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• The Patriots plane flew Parkland families to the ‘March For Our Lives’ rally in D.C.

  23-03-2018 23:56
  BOSTON  — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is helping students and families of victims of the recent shooting at a Florida high school attend a march against gun violence.
  Patriots spokesman Stacey James confirmed that Kraft provided the team’s official plane to fly families of the victims from the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, as well as several other students who were injured in the attack . They will be attending Saturday&rsqu
  
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• Advocates in Connecticut testify against bump stocks, ‘ghost’ guns

  23-03-2018 23:41
  HARTFORD --  Dozens of people came out to a Judiciary Committee hearing on Friday for two proposed bills related to gun regulations in Connecticut.
  House Bill 5540 bans the sale or transfer, possession, manufacturing or use of bump stocks or other accessories to increase the rate of fire of a firearm.
  “This is a device that turns a semi automatic weapon into virtual machine gun and decimated a crowd of concert goers in matter of minutes,” Connecticut Against Gun Violence Direct
  
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• Another church offering sanctuary to New Britain couple facing deportation

  23-03-2018 23:22
  OLD LYME - A New Britain couple who came to the United States from Pakistan in 2000, has been ordered to leave the country.
  Instead, they received sanctuary from the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme. Malik Rehman and Zahida Altaf said in November, they got approval from immigration officials to purchase a pizza place in New Britain but two months later, they were ordered to leave the country.
  “We don’t want to break any law,” said Altaf.
  10 years ago, they were ordered
  
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• Organization Connects Students With Dresses for Prom

  23-03-2018 23:00
  
  An organization in Southington is trying to make it easier for students to afford to go to school proms.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Students from CT Shoreline Headed to DC March for Our Lives

  23-03-2018 22:38
  
  Connecticut students headed to Washington D.C. for Saturday’s March for Our Lives say they are inspired by the Florida students calling for gun reform since 17 people were killed in a school shooting last...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Mom Arrested After 2-Year-Old Found Walking Alone in Ansonia

  23-03-2018 21:58
  
  The mother of a toddler found walking alone in Ansonia has been arrested, police said.Photo Credit: Ansonia Police
  
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• Your National Puppy Day Photos

  23-03-2018 21:57
  
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• Partly cloudy Saturday with temps in the mid-40s; Tracking morning showers Sunday

  23-03-2018 21:30
  Most of the weekend looks quiet with highs in the 40s. There is a chance for a sprinkle Saturday afternoon.  Then Sunday morning a few snow showers will move through between 5 AM and 10 AM. This could be just enough to coat the ground in spots so don't be surprised if you wake up to a touch of white.
  Then FINALLY some signs of spring in the 7 day forecast! Temperatures will slowly start to warm up next week with highs in the 50s Tuesday and Wednesday then 60S THURSDAY!
  The next storm is po
  
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• PD: Man arrested after refusing to leave Watertown school property

  23-03-2018 21:26
  WATERTOWN —  Police said Andrey Korneyev, 40, was arrested Friday after refusing to leave a school property.
  Watertown police said around 7:40 a.m., they responded to Watertown High School on reports of an unwanted party at the school.
  “At the time that students were arriving to school,” Watertown police said. “A teacher had observed a suspicious male (Korneyev) wearing camouflaged pants walking out of the woods on the west side of the school.”
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• Woman bumped from overbooked United flight walks away with $10K

  23-03-2018 21:22
  A United Airlines passenger received a travel voucher worth a staggering $10,000 when she walked away from the flight she was bumped from, according to the Daily Mail.
  Allison Preiss, a D.C. area managing director of communications, tweeted about the lucrative deboarding experience on Thursday from the Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
  .@united offering $1K in travel credit for an oversold flight. If nobody bites, they will kick off the lowest fare passenger by pulling them out of the bo
  
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• West Hartford Massage Therapist Accused of Inappropriately Touching Client

  23-03-2018 20:28
  
  West Hartford police have arrested a massage therapist who is accused of inappropriately touching a client in January.Photo Credit: West Hartford Police
  
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• Wrong-Way Driver Caused Crash on Route 9 in Berlin: Police

  23-03-2018 20:12
  
  A wrong-way driver caused a crash on Route 9 in Berlin, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Thousands Expected for March for Our Lives in Hartford

  23-03-2018 19:59
  
  Thousands of people are expected to attend March For Our Lives at the State Capitol in Hartford on Saturday. The local event is one of several nationwide being held to push for tougher gun laws after several...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Brookfield Man Found Dead in Vermont

  23-03-2018 19:52
  
  Police have identified a person found dead in Vermont last year as a 52-year-old Brookfield, Connecticut man.Photo Credit: Vermont State Police
  
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• State Could Penalize Schools for Cutting Too Much From Budgets

  23-03-2018 18:55
  
  .The state Department of Education is threatening to penalize six school districts for cutting too much out of their education budgets.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police Investigating After Finding Woman Dead at Groton Hotel

  23-03-2018 18:20
  
  Police are investigating after finding a woman dead at the Ramada Inn in Groton early Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Large Fire Breaks Out in New Britain

  23-03-2018 17:20
  
  Investigators are trying to determine what started a fire that caused extensive damage to a two-family residence at 209-211 Maple St. in New Britain Friday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Milford Teen No Longer Missing

  23-03-2018 17:15
  
  A 14-year-old Milford boy who has been reported missing is back with his family.Photo Credit: Milford Police
  
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• Your Stories: New Shops at Corbins Corner in West Hartford Reveal Plans for Grand Openings

  23-03-2018 16:56
  
  Work is nearly done at the new buildings at Corbins Corner in West Hartford and some businesses said they plan to open next month while others plan to open sometime this summer.
  
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• Student Who Says $7K Lost in JFK Bag Fiasco Gets Back Bikini

  23-03-2018 16:50
  
  Months after a monster winter storm and water main break triggered a lost luggage fiasco at JFK Airport, one college student who had been moving abroad and says she lost $7,000 in clothes is still looking...Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• State Unveiling New Plan for Route 9 Traffic

  23-03-2018 14:40
  
  The state is unveiling a new plan to fix the problem in Middletown on Route 9 where traffic lights cause major backups during rush hour.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New Britain Couple Set to Be Deported to Pakistan Takes Sanctuary in Old Lyme Church

  23-03-2018 14:37
  
  A New Britain couple set to be deported to Pakistan Monday has taken sanctuary in an Old Lyme church.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Driver Says She Was Injured After State Snowplow Hit Car

  23-03-2018 14:21
  
  A New Britain mother said she was injured after a state snowplow sideswiped her car.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Serious Injuries Reported in Crash on I-91 South in Enfield

  23-03-2018 13:04
  
  Serious injuries are reported in a crash on Interstate 91 South in in Enfield, near exit 47, according to state police.The highway was closed, but traffic is getting by. Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Tractor Trailer Strikes Pulled Over Cruiser on I-291

  23-03-2018 04:22
  
  A tractor-trailer struck a cruiser parked on the side of I-291 west on Thursday.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Tolls Proposal Clears Committee

  23-03-2018 03:16
  
  A proposed two-step process that could lead to tolls on Connecticut highways was approved by the Transportation Committee in the Connecticut General Assembly.
  
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• Rescue dog looking for home after two years in Canton shelter

  23-03-2018 02:48
  CANTON —  Sassy, energetic, and playful are some words to describe Cesara who has stolen the hearts of volunteers at the Dog Star Rescue.
  “Cesara is our gem,” said Dan McCabe, co-founder of Dog Star Rescue. “Our diamond in the rough and she is ready for adoption.”
  Her favorite things? The toy bin, fetch, and treats for days! There’s one piece of this dog that is admirable, but heartbreaking at the same time: Cesara’s patience.
  “We are for
  
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• Snapchat Videos Purportedly Show Plainfield Teen With Firearm

  23-03-2018 02:35
  
  Two teens were arrested in Plainfield after a video on social media purportedly showed one of them handling a firearm, police said.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Chinese food deliveryman sends gun-wielding robbers running from apartment building

  23-03-2018 01:50
  NEW YORK — Authorities are searching for the two men who attempted to rob a deliveryman inside a New York City apartment building Monday.
  One of the individuals posed as a customer, placing a fake order from the Peking Kitchen Chinese restaurant in Harlem and asked to have the food delivered at an apartment on West 113th Street, police said.
  Shortly before 9 p.m., the 56-year-old deliveryman, identified by the New York Daily News as Saikou Tambajang, arrived at the address and o
  
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• Woman accused of injecting children with meth, letting men sexually assault them

  23-03-2018 01:49
  EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – A Wisconsin mother allegedly let men abuse two young children for years in exchange for drugs and money, according to WEAU.
  Michelle Mayer, 39, of Eau Claire, has been charged with two counts of repeated sexual assault of a child, party to a crime.
  The abuse apparently started years ago when Mayer allowed different men into her mother’s house, according to WTMJ. The men allegedly gave Mayer meth, cocaine and money, and, in return, she allowed them to sexually and p
  
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• Driver Says She Was Injured After State Slow Plow Hit Car

  23-03-2018 01:33
  
  A New Britain mother said she was injured after a state snow plow sideswiped her car.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• State Offers to Pay Off Hartford's Debt

  23-03-2018 00:44
  
  The state has offered to pay off Hartford's debt under the new budget deal.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• State reaches agreement to pay off Hartford’s debt

  23-03-2018 00:23
  HARTFORD — The city of Hartford has reached an agreement to have the state pay off the city’s approximately $550 million in general obligation debt.
  The Hartford Courant reports the deal calls for the state to pick up Hartford’s annual debt payments, but the city would be responsible for about $5 million a year in payments on its new minor league ballpark.
  Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin had threatened to file for bankruptcy, citing the city’s debt, pension obligations an
  
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• Body cam video shows man biting police K-9

  23-03-2018 00:12
  RACINE, Wis. - A Wisconsin man faces charges after he allegedly bit a sheriff's office K-9  during his arrest last Monday.
  The Racine County Sheriff's Office released body camera video of 44-year-old Leland O'Malley, who faces multiple charges from the incident.
  Leland O'Malley
  Officials say shortly before midnight on Monday, deputies responded to a man outside of a Town of Dover house. The caller said the man, later identified as O'Malley, would not leave and appeared to be intoxicated.
  O
  
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• The origin of the T-shirt

  23-03-2018 00:08
  Today the T-shirt is a comfy wardrobe staple - an easy and versatile choice for a relaxing Saturday, a backyard barbecue, or even for work. It’s almost impossible to think of what today’s style would look like without the practicality of the T-shirt, and its origin is pretty simple: a matter of convenience.
  In the early 1900s, men’s fashion involved button-down shirts, but buttons fell off from time to time. When buttons needed to be sewn back on, the man’s wife would of
  
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• Teen taking driving test plows into exam station before making it to road

  23-03-2018 00:07
  BUFFALO, Minn. – A teenager taking her driver’s test crashed through the driver’s examination station before she even got on the road.
  The Star Tribune reported that the 17-year-old crashed a 2014 Chevy Equinox into the building Wednesday afternoon in Buffalo, Minnesota.
  (Photo: Buffalo Police Department)
  The driver was not hurt, but a 60-year-old woman working as the license examiner sustained non-critical injuries and the vehicle was significantly damaged.
  It happened after
  
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• Florida woman beats up husband for forgetting wedding anniversary, deputies say

  23-03-2018 00:07
  ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. – Deputies arrested a Florida woman after she allegedly attacked her husband because he forgot the date of their wedding anniversary.
  Carol Stone, 35, of Zephyrhills, faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery after Pasco County deputies arrested her Wednesday, according to Tampa’s WTVT.
  Stone’s husband told authorities the assault started as verbal dispute when he told her he forgot their anniversary. Stone later confirmed his story to deputies durin
  
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