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• First Alert Issued for Potential Flooding for Friday and Saturday

  09-01-2018 23:40
  
  A First Alert has been issued for Friday and Saturday for potential flooding.
  
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• US Marshals Joining the Hunt for Escaped Prisoner

  09-01-2018 23:29
  
  U.S. Marshals are joining the hunt for a prisoner who escaped from the Carl Robinson Correctional Institution in Enfield on Sunday.Photo Credit: CT Department of Correction
  
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• Samsung Unveils 146-Inch, Wall-Sized TV Called ‘The Wall’

  09-01-2018 23:29
  CBS Local — Samsung is taking the idea of a “big screen TV” to the next level. The South Korean electronics maker has unveiled a gigantic 146-inch television they are calling “The Wall.”
  The 12-foot, 2-inch screen is nearly twice the size of most big screen sets on the market and features a new technology called “microLED.” The new feature, which Samsung calls the “screen of the future,” reportedly contains much smaller diodes than stand
  
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• Major West Coast Burger Chain Is Coming to NYC This Month

  09-01-2018 22:47
  
  One of the best-known and most popular fast food chains on the west coast is planning to make its New York City debut in 2018.Photo Credit: Carl's Jr
  
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• Jaylen Brown: Trump Made It ‘More acceptable for racists to speak their minds’

  09-01-2018 22:36
  BOSTON —  Celtics’ shooting guard Jaylen Brown, has not only been vocal on the court, but he has also been vocal off.
  In an interview prior to Boston’s matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers in London, Brown spoke on the issue of racism in America.
  According to Bleacher Report, Brown expressed his belief that President Donald Trump has been an enabler.
  “Racism definitely exists across America today. Of course it’s changed a lot—and my opportunities a
  
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• LA Rams Season Recap: 2017 Was Just First Step Toward Bright Future

  09-01-2018 22:23
  By Sam McPherson
  It was an amazing season for the Los Angeles Rams, even though it ended short with a first-round playoff loss to the Atlanta Falcons at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum last Saturday. The Rams won the NFC West Division and finished with a winning record, two accomplishments the team had not achieved since “The Greatest Show on Turf” era of the early 2000s.
  With first-year head coach Sean McVay at the helm, the Rams organization shed a dozen seasons’ worth of f
  
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• Steve Bannon stepping down from Breitbart

  09-01-2018 22:22
  Steve Bannon, former chief strategist to President Trump, has stepped down from Breitbart, the far-right website he returned to over the summer as executive chairman after being ousted from the White House.
  The website announced the news Tuesday afternoon in a short article posted to the site.
  “I’m proud of what the Breitbart team has accomplished in so short a period of time in building out a world-class news platform,” Bannon is quoted as saying in the article.
  Neither Bannon
  
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• White House: North Korea won’t impact US participation at Olympics

  09-01-2018 22:21
  SEOUL, South Korea —  The White House says North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics won’t affect U.S. participation in the Games.
  Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders adds that the decision presents North Korea with an opportunity to see the value of ending its isolation from the rest of the world. The U.S. and other world powers want North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
  Sanders says members of a U.S. delegation that will attend the Winter Olymp
  
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• Boomer Esiason On NFC Divisional Round Matchups

  09-01-2018 22:00
  By Matt Citak
  With Wild Card Weekend in the rear view mirror, we now turn our attention to the NFC Divisional Round, where the Philadelphia Eagles will host the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday, while the New Orleans Saints travel to U.S. Bank Stadium to take on the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
  The Falcons are coming off an impressive win over the Rams in Los Angeles last weekend. Matt Ryan completed 70 percent of his passes for 218 yards and a touchdown, and Matt Bryant connected on all four of his
  
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• Wallingford Town Council Approves Salt Purchase

  09-01-2018 21:54
  
  The town of Wallingford will vote Tuesday on whether to spend $80,0000 to replenish the town’s salt supply.
  
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• New Docu-Series on Tom Brady's Life to Be Released

  09-01-2018 21:51
  
  A new documentary series delving into the personal life of star quarterback Tom Brady is set to premiere on social media later this month.Photo Credit: Facebook/"Tom vs Time"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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• 5 killed in Southern California deluge as rivers of mud wipe out homes

  09-01-2018 21:36
  CALIFORNIA  — Heavy rains unleashed destructive rivers of mud and debris in Southern California on Tuesday morning — leaving at least five dead, destroying homes and spurring rescues as the flooding forced heavily traveled roads to close.
  At least six homes near the coastal community of Montecito were “wiped away from their foundations” by mudflow and debris, Santa Barbara County fire spokesman Mike Eliason said.
  Heavy rain was falling in areas charred by
  
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• 13 killed in Southern California deluge as rivers of mud wipe out homes

  09-01-2018 21:36
  The mudslides and flooding in Santa Barbara County, California, have claimed 13 lives, Sheriff Bill Brown said Tuesday. Brown said the death toll could rise.
  Heavy rains unleashed destructive rivers of mud and debris in Southern California on Tuesday — leaving at least eight dead, destroying homes and spurring rescues as the flooding forced heavily traveled roads to close.
  Six homes near the coastal community of Montecito were “wiped away from their foundations” by mudflow
  
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• Danbury mayor announces new bid for Connecticut governor

  09-01-2018 20:56
  HARTFORD — Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is adding his name to the list of candidates for Connecticut governor.
  The nine-term mayor announced Tuesday that he will seek the GOP nomination.
  Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, a Democrat, is not seeking a third term in the November election.
  Boughton previously ran for governor in 2014 and for lieutenant governor in 2010 and is among the better-known names in the Republican field.
  He says that he has raised more than the $250,000 in donations needed to qual
  
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• Dunkin’ Donuts wants to double the number of stores

  09-01-2018 20:46
  Dunkin’ Donuts wants to open 9,000 new stores.
  It’s an ambitious goal for any retailer in this climate. And it might seem especially bold for Dunkin’, which said this summer it is drastically slowing expansion plans.
  But scaling down while refining a new concept and then ramping up was always the brand’s plan, said R.J. Hottovy, an analyst who covers the brand for Morningstar. Over the summer, Dunkin’ said it would pare down its menu at some locations, remodel store
  
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• Case Continued For Woman In Right-Wing Speech Theft Case

  09-01-2018 20:44
  ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) — The court case of a Connecticut woman charged with trying to steal the notes of a right-wing commentator giving a speech titled “It’s OK To Be White” has been continued.
  Catherine Gregory’s lawyer says there was no movement in the case Tuesday in Rockville Superior Court, and Gregory did not attend. The case was rescheduled to Jan. 31.
  The 33-year-old Willimantic resident took papers from a lectern as Gateway Pundit writer Lucian Wintrich pr
  
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• Extended Deep Freeze Yields To January Thaw In New England

  09-01-2018 20:41
  The extended deep freeze that caused misery across New England is over.
  The National Weather Service reports that temperatures are warming across the region, and some places could see temperatures in the 50s by week’s end.
  That’s a warm respite from subzero cold two days ago.
  Forecasters say that through Tuesday, Portland went 15 days without the temperature hitting 32, dating to Christmas Eve. It was a similar situation in Boston, dating to Dec. 26.
  They say to enjoy it while it la
  
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• Judge Postpones Sentencing For Fatal Motorcycle Crash

  09-01-2018 20:39
  DANIELSON, Conn. (AP) — A judge has postponed the sentencing of a 22-year-old Massachusetts man charged in connection with a fatal motorcycle crash in Connecticut because one of the victim’s relatives works for the court.
  The Norwich Bulletin reports that Omar Velez was expected to plead guilty to a negligent homicide charge Monday before the judge learned the victim’s cousin is an employee at Danielson Superior Court.
  Prosecutors say Velez, of Charlton, Massachusett
  
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• Report: 18 States May Introduce Sports Betting Bills In 2018

  09-01-2018 20:35
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A new report predicts 18 states will introduce bills to regulate sports betting this year, with 11 having a good chance of passing legislation.
  Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, which tracks gambling legislation nationwide, says that’s just the minimum; the firm predicts more than 30 states could introduce sports betting bills.
  The U.S. Supreme Court this year will decide a case brought by New Jersey that seeks to overturn a ban on sports betting in all but fou
  
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• Search Continues for Driver Who Hit Postal Worker

  09-01-2018 20:08
  
  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: Norwich Police
  
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• Judge postpones sentencing for fatal 2016 Thompson motorcycle crash

  09-01-2018 20:04
  DANIELSON — A judge has postponed the sentencing of a 22-year-old Massachusetts man charged in connection with a fatal motorcycle crash in Thompson because one of the victim’s relatives works for the court.
  The Norwich Bulletin reports that Omar Velez was expected to plead guilty to a negligent homicide charge Monday before the judge learned the victim’s cousin is an employee at Danielson Superior Court.
  Prosecutors said Velez, of Charlton, Massachusetts, ran a stop sign before
  
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• Donations needed for dog dumped in Waterbury

  09-01-2018 20:04
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  The female dog, named January, had recently given birth to puppies and the group said the dog was very thin and had very pale gums when she was found.
  She was taken to the Veterinary Emergency Center in Canton where she underwent treatment and testing.
  The dog’s blood levels are down and “it
  
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• Price Chopper, Market 32 Recalling Sushi With Tuna

  09-01-2018 19:21
  
  Price Chopper and Market 32 Supermarkets have issued a recall for sushi made with tuna that’s sold from the prepared foods case in the deli department of all its supermarkets as a precaution due to possible...
  
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• Greatest Comebacks in NFL Postseason History

  09-01-2018 19:21
  by Rob Joyce
  The postseason misery for Chiefs fans continues. Without a home playoff win since 1994, when Joe Montana was quarterbacking, Kansas City was on its way to ending the drought on Saturday. Up 21-3 at halftime against the Titans, the Chiefs were in firm control of the game… until they weren’t. Questionable play-calling and some Marcus Mariota heroics helped Tennessee storm back for the 22-21 victory.
  Down 18 midway through the third quarter, on the road no less, the Titans
  
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• Berlin town council member ‘deeply regrets’ DUI charge

  09-01-2018 19:20
  BERLIN — A town councilor in Berlin is facing drunken driving charges, and according to police records, had a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal limit for driving.
  The New Britain Herald reports that 56-year-old JoAnn Angelico-Stetson had a blood-alcohol content of .175 close to 45 minutes after her arrest Saturday.
  Police said the Democratic Berlin town councilor was pulled over at around 12:30 a.m. after she failed to signal while making a left turn. Angelico-Stetson ha
  
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• Search for missing snowmobiler resumes in Griswold

  09-01-2018 19:07
  GRISWOLD — Authorities have resumed their search for a missing snowmobiler who fell through the ice of a pond in Griswold last month.
  A spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said environmental police returned to Pachaug Pond in Griswold on Tuesday.
  Authorities have previously said 56-year-old John Dubois, of Griswold, went missing on Dec. 16 while snowmobiling on the 840-acre pond, which was covered with ice.
  The snowmobile was found but not the rider.
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• Divisional Round Tales Of The Tape

  09-01-2018 19:00
  Which teams have the edge heading into the Divisional Round?
  
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• Flight Trampoline Park in New Britain Closed After Burst Pipe

  09-01-2018 18:58
  
  Flight Trampoline Park in New Britain is closed until further notice after a pipe burst in the park.
  
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• Blumenthal Criticizes CDC Style Guide Word Usage Suggestions

  09-01-2018 18:55
  
  Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal and several other Democrats are criticizing the Trump Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leadership for reports of a ban on certain...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Town Council Member ‘Deeply Regrets’ DUI Charge

  09-01-2018 18:51
  BERLIN, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – A town councilor in Berlin is facing drunken driving charges, and according to police records, had a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal limit for driving.
  The New Britain Herald reports that 56-year-old JoAnn Angelico-Stetson had a blood-alcohol content of .175 close to 45 minutes after her arrest Saturday.
  Police say the Democratic town councilor was pulled over at around 12:30 a.m. after she failed to signal while making a left turn. Angelico-St
  
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• Eve & Sharon Osbourne On “The Talk”

  09-01-2018 18:49
  Musician Eve is a Grammy winner, an actress and a songwriter. Now, she’ll be known for her new role as host of “The Talk” alongside Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne and Sheryl Underwood. The hour-long daily Daytime Emmy-winning talk show dives into current events, pop culture, contemporary issues and welcomes celebrity guests. Eve is the youngest member of the crew and officially joined the team in November 2017.
  Eve and Osbourne talked with CBS Local’s
  
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• Search For Snowmobiler Resumes

  09-01-2018 18:20
  GRISWOLD, Conn. (AP) – Authorities have resumed their search for a missing snowmobiler who fell through the ice of a Connecticut pond last month.
  A spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says environmental police returned to Pachaug Pond in Griswold on Tuesday.
  Authorities have previously said 56-year-old John Dubois, of Griswold, went missing on Dec. 16 while snowmobiling on the 840-acre pond, which was coveredwith ice.
  The snowmobile was found but not t
  
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• Governor Malloy Proposes Ban On Bump Stocks

  09-01-2018 18:20
  (CBS Connecticut) — Governor Dannel Malloy today announced that he will ask state lawmakers to ban the sale and possession of bump stocks, and other similar devices that speed up the rate of fire of guns.
  Malloy says the devices give legal weapons rates of fire that are equivalent to machine guns, which were banned decades ago.
  Bump stocks were used by the gunman in a shooting at a Las Vegas concert that killed 58 people.
  Malloy says that tragedy, and the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
  
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• Trump stands on field for National Anthem at college football championship game

  09-01-2018 18:06
  President Donald Trump walked onto the field and stood with members of the military for the National Anthem at the college football national championship game Monday night in Atlanta. The President stood with his hand over his heart, singing along to parts of the anthem.
  The players, as is normal in college football, were not yet on the field for the anthem. The President then smiled and waved as he walked off the field.
  The game between the University of Georgia and the University of Alabama w
  
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• Lottery luck strikes twice for Massachusetts couple

  09-01-2018 18:04
  A little more than four months after his wife won a $1 million prize in a well-known national sweepstakes, Robert Goodwin of Randolph has won a $1 million prize of his own, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.
  Goodwin won his prize in the Lottery’s “$1,000,000 Platinum Payout” $5 instant ticket game. Joined by his wife Jane at the Lottery’s Braintree headquarters to claim his prize, Goodwin chose the game’s cash option and received a one-time payment of $65
  
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• Dickerson Tapped For “CBS This Morning”

  09-01-2018 18:01
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) – CBS News has selected “Face the Nation” host John Dickerson as Charlie Rose’s replacement on the “CBS This Morning” program,pairing him with current anchors Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell.
  Rose was fired in late November following allegations of sexual misconduct.
  CBS appointed Dickerson on the sixth anniversary of the morning show, which is in third place in the morning ratings but has made inroads with a newsy approach.
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• Lockers of Muslim cops vandalized with hateful graffiti in the Bronx

  09-01-2018 17:56
  THE BRONX, N.Y. — The NYPD is investigating a possible bias crime after the lockers of two Muslim cops were vandalized with hateful messages according to PIX11.
  According to police, the graffiti was discovered on Saturday in the men's locker room of Transit District 11 in the Bronx. The messages included "Muslims" below one officer's name and "F*** you, Muslim b****" below the second officer's name.
  The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) and the NYPD M
  
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• Governor Proposes “Bump Stock” Ban

  09-01-2018 17:50
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Governor Dannel Malloy is proposing legislation that would ban the sale and use of “rate of fire enhancements”.
  That includes bump stocks, binary trigger systems and trigger cranks.
  The gunman in Las Vegas was able to fire off over one thousand rounds of ammunition in just 11 minutes with a bump stock last October that killed 58 people at an outdoor concert.
  Under Malloy’s proposal, those found in possession of the enhancement could be
  
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• No Injuries Reported After Fire At Senior Housing Facility

  09-01-2018 17:49
  MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTIC) – Twenty-two people were home when a kitchen fire broke out Tuesday morning at the Bennet Apartments senior housing facility on Main Street in Manchester, fire officials said.
  Authorities say the blaze started on the third floor of the former school, which now contains 45 apartments. Some tenants were carried out of the building by first responders.
  Many tenants sought refuge in the nearby Army & Navy Club next door.
  The fire was sparked by unattended  coo
  
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• CBS appoints ‘Face the Nation’ host John Dickerson as Charlie Rose’s replacement

  09-01-2018 17:44
  PASADENA, Calif. — CBS News has selected “Face the Nation” host John Dickerson as Charlie Rose’s replacement on the “CBS This Morning” program, pairing him with current anchors Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell.
  Rose was fired in late November following allegations of sexual misconduct.CBS appointed Dickerson on the sixth anniversary of the morning show, which is in third place in the morning ratings but has made inroads with a newsy approach
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• Gov. Malloy calls for ban on bump stocks sales in CT

  09-01-2018 17:36
  HARTFORD — Governor Malloy announced Tuesday that he is proposing legislation to ban the purchase and sale of “rate of fire enchancements” to guns in the state. That includes bump stocks, binary trigger systems, and trigger cranks.
  Malloy said the proposal will build on Connecticut’s common sense and nationally recognized gun reform legislation.
  In a statement, Malloy said:
  “Bump stocks are cheap, they are deadly, and they have no place in our society. In Connecticu
  
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• Firefighters Battled Kitchen to Fire at Manchester Elderly Housing Complex

  09-01-2018 17:30
  
  Firefighters responded to the Bennet Apartments, a housing complex on Main Street in Manchester for senior citizens, just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday after being called about a kitchen fire in an apartment on...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Maine whale biologist says whale protected her from shark

  09-01-2018 17:17
  BRUNSWICK, Maine — A Maine marine biologist says footage of her swimming with a humpback whale shows the large mammal protecting her from a tiger shark.
  Nan Hauser, president of the Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation and a Brunswick resident, says she uploaded footage of her encounter Monday and it quickly spread across the internet. Hauser tells the Portland Press Herald she was in the Cook Islands when she came face-to-face with a 25-ton humpback whale, which approached her a
  
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• Ask the Attorney: Waiting for police report

  09-01-2018 17:05
  Atty Haymond,I was involved in an accident on the highway last week during the snowstorm. The person behind me spun out then broad sided me when I slowed down for an oncoming plow. The police eventually came, but all the witnesses except me and the other driver were gone.I have already received medical attention but am not sure how long the police will take to do there report and what should I be doing to deal with my bills?Janet R
  
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• Mud wipes out homes as rains deluge Southern California

  09-01-2018 16:56
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  LOS ANGELES — Heavy rains were triggering dangerous flooding Tuesday morning in Southern California, with rivers of mud and debris destroying at least three homes and pooling water forcing police to close parts of the coastal US Route 101, officials said.
  Near the coastal community of Montecito, at least three homes have been “wiped away by mudflow and debris,” and emergency workers were scrambling to rescue people from vehicles and buildings, Santa Barbar
  
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• Pregnant mom dies after truck hits her stalled car: ‘Her only concern was for her children’

  09-01-2018 16:37
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Despite her own grave injuries, a pregnant Michigan mother was only worried about her children after a pickup truck slammed into her vehicle Sunday afternoon, a witness told WXMI.
  Valery Arreola, 21, and her two children were in a 1999 Nissan that stalled in the roadway when it was struck from behind by the truck.  Arreola and the children were taken to the hospital, where Arreola and her unborn son later died. Her 3-year-old son was critically injured, but his
  
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• Red Cross Puts Call Out For Blood Donations

  09-01-2018 16:29
  (Farmington, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – The American Red Cross is putting out the word that they need blood donations.
  The bad weather certainly hasn’t helped. And when you factor in last week’s snowstorm and the busy holiday season, it’s created a perfect storm, so much so that the Red Cross is scrambling to reschedule over a dozen drives in Connecticut that were wiped out as a result.
  Red Cross Blood Services spokeswoman Kelly Isenor says there are two ways to get informa
  
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• FOX61 Family First: Is your baby no longer sleeping through the night?

  09-01-2018 16:10
  HARTFORD -- It’s probably one of the most common questions that parents of babies get – Is your child sleeping through the night, yet?
  It can be a long road to get there, and many parents know how especially frustrating it can be to think that your child has gotten over the hump only to watch him or her slide back into newborn-like sleep problems for days at a time.
  They’re called sleep regressions, and don’t worry. They’re perfectly natural.
  “They’re m
  
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• Judge To Decide Whether To Toss Sandy Hook Parents’ Lawsuit

  09-01-2018 16:06
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A judge is weighing whether to dismiss a negligence lawsuit filed by the parents of two children killed in the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting massacre against the town and its school district.
  The plaintiffs’ attorney, Devin Janosov, argued Monday at court in New Haven that school officials failed to order a lockdown, which might have saved lives.
  A town attorney, Charles DeLuca, says administrators were forced to make split-second decisions in a
  
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