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• New Haven plunge coincides with plunge in temps

  01-01-2018 23:24
  NEW HAVEN-- Watching college football, in front of the fireplace, or sharing a family meal to mark the new year certainly two popular choices for New Year's Day. But, folks in New Haven have a more startling tradition.
  Lighthouse Point Park was the spot for the 16th annual Plunge for Parks.
  It has been so cold that organizers had to clear away ice that had formed on the shore from the water line back up the beach by about 15 or 20 feet.
  Matthew Feiner, of New Haven, who has taken the plunge for
  
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• Supermoon to Start 2018

  01-01-2018 23:22
  
  The year 2018 begins with more than one show in the sky: two Supermoons, a Blue Moon, a lunar eclipse and a meteor shower all in one month.
  
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• Human Error Prompts Second Super Draw Lottery Drawing

  01-01-2018 22:40
  
  There will be a second drawing for the New Year’s Day Super Draw because of an “error in the range of tickets,” according to the Connecticut Lottery web site.Photo Credit: CT Lottery Commission
  
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• Water pipe burst causes another evacuation of Plainville AMC theater

  01-01-2018 21:58
  PLAINVILLE— For the second time in three days, the AMC theater has been evacuated due to a water pipe burst.
  Firefighters received a call around 1:55 p.m. Monday, to calls of a pipe bursting inside the theater.
  FOX61 has reached out to the AMC Theater Company but has received no comment.
  The theater has been closed since Monday afternoon.
  Stay with FOX61 as the story develops. 
  
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• Second Super Draw Lottery Drawing Planned Due to Error in Range of Tickets

  01-01-2018 21:43
  
  There will be a second drawing for the New Year’s Day Super Draw because of an “error in the range of tickets,” according to the Connecticut Lottery web site.Photo Credit: CT Lottery Commission
  
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• CT Lottery Super Draw problem

  01-01-2018 21:15
  HARTFORD – Hold on to that lottery ticket!
  A FOX61 viewer called our attention to discrepancies in the numbers published for the New Year’s Super Draw, saying “Something seems wrong with the way 85,000 tickets were counted.”
  Shortly after that, the lottery posted a notice on its official website saying there was indeed a problem with the drawing, and that “due to an error in the range of tickets eligible for the Super Draw drawing, a second drawing will take pl
  
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• Therapy Dog Reported Missing in Norwich Found

  01-01-2018 21:11
  
  Norwich police have found they therapy dog that was reported missing.Photo Credit: Norwich Police
  
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• Plainville Movie Theater Evacuated Again After Pipe Burst

  01-01-2018 20:52
  
  People have been evacuated from a movie theater in Plainville after a pipe burst and it’s the second time in three days.Photo Credit: Nicholas Johnson
  
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• Car Plunges Into Icy Water in Essex

  01-01-2018 20:28
  
  It was an extremely cold start to 2018 for the people in a car that went into the water along Saybrook Road in Essex Monday.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Senators Head To Puerto Rico To See Ongoing Devastation

  01-01-2018 20:06
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are planning to go to Puerto Rico to meet with local officials and see firsthand the work that remains to recover from Hurricane Maria.
  Blumenthal and Murphy say they’ll spend Tuesday and Wednesday on the island gathering evidence of the ongoing devastation. The Connecticut Democrats say they’ll use the information to make a case for additional disaster relief.
  The hurricane hit on Sept. 20 with winds of up to 154
  
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• First Babies of 2018 Arrive

  01-01-2018 19:34
  
  The new year is starting with new bundles of joy for some Connecticut moms and dads.Photo Credit: Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
  
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• Manchester restaurant shooting victim has died; suspects still on the loose

  01-01-2018 19:22
  MANCHESTER - The victim of Saturday's shooting at the Bonchon restaurant on Pleasant Valley Road in Manchester died Sunday night, according to Manchester Police.
  Police said that the victim, now identified as 36 year old Norris Jackson of East Hartford, was gunned down inside the restaurant while he was at work.
  Police continue to search for two connected to the shooting that happened at the Plaza at Buckland Hills.  Police said James Goolsby and Leanne Robitaille
  
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• Manchester restaurant shooting victim dies; suspects still on the loose

  01-01-2018 19:22
  MANCHESTER – Saturday’s shooting at a Manchester restaurant is now a homicide investigation.
  Manchester police said that the victim, now identified as 36 year old Norris Jackson of East Hartford, died last night.
  Police continue to search for two suspects for the shooting that happened inside of the Bonchon Restaurant at the Plaza at Buckland Hills.  James Goolsby and Leanne Robitaille are both considered armed and dangerous.  A Hartford Police Department spokesman says tha
  
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• Water Main Breaks in West Hartford

  01-01-2018 19:19
  
  A water main broke in sub-freezing temperatures in West Hartford Monday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Manchester Police: Victim In Restaurant Shooting Has Died

  01-01-2018 18:22
  MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTIC) – Manchester police say the 36-year-old restaurant worker shot Saturday afternoon has died.
  Norris Jackson, 36, of East Hartford died Sunday night at Hartford Hospital, said police. An autopsy will be conducted Tuesday.
  Jackson was shot around lunchtime Saturday at the Bonchon Chicken restaurant in the Plaza at Buckland Hills on Pleasant Valley Road, said authorities.
  Police say they continue to seek two people in connection with the shooting– James Goolsby,
  
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• Police Seek Suspects in Fatal Shooting at Manchester Restaurant

  01-01-2018 18:15
  
  Police are looking for two people in connection with a fatal shooting at a restaurant near Buckland Hills in Manchester.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut/ Manchester PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Man Shot Near Buckland Hills Has Died: Police

  01-01-2018 18:10
  
  The 36-year-old East Hartford man who was shot at a restaurant near Buckland Hills in Manchester Saturday has died and police are searching for a man and a woman who they said should be considered armed...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut/ Manchester PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• MDC Kept Busy With Water Main Breaks

  01-01-2018 18:05
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC) – A break in an eight-inch water main cut water service to a dozen homes along Westmont Street in West Hartford Monday morning, said the Metropolitan District Commission.
  The 52-year-old main was shut down around 10 a.m., said officials. It was unclear how long repairs could take based on the location of the break and significant ice accumulation. Officials estimated that work would continue into the afternoon.
  Earlier Monday, a four-inch water main burst on Gar
  
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• Therapy Dog Reported Missing in Norwich

  01-01-2018 17:55
  
  Norwich police are searching for a missing therapy dog and they are asking for help.Photo Credit: Norwich Police
  
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• 2018 Brings Hartford Whalers License Plates

  01-01-2018 17:52
  
  The Hartford Whalers might be gone, but they are far from forgotten and you will be able to order commemorative Hartford Whaler license plates in 2018.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Hamden Police Investigate Metro PCS Robbery

  01-01-2018 17:50
  Hampden, Ct – (WTIC 1080 News)  Hamden Police responded to the Metro PCS, on Dixwell Avenue around 7 o’clock Saturday night on the report of an armed
  robbery. Police were told the suspect entered the store, displayed a firearm, demanded money, walked behind the counter and removed an undisclosed amount of
  cash from the register. He was last observed fleeing northbound on Dixwell Avenue in a dark colored, 4-door Honda. Anyone with information is asked to contact
  the Hamden Police
  
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• Connecticut Metro-North Fares Increase Today

  01-01-2018 17:50
  
  Metro-North fares in Connecticut will be going up today, Jan. 1.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Top Connecticut Court Cases In 2018 Involve Newtown, Skakel

  01-01-2018 17:47
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  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – The Connecticut Supreme Court is expected to issue decisions and hear arguments in a variety of notable cases in 2018.
  One pending appeal involves whether state police must release documents that belonged to Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza to The Hartford Courant. Lanza killed 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012. A date for arguments has not been set.
  A Kennedy cousin awaits a dec
  
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• Little Girl Has Special Meeting With Seal in Mystic

  01-01-2018 16:51
  
  A little girl from East Lyme made a special trip to Mystic Aquarium Sunday and met a seal that has the same condition she has.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Some New Year’s Day Hikes Canceled Due To Bitter Cold

  01-01-2018 16:09
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Some of the free, guided hikes at state parks in Connecticut for New Year’s Day are being canceled or shortened due to the bitter cold.
  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says hikes planned Monday at Sleeping Giant, Haddam Meadows and Machimoodus state parks have been cancelled and others may be shortened.
  The department had planned free, guided hikes at 13 state parks as part of the First Day Hikes program, a joint e
  
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• Man Dead, Child Injured in Hartford Crash

  01-01-2018 16:08
  
  Police are investigating a fatal crash in Hartford after a man crashed into a pillar at the entrance of Trinity College early Monday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police Investigating 2 Shootings on New Year’s Day in Hartford

  01-01-2018 16:07
  
  Hours into the first day of 2018, Hartford police are investigating two shootings.
  
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• Therapy dog for young girl on autism spectrum missing

  01-01-2018 16:01
  NORWICH — Norwich Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a therapy dog. 
  The dog goes by the name of Mookie and was the dog for a young girl on the austism spectrum.
  Mookie was last seen in the area of 90 North Street. Mookie went missing early Monday morning around 3:00 a.m.
  Mookie is a small black and tan yorkie.
  Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mookie is asked to contact the Noriwch Police Department so they can get her back to the girl.
  
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• Kim Jong Un offers rare olive branch to South Korea

  01-01-2018 15:48
  PYEONGCHANG — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has held out a rare olive branch to the country’s southern neighbor, offering talks over sending a delegation to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next month.
  Kim struck an unusually conciliatory note in his annual New Year’s Day address, declaring his wish “for peaceful resolution with our southern border.”
  He nevertheless couched the message in more familiar bellicose language, warning the United States that North Kor
  
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• New Jersey teen held in shooting death of parents and sister

  01-01-2018 15:33
  LONG BRANCH, N.J. — The Monmouth County prosecutor says a 16-year-old is in custody after his parents, sister and a family friend were found shot to death in a home in the New Jersey shore town of Long Branch.
  Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni said Monday the teenager is expected to face four counts of murder and other charges in the shooting deaths of his parents, Steven and Linda Kologi, 44 and 42 respectively, his 18-year-old sister, Brittany, and 70-year-old Mary Schultz, who lived with the
  
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• Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury Reopens

  01-01-2018 15:20
  
  Hebron Avenue, or Route 94, in Glastonbury, was closed for hours Friday as crews replaced a utility pole after a car hit it.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Senators Murphy and Blumenthal to travel to Puerto Rico

  01-01-2018 15:02
  HARTFORD — Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal announced today they plan on traveling to Puerto Rico on Tuesday and Wednesday. They plan on building first hand evidence of the ongoing devastation from Hurricane Maria as they fight to secure comprehensive aid to the island.
  Blumenthal said in a statement:
  “This trip will shine a glaring light on Puerto Rico’s continuing humanitarian and economic crisis. We are building a compelling, fact-based case for expanded disaster
  
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• One Dead After Hartford Traffic Crash

  01-01-2018 14:53
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC) – One person was killed in a traffic crash just hours into the new year in Hartford, at the edge of the Trinity College campus.
  Police responded to Summit Street and New Britain Avenue shortly after 3 a.m. to find a car that had apparently slammed into a brick column. Police say the driver had serious injuries and needed to be extricated from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at Hartford Hospital.
  A female passenger was also taken to Hartford Hospital, with non-lif
  
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• Huge blaze engulfs 1,600-capacity parking deck in Liverpool, UK

  01-01-2018 14:05
  LIVERPOOL, England — A massive fire has ripped through a 1,600-capacity parking deck in Liverpool, UK, destroying hundreds of vehicles and forcing some people to spend the New Year in temporary shelters.
  Firefighters arrived on scene at Kings Dock around 4.50 p.m. (11.50 a.m. ET) to tackle the blaze involving “a number of vehicles.”
  “Initial investigations indicate that an accidental fire within a vehicle caused other cars to ignite,” Merseyside Fire and Rescue Serv
  
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• Chicago police count fewer murders in 2017, but still 650 people were killed

  01-01-2018 13:10
  CHICAGO — Chicago saw nearly a 16% decline in murders in 2017 from the previous year, according to statistics released by police in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
  The city recorded 650 murders in 2017, a drop from 771 murders in 2016 — which had been the deadliest year in nearly two decades.
  Chicago Police Department attributed the decrease in murders and shootings to “hard work by officers, adding more sworn personnel, investing in new technology to drive our sm
  
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• Water main break in Rocky hill affects several homes

  01-01-2018 12:29
  ROCKY HILL — Officials say a water main broke on Garfield Road in Rocky hill.
  They say around 17 homes on Garfield Road from Hayes Road to the end of Garfield are affected by the shutdown. Repairs are expected to take 2-4 hours, and is expected to be completed between 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. today.
  With the cold comes quite a few water main breaks.
  On Sunday night, a water main broke in West Hartford on Tunxis Road. 8 homes were affected on Tunxis Avenue from Ridgewood Road to Cornell Road.
  
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• Three water main breaks in 24 hours cause headaches for homeowners

  01-01-2018 12:29
  ROCKY HILL — Officials say service is restored after a water main broke on Garfield Road in Rocky hill.
  They say around 17 homes on Garfield Road from Hayes Road to the end of Garfield are affected by the shutdown.
  With the cold comes quite a few water main breaks.
  On Sunday night, a water main broke in West Hartford on Tunxis Road. 8 homes were affected on Tunxis Avenue from Ridgewood Road to Cornell Road. As of 3 a.m. Monday, repairs were complete.
  And on Sunday afternoon, there was a wa
  
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• Four water main breaks in 24 hours cause headaches for homeowners

  01-01-2018 12:29
  WEST HARTFORD– A fourth water main break has caused issues for people in West Hartford. The break at 303 Westmont Street is estimated to take 2 horus to repair due to the ice and location of the break. The break is affected 12 homes in the area.
  Officials say service is restored after a water main broke on Garfield Road in Rocky hill.
  They say around 17 homes on Garfield Road from Hayes Road to the end of Garfield are affected by the shutdown.
  With the cold comes quite a few water main bre
  
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• New Year Celebrations Around Connecticut

  01-01-2018 11:57
  (CBS Connecticut) — Hartford rang in the new year with a roster of First Night events including two fireworks shows — one and six p-m and one at midnight.
  Middletown resident Ashley Vanett had dinner downtown and walked to the fireworks show.
  “Aside from it being extremely cold, it was a great display… Lots of awesome colors, and it was just a fantastic time,” Vanett said. “We are really happy that we came.”
  In Middlefield, the new year was welcomed wit
  
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• Stamford Emergency Crews Battle Fire In 2-family home

  01-01-2018 11:52
  (CBS Connecticut) — A space heater plugged into an extension cord caused a fire in a 2-family home on Hazel Street in Stamford last night.
  Nine people were forced out of their homes. They must find another place to stay, at least for now.
  Stamford Deputy Fire Chief Patrick Tripodi says flames damaged the basement, and smoke spread through the rest of the building.
  “Whenever we have sub-freezing temperatures like this it is always a challenge,” Tripodi said. “It is a chall
  
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• Death toll rises in Iran amid wave of anti-government protests

  01-01-2018 11:37
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  The two were killed in the southwestern city of Izeh, the area’s local member of parliament, Hedayatollah Khademi, told the semi-official ILNA news agency.
  Khademi said h
  
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• Serious crash closes Summit Street in Hartford near Trinity College

  01-01-2018 11:27
  HARTFORD — Summit Street in Hartford is closed at New Britain Avenue after a serious car crash.
  A single car crashed into a brick pillar on the Trinity College campus. Injuries are unknown but there is a crime scene investigation vehicle on the scene during the investigation.
  This is a developing story.
  
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• Fatal crash closes Summit Street in Hartford near Trinity College

  01-01-2018 11:27
  HARTFORD — Summit Street in Hartford is closed at New Britain Avenue after a serious car crash.
  A single car crashed into a brick pillar on the Trinity College campus. Hartford police say it happened right on the campus just after 3:50 a.m.
  Three people were in the car: A 22-year-old from Hartford, a female with an unknown age, and a 12-year-old passenger. The driver was pronounced dead, but the other two passengers were okay.
  Given the time and the day it happened, police will be looking
  
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• Barack Obama lists his favorite books and songs of 2017

  01-01-2018 11:06
  WASHINGTON DC — Freed from the daily pressures of the presidency, Barack Obama seems to have filled the time with reading and music. As he did during his time in office, Obama listed off what books and songs he’s been consuming in a Facebook post Sunday.
  “With some extra time on my hands this year to catch up, I wanted to share the books and music that I enjoyed most,” Obama’s post read. “From songs that got me moving to stories that inspired me, here’s
  
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• ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ hits $1 billion worldwide

  01-01-2018 10:45
  LOS ANGELES — Just three weeks after its release, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” has already raked in more than $1 billion around the world.
  Disney, which owns the “Star Wars” production company Lucasfilm, said Sunday that global box office numbers for “The Last Jedi” stood at an estimated $1.04 billion.
  Disney says that makes “The Last Jedi” the third-biggest film of 2017 worldwide.
  According to figures from Box Office Mojo, which tracks t
  
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• California rings in the new year with broad legalization of marijuana

  01-01-2018 10:36
  SACRAMENTO — Some Californians are raising blunts instead of glasses as they usher in the new year.
  The arrival of the new year in California brings with it broad legalization of marijuana.
  The law comes two decades after California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana.
  So-called recreational pot is now legal for adults 21 and older. Individuals can grow up to six plants and possess as much as an ounce.
  Finding a retail outlet to buy non-medical pot in California won&r
  
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• ‘None of this makes sense:’ Prank call victim’s mother pleads for answers

  01-01-2018 10:28
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  WICHITA, Kan. — Lisa Finch, the mother of a man who was shot and killed by the Wichita Police Department in a prank call gone wrong, says she still has more questions than answers about the deadly encounter.
  Andrew Finch, 28, was shot on Thursday in his home in Wichita, Kansas. According to the Wichita Police Department, officers were responding to an anonymous call describing a “hostage situation” at Finch’s address.
  Three days after the incident, Finch
  
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• Former Joint Chiefs chairman: Nuclear war with North Korea closer than ever

  01-01-2018 10:24
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  WASHINGTON DC — The United States is “closer to a nuclear war with North Korea” than ever, Adm. Mike Mullen, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Sunday, adding that he does not “see the opportunities to solve this diplomatically at this particular point.”
  In an interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Mullen warned that President Donald Trump’s provocative rhetoric aimed at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un likely indicates
  
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• Coldest New Year Day in a century; Chance of snow Thursday

  01-01-2018 10:12
  New Year Day 2018 will be remembered as the coldest in 100 years.
  The record low temperature was 8 below 0 set back in 1918 which we are very close to this morning.
  If you are thinking that 2018 will ring in some mild air to break this arctic chill, unfortunately you will have to be patient for a least another week.  The first week of 2018 will feature more arctic chill and more snow.  That next chance for snow will be here Thursday into early Friday when the polar and subtropical jet
  
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• First Alert: Tracking a Powerful Storm for Thursday

  01-01-2018 05:20
  
  We have issued a First Alert for next Thursday as we continue to track a powerful storm.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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