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• Showers Today, Heavier Rain Tomorrow

  22-01-2018 23:04
  
  NBC Connecticut meteorologists are taking a look ahead at some rain for the next few days.Most of today will feature mostly cloudy skies with another round of showers moving in for the evening...
  
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• Electric Boat Says Its Workforce Continues To Grow

  22-01-2018 22:32
  GROTON, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – General Dynamics’ Electric Boat says its workforce continues to grow as it prepares to build a new class of ballistic-missile submarines.
  The Day of New London reports Jeffrey Geiger, president of the U.S. Navy contractor, said Monday Electric Boat has 16,200 employees, the highest headcount in nearly 25 years. He discussed the company’s future at a hotel in Groton.
  The Groton-based company plans to hire 2,200 employees in 2018 in Connecticut and a
  
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• Thompson Man Indicted, Accused Of Causing Crash Leaving Tavern

  22-01-2018 22:30
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WTIC and AP) – A Connecticut man has been indicted on charges in connection with a fatal accident in Rhode Island that police say happened after he sped out of a tavern parking lot.
  The attorney general’s office in Rhode Island said Monday that 27-year-old Samuel Smith, of Thompson, Connecticut, was indicted by a Providence grand jury on charges of driving to endanger resulting in death and driving to endanger resulting in serious bodily injury.
  Police say the crash
  
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• Keidel: Why The Patriots Are Back In The Super Bowl… Again

  22-01-2018 22:26
  By Jason Keidel
  So which way do we lean?
  Patriots fatigue? Or an aesthetic love for greatness?
  Should we be tired of the avocado ice cream, sleeping in space suits, and the whole narcissistic TB12 experience? Or should we just accept the self-importance and embrace what got Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and the Patriots to this point? Again. For the eighth time together, the B&B and the Pats will play in the Super Bowl.
  It’s hard to argue with results, especially those as profound as thes
  
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• Man Approached Girl Outside Court, Asked for Hug: Police

  22-01-2018 21:58
  
  A 28-year-old Meriden man has been charged with attempting to commit kidnapping after approaching a girl outside New Britain Superior Court in September and asking for a hug, according to state police.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Demolition Begins on Vacant Hartford Building Damaged by Fire

  22-01-2018 21:04
  
  Demolition is underway on a vacant property in Hartford that was significantly damaged during a fire last spring.Neighbors said the building at 886 Park St. became an eyesore in the community in the months...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man Charged in North Haven Gas Station Robbery

  22-01-2018 20:45
  
  North Haven police have arrested a suspect in a gas station robbery.Photo Credit: North Haven PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Deadly Flu Season Claiming 100 Lives Per Week, CDC Warns

  22-01-2018 20:41
  CBS Local — After a devastating flu season in Australia set off warning bells in the U.S. back in November, the CDC now says that America’s flu season is already responsible for hundreds of deaths around the country.
  “This is a season that has a lot more steam than we thought,” the CDC’s Dr. Dan Jernigan said, via CBS News. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently estimated that 759 people died of flu-related illnesses between Oct. 7 and Dec
  
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• Yale Fraternities Delay Rush Events Amid Push To Allow Women

  22-01-2018 20:31
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Several fraternity chapters at Yale University have postponed recruiting events amid a push by student activists to make the social organizations open to both men and women.North-American Interfraternity Conference spokeswoman Heather Matthews Kirk said Monday that chapters put off the rush events this weekend when students ineligible for membership indicated they planned to attend.
  Yale senior associate dean Burgwell Howard  urged fraternity leaders in a lette
  
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• DMV to Announce New Hartford Whalers License Plates Tomorrow

  22-01-2018 20:30
  
  The Hartford Whalers might be gone, but they are far from forgotten and you will be able to order commemorative Hartford Whaler license plates in 2018.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Leaked Pentagon Document Suggests Russia Is Building ‘Doomsday Torpedo’ To Hit Coastal Cities

  22-01-2018 20:29
  CBS Local — The Russian government is reportedly developing a city-killing torpedo, called Kanyon, that would allegedly leave a country’s coastline uninhabitable for decades. The terrifying news, which sounds more likely to come from a “James Bond” film, was actually leaked from the Pentagon’s report on nuclear weapons posturing.
  The “doomsday torpedo” has been on the U.S. military’s radar for several years and was first revealed publicly by t
  
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• Four Arrested After Brazen Smash Burger Robbery in Milford

  22-01-2018 19:37
  
  Milford police have arrested two men suspected of a brazen armed robbery at Smash Burger on Friday in which customers and employees were forced into the kitchen, a customer pulled a gun and two employees of the...Photo Credit: MIlford PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Five Prison Employees Placed On Leave After Escape

  22-01-2018 19:08
  ENFIELD, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – The Connecticut Department of Correction has placed five employees on paid administrative leave following an escape at the Carl Robinson Correctional Institution in Enfield earlier this month.
  All five employees– four correction officers and a general maintenance officer– are assigned to the medium-security prison, said officials.
  It comes as officials investigate how 25-year-old Jerry Mercado of Hartford was able to escape from the facility. Merca
  
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• State Identifies Men Killed in Groton Boating Accident

  22-01-2018 19:01
  
  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Monday identified the three men involved in a fatal boating accident in Groton over the weekend.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 5 Department of Correction Employees on Leave After Enfield Prisoner Escape

  22-01-2018 18:45
  
  Five Connecticut Department of Correction employees have been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into the escape of a prisoner on Jan. 7 who managed to make it all the way to Georgia, where he...Photo Credit: Canton, Georgia Police
  
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• Stores Race to Get Patriots AFC Championship Gear Ready for Fans

  22-01-2018 18:11
  
  The Dick’s Sporting Goods in Enfield and Manchester opened early this morning so Patriots fans can show off their pride with AFC Championship gear.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Naugatuck Man Has Been Missing for Nearly 2 Weeks

  22-01-2018 17:03
  
  Naugatuck police are asking for help to find a local man who has been missing for almost two weeks.Photo Credit: Naugatuck Police
  
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• Vehicle Involved in Hit-and-Run of Postal Worker in Norwich Found: Police

  22-01-2018 16:37
  
  A hit-and-run driver struck a mail carrier at Washington Street and Chelsea Court in Norwich around 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, police said, and officers have located the vehicle.Photo Credit: Norwich Police
  
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• Oxford Man Shot and Killed Neighbor's Cat: Police

  22-01-2018 16:23
  
  An Oxford man has been charged with animal cruelty after shooting and killing his neighbor’s cat early Sunday morning, according to state police, and he told investigators he thought he'd shot a stray.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Freezing Drizzle and Soaking Rains Coming Up

  22-01-2018 14:37
  
  NBC Connecticut meteorologists are taking a look ahead at some rain for the next few days.Sunday night going into Monday could have some light rain or even freezing drizzle as clouds...
  
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• Officials: Valve Failure Leads To Large Hydraulic Oil Spill

  22-01-2018 14:32
  WATERBURY, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Connecticut authorities say a valve failure at a Waterbury manufacturing company led thousands of gallons of hydraulic oil spilling into the surrounding environment.
  Crews responded to the Somers Thin Strip Company in Waterbury Saturday afternoon. WVIT-TV reports approximately 4,000 gallons of hydraulic oil spilled out onto the property, pavement, soil and a nearby river.
  State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection official Jeff Chandler says cr
  
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• Girl Bitten On Finger By Rodent At Connecticut Zoo

  22-01-2018 14:29
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – A small child visiting a Connecticut zoo has been bitten on the finger by a rodent native to South America.
  Lisa Clair, a spokeswoman for the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, tells the Connecticut Post the “toddler-aged” girl was visiting Sunday when she was bitten by a red-rumped agouti, which is about the size of a large guinea pig.
  The animal is kept in an enclosure of clear acrylic panels and it appears the girl stuck her finger in a gap betwee
  
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• Firefighters Respond to Fire in Plainville

  22-01-2018 14:26
  
  No one was injured in a fire on Diamond Avenue in Plainville, but fire officials said the residents will not be able to return home for a while.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Stores Open Early to Sell Patriots AFC Championship Gear

  22-01-2018 13:55
  
  The Dick’s Sporting Goods in Enfield and Manchester opened early this morning so Patriots fans can show off their pride with AFC Championship gear.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway January 22, 2018

  22-01-2018 12:28
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:20-Jill Schlesinger, CFP® CBS News Business Analyst, asks why don’t investors care about a government shutdown?
  7:20-Congressman John Larson discusses the government shutdown.
  8:20- Jenna Carlesso covers Hartford City Hall and politics for The Courant. The owner of the Yard Goats says Mayor Bronin’s ticket tax proposal violates their lease agreement, and Carlesso offers more details.
  8:50- Lizz Milardo, first Se
  
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• Brady Leads Patriots Back To Super Bowl, Top Jaguars 24-20

  22-01-2018 01:44
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Give ’em a hand: Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are heading back to the Super Bowl.
  Brady shook off a hand injury and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Danny Amendola with 2:48 remaining , rallying the Patriots to a 24-20 comeback victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC championship Sunday.
  Brady, wearing a black bandage on his right hand after hurting it during practice earlier in the week, showed no signs of being hampered.
  And, with the ga
  
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