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• Student marchers call Washington’s inaction on gun violence unacceptable

  24-03-2018 23:40
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  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Survivors of the deadly shooting rampage at a Parkland, Florida, high school led hundreds of thousands Saturday in March for Our Lives events across the country, delivering a resounding message that Washington’s inaction on the scourge of gun violence is no longer acceptable.
  Building on the momentum of last week’s National School Walkout, these members of a generation raised with gun violence have mobilized Americans with
  
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• Newtown Students, Parents March for Change in Washington, DC

  24-03-2018 23:26
  
  Several students and parents affected by the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School took part in the March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C. on Saturday.Photo Credit: Alex Brandon/APThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Police investigate two robberies in Columbia

  24-03-2018 23:18
  
  State police are investigating two separate robberies in the town of Columbia that happened within hours of each other on Saturday morning. One suspect is in custody and another is still on the loose.
  
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• Columbia man arrested after allegedly trying to rob a Dunkin’ Donuts

  24-03-2018 22:10
  COLUMBIA — A man is in police custody following an alleged robbery at local Dunkin’ Donuts early Saturday morning.
  Around 6:15 a.m., State Troopers responded to a call of a robbery at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Route 6. A store employee told police that Wayne Squier, 35, entered the store and selected some items.
  Squier approached the counter and took out money to pay for his items as the employee opened the cash register.  The employee told police that Squier walked behind the
  
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• Groton police investigate untimely death

  24-03-2018 21:39
  GROTON — Police are investigating an untimely death from Friday morning that happened at a Ramada Inn.
  At 7:24 a.m. police responded to the Inn on calls of a person not breathing. Officers and EMS found the woman and was declared dead at the scene by EMS workers.
  Police are investigating the case as an untimely death and are being assisted by State Police Eastern District Major Crime Squad and the New London State’s Attorney’s Office.
  The woman has been identified as Jonelle Qu
  
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• Thousands take part in ‘March for Our Lives’ rally in Hartford

  24-03-2018 20:02
  HARTFORD — Thousands of men and women were led by children and teens in Connecticut’s ‘March For Our Lives’ Saturday.
  “Enough is enough,” said Tyler Suarez. “We need to do something about the issue of gun violence and the epidemic of mass shootings in our country.”
  Attendees gathered on the steps of the State Capitol for hours as presenters gave speeches, sang songs, chanted and called for an end to gun violence.“My aunt was the principal of
  
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• Hundreds take part in ‘March for Our Lives’ rally in Hartford

  24-03-2018 20:02
  HARTFORD, Conn. — A rally against gun violence took place in Hartford Saturday and other cities nationwide.
  The  rallies were inspired by high school students in Parkland, Florida shooting where 17 people were killed.
  Hundreds of sister marches took place across the country and around the world as students, teachers, parents and survivors of school shootings take their defiant message against gun violence to the seats of power.
  FOX61 will have a full recap tonight on the ne
  
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• 3-alarm fire destroys house in Bridgeport

  24-03-2018 18:25
  BRIDGEPORT — Firefighters were called to a fire in the 200 block of Federal Street just before 11:30 this morning. The fire quickly went to a 2nd and then a 3rd alarm as heavy fire erupted from the second floor of the 2-family home.
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• 14 people displaced in 3-alarm Bridgeport house fire

  24-03-2018 18:25
  BRIDGEPORT -- Almost fifteen people were displaced Saturday morning when a fire broke out at a two-story home.
  Firefighters responded to a house on Federal Street on calls of building consumed in flames. Firefighters on the scene said there was heavy fire on the second and third floor.
  Due to the severity of the fire, a second and third alarm  was called in response.  Fire Departments from Milford, Stratford, and Fairfield all responded to the scene.
  The fire was so bad that the house
  
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• UConn Huskies advance to the Elite Eight following win over Duke

  24-03-2018 18:12
  ALBANY —  The UConn Huskies are advancing to the Elite Eight after defeating Duke, 59-72 Saturday afternoon.
  The top-seeded Huskies held a 40-20 lead heading into the half and never looked back. Four Huskies finished in double figures.
  Huskies’ senior Gabby Williams scored 15 points along with 7 rebounds and 6 assists; junior Katie Lou Samuelson added 15 points; senior Kia Nurse finished with 10 points; junior Napheesa Collier finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
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• Connecticut Students Join March For Our Lives in Washington, DC

  24-03-2018 16:45
  
  Several dozen students, along with adult chaperones, left early Saturday morning to join the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C.Photo Credit: NBC
  
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• Students hold March for Our Lives events in Washington and across US

  24-03-2018 16:21
  Survivors of the deadly shooting rampage at a Parkland, Florida, high school are set to lead thousands Saturday in a March for Our Lives on Washington, delivering their impassioned pleas for stricter gun control law to the nation.
  Building on the momentum of last week’s National School Walkout, these members of a generation raised on gun violence have been rallying Americans around their cause while honoring the 17 students and faculty members killed on February 1
  
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• Former VP Biden: America in battle for “the soul” of nation

  24-03-2018 15:57
  NEW HAVEN — Former Vice President Joe Biden, still grieving the loss of his son to cancer and unsure whether he’ll run for president in 2020, said Friday that America is in a battle for the nation’s soul.
  The Democrat spoke before more than 1,500 people at Southern Connecticut State University, hours after he was in Maryland to accept the Naval Academy Alumni Association’s Distinguished Graduate Award on behalf of Republican Sen. John McCain. McCain is battling glioblasto
  
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• Sen. Chris Murphy issues statement on “March For Our Lives”

  24-03-2018 15:54
  HARTFORD – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) released a statement on Saturday in support of the ‘March For Our Lives’ events organized across Connecticut, as part of rallies inspired by high school students in Parkland, Florida.
  The senator has become a national leader on the issue of gun control since the mass shooting at Sandy Hook, and since his late-night senate filibuster on the issue following the Pulse Nightclub shooting.
  In a statement distributed to March For Ou
  
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• Derby school district discussing possibility of bringing National Guard in as security

  24-03-2018 15:36
  DERBY --  Derby public schools may be partnering with the National Guard in the future.
  “We are just in the infancy stages right now,” said Dr. Matthew Conway, the superintendent of Derby public schools.
  Conway said he believes that a partnership with the National Guard could benefit the students.
  “There’s a lot of synergy, I think, between the two in terms of how we prepare kids for the next level of learning and life,” said Conway.
  Conway said the National G
  
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• A super hero soars to rebuild Puerto Rico — with a little help from Wonder Woman

  24-03-2018 13:20
  PUERTO RICO — A new heroine is flying alongside Wonder Woman and Superman to pull Puerto Rico through hurricane Maria’s aftermath.
  Her name is La Borinqueña.
  She soars through the air, performing feats of superhuman strength — clad in a costume modeled after Puerto Rico’s revolutionary flag.
  Come May, she’ll team up with several DC comic superheroes in a special anthology to help the battered island. And you can help her on the mission.
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• Organizers hope to draw half a million to gun control rally

  24-03-2018 12:54
   WASHINGTON — Thousands are gathering in Washington Saturday for a protest that organizers claim will be a defining moment in the long-simmering national debate over gun-control legislation.Organizers of the March for Our Lives rally are hoping to draw 500,000 protesters; that would match last year’s women’s march and make this one of the largest Washington protests since the Vietnam era. It would also bolster claims that the nation is ready to enact sweeping changes to it
  
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• Sun & clouds today; scattered snow showers early Sunday; big warm-up next week

  24-03-2018 12:46
  Most of the weekend looks quiet and cool with highs in the 40s.  There is a chance for a sprinkle late this afternoon; however, it will be mostly dry with passing clouds.  A back door cold front will touch off a few Sunday morning snow showers that 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 slowl
  
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• Officer involved in fatal shooting now fighting to keep job

  24-03-2018 12:24
  MONTVILLE — A Connecticut police officer cleared of wrongdoing for fatally shooting a man during a confrontation at a hotel is now fighting for her job.Montville Officer Robin Salvatore has not returned to work since suffering injuries during the altercation in January 2017 that ended with her shooting and killing Val Thomas, who had grabbed her stun gun and was striking her with it.
  Salvatore is scheduled to meet with Montville’s mayor next week to discuss the town’s proposal
  
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• Connecticut mayors question fairness of Hartford bailout

  24-03-2018 12:17
  HARTFORD — Some of Connecticut’s big-city mayors are questioning the fairness of a state plan to pay off $550 million of Hartford’s debt.
  New Haven Mayor Toni Harp and Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said in a statement Friday that the state is shortchanging their cities while “while rewarding the past practices of other cities that put them on the edge of financial collapse.”
  The city of Hartford had threated to file for bankruptcy before agreeing to the bailout that c
  
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• Is the return of government gun research near?

  24-03-2018 11:49
  WASHINGTON — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may be back in the gun violence research business.
  The agency mostly avoids the topic and has for the past two decades — despite experts labeling gun violence a public health crisis. The potential for change comes in the form of a short sentence in the 152-page instructions accompanying the bipartisan omnibus spending bill that both houses of Congress passed this week. President Trump said he will sign it.
  
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• Hartford area students take part in ‘March For Our Lives’

  24-03-2018 04:55
  HARTFORD --  "Guns hold so much more importance than people think they do,” said Sydni Naylor, a freshman at Metropolitan Learning Center in Bloomfield.
  On Saturday, thousands of youth will descend on the nation’s capital to show the country how important gun safety is to them.
  Naylor will be one of the.
  “I have a lot of friends who have been personally impacted by gun violence you know,” she said.
  Attendees will be marching in solidarity with survivors and supporte
  
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• Aquaturf facing backlash for hosting NRA fundraiser

  24-03-2018 04:31
  PLANTSVILLE —  There’s controversy surrounding a popular local venue who hosted an NRA fundraiser Friday night.
  The Connecticut chapter of the “Friends of the NRA” held a fundraiser at the Aquaturf in Plantsville.
  The tickets were listed at $65 a piece. The event featured gun auctions and raffles.
  Since word got out about the event, some gun control advocates have been calling for schools to not hold their proms or other events at the venue.
  FOX61 reached out to
  
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• Police Look to Federal Funding to Combat Opioid Crisis

  24-03-2018 04:18
  
  Police chiefs in Connecticut are hoping the new federal spending bill signed by the president on Friday will help get departments resources to battle the opioid epidemic.
  
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• SHARE61 National Puppy Day

  24-03-2018 03:58
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  The day brings awareness to the need for homes for orphaned puppies and educates people about the horrors of puppy mills across the country. We want to see your puppies! If you’re looking for a furry frie
  
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• ‘Chicago Fire’ actress DuShon Monique Brown dies at 49

  24-03-2018 03:46
  CHICAGO — Chicago actress DuShon Monique Brown, known for her role on “Chicago Fire,” has died at the age of 49, according to multiple reports.
  The Chicago Tribune reports, Brown, who played Chief Boden’s assistant, died at St. James Olympia Field Hospital around noon Friday.
  The cause of death has not yet been officially disclosed.
  "Chicago Fire" actress DuShon Monique Brown, who played Connie on the NBC hit show, has died. https://t.co/plSTXTsNYR pic.twitter.com/iJJpENi
  
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• $8.4M in cocaine found in underground bunker beneath California backyard

  24-03-2018 03:45
  INLAND EMPIRE, Calif. – Two people have been arrested after investigators found an underground bunker in the backyard of a Southern California home and seized a stash of about $8.4 million in cocaine, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday.
  Stacks of cocaine are seen inside an underground bunker that was discovered in the backyard of an Inland Empire home where investigators uncovered about $8.4 million in cocaine. Authorities announced the seizure and arrests o
  
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• Softball to the gut may have saved Washington man’s life

  24-03-2018 03:44
  SEATTLE –  A Washington state man is determined to get the word out about the importance of colon cancer screenings after an ill-timed catch blessed him with a timely diagnosis.
  Tacoma Police Lt. Alan Roberts says the softball missed his glove and hit him instead.
  "One of my girls threw the ball and it hit me in the gut and first thing I thought was, 'Oh my gosh, that's painful,'" Robert said.
  But the pain didn't go away, so Roberts went to the doctor the next day. After a series of
  
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• FOX61, Black Wolves partner to honor veterans, first responders

  24-03-2018 03:33
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  UNCASVILLE —  The New England Black Wolves and FOX61 teamed up Friday to honor the contributions made by Connecticut’s military personnel and first responders during the month of March.
  FOX61 has been recognizing first responders and military personnel who have made an impact in the local community through its Proud to Serve segments, broadcast monthly on the FOX 61 News at 10.
  
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• White House announces policy to ban most transgender persons from serving in military

  24-03-2018 02:50
  WASHINGTON —  The White House on Friday announced a policy to ban most transgender people from serving in the US military.
  Following a Pentagon policy review after a tweet by President Donald Trump last year, the White House said the policy will say “transgender persons with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria — individuals who the policies state may require substantial medical treatment, including medications and surgery — are disqualified from mili
  
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• Aqua Turf the Target of Anti-NRA Protest

  24-03-2018 00:30
  
  The Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville has been identified as a new target for anti-NRA activists as the banquet venue was poised to host a Friends of the National Rifle Association fundraiser.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• More than 140 whales die after mass stranding in Australia

  24-03-2018 00:13
  More than 140 short-finned pilot whales died after a mass stranding on a beach in Western Australia on Friday.
  A group of around 150 whales became stranded at Hamelin Bay, around 300 kilometers south of the state’s capital city Perth.
  Six surviving whales had been returned to the sea as of 7.00 p.m local time (7.00 a.m. ET), Western Australia’s Parks and Wildlife Service said.
  “Unfortunately, most of the whales beached themselves on dry land overnight and have not survived,&rd
  
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• Pennsylvania couple accused of starving newborn

  24-03-2018 00:12
  JERSEY SHORE, Pa. – A Pennsylvania couple face child endangerment charges in Lycoming County after police say they starved their newborn baby.
  Investigators say Justin Lawerence, 31,  and Marissa Smith, 22, had a baby boy back in December.
  Doctors told authorities that, after several check-ups, it appeared that the baby was not growing or gaining weight like he should, according to WNEP.
  In one instance, court papers say the infant was only given half a can of formula during a time p
  
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• Father accused of driving daughter to buy heroin that killed her

  24-03-2018 00:12
  OZAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. -- A man who gave his daughter life, is now accused of playing a role in her death. Prosecutors say 60-year-old Terry Hibbard took his daughter, Taralyn, to buy the heroin that killed her.
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  According to a criminal complaint, the Grafton man told investigators he took his daughter to Milwaukee to buy heroin "once or twice a week."
  Last July, they stopped at 60th and Good Hope Road. Hibbard told investigators "Taralyn purchased $60 worth of heroin" from Davi
  
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• Arrest made in burglary of Rob Gronkowski’s home during Super Bowl

  24-03-2018 00:11
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Police have arrested one person and are searching for two others in connection with the burglary of NFL star Rob Gronkowski’s Foxboro home.
  Foxboro police arrested 31-year-old Anthony Almeida and are searching for 26-year-old Shayne Denn, of Tewksbury, and 28-year-old Eric Tyrell, of Foxboro.
  Almeida, of Randolph, faces charges of breaking and entering, receiving stolen property and malicious destruction of property.The Patriots tight end returned from the Super B
  
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