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• Officer Linked to Fatal Foxwoods Fall is Justified: Official

  09-02-2018 23:54
  
  An officer who shot at a man in a Foxwoods Casino parking lot before he fell four levels in 2016 was justified, the state's attorney said on Friday.
  
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• Ski Three Mountains For Only $50!

  09-02-2018 22:10
  It's time to hit the slopes, and the Entercom Hartford Ski Club wants you to SAVE this season! We are offering a great deal on an amazing ski package... ski three great mountains for only $50!
  
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• College Basketball Games Of The Week: Purdue Meets Michigan State In Big Ten Battle

  09-02-2018 20:22
  By Steve Silverman
  Saturday, Feb. 10
  Mikal Bridges #25 of the Villanova Wildcats. Credit: Mitchell Leff/Getty Images
  Butler (17-8, 7-5) at No. 1 Villanova (22-2, 9-2), 12 noon ET, Fox
  This is a huge game for the Wildcats, who will almost certainly give up their No. 1 rating after their inexplicable home upset suffered at the hands of St. John’s – St. John’s – Wednesday night.
  Head coach Jay Wright obviously wants to see his team get back on the winning track, and everythi
  
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• Keidel: Why Josh McDaniels Jilted Colts To Stand Pat

  09-02-2018 19:59
  By Jason Keidel
  After most Super Bowls, the headlines leak from the locker room of the winning team. But while Philadelphia just hosted an epic parade and party — well-lubed with free Bud Light — all the newsworthy tremors are coming from Foxborough.
  With all due respect to the Eagles, we can’t stop circling the Patriots. From their star tight end, Rob Gonkowski, pondering retirement, to their QB playing so well, well past retirement age, to his backup signing a record, $137 mi
  
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• Museum reports $10,000 emerald theft weeks after it disappeared

  09-02-2018 19:48
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A $10,000 emerald is missing from a science museum in North Carolina, more than three weeks after it was last seen.
  The emerald was reported missing from the Asheville Museum of Science on Jan. 24th, but the emerald was last seen on Jan. 1st, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times,
  AMOS says someone stole this emerald from their museum. According to a police report filed with APD, it is worth $10,000. @WLOS_13 pic.twitter.com/cUx0EujcLI
  — Liz Burch (@Liz
  
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• Russian Woman Killed in Crash in Windsor

  09-02-2018 19:01
  
  A Russian woman who was visiting the United States on business was killed in a crash with a garbage truck in Windsor Wednesday afternoon, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Winter Olympics 2018: What Is Curling And How Do You Play?

  09-02-2018 19:00
  At its core, curling is a simple concept. It’s like bigger shuffleboard. Players slide large stones across a sheet of ice to a target that is comprised of four circles, called the “house.” The stones are smooth granite. Both teams get eight stones, and there’s a person throwing the stone and teammates that sweep. The sweepers decrease the resistance that the stone will meet, allowing it to travel further. They also decrease the “curl” of the stone.
  The objecti
  
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• Volunteers Make Snow in Windsor for Special Olympics

  09-02-2018 18:37
  
  The 50th annual Special Olympics Connecticut Winter Games are just two weeks away. In preparation for the events, Eversource volunteers are making snow at their facility in Windsor.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Yard Goats Individual Game Tickets On Sale Now

  09-02-2018 18:32
  
  Hartford Yard Goats fans can now buy individual game tickets for all home games, including opening night in Hartford. Individual tickets for home games went on sale Friday, Feb. 9.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Windsor Police ID Woman Killed In Crash With Garbage Truck

  09-02-2018 18:18
  WINDSOR, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – Windsor police have identified the woman who was pronounced dead after the car she was riding in collided head-on with a garbage truck on Route 305, Bloomfield Avenue Wednesday.
  Police say Tatiana Vedentsova, 41, died of her injuries at Hartford Hospital. She was a passenger in the car operated by Pavel Kovalchuk, 33, who sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries, said police. The two were visiting Connecticut on business from Moscow, Russia, said po
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: Basketball Takes Over

  09-02-2018 18:16
  Davidson Wildcats vs. Rhode Island RamsFriday, February 9, 2018, 7:00 pm ET
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  Davidson has gone 7-1-1 ATS in its last nine Atlantic-10 games. But in the only game the Wildcats weren’t favored in during that run, they lost and didn’t cover. Their nice run is more about beating teams they’re better than and tonight that isn’t the case as they play at conference-leading Rhode Island, which enters on a 14-game win streak. The Rams haven’t lost a conferen
  
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• Slice or a Whole Pie? Celebrate National Pizza Day at Local Spots

  09-02-2018 18:13
  
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• Foodie Friday: Mattei’s Deli and Catering in Derby

  09-02-2018 17:48
  DERBY — It seems like every town in Connecticut has a popular family deli and Derby is no different.
  Mattei’s Deli & Catering has served the valley for more than three decades and is still going strong.
  The Italian joint serves up over-flowing sandwiches that ooze with flavor from family recipes dating back some 70-plus years.
  From homemade meatballs, chicken cutlets and their famous eggplant Parmigiano, Mattei’s is a staple for good food and service.
  Owned by a husband and
  
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• Windsor police ID woman killed in head on crash with garbage truck

  09-02-2018 17:42
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  Windsor police said the car was occupied by two people. The passenger in the car was Tatiana Vedentsova, 41. Vedentsova was rushed to Hartford Hospital where she later died.
  The driver of the car, Pavel Kovalchuk, 33, sustained serious, but non-life threatening injuries and was transpor
  
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• O-D In Uber Leads To Arrest

  09-02-2018 17:35
  (Norwalk, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Norwalk police say a man who supplied heroin found to be laced with Fentanyl, to a person who ended up overdosing, has been arrested.
  The overdose occurred in an Uber last October 8 at Grist Mill and Route 7 in the city, police said.
  The victim, who was revived and rushed to Norwalk Hospital, was in possession of the drug they say came from Kyle Lors of Norwalk.
  After a months long investigation, police on Thursday arrested the 23-year-old Lors.
  He’
  
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• 5 Things: Winter Olympics Officially Kick Off In Pyeongchang

  09-02-2018 17:19
  Ryan Mayer
  Football season just wrapped up, and March Madness isn’t here just yet, but there’s still plenty to keep sports fans entertained in the coming weeks as the 2018 Winter Olympics get underway from Pyeongchang, South Korea. Over the course of the next two weeks, athletes will hit the slopes, ice, and half-pipe as they compete for medals. With 15 disciplines split up into multiple different events spread out during that time-frame, there can be a lot to keep track of. We&rsquo
  
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• Flurries & Snow Showers Followed by Weekend Rain

  09-02-2018 16:41
  
  NBC Connecticut meteorologists are trackign a weak system that will usher in some flurries or even a snow shower this afternoon and evening.
  
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• Officials: Plane ran out of fuel before Meriden crash-landing

  09-02-2018 16:39
  MERIDEN — The National Transportation Safety Board said the small airplane that crash-landed in Meriden last month ran out of fuel.
  According to a preliminary report released Wednesday, pilot Philip Cianciolo, of Wallingford, had calculated he would arrive in Meriden Jan. 27 with six gallons of fuel available.
  An airplane passenger had suggested they land to refuel in Hartford, but the report states Cianciolo was “confident in his fuel calculations” and didn’t want to pay
  
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• Postal Facility in New Haven in Jeopardy of Closing

  09-02-2018 16:35
  
  One of the few postal facilities in New Haven might soon be closing. The United States Postal Service has circulated a notice to post office box users that the Federal Station facility on Chapel Street...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• School bus with students on board caught in gun battle crossfire

  09-02-2018 16:26
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City school bus taking elementary school students home was caught in a gun battle Thursday afternoon.
  Fortunately, none of the students on board were injured.
  Kansas City Police Capt. Lionel Colon said the apparent gun battle began around 4:45 p.m. Two other people in separate vehicles were injured by gunfire from the shooting.
  The school bus was not involved in the shooting, but a window was shot out. The driver immediately drove the bus to a safe location. Eve
  
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• Rally Set For Immigrant Couple Facing Deportation To China

  09-02-2018 16:24
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Immigrant advocates are set to rally in Hartford to protest the deportation of a couple who have been in the U.S. for nearly 20years and have two American citizen children.
  Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut is scheduled to join demonstrators at the federal courthouse Friday to call on federal officials tohalt the deportation of Xiang Jin Li and Zhe Long Huang.
  The Farmington couple have been ordered to return to China on Feb. 16 under the Trump
  
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• Mom upset after school tells 6th graders they can’t say no when asked to dance

  09-02-2018 16:22
  WEST HAVEN, Utah - When Natalie Richard’s sixth-grade daughter told her she couldn’t say “no” if a boy asked her to dance at Kanesville Elementary’s Valentine’s Day dance, she didn’t believe it at first.
  “Oh no, no honey," Richard said of her reply. "You guys are misunderstanding again. That’s not how it is."
  However, after speaking to her daughter’s teacher, she realized the statement was accurate.
  “The teacher said she can&rsqu
  
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• Omarosa: ‘I was haunted by tweets every single day’

  09-02-2018 16:17
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  LOS ANGELES — Omarosa Manigault-Newman, the “Apprentice” star turned White House aide, dished on her time in the Trump administration and her former boss’ penchant for Twitter.
  “I was haunted by tweets every single day, like what is he going to tweet next?” a tearful Manigault-Newman said in the teaser clip for Thursday’s episode of “Celebrity Big Brother,” the reality show on which she is a contestant.Manigault-New
  
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• Rising Stars: Mikaela Shiffrin

  09-02-2018 16:00
  Ryan MayerWith the 2018 Winter Olympics set to get underway, CBS Local Sports will be profiling five young, up-and-coming, Olympic athletes whose names you will likely hear a lot during the course of the Games. These athletes are our “Rising Stars” for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.Alpine skiing has had its share of dominant American names through the years. Bode Miller and Ted Ligety on the men’s side, Lindsay Vonn and Julia Mancuso on the women’s side. No
  
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• A Look Back at the Blizzard of 2013

  09-02-2018 15:33
  
  Feet of snow covered must of the state. Here are some of the most unbelievable blizzard photos that we have received.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Rob Porter’s ex-wife: He asked me to ‘downplay’ abuse

  09-02-2018 15:22
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  NEW YORK — In an emotional interview Thursday, Jennie Willoughby, an ex-wife of Rob Porter, said the former-White House aide had asked her to downplay allegations of abuse she made last year on her Instagram account and in a blog post.
  Speaking with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Willoughby said she “had been in contact with Rob a lot in the last two weeks as he gave me some warning that stories might break.”
  “He had asked me multiple times to take down my Insta
  
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• CVS to boost hourly minimum wage to $11 in April

  09-02-2018 14:56
  WOONSOCKET, R.I. — In what it says is a continuing commitment to investing in the growth and success of its employees, CVS Health on Thursday announced three major programs that will enable employees to share in the tax savings created by the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
  The company said in a statement on their website that the improvements in employee wages and benefits, which are long-term and sustainable compensation investments, total $425 million annually and create continued growth op
  
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• Putnam Man Killed in Crash on I-395 in Killingly

  09-02-2018 13:55
  
  A driver was killed after a crash on Interstate 395 South in Killingly.
  
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• Congress Votes To Reopen Government, Passes Budget Deal

  09-02-2018 13:46
  WASHINGTON (WTIC and AP) – The House moved swiftly early Friday to reopen the federal government and pass a $400 billion budget deal, overcoming opposition from both liberal Democrats and tea party conservatives to endorse enormous spending increases despite looming trillion-dollar deficits.The 240-186 vote came in the pre-dawn hours, putting to bed a five-and-a-half hour federal freeze that relatively few would notice. Many who did quickly labeled it a pointless, head-scratching episode.
  
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• Suspicious White Substance Found In Federal Office Building

  09-02-2018 13:44
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Officials say three people were quarantined when a suspicious white substance was found in an envelope inside a federal office building.
  The Hartford Police Department says they first got a call about the substance around 1 p.m. Thursday from the William Cotter Federal Office Building in Hartford. Officials say the substance was found inside an envelope in the building’s mail room on the first floor.
  Those inside the mailroom at the time have been quar
  
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• Officials: Plane Ran Out Of Fuel Before Crash-Landing

  09-02-2018 13:42
  MERIDEN, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – The National Transportation Safety Board says the small airplane that crash-landed in Connecticut last month had run out of fuel.
  According to a preliminary report released Wednesday, pilot Philip Cianciolo, of Wallingford, had calculated he would arrive in Meriden Jan. 27 with six gallons of fuel available.
  An airplane passenger had suggested they land to refuel in Hartford, but the report states Cianciolo was “confident in his fuel calculations”
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway February 9, 2018

  09-02-2018 12:29
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:50- Michael Farren, research fellow at the Mercatus Center, discusses the Farm Bill. This year Congress will have to reauthorize the Farm Bill, and along with it comes wasteful spending and what some would call outright corruption by policymakers who shape the bill.
  7:20- House Speaker, Joe Aresimowicz, talks challenges with the start of the season and the budget deficit.
  7:50- Major General James ‘Spider’
  
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• Crews battle 2-alarm fire in New Britain

  09-02-2018 11:19
  NEW BRITAIN — New Britain fire crews are on the scene of a 2-alarm fire.
  The structure fire is on Arch Street.
  Right now there are no reports of injuries.
  FOX61 has a crew on the way. This is a developing story.
  
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• Illinois governor denies clemency for veteran facing deportation

  09-02-2018 10:26
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  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has denied clemency for a Chicago veteran who is facing deportation after serving two tours in Afghanistan with the US Army, CNN affiliate WLS reported.
  “It’s not appropriate to go into detail on reason for a decision, but we take every review of clemency and pardon very seriously,” Rauner told WLS. “We made the decision not to grant it in that case.”
  Miguel Perez Jr., 39, has been detained a
  
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• Chance of snow flurries later today; Mild weekend

  09-02-2018 10:18
  Today will be another chilly day, with highs in the 30s and increasing clouds. There is a chance for some snow showers or flurries late Friday or Friday night. A coating to a half-inch is possible in some scattered locations, but it doesn't look like anything significant at all.
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• Congress votes to reopen government, passes massive budget deal

  09-02-2018 10:14
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  (CNN) — The House of Representatives approved a major budget deal early Friday morning, ending a brief government shutdown overnight and sending the measure to the President for his signature.
  The House vote was 240-186. The GOP-controlled chamber needed help from House Democrats to clear the bill.
  The Senate approved the measure earlier on Friday morning. The federal government shuttered for the second time in less than a month overnight, after Kentucky R
  
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• Prosecutor: Hartford man coerced girl with death threat

  09-02-2018 05:31
  HARTFORD, Conn.  — A 24-year-old Hartford man is charged with forcing a teenager into prostitution by using a threat to make her disappear.
  Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham says Christopher “Cadillac Black” Hamlett was arrested Thursday on a federal charge of sex trafficking a minor. He is being held pending a Feb. 15 hearing.
  Durham’s office says the victim told them Hamlett originally gave her a percentage of the money she earned, but later took it all.
  She sa
  
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• Olympics Norovirus – Why The “Stomach Flu” Isn’t The Flu

  09-02-2018 05:25
  The Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics aren’t until tomorrow, but organizers in South Korea already have a big problem.
  They have quarantined 1,200 security guards who were quartered in a particular area because 36 of them have gotten sick from a suspected case of Norovirus.
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Norovirus is one of a number of gastrointestinal bugs that can spread quickly and easily, especially in the winter, which is why organizers quarantined so man
  
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• Driver Killed in Crash on I-395 in Killingly

  09-02-2018 05:18
  
  A driver was killed after a crash on Interstate 395 South in Killingly.
  
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• Federal government shuts down as Rand Paul holds up key vote

  09-02-2018 05:16
  WASHINGTON — The federal government shut down for the second time in less than a month overnight as Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul prevented a two-year budget deal from passing Thursday.
  Though a massive budget deal and government funding package still was expected to pass by morning, congressional negotiators were scrambling all day Thursday to lock in enough votes in the House, and that was before Paul, a Republican, made public his dissatisfaction with the deal, which would rais
  
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• Sunny Friday Morning Turns Into Possible Snow Showers

  09-02-2018 05:10
  
  Friday morning will start out sunny but NBC Connecticut meterologists say the clouds will come in afternoon, possibly bringing snow showers.
  
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• North Stonington will soon get a new school

  09-02-2018 05:05
  NORTH STONINGTON -- There will soon be a new $38 million building for the town's middle and high school students.
  Thursday night, residents voted on a referendum asking if the town should continue with the plans to build and renovate its school buildings.
  According to the plans, a brand new middle school/high school building will be built and attached to the current gymatorium. It will also end the use of the tunnel under Norwich Westerly Road, renovate the elementary school and address is
  
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• Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz Pursues Governor

  09-02-2018 05:00
  
  Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz announced on Thursday that she is pursuing a run for governor, opening an exploratory committee for the office.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Experts remind drivers of state law to remove snow, ice off cars

  09-02-2018 04:56
  HARTFORD – Many sidewalks and roadways are still glazed with a thick sheet of ice following Wednesday’s storm.
  Police now want to remind drivers there is also another dangerous habit they have seen: people leaving snow and ice on the roof of their cars. They said it is not only a safety hazard, but it is also against the law.
  Most people dread seeing that thick layer of snow or ice on their car and whether it is to avoid the bitterly cold temperatures, or if you are in a rush, many
  
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• MassMutual to Move 1,500 Connecticut Employees to Massachusetts

  09-02-2018 04:43
  
  MassMutual, as part of a corporate restructuring, is closing offices across the country, including Connecticut, and moving 1,500 employees from the Nutmeg State to the Commonwealth.
  
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• Housing Grant Program Under Federal Audit

  09-02-2018 04:36
  
  A grant program that provides millions of dollars annually to help needy residents fix up their homes is now under audit by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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