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• Wintry Mix Could Cause Icing Issues in Northern CT Sunday

  24-02-2018 23:58
  
  Winter weather advisories have been issued for parts of northern Connecticut ahead of a wintry mix moving in Sunday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Meriden Man Tried to Run Over Officer, Fled Police: CSP

  24-02-2018 23:41
  
  A Meriden man is accused of trying to run over a police officer and fleeing from police after an incident at Mohegan Sun Saturday.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Police: Man Injured In Stabbing Near Hartford Restaurant

  24-02-2018 21:27
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Officials say a man was stabbed repeatedly near a Hartford restaurant.
  The Hartford Courant reports that police responded early Saturday to a report of a man at the hospital who had suffered numerous stab wounds.
  Police say witnesses said the stabbing happened outside 451 Restaurant & Lounge. Police say the victim was seen running away while being pursued by two men.
  Police said the man was in stable condition and that the major crimes unit is investigating
  
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• Man Killed in Shooting on Henry Street in Hartford

  24-02-2018 21:22
  
  A 37-year-old man was killed in a shooting in Hartford Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• First Black Female Lawmaker Nominated To State Hall of Fame

  24-02-2018 21:21
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The first black female member of the General Assembly is being nominated to the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame.The late Margaret E. Morton was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1972. She served four terms, representing Bridgeport. She later won a Democratic primary against an incumbent senator and then went on to win the general election after a lengthy court battle with Bridgeport Democrats.
  She served six terms in the Senate, eventually becom
  
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• Money Wisdom: Financal Wisdom Via… The Weather Channel?

  24-02-2018 21:00
  What can we learn about the financial world by exploring some of the concepts that we hear about on the Weather Channel? You’d be surprised at some of the correlations!
  
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• Jonathan Harris Announces Run for Governor

  24-02-2018 20:20
  
  Former Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jonathan Harris has announced he is running for governor.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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• Hartford: 1 man dead following shooting; police investigating

  24-02-2018 19:21
  HARTFORD – One man from Hartford is dead following a fatal shooting Saturday afternoon.
  The call came in just after 12 noon on Saturday from Henry Street, between Grandview Terrace and Mountford Street, on the south side of the city.  FOX61’s cameras were first on the scene. Police said that they found a man shot multiple times at the scene and brought him to the hospital were he later died.
  A witness tells FOX61 photojournalist Mike Howard that they heard three shots, and Hartf
  
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• Reopened campgrounds, more lifeguards to be funded at state parks

  24-02-2018 18:33
  HARTFORD — State officials are making plans to reopen shuttered campgrounds, expand lifeguard coverage and hire more seasonal workers.
  It will mark the first time in two years the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has had the financial resources to take such steps.
  State budget problems had forced the agency to scale back on summer staffing, park schedules and campground offerings, prompting the General Assembly to come up with the Passport to Parks initiative.
  The revenue
  
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• Graham’s body making journey to Charlotte; will lie in honor at U.S. Capitol

  24-02-2018 17:30
  ASHEVILLE, N.C.  — The Rev. Billy Graham’s body will be brought to his hometown of Charlotte on Saturday as part of a procession expected to draw crowds of well-wishers.
  The procession begins late Saturday morning with a ceremonial departure from a mountain chapel at the training center operated by his evangelistic association in Asheville and ends in the afternoon at Graham’s library in Charlotte.
  Crowds are expected to watch the procession pass through the town of Black
  
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• Volunteer Organization Offers Free Tax Preparation

  24-02-2018 17:23
  
  With her children in tow, Dahemia Douet lined up with dozens of others at the Hartford library Saturday to get her taxes prepared by the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program or VITA.
  
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• Man Killed In Griswold Crash

  24-02-2018 17:20
  (Griswold, Conn./WTIC Radio) – A man is dead and State Police are investigating after they say the vehicle he was driving crashed overnight in Griswold.
  The call came in around 12:30 a.m. to Stone Hill Road.
  Troopers say Kyle Emmerthal’s vehicle hit a stone wall and a tree.
  He was taken to Backus Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  The home and some vehicles on the property sustained some minor damage.
  
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• Pratt Engineers Hope to Spark Love of Science in Students

  24-02-2018 17:01
  
  Engineers from Pratt and Whitney are working to inspire local middle school students to pursue careers in science.
  
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• Newtown Vigil Honors Victims of Parkland Shooting

  24-02-2018 16:55
  
  Students in Newtown know all too well the pain caused by a school shooting, and that’s why Friday they held a candlelight vigil for the victims of the nation’s latest school shooting in Parkland, Florida.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• SOCT Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Annual Winter Games

  24-02-2018 16:27
  
  Special Olympics Connecticut is celebrating its 50th anniversary with almost 1,000 athletes and partners competing in the annual Winter Games.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Comptroller Says Decades-Long Pension Backup Eliminated

  24-02-2018 16:19
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – State Comptroller Kevin Lembo says a backlog of state employee retirement calculations dating back to 1992 has been eliminated.
  Under the old system, state employees received a preliminary, slightly reduced estimated pension payment when they left state service.
  That meant each retirement had to be manually audited to take into account things like salary history, overtime, hazardous duty pay, any starts and stops to state service and other factors.
  Lembo, a Democrat
  
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• Griswold Man Killed in Crash

  24-02-2018 16:03
  
  A Griswold man is dead after a crash on Stone Hill Road early Saturday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Icy spots for Sunday commute, Big storm on the horizon???

  24-02-2018 15:34
  It's been pretty wet the past couple of days with repeated shots of rain. More is expected, as a warm front lifts north of our area this afternoon. The heaviest of the rain should be before 10pm Saturday. After that, a brief break is expected before more rain moves in. With temps falling, a change to mixed precip is possible as we head into the morning hours. It could get icy in the northern half of the state, so be careful driving.
  After this moves out, high pressure will build in, and temps w
  
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• 2 Injured in Machete Attack in Waterbury

  24-02-2018 15:28
  
  Two people suffered minor injuries in a machete attach in Waterbury Friday night.
  
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• What’s next for schools and teachers after the Parkland school shooting?

  24-02-2018 14:47
  HARTFORD –  President Trump has suggested arming teachers in schools to help stop events like the Parkland, Florida school shooting from happening again. But are there things teachers can do to head off these events, long before *anyone* reaches for a weapon?
  Saturday morning, FOX61’s Ben Goldman talked with Professor Anthony Johnston of the University of Saint Joseph’s School of Education about school security, the future of schools, “zero tolerance”, and what
  
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• These companies have cut ties with the NRA

  24-02-2018 14:16
  FAIRFAX, VA — A cybersecurity firm. Six car rental brands. A home security company. An Omaha bank. Companies are scrambling to cut ties with the National Rifle Association.
  On Thursday, the First National Bank of Omaha pledged to stop issuing an NRA-branded Visa card. A bank spokesperson said “customer feedback” prompted a review of its partnership with the NRA, and it chose not to renew its current contract.
  There was a wave of car rental outfits. Enterprise Holdings, wh
  
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• Car crashes into stone wall and tree in Griswold, killing driver

  24-02-2018 13:27
  GRISWOLD – Connecticut State Police say a local man is dead after he was ejected from his car in a late night crash.
  Troopers from Troop E in Montville were dispatched to 270 Stone Hill Road in Griswold about half-past midnight on Saturday. They found a Subaru Forester that had crashed into a stone wall and a large tree in front of that home, and then come to rest in the road.  The driver, 37 year old Kyle Emmerthal of Griswold had been ejected from the car.  He was taken to Back
  
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• Report: Florida school shooter describes emotional struggle in 911 call

  24-02-2018 06:12
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  PARKLAND, Fla. — Nikolas Cruz had only recently moved in with a family friend weeks after his mother died when he reportedly called 911 to describe a tumultuous encounter with his new host.
  In a call obtained by CNN affiliate WPTV, the caller, identified by the station as Cruz, talks about a blowup and being attacked. The man, whose voice is unsteady, says he doesn’t know where he is calling from because he is new to the area.
  CNN has not confirmed that the caller wa
  
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• Aerospace engineers inspire middle school students in East Granby

  24-02-2018 05:58
  EAST GRANBY --  At East Granby Middle School, students were joined by a special guest who knows a thing or two about what it takes to build.
  She doesn’t just know how to build a quality airplane engine, but also quite a career, and one that defies demographics.
  Jonna Gerken is a manager of manufacturing engineering for Pratt & Whitney, and is also the President of the Society of Women Engineers. She was joined by a dozen other engineers from Pratt & Whitney and their parent c
  
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• Archbishop claims $73,000 worth of religious items, jewels, cash were stolen from his car

  24-02-2018 05:57
  NEW HAVEN --  Police said $73,000 worth of jewels, electronics, cash, and religious items were reported stolen from a valeted car.
  New Haven Police said they were dispatched to Yale New Haven Hospital regarding a theft from an automobile Wednesday.
  Police said 38-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.
  Police said when he returned to his car, item
  
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• Junior Newtown alliance holds community vigil to remember victims in Florida shooting

  24-02-2018 05:19
  NEWTOWN - There was a huge crowd lighting candles at the Blue and Gold Stadium of Newtown High School Friday evening to honor the victims of the Florida shooting.
  It was an emotional night for a community who is no stranger to tragedy.
  Despite the pouring rain, hundreds of people still came out to show their support letting Florida know they are not alone.
  People shuffled into the stadium one by one with their umbrellas. There were parents, teachers and students who were all there for the same
  
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• Southington man offers free active shooter preparedness class

  24-02-2018 05:15
  SOUTHINGTON-- Southington native Robert Rand knows the value of safety.
  It's why he opened the doors to his Krav Maga gym in Southington for a free active shooter preparedness class.
  After the recent mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, Rand taught people what to do before, during and after a active shooter incident.
  The seminar is geared toward the unarmed civilian.
  "If you're near an exit and you can run, go. Run away. If you have a cell phone call 911, give a description and stay on the phone
  
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• Duke, UNC, NC State named in federal NCAA investigation

  24-02-2018 04:12
  HIGH POINT, NC  — Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State are among the schools named in an investigation by the FBI into corruption in college basketball.
  A Yahoo Sports report shows records of payments and scheduled payments to college prospects and their families. All evidence is linked to former NBA agent Andy Miller and his associate, Christian Dawkins.
  The documents show an alleged underground recruiting operation that could create problems for at least 20 Division I basketball prog
  
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• Firefighters Battling Fires and Serious Mental Health Challenges

  24-02-2018 03:47
  
  Three local firefighters are talking about battling PTSD, depression and anxiety because they hope no other first responder has to suffer.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New Haven Apartment Building Condemned Suddenly

  24-02-2018 03:46
  
  Dozens of people In New Haven couldn't get into their home on Friday night after they were forced to evacuate their apartments when the building was condemned on Thursday.
  
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• Man charged with double murder of two men in Waterbury

  24-02-2018 03:05
  WATERBURY —  Police arrested a 22-year-old man in connection to the death of two men in November.
  Waterbury police said they arrested and charged Shan Thompson with two counts of murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the November 22, 2017 deaths of Clarence Lewis and Antonio Santos.
  On November 22, a crash took place around midnight near 560 Wolcott Street. Police said when they arrived, they found Lewis and Santos dead inside a car.
  Police
  
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• Trump announces new North Korea sanctions

  24-02-2018 03:00
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday that the US Treasury Department is imposing new sanctions against North Korea specifically targeting the country’s shipping and trading companies and vessels in an effort to further isolate the rogue regime.
  Senior administration officials told reporters on Friday that Trump would discuss new sanctions on North Korea during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference and touted the sanctions as the headline
  
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• Twin brothers, both school employees, arrested for child porn a week apart

  24-02-2018 02:50
  SAN JOSE, Calif. — Twin brothers who both worked at Northern California schools were arrested a week apart on child pornography charges, according to the Mercury News.
  Clinton and Clifford Pappadakis, both 47, have been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography.
  Clifford Pappadakis is a former teacher and cross-country coach at Willow Glen Middle School. Clinton Pappadakis is a former off-campus track and field coach at Oak Grove High School. Both schools are lo
  
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• Step inside the Texas school district that already arms its teachers

  24-02-2018 02:49
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  CALLISBURG, Texas – While the nation debates whether teachers should carry guns to protect students from armed intruders, the question’s already settled in one Texas school district, where educators have had firearms on campus for years.
  And while no teacher in Callisburg, Texas, has been called on yet to fire a weapon in defense of a classroom, students in the Callisburg Independent School District say they feel safer knowing their teachers can protect them if the unthin
  
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• Police find 4-year-old pretending to be asleep at scene of murder-suicide

  24-02-2018 02:49
  BELLEFONTAINE NEIGHBORS, Mo. - Detectives are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in the Missouri city of Bellefontaine Neighbors after an ominous 911 call led them to a grisly scene.
  Their bodies were discovered at a home in the 1200 block of Hoyt Drive, south of Interstate 270.
  Around 11:50 p.m. Thursday, a male caller told a police dispatcher officers would find three people dead inside of the home. When police arrived at the home minutes later, they found 31-year-old Dornubar
  
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• Ex-NFL player in custody after gun photo threatens former teammates, school

  24-02-2018 02:48
  LOS ANGELES – Former NFL player Jonathan Martin has been taken into custody in connection with a social media post that prompted elite Southern California school Harvard-Westlake to close its two campuses in Studio City and Beverly Crest Friday, a source told the Los Angeles Times.
  Martin, who graduated from the elite private school a decade ago, posted an image of a shotgun to his verified but private Instagram account, writing "When you're a bully victim & a coward, your(sic) o
  
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• Maple syrup season in Burlington

  24-02-2018 02:44
  BURLINGTON -- The sap has been flowing this season for Rob Lamothe, owner of Lamothe's Sugar House in Burlington.
  Lamothe runs tubing across about 360 acres of Connecticut woods to make around 1,500 gallons of syrup each year.
  So far, 2018 has been productive.
  "Here we are on February 23rd and we've made a significant amount of syrup, I'm always optimistic," Lamothe said.
  Lamothe added that cold nights and thawing days are keys to a good season.
  "22 degrees at night and the following day m
  
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• Middlesex Hospital partially opened after man crashes car into emergency room entrance

  24-02-2018 01:13
  MIDDLETOWN --  Middlesex Hospital is creeping back toward full service.
  The hospital announced that as of 4 p.m., Friday, they would once again be providing emergency care, but only to walk-in patients.
  This as a result of heavy fire and structural damage sustained to the emergency department entrance.
  On Thursday morning, a 27-year-old Middletown man intentionally crashed the car he was driving through the sliding doors and into the vestibule, before setting himself on fire.
  Hospital spok
  
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• 'He Coached a Family': Longtime Berlin Wrestling Coach Dies

  24-02-2018 00:51
  
  Berlin High School is mourning the death of its longtime wrestling coach James Day.The 64-year-old died on Thursday.
  
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• Residents forced out of New Haven apartment building, are still seeking for answers

  24-02-2018 00:41
  NEW HAVEN -- Emotional residents returned to the Norton Towers Apartments searching for answers a day after they were forced out.
  The apartment building on Norton Street was evacuated, Thursday afternoon, after it was deemed uninhabitable.
  The building was locked up, blocked off with police tape and displayed "danger," signs, Friday.
  The 80 displaced tenants were put up in three nearby motels by the property manager, until further notice.
  The New Haven Fire Department was called to the building
  
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• Residents forced out of New Haven apartment building, are seeking for answers

  24-02-2018 00:41
  NEW HAVEN -- Emotional residents returned to the Norton Towers Apartments searching for answers a day after they were forced out.
  The apartment building on Norton Street was evacuated, Thursday afternoon, after it was deemed uninhabitable.
  The building was locked up, blocked off with police tape and displayed "danger," signs, Friday.
  The 80 displaced tenants were put up in three nearby motels by the property manager, until further notice.
  The New Haven Fire Department was called to the building
  
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• One Victim In Route 2 Crash Had Been Shot

  24-02-2018 00:29
  (MARLBOROUGH,Conn./WTIC News) – State Police Detectives continue to investigate a Thursday afternoon crash on Route 2 in Marlborough.Three occupants of a vehicle were ejected in the crash around 3:30 near exit 15 eastbound.All sustained life-threatening injuries.
  A firearm was found inside the vehicle, an upon further evaluation at Hartford Hospital, it was discovered one occupant of the vehicle had sustained a gunshot wound.
  The names of the individuals are not being released at this time
  
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