly’s Energy and Technology Committee originally planned to hold a public hearing Nov. 28 in Hartford. But a spokeswoman for the committee says that’s been reorganized into a series of district working meetings, i
  
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• Busy morning at Bradley as holiday travelers head home

  26-11-2017 12:59
  WINDSOR LOCKS – If you’re flying home (or anywhere else) today, you may want to budget a little extra time. Bradley International Airport’s operations staff say it’s a very busy morning at Connecticut’s largest airport.
  According to AAA, almost a quarter-million New Englanders are flying this Thanksgiving holiday weekend – an increase of 5.5% over last year.  That New England increase is bigger than the national growth, and it’s as high as it’
  
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• Colder today, with wind chill playing a factor

  26-11-2017 12:35
  Our long holiday weekend is coming to a close, and this year, it will be remembered as a quiet one, at least with regards to our weather.
  There was no rain or snow and temperatures started out a bit chilly on Thanksgiving but have since warmed up nicely with highs reaching the mid-upper 50s Saturday afternoon.A weak cold front has moved off-shore that will usher in cooler air today and Monday, but nothing too brutally cold. There is a secondary cold front ushering in a reinforcing shot of cool
  
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• Newington youth football team returns as defending champs

  26-11-2017 05:08
  NEWINGTON -- Back from yet another victorious season, the Newington Knights 8U football team was welcomed home Saturday to a crowd of parents and fans.
  “It was surprising and exciting,” said quarterback Dominic Creaco. The 27 player team made up of 7 to 9-year-old kids made the playoffs to take on teams from across the country in Massachusetts, going 13 and 0.
  “They played with be best teams out there, and ours are one of them,” said Newington Knights VP of football
  
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• Hockey tournament in Northford held in memory of opioid victim

  26-11-2017 04:52
  NORTHFORD -- A large crowd gathered around the Ice Pavilion in Northford Saturday, one last time for the Nick Kruczek Grand Finale Memorial Jamboree Fundraiser.
  Nick Kruczek was a standout hockey player, who began his freshman year at Hand High School in Madison as the starting center on the varsity team. His first experience with drugs, his mother Sue Kruczek claims, came before his first high school game. He died from a heroin overdose in 2013. He was when twenty years old.
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• Wethersfield Man Killed In Car Crash

  26-11-2017 04:49
  Cromwell, Ct. (CBS Connecticut)  State Police say a 50-year old Wethersfield resident was killed when his 2013 Hyundai Genesis veered off the roadway in
  Cromwell, around 1:35 this morning and drove through the soft shoulder, across the northbound Exit 21 entrance ramp to Rt 91 before hitting some trees off the
  right shoulder. Michael Rodgers was the only person in the car and was pronounced dead on scene. Police ask anyone with information to call Troop H at
  860-534-1000.
  
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• Explosion in Chinese port city causes injuries, damage

  26-11-2017 04:37
  BEIJING, CHINA — An explosion in a port city south of Shanghai on Sunday sent injured people to hospitals and damaged surrounding buildings, news reports said. There was no immediate word of possible deaths or how many people were hurt.
  The explosion in Ningbo, one of China’s busiest ports, struck a district on the Yong River at about 8:55 a.m., state radio and other outlets reported. No details of the cause or location of the blast were immediately reported.
  The blast blew out windo
  
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• 30th annual WinterFest parade takes place in Norwich

  26-11-2017 04:35
  NORWICH -- The 30th annual Winterfest parade stepped off Saturday afternoon.
  Thousands attend to watch the parade. This year the event featured sixty-two different participants like marching bands and fire departments.
  "We just want to bring people into our downtown and celebrate the holidays, this event has always been right after thanksgiving,” said Parade Chairman Tucker Braddock.
  Organizers say next years parade will take place one week later which will follow lighting up city hall
  
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• Silver Alert For Evelyn Rodriguez From Bristol

  26-11-2017 02:45
  Bristol, Ct. – (CBS Connecticut)
  BRISTOL POLICE DEPARTMENT
  131 North Main Street Bristol CT 06010
  Public Information Officer: Lt. Richard Guerrera**Silver Alert**
  The Bristol Police Department is currently seeking any information on locating Evelyn Rodriguez from 293 Farmington Avenue who was last seen by her mother at
  5:00 p.m. on November 24, 2017.  Rodriguez is described as a Hispanic 13 year old female with black hair, 5’2” tall and weighs 180. There was no clothing d
  
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• Driver tries to cut into President Trump’s motorcade in Florida

  26-11-2017 01:58
  PALM BEACH, Flo. — An angry motorist tried to cut his van into President Trump’s motorcade in Florida Saturday afternoon and made obscene gestures as he was pulled over by police.
  According to FOX News, a White House pool report said the red van “attempted to cut into the motorcade. Local law enforcement pulled over the vehicle, where the driver made obscene gestures and screamed several expletives.”
  The incident happened as the president was returning to Mar-A-Lago in Pa
  
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• No. 1 UConn Women Defeat Michigan State 96 – 62

  26-11-2017 01:43
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) _ There was no mistaking when top-ranked UConn’s killer instinct started to kick in Saturday.
  Michigan State just didn’t expect it to show up so early against the Huskies.
  Azura Stevens recorded one of three UConn double-doubles and reached 1,000 points for her career as the top-ranked Huskies beat Michigan State 96-62 at the PK80 Invitational.
  Stevens had 25 points and 16 rebounds for the Huskies (5-0), who won their 136th consecutive game against an unranked oppon
  
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• White House defends Mulvaney’s appointment to CFPB

  26-11-2017 01:04
  WASHINGTON, D.C. —President Donald Trump slammed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its former director Saturday, calling the consumer watchdog “a total disaster” just hours after senior administration officials defended his decision to appoint Mick Mulvaney as its acting head.
  “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, has been a total disaster as run by the previous Administrations pick,” Trump tweeted. “Financial Institutions ha
  
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• White House defends Mulvaney’s appointment

  26-11-2017 01:04
  WASHINGTON, D.C. —President Donald Trump slammed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its former director Saturday, calling the consumer watchdog “a total disaster” just hours after senior administration officials defended his decision to appoint Mick Mulvaney as its acting head.
  “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, has been a total disaster as run by the previous Administrations pick,” Trump tweeted. “Financial Institutions ha
  
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• Deceased Body Found in Woods In Lisbon

  26-11-2017 00:50
  Lisbon, Ct. -(CBS Connecticut) – Troopers from Troop E-Montville responded to reports of a deceased body that had been located in the woods near the area of
  151 River Road in Lisbon. Eastern District Major Crimes were notified and are investigating. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will be conducting a post-
  mortem examination in order to determine cause and manner of death and to assist in identification. Anyone who may have any information is asked to contact
  Detectives at Troop
  
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