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• Connecticut Off the List for Second Amazon Headquarters

  18-01-2018 23:52
  
  Connecticut is out of the running to be home to the second Amazon headquarters.Amazon announced the 20 finalists Thursday.Photo Credit: Amazon
  
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• Rest Area Arrest

  18-01-2018 23:51
  (SOUTHINGTON,Conn./WTIC News) – State Police arrested a Middlefield man at the Southington Rest Area along Interstate 84 Thursday morning after responding to a report of a distraught man walking around the parking lot.Troopers determined 32 year old Edward Ortutay had been driving a vehicle and exhibited signs of being under the influence of alcohol and or drugs.He did not pass a field sobriety test and was taken into custody.
  During a search of the vehicle Troopers found narcotics and sev
  
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• ROH Champion Silas Young Expects To Re-Sign Following WWE Joke

  18-01-2018 22:13
  By Chuck Carroll
  When a champion in a rival promotion hints at signing with WWE, people take notice. Such was the case when Ring of Honor World Television Champion Silas Young tweeted recently that his contract had expired and he was looking for “something to do in Orlando.” The host city of last year’s WrestleMania just so happens to be the home of the WWE Performance Center, the first stop for wrestlers on their journey to the bright lights of Monday Night RAW or SmackDown Li
  
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• First Building of MGM Casino Opens in Western Massachusetts

  18-01-2018 22:13
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — MGM has opened the first building of its resort casino complex in western Massachusetts.
  About 50 employees moved into the casino’s new administrative office this week. The building will eventually house some 300 corporate and human resource workers, as well as a training school for prospective casino workers.
  The nearly $1 billion casino development is expected to employ some 3,000 workers and cover three city blocks when it opens in September.
  The hotel, c
  
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• Rally Held for New Fairfield Dad Fighting Deportation to Guatemala

  18-01-2018 21:28
  
  A rally was held Thursday for a New Fairfield father who has been fighting deportation to Guatemala, which is scheduled to happen at the end of January.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Route 7 in Kent Reopens

  18-01-2018 21:18
  
  Route 7 in Kent had been closed since Saturday because of ice jam flooding along the Housatonic River, but it has reopened between Route 341 and Bulls Bridge Road.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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• Man Sent To Prison For Running Shoplifting Operation

  18-01-2018 21:13
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for running a large-scale fencing operation.
  Federal prosecutors say 43-year-old Matthew Harwood, of Stratford, will report to prison March 19 after being sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison.
  Hardwood pleaded guilty in 2016 to interstate transport of stolen property and conspiracy to commit the interstate transport of stolen property.
  Prosecutors say Harwood ran a ring of shoplifters who stole f
  
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• Bank Manager Sentenced For Stealing From Elderly Customers

  18-01-2018 20:45
  (CBS Connecticut) — A judge today sentenced a manager at a Webster Bank branch in Avon to a year and a day in prison.
  Carrie Caesar was convicted of stealing $535,600 from certificate of deposit accounts at the bank.  She pleaded guilty in February.
  Federal prosecutors say the 47-year-old New Britain resident mainly targeted six account holders who were all at least 79-years-old.
  They say Caesar developed relationships with them as an account manager.  She held several positions
  
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• Former Colchester Attorney Accused of Stealing More Than $430,000 from 2 Clients

  18-01-2018 20:35
  
  A former Colchester attorney has been arrested, accused of stealing more than $430,000 from two clients he represented in separate probate matters.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Rally Held In Support of New Fairfield Resident Facing Deportation Deadline

  18-01-2018 20:34
  (CBS Connecticut) — At the federal building on Main Street in Hartford today, a demonstration was held in support of a New Fairfield resident facing a deportation deadline at the end of the month.
  Joel Colindres’ wife Samantha Colindres said this is the second time her husband has faced a deadline.  She said it is difficult for the couple’s children.
  “Our ultimate goal is to protect them,” Samantha Colindres said. “They are the innocent people being hurt
  
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• This Week in College Basketball: Duke’s Bagley Plays Role Of Doctor, Pops Own Shoulder Back In

  18-01-2018 19:40
  By Steve Silverman
  Bagley plays role of orthopedist and fixes own shoulder
  It could have been a nasty injury when Duke freshman Marvin Bagley III was unable to move his shoulder early in Monday night’s game against Miami.
  He came out of the game as a result, and he quickly popped his own shoulder back into its socket. While that is difficult to do in most cases and can be quite painful, Bagley accomplished the feat without any problems and he was able to return to the game shortly after ge
  
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• iPhone Update Will Allow Users To Stop Battery Slowdown, Tim Cook Says

  18-01-2018 19:26
  CBS Local — After Apple was forced to apologize for intentionally slowing down the performance of older iPhones, the company’s CEO is now saying customers will soon have the choice to stop battery throttling for good.
  Tim Cook says a future iOS update will give older iPhone users the option to disable Apple’s ramping down of performance, which Apple claimed was done to improve power management and prevent unexpected shutdowns in many iPhone 6 models. Cook added t
  
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• Connecticut Not On Amazon’s Shortlist For HQ2

  18-01-2018 19:17
  NEW YORK (WTIC and AP) – Amazon narrowed its search for a second headquarters city Thursday to 20 locations, concentrated mostly in the East and the Midwest. Toronto made the list as well, as the company kept its international options open. No sites in Connecticut made the list.
  The online retailing giant said that after sorting through 238 proposals, the potential locations still include tech-strong places such as Boston and New York. Other contenders: Washington, D.C.; Chicago; Indianapo
  
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• Flooding, Ice Prompt Haddam To Declare State Of Emergency

  18-01-2018 19:04
  HADDAM, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – The town of Haddam has declared a state of emergency due to ice jams and flooding along the Connecticut River.
  Like in Kent, which made a similar declaration on Monday, the objective is not to alarm but to pave the way for possible relief aid from the state and federal governments, said town officials Thursday.
  A flood warning remains in effect for the Connecticut River at Middle Haddam. The flood stage was 7 feet as of late Thursday morning. The river was fore
  
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• Hospitals Teaming Up To Start Not-For-Profit Drug Company To Combat Drugmakers’ High Prices

  18-01-2018 19:03
  CBS Local — Fed up with the perceived underhanded business tactics of drugmakers and growing costs of generic medications, four hospitals are coming together to form their own not-for-profit drug company.
  In a Jan. 17 announcement by Intermountain Healthcare, the hospital network is teaming up with Ascension, SSM Health, and Trinity Health to combat rising prices of life-saving drugs. In their mission statement, Intermountain says they hope to provide patients with “an affo
  
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• Mets, Gonzalez Finalize Terms Of 1 Yr Pact

  18-01-2018 18:24
  NEW YORK (AP) – Free agent first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and the New York Mets have finalized a one-year contract for the $545,000 major league minimum.
  The 35-year-old batted .242 for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, when he was limited to 71 games because of a herniated disk in his back.
  A five-time All-Star, Gonzalez has a .288 average with 311 home runs in 14 major league seasons.
  Gonzalez was left off the Dodgers’ postseason roster, traded to Atlanta in December and release
  
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• Wells Fargo Glitch Leaves Customers With Empty Bank Accounts

  18-01-2018 17:40
  CBS Local — Many Wells Fargo customers got a terrifying shock after finding their checking accounts drained due to a series of errors by the embattled bank. The Jan. 17 glitch reportedly emptied several customers’ accounts after processing their online bill payments twice and doubling transaction fees.
  According to CBS News, the banking error also triggered overdraft fees on many checking accounts as customers around the country were mistakenly informed they had a zero balance.
  
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• J.K. Simmons Talks Career & New Show

  18-01-2018 17:32
  For 20 years of his life, J.K. Simmons’s world revolved around the stage. The Academy Award winner began his career on Broadway and didn’t get into film and television until the mid 1990’s. One of the first films he did was alongside one of his idols Sidney Poitier. Simmons grew up loving Poitier’s work and worked with him in the 1997 film “The Jackal.” While the 63-year-old has been in countless noteworthy movies since like “La La Land,” “Wh
  
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• Man Charged With Stealing Superstorm Sandy Deposits

  18-01-2018 17:26
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) – An Oregon man has been charged with stealing deposits Connecticut homeowners had made for generators after Superstorm Sandy.
  The Stamford Advocate reports that 56-year-old John Mech, of Seaside, Oregon, took a $7,500 deposit from a Stamford homeowner for a generator in February2013.
  The homeowner called Mech multiple times but never received the generator.
  Police say they received three other complaints from homeowners who paid Mech for generators that were never ins
  
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• One Shot Outside East Hartford Food Store

  18-01-2018 17:19
  (East Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – An early morning shooting at an East Hartford convenience store has left a man wounded and police investigating.
  Shots rang out this morning around 1:00 outside Krauszer’s food store on Main Street, police said.
  When they arrived, officers say they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.
  Lieutenant Josh Litwin with East Hartford Police says they’re working several leads at this point but can use assistance from the pu
  
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• One Outside East Hartford Food Store

  18-01-2018 17:19
  (East Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – An early morning shooting at an East Hartford convenience store has left a man wounded and police investigating.
  Shots rang out this morning around 1:00 outside Krauszer’s food store on Main Street, police said.
  When they arrived, officers say they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.
  Lieutenant Josh Litwin with East Hartford Police says they’re working several leads at this point but can use assistance from the pu
  
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• Jim Spanarkel: Carter Is The Catalyst For West Virginia

  18-01-2018 16:31
  Ryan Mayer
  Bob Huggins’ West Virginia Mountaineers teams have always been tough to play. They play a full-court, attacking defense that rarely allows their opponents a breath during the course of a game. This year, after a loss to open the season, that suffocating style allowed WVU to rip off 15 straight wins, before falling to Texas Tech and Kansas in back-to-back games last weekend/earlier this week. What went wrong? To find that out, we spoke to CBS Sports Network college basketball ana
  
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• Patriots Team Headlines: Brady And Co. Have Plenty Of AFC Title Game Experience

  18-01-2018 16:21
  By Danny Cox
  On Sunday, the New England Patriots will host the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Championship Game, and the winner will move on to the Super Bowl. For many NFL players, it will be the first time they have ever participated in a game this late in the season, but the Pats are more than familiar with being on the field in late January. In fact, the Patriots have 19 players who know exactly what it’s like to get to the AFC Championship.
  Pats Experienced in the Post Season
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• 2 Taken to Hospital After Willington Fire

  18-01-2018 16:15
  
  Two people are at the hospital after an apartment fire in Willington Wednesday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut,com
  
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• Championship Picks: Who’s Moving On To Super Bowl LII?

  18-01-2018 15:39
  CBS Local Sports talent from across the country looks at the Championship match-ups. Who are our NFL experts picking this week?
  
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• Terrifying flu season: What to look out for as growing number of young people lose lives after getting sick

  18-01-2018 15:25
  CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW)  -- This flu season is already the worst in over a decade, according to the CDC and now a terrifying trend is emerging across the country.
  Young, healthy people, who typically are able to fight off the virus, have been dying within days of catching it.
  A 40-year-old mother and marathon runner from California; a 21-year-old fitness fanatic from Pittsburgh; and FOX 8’s own, Kathleen Cochrane DePiero,  in Cleveland have all passed away from infl
  
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• Wells Fargo customers complain bank did auto payments twice: Reports

  18-01-2018 15:04
  Customers of Wells Fargo said the bank withdrew automatic payments twice Wednesday, leading to problems with their accounts.
  Reports from New Jersey and Texas said customers had payments deducted twice and had to wait hours on the phone to talk to customer service.
  The Austin Statesman reported, “In some cases, that sent customers’ balances to zero — or below zero — and triggered the possibility of overdraft protection fees. Some customers received email notices telling t
  
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• Multiple Pennsylvania police officers injured in shooting, officials say

  18-01-2018 14:54
  HARRISBURG (Fox News) -- Multiple Pennsylvania police officers were injured Thursday after a shooting in Harrisburg, officials said.
  The episode occurred about 6:30 a.m., FOX43 reported.
  Multiple officers were injured in the incident, the district attorney’s office confirmed to Fox News, but it’s unclear if they suffered gunshot wounds.
  The officers were transported to a hospital but the number of officers injured and the nature and severity of their injuries weren't immed
  
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• Headless chickens found in Bridgeport courtroom 

  18-01-2018 14:46
  BRIDGEPORT  — Authorities in Bridgeport are investigating the discovery of two decapitated chickens inside a courtroom.Judicial marshals and maintenance staff investigating a putrid smell made the grisly discovery Wednesday morning in the public seating area of the courtroom on Golden Hill Street in Bridgeport.
  The headless chickens were under a bench.
  Authorities say the carcasses were decorated in silver, green and gold glitter. There was no immediate indication how the decapit
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Skateboard Shop Stabbing

  18-01-2018 14:38
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – A Connecticut man accused of fatally stabbing a man who bumped into him has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
  The Hartford Courant reports that 21-year-old Tequile Walwyn faces up to 10 years in prison under the terms of a deal with prosecutors.
  Walwyn was accused of stabbing 20-year-old Jonathan Douglin during a New Year’s party at a skateboard shop in Hartford on Jan. 1, 2016. Witnesses told detectives that Douglin accidentally bumped into Walwyn, lead
  
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• Theater Teacher Gets Probation For Inappropriate Texts

  18-01-2018 14:35
  GREENWICH, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – A former theater teacher at a Connecticut private school has been sentenced to two years’ probation for sending inappropriate text messages to a 15-year-old student.
  The Stamford Advocate reports that 25-year-old Jesse Lozano, of New York City, pleaded guilty this week to a charge of felony risk of injury to a minor.
  Police say Lozano tried to lure a female student from the Greenwich school to his Brooklyn home. They also say he discussed theater topi
  
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• Kent Officials Prepare for Dealing With Ice Jam

  18-01-2018 14:35
  
  Local and state officials met in Kent Wednesday night to figure out what the town will do to prevent any more damage caused by a massive, one mile-long, 12-feet thick, ice jam.
  
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• Headless Chickens Found In Connecticut Courtroom

  18-01-2018 14:32
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Authorities in Connecticut are investigating the discovery of two decapitated chickens inside a courtroom.
  Judicial marshals and maintenance staff investigating a putrid smell made the grisly discovery Wednesday morning in the public seating area of a courtroom in a state courthouse in Bridgeport.
  The headless chickens were under a bench.
  Authorities say the carcasses were decorated in silver, green and gold glitter. There was no immediate indication how t
  
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• Winter storm kills 3 in the South, cancels hundreds of flights

  18-01-2018 14:22
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  ATLANTA — A winter storm that killed two people in Louisiana and one in Houston has blanketed the South in snow and ice, causing traffic pileups, canceling hundreds of flights and prompting officials to urge people to stay indoors through Thursday afternoon, when a considerable warm-up is expected.
  More than 400 flights had been canceled by Thursday morning, most to and from airports in Atlanta and North Carolina, according to the tracking site FlightAware.
  Thousands of custome
  
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• Man Shot in Leg at Krauszer’s in East Hartford

  18-01-2018 14:08
  
  A man was shot in the leg at the Krauszer’s at 468 Main St.in East Hartford early Thursday morning, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Mother praised for making 5-year-old ‘pay rent’

  18-01-2018 14:01
  ATLANTA – A mother’s method of teaching her young daughter the importance of money is earning high praise on social media.
  “I make my 5 year old pay rent,” the post on Essence Evans’ Facebook page reads. Evans says she gives her daughter $7 as allowance, but, just like in the real world, only a portion will go to the things her daughter really wants.
  “I make her give me $5 dollars back,” wrote Evans, a mother of one from Atlanta, according to Yahoo. &ldq
  
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• President Trump says position on border wall ‘has never changed or evolved’

  18-01-2018 13:51
  WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that he has remained consistent in his plans for a border wall, a day after his chief of staff, John Kelly, said he has “changed his attitude” on it.
  “The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it. Parts will be, of necessity, see through and it was never intended to be built in areas where there is natural protection such as mountains, wastelands or tough river
  
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• Crash Causes Road Closure, Outages and Naugatuck House Fire

  18-01-2018 13:16
  
  A car hit a utility pole Wednesday night in Naugatuck, setting off a chain of events that included the closure of Route 68, power outages and a house fire early Thursday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Nestle is making a pink KitKat from ruby chocolate

  18-01-2018 12:34
  VEVEY, Switzerland — KitKat fans are about to get their first taste of ruby chocolate.
  Nestle is launching the new flavor — KitKat Chocolatory Sublime Ruby — in Japan and South Korea on Friday. It will also be available online.
  Ruby chocolate was unveiled in September by Swiss chocolatier Barry Callebaut and is made using special “Ruby” cocoa beans.
  Nestle said it offers “a new taste experience, a kind of berry flavor made from the all-natural Ruby c
  
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• Overnight fire in Naugatuck may have been sparked by car crash

  18-01-2018 12:22
  NAUGATUCK — Two adults and one child were inside a home when a fire started early Thursday morning.
  One of the adults was taken to the hospital after the fire on Prospect Street, but the injuries may not have been related to the fire. The fire broke out at 3:40 a.m., but it was quickly extinguished within 30 minutes.
  Fire officials say there had been an electrical problem in the area from a previous accident that took down power lines. The Fire Marshall has been called along with the build
  
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