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• Students Heading to Puerto Rico Selling Socks to Raise Money

  14-02-2018 23:59
  
  Students in Bloomfield are getting ready for a mission trip to Puerto Rico nearly five months after Hurricane Maria destroyed most of the island.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• NBA Contenders Make Moves In Buyout Market

  14-02-2018 22:51
  By Matt Citak
  The NBA trade deadline is behind us, and boy was it an exciting one. Several significant trades went down in the final few hours, including the Cleveland Cavaliers completely overhauling their roster. Six players were sent out while four new players were brought in, and based on their first two games together (wins in Boston and Oklahoma City), the Cavaliers must be happy with their outlook for the rest of the season.
  While the trade deadline has passed, contenders aren’t nec
  
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• Person Jumps from Second-Floor Window During Milford Fire

  14-02-2018 22:01
  
  One person was hurt jumping from a second-floor window during a fire in Milford Wednesday.Photo Credit: Contributed Photo
  
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• Police Release Photo of Suspects in West Hartford Purse and Wallet Thefts

  14-02-2018 21:44
  
  West Hartford police are investigating the thefts of wallets and purses from businesses on New Britain Avenue and they have released surveillance photos.Photo Credit: West Hartford Police
  
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• Subway Clerk Tackles Robber Outside Shop: Police

  14-02-2018 21:39
  
  A clerk at a Windsor Locks Subway sandwich shop stopped what appeared to be an armed robbery outside the shop by tackling the robber, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Shooting At Florida High School; Number Of Wounded Unclear

  14-02-2018 21:08
  PARKLAND, Fla. (WTIC and AP) -A shooting at a Florida high school Wednesday sent students rushing out into the streets as SWAT team members swarmed in and locked down the building, and police warned the shooter was still at large.
  Ambulances converged on the scene as emergency workers appeared to be treating possibly wounded people on the sidewalks.
  Television footage showed police in olive fatigues, with weapons drawn, entering the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, then dozens of children f
  
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• Many Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency Owners Not Reporting Holdings On Their Taxes, Report Says

  14-02-2018 20:40
  CBS Local — Last year was a big year for Bitcoin as the online currency skyrocketed to nearly $20,000 in value. However, a new report claims that many investors are failing to report the big gains on their taxes.
  While the value has dropped dramatically in 2018, investors are still on the hook for last year’s cryptocurrency transactions. According to Credit Karma, less than 100 people out of 250,000 who have filed their 2017 taxes through the company have reported buying cr
  
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• Body Found In Pond ID’d

  14-02-2018 20:21
  (Griswold, Conn./WTIC Radio) – The state Department of Environmental Protection has released the name of the man whose body was found in a pond in Griswold on Tuesday.
  Fifty-six-year-old John Dubois went missing while snowmobiling on Pachaug Pond on December 16 of last year.
  A passerby noticed the body, according to DEEP.
  The body has since been transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
  The cause of the accident is still under investigation, DEEP said.
  
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• Fire at Grantmoor Motel in Newington Was Set: Officials

  14-02-2018 20:14
  
  The fire at the Grantmoor Motor Lodge on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington early Wednesday morning was set, according to Newington Fire Marshal Chris Schroeder, and the case has been turned over to the Newington...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Woody's Hot Dog Joint Closing After Over 40 Years

  14-02-2018 19:49
  
  Woody’s Hot Dogs, an iconic hot dog joint in Hartford, is closing its doors after more than four decades.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Fire Official: Newington Motel Fire A Case Of Arson

  14-02-2018 19:17
  NEWINGTON, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – The fire that struck the Grantmoor Motor Lodge on the Berlin Turnpike early Tuesday was no accident.
  A fire official tells WTIC News, the blaze, which sent six people to the hospital, is a case of arson. Police have identified a “person of interest” in the case, said Fire Chief Chris R. Schroeder, who is also the town’s fire marshal. He declined to say how the fire, which originated in a first-floor room, was started.
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• Peter Kostis On Genesis Open: ‘A Great Test Of Golf’

  14-02-2018 19:08
  By Dave Shedloski
  The final stop on the West Coast for the PGA TOUR is one of the most popular on the entire schedule. The Genesis Open, the 15th event of the season, annually draws a tremendous field, and this year is no exception. Heading to revered Riviera Country Club are three of the world’s top four players — defending champion Dustin Johnson, No. 3 Jordan Spieth and No. 4 Justin Thomas — and six of the top 10 in the FedExCup standings: Johnson, Thomas, Brendan Steele, Ch
  
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• Big E Holding One-Day-Only Ticket Sale

  14-02-2018 18:39
  
  The Big E is offering a one-day-only sale for tickets to the fair and admission is just a little more than half price if you buy them before 8 p.m.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• HuskyThon 2018 Hopes to Raise $1 Million

  14-02-2018 18:24
  
  HuskyThon 2018, a yearlong fundraiser, is underway at UConn and organizers hope to raise $1 million to help children at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
  
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• Lovely Flying: Airliner Takes Heart-Shaped Route For Valentine’s Day

  14-02-2018 17:31
  CBS Local — Love is in the air, literally. A Virgin Atlantic plane got into the spirit of Valentine’s Day by taking a heart-shaped flight path while traveling over the coast of England.
  The Airbus A330 made the afternoon detour while on a test flight over Cornwall, on England’s southern coast. A Virgin Atlantic spokeswoman told reporters from Business Insider the plane wasn’t carrying any passengers on board, so the company was fine with the love-inspired divers
  
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• Woman, 5 Children Found Unharmed In Alleged Kidnapping

  14-02-2018 16:35
  DANBURY, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Connecticut authorities say they have arrested a woman and found five children unharmed after she allegedly kidnapped them in Massachusetts and threatened to harm them and herself.
  Pittsfield, Massachusetts, police notified regional law enforcement Tuesday to be on the lookout for 40-year-old Shareen Tanna, her three children and possibly two other children in an SUV.Authorities say Tanna took the children without permission and was believed to be headed to h
  
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• School Allows Girl, Planned Parenthood Sticker, To Stay

  14-02-2018 16:32
  GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) – A Roman Catholic school in Connecticut that told a student she would have to leave school if she kept a Planned Parenthood stickeron her laptop has reversed course.
  The parents of Sacred Heart Greenwich sophomore Kate Murray told the Greenwich Time their daughter will be allowed to stay at the all-girls school with thesticker in place.
  The school’s head said the school discourages the display of anything “supporting or opposing political candidates, pos
  
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• Rising Stars: Jordan Greenway

  14-02-2018 16:00
  By Matt Citak
  With 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.
  The 2018 Winter Olympics have not begun, yet Jordan Greenway is already set to make U.S. Olympic history. When Greenway takes the ice in Pyeonchang, South Korea, he will break down a ce
  
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• Hamden Police: Cat OK After Getting Stuck In Recliner

  14-02-2018 15:54
  HAMDEN, Conn. (WTIC Radio) – It appears a feline in Hamden may have spent one of its nine lives after getting stuck in a recliner.
  Animal Control Officer Mitch Gibbs was called to a home Vantage Road Feb. 6 to find a Persian feline named Pixie stuck in an electrical recliner, said police. The cat’s tail was stuck between a motor and a cross bar; another part of the tail was entangled around a threaded rod, said police.
  Two other animal control officers responded and helped to disasse
  
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• Man Sentenced In Fatal Shooting

  14-02-2018 15:41
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut man who was 16 when he fatally shot another teen in the back of the head almost four years ago has been sentenced to 47 years in prison.
  The New Haven Register reports that Ricky Bunn was sentenced Tuesday.
  He was convicted of murder in October in the April 2014 slaying of 16-year-old Torrence “T.J.” Gamble.
  Prosecutors say Bunn was a recruited by the leader of a gang to shoot Gamble who he believed had told police where to find another gan
  
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• Under New Owner, Hurricanes Embrace Hartford Whaler History

  14-02-2018 15:06
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The new owner of the Carolina Hurricanes has a soft spot for his team’s old identity — the Hartford Whalers.
  In the month since Tom Dundon assumed control of the Hurricanes, they’ve brought back the old “Brass Bonanza” fight song, stocked the shelves in the team store with that beloved whale-tail logo and have discussed bringing back the Whalers, too — if only for a future turn-back-the-clock night.
  Under his leadership, the Hurrican
  
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• New Technology Could Save the Lives of Flu Patients

  14-02-2018 15:02
  
  Flu-related deaths are on the rise in Connecticut and nationwide, but doctors at Hartford Hospital say they have a treatment option that could mean the difference between life and death.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Best 2018 Singles Cruises

  14-02-2018 15:00
  By Laurie Jo Miller Farr
  The single supplement on cruises is getting a closer look as cruise companies seek a younger demographic. Look beyond the cruise line look to each individual ship; some have been reconfigured or built new with solo cabins, such as Norwegian Epic and Azura from P&O Cruises. The itinerary, onboard lifestyle, and destination are equally significant in determining the right singles cruise. Chances of mingling with other single travelers are higher aboard a
  
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• Former Vice President Joe Biden To Speak In Connecticut

  14-02-2018 14:25
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – Former Vice President Joe Biden will stop by Connecticut next month to speak at Southern Connecticut State University.
  The university announced Tuesday Biden will speak at the John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts on its New Haven campus March 23.
  The event, called “A Conversation With Vice President Joe Biden,” is part of the 20th Annual Mary and Louis Fusco Distinguished Lecture Series.
  Tickets are available for $65. The university is also
  
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• Lawmaker Seeks State Probe Into Eversource Bills

  14-02-2018 14:23
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – A Connecticut lawmaker is asking for a state investigation into what he says is misleading electricity rate information on Eversource bills.
  State Sen. Len Suzio says all his electric bills since September have included erroneous information about how much he would be charged during the following month’s rate period. He says state utility regulators have known about this issue for more than a year.
  The Meriden Republican asked the state Office of Consu
  
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• 31 Kitchen Items Under $50 That Any Cook Could Use

  14-02-2018 14:00
  By Crystal Hessong
  Don’t think you have to be a professional chef to cook. These must-haves help anyone become a success in the kitchen.
  1. Immersion Blender
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  No kitchen should be without an immersion blender. You can easily make sauces and soups with ease. Get one that comes with chopping and whipping attachments from Amazon for $29.99.
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  2. Pasta Measuring Stick
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  Don’t know how much pasta to cook? Are you hungry enough t
  
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• School Buses Stopped, Multiple Car Crashes Due to Icy Roads

  14-02-2018 13:58
  
  Crews are responding to multiple crashes due to icy conditions in Tolland and Windham counties Wednesday morning, and some school buses with children on them actually had to pull over to stay safe.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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• FIRST ALERT: Accumulating Snow Possible Saturday into Sunday

  14-02-2018 13:45
  
  The NBC Connecticut meteorologists have issued a First Alert for the chance of accumulating snow Saturday night and Sunday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Flames Rip Through House in Lisbon

  14-02-2018 13:00
  
  No one was hurt when flames ripped through a home in Lisbon, destroying the building early Wednesday morning.
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway February 14, 2018

  14-02-2018 12:52
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:50- Bruce Elstein, Fairfield County Attorney, explains how patients may now sue providers for breach of medical record confidentiality. Until Elstein recently won the case at the Supreme Court level, we all were never entitled to hold our Doctors accountable or sue them for sharing our personal medical information.
  7:20- David Lightman, National political correspondent and veteran congressional reporter for McClatchy Newsp
  
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• FEMA Funding Ending For Some Displaced by Hurricane Maria

  14-02-2018 12:34
  
  Time is running out for some families displaced by Hurricane Maria. FEMA funding, which paid for their lodgings in the US, is set to end for many of those families.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Home Invasion Near Schools Prompts Lock Down in Ansonia

  14-02-2018 12:17
  
  A home invasion in Ansonia prompted a lockdown at schools nearby on Tuesday.
  
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• President Trump’s lawyer paid $130,000 of own money to porn star

  14-02-2018 11:06
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  WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer said Tuesday that he paid $130,000 of his own money to a porn star who allegedly had a sexual encounter with the President before his time in office.
  “In a private transaction in 2016, I used my own personal funds to facilitate a payment of $130,000 to Ms. Stephanie Clifford,” Michael Cohen said in a statement. “Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction wi
  
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• Chicago police commander killed assisting on call

  14-02-2018 10:45
  CHICAGO -- A police commander was fatally shot while responding to a call Tuesday in downtown Chicago, authorities said.
  Cmdr. Paul Bauer, 53, went after a suspect who had an altercation with other officers and escaped, police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said. The commander had been attending training and heard an alert, CNN affiliate WBBM reported.
  Bauer, a 31-year veteran, encountered the individual and was shot several times, Johnson said.
  At first, Johnson had said Bauer was off-
  
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• Ways to make someone feel loved, besides saying it

  14-02-2018 10:39
  We say it before we end a phone call. We type it in our texts. It’s the last words we speak before we say good night. “I love you” is possibly the most popular three-word phrase in the world, spoken millions of times every day.
  “I love you” translates intimacy between ourselves and others, but the expression is so common that it can lack the meaning it’s intended. When saying and hearing it becomes automatic and expected, its power becomes dulled in our brain&
  
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• New device helping flu victims Hartford Hospital

  14-02-2018 10:35
  This flu season is hitting every age group especially hard, children included, so it’s crucial for parents to know how to deal with the flu in children, especially because it’s not necessarily recommended that you run straight to the doctor’s office if you suspect your child has been infected, or even if you’re sure your child has been infected.
  Nick Bennett, the director of the Infectious Diseases and Immunology Department at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center,
  
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• Mild weather for Wednesday, scattered showers; Even warmer Thursday

  14-02-2018 10:21
  We have an impressive warm-up arriving just in time for Valentine's Day! You don't need to bundle up in pink and red layers with highs in the 40s to near 50 degrees.
  As even warmer air tries to move in Wednesday night - Thursday morning, so too could a few showers.  Even though the clouds will be abundant Thursday, temperatures will likely spike into the 50s to near 60 degrees!Since it's FEBRUARY, temperatures like that don't stick around for too long. A cold front on Friday will make
  
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• New Haven Schools Look to Cut $10 Million

  14-02-2018 06:00
  
  The leaders of the New Haven public school system are looking for ways to do more with less.A measure directing board staff to identify $10 million in potential cuts passed during Monday evening’s school board...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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