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• Police investigating following a social media threat towards a East Lyme school

  04-12-2017 23:36
  EAST LYME — Police are on high alert after they said a social media post threatened a school.
  East Lyme Police Department said the “fictitious” post was on a social media account that originated in California. Police said the post referenced a shooting at a school.
  Police said they are actively investigating this incident and are working with social media providers to identify the individual(s) responsible.
  “We will also be ensuring a more visible presence at all East Lym
  
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• Prosecutors: Manafort Wrote Op-Ed With Colleague In Russia

  04-12-2017 23:24
  By CHAD DAY and ERIC TUCKERAssociated Press
  WASHINGTON (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Prosecutors working for special counsel Robert Mueller say Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been working on an op-ed essay with a longtime colleague “assessed to have ties” to a Russian intelligence service.
  Court papers say Manafort and the colleague sought to publish the op-ed under someone else’s name and intended it to influence public opinion about his wor
  
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• Keidel: Case Keenum Leading Vikings To Top Seed In NFC

  04-12-2017 23:08
  By Jason Keidel
  The matter seems resolved, except where it matters most.
  The Minnesota Vikings, twelve games into a surreal season sans their starting or backup quarterback, seem to be the only ones who realize that their third-string QB is the main reason why.
  At 10-2, firmly in first place in the NFC North and suddenly the top seed in the NFC, the Vikings keep telling us that QB Case Keenum is playing for his job every week. This was not an issue until recently, when Teddy Bridgewater returned
  
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• Yanks Announce Aaron Boone As New Skipper

  04-12-2017 22:49
  NEW YORK (AP) – Aaron Boone’s hiring has been finalized by the New York Yankees, who gave the ESPN broadcaster a three-year contract to succeed JoeGirardi as manager.
  New York announced the deal Monday and said he will be introduced Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.
  Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner said in a statement “I firmly believe that Aaron possesses the attributes needed to follow in the tradition of greatYankees managers.
  Steinbrenner adds “from all accounts, he is a po
  
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• Pats Gronk Suspended For Late Hit

  04-12-2017 22:45
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) – The NFL suspended New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski one game for a late, gratuitous hit to the head of Buffalo defensive back Tre’Davious White.
  White was lying face down on the sideline after intercepting a pass Sunday when Gronkowski body-slammed him, driving his forearm into White’s back and head.
  Gronkowski was called for unnecessary roughness, but because of retaliation from the Bills there was no penalty assessed.
  After the game, which
  
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• Norwalk Police Crack Hit And Run Case

  04-12-2017 22:39
  (Norwalk, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police in Norwalk have made an arrest in connection with a fatal hit and run from earlier this year.
  Under arrest is 51-year-old Darlene Moody.
  Officers say she was behind the wheel on September 15 when Archie Hillard was found at the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Lowe Street after he’d been hit.
  Police say he died at Norwalk Hospital.
  Moody and her vehicle were later found at an Ely Avenue address.
  Investigators say a blood test indi
  
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• December 4 – December 10

  04-12-2017 22:23
  Monday, December 4
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• Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban

  04-12-2017 22:22
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries.
  The justices say in an order Monday that the policy can take full effect even as legal challenges against it make their way through the courts.
  The ban applies to travelers from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. Lower courts had said people from those nations with a claim of a “bona fide” relationship w
  
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• Cold front moving in Tuesday; tracking evening showers

  04-12-2017 22:13
  A cold front is heading our way Tuesday afternoon. Along this front, we can expect to see locally heavy rainfall, with strong winds possible for Tuesday night into early Wednesday.  Behind the front, a strong push of cold air will dive south and east ushering in a major change in the overall jet stream pattern to colder than normal temperatures for the rest of the week and beyond.
  We get a bit of a break as high pressure builds for Thursday.  Computer models continue to struggle with
  
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• 2nd Largest Pledge In UConn History

  04-12-2017 22:11
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) – The UConn Foundation says the CEO and founder of generic drug developer Chemwerth Inc. has committed $22.5 million to the university, the second-largest pledge in its history.
  The nonprofit said Monday $2.5 million will be paid over the next five years to establish the Peter J. Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
  The institute will seek to bring together student and faculty programs, fostering entrepreneurship and innovation that potentially has commer
  
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• 3 arrested in Ledyard home invasion case

  04-12-2017 21:41
  LEDYARD — Police have made three arrests in connection with a July home invasion.
  Authorities said on July 20, two men broke into a home on Smith Pond Way around 11 p.m.  and held the homeowner at gunpoint. Police said they stole 15 handguns, along with electronic devices.
  The victim’s vehicle was also taken, but was later found nearby.
  Kylie  Pierson, 36, of Norwich, was charged with home invasion, stealing a firearm, larceny 2nd, conspiracy to commit h
  
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• UConn Remains No. 1 After Passing Stiff Test From Notre Dame

  04-12-2017 20:56
  NEW YORK (CBS Connecticut and AP) — UConn passed its first major test of the season to stay No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll.
  The Huskies (7-0) trailed No. 3 Notre Dame by 11 points in the fourth quarter before rallying for an 80-71 victory on Sunday. UConn remained the unanimous top team from the 32-member national media panel Monday.
  Texas, Notre Dame, Louisville and South Carolina follow the Huskies as the top five teams were unchanged.
  Mississippi State, UCLA
  
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• More Time On Smartphones Linked To Higher Suicide Risk In Teens, Study Says

  04-12-2017 20:47
  CBS Local — Parents commonly struggle finding ways to pry their children away from smartphones and other digital devices but a disturbing new study is giving them new incentive. Researchers at Florida State University (FSU) say there’s a link between an increased risk of suicide in teens and the time spent using mobile devices.
  “There is a concerning relationship between excessive screen time and risk for death by suicide, depression… All of those mental health issu
  
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• Toni Trucks: ‘I’m Proud To Be Part Of SEAL Team’

  04-12-2017 20:21
  Actress Toni Trucks has been keeping a log of her auditions since 2003. She can tell you everything she ever wore, who she auditioned for and what their response was. Inspired by her college professor, Trucks has been chronicling how many jobs she’s booked, how many times she’s been called back and how many times she’s been rejected for almost 15 years. In a career filled with many rejections and many different outfits, Trucks finally landed her dream role on CBS’s hit mi
  
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• ‘House of Cards’ production to resume without Kevin Spacey

  04-12-2017 20:19
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  Netflix has decided to move forward with the final season of “House of Cards” without Kevin Spacey, a source familiar with the decision tells CNN.
  Production on the eight-episode sixth season had been hold due to allegations of sexual misconduct made against Spacey.
  Production will resume in early 2018, the source said.
  Actor Anthony Rapp was the first person to make allegations against Spacey.
  Rapp, who appears on CBS’s “Star Trek: Discovery,” alleged i
  
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• Coach arrested in NY with teen wants to return to Florida to face charges

  04-12-2017 19:53
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The lawyer for a 27-year-old soccer coach accused of running away with a teenage girl says his client wants to return to Florida as soon as possible to face charges.
  Rian Rodriguez was taken into custody in suburban Syracuse on Friday night on a Florida charge of interference with child custody. He had a court hearing Monday to determine if he’d be extradited.
  Officials said the 17-year-old girl sneaked out of her home in Fort White, Florida, on Nov. 25. Her parents
  
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• Coyote attacks 3-year-old on front porch

  04-12-2017 19:26
  SNOQUALMIE, Wash. - Families in a Washington State community have noticed an uptick in coyote sightings lately. Within a 24-hour span, the city of Snoqualmie received seven reports of coyotes in the area—including an attack on a 3-year-old girl while she was on her porch, according to KCPQ.
  Douglas Lucas says his daughter was attacked by a coyote who came up to the front porch of their home and pounced on the child on Thursday.  “It bite me.”
  “It
  
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• Giant Mattress Built For Families Who Want To Sleep Together

  04-12-2017 18:41
  CBS Local — Parents who let their kids sleep with them in one bed may enjoy the bonding experience but hate how cramped a regular-sized mattress can quickly get for everyone. One company has now created the perfect solution for families who co-sleep: the family-sized mattress.
  The Ace Collection has produced a line of mattresses which make a normal king-sized bed look tiny in comparison. Ace is manufacturing three types of super-sized beds included the company’s “Ace family siz
  
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• Hernandez lawyers want to keep daughter’s lawsuit separate

  04-12-2017 18:27
  BOSTON — Lawyers for the estate of late NFL star Aaron Hernandez are trying to prevent a $20 million lawsuit against the National Football League from being merged with a wider class-action suit addressing former NFL players’ head injuries.
  The Boston Herald reports that the NFL and co-defendants are asking a federal judge to temporarily stay proceedings in Hernandez’s case, which was filed in state court on behalf of his 5-year-old daughter.
  The defendants say there’s no
  
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• ‘Frozen’ short ending its run with ‘Coco’

  04-12-2017 18:11
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  No, fans did not love “Olaf’s Frozen Adventure,” but that’s not reportedly why the short is being pulled from theaters.
  EW reports the Disney short film, which has been screening before Pixar’s acclaimed new animated film “Coco,” was always meant to have a short run.
  The ending of showings as of December 8 led some to speculate it was because fans have been panning it.
  “The Olaf’s Frozen short movie before COCO was a torture
  
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• McAdoo, Reese Out As Giants Clean House

  04-12-2017 17:59
  (East Rutherford, NJ/CBS Connecticut) – Multiple sources are reporting the New York Giants have fired both head coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese.
  McAdoo led New York to a playoff appearance last year.
  But the 40-year-old came under fire for a horrific start this year, culminating in a near fan revolt after announcing the benching of two-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback Eli Manning last week.
  As for reese, he was canned after numerous personnel blunders following the 2007 and
  
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• Giants fire head coach Ben McAdoo after 2-10 start

  04-12-2017 17:42
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• Radio station employees fired over racist comments about high school basketball players

  04-12-2017 17:39
  FOREST CITY, Iowa – Controversial commentary from two radio employees at a high school basketball game in northern Iowa has resulted in their firing after an outcry on social media.
  A video clip from a boys basketball game between Forest City High School and Eagle Grove High School was posted to Facebook Sunday night. It contains racist comments by an announcer and a producer. The clip is from a longer online broadcast of the Nov. 28th game, with audio provided by KIOW-FM in Forest City.
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• President Trump’s personal lawyer claims the President can’t obstruct justice

  04-12-2017 17:16
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  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, John Dowd, claims the President cannot be guilty of obstructing justice, according to an interview with Axios.
  “(The) President cannot obstruct justice because he is the chief law enforcement officer under (the Constitution’s Article II) and has every right to express his view of any case,” Dowd told Axios.
  The new defense comes after a tweet from Trump’s account suggested the
  
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• Willimantic man arrested following assault, robbery

  04-12-2017 17:03
  WILLIMANTIC — State Police say a man was arrested following an assault and robbery. 
  Police say on December 3rd, around 6 p.m., the unidentified victim arrived at a bank ATM in Willimantic. After, he traveled back to her residence in Windham. There, while she was exiting her vehicle in her driveway, she was approached by Danny Vazquez, 28, of Willimantic. Vazquez pointed an object at the victim which she believed was a gun. Vazquez demanded money and then forcefully grabbed the victim
  
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• Patriots Team Grades: Sideline Frustrations Heat Up As Pats Rout Bills

  04-12-2017 16:24
  By Danny Cox
  Tom Brady didn’t throw a single touchdown on Sunday and had a rather off game, but the Patriots still came out with a big 23-3 victory over the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field.
  Despite the rout of the Bills, things heated up on the sidelines as Brady engaged in a shouting match with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. Cameras caught McDaniels saying something to Brady that angered the 18-year veteran as the quarterback ripped off his helmet and began yelling back at the OC.
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• Boy celebrating his 7th birthday dies at hotel pool party

  04-12-2017 16:20
  TOLEDO, Ohio — Authorities say a 7-year-old boy celebrating his birthday died after being pulled from a hotel pool during his party.
  The Blade reports the Lucas County Coroner’s Office says Jovontai Highsmith Jr. was pronounced dead shortly before 9 p.m. Friday at a Toledo hospital.
  A Toledo fire official says rescue personnel were called to the pool about an hour earlier.
  An autopsy is expected to be completed on Monday.
  
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• 1 Injured In Wrong Way Meriden Crash

  04-12-2017 16:05
  (Meriden, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – One person sustained serious injuries in a wrong-way crash this morning involving a tractor trailer on Interstate 691 in Meriden.
  It was just before 3:00 a.m. when the incident occurred.
  State Police say a tractor trailer headed eastbound in the right lane near exit 11 was struck by a Honda CRV headed in the opposite direction, cauing the collision.
  No one in the truck was injured.
  However, police say the driver of the wrong way vehicle, 34-year-old Megha
  
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• Ken Niumatalolo: Love That Army-Navy Game Gives Our Kids The National Spotlight For The Day

  04-12-2017 16:00
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  The regular season for most of college football ended this past weekend. However, there is still one big game left to be played, and it rightfully gets its own national spotlight on Saturday, December 9th. That afternoon, the Army West Point Golden Knights and the Navy Midshipmen will meet at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia for the annual Army-Navy Game.
  Last year, Army snapped a 14-game losing streak in the rivalry with a 21-17 win over the Midshipmen at M&T Bank Stadium
  
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• High schoolers surprise teacher with puppy after the loss of his dog

  04-12-2017 15:05
  LIMESTONE COUNTY Ala. -- Students at Clements High School went above and beyond to bring a smile back to their teacher's face last month, according to WHNT.
  Chip
  Troy Rogers is a history teacher at Clements High School. His dog of over ten years, Chip, went blind and one day wandered off and disappeared.
  "I was just heartbroken," Rogers said. "We don't have any children of our own. I just missed him so bad and I was wondering, 'Is he out there suffering?'"
  After an exhaustive search, Chip was n
  
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• Famed Met Opera conductor suspended amid sexual abuse allegations

  04-12-2017 14:54
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  New York’s Metropolitan Opera suspended former music director James Levine on Sunday pending an internal investigation into multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the famed conductor.
  The New York Times reported that three men had come forward to accuse Levine, now 74, of sexually abusing them decades ago, including during the early period of his conducting career at the Met.
  CNN has attempted to reach Levine and his manager, Tim Fox, but has not yet heard
  
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• Cheshire company evacuated due to chemical incident

  04-12-2017 14:38
  CHESHIRE — Dalton Enterprises in Cheshire has been evacuated due to a chemical incident according to police. Police also say the evacation extends into the surrounding neighborhoods.
  There have been no injuries reported.
  The area around Willow Street has been shut down.
  Dalton Enterprises is a family owned business and specialises in recreational & pavement maintenance coatings.
  There’s no word yet on what caused the incident.
  This is a developing story.
  
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• 18-year-old admits to molesting over 50 children after mother turns him in

  04-12-2017 14:19
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Riverside California police say they’ve arrested 18-year-old Joseph Hayden Boston after his mother turned him in.
  Police say on December 2nd, around 3 a.m., a Sergeant with the police department was flagged down at the station by a mother who wanted to turn her son in for suspected molestation.
  Boston had called his mom and said he had molested two young children earlier.
  She drove to her son’s location and took him to the police station where he later
  
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• Colin Kaepernick honored with ACLU award

  04-12-2017 13:46
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  BEVERLY HILLS — As Colin Kaepernick made his way to the podium, a surprised crowd broke into thunderous applause.
  The former NFL quarterback was honored by the ACLU of Southern California at the Bill of Rights Dinner in Beverly Hills on Sunday, receiving the Eason Monroe Courageous Advocate Award.
  “We all have an obligation no matter the risk, and regardless of reward, to stand up for our fellow men and women who are being oppressed with the understanding that human right
  
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• President Trump fully endorses GOP Senate Candidate Roy Moore

  04-12-2017 13:28
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  WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump fully endorsed Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore on Twitter Monday morning.
  Trump had hesitated to throw his full support behind the embattled Republican candidate in the wake of explosive accusations against him. His tweet Monday comes as recent polls show a close race.
  “Democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive Tax Cuts is why we need Republican Roy Moore to win in Alabama,” Trump tweeted. “We need h
  
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• Chris Christie goes to the Supreme Court to challenge law on sports betting

  04-12-2017 13:20
  WASHINGTON DC — The Supreme Court will hear New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s challenge on Monday to a federal law that bans most states from sports betting.
  New Jersey wants the justices to strike down the law that would clear the way for several states to tap into what some say is a $150 billion per year illegal industry.
  The controversy started in 2011 when New Jersey voters approved a measure to legalize sports betting to help the casino industries in a faltering economy. But the
  
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• Baby is first to be born in US after uterus transplant, hospital says

  04-12-2017 13:04
  WACO, TX — A baby born at a Texas hospital is the first in the US to be birthed from a mother who had received a uterus transplant, according to the Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas.
  The hospital has not revealed many details surrounding the birth, including when the baby boy was born. The patient and her family have also asked for privacy at this time, according to the hospital.
  Giuliano Testa, the principal investigator of the uterine transplant clinical trial at the hospital c
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway December 4, 2017

  04-12-2017 12:13
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
   
  6:20- Jill Schlesinger, host of Jill on Money asks, do corporations need a tax cut?
  7:20- Attorney Carmine Perri discusses care options for aging relatives.  For many, family get-togethers during the holidays include seniors… our aging parents, grandparents or aunts and uncles. Although not always comfortable, it’s a good time to approach important topics about care options, expectations and wishes, and d
  
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• CVS Bids $69 Billion For Aetna Amid Health Care Changes

  04-12-2017 12:00
  (CBS Connecticut & AP ) — Drugstore operator CVS is making a $69 billion offer for insurer Aetna as it tries to position itself as a one-stop shop for Americans’ health care needs with prescription drugs, clinics and insurance plans to cover those goods and services.
  The companies announced Sunday that CVS Health Corp. will pay about $207 in cash and stock for each share of Aetna Inc., a 29 percent premium over Aetna’s stock price before the first report about a possible d
  
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• Body Of Missing Connecticut Man Found At New York Mansion

  04-12-2017 11:49
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — State police are investigating after the body of a missing Connecticut man was found in the driveway of a New York mansion.
  Authorities say the Pound Ridge homeowner discovered the body next to a vehicle in the driveway around 7 p.m. Saturday.
  WABC-TV reports the deceased man did not live at the home, which was recently listed for sale at $2.2 million. New York State Police did not say how the man died, but they say there were no signs of foul play.
  An autopsy is
  
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• Police Identify Victim In Kent Fatal Shooting

  04-12-2017 11:43
  KENT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut State Police have identified the person killed in a shooting in Kent.
  Authorities responded to the shooting at a home around 6 p.m. Friday. Police say 30-year-old Andre Edness died from a gunshot wound.
  State troopers said Sunday they are waiting for the results of the man’s autopsy by the state medical examiner’s office to determine the cause and manner of death.
  Police have a person of interest in custody, but they have not made any arrests. Au
  
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• Wrong-Way Crash Shuts Down I-691 in Meriden

  04-12-2017 11:28
  
  State police are investigating a serious wrong-way crash on I-691 East in Meriden Monday morning involving a tractor trailer that sent at least 1 person to the hospital.
  
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• Airline says crew saw North Korean missile from plane

  04-12-2017 11:03
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  SAN FRANCISCO — The crew of a Cathay Pacific flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong saw what they believed was a North Korean ballistic missile re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere last Wednesday, the airline said Monday.
  Cathay said in a statement that it had been in contact with relevant authorities, industry bodies and other airlines about what was seen from Cathay Pacific flight 893, and at the moment there were no plans to change flight routes.
  “Though the f
  
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• Win Tickets To ‘A Connecticut Christmas Carol’

  04-12-2017 11:00
  A Connecticut Christmas Carol (A Goodspeed musical) is taking place at The Norma Terris Theatre, and we want you to see the show… and more!
  Some of the most beloved storytellers in Connecticut history come alive for a yuletide gathering you won’t forget. Famed actor and local legend William Gillette leaves his castle on the Connecticut River to adapt Dickens’ holiday classic in the 1920s. Local heroes Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe and P.T. Barnum make spirited appeara
  
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• Billy Bush to Trump: Yes, you said that

  04-12-2017 10:31
  NEW YORK — Billy Bush is reentering the public eye, and he’s starting by sending a message to President Trump.
  “Yes, Donald Trump, You Said That” is the headline of Bush’s op-ed for The New York Times.
  The piece was published online Sunday night, one day before Bush appears on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” — an interview that was arranged just a few days ago.
  Bush says he decided to speak out after news reports indicated that
  
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• TRAFFIC: I-691 eastbound CLOSED in Meriden due to crash

  04-12-2017 10:17
  MERIDEN — State Police say that I-691 eastbound in Meriden is closed following a serious crash. Traffic is being diverted off exit 11.
  Police confirm it was a head-on collision involving a tractor-trailer and a wrong way driver near exit 10.
  Police say Life Star has been requested for life-threatening injuries.
  This is a developing story, FOX61 has a crew on the way for more details.
  
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• TRAFFIC: I-691 eastbound back open in Meriden due to crash

  04-12-2017 10:17
  MERIDEN — State Police say that I-691 eastbound in Meriden is back open following a serious crash.
  Police confirm it was a head-on collision involving a tractor-trailer and a wrong way driver near exit 11.
  Police say Life Star has been requested for life-threatening injuries.
  This is a developing story, FOX61 has a crew on the way for more details.
  
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• Mostly sunny Monday; mild day for Tuesday

  04-12-2017 10:12
  Skies will  gradually clear this evening.   Overall, its smooth sailing with high pressure in control until Tuesday afternoon, when a cold front is scheduled to move in.  Along this front, we can expect to see locally heavy rainfall, with strong winds possible for Tuesday night into early Wednesday.  Behind the front, a strong push of cold air will dive south and east ushering in a major change in the overall jet stream pattern to colder than normal temperatures for the
  
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• Matchups set for CIAC football state championship games

  04-12-2017 06:03
  MADISON -- Eight showdowns across the Nutmeg State on Sunday decided who would move on to one final game, and who would go home unhappy.
  Semifinal games for all four state classes – LL, L, M, and S – were played around Connecticut, with top-seeded and undefeated Greenwich (Class LL), Killingly (Class M), and Ansonia (Class S) moved on to their finals with wins over South Windsor, Berlin, and Stafford/East Windsor/Somers, respectively.
  Also punching their ticket to state title games
  
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• JCC of Greater New Haven reopens a year after major fire

  04-12-2017 04:45
  WOODBRIDGE -- At the JCC of Greater New Haven, people came out to buy unique holiday presents from local vendors.
  But what makes Sunday's fair so unique is that just about a year ago there was a huge fire in the building, which may have started in one of the saunas. About 150 people were evacuated.
  "It was the day after the show and its taken a year so grateful they've almost completed building," said Susan Wernau, from Monroe, a vendor at the fair.
  So today people are happy the center is back
  
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