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• First Alert: Wind Chills Below 0 Sunday

  06-01-2018 23:58
  
  The severe weather isn't over yet. It might be mostly sunny on Saturday morning but it will be bitterly cold with a high between 5 and 10 degrees and wind chills around -10F.
  
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• Skiers and Snowboarders Brave Harsh Wind Chills

  06-01-2018 23:57
  
  Wind chills below zero didn’t stop diehard skiers and snowboarders from heading out to enjoy the powder from Thursday’s blizzard on Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Soon-to-be grandmother can’t figure out who put ‘bun in the oven’

  06-01-2018 23:46
  DESTREHAN, La. – After 11 years of battling infertility, Shantelle Dozier is finally pregnant, and she planned a special surprise for her mother-in-law to let her know.
  Shantelle said she wanted to “be all Pinterest and cutesy” with her pregnancy announcement, but she got so excited that she was having trouble waiting for the perfect time.
  She ended up working with her husband, Wesley Dozier, to surprise Wesley’s mother, Cynthia Dozier.
  With a cellphone camera recording
  
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• Firefighters respond to large garage fire in Plainville

  06-01-2018 23:10
  PLAINVILLE — Firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire in a large garage Saturday afternoon .
  Southington, Farmington, along with Plainville Fire Departments arrived on scene to 15 Cronk Road around 4 p.m.
  FOX61’s Michael Howard was on the scene of the fire and said that firefighters began an external attack of the fire.
  The garage has at least ten bays, said Howard.
  From Howard’s twitter video, one can see the smoke rising from the roof of the building.
  Building still going s
  
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• Water Main Breaks Reported Across the State

  06-01-2018 23:05
  
  Crews all over the state are combating cold weather and the effects it has on pipes.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• John Young, ex-astronaut who walked on moon and commanded 1st shuttle flight, dies

  06-01-2018 22:33
  WASHINGTON, DC — Former astronaut John Young, a NASA trailblazer whose six journeys into space included a walk on the moon and commanding the first space shuttle flight, died Friday after complications from pneumonia, NASA said Saturday. He was 87.
  “NASA and the world have lost a pioneer. Astronaut John Young’s storied career spanned three generations of spaceflight; we will stand on his shoulders as we look toward the next human frontier,” NASA Administrator Robert
  
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• Frigid Temperatures Cause Water Main Breaks In Connecticut

  06-01-2018 21:14
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Frigid temperatures are causing water main breaks in Connecticut communities.
  Officials in the suburb of West Hartford say about 32 homes have been affected by two water main breaks Saturday. The Metropolitan District said one of the breaks was fixed by the afternoon, restoring water to about 19 homes. But the drinking water and sewage service agency says another main rupture is affecting another 13 homes.
  In the town of Plymouth, officials say they’re working
  
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• US Sen. Chris Murphy Launches 2nd Annual MLK Essay Contest

  06-01-2018 21:08
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is launching is second annual Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Challenge.
  The Democrat is urging elementary, middle and high school students across the state to honor the late civil rights leader by submitting essays reflecting on King’s dream and their own aspirations.
  Murphy says he hopes the essay challenge will encourage young people all over Connecticut to “commit to making Dr. King’s dream for equality” a
  
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• Poachers beware: Robot deer may be roaming the woods, hunting for you

  06-01-2018 20:54
  BURLINGTON, Wash. -  Poachers may want to think twice the next time they line up an animal in their crosshairs – states across the country are  using robotic deer, bear, elk, grouse and other animals to combat illegal hunting.
  In Washington state, for instance, the imposter animals deployed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife are not just simple decoys –they're lifelike, made with real animal pelts and controlled by a remote control. The legs bend, the heads t
  
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• UConn Gets First Conference Win, 70-65 Over East Carolina

  06-01-2018 20:52
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jalen Adams scored 18 points and UConn held off East Carolina 70-65 on Saturday for its first conference win this season.
  Terry Larrier and Christian Vital each added 16 points for the Huskies (8-7, 1-2), who snapped a four-game losing streak.
  B.J. Tyson led all scorers with 21 for ECU (7-8, 1-3), but missed a big 3-pointer with three seconds left that would have tied the game.
  UConn led by as many as 12 points in the first half and by six with 48 seconds left after
  
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• Hamden Police Sergeant Accused of Assaulting Suspect

  06-01-2018 20:44
  
  A Hamden police officer is accused of assaulting a suspect in North Haven last month.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Connecticut DCP wary after Sessions revises marijuana policy

  06-01-2018 20:31
  HARTFORD — When U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions green-lighted federal prosecutions of marijuana lawbreakers, the vast majority of U.S. states that allow some form of medical marijuana were suddenly place at the risk of a crackdown. Many of them, such as Connecticut, don’t allow recreational marijuana sales and are warily watching developments.
  Among the legal guidance to U.S. prosecutors that Sessions rescinded was the so-called Ogden Memorandum of 2009. It told federal pros
  
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• Money Wisdom: Making The Pieces Fit Together

  06-01-2018 20:30
  Learn how to make all of the pieces fit together to solve your retirement income puzzle.
   
  
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• Yale Prof To Receive $1 Million For Warrior-Scholar Project

  06-01-2018 20:26
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Yale astronomy and physics professor has been awarded a $1 million prize to expand her work on a project that helps military veterans prepare for college.
  Marla Geha will receive the money over the next five years from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for her work on the science portion of Yale’s Warrior-Scholar Project.
  The project is a two-week “boot camp” on university campuses, aimed at giving enlisted veterans who have been admitted to c
  
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• Police issue arrest warrant for Queen Elsa from ‘Frozen’

  06-01-2018 20:06
  SEYMOUR, Ind. – With temperatures sliding well below the early January averages for multiple states across the country, several police departments decided to have a little fun on social media.
  In Seymour, Indiana, where the low for Friday is 1 degree, police posted a "wanted" flier on Facebook for Queen Elsa of Arendelle, the main character from hit film "Frozen." Elsa's special ability to create ice and snow have her under suspicion of "maintaining a common nuisance."The beloved Disney c
  
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• Computer Talk: Shocking Security Flaws & More

  06-01-2018 18:05
  Erik and Bob take your computer questions. Intel and ARM computer chips suffer critical “Meltdown” and “Spectre” security flaws; millions of devices are affected. US Border agency searches more than 30,000 phones for “national security” reasons. We help a listener with dwindling hard drive space on his hard drive use utilities (WinDirStat and TreeSize Free, available on our website) determine space hogging files, plus instructions on how to move the “pag
  
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• Law Talk: Animal Rights Law & More

  06-01-2018 17:57
  LawTalk involved the topic of Animal Rights Law – an emerging and controversial area. Guest, Atty. Thom Page, is a leader in this new area of the law. We discussed Desmond’s Law (the appointment of advocates in criminal prosecutions for animal abuse to ensure that “the ends of justice” are satisfied (i.e., code words for “a lawyer for the animal”). We also touched upon dog fighting, due process concerns in the discharge of their duties by Animal Control Office
  
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• 2 Teens Arrested For Stealing 2 Cars In Connecticut

  06-01-2018 17:54
  NEWINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Two Connecticut teens have been arrested after stealing 2 cars and ditching them in Newington.
  Police said the 17-year-old males, who they did not identify, had apparently been reported missing from a juvenile residential facility in Hamden.
  The cars had been stolen from South Windsor and New Haven and left in Newington. Police said they found one of the vehicles abandoned in a snowbank along Berlin Turnpike early Friday morning and the other not far away on a busi
  
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• Steve Parker: Florida Keys Travel

  06-01-2018 17:45
  Florida Keys travel bureau Carol Shaughnessey joins Steve.
   
  
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• Amistad Group Says It Will Shut Down Without State Aid

  06-01-2018 17:35
  NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) – The educational group that operates the state flagship schooner Amistad says it will have to shut down if it does not receive theremaining $105,000 in state aid it is due this year.
  The Day reports the comments by Discovering Amistad Chairman Len Miller this week came after Democratic state Rep. Diana Urban of North Stonington proposed using the group’s aid instead to help cut the state’s $54 million Medicare deficit.
  The group operates the 129-foot sc
  
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• Water Main Breaks Reported Across State

  06-01-2018 17:14
  
  Crews all over the state are combating cold weather and the effects it has on pipes.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Steve Parker: The Pentagon’s UFO Investigations

  06-01-2018 17:10
  Rick Telesca discusses the Pentagon investigation of UFOs
   
  
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• Attempted Home Invasion Prompted by Sale of Car: Vernon PD

  06-01-2018 16:52
  
  Six people face charges in connection with a Vernon home invasion that investigators said started over the sale of a car.
  
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• Steve Parker: The Cold In Hartford

  06-01-2018 16:40
  Matt Morgan, area director and coordinator of the homeless shelters in Hartford, talks about the cold situation.
   
  
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• Torrington Doctor Struggles to Get Refund for Charity Trip

  06-01-2018 16:25
  
  A doctor in Torrington hit some turbulence with American Airlines when one of his employees quit unexpectedly before an overseas charity mission.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Horses Killed In Fire To Be Remembered At Memorial Service

  06-01-2018 16:25
  SIMSBURY, Conn. (AP) – Members of Connecticut’s equestrian community are coming together for a memorial service to honor 24 horses that died in a Simsbury barn fire.
  The Dec. 28 electrical fire broke out at the 175-acre Folly Farm, a well-known equestrian training and boarding farm about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west ofHartford.
  The horses died of smoke inhalation.
  The barn, which was heavily damaged, was the largest one on the farm.
  Nineteen other horses were housed in buildings tha
  
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• Water Freezes on Woodbridge Home as Crews Put Out Flames

  06-01-2018 16:10
  
  A family safely escaped a three-alarm fire in Woodbridge on Friday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 18-Year-Old Driver Seriously Hurt in Windham Crash

  06-01-2018 15:55
  
  A Windham woman was seriously injured when she was ejected from the car in a crash on Plains Road Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Mother and Children Displaced After Enfield Apartment Fire

  06-01-2018 15:49
  
  A mother and five children were displaced by an early morning fire in Enfield Saturday, according to the Thompsonville Fire Department.
  
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• Saturday Morning May Be Sunny But Bitterly Cold

  06-01-2018 15:20
  
  The severe weather isn't over yet. It might be mostly sunny on Saturday morning but it will be bitterly cold with a high between 5 and 10 degrees and wind chills around -10F.
  
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• Deep freeze causing more water main ruptures in West Hartford, Plymouth

  06-01-2018 15:19
  WEST HARTFORD — Cold weather can create havoc with water pipes, as residents in West Hartford and Plymouth are finding out.
  The Metropolitan District Commission said that a water main break on Cassilis Road in West Hartford interrupted service to 19 homes from #26 Cassilis Road to Webster Hill Boulevard.  Service was restored to residents by 12:23 p.m., said the MDC.
  Another water main break on Burnham Road was confirmed by the MDC and was shut down around 9:30 a.m.  Service was
  
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• American Legion Hot Stove Baseball Banquet hosted by FOX61’s Bob Rumbold

  06-01-2018 05:49
  SOUTHINGTON --  Emceed by FOX61 Sports Bob Rumblold, Friday night was to honor Hall of Fame inductees, state champions, and players of the year.
  The event took place at the Aqua Turf in Southington.
   
   
  
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• Connecticut oil companies flooded with calls

  06-01-2018 05:27
  MANCHESTER – The blizzard may be gone but you could say home heating companies are still weathering the storm, trying to keep up with an uptick in calls.
  Ron Trinks, Owner of Trinks Brothers Oil says business has been booming.
  The company’s six trucks have been out every day, each making about 30 stops, to try and keep up with the volume of service calls.
  “I’ve never seen it this cold, I’ve been in business 20 years, I’ve never seen it like this,” he sa
  
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• Sub-Zero Feeling Temperatures Expected This Weekend

  06-01-2018 02:48
  
  Residents in Connecticut will be working to dig themselves out on Friday morning following impressive snow fall on Thursday, but the severe weather isn't over yet.
  
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• 3 firefighters taken to hospital following 3-alarm fire in Woodbridge

  06-01-2018 01:37
  WOODBRIDGE -- Three firefighters were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a house fire Friday evening.
  The fire broke out around 5:15 on Inwood Road. Woodbridge Fire Department said flames ignited in the attached garage of a wood-frame, two-story single-family home. Woodbridge Fire Department dispatched for a 2-alarm fire, but upgraded to a 3-alarm when fire spread to the home itself.
  Woodbridge Fire Department said the high winds and extreme cold tempe
  
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• Young Volunteers Help Dig Out Homes in Waterbury

  06-01-2018 01:15
  
  More than 20 kids with the Waterbury Police Activity League bundled up brought their shovels to dig out anyone who may need help.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Puerto Rico’s review of hurricane deaths raises new questions

  06-01-2018 01:00
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• Shoreline Communities Deal with Aftermath of Flooding

  06-01-2018 00:49
  
  Shoreline communities were faced with vigorous winds, blowing snow and flooding during the blizzard on Thursday, which made the cleanup a messy one for many.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Torrington PD searching for 16-year-old girl who went missing a month ago

  06-01-2018 00:37
  TORRINGTON —  Torrington police are asking for the public’s help in finding Shalyiah Rodriguez, 16, who went missing last month.
  Police said Rodriguez was last seen on December 5, and has been in verbal contact with family members stating that she is safe. But police said they need to make in-person contact with her to make sure she is safe.
  Police said she has brown hair and eyes, weighs 120 pounds and is 5’5”.
  Anyone with any information about her whereabouts
  
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• Ice Dreams: The Hartford Braillers are back

  06-01-2018 00:22
  NEWINGTON -- Blind and visually impaired hockey players and their sighted volunteers and coaches have come to Connecticut from all over the region to participate in what's known as the "New Year's Cup."
  The host team is the year old group known as the Hartford Braillers, a team FOX61 profiled in November.
  This time around, players from the Washington, D.C. area, New York, Boston, and Maine are all hitting the rink for clinics and games.
  "It's very conducive to the visually impaired and it's the
  
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• PHOTOS: Snow Monster Tours the State Following Blizzard

  06-01-2018 00:15
  
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