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• Hundreds of Passengers Delayed When Rail Bridge Won't Close

  29-12-2017 23:51
  
  Hundreds of passengers were at a standstill for hours after the extreme cold wouldn’t let a railroad bridge in New London close on Thursday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Cold is here to stay; tracking snow for Saturday

  29-12-2017 22:25
  Brutal cold continues today and now we’re timing out some snow to go along with it.
  Saturday morning will start off dry and maybe even sunny. Some snow showers or a period of light snow are possible Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening. A coating to 1″ of snow is possible for most of the state. There could be an isolated 2″ amount in southeastern Connecticut but that would be the exception. This will be a dry and super fluffy snow.
  Then it’s back to sun and harsh col
  
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• WATCH: Mt. Washington winds instantly freeze boiling water

  29-12-2017 21:26
  Weather observers atop the Northeast’s highest peak say the temperature has hit minus 34 degrees, a record for the day.
  The previous record at the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire was minus 31 degrees  and was set in 1933.
  The observatory has posted a Facebook video showing weather observer Adam Gill emptying a pitcher of boiling water into the air, where it immediately turns to snow in the cold and hurricane-force winds.
  Bitter cold weather has taken hold of much of the
  
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• CDC Investigating E.coli Outbreak in 13 States, Including Connecticut

  29-12-2017 21:02
  
  The CDC is investigating a multistate E.coli outbreak in 13 states, including Connecticut, and the agency is looking into whether it’s connected to an outbreak in Canada that’s believed to be linked to...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Police: Woman ruined $300K worth of art on date with lawyer

  29-12-2017 20:58
  HOUSTON — Authorities say an intoxicated Dallas woman on a first date with a prominent Houston trial lawyer caused at least $300,000 in damage to his art collection, including two Andy Warhol paintings.
  Lindy Lou Layman was arrested Saturday on criminal mischief charges after her date with Anthony Buzbee. She was released on $30,000 bond. Online court records don’t list an attorney for her.
  Prosecutors said Buzbee told investigators that the 29-year-old Layman got too intoxicated on
  
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• FDNY Tips for Keeping Kids From Starting House Fires

  29-12-2017 20:38
  
  In the wake of the tragic Bronx fire, here’s how to keep your kids safe from fires in the home.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Former Norwich Car Salesman Accused of Stealing Cash from Customer

  29-12-2017 20:36
  
  Norwich police have arrested a car salesman who is accused of stealing cash that was supposed to go toward paying off a car.Photo Credit: Norwich Police
  
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• Judge Rejects Tribal Claim That Connecticut Owes It $610M

  29-12-2017 20:24
  KENT, Conn. (AP) — A judge has rejected a Native American tribe’s claim that Connecticut owes it more than $600 million for land the tribe says the state seized a century or more ago.
  The judge in an 11-page decision released this week dismissed the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation’s claim that it owned the land.
  The Superior Court judge’s ruling said: “To sue the state for taking your property, first you have to have some property.”
  The judge allowed other claims
  
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• Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury to Be Closed for Hours

  29-12-2017 20:23
  
  Hebron Avenue, or Route 94, in Glastonbury, will be closed until this evening as crews replace a utility pole after a car hit it.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Dog found curled up, ‘frozen solid’ on homeowner’s porch

  29-12-2017 19:53
  TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo Area Humane Society is investigating the death of a dog in central Toledo that was found outside and “frozen solid.”
  The female dog had died after curling up on the front porch of a house in the 1000 block of King Street.
  “I don’t know how long she was out there,” Megan Brown, a cruelty investigator with the humane society, said. “She was frozen solid.”
  Brown said an underweight male dog was inside the house. She saw him t
  
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• Cat abandoned in the cold recovering in Middletown

  29-12-2017 19:36
  MIDDLETOWN — A cat left in the cold is recovering in Middletown.
  Middletown animal control officers said good Samaritans found the neutered cat on Prospect Street inside a cat carrier, at around 11 p.m. Thursday. They had just come home and saw the carrier so stopped to see if anything was inside
  Officials said the cat would have died in the cold weather if it wasn’t found.
  The cat, described as gentle, had bad flea infestation and was cared for by a vet.
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• MGM seeks to become part of lawsuit over East Windsor casino

  29-12-2017 19:24
  HARTFORD — MGM Resorts International has asked to intervene in a lawsuit filed by the state and two federally-recognized Native American tribes against the U.S. Department of the Interior.
  Connecticut has asked a federal judge to approve amendments to a revenue-sharing agreement that would allow a new casino in East Windsor, in direct competition with an MGM casino being built in Massachusetts.
  The state argues the Department of Interior gave up its right to oppose the amendments when it f
  
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• Hamden police on the lookout for booze bandits

  29-12-2017 19:12
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  police said that on Sunday, December 24, at around 3 p.m. they went to 1890 Liquor Store at 1890 Dixwell Avenue for a reported shoplifting.
  Police said 3 men went into the store and stole alcoholic beverages valued at $250.
  A witness provided the following descriptions:
  One man was described as a b
  
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• Police: Death of elderly man outside Bloomfield home likely accidental

  29-12-2017 18:54
  BLOOMFIELD — Investigators say they have ruled out homicide in the death of an elderly man whose body was discovered earlier this month outside his home in Bloomfield.
  Bloomfield police Capt. Stephen Hajdasz tells the Hartford Courant there is no evidence that 82-year-old Charles Daniels was shot, stabbed or hit by a vehicle. He says authorities are leaning toward classifying the death as an accident.
  Hajdasz says investigators are looking into the possibility that Daniels fell on his fron
  
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• Children’s Health Insurance Program Extended Another Month

  29-12-2017 18:51
  HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – Connecticut’s Department of Social Services says it is extending a popular health insurance program for children for another month.
  The agency announced Friday it was able to continue the Children’s Health Insurance Program, known as HUSKY B in Connecticut, through February 28 because Congress last week passed a continuing budget resolution. Notices will be sent next week.
  Families were previously notified that HUSKY B would not cover
  
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• Keidel: This Year’s Eagles Are Last Year’s Cowboys

  29-12-2017 18:39
  By Jason Keidel
  Had I told you the Cowboys and Eagles would enter the final week of December with 13-2 and 8-7 records, you’d nod your head. But not if I told you which team had the better record.
  Indeed, the Eagles had blazed through the NFL, entering Sunday with a chance to end up 14-2, a record normally reserved for special (see: Super Bowl) clubs. Some folks thought the Eagles would push for a playoff spot, but no one saw this coming. Nor did anyone see Dallas, who were a rob
  
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• College Basketball Games To Watch: Let The Conference Clashes Begin

  29-12-2017 18:07
  By Steve Silverman
  All the preliminaries are out of the way, and the meat of the college basketball season is about to begin in earnest.
  It’s all about conference play at this point. Earlier in the year, teams wanted to make impressions on the poll voters by taking on impressive non-conference opponents. A couple of months from now, it will be about conference tournaments and then the Big Dance itself.
  However, the conference schedule is where teams show what they are all about, and this i
  
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• Comcast Accused Of Charging Thousands Of Customers For Services Without Consent

  29-12-2017 18:05
  CBS Local — The attorney general of Washington is leveling new allegations against Comcast, claiming the telecommunications giant enrolled thousands of customers in unnecessary plans without their permission.
  Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed an amendment to an ongoing lawsuit against the cable and internet provider, saying Comcast engaged in, “even more deceptive conduct than previously alleged.” The lawsuit – which was originally filed in August of 2016 &ndas
  
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• Lawmakers To Meet Next Week To Restore Medicare Savings Program

  29-12-2017 18:02
  By SUSAN HAIGHAssociated Press
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Connecticut lawmakers are planning to return to Hartford next week to restore funding to a program that helps tens of thousands of senior citizens cover Medicare-related expenses.
  Members of the House of Representatives and Senate met on Friday for brief, technical legislative sessions. The House is now scheduled to return Monday at 10 a.m. while the Senate expects to return sometime next week.
  Democratic House Speaker Joe Ares
  
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• Vending Machines For The Homeless Coming To U.S. In 2018

  29-12-2017 17:40
  CBS Local — A British charity that has designed a special vending machine that dispenses goods to the homeless is bringing their creation to the United States in 2018.
  Action Hunger unveiled their new machine in a Nottingham shopping center on Dec. 19. The unique invention is believed to be the first vending machine tailored specifically to the needs of the homeless. According to the charity, the free dispenser provides essential items like food, water, and even clothing to peopl
  
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• 4-year-old girl found alone in the cold leads Utah police to mother’s body

  29-12-2017 17:39
  OGDEN, Utah -- A good Samaritan came to the aid of a 4-year-old girl who was alone and not dressed for the cold Wednesday night, leading police to a tragic scene, according to KSTU.
  Ogden Police say the man encountered the young girl just before 6 p.m. Wednesday.
  Marcus King said he was on his way to play pickup basketball when a little girl called out to him from a playground near the Marshall White Community Center.
  “I had heard a little girl’s voice inside the park, didn't really
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Two eaglets hatch days after Christmas in Florida

  29-12-2017 17:32
  FORT MYERS — Two eagles in Florida welcomed two new additions to their family in the days after Christmas! They don’t have actual names yet, but are called E10 and E11.
  E10 hatched as Harriet continued to incubate her second egg.
  The mother eagle revealed E10 to the cameras after nightfall December 26, surprising watchers all over the world.
  The world has once again taken note of the pair made famous by the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam.
  The pair has spen
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: College Football Playoff Match-Ups

  29-12-2017 17:28
  Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia EaglesSunday, December 31, 2017, 1:00 pm ET
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  The Eagles likely won’t play their starters the whole game, but that doesn’t mean I’m ready to hop on the Cowboys. The Eagles need to go into the playoffs on a positive note after the offense fell flat on Christmas, and the defense has largely shined at home, where the team is 7-0 this year. The Cowboys just lost a must-win game at home against the Seahawks and figure to be deflated for
  
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• Hartford Whalers License Plates Available Soon

  29-12-2017 17:23
  
  The Hartford Whalers might be gone, but they are far from forgotten and you will soon be able to order commemorative Hartford Whaler license plates.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• East Haven Police Arrest Gas Station Robbery Suspect

  29-12-2017 17:07
  EAST HAVEN, Conn. (WTIC) – East Haven police say the woman being sought in connection with a gas station robbery Thursday night has turned herself in.
  Police say Charona Lewis, 30, turned herself in Friday morning and admitted to her involvement in the robbery at the Citgo Gas Station at 957 Foxon Road.
  Police say Lewis held a knife to a clerk’s neck and demanded money before fleeing in a gray Nissan Murano.
  Lewis is charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree larceny. She wa
  
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• New Connecticut Laws Go Into Effect on Jan. 1

  29-12-2017 16:53
  
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• Ray Dunaway: 2017’s Most Listened-To Interviews

  29-12-2017 16:18
  A lot happened in Connecticut in 2017, and we followed it all each morning with Ray Dunaway. Below, you’ll find the top interviews with Ray over the past year, which range from the state’s long-running budget crisis, to the first year of Donald Trump’s presidency. These were the most listened to, most read, and most downloaded segments from Mornings with Ray Dunaway for 2017:
  The Bottle Bill
  Lou Burch from  Citizens Campaign For The Environment, made the case for 
  
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• Tightest security ever for New Year’s after deadly attacks

  29-12-2017 15:51
  NEW YORK — Police are promising a bigger security detail than ever before at the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square.
  New York Police Department officials say that while there are no specific or credible threats against the city, they’re taking no chances.
  Spectators must arrive through one of a dozen access points, where they will go through metal detectors or be wanded. “Vapor wake” dogs, which can detect explosives, will be stationed at all of the access p
  
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• NASA, American Girl collaborate to make Luciana, Girl of the Year

  29-12-2017 15:48
  MIDDLETON, WI (WHNT)– 3…2…1…It’s time to blast off with American Girl’s 2018 Girl of the Year:  Luciana Vega!
  Officially launching in early January, Luciana is the latest in American Girl’s long line of inspiring characters that encourage girls to think about who they want to be and how they want to make their mark in the world—no matter the challenges they may face.
  American Girl’s 2018 Girl of the Year, Luciana Vega (Image
  
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• Oklahoma student credits ‘guardian angel’ with saving his life

  29-12-2017 15:37
  NORMAN, Okla. – A metro woman is being called a guardian angel after saving a college student’s life according to KFOR.
  “Sadly enough, you’re thinking about, ‘How am I going to tell my other child? How am I going to tell my parents?,” said Kim McDaniel, Cooper's mother.
  While in a gas station parking lot, McDaniel's son, Cooper, went into cardiac arrest.
  Leslie Hammons was walking by and noticed something was wrong.
  Cooper was hunched over in his car and his
  
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• CT homeowners scramble to prepay property taxes by year’s end

  29-12-2017 15:22
  HARTFORD –- Thousands of residents in Connecticut have been flooding local tax assessor offices to figure out how the GOP tax overhaul will hit home. The likeliest problem for many will be the $10,000 local and state tax deductions cap.
  “This legislation was in many respects a fiscal lynch mob directed at blue states I don't know how to put it in any other way,” said Kevin Sullivan, Department of Revenue Services Commissioner. “This has happened so fast it caught most pe
  
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• State Police Adding Patrols, DUI Checkpoints For New Year’s

  29-12-2017 15:04
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut State Police are setting up DUI checkpoints and ramping up patrols through New Year’s Day in an effort to cut down on drunken driving.
  The agency said it planned to boost enforcement from Friday morning through the end of the holiday weekend.
  The Hartford Courant reports that state police made 34 DUI arrests last New Year’s and handed out 705 speeding tickets. The agency reported 276 crashes, which killed three people an
  
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• CBS Sports’ Boomer Esiason on Week 17 Jaguars-Titans Matchup, More

  29-12-2017 15:00
  By Matt Citak
  The Jaguars enter Week 17 in unfamiliar territory. Jacksonville has already clinched the AFC South and will be heading to the postseason for the first time since 2007. Led by the surprisingly strong play of Blake Bortles, the Jaguars are 10-5 and will enter the postseason as the AFC’s No. 3 seed, guaranteeing them at least one home playoff game. Over the last four games, Bortles has thrown for 1,285 yards, nine touchdowns, and three interceptions. All three picks came in Jack
  
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• Police: 3 Children Found Outside In Sub-Freezing Temperatures

  29-12-2017 14:42
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – A Connecticut woman is facing charges after police say her three young children were spotted outside the family’s home wearing only pajamas with temperatures well below freezing.
  The Connecticut Post reports that Nokubonga Mnikathi was charged with three counts of risk of injury to children. She was released on $2,500 bond.
  Police say a sanitation worker noticed the 2-, 4-, and 5-year-old children on the front porch of a Bridgeport home Tuesday morni
  
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• Police: Death Of Elderly Man Outside Home Likely Accidental

  29-12-2017 14:05
  BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Investigators say they have ruled out homicide in the death of an elderly man whose body was discovered earlier this month outside his home in Bloomfield.
  Bloomfield police Capt. Stephen Hajdasz tells the Hartford Courant there is no evidence that 82-year-old Charles Daniels was shot, stabbed or hit by a vehicle. He says authorities are leaning toward classifying the death as an accident.
  Hajdasz says investigators are looking into the possibility that Dan
  
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• Trump accuses China of allowing oil into North Korea

  29-12-2017 13:17
  PALM BEACH, Fl. — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is “very disappointed” in China for allegedly selling oil to North Korea, tweeting that the on-again, off-again Trump ally was “caught red handed” allowing oil to be imported by the rogue regime.
  Caught RED HANDED – very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea. There will never be a friendly solution to the North Korea problem if this continues to happen!
  
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• Gunmen open fire at Coptic Christian church near Cairo

  29-12-2017 13:02
  CAIRO, Egypt — Gunmen opened fire at a Coptic Christian church on the outskirts of Cairo on Friday, causing a number of injuries, the state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper reported.
  Egyptian security forces killed one of the gunmen at the Mary Mina Church in Helwan, a district on the southern edge of the Egyptian capital. It was not immediately clear who the gunmen were or how many were involved in the attack.
  Al-Ahram cited security officials saying that there were “a number of injuries.&r
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway December 29, 2017

  29-12-2017 12:30
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:50- Dr. Adam Borgida, Chief, OB/GYN, Hartford Hospital, discusses a study just published in JAMA which found that marijuana use among pregnant women in Kaiser Permanente Northern California has been rising substantially.
  7:20- Tim Phelan, takes a look back at local holiday spending and shopping.
  7:50- Todd Feinberg shares a preview of this afternoon’s show.
  8-9:00- Pete Gioia, vice president and economist for CBIA, the st
  
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• NFA Students Give Back For The Holidays

  29-12-2017 12:30
  Story by Jack Holdsworth and Gabriella Chinigo
  The holiday season inspires many people to give back to the community and help those in need. On December 11, students from the Norwich Free Academy’s student volunteer organization, Project Outreach, worked together to bake over 300 loaves of bread to distribute to theCenter for Hospice Care of Southeastern Connecticut.
  “I know that since I’m getting gifts, I want to give other people gifts, too, and make them just as happy. 
  
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• Truck driver killed after crash in Somers

  29-12-2017 12:07
  SOMERS — State Police say a truck driver had been killed after a crash in Somers.
  The truck, driven by Chad Mason, 42, of Stafford Stafford springs, was traveling west on Main Street/Route 190. The truck then traveled off the left side of the road, striking wire rope guard rails, a utility poles, and several trees.
  Mason was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders, and the next of kin had been notified.
  The road was closed for several hours due to recovery operations.
  Police say t
  
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• Foodie Friday: The Soup Girl

  29-12-2017 11:19
  HAMDEN  — With temperatures below freezing, Foodie Friday has the perfect thing to warm you up: Homemade soup!
  The Soup Girl on Whitney Avenue in Hamden offers a menu filled with plenty of options to tickle your tastebuds.
  Using fresh ingredients, sourced locally as much as she can, Jessica Hazen’s takeout business is heating up.Missing Attachment
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• Crews battle house fire in Middlefield

  29-12-2017 10:27
  MIDDLEFIELD — Crews battled a fire overnight on Kickapoo Road in Middlefield. The fire was still burning early Friday morning after starting Thursday night.
  The State Fire Marshal’s office on scene, but crews are unable to enter the house due to the smokey conditions. The interior had collapsed.
  The fire also proved difficult because of the frigid conditions causing major icing up on the road.
  While neighbors say the house was vacant, fire crews themselves have been unable to confirm
  
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• ‘Worst NYC fire’ in 25 years kills at least 12, injures 4 people

  29-12-2017 10:16
  BRONX, N.Y. -- At least 12 people, including a child, were killed in a fire Thursday night at a five-story apartment building in the Bronx, one of New York City's boroughs, officials said. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
  Mayor Bill de Blasio called it the "worst fire tragedy in this city in at least a quarter century."
  Four people were critically injured and others were hurt, the mayor said. He added that it's possible that "we may lose others as well."
  "This will rank as one of
  
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• ‘Worst NYC fire’ in 25 years kills at least 12 including 4 children

  29-12-2017 10:16
  BRONX, N.Y. -- At least 12 people, including at least 4 children, were killed in a fire Thursday night at a five-story apartment building in the Bronx, one of New York City's boroughs, officials said. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
  TRAGIC TOLL: Here's the latest on the victims from the Belmont apartment fire
  1-year-old girl
  2-year-old girl
  7-year-old girl
  19-year-old woman
  37-year-old woman
  63-year-old woman
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  4 Unidentified adult men
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• Cold is here to stay; Some snow for Saturday

  29-12-2017 10:07
  Brutal cold is out there for you today with record low high temperatures. Along with that a gusty breeze is sending wind chills near or below zero at times. It is essential that you keep an eye on things that sensitive to prolonged sub-freezing weather, including exposed pipes and your pets – who should never be left outside in these conditions.
  List of warming centers across the state.
  We have the cold, sure. So why not add some snow to the mix to go along with it. While we are expe
  
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• Irving scores 26, Celts rally from 26 to beat Houston 99-98

  29-12-2017 05:29
  BOSTON — Al Horford made a hook shot with 3.7 seconds left to give Boston its only lead of the game, and the Celtics rallied from a 26-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 99-98 on Thursday night.
  Kyrie Irving scored 26 and Jayson Tatum finished with 19 for the Celtics, while Marcus Smart drew two offensive fouls against James Harden in the closing seconds to help Boston complete the comeback.
  Smart and Terry Rozier had 13 points apiece.
  Tatum made a layup with seven seconds left to p
  
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• Crews Battle Single-Digit Temps While Fighting Middlefield Fire

  29-12-2017 05:28
  
  Crews had to battle the single-digit temperatures while they worked to put out a fire at an abandoned building in Middlefield on Thursday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Family Seeks Reimbursement After Getting Stuck in Hurricane

  29-12-2017 05:23
  
  A late August layover in Houston was the one thing that stood between Nevien Nematalla and her family’s trek back home from a relaxing, much-needed trip to Cancun.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Hartford police officers offer vagrant community a place to stay warm

  29-12-2017 04:53
  HARTFORD -- On a cold night, the streets of Hartford is unforgiving.
  "You can't survive out here," said Hartford police officer Gammi Perez.
  He and two other police officers spent Thursday night looking for members of the city's homeless community. If found, the officers will transport them to a nearby shelters for the night.
  "We tend to find a lot of the homeless people underneath the highways and the underpass and stuff like that," said Perez.
  Thursday night, no one was found.
  Officer Perez s
  
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• 19-Year-Old Shot During Possible Robbery Attempt in New Haven

  29-12-2017 04:50
  
  A 19-year-old was shot during a possible robbery attempt in New Haven on Thursday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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