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• Cold, clear night; cool Tuesday with temps in the 30s

  12-02-2018 23:21
  After picking up a decent amount of rain over the weekend (1"-2"), much of this upcoming week looks dry and MILD (excluding tomorrow). That also means less snow and more rain in the forecast for the near-term.
  Tonight looks quiet with lows in the 10s to near 20.
  Seasonable temperatures will stick around for one more day Tuesday. High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 30s with lots of sunshine.
  Then an impressive warm-up arrives just in time for Valentine's Day! You don't need to bundle u
  
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• Suspected poacher mauled, eaten by lions in South Africa

  12-02-2018 22:52
  KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa — Police in South Africa said Monday that a suspected poacher was mauled and eaten by pack of lions near Kruger National Park over the weekend, AFP reported.
  Very little remained of the victim’s body when it was found at a private game park in the northern province of Limpopo, where poaching had taken place in recent years.
  “It seems the victim was poaching in the game park when he was attacked and killed by lions. They ate his body, nearly al
  
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• ‘LOL, I think she od’d’ Washington man accused of raping woman, texting semi-nude photos of her

  12-02-2018 22:49
  EVERETT, Wash. – A 19-year-old Washington State man was charged Friday with raping and killing a high school student as she overdosed on drugs.
  Snohomish County prosecutors filed charges of second-degree rape, first-degree manslaughter and controlled-substance-homicide against Brian Roberto Varela.
  Police said Varela failed to help an 18-year-old Mariner High School student as she overdosed on drugs, and instead raped her as she was dying and put her body in a bin that he intended to bury
  
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• Maker of Gun Used at Sandy Hook Points To Bankruptcy Court

  12-02-2018 22:48
  MADISON, N.C. (AP) — Remington, the gun maker beset by falling sales and lawsuits tied to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, has reached a financing deal that would allow it to continue operating as it seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
  The maker of the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle used in the Connecticut shooting that left 20 first-graders and six educators dead in 2012, said Monday that the agreement with lenders will reduce its debt by about $700 million and add about $145
  
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• 3 Arrested After Robbery In Bowling Alley Parking Lot

  12-02-2018 22:47
  VERNON, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut police have arrested three people they say were involved in an armed robbery in a bowling alley parking lot, including one who eluded capture for several hours.
  Police say the suspects, one of whom showed a gun during a robbery in the parking lot of Spare Time Bowling Alley in Vernon at about 11 p.m. Sunday, fled in a car.
  They led police on a pursuit until the vehicle crashed in Newington.
  Two suspects were captured but the third fled on foot. The third su
  
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• Connecticut Officials Call For Probe of Interior Department

  12-02-2018 22:44
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials on Monday called for an investigation of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s failure to act on revenue sharing agreements between the state and two Native American tribes that are needed for the tribes to build and operate a new casino.
  U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and U.S. Reps. John Larson and Joe Courtney, all Democrats, made the request in a letter to the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General.
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• Retired Cop Pushes For National Medal For Wounded Officers

  12-02-2018 22:43
  PLAINVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A retired Hartford police officer who was shot in the arm while investigating a narcotics case in the 1970s is leading an effort to create a national “Blue Heart” medal for wounded and slain law enforcement officers, similar to the purple heart awarded to those in the military.
  “Right now, every department has its own medals or awards. There should be a national one for all, from the FBI, city and town officers to campus police,” Leo Chupron
  
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• U.S. Woman With Terrible Headaches Wakes Up With British Accent

  12-02-2018 22:24
  CBS Local — A strange medical condition has left a former Texas beauty queen – who has never left the U.S. – with a British accent.
  Michelle Myers has reportedly suffered from debilitating headaches for several years. On three occasions however, the headaches left Myers speaking with a foreign accent the next morning when she woke up. “They send in the psychiatrist at the hospital and make sure you’re not a loon,” the 45-year-old said, via WTOL.
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• 8 arrested following string of K2 overdoses in New Haven

  12-02-2018 22:24
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  According to a police release, since January 25th, officials have warned the public of the dangers associated with taking illegal drug
  
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• 3 Suspects in Vernon Robbery Captured in Newington: Police

  12-02-2018 22:00
  
  Police have captured three suspects in an armed robbery outside a bowling alley in Vernon after a pursuit through multiple towns overnight.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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• Letters From Whiting Patient at Center of Abuse Investigation

  12-02-2018 21:55
  
  Letters written by the patient at the center of an abuse investigation at Whiting Forensic Division show the alleged abuse may have gone on for more than a decade.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Son Charged With Attempted Murder of Parents in Granby

  12-02-2018 21:31
  
  A 40-year-old Granby man has been charged with the attempted murder of his parents after the victims were found with stab wounds.Photo Credit: Granby Police Department/ NBC Connecticut
  
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• Keidel: LeBron James, Cavaliers Still No Threat To West

  12-02-2018 21:26
  By Jason Keidel
  Normally the NBA trade deadline is like the NFL — a hollow ritual of salary cap-clearing moves. Only baseball has real sizzle around the league’s deadline to deal players.
  Not so this year, with LeBron James, er, the Cleveland Cavaliers, dealing about 40 percent of their minutes played to give LeBron new toys and a new sense that his Cavs can compete this spring.
  We can debate the merits of Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr, George Hill, and the gaggle of new comrades i
  
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• Farmington Fire Department Receives Oxygen Masks for Pets

  12-02-2018 21:04
  
  The Farmington Fire Department receives donation of specially designed pet oxygen masks.Photo Credit: Farmington Fire Department
  
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• Scientists Say Sun Will Be Cooler By 2050, Warn Of Mini Ice Age

  12-02-2018 20:52
  CBS Local — Will solar cooling solve Earth’s problem of global warming? Scientists are predicting that the sun is about to enter a massive cooling cycle which could lead to a mini ice age by the year 2050.
  According to a study by the University of California San Diego, the sun will begin to have diminished magnetism, fewer sunspots, and produce less ultraviolet radiation starting in 2020. The event, known as the “grand minimum,” is reportedly triggered at random poin
  
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• Spartansburg volunteer fire chief resigns – sex offender no longer affiliated with department

  12-02-2018 20:50
  SPARTANSBURG, Pa. —The chief of the Spartansburg Volunteer Fire Department, who is a registered sex offender, resigned from his position Sunday after heavy public scrutiny over his 2001 conviction of molesting a 4-year-old girl.
  The mayor of a small Pennsylvania town stood by its volunteer fire company’s re-election of a registered sex offender as its fire chief.
  Chief Roger Gilbert Jr. was convicted in 2001 of sexual intercourse with a 4-year-old girl and is listed in the state&rsqu
  
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• Former Hartford man and Georgia officer killed in shootout

  12-02-2018 20:33
  LOCUST GROVE, Ga. —  Authorities in Georgia say the police officer killed in a shootout with a criminal suspect with Connecticut ties died of a gunshot wound to the head.
  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that preliminary results of an autopsy performed Saturday on Locust Grove Police Officer Chase Maddox at the crime lab in Decatur indicate he was shot three times, with the fatal wound being to the head.
  The suspect, 39-year-old Tierre Guthrie, also died. A
  
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• PHOTOS: 8 Arrests After K2 Investigation in New Haven

  12-02-2018 20:11
  
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• ‘Nick will not have died in vain!’ President Trump responds on Twitter to Guilford mom

  12-02-2018 20:09
  A national effort has been started to end the opioid epidemic after President Trump addressed it as a crisis. A Connecticut mom has turned her personal  tragedy into a story of hope by writing a letter to the President.
  The idea was all started by a mother in Massachusetts who also lost her son to addiction. Her idea spread like wildfire on social media. Parents across the country wrote letters to the President to share their stories, as well as pictures of their children.
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• ‘Nick will not had died in vain!” President Trump tweets to Guilford mom

  12-02-2018 20:09
  A national effort has been started to end the opioid epidemic after President Trump addressed it as a crisis. Two Connecticut moms have turned their personal  tragedies  into stories of hope by writing letters to the President.
  The idea was all started by a mother in Massachusetts who also lost her son to addiction. Her idea spread like wildfire on social media. Parents across the country wrote letters to the President to share their stories, as well as pictures of their children.
  
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• Police: Donald Trump Jr.’s wife exposed to white powder

  12-02-2018 19:59
  NEW YORK   — Police say Donald Trump Jr.’s wife opened an envelope that contained white powder, felt ill and was taken to New York City hospital as a precaution.
  A police department spokesman says a preliminary test of the powder indicated it wasn’t dangerous.
  They say Vanessa Trump called 911 Monday morning after opening a letter addressed to Donald Trump Jr. at their midtown Manhattan apartment. Police say she said she was coughing and felt nauseous.
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• Man Charged In Fatal Farmington Crash

  12-02-2018 19:44
  (Farmington, Conn./WTIC) – Police in Farmington have arrested a man they say caused a deadly crash in town last year.
  Fifty-four-year-old Edward Brozynski of Newington is charged.
  Officers say he was intoxicated at the time of the crash on Route 6 last September 14 in which two people were killed. Two others were injured, one critically.
  Police say Brozynski faces charges of manslaugher with a motor vehicle, assault, reckless endangerment and other offenses.
  His bond was set at $275,000.
  
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• School Tells Students They Can’t Say No When Asked To Dance

  12-02-2018 19:37
  CBS Local — Student dances are a normal part of school life for most American children, but a controversial policy at one Utah school is telling kids they don’t have a choice in whom they dance with.
  Sixth-graders at Kanesville Elementary School have been told by school officials that they can’t refuse a request to dance from one of their classmates during their Valentine’s Day dance. “The teacher said she can’t. She has to say yes. She has to accept
  
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• Max Restaurant Group warns about phishing attempt

  12-02-2018 19:34
  HARTFORD — Max Restaurant Group, which owns restaurants in the greater Hartford area, warned about a phishing attempt aimed at it’s customers.
  Dear Friends:
  It has been reported to us that a spam email, has been sent to our guests. This message asking you to review your account settings in exchange for a gift card is a 'phishing' email.Do not respond! This is a fraudulent message and has been reported as spam. Thanks pic.twitter.com/0UqRg4LpSe
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• Suspected Poacher Eaten By Lions He Was Illegally Hunting

  12-02-2018 19:30
  CBS Local — A suspected poacher was mauled to death and eaten by a pack of lions he was allegedly hunting in South Africa. According to local reports, only the man’s head was left next to a rifle and some ammunition in the bushes of a private game park.
  “It seems the victim was poaching in the game park when he was attacked and killed by lions. They ate his body, nearly all of it, and just left his head and some remains,” Limpopo police spokesman Moatshe Ngoepe
  
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• Police Seize Over 650 Bags of Fentanyl From Norwich Home

  12-02-2018 18:59
  
  Two people are arrested after the Norwich Police Department carried out a search and seizure warrant at a Norwich home and found over 650 bags of fentanyl.Photo Credit: Norwich Police DepartmentThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Church says gay teacher fired by Miami Catholic school

  12-02-2018 18:53
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  MIAMI — Church officials say a gay schoolteacher has been fired by a Miami Catholic school after marrying her same-sex partner in an apparent violation of church rules.
  Archdiocese of Miami officials confirmed to the Miami Herald that first-grade teacher Jocelyn Morffi lost her job at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School on Thursday, the day after she returned from her Florida Keys wedding.
  Several parents say they were surprised and upset at Morffi’s firing. But an arch
  
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• Man arrested in 2017 fatal Farmington crash

  12-02-2018 18:47
  FARMINGTON — Police have arrested a man in connection with a crash that killed two people last September.
  Edward Brozynski, 54, of Newington, was arrested on Friday. He was charged with two counts of second degree manslaughter. He was also charged with assault and other motor vehicle violations. He was held on $250,000 bond and will appear in court on Tuesday.
  Rejean St. Pierre and Benoit Boislard, both 66 and from Quebec, died in the crash that happened on September 14. 
  Police said
  
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• Newington Man Charged in Crash That Killed 2 in Farmington

  12-02-2018 18:46
  
  A Newington man has been arrested and charged with manslaughter after a head-on crash on Route 6 in Farmington in September that killed two people.Photo Credit: Farmington Police
  
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• Watertown Aims to Make Main Street Safer for Pedestrians

  12-02-2018 18:44
  
  Pedestrian safety is at the forefront of discussions in Watertown after two pedestrians were hit and killed on Main Street. The Board of Police Commissioners will be gathering public comment on...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Obamas’ official portraits unveiled

  12-02-2018 18:34
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  Barack and Michelle Obama re-emerged on the public stage Monday in Washington, only this time for an event that has nothing to do with politics.
  The former first couple’s official portraits were unveiled at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, a rite of passage for most former presidents, all of whom have their portraits hanging in the museum.
  These are perhaps the most anticipated presidential portrait unveilings to date, due in large part to the artist
  
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• Man found by police in his home had been dead for several years

  12-02-2018 18:29
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  NEWPORT NEWS, VA (WTKR) — Police in Newport News found a man in his home that had been deceased for multiple years on Saturday, in the Lee’s Mills Homes community at the 400 block of Rivers Ridge Circle.
  It all started with a phone call when an unidentified neighbor told News 3’s Aleah Hordges that he got a call to do a welfare check on his next door neighbor on February 8.
  “The nephew called me. I told him I couldn’t go on Friday because I was going out
  
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• 38-Year-Old Teacher Died After Not Getting Flu Meds Due To High Price, Husband Says

  12-02-2018 18:19
  CBS Local — A Texas elementary school teacher died of complications from the flu after the woman delayed in picking up her medication because of its cost.
  Heather Holland, a second-grade teacher and mother of two, reportedly held off getting her prescription drugs because of a $116 copay. Holland’s husband Frank told the Weatherford Democrat that his wife thought the price was too high for her family. Mr. Holland reportedly bought the medication a week later, however, the teacher&rsq
  
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• Squad joins sole cheerleader from opposing school who was cheering alone

  12-02-2018 17:50
  CARROLL COUNTY, Mo. -- There was no doubt plenty of action happening on the basketball court at the Missouri CLAA Conference Tournament last week, but it was what was happening on the sidelines that was really inspiring.
  The cheer squad from Hardin-Central noticed that another school had only one cheerleader representing them. Luckily, the ladies from Hardin-Central had more than enough spirit to go around.
  Mom Brenda Milligan sent WDAF a video of the squad joining the lone cheerleader. She wri
  
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• ‘Virtual kidnapping’ scam has neighbors receiving terrorizing phone calls, threatening loved ones in Monroe and Seymour

  12-02-2018 17:28
  MONROE — Monroe Police are issuing a warning for residents after reports of an extortion scam.
  Police say they’ve had several reports of “virtual kidnapping”. The scam takes on many forms, and it’s always an extortion scheme. It tricks victims into paying a ransom to free a loved one they believe is being threatened with violence or death.
  Police in Seymour are investigating two similar incidents.  One victim actually wired $500 to the scammers. Police sai
  
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• Wooster School Creates A Big Project Building A Tiny House

  12-02-2018 17:26
  
  Wooster School in Danbury has started a big project by creating a tiny house on their campus as a class opportunity for its students.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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• Truck Fire Caused Issues on I-395 South in Norwich

  12-02-2018 17:21
  
  There are lane closures on I-395 southbound in Norwich due to a tractor-trailer fire.Photo Credit: Contributed Photo
  
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• Ray Dunaway: Hartford Symphony Orchestra 2018 Preview

  12-02-2018 17:15
  Carolyn Kuan, Music Director with HSO, shares a preview of upcoming events: The Keys to Romance – February 16-18, Alleged Dances – February 22, Stravinsky and Swan Lake – March 9-11, and Never Break the Chain – The Music of Fleetwood Mac – March 24.
   
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle unveil more details on their royal wedding

  12-02-2018 17:04
  LONDON — If you’re planning on attending the British royal wedding this spring, you can finally stake out a spot on the processional route.
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding will take place at 12 p.m. GMT (7 a.m. ET) on May 19, 2018, Kensington Palace announced Monday morning. The Palace had previously revealed the date of the wedding, but the timing of the ceremony hadn’t been disclosed.
  The British royal wedding, which will be held in St. George’s Chap
  
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• 2 People Stabbed, Man Thought To Be Son Arrested

  12-02-2018 16:48
  GRANBY, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut say they have arrested a man they think stabbed his parents inside the family home.
  Granby Police Capt. William Tyler says officers responded to reported of a domestic assault at about 3 a.m. Monday.
  Two residents were found inside the home with knife injuries and taken to St. Francis Hospital in Hartford.
  Both victims were conscious but their conditions were not immediately clear.
  A male suspect, believed to be the son of the victims, was taken i
  
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• Power Outage May Be To Blame For Two-Vehicle Crash

  12-02-2018 16:46
  STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) — Authorities are investigating whether a power outage is to blame for a two-vehicle crash in Connecticut.
  The massive power outage hit thousands of people in Stratford and Bridgeport Saturday night.
  A woman working in a Stratford convenience store tells WTNH-TV she believes traffic lights were not working when the two vehicles crashed into each other. She says neither vehicle stopped at the intersection.
  United Illuminating says close to 10,000 people were
  
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• UConn, Louisville Renew Rivalry

  12-02-2018 16:45
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn and Louisville have played each other for national titles and conference championships.
  On Monday, the nation’s No.1 and No. 4 teams will renew their rivalry for the first time in four years, but this time with nothing more at stake than rankings, and a gauge of where each team stands in advance of the postseason.
  “This is a bonus game,” said Louisville coach Jeff Walz. “It’s a non-conference game in the middle of the season&hellip
  
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• Taurasi Ready For Final Go-Round With USA Basketball

  12-02-2018 16:43
  NEW YORK (AP) — Diana Taurasi wants to make the most of her final go-round with USA Basketball.
  The four-time Olympic gold medalist is back for one more run at a world championship and potentially the 2020 Tokyo Olympics if she can stay healthy.
  “It’s made me more driven than ever to be healthy for it. I want to end it the right way,” Taurasi said in a phone interview Saturday. “It’s something that I take very seriously. I want to be at the highest level to pl
  
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• 3 Arrested After Home Invasion and Stabbing in Norwalk

  12-02-2018 16:01
  
  A Norwalk resident was stabbed several times during a home invasion in November and police have arrested three suspects.Photo Credit: Norwalk Police
  
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