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• Crews Tackle Brush Fires in Derby, Seymour

  31-03-2018 23:51
  
  Crews knocked down a brush fire in Derby Saturday before rushing to another scene in Seymour.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Lawmakers Call For Elizabeth Esty to Resign

  31-03-2018 23:50
  
  Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty is facing calls for her resignation after admitting to keeping her chief of staff on after he threatened another staff member.
  
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• Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney calls for Rep. Esty’s resignation

  31-03-2018 22:47
  HARTFORD — As the pressure increases from State politicians for Representative Elizabeth Esty to resign, Senate President Looney called for her resignation Saturday.
  Looney said in a written statement, “Congresswoman Esty has long been a conscientious leader in the fight against harassment and abuse in the workplace. However, I agree with Senator Flexer that if the facts of this matter involving former staff of the congresswoman’s office are as they are alleged to be in recent
  
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• Ray Allen to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame 2018 Class

  31-03-2018 22:05
  SAN ANTONIO —Ray Allen, Steve Nash, Jason Kidd and Grant Hill are among the 13-member class that will be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in September.
  The Hall of Fame made the announcement Saturday before the NCAA Final Four semifinals.
  Allen, USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year in 1995, attended UConn from 1993 to 1996 before he was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks. During his 18 seasons in the NBA, Allen won a NBA Championships with the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat.
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• Calls Raised For Elizabeth Esty to Resign

  31-03-2018 21:42
  
  Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty is facing calls for her resignation after admitting to keeping her chief of staff on after he threatened another staff member.
  
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• Privacy awakening: How much do social media apps know about you?

  31-03-2018 20:46
  HARTFORD – How is your personal information on social media being used? A lot of people are asking that question in the wake of recent news.
  Call it the grand bargain. You let a tech company eavesdrop on your searches, contacts and whereabouts. In return, the company directs you to the perfect people, products and experiences, free of charge. Or, as Amazon CTO Werner Vogels said in 2005: “We collect as much information as possible such that we can provide you with the best feedb
  
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• Your Stories: Addressing Dangerous Wethersfield Intersection

  31-03-2018 20:34
  
  There’s a four-way stop at the intersection of Nott Street and Ridge Road in Wethersfield, but residents say you wouldn’t know it by watching vehicles blow right through without slowing down.
  
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• UN calls for inquiry after Gaza’s most violent day in 4 years

  31-03-2018 18:32
  NEW YORK — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an independent inquiry into Friday’s violence in Gaza that left at least 17 Palestinians dead and more than 1,400 injured.
  Guterres made his comments late Friday before an emergency UN Security Council meeting to address the issue. UN spokesman Farhan Haq relayed his statement to the media.
  “This tragedy underlines the urgency of revitalizing the peace process aiming at creating the conditions for a return to mean
  
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• Dojo Where State Trooper Trained Holds Memorial Practice

  31-03-2018 17:54
  
  Members of the Aikido Hartford dojo gathered Saturday for a memorial practice in tribute to a former member, Trooper First Class Kevin Miller.Photo Credit: Contributed Photo
  
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• Person Suffers Burns, Smoke Inhalation in Norwalk Fire

  31-03-2018 16:47
  
  One person was taken to the hospital after a fire at a Norwalk business.Photo Credit: Norwalk Fire Department
  
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• Light Snow Possible Monday Morning

  31-03-2018 16:30
  
  The NBC Connecticut meteorologists are tracking a chance for snow Monday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Dojo Where State Trooper Trained to Hold Memorial Practice

  31-03-2018 15:27
  
  Members of the Aikido Hartford will gather for a memorial practice in tribute to a former member, Trooper First Class Kevin Miller Saturday.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Man arrested for assaulting elderly person, Ledyard police officer

  31-03-2018 15:17
  LEDYARD  –  Police responding to domestic call say a Ledyard man assaulted one of their officers.
  On Thursday about 4:15 p.m., Ledyard police responded to a call for a domestic disturbance in town. They determined that 45 year old Patrick Girandola had slapped one person, and pushed another elderly person causing them to fall against a wall. Police arrested Girandola, and say that while he was being escorted to a cruiser, he began kicking the arresting officer.
  Girandola was char
  
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• State Trooper Killed in Crash on I-84 Remembered

  31-03-2018 14:17
  
  A state trooper died in the line of duty after a collision with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 84 in Tolland on Thursday afternoon.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Connecticut man gets life sentence in woman’s killing

  31-03-2018 13:51
  HARTFORD — A Connecticut man convicted of killing a 23-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for what the judge called a despicable, cowardly, gruesome, unfeeling and uncaring crime.
  The Hartford Courant reports that 62-year-old Robert Graham, of Hartford, was sentenced Thursday during an emotional hearing in which he swore and taunted the victim’s family while maintaining his innocence.
  Graham was convicted in January of murder in the August 2015 killing of
  
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• Judge: State shouldn’t charge inmate who won suit against it

  31-03-2018 13:35
  HARTFORD — A federal judge has ruled Connecticut officials were wrong to keep more than half of a prison inmate’s $300,000 lawsuit award to help pay the costs of his incarceration — money the state was ordered to pay him for violating his rights after he was beaten by another prisoner.Judge Michael Shea in Hartford ruled Thursday that officials improperly used a state law on recouping imprisonment costs to reduce their penalty for violating Rashad Williams’ rights.
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• Mild & pleasant today; partly sunny, cool and brisk Easter Sunday

  31-03-2018 11:40
  Today looks beautiful with plenty of sunshine and mild temperatures, highs in the mid-upper 50s.
  There is a chance for a sprinkle in spots early Sunday morning (maybe a flurry in the northwest hills).  This will be followed by clearing and breezy conditions with highs in the low to mid 50s.
  We are on the weather watch overnight Sunday into Monday morning. A storm bringing snow to the Mid-Atlantic could get just close enough to bring us a bit of snow. So the big question will be, how far nor
  
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• Hartford gets a bailout. What now?

  31-03-2018 05:21
  The city of Hartford will meet the deadline for its next loan payment of $12 million thanks to a bailout from the state. The total agreement between the city and state is expected to settle Hartford’s general obligation debt of $550 million over at least the next two decades.
  This will keep the city out of bankruptcy, however, state lawmakers are threatening to reduce other city funding after claiming to have misunderstood the terms of the agreement. “We believe the Contract violate
  
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• Friends, family mourn the loss of CT State Trooper First Class Kevin Miller

  31-03-2018 05:21
  TOLLAND - Friends and family are mourning the loss of Trooper First Class Kevin Miller after he was tragically killed in a crash on I-84 eastbound Thursday afternoon.
  Members of a local Facebook group called "Tolland Cares" made a memorial earlier Friday afternoon dedicated to Miller. It now sits on the grass outside the doors of Troop C in Tolland.
  People that knew Miller well said there was more behind the uniform.
  "Always helping his son Ryan and you know, playing baseball in the yard,
  
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• New Haven weighing revamped parking meter plan

  31-03-2018 05:07
  NEW HAVEN — A transportation commission is pushing a proposal aimed at spreading parking demand more evenly throughout New Haven.
  The New Haven Register reports that under the plan, metered spaces nearest the Green would be priced the highest to encourage quicker turnover, depending on the time of day.
  Spaces a few blocks out would have a cheaper hourly rate.
  Doug Hausladen, the city’s transportation director, said the city would raise and lower rates — probably by 25
  
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• Huskies fall short to Notre Dame 91-89 in OT

  31-03-2018 04:43
  COLUMBUS, Ohio —  UConn pulled off an amazing comeback in the final seconds to send its national semifinal against Notre Dame to overtime, but fell short in the extra period, 91-89.
  Down by five points with 21 seconds left, UConn got a pair of turnovers, a 3-pointer by Napheesa Collier and a layup by Kia Nurse that forged a 79-79 tie. Nurse’s steal and layup tied it with 11 seconds to go.
  In overtime, Notre Dame, Arike Ogunbowale made the game-winning jumper with 1 second l
  
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• Texas woman sentenced to 5 years in prison for voting illegally in 2016 election

  31-03-2018 04:07
  FORT WORTH, Texas – A woman in Texas was sentenced Wednesday to a five-year prison term for voting illegally in the 2016 presidential election while on supervised release for a tax fraud conviction.
  When she voted in the 2016 election, Crystal Mason had already served almost three years in prison for her fraud conviction but had not yet completed her sentence and was still serving a three-year supervised release period, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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• Community mourns the loss of state trooper killed in tractor-trailer crash

  31-03-2018 03:41
  TOLLAND --  “I’ve known Kevin Miller for years now, we’re neighbors,” said Micah Welintukonis of Coventry.
  As State Trooper Kevin Miller’s neighbor, Welintukonis knows how much Miller meant to his community.
  On Friday Welintukonis and his friend, Matthew Corey, hung flags over the crash site on I-84 where Miller died Thursday so no one will forget.
  “Just real down to earth, real, quiet nature you know, good-hearted person,” Welintukonis said. &ldqu
  
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• Man wanted in connection to stabbing incident in Manchester

  31-03-2018 02:46
  MANCHESTER —  Police said they are looking for Antjuan Sherard, 25, who is wanted in connection to an assault that took place last week.
  Manchester Police Department said they hold an active warrant for Sherard who is facing charges of criminal attempt at robbery in the first degree and assault in the first degree.
  Police said those charges are in connection with an assault with a knife on March 28th in an apartment complex in Manchester.
  “Sherard is alleged to have assault
  
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• TV reboots give new life to forgotten old episodes, too

  31-03-2018 01:32
  If you never watched the original run of “Roseanne,” it’s easy to feel out of the loop this week.
  The premiere of ABC’s reboot — its first episode in more than 20 years — drew more than 18 million viewers. Debates about Roseanne Barr’s support of President Trump, and the show’s relevance in today’s political culture wars, have been everywhere.
  There is a way to catch up, of course: Binge the entire original series. And a small ecosy
  
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• Baton Rouge police officer who shot Alton Sterling fired; videos released

  31-03-2018 01:15
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  BATON ROUGE —  Baton Rouge Police Officer Blane Salamoni has been fired for violating use-of-force polices in the Alton Sterling shooting, Police Chief Murphy Paul told reporters Friday evening. Salamoni’s attorney indicated the officer will appeal the chief’s decision, Paul said.
  Paul said the other officer involved, Howie Lake II, will be suspended for three days without pay for losing his temper during the incident.
  The two officers had separate disciplinary
  
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• Good Friday procession held in Hartford

  31-03-2018 00:52
  HARTFORD -- Today is Good Friday and people all over the state are heading to evening services.
  However, one church in Hartford got an early start.
  In the middle of a rainy Friday, members of St Justin - St. Michael Parish in Hartford, put on their sneakers for a procession around north Hartford. It started with chants between the pastor and the crowd.
  The walk lasted two hours with stops in between for prayer.
  Young and old, some dressed as prominent figures, including one man who dressed
  
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