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• Mega Millions winning numbers for the $450 million jackpot

  05-01-2018 23:32
  DES MOINES, Iowa — The Mega Millions winning numbers are 70,59, 30, 28, 39 - 10.
  The top prize was raised ahead of the drawing Friday night.
  Lottery officials also increased the jackpot of Powerball, the other national lottery game, to $570 million. That drawing will be Saturday night.
  The jackpots refer to the annuity options for both games, in which payments are made over 29 years. Most winners opt for cash options, which would be $281 million for Mega Millions and $358.5 million f
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot up to $450M as drawing nears

  05-01-2018 23:32
  DES MOINES, Iowa — The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has climbed to $450 million, just hours before the drawing.
  The top prize was raised ahead of the drawing Friday night.
  Lottery officials also increased the jackpot of Powerball, the other national lottery game, to $570 million. That drawing will be Saturday night.
  The jackpots refer to the annuity options for both games, in which payments are made over 29 years. Most winners opt for cash options, which would be $281 millio
  
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• 2 Lottery Employees On Leave After Mistaken Drawing

  05-01-2018 23:03
  ROCKY HILL, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Two employees of the Connecticut Lottery are on leave after a mistake with the drawing for a special New Year’s game.
  The Connecticut Lottery Corp. said this week that two unidentified employees were placed on paid administrative leave while the incident is investigated. The lottery and the state Department of Consumer Protection are both investigating.
  The lottery says that tickets were sold with six-digit codes, starting at 100,001 and ending at 31
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: NFL Wild Card Match-Ups

  05-01-2018 22:57
  Tennessee Titans vs. Kansas City ChiefsSaturday, January 6, 2018, 4:35 pm ET
  KANSAS CITY -9
  The Titans have been one of the more frustrating teams to analyze all season long. They limp into the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The key in this game will be avoiding the big mistake, which is very tough to avoid for a young team going up against a Chiefs squad well-equipped for the challenge. Lay the points.
  SportsLine Expert: Emory Hunt (41-32-4 in last 77 NFL ATS picks)
  Atlanta Falcons vs.
  
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• Florida teen ‘engulfed in flames’ while roasting marshmallows

  05-01-2018 22:48
  FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Family and friends describe 14-year-old Layne Chesney as an avid softball player already in the sights of college scouts. Now, the South Florida teen is in critical condition after a fire on New Year's Eve.
  Layne was roasting marshmallows during a bonfire at a friend's house in Fort Pierce, Florida, when a gas can exploded. She was immediately "engulfed in flames," her mother Leigh Chesney told WFOR.
  Layne's friend, Hunter Holmes, and his parents, Robert and Stephanie Holmes
  
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• 2-year-old dies after being dropped off at dentist appointment, family says

  05-01-2018 22:47
  YUMA, Ariz. — An Arizona family is looking for answers about exactly what happened during a young boy’s dental appointment.
  KNXV reports that the family of Zion Jay Gastelum said the 2-year-old died after a dentist appointment in Yuma last month.
  Zion’s uncle said the child’s parents dropped him off at Kool Smiles Dentist on Dec.16 for a crown and filling and somehow either during or after the process, he stopped breathing.
  He was taken to a local hospital and then
  
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• Virginia woman arrested following her reaction to parking ticket

  05-01-2018 22:46
  HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A Virginia woman was arrested and charged following her “reaction” to a parking ticket, Henrico Police told WTVR.
  An officer wrote the parking ticket on Thursday after spotting a vehicle illegally parked on Old Main Street in Rocketts Landing, a Henrico Police spokesperson said.
  That’s when Danielle Alesia Easley approached the vehicle, according to police.
  “Easley arrived and indicated she was associated with the vehicle. Easley removed the pa
  
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• Homeless man’s savings bonds returned 30 years later – just when he needed them the most

  05-01-2018 22:46
  CHICAGO, Ill. - To understand this story, you have to go back 30 years and 600 miles to a pawn shop in Junction City, Kansas.
  It was there that a Chicago guy stationed at a  local U.S. Army base hawked a handful of $100 savings bonds. It was quick cash for a young man in need of a little spending money.
  Little did he know that exchange would find its way back to him as a 58-year-old man when he was in even greater need.
  Chris Mathis, the owner of that Kansas pawn shop, got his mind set on
  
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• 2 CT Lottery Employees on Leave After Super Draw Snafu

  05-01-2018 22:38
  
  Two CT Lottery employees were put on administrative leave pending the investigation into the Super Draw error.Photo Credit: CT Lottery Commission
  
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• Keidel: NFL Wild Card Weekend Predictions

  05-01-2018 22:23
  By Jason Keidel
  The only NFL weekend better than wild card weekend is the divisional round. So consider the next two days a delicious appetizer to next weekend’s main course, with four games between teams with almost identical records. Indeed, the home team in all four games didn’t win more than one game more than their opponent this weekend.
  So let’s get to it…
  Tennessee Titans (9-7) @ Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)Saturday, January 6, 4:35 p.m. ET
  The Titans limp into Arrow
  
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• CT Lottery: 2 employees on paid leave following ‘error’ with tickets in CT Super Draw

  05-01-2018 22:23
  ROCKY HILL — CT Lottery said two employees have been placed on paid administrative leave following an error with a drawing on New Year’s Day.
  CT Lottery released the following statement:
  “We apologize that the January 1, 2018 CT Super Draw drawing did not go as planned. Although there were many layers of protection and security in place, human error occurred, despite multiple practice drawings. The incorrect ticket range was entered into the Random Number Generator, the ma
  
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• Police Investigate False Report After Woman Found Duct Taped

  05-01-2018 22:12
  
  Police are investigating a false abduction report after a woman was found duct taped in a Stratford motel.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Brutally cold weekend with sub-zero temps at times

  05-01-2018 22:04
  Our first major snow storm of a 2018 has come and gone and now the big story is the bitter cold.A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect for most of the state with a Wind Chill Warning in effect for Litchfield County. This means there is a potential for dangerously cold wind chills capable of inducing frostbite in as little as 30 minutes or less if not properly bundled up.
  This arctic cold will be some of the coldest we have seen all season, with temps continuing to fall at times as low as -10 for ov
  
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• 6 CT Museums Free for Bank of America Customers This Weekend

  05-01-2018 21:31
  
  If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, you can go to six Connecticut museums for free if you have a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit card or debit card.Photo Credit: Connecticut Office of Tourism
  
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• Bids for Yale Furniture, Appliances and Kitchen Equipment Start at $1

  05-01-2018 21:29
  
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• Storm Gone, But Cold Will Stick Around Through Weekend

  05-01-2018 21:04
  BOSTON (AP) — Frigid temperatures, some that felt as cold as minus 30 degrees, moved across the East Coast on Friday as the region dug out from a massive winter storm that brought more than a foot of snow, hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding a day earlier.
  Forecasters predicted strong winds and record-breaking cold air to hang around through the weekend.
  Jess Flarity, a 32-year-old visiting a friend in Concord, New Hampshire, said the deep chill reminded him of his time in Alaska.
  
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• Judge Rejects Ex-Student’s Request For Anonymity In Lawsuit

  05-01-2018 21:01
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has rejected a request for anonymity by a former college student suing a private school in Hartford over his suspension on cheating allegations.
  The former Trinity College student argued he needed to use a pseudonym in the case to protect his reputation and guard against being unfairly branded as dishonest.
  He is fighting a one-semester suspension. The school alleges he copied another student’s homework assignments in 2016. He says he colla
  
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• College Basketball Games Of The Week: Sooners, Mountaineers Meet In Big 12 Clash

  05-01-2018 20:49
  By Steve Silverman 
  Saturday, January 6
  No. 7 Oklahoma (12-1, 2-0) at No. 6 West Virginia (13-1, 2-0), 7:15 p.m. ET, ESPN2
  The Sooners are one of the most surprising and exciting teams in the nation, as they are led by freshman sensation Trae Young.
  The Sooners are averaging 95.8 points per game and connecting on 50.6 percent of their shots from the field, while the Mountaineers are averaging 84.2 ppg and hitting 43.9 percent of their shots.
  The Sooners have won 10 games in a row since an e
  
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• Search on for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Struck Postal Worker in Norwich

  05-01-2018 20:47
  
  A hit-and-run driver struck a mail carrier at Washington Street and Chelsea Court in Norwich Friday morning, police said, and officers are trying to identify the person who fled the scene.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Homeowner’s Group Tells Veteran He Can’t Fly U.S., Marine Flags

  05-01-2018 20:00
  CBS Local — A former U.S. Marine in Texas is fighting for the flag once again; this time against his local homeowner’s association (HOA) who have told him he can not fly the country’s flag outside his home.
  “If they’re going to take them down, it’s going to be a fight to take them down, and no one fights harder than a veteran combat Marine,” Michael Pereira said, via the Austin American-Statesman. The veteran and his wife are claiming that the local
  
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• Slain Colorado deputy served others ‘with respect,’ sheriff tells mourners

  05-01-2018 18:41
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  With her two young daughters by her side, Gracie Parrish’s voice trembled as she pledged to honor the memory of her husband, who was killed responding with other sheriff’s deputies to a call on Sunday in a Denver, Colorado, suburb.
  “And I will raise these girls to love you,” she said as she wept during a candlelight vigil for her husband, slain Douglas County sherriff’s deputy Zackari Parrish.
  Parrish was shot and killed by Matthew Riehl, an Army re
  
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• Old Saybrook Road Flooded With Icy Water

  05-01-2018 18:21
  
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• Top Google Searches During the Jan. 4 Blizzard

  05-01-2018 17:55
  
  Google Trends put together a list of the most popular winter storm-related searches.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• WATCH: Incredible images of sea ice covering Cape Cod Bay

  05-01-2018 17:52
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  Forecasters say Friday will bring a blast of record-breaking cold air and bitter winds that could make it feel as low as minus 15 degrees throughout m
  
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• Report: Comcast Fired 500 After Claiming Tax Cut Would Create Jobs

  05-01-2018 17:36
  CBS Local — Telecommunications giant Comcast has been caught in another embarrassing situation, this time involving layoffs and their support of the government’s tax overhaul.
  According to a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Comcast fired over 500 sales personnel shortly before Christmas, despite claiming that Congress’s new tax cut bill would help them create thousands of jobs. The fired door-to-door sales representatives were also allegedly required to sign a non
  
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• Milford police: Man ripped heads off chickens in jealous rage

  05-01-2018 17:25
  MILFORD — Police said a Milford man killed 20 chickens and ripped their heads from their bodies in a  drunken, jealous rage on Christmas.
  Milford police Officer Michael DeVito tells the Hartford Courant that the man was drinking with a friend when he saw social media pictures of his wife with other people. DeVito said the man became enraged and told his friend to drive to the homes of the people with his wife.
  Police said he went to several locations, smashing car windows with an ax a
  
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• 64-year-old grandfather found frozen to death on Akron, Ohio porch

  05-01-2018 16:54
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  AKRON, Ohio — A 64-year-old Akron man was found frozen to death on his front porch Tuesday. He was discovered by a Mobile Meals worker who was delivering food in the area.
  The man was found at his home on 2nd Avenue SW by the worker, who spotted him next to his wheelchair on his enclosed porch.
  Authorities identified the man as Darnell Wilson.
  The Summit County Medical Examiner’s ruled that Wilson died from hypothermia and his death was accidental.
  Officials said the man
  
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• State Police Responded to 100 Crashes During Storm

  05-01-2018 16:47
  
  State police said they have responded to 89 crashes with no injuries and 11 with injuries during the storm. They also charged one person with driving under the influence.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  
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• Adorable photos that show corgi ‘shopping’ at Target goes viral

  05-01-2018 16:31
  MONTEREY, Calif. — Having a bad day? Well — here you go:
  MY DOG WENT TO TARGET AND LOOK HOW HAPPY SHE IS pic.twitter.com/Cdt2s2aI3p
  — jesse (@virgoprincxss) January 3, 2018This adorable corgi/mini australian shepard mix named Zira went to Target and she’s clearly having a blast. Jesse, Zira’s mom posted the photos on Wednesday and since haen have garnered almost 500,000 likes and over 130,000 retweets.
  Some people took issue with Zira being in the store since s
  
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• After The Storm, A Request From The Postal Service

  05-01-2018 16:18
  (WTIC) – After Thursday’s nor’easter dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of Connecticut, the U.S. Postal Service is asking homeowners to help ensure mail deliveries can be completed.
  That means enuring there is a clear path to the mailbox, that’s sanded or salted.
  “If it’s not sanded, if it’s not salted, if it’s not accessible– we can’t get there,” said Postal Service spokesperson Maureen Marion. “So we need your help t
  
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• Now closing: 64 Kmart and 39 Sears stores

  05-01-2018 16:10
  WEST HARTFORD — It’s closing time for another 39 Sears locations and 64 Kmart stores.
  Sears Holdings, which owns both Sears and Kmart, made the announcement Thursday, building on months of similar closings aimed at getting the company on solid financial footing.
  Closeout sales at the affected locations will begin next week, the company said in a press release, and all 103 locations will be shuttered by May.
  The company said in a press release that “eligible associates impacted
  
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• Patriots Covering New England’s Homeless With Game Blankets

  05-01-2018 16:09
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots are trying to cover the homeless as a fresh blast of arctic air grips the region.
  The team says it’s donating more than 1,200 blankets that fans brought to keep warm during last Sunday’s frigid 26-6 win over the New York Jets at Gillette Stadium.
  Fans were encouraged to leave the blankets behind, and they were cleaned and folded by stadium employees afterwards.
  On Friday afternoon, team representatives plan to distribute some t
  
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• California Highway Patrol cadet proposes to girlfriend after run to honor fallen heroes

  05-01-2018 16:04
  SACRAMENTO - A California Highway Patrol cadet proposed to his girlfriend after more than a hundred of his fellow cadets completed a 5-mile run Wednesday morning honoring fallen heroes, according to KTXL.
  The run is a regular event before cadets graduate. The highway patrol says the run is meant to honor fallen law enforcement officers. Wednesday's was made all the more poignant after the Christmas Eve death of Officer Andrew Camilleri.
  After the run, Cadet Steven Torres dropped to one kne
  
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• Animal control officers to sleep in dog houses

  05-01-2018 15:57
  SAGINAW COUNTY, MI — Some Mid-Michigan animal control officers will soon be in the dog house.
  But they’re not in trouble, they’re trying to raise awareness about a serious issue.
  Officers at Saginaw County Animal Control take calls every day about animals, especially dogs, left out in the elements too long.
  “We’re their voice, we’re the ones that step up to the plate for them,” said Officer Joaquin Guerrero.
  Guerrero and two other officers hope their voi
  
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• Brutal cold moves in after blizzard hammers Connecticut

  05-01-2018 15:50
  HARTFORD -- A one-two punch of dangerously frigid temperatures and gusty winds will wallop parts of the Northeast and Midwest on Friday and Saturday after a major storm left piles of snow and thousands of power outages along the East Coast.
  Millions in these regions will bundle up against temperatures in the single digits and teens during the day and near or below zero at night.
  Wind chills will make it feel far colder: as low as 20 to 40 degrees below zero in parts of the Northeast.
  The brutal
  
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• Bradley Airport Beginning to Get Back on Schedule

  05-01-2018 15:07
  
  More than two dozen departing flights were canceled at Bradley Airport on Friday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police ID Victim Of Fatal Shooting In Hartford

  05-01-2018 14:25
  (HARTFORD,Conn./WTIC News)– Hartford Police have identified the man who was fatally shot on Bushnell Street in the city.  Police say Navian Ebanks, 34, was found shortly before 7 o’clock Thursday evening , in the snow, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso and neck.
  He was pronounced dead at Hartford Hospital a short time later.
  Police say Ebanks was from Jamaica but lived at 64 Bushnell Street in Hartford.
  Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to cal
  
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• Police ID Man Shot and Killed in Hartford During Heavy Snowfall

  05-01-2018 14:17
  
  A man was killed in a Hartford shooting on Thursday night.Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• Police: Man Ripped Heads Off Chickens In Jealous Rage

  05-01-2018 14:15
  MILFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Police say a Connecticut man killed 20 chickens and ripped their heads from their bodies in a drunken, jealous rage on Christmas.
  Milford police Officer Michael DeVito tells the Hartford Courant that the man was drinking with a friend when he saw social media pictures of his wife with other people. DeVito says the man became enraged and told his friend to drive to the homes of the people with his wife.
  Police say he went to several locations, smashing car win
  
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• Travel impacted day after snow storm

  05-01-2018 10:57
  NEW HAVEN — Metro North says they are operating a reduced scheduled Friday due to the snow storm that blanketed the state Thursday. The shoreline faced a blizzard warning during the storm.
  They say the reduced weekday schedule with some combined and cancelled trains is due to the impact of the winter storm and extremely low termperatures on our train service and our infrastructure.
  Customers should anticipate delays and use caution when entering/exiting trains, and on platforms /staircases
  
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• Serena Williams withdraws from Australian Open

  05-01-2018 10:41
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fl. — Serena Williams won’t be defending her Australian Open title after the American withdrew from the first grand slam of the 2018 season, saying she needs “more time” after giving birth last year.
  The 23-time grand slam winner returned to the court at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi at the weekend, less than four months after becoming a mum, but playing that tournament has given the American pause for thought.
  “After competing
  
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• President Trump admin intends to roll back ban on offshore drilling

  05-01-2018 10:32
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  WASHINGTON DC — The Trump administration Thursday announced plans to roll back a ban on new offshore drilling off the coasts of Florida and California and is considering more than 40 sites for leasing of natural gas and oil production.
  The proposal is yet another blow to the Obama-era environmental agenda, and it has the potential to open up nearly all US federal waters that were previously protected.
  It comes just after Interior issued a stop-work order on a National
  
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• North Korea accepts offer from South to meet for peace talks

  05-01-2018 10:22
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  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has accepted South Korea’s proposal for official talks, in what will be the first high-level contact to take place between the two countries in more than two years.
  South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Baik Tae-hyun told reporters Friday North Korea informed its southern neighbor by fax at 10:16 a.m. local time (8:16 p.m Thursday ET) that they have accepted the South’s offer to initiate talks.
  The person-to-person talks will b
  
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• Snow makes way for brutally cold temperatures this weekend

  05-01-2018 10:05
  Our first major snow storm of a 2018 has certainly lived up to its' potential with  upwards of a foot of snow across parts of Connecticut.  The snow is beginning to wind down and will taper off during the next couple of hours.  Even though the snow is tapering off, the Blizzard Warning continues to be in effect for New Haven, Middlesex and New London Counties, and Winter Storm Warnings for the rest of the state until 1AM due to the blowing and drifting of the snow caused by high
  
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• Alex Trebek has brain surgery, takes medical leave from ‘Jeopardy!’

  05-01-2018 05:45
  “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek is taking a break from the popular game show to recover from brain surgery.
  Trebek said he is taking medical leave after undergoing surgery to remove a subdural hematoma that formed after he fell and hit his head in October.
  “Some of you may have heard by now that during the holiday break I had a slight medical problem,” Trebek said in a video posted on Twitter. “The prognosis is excellent and I expect to be back in the studio taping mor
  
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• New Haven, Branford deals with aftermath of snow storm

  05-01-2018 05:42
  NEW HAVEN/BRANFORD - As many of us stayed inside and watched the big snowstorm pass through Connecticut Thursday, there were also people who were out and about whether it was traveling for their jobs or helping to clear the roads.
  New Haven and Branford were two of the many areas who were hit hard. The snow started to taper off  in New Haven around 5 p.m. and in Branford, there were still a few flurries until 10 p.m.
  "It's been awhile but you know, we're prepared. We're from Connecticut. W
  
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• Clean up underway for Middletown’s first blizzard of the year

  05-01-2018 05:28
  MIDDLETOWN -- The shovels are out in full force following the year's first winter storm.
  Plow trucks have been clearing the streets of Middletown all day and night Thursday during the storm. But, emergency crews are saying this storm wasn't as bad as they initially expected.
  “We’ve had no power outages here today at all," said Middletown Fire Chief Robert Kronenberger. "Call volume is minimal. nothing crazy, nothing out of the ordinary and no major accidents.”
  Middletown's Pol
  
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• New London businesses braving the blizzard

  05-01-2018 05:22
  NEW LONDON - Many businesses in the southeastern part of the state took advantage of the snow day, closing up shop, but some decided to brave the blizzard.
  Gus's Pizza and Bar stayed open, Thursday. Owner Krunal Patel said he enjoys working and lives walking distance from his restaurant, so it's a no brainer.
  Patel also opened his Groton location for deliveries.
  "We’re always ready to open our bar," he said. Anytime, any bad weather we will be here."
  Patel said he was surprised to se
  
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• Newington home catches fire twice in one day

  05-01-2018 05:10
  NEWINGTON —  Firefighters are on the scene of a 2-alarm fire on Stuart Street Thursday night.
  The fire is taking place to a two-story single-family home on 35 Stuart Street. Earlier today, a fire broke out to the same house, Newington Fire Department said.
  #BREAKING #Newington FD on scene of ANOTHER house fire on Stuart st. This is a pic from a resident. Working on more @FOX61News pic.twitter.com/CPdA1EZriG
  — Michael Howard (@MHoward_TV) January 5, 2018No word on any injuri
  
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• Family returns from vacation to find Illinois home flooded, frozen

  05-01-2018 04:38
  LAKE IN THE HILLS, Ill. – The bitterly cold weather that has  gripped the Midwest can be hard on the water pipes in homes – something one suburban Illinois family found out after returning from a Florida vacation.
  Vanessa and Max Carranza had been enjoying a winter getaway with their two daughters in the Sunshine State, where they visited family and Disney World.
  All the while, the greater Chicago area was in the throes of an extended, deep freeze.  In Lake in the Hills, e
  
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