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• Suspect Charged In Two Deaths

  23-02-2018 23:45
  (WATERBURY,Conn./WTIC News) – Waterbury Police have arrested a 20 year old man in connections with two deaths on November 22,2017.Shan Thompson is charged with two counts of murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in the deaths of Clarence Lewis and Antonio Santos.
  Police say the deaths were gang related.The investigation is continuing.
  
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• 'Surrounds Us Every Day': Gun Violence Protest Starts in CT

  23-02-2018 23:12
  
  A Ridgefield teenager is the driving force behind a proposed nationwide walkout of high school students planned for April of this year.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• One Person Killed When Vehicle Ran Off I 395

  23-02-2018 22:56
  Norwich, Ct (WTIC 1080)   State police from Troop E say one person was killed Friday afternoon after the vehicle they were in ran off the roadway on I 395 northbound just south of exit 13.
  Troopers found the vehicle off the road with two occupants suffering from serious injuries. The driver was transported to Backus Hospital. The drivers condition or name has not been released.
  Anyone with information or who may have witnessed the accident is asked to contact Trooper Robinson at 860-84
  
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• Rain with temps in the 30s tonight; Slight warm up for Saturday and Sunday

  23-02-2018 22:37
  Grab an umbrella on your way out the door tonight with periods of rain. There could be a few slick spots in the highest elevations with temperatures near freezing. Rain will taper off after 8 PM or so with just a few lingering scattered showers after that along with a slow drying trend.
  Saturday will be the pick of the weekend for outdoor plans and activities. Look for a mix of sun and clouds and high temperatures climbing into the low to mid 50s.
  Sunday looks rainy and raw! When precipitation
  
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• Keidel: Who Does Deontay Wilder Need To Fight?

  23-02-2018 22:12
  By Jason Keidel
  You may hear a boxing wakeup call when Deontay Wilder fights Luis Ortiz next weekend at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
  Boxing has been kept afloat by the stable of wildly gifted fighters at lighter weights, anywhere from lightweight to middleweight, where the sport is still quite fertile. For all the headaches he brought, Floyd Mayweather Jr was vital to boxing, as was Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, and others who have passed the baton to Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawfo
  
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• Newtown Police Make Domestic, Drug Arrest

  23-02-2018 22:04
  Newtown, Ct. (WTIC 1080) On February 22, 2018 Newtown police responded to a report of a physical domestic disturbance that involved the threatened use of a firearm. Both the adult and
  arrestee received minor injuries and both refused medical treatment. Police recovered a loaded shotgun and large amounts of cocaine and marijuana. Police arrested Patrick Laughlin and charged
  him with Disorderly Conduct abd Threatening in the 1st Degree With a Firearm. He was charged additionally with Possession of
  
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• Vehicle hits security barrier near White House

  23-02-2018 21:50
  WASHINGTON —  A passenger vehicle hit a security barrier near the White House on Friday, according to the Secret Service, though it didn’t breach the secure complex that surrounds the executive mansion.
  The Secret Service said the driver of the vehicle was female and was immediately apprehended by uniformed officers.
  The incident occurred at 17th and E streets NW in Washington, on the west side of the White House complex.
  President Donald Trump is at the White House, having jus
  
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• Connecticut Students Working To Organize National Walkout

  23-02-2018 21:41
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A trio of Connecticut high schoolers, led by a 15-year-old student who was inspired to act after the recent Florida school shooting, is working to organize a national school walkout to demand an end to gun violence.
  The effort began last week with an online petition started by Lane Murdock, a sophomore at Ridgefield High School. She then enlisted the help of two seniors, partners on the school’s debate team, to help coordinate students from across the country t
  
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• Supt. to Address Safety Concerns at Valley Regional High

  23-02-2018 21:40
  
  The superintendent of Regional School District 4 will be holding a news conference Friday afternoon to address safety concerns Valley Regional High School students brought up after a peer posted video on social...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• $73K Worth of Jewels, Items Stolen From Valeted Car in NH

  23-02-2018 21:24
  
  Tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewels, cash, electronics and religious items were stolen from a valeted car in New Haven, police said.Photo Credit: New Haven Police/Submission
  
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• $73K In Jewels, Cash, Electronics and Religious Items Reported Stolen From Valeted Car In New Haven

  23-02-2018 21:24
  New Haven, Ct. (WTIC 1080)  On Wednesday, 21 February, New Haven Police were dispatched to Yale New Haven Hospital regarding a theft from an automobile. The victim, thirty-eight year
  old, Ramzi Musallam, a visitor from Dupont, Pennsylvania, reported he’d left his red Cadillac with the Towne Park Valet Service at 904 Howard Avenue, a day earlier.
  When he retrieved it, he claimed over seventy-three thousand dollars in jewels, cash, electronics and religious items had been stolen. The vi
  
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• Investigators looking into bodyguard’s affair with mayor find nude photos in emails

  23-02-2018 21:10
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  Newly discovered nude cell phone photos may be evidence Nashville’s mayor and her former security chief were having an affair while he was being paid to be her bodyguard, authorities say in court documents disclosed Thursday.
  In filing affidavits for search warrants, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says Rob Forrest used a work phone to take two photos while on duty. Investigators say evidence points to the possibility that crimes — official misconduct and theft of p
  
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• Lawyers Seek To Seal Warrant For Wife Of Slain Doctor

  23-02-2018 21:05
  BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) – Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the case of a University of Connecticut scientist charged with killing her professor husbandare seeking to seal her arrest warrant for at least 90 days.
  Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi is charged with murder in the death of 84-year-old Pierluigi Bigazzi, a professor of laboratory science and pathology at UConnHealth.
  Investigators say his body might have been inside their house for months before it was discovered Feb. 5.
  Court documents indic
  
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• Dunkin' Donuts Unveils 3 Girl Scout Cookie Flavored Coffees

  23-02-2018 21:05
  
  Dunkin' Donuts unveiled three new Girl Scout Cookie flavored coffees on Friday.Photo Credit: Dunkin' DonutsThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Ansonia Man Arrested After Setting His Car On Fire: Police

  23-02-2018 21:00
  
  Ansonia Police have arrested a man who they said admitted to setting fire to his car after getting into an argument with his girlfriend.Photo Credit: Ansonia Police Department
  
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• Florida convict screams ‘murderers!’ as he’s executed

  23-02-2018 20:38
  Eric Scott Branch was executed Thursday night for the 1993 rape and murder of a University of West Florida student—and he did not go peacefully.
  The 47-year-old inmate screamed, thrashed on a gurney, and shouted “Murderers! Murderers! Murderers!” as the lethal injection drugs were administered, the AP reports. He groaned and fell silent soon afterward.
  Earlier, Branch had told corrections officers that Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi should be
  
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• U.S. immigration agency removes ‘Nation of Immigrants’ from its mission statement

  23-02-2018 20:37
  WASHINGTON, D.C. The agency in charge of U.S. immigration services has updated its mission statement to no longer include the phrase “nation of immigrants.”
  Instead, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ new mission statement emphasizes “safeguarding its integrity” and “securing the homeland.”
  The new statement was announced to the agency’s employees Thursday, according to a USCIS official.
  “The agency’s new mission s
  
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• Dad nearly decapitated 2-year-old son for keeping him awake

  23-02-2018 20:36
  **WARNING: Story contains graphic details.**
  CHICAGO, Ill. - Chicago police have charged a father with murder after a 2-year-old boy was found dead with his throat cut.
  Rolando Ortiz is seen in an image posted on the Chicago Police Department's Facebook page.
  Rolando Ortiz, 37, was charged with one count of first-degree murder in connection to the death of his son,  WGN reported.
  Police were called by family members around 2 p.m. on Wednesday. When officers arrived, the child was unre
  
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• Hero Dog Shot By Burglars While Protecting Teen, Reports Say

  23-02-2018 20:13
  CBS Local — A heroic German shepherd in Washington state is fighting for his life after protecting his 16-year-old owner from two violent burglars.
  According to KIRO7, the two suspects broke into the teen’s Des Moines home on Feb. 21 while only he and his dog Rex were home. As the boy went to hide in a bedroom closet, Rex reportedly charged downstairs to confront the thieves.
  “Rex’s instinct to protect his home and his best friend, took him downstairs and he attacked
  
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• Student Had BB Gun Outside East Hartford School: Police

  23-02-2018 20:09
  
  Police arrested a student who pulled a BB gun out of a backpack in front of East Hartford Middle School in East Hartford before the start of the school day Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecicut.com
  
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• College Basketball Games of the Week: Kansas, Texas Tech Clash At Top Of Big 12

  23-02-2018 20:06
  By Steve Silverman
  Saturday, Feb. 24
  Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images
  No. 8 Kansas (22-6, 11-4) at No. 6 Texas Tech (22-6, 10-5), 4:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
  This has not been one of those seasons where the Jayhawks have been among the top three teams in the nation and a likely favorite to win the national championship or at least make the Final Four. However, with March Madness right around the corner, the Jayhawks are in first place in the Big 12 and they are playing their best basketball of the seaso
  
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• Middlesex Hospital Adding Barriers in Front of ERs

  23-02-2018 19:29
  
  Middlesex Hospital is installing barriers Friday in front of the emergency department entrance in Middletown and at its two other emergency department locations in Marlborough and Westbrook the day after a...
  
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• Police Step up Presence After Man Crashed Into Hospital

  23-02-2018 19:20
  
  The man who officials said crashed into the emergency department of Middlesex Hospital in Middletown Thursday and set himself on fire remains in critical condition, the hospital emergency department remains...Photo Credit: Facebook and NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Teen Might Be Paralyzed After Crash in Hartford: Police

  23-02-2018 19:01
  
  A 16-year-old Hartford boy might be paralyzed from the neck down after a 14-year-old West Hartford girl crashed a stolen car into the pillars on the campus of Trinity College in Hartford Tuesday morning...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Students walk out of classroom for better school security in East Haddam

  23-02-2018 18:53
  EAST HADDAM — A school walkout took place at Nathan Hale Ray High School in East Haddam because students said they don’t feel safe.
  More than a week after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, students walked down this hill out of Nathan Hale Ray High School in East Haddam, to protest their schools safety.
  Students said Nathan Hale Ray hasn’t been transparent with them about an issue that happened last Friday, when a student apparently threatened to shoot another st
  
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• Suspect crashes stolen car on Hartford/West Hartford line, ends up in hospital and under arrest

  23-02-2018 18:27
  WEST HARTFORD — A stolen vehicle crash closed down an intersection on the West Hartford-Hartford line Friday morning and West Hartford police arrested  the driver, Andre Gaston, 20.
  Police said the crash happened on Fern and North Beacon streets at around 5:30 a.m. and the intersection was closed
  Police said they went to the area of Whitman Avenue and Grennan Road for a report of suspects trying to get into a vehicle. They said suspects left that area in a Jeep Cherokee, which wa
  
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• General Mills Buying Blue Buffalo Pet Products in $8B Deal

  23-02-2018 18:16
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – General Mills is buying Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc. in a deal valued at about $8 billion.
  General Mills Inc. will pay $40 per Blue Buffalo share. That’s a 17 percent premium to the pet food company’s Thursday closing price of $34.12.
  Shares of Blue Buffalo surged more than 5 percent in Friday premarket trading.
  Blue Buffalo makes natural foods and treats for dogs and cats. Its Blue brand had approximately $1.28 billion in net sales in fiscal 2017.
  Minneap
  
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• Hernandez’s Fiancee Sues To Protect Assets Of Home Sale

  23-02-2018 18:13
  TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) – Aaron Hernandez’s fiancee has sued the estates of three men the former New England Patriots player was charged with killing in an effort to ensure their daughter benefits from the sale of the ex-NFL star’s home.
  The families of Odin Lloyd, Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado have filed wrongful-death lawsuits against Hernandez’s estate. Should they win, money from the mansion’s sale could be used to pay damages.
  The Boston Herald reports that S
  
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• Man Arrested After Crash on Hartford-West Hartford Line

  23-02-2018 18:11
  
  A 20-year-old man was arrested in West Hartford early Friday morning after several people ran from a stolen Jeep after crashing it, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• New York Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Yacht Club Fraud

  23-02-2018 18:04
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ A New York man has pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme that defrauded at least a dozen people who thought they were investing in a yacht sharing club.Federal prosecutors in Connecticut say 43-year-old Thomas Heaphy Jr., of East Moriches, New York, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
  Authorities say Heaphy and another person told investors their money would be used to develop and fund the Waters Club, a membership-based “time share
  
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• PD: Ansonia man set fire to his car after argument with girlfriend

  23-02-2018 17:50
  ANSONIA — Police arrested a man after they say he set his own car on fire after his girlfriend kicked him out of the house.
  It all started just after midnight when police got a complaint of a car fire at 4 Crescent Street. When officers arrived, they found the 1999 Honda Accord fully engulfed in flames. The fire was so close to the house, it prompted an evacuation. Thankfully, the fire department was able to put out the fire before it spread.
  Officers learned that Orlando Velez, 32, who li
  
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• Ansonia Police Make Arrest In Vehicle Arson Incident

  23-02-2018 17:40
  Ansonia, Ct.  (WTIC 1080)  On February 23, 2018 at 12:10 A.M., the Ansonia Police Department received a complaint of a car fire at 4 Crescent Street. When officers arrived, they found a 1999
  Honda Accord fully engulfed in fire in the driveway of 4 Crescent St. The vehicle was within ten feet of the home at 4 Crescent St and the fire caused the evacuation of the four occupants of the
  home. The Ansonia Fire Department responded to the scene and was able to extinguish the fire before it c
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: All Basketball, All The Time

  23-02-2018 17:19
  Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Indiana HoosiersFriday, February 23, 2018, 8:00 pm ET
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  Indiana has turned around a rough Big Ten start, but only to an extent. A four-game win streak came against the bottom four teams in the standings, and was snapped Tuesday at Nebraska. Prior to the win streak, the Hoosiers lost to hapless Illinois, and to the Big Ten’s elite, including a 15-point defeat to the Buckeyes. OSU still has a chance at a regular-season co-championship in the Big Ten, eno
  
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• Julie Chen: “Omarosa Can Win Celebrity Big Brother”

  23-02-2018 17:14
  Expect the unexpected. That has long been the motto of CBS’s “Big Brother.” The program is in its 19th season and this season has been one of the craziest ever thanks to the infusion of celebrities like former White House employee Omarosa Manigault, NBA champion Metta World Peace and TV personality Ross Mathews.
  Julie Chen has been the host of “Big Brother” since the show began in 2000. Chen talked with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith about what to expect on tonight&r
  
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• 5 Things: USA Women’s Hockey Finally Gets Its Revenge

  23-02-2018 17:00
  Ryan Mayer
  The second week of the Winter Olympics is in the books and we’re rapidly closing in on the closing ceremonies. There are just a few more medals to hand out over the course of the weekend before things wrap up early Sunday morning, or for those of you that aren’t morning people, Sunday night when the ceremony is aired on tape delay. So, with plenty of action in the books, lets take a look back at this past week’s notable moments.
  Credit: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
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• The Latest: On Driver Who Crashed Car Into Hospital

  23-02-2018 16:58
  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) – Authorities say the the driver who intentionally crashed his car carrying containers of flammable liquid into a Connecticut hospital and set himself on fire was listed in critical condition at Bridgeport Hospital.
  Court records show twenty-seven-year-old Steven Ellam, of Middletown,  has numerous convictions, including for assault, attempted assault and strangulation. He was sentenced in 2014 to 33 months in prison. Police at the time said he attempted to str
  
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• Boy Charged After Threatening Statement in Burlington

  23-02-2018 16:28
  
  A 13-year-old boy has been charged with breach of peace after a police investigation into a threatening statement at Lewis Mills High School in Burlington.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• West Hartford Police Make Arrest In Stolen Car Incident

  23-02-2018 16:25
  West Hartford, Ct. (WTIC 1080) West Hartford Police were dispatched to the area of Whitman Ave. & Grennan Rd. on a report of suspects attempting to enter a
  vehicle. The suspects quickly left the area in a Jeep Cherokee which was spotted by officers in the area of Fern St. The vehicle fled the area at a high rate of speed, last
  seen heading eastbound on Fern St. towards the City of Hartford. At no time were there any officers in pursuit of the fleeing suspect vehicle. An officer posted at the
  
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• General Mills Spends $8B On Wilton’s Blue Buffalo

  23-02-2018 15:42
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Its sales under pressure with fewer grocery lists including processed foods, General Mills will try to balance its own shift in that direction, and its revenues, with the $8 billion acquisition of Blue Buffalo, a higher end pet food products company.
  It’s the first foray into pet foods of any kind for the Minneapolis company, and a potentially lucrative one.
  Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc. had nearly $1.3 billion in net sales last year and General Mills sees consist
  
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• New London Police Investigating Shots Fired Friday Morning

  23-02-2018 15:36
  New London, Ct. (WTIC 1080)  New London police received multiple 911 calls reporting gun shots fired in the area of Montauk Ave. and Mitchell Court around
  5 o’clock this morning. During a search of the area, officers located Dorvensley Elissaint of Williams Street in a rear lot in possession of a stolen Sig Sauer 9mm
  handgun from West Virginia Detectives. Detectives arrested Elissaint charging him with Breach of Peace 2nd, Reckless Endangerment 1st, Carrying a Pistol without
  a Permit,
  
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• Assault Sends Councilwoman To The Hospital

  23-02-2018 15:35
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Officials say a Connecticut councilwoman has been hospitalized after an assault.
  Police say Bridgeport Councilwoman Eneida Martinez suffered unspecified injuries Wednesday night that required medical attention. Police say an arrest warrant has been issued in connection with the assault.
  No further details have been released, and Martinez’s family has requested privacy.
  Council President Aidee Nieves wishes Martinez a “speedy recovery,” and Council
  
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• Lawmakers To Hold Hearing On Bill Opening Up Casino Process

  23-02-2018 15:33
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers will hold a public hearing after all on whether to allow a proposed competitive process for building Connecticut’s first casino on non-tribal land.
  The General Assembly’s Public Safety Committee voted 18-6 on Thursday in favor of holding the hearing in the coming weeks, despite objections from the committee’s Democratic and Republican Senate co-chairmen. The proposal originally did not appear on the panel’s agenda, but De
  
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• Former Restaurant Owner Sentenced For Cocaine Operation

  23-02-2018 15:30
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The former co-owner of a Mexican restaurant in Stamford who was involved in a cocaine trafficking operation has been sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison.
  Miguel Lara, of Bridgeport, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Hartford. He pleaded guilty last year to possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 500 grams or more of cocaine.
  Authorities say a Drug Enforcement Administration task force discovered Lara, co-owner of Cafe Luna, was supplyin
  
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• New Connecticut Report Recommends Strategic Widening Of I-95

  23-02-2018 15:25
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new Connecticut study says strategic widening and other improvements along portions of Interstate 95 can significantly reduce traffic congestion.
  State Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker calls the report released Thursday “a stunning set of findings.” He says an additional lane in each direction between the New York and Rhode Island borders was seen for years as the only way to relieve gridlock.
  He says the report suggests “mu
  
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• Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $1.1M From Car Dealership

  23-02-2018 15:22
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ A former employee of a luxury Connecticut car dealership has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1 million from the business.Federal prosecutors say 50-year-old Vanessa Vence-Small, of New Windsor, New York, waived indictment and pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud.
  Authorities say from 2014 until June 2017 while she was worked as controller of Continental BMW of Darien, Vence-Small made 65 unauthorized electronic fund transfers totaling more than $900,000 from the de
  
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• Brendan Haywood: ACC Has Chance To Get 10 Teams In Tournament

  23-02-2018 15:00
  Ryan Mayer
  The Atlantic Coast Conference is on paper, the best conference in the country. It features three Top 10 teams and five Top 25 teams overall. In addition, 10 teams have compiled 18 or more wins already this season. Want advanced statistics? The ACC is good there too, ranking three teams inside the Top 10 of Ken Pomeroy’s rankings, including the #1 (Virginia) and #3 (Duke) teams. Another six appear in the Top 40 of the rankings.
  Last year, the conference placed a record nine teams
  
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• Prominent Developer’s Death Ruled A Suicide By Authorities

  23-02-2018 14:19
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. (WTIC and AP) – The death of a prominent developer who was struck and killed by a Metro-North train in Connecticut has been ruled a suicide.
  The Connecticut Post reports the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Thursday 55-year-old Alfred Lenoci Jr. died from multiple trauma as the result of a suicide.
  Lenoci was struck by a westbound train around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday near the Fairfield Metro Station.
  His family has declined to comment on his death, and no funeral serv
  
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• This Morning With Ray Dunaway February 23, 2018

  23-02-2018 12:48
  Here’s what’s coming up this morning with Ray Dunaway.
  6:50- Betsy McCaughey, senior fellow at the London Center for Policy Research, talks the story from FOX News about Dems fuming as Trump pushes low-cost, ObamaCare alternative health plans.
  7:20- Marc Fitch, Investigative Reporter with Yankee Institute, asks will Connecticut be the most heavily tolled state in the country? In a 2015 tolling study, CDM Smith recommended placing 78 electronic tolling gantries along all of Conne
  
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• Lesbian couple sues feds for thwarting their chance to foster refugee children

  23-02-2018 10:41
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  COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Three years ago, as they wore long gowns and exchanged vows surrounded by people who love them, Fatma Marouf and Bryn Esplin imagined a growing family. But like so many couples who dream of having children, they keep hitting roadblocks.
  They tried IVF treatments and had no luck. They would have liked to adopt domestically, but state-funded agencies in Texas, where they live, are free to exclude same-sex couples. They say they can’t afford the tens
  
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• Cold, chance of rain Friday; Slight warm up for the weekend

  23-02-2018 10:19
  Friday will start off dry and mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 30s to near 40 degrees. But during the afternoon another round of rain moves in. The only concern this time will be for our coldest areas in the northwest hills where temperatures will be near the freezing point. This could cause areas of freezing rain and icy spots on the roads.
  We get a little break in the action on Saturday with a mix of sun and clouds and mild 50s!
  Enjoy that break while it lasts because Sunday looks soggy an
  
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