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• Trump fires Veterans Affairs Secretary Shulkin

  28-03-2018 23:47
  President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will replace his Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin with Ronny Jackson, who currently serves as physician to the President.
  Trump thanked Shulkin via Twitter for his “service to our country and to our GREAT VETERANS” and said Robert Wilkie, the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, will serve as acting secretary until Jackson is confirmed.
  ….In the interim, Hon. Robert Wilkie of DOD will serve as Acting Secr
  
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• Bridgeport Officer on Leave After Wrong-Way, DUI Crash in Stratford

  28-03-2018 23:14
  
  A Bridgeport police officer is on paid leave after he was accused of a wrong-way crash and driving under the influence.Photo Credit: Stratford Police Department
  
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• Man charged with robbery in Waterbury allegedly assaulted dog

  28-03-2018 23:00
  WATERBURY —  Felix Cruz, 29, is facing numerous charges including robbery and cruelty to animals following an investigation.
  Captain Mike Ponzillo of the Waterbury Police Department said they were investigating Cruz as a getaway driver stemming from a string of armed robberies in the city.
  Ponzillo said detectives submitted warrants for three separate robberies where Cruz may have been involved in.
  Ponzillo said Cruz turned himself in on March 6 on charges of first degr
  
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• Lockheed Martin Receives Patent For ‘World Changing’ Fusion Reactor

  28-03-2018 22:50
  CBS Local — Lockheed Martin has reportedly been working on a revolutionary new type of reactor that can power anything from cities to aircraft carriers.
  The Maryland-based defense contractor recently received a patent for the compact fusion reactor (CFR) after filing plans for the device in 2014. According to reports, one generator would be as small as a shipping container but produce the energy to power 80,000 homes or one of the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class carriers.
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• Warmer temps move in by Friday

  28-03-2018 22:35
  That spring feeling continues the next few days. There’s even a chance for temperatures to approach 60 later this week.
  Thursday will be cloudy with the chance for a few showers, especially in the afternoon. Even with a lot of clouds, temperatures will still be able to climb into the 50s for most of the state.
  Scattered showers will continue Thursday night into Friday morning/midday.  Then clouds will break for some sun in the afternoon, allowing temperatures to approach 60 degrees. T
  
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• Restaurant Fined Over ‘No Dancing’ Law, Starts Petition To End Ban

  28-03-2018 22:16
  CBS Local — A California restaurant is fighting for their customer’s right to party after being fined for allowing dancing in their establishment.
  Mr. Peabody’s Bar and Grill was fined $3,000 by the city of Encinitas after a four-month investigation found that the owners let their eaters dance to live music. “We were told it could even include a group of people standing, swaying to the music,” co-owner Brie Cardosa said, via the San Diego Reader.
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• Elderly Couple Found Dead in Hamden Home

  28-03-2018 22:16
  
  Hamden police performing a welfare check at a home on Blue Hills Avenue on Tuesday found the bodies of two elderly people inside.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Route 44 in Pomfret closed following motor vehicle accident

  28-03-2018 22:00
  POMFRET – Route 44 in the area of Paine Road is closed following a motor vehicle accident with life-threatening injuries, according to Connecticut State Police.
  At this time, no other details have been released.
  #cttraffic Route 44 in the area of Paine Road in Pomfret is currently closed due to two car accident involving life-threatening injury.
  — CT State Police (@CT_STATE_POLICE) March 28, 2018FOX61 will provide updates as soon as they become available.
  
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• 1 dead following motor vehicle accident on Route 44 in Pomfret

  28-03-2018 22:00
  POMFRET – One person has died following a motor vehicle accident on Route 44 Wednesday afternoon, according to Quinebaug Valley Emergency Communications.
  The accident occurred around 3:40 p.m., in the area of Paine Road. QVEC said a Life Star helicopter was requested to transport one patient with critical injuries but was later cancelled.
  QVEC said the individual waiting for Life Star passed away from resulting injuries.
  Three other patients were transported to Day Kimball Hospital in
  
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• Sulfuric Acid Spill Closes Part of Capitol Avenue in Hartford

  28-03-2018 21:52
  
  A sulfuric acid spill at a power plant on Capitol Avenue in Hartford Wednesday morning is still affecting traffic.Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• Medical Debt Forces Wolcott Family to Consider Bankruptcy

  28-03-2018 21:27
  
  When Cynthia Thibodeau, of Wolcott, delivered her bundle of joy she couldn’t have been happier. But she never imagined that life-changing experience would result in a huge financial struggle.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Hamden PD: 2 elderly people found dead inside home following welfare check

  28-03-2018 21:15
  HAMDEN — Hamden Police Department said two people were found dead inside a home Tuesday following a welfare check.
  Hamden police said around 2:20 p.m.,  they responded to a Blue Hills Avenue address after receiving information that an elderly couple that resides at the  home hadn’t been seen in weeks.
  Hamden Police Department along with Hamden Fire Department, said they forced entry to gain access to the inside of the residence and discovered the deceased bodies of the
  
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• Scientists Create Melt-Resistant Ice Cream Using Banana Plant Fibers

  28-03-2018 20:49
  CBS Local — With summer just months away, scientists say they have created an ice cream recipe that won’t turn into a mess in the hot sun.
  According to a report from the American Chemical Society, a team of researchers from Columbia and Canada have developed a melt-resistant ice cream that holds its consistency in the heat and has a much longer shelf life.
  Scientists in Japan invented a similar ice cream recipe that took chemical compounds found in strawberries to help stop melt
  
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• New DMV Office Opens in West Haven

  28-03-2018 20:49
  
  A new Department of Motor Vehicles location opened in West Haven Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Man Shot in Buttocks in New Haven

  28-03-2018 20:22
  
  A 21-year-old man was shot in the buttocks in New Haven Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Ice age throwback: 13,000-year-old footprints found off Canadian coast

  28-03-2018 20:21
  BRITISH COLUMBIA, Can. — Searching the shoreline sediment of British Columbia’s Calvert Island, researchers uncovered 29 footprints that are 13,000 years old. The footprints belonged to two adults and a child, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS-ONE.
  “Fossilized footprints are rarely found in archaeological sites, although are (known) from coastal areas where they are sometimes exposed by erosion,” Duncan McLaren, lead study author and assist
  
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• Online Retailer Newegg to Begin Collecting Connecticut Sales Tax

  28-03-2018 20:14
  
  Newegg, an online California-based computer hardware and consumer electronics company, will begin collecting sales tax on sales made to people in Connecticut on July 1, 2018.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Dems call on Republicans for motion to reconsider the confirmation of Andrew McDonald as Chief Justice

  28-03-2018 20:05
  HARTFORD —  In wake of the State’s Senate’s vote to reject the confirmation of Andrew McDonald as Chief Justice, Senate Democrats are urging Republicans to reconsider the vote.
  Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney (D-New Haven) announced Wednesday, that he was taking the step of calling for a motion of reconsideration in regards to vote.
  “Today, I am asking that one of the 19 members of the Senate who voted down Justice McDonald’s confirmation as Chi
  
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• Taylor Hall Leading The Pack In Hart Trophy Race

  28-03-2018 20:03
  By Steve Silverman
  The end of the regular-season is in sight, and while the playoff chase and playoff positioning is the main story, the race for the Hart Trophy is another big one.
  In years past, the race regularly seemed to be between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin – although Patrick Kane, Carey Price and Evgeni Malkin also were winners. Connor McDavid threw his name into the equation when he won the award last year, and he is the league’s leading scorer with 102 points this year.
  
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• How Good Can The 76ers Be?

  28-03-2018 19:23
  By Matt Citak
  When the Philadelphia 76ers drafted Markelle Fultz with the first overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, they probably were not expecting his fifth regular-season game to occur in late March.
  But such was the case with the rookie guard, as a mysterious shoulder injury forced him to miss 68 games this season.
  Many Philadelphia fans are still wondering what exactly happened to Fultz this year, with his complete silence when asked about the injury by the media after the game adding to th
  
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• New Haven: 2 suspects in police custody after stolen car crashes into a package store

  28-03-2018 19:21
  NEW HAVEN — Two people are in police custody Wednesday, following a stolen car chase that ended when the car ran into a package store.
  Police responded that afternoon to Walt’s Package Store at the corner of Columbus Avenue and West Street in New Haven.
  Police said that the car was stolen out of West Haven and was chased by police before crashing into the fence next to a Package store.
  The identity of the suspects have not been released as of this time.
  
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• BounceU in Rocky Hill Closed for Weekend After Fire

  28-03-2018 19:05
  
  BounceU in Rocky Hill will be closed for the weekend after a fire Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Car Chase Ends in Crash in New Haven: Police

  28-03-2018 18:39
  
  A police pursuit of a stolen car ended in a crash in New Haven Wednesday, according to New Haven police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Man injured in New Haven shooting; police investigating

  28-03-2018 17:56
  NEW HAVEN — Police are investigating a Wednesday morning shooting.
  Police responded to Henry Street around 11:13 p.m. on calls of a man being shot.
  Police said that the victim was taken to Yale New Haven hospital for treatment. The victim was said to be alert and conscious.
  Detectives are investigating the shooting.
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• Coventry Police looking for suspect in attempted robbery

  28-03-2018 17:27
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  Police said around 1 p.m., a man was recorded through a surveillance camera at a home on Flanders Road. The man walked to the front door and then back door.
  It was found later that the suspect had moved the sliding door at the rear of the residence. Police believe the man returned to his car to retrieve a too
  
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• Video shows 2-year-old ejected from back window of vehicle

  28-03-2018 17:24
  WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A child is miraculously recovering after being ejected through the back window of a vehicle following a two-car collision in Winter Haven, Florida.
  The accident happened on Sunday around 5pm. According to Winter Haven Police, the 23-year-old driver of a silver Buick LeSabre was traveling with her two small children, ages 2 and 3.
  Police say that driver was stopped at the stop sign on the corner of Avenue K NW and Highway 17 for approximately 32 seconds before she pulled out
  
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• Video shows inmate escape jail by diving under closing garage door

  28-03-2018 17:19
  PORTER COUNTY, Ind. — An Indiana inmate who escaped custody by diving under a closing garage door on Monday has been caught, authorities said late Tuesday.In video released earlier Tuesday, Michael Maldonado can be seen dashing under a closing garage door at the jail as police transported him. He was handcuffed and barefoot at the time.
  Maldonado was arrested in Burns Harbor, Ind., and returned to Porter County Jail, according to police. When an officer made a traffic stop in the Indiana
  
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• Great State Of Minds: DigiGirlz Event At AI Prince Tech

  28-03-2018 17:13
  HARTFORD -- Women are underrepresented in stem careers, that’s science technology engineering and math. There has been an effort recently to spark a change in demographics.
  At AI Prince Tech in Hartford, a group of 7th and 8th grade girls spent the day in high school, learning about the many things that a career in technology could offer them. The program is called DigiGirlz, and its goal is to inspire these students.
  Daniel R. Mello, Principal at AI Prince Technical High School, explains
  
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• Police: Teen injured in bike crash, driver assaulted by friends

  28-03-2018 17:06
  NEW HAVEN — New Haven police say a teen was arrested and charged after punching a driver who struck his friend on a bike.
  Around 8 p.m. Tuesday, a 15-year-ld was injured when he collided with a driver at the intersection of York Street and Howard Avenue. A paramedic was nearby and responded to the scene.
  When police arrived, the paramedic told them that friends of the injured teen rode up on their bikes, and began arguing with the 32-year-old driver. One of them had reached through the ope
  
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• Plainville Man Hit By Car in Farmington Is in Serious Condition: Police

  28-03-2018 17:01
  
  A 40-year-old Plainville man is in serious condition after a driver hit him while he was on a bicycle in Farmington Tuesday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 9-year-old battling brain cancer gets to be FBI agent for a day

  28-03-2018 16:56
  CLEVELAND – Oliviah Hall trained as an FBI agent - and even got to solve a crime thanks to the Cleveland Chapter of A Special Wish Foundation.
  Hall is currently in her third round of treatment for Glioblastoma Multiforme Grade IV, an aggressive and malignant form of brain cancer. Hall has had two brain surgeries and will continue treatments for the rest of the year. She is being treated at the Cleveland Clinic and is known by most people in the cancer center for her spunky attitude a
  
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• Starbucks tests asking customers for an email address when they use in-store WiFi

  28-03-2018 16:54
  SEATTLE, Wash. – Using Starbucks’ WiFi will still be free, but there may be a few extra hoops to jump through before gaining access.
  Since 2010, Starbucks has asked that customers only their accept terms and conditions to gain access to free internet, GeekWire reports. Now, the Seattle-based coffee giant is testing a new process that will require customers first provide their email address.
  They believe that providing an email address will make the login process easier for repea
  
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• State Seeks Proposals to Develop Seaside State Park

  28-03-2018 16:31
  
  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) looking for a developer to partner up on the Seaside State Park project in Waterford.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
  
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• Plymouth Considers School Resource Officer for District

  28-03-2018 16:29
  
  Plymouth is considering bringing a school resource officer back to the school district and a meeting was held Tuesday night to discuss the possibility.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• President Trump says Second Amendment won’t be repealed

  28-03-2018 16:26
  WASHINGTON DC — President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that the Second Amendment “WILL NEVER BE REPEALED” and called on voters to elect more Republicans in this fall’s congressional elections because the GOP “must ALWAYS hold the Supreme Court.”
  Trump’s statements came a day after retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote in an essay in The New York Times that repealing the amendment would make it easier for Congress to enact gun control le
  
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• Santorum says he misspoke in telling kids to learn CPR rather than advocate for gun control

  28-03-2018 16:16
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  WASHINGTON DC — Former Sen. Rick Santorum said Wednesday he misspoke when suggesting earlier this week that students should learn CPR instead of advocating for gun control.
  “I did misspeak in using the term CPR,” the Pennsylvania Republican and CNN commentator told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on “New Day.”
  Santorum made headlines on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday when he made the CPR suggestion.
  “How about kids inste
  
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• The Ultimate Traveler’s Guide To Coachella 2018

  28-03-2018 15:00
  By Laurie Jo Miller Farr
  About 250,000 people will attend over two consecutive weekends for The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in the vast Sonoran Desert. Created in 1999, Coachella is now one of the world’s largest and most profitable music festivals, attracting a mix of genres including rock, indie, hip hop, and electronic dance music. Just showing up at Coachella is not an option, so read more about the event here.
  When, Where, and Getting There
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• Hazmat Situation Closes Part of Capitol Avenue in Hartford

  28-03-2018 14:36
  
  A building on Capitol Avenue in Hartford is evacuated for what police called an indoor hazmat situation.Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• Giants Injuries Could Derail Hopes Of Rebound Season

  28-03-2018 14:17
  By Matt Citak
  2017 was a big disappointment for the San Francisco Giants. After making the playoffs as a Wild Card team in 2016, the Giants were expecting another trip to the postseason the following year. Heading into the season opener, FanGraphs projected that San Francisco would win 88 games, giving them a 66 percent chance of making the playoffs.
  However, the Giants could not get through the month of April without injuries derailing their season. It began with reliever Will Smith needing Tom
  
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• All 22 female senators slam chamber’s ‘inaction’ on sexual harassment

  28-03-2018 13:52
  WASHINGTON DC  — All 22 Democratic and Republican female senators have written a letter to Senate leadership expressing their “deep disappointment” in the Senate’s “inaction” in moving sexual harassment legislation forward. They are calling for a vote on the legislation that would overhaul how sexual harassment claims are handled on Capitol Hill.
  “We write to express our deep disappointment that the Senate has failed to enact meaningful reforms to t
  
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• Airline ticket secrets: How to get the most value

  28-03-2018 13:47
  Searching for the cheapest airfare may be the most popular way of deciding on a flight, but secret extras baked right into the ticket may bring extra value to your booking, no matter how much you paid.
  Follow these three lessons to ensure that you’re maximizing the value of a travel booking for more than just the flight alone.
  1. Know the code
  A single letter of the alphabet lets the airline know where in the hierarchy of airfares your ticket ranks.
  This is known as the fare basis code, an
  
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• Stabbing, Fire Reported at Manchester Apartment Complex

  28-03-2018 13:33
  
  Manchester police are investigating a stabbing and small fire at the Oakland Heights Apartments on Oakland Street.
  
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• Former Disney star joins White House press team

  28-03-2018 13:24
  WASHINGTON DC  — The White House press office is getting a bit more Sunshine these days — former Disney Channel star Caroline Sunshine, that is. She’s joining the team as a press assistant.
  Sunshine, 22, is known for her role alongside Zendaya as Tinka Hessenheffer in “Shake It Up,” a Disney Channel show about teen dancers that ran from 2010 to 2013. She was also in the 2010 film “Marmaduke,” among other roles.
  The California native has es
  
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• Bicyclist Struck by Vehicle in Farmington

  28-03-2018 13:24
  
  A bicyclist suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash in Farmington Tuesday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Parents Upset Over Vote to Close Middlefield School

  28-03-2018 12:55
  
  Parents in Middlefield plan to speak out against the planned closure of an elementary school after the Board of Education voted in favor of the plan.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Wallingford Looks to Upgrade School Security

  28-03-2018 04:40
  
  The Wallingford Board of Education is asking the town to approve additional funds to tighten security at the town’s twelve schools.
  
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• How to get a copy of the data Facebook has on you

  28-03-2018 01:08
  With every like, share and search, Facebook users have been creating a social network version of themselves, and the tech giant has been recording every detail.
  For those interested in finding out just what personal data Facebook has been storing, there's an easy way to find out:
  First, you must be on the desktop version of Facebook. Click on the "gear" in the upper-right hand corner of the screen. This opens a drop-down menu. At the bottom of the menu, click on "settings."
  Next, under Gen
  
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• Georgia mom praised for teaching ‘entitled’ son lesson with Goodwill shopping trip

  28-03-2018 01:06
  HOG MOUNTAIN, Ga. – People are praising a Georgia mother for her tough love toward her teenage son, who she says was acting “entitled.”
  Cierra Forney said she wasn’t pleased with her 13-year-old son’s behavior at school, so she decided to teach him some humility.
  “Acting like he’s too good to shop at Wal-Mart or making snarky comments about kids at school who shop at the goodwill and quite a few other things,” she wrote. &ldquo
  
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• Mom charged with murder after baby, 2-year-old found dead in car seats

  28-03-2018 01:05
  SUPERIOR, Ariz. – An Arizona mother faces murder charges after authorities found her two children dead inside a car in Superior, Arizona, according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.
  Detectives found the bodies of Brittany Velasquez’s 2-year-old son and 10-month-old daughter Monday night, KSAZ reported. The children were still strapped into their car seats.
  A spokeswoman for the Pinal County Sheriff, Navideh Forghani, said investigators found evidence that suggested foul pl
  
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• Oklahoma man captures 6-foot rattlesnake, has heart attack 20 minutes later

  28-03-2018 01:04
  APACHE, Okla. – An Oklahoma man who captured a 6-foot rattlesnake during a snake hunt had a heart attack about 20 minutes later.
  Over the weekend, Dennis Crow, Steve Booker and Robert Lutonsky were close to the Wichita Mountains, catching rattlesnakes for the upcoming rattlesnake festival in Apache, Oklahoma.During their trip, they caught some huge rattlesnakes, some measuring more than 6 feet long.
  Crow, 51, said he started having some trouble breathing while catching the snakes.“Fi
  
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