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• Former White House staffer becomes Twitter sensation with very first post

  15-01-2018 23:19
  Gary Lee had zero tweets to his name as of Jan. 12th. That changed in a big way on Jan. 13, when he posted this series of tweets about his Korean heritage and suddenly became Twitter famous, reports Yahoo News.
  Lee once worked as a staffer in the Obama White House, and in one of the tweets, he explains that he visited the Oval Office on his last day in 2011, and Obama greeted him by saying “hello” in Korean. Official photographer Pete Souza captured Lee’s de
  
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• 10-Year-Old New Canaan Boy Died Suddenly Over the Weekend: Superintendent

  15-01-2018 23:19
  
  A 10-year-old New Canaan boy died suddenly over the weekend, according to the superintendent of schools, and the school community is coming together this morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecituct.com
  
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• ‘Don’t be alarmed if there’s a body down there,’ Sinkhole reveals hidden room below family’s garage

  15-01-2018 23:18
  Idaho Falls, ID — An Idaho family got more than they bargained for when a giant hole opened up in the floor of their garage.
  Early Tuesday morning around 4 a.m. Brittany Bush and her husband woke up to loud noise. At first, they thought someone was trying to break into their house but, after not finding anything, they went back to bed. Later that same day, Brittany went to the garage and found what had made the noise.
  “As I was pushing the garage door up, my right foot was stepping i
  
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• Baby boy born at Iowa firehouse

  15-01-2018 23:07
  DAVENPORT, Iowa — An Iowa couple found themselves in a bind on the day their son was born – temperatures were hovering around 0° and the baby was coming fast.
  The Perry Family visits Davenport Station 8 to thank them for helping deliver their new baby.  (From left: Hillary Perry, Rick Albert – holding baby Owen, Casey Perry, and big brother Wyatt)
  It was shortly after 8 p.m. on December 26th when Hillary Perry, pregnant with her second child, told her husband Casey tha
  
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• ‘Wrong button’ pushed during ‘shift change’ blamed for false Hawaii missile alert

  15-01-2018 23:06
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  An emergency alert notification sent out on Saturday claiming a “ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii” was a false alarm caused by an employee pressing the “wrong button” during a shift change, according to Hawaii Gov. David Ige.
  “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL,” the initial emergency alert read.
  While the message caused concern on social media, the Hawaii Office of Emergency Management
  
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• Wallingford PD: Dog dies following attack by 2 pit bulls

  15-01-2018 22:44
  WALLINGFORD — Police are investigating after they said a Shih Tzu-Poodle dog died after it was attacked by two pit bulls Monday.
  Wallingford police said around 1 p.m., they received a complaint from a resident on Bernadette Lane regarding her dog being attacked and killed by two pit bulls.
  “The Wallingford Animal Control Officer and a police officer responded to the complaint and spoke with the complainant. She said that at about 8:30 a.m. she was walking her dog, a Shih Tzu-Poo
  
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• Wallingford PD: Dog dies following attack by 2 dogs

  15-01-2018 22:44
  WALLINGFORD — Police are investigating after they said a Shih Tzu-Poodle dog died after it was attacked by two dogs Monday.
  Wallingford police said around 1 p.m., they received a complaint from a resident on Bernadette Lane regarding her dog being attacked and killed by one pit bull and a hound.
  “The Wallingford Animal Control Officer and a police officer responded to the complaint and spoke with the complainant. She said that at about 8:30 a.m. she was walking her dog, a S
  
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• Flood watch issued for low lying areas; 3-5″ of snow expected Wednesday night

  15-01-2018 22:29
  The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Connecticut River at Hartford until further notice. These happen several times in the winter/spring months, and this one was issued due to an ice jam. Flood watch issued for low lying areas; 3-5″ of snow expected Wednesday night
  "Minor flooding is expected in several low lying areas outside levee protection in Hartford, as well as downstream through Wethersfield and Glastonbury. Further downstream flooding is l
  
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• Winter Storm Watch for Northern Connecticut

  15-01-2018 22:18
  
  The NBC Connecticut meteorologists are tracking our next chance for snow, which moves in later Tuesday into Wednesday, and a winter storm watch has been issued for Litchfield and Windham counties.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Shitzu-Poodle Mauled by 2 Pit Bulls in Wallingford Dies

  15-01-2018 22:04
  
  A Shitzu-Poodle on a walk with its owner in Wallingford was fatally mauled by two dogs on Monday, police said.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Cranberries Lead Singer O’Riordan Dead At 46

  15-01-2018 21:44
  LONDON (AP) – Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer of Irish band The Cranberries, has died.
  She was 46.
  Publicist Lindsey Holmes says O’Riordan died suddenly Monday in London, where she was recording.
  The cause of death wasn’t immediately available.
  Holmes says the singer’s family is “devastated” by the news.
  The Limerick band became international stars in the 1990s with hits including “Zombie” and “Linger.”
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• Shepaug River Cuts New Channel After Ice Jam

  15-01-2018 21:27
  (CBS Connecticut) — In Roxbury, an ice jam on the Shepaug River caused the river to back up, and move its channel.
  The river now runs through a farm field. The new channel has 6-foot banks and has replaced roughly 2-acres of pasture at the Bronson family’s farm.
  Roxbury Emergency management Bernie Meehan said the ice jam is more than a quarter of a mile long, and more than 10-feet high.
  Very few, if any, buildings are threatened.
  
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• MLK Day an opportunity for many to roll up their sleeves in Hamden

  15-01-2018 21:19
  HAMDEN — Many folks had the day off, in observance of the Martin Luther King Day holiday, but others were on the job in honor of King — and a Hamden church is grateful.
  The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would have been proud
  “This is really amazing to just give back on this day where a lot of people are home and relaxing,” said Nastascia Dickson of Bridgeport, who was among the volunteers inside the First Church of Christ on Whitney Avenue. “We are here helping o
  
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• Dog abandoned in Waterbury could be released on Wednesday

  15-01-2018 21:18
  WATERBURY — January, the dog abandoned earlier this month, could be released from treatment on Wednesday.
  January was taken to a vet hospital last week where she was operated on several times.
  According to the Brass City Rescue Alliance,  “January has had surgery ever day and has continued to do amazing. All of the necrotic (dead) tissue is completely removed and only healthy tissue remains. She will have her glands and after wound closure and healing, she should tighten up
  
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• CVS Pharmacy promises to end touch ups of its beauty images

  15-01-2018 21:01
  NEW YORK — CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health Corp., wants to end touch ups of its beauty images in its marketing campaigns by the end of 2020.
  The plan, announced Monday, affects the marketing materials CVS produces, but it also says it will work with key brand partners and industry experts to develop specific guidelines in an effort to ensure transparency.
  CVS says it will also launch the “CVS Beauty Mark”, a watermark used to highlight imagery that hasn’t
  
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• Crews respond to hazmat in Essex at chemical plant

  15-01-2018 20:38
  ESSEX — Crews from several towns are fighting a fire at a chemical plant Monday afternoon.
  Essex First Selectman Norman Needleman said the fire was a result of a chemical reaction in a glass container in the lab. He said all employees had been evacuated and no one was hurt.
  The call came in around 1:30 pm. for Nala Engineering, 85 Westbrook Rd.
  Multiple departments were assisting including Guilford, Old Saybrook, and Clinton.
   
  
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• New Canaan student who died suddenly had flu

  15-01-2018 20:21
  NEW CANAAN — Officials said a fourth grade student died who died suddenly Sunday tested positive for the flu.
  Nico Mallozzi died Sunday. He attended West Elementary School. Health officials confirmed that Mallozzi tested positive for the influenza virus.
  Dr. David Reed with the New Canaan Health Department said:
  The boy tested positive for Flu type B as did his brother.
  I recommended and continue to recommend that people get their flu vaccination as there is a higher  than usual numbe
  
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• New Canaan student dies suddenly

  15-01-2018 20:21
  NEW CANAAN — Officials said a fourth grade student died suddenly Sunday.
  Nico Mallozzi died Sunday. He attended West Elementary School.
  Dr. Bryan Luizzi, Superintendent of Schools, New Canaan Public Schools, released a statement to parents that said in part:
  “It is with a sad heart that I share with you that Nico Mallozzi, fourth grade student at West Elementary School, unexpectedly passed away yesterday morning. At this point, the cause is unknown.
  Nico was a wonderful, friendl
  
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• Norwegian airlines cuts flights to Scotland from Bradley

  15-01-2018 19:54
  WINDSOR LOCKS — Due to changes in Scottish tax laws, Norwegian Airlines is cutting service to Scotland from  Bradley International.
  A statement released by the airline said, “As of March 25, 2018, Norwegian Air will no longer operate its Edinburgh service out of Hartford’s Bradley International Airport. The decision to pull the route, along with decreasing service to Edinburgh from other United States airports, is due to the Scottish Government’s postponement of a re
  
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• 27 dead, dozens injured, in Baghdad double suicide bombing

  15-01-2018 19:31
  At least 27 people were killed Monday in a double suicide bombing in central Baghdad, according to the Iraqi Ministry of Health.
  In addition to those killed, about 100 people were wounded when two bombers detonated suicide vests at a square in the Iraqi capital, officials said.
  A large crowd of laborers usually gather at the square each morning searching for day jobs — and the number of casualties is expected to rise.
  Monday marked the second deadly attack to hit the city in just three day
  
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• US Army hero dog during WWII receives posthumous medal

  15-01-2018 19:27
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  Missing AttachmentLONDON — A U.S. Army dog that attacked a machine-gun nest during World War II has been posthumously awarded Britain’s highest honor for animal bravery.
  Chips, a German shepherd-husky cross, was awarded the Dickin Medal for actions during a 1943 beach landing in Sicily. According to the soldiers, Chips raced into an Italian machine-gun nest, attacking an enemy soldier and pulling the gun from its mount.
  The medal was awarded by veterinary charity P
  
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• Man Carrying Crowbar, Wearing Ski Mask Assaulted Female in Canterbury

  15-01-2018 19:25
  
  Police are investigating after a man wearing a ski mask and carrying a crowbar assaulted a female victim in Canterbury last week.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• LifeStar Called to Respond to Bolton

  15-01-2018 19:17
  
  LifeStar was called to Camp Meeting Road in Bolton for one patient.
  
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• Dolores O’Riordan of The Cranberries dead at 46

  15-01-2018 18:40
  LONDON — Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer of The Cranberries, has died at 46, her publicist has confirmed in a statement to the BBC.
  “The lead singer with the Irish band The Cranberries was in London for a short recording session,” Lindsey Holmes, O’Riordan’s publicist, said in the statement.
  The statement continued:
  “Family members are devastated to hear the breaking news and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”
  The singer’
  
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• Dunkin’ without the ‘Donuts’: New store tests shorter name

  15-01-2018 18:35
  QUINCY, Mass. — Dunkin’ without the Donuts?
  A new Dunkin’ Donuts store opening in the Boston suburb of Quincy is giving the idea a try, at least in name. Officials say the “next generation” store being unveiled Tuesday will be the first in the nation to be billed simply as “Dunkin.”
  But the chain’s signature doughnuts aren’t going anywhere. The restaurant will still serve the fried treats that have been a mainstay for the company since its fo
  
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• Attorney: Scalpel Left Inside Bridgeport U.S. Army Vet

  15-01-2018 17:48
  (New Haven, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A U.S. Army veteran from Bridgeport has filed a medical malpractice suit against the United States.
  An attorney for 61-year-old Glenford Turner says the cause of abdominal pains and dizziness his client began experiencing last year were attributed to a scalpal knife that was left inside Turner from a procedure that was performed four years prior.
  Last March, attorney Joel Faxon says Turner was set to undergo and MRI exam to determine the cause of his di
  
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• State of emergency declared in Kent; Ice causing river flooding around the state

  15-01-2018 17:28
  HARTFORD  — Flooding is reported on several swollen Connecticut rivers, causing problems around the state.
  In Kent, officials said ice jams on the Housatonic River has lead them to declare a local state of emergency. The ice caused the town to close a section of Rt. 7. It also prompted the private boarding school the Kent School to send more than 500 students home on Monday. The National Weather Service says the waters rose onto campus and froze in place. The school's i
  
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• Scalpel Left in Veteran's Abdomen for 4 Years After Surgery

  15-01-2018 17:22
  
  A U.S. Army veteran has filed a malpractice lawsuit against the United States after an X-ray revealed that a scalpel used during a surgery he had at the VA Hospital in West Haven four years earlier had been left...Photo Credit: Faxon Law Group
  
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• Kent Declares State of Emergency Following Ice Jam Flooding

  15-01-2018 17:19
  
  The town of Kent has declared a local state of emergency after ice jam flooding along the Housatonic River forced evacuations and road closures.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Woman accidentally leaves backpack full of heroin outside school, police say

  15-01-2018 17:17
  BENSALEM, Pa. – A Pennsylvania woman faces drug charges after accidentally leaving a backpack containing four “bricks” of heroin outside a school, police say.
  26-year-old Natasha Willis was charged with possession with intent to deliver heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to Bensalem police. She allegedly admitted to placing the bag outside her vehicle behind the school on Dec. 20th.
  The bag was discovered by staff members at Cecilia Snyder Middle School at 9
  
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• Woman accidentally leaves backpack full of heroin outside school

  15-01-2018 17:17
  BENSALEM, Pa. – A Pennsylvania woman faces drug charges after accidentally leaving a backpack containing four “bricks” of heroin outside a school, police say.
  26-year-old Natasha Willis was charged with possession with intent to deliver heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to Bensalem police. She allegedly admitted to placing the bag outside her vehicle behind the school on Dec. 20th.
  The bag was discovered by staff members at Cecilia Snyder Middle School at 9
  
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• 1 Dead After Crash in Winchester

  15-01-2018 17:13
  
  One person was killed in a crash on Torrington Road in Winchester Sunday.
  
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• H&M closes all its stores in South Africa after protests

  15-01-2018 17:08
   H&M stores across South Africa were shuttered Saturday. Local media reported that destructive protesters had swarmed several locations.
  The protesters were reacting to an ad in which a black child wore a sweatshirt that bore the slogan “coolest monkey in the jungle.” It appeared on the British version of the Swedish retailer’s online store.
  Some social media users shared footage claiming to show demonstrators throwing racks of clothing to the ground. Images show merch
  
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• Bridgeport, Other PDs End Role In A&E Show

  15-01-2018 16:59
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Some law enforcement agencies have ended their agreements to be on A&E Network’s real-time police show “Live PD” as localgovernment leaders concluded the program was making their communities look bad.
  Those agencies include police departments in Bridgeport, Connecticut; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Streetsboro, Ohio.
  Government leaders say the national spotlight on criminal activity overshadowed the positive things happening in their communities.
  The Gr
  
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• Army vet sues West Haven VA after doctors find scalpel left inside his abdomen

  15-01-2018 16:46
  NEW HAVEN — An Army veteran is suing the West Haven Veteran Administration Hospital after doctors find a scalpel that had been left in his body four years earlier.
  According to attorneys at the Faxon Law Group,  Glenford Turner, 61, and a United States Army veteran from Bridgeport,  was at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven Campus, for a scheduled MRI after experiencing a recent episode of dizziness and long-term abdominal pains.
  The MRI was stopped when Turner star
  
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• 2 Charged In Illegal Towing Operation

  15-01-2018 16:26
  (Milford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Milford police are charging two representative of a city auto company with illegally towing vehicles last fall.
  Police say back on October 1,2, and 3, the vehicles were towed without consent from anyone and those looking to retrieve their vehicles afterward were overcharged.
  Twenty-seven-year-old Stephen Verity of Beacon Falls and 24-year-old Nicole Berg of Milford are being charged.
  Police say their subsequent investigation led them to conclude the two w
  
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• Hawaii’s credibility under fire after weekend missile attack misfire

  15-01-2018 16:04
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  Hawaii has taken emergency preparedness very seriously.
  So seriously that in December, the state started testing its nuclear warning siren system aimed at alerting residents to an impending nuclear missile strike. This was the first of such tests in Hawaii since the end of the Cold War.
  Officials have said that the purpose of these tests is not to scare the public, but to keep them aware.
  Then, on Saturday an emergency missile alert accidentally went out to everyo
  
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• 9JKL’s Liza Lapira: ‘I’ve Been Living The Life Beyond My Dreams’

  15-01-2018 16:00
  “9JKL” is a show about life in New York City and it’s filled with native New Yorkers like Liza Lapira. Lapira is from Queens and plays Eve on the CBS sitcom. Her character happens to live just footsteps away from her mother and father in law. “9JKL” returns to CBS tonight and the show gave Lapira an opportunity to work again with star Mark Feuerstein and executive producer Dana Klein.
  Lapira chatted with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about how she became an actress,
  
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• Tiffany Haddish’s viral story nabs her a Groupon gig

  15-01-2018 15:56
  Going viral has landed actress Tiffany Haddish a new gig.
  When Haddish appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in July to promote her film “Girls Trip,” she cracked him up with her story about taking the film’s costar, Jada Pinkett Smitth, and her husband Will Smith on a Louisiana swamp tour using a Groupon.
  Fans loved it too and the video quickly went viral, catching the attention of Groupon.
  Jon Wild, Groupon’s head of marketing for North America, told People magaz
  
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• 20-year-old jackpot winner hopes to do ‘good for humanity’

  15-01-2018 15:44
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  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A 20-year-old Florida man has claimed the $451 million Mega Millions jackpot, choosing to get $282 million at once instead of more in annual installments.
  A Florida Lottery news release said Friday that 20-year-old Shane Missler, of Port Richey, had claimed the jackpot from the multi-state game’s Jan. 5 drawing. They say he chose to receive his winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $282 million.
  “I’m only 20, but I hope to use it to p
  
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• Dog attempts to bite off own foot to escape after being left tied up in front of animal shelter all night

  15-01-2018 15:36
  NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — A 1-year-old German Shepard is recovering after he was found tied to a fence in front of a New York City animal shelter.
  A dog tied up all night attempted to gnaw off his foot to escape. (Photo courtesy of NYC Animal Care Centers).
  His rescuers, who've named him Buddy, say the dog had a wire wrapped around his left leg. The wire had cut off circulation and the pup tried to bite off his own foot so he could escape.
  He could barely stand when he was found in front of&n
  
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• Norwich police investigating stabbing

  15-01-2018 15:29
  NORWICH — Police are investigating a stabbing that happened Sunday evening.
  Police said they were called to Franklin Street around 8:20 p.m. for a man who had been stabbed. When officers arrived, they found the 21-year-old victim at 99 Franklin St. He had been stabbed numerous times in his body and head. He was taken to Backus Hospital where he is listed in serious but stable condition.
  Police believe that the victim was stabbed on Chestnut Street and walked to Franklin Street.
  Police are
  
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• Police: Drunken Darien woman thought she was in NJ when she hit cruiser while driving wrong way on I-95

  15-01-2018 15:19
  DARIEN — Connecticut State Police said a wrong-way driver was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after hitting a state police cruiser on Interstate 95 South in Darien early Monday.
  Police said they received 911 calls for a driver going north on I-95 South just before 1 a.m. The driver, Ashton Steen, 26, of Darien, was seen speeding and nearly missed crashing into other drivers.
  State police said they saw the 2016 Audi driving the wrong way near Exit 12. Steen avoide
  
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• Police: Drunk Darien woman thought she was in NJ when she hit cruiser while driving wrong way on I-95

  15-01-2018 15:19
  DARIEN -- Connecticut State Police said a wrong-way driver was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after hitting a state police cruiser on Interstate 95 South in Darien early Monday.
  Police said they received 911 calls for a driver going north on I-95 South just before 1 a.m. The driver, Ashton Steen, 26, of Darien, was seen speeding and nearly missed crashing into other drivers.
  State police said they saw the 2016 Audi driving the wrong way near Exit 12. Steen avoided hi
  
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• Woman killed in hit and run, Hartford police looking for suspect

  15-01-2018 14:58
  HARTFORD — Police are investigating a hit and run crash that left a 61-year-old woman dead.
  Police were called to 61 Edgewood St. just minutes after midnight on Sunday morning for the report of a woman suffering serious injuries.
  Miriam Garcia, 62, of Hartford, was taken to St. Francis Hospital and died of her injuries around 15 hours later.
  An unoccupied car was found near the scene that had damage consistent with having been involved in the crash. A witness said the driver of the car lef
  
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• Hartford Police Seek Suspect In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash

  15-01-2018 14:47
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – Hartford police are looking for the driver of a vehicle who fled the scene and striking a pedestrian on Edgewood Street Sunday.
  Police say Miriam Garcia, 61, was struck around noontime. She was pronounced dead roughly three hours later at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center.
  Police say they found an unoccupied vehicle at the scene with damage consistent with having been involved in the crash, but the driver was nowhere to be found.
  A witness tells police
  
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• Flood watch issued for low lying areas, 3-5″ of snow expected tomorrow night

  15-01-2018 14:42
  The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Connecticut River at Hartford until further notice. These happen several times in the winter/spring months, and this one was issued due to an ice jam.
  “Minor flooding is expected in several low lying areas outside levee protection in Hartford, as well as downstream through Wethersfield and Glastonbury. Further downstream flooding is likely in the vicinity of Meadow Road, Route 17A, in the Gildersleeve section of
  
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• Hartford Police Seek Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash

  15-01-2018 14:40
  
  Hartford police are searching for a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on Edgewood Street Sunday.
  
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• Ice Jams Force Private School To Send Students Home

  15-01-2018 14:24
  KENT, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – As frozen floodwaters from ice jams on the Housatonic River continue to plague a section of Kent, a private high school that houses students from around the world has decided to send students home.
  First Selectman Bruce Adams says officials at the Kent School have decided to dismiss their more than 500 students as of noontime Monday. He says that means finding alternate accommodations for some students who are from other countries.
  School officials felt they coul
  
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• Doctors want President Trump’s head examined

  15-01-2018 14:23
  President Donald Trump is “in excellent health,” White House physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, said following his physical Friday. It isn’t clear whether any mental health tests were conducted, despite urging from mental health professionals.
  Jackson received an urgent letter from dozens of doctors and health professionals Thursday urging him to perform basic mental health tests on the President.
  While reviews of the past five presidents’ physical exams show only a brief ment
  
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