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• Dye Pack Explodes on Ansonia Bank Robbery Suspect

  04-04-2018 23:53
  
  Ansonia police are trying to locate a man accused of robbing a local bank this afternoon.Photo Credit: Ansonia Police Department
  
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• Man Says He Didn't Threaten to Kill People at Meeting

  04-04-2018 23:22
  
  Newington police have arrested a man who they said is accused of threatening to kill people at a Newington Town Council meeting Tuesday night, but he said he did not threaten to kill anyone.Photo Credit: Newington Police
  
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• Woman Sentenced to 5 Years for Bank Robbery

  04-04-2018 23:21
  
  A 31-year-old West Haven woman has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for three bank robberies in Connecticut, according to the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Dentist Sentenced for Writing Fraudulent Prescriptions

  04-04-2018 23:19
  
  A West Hartford dentist has been sentenced to prison for providing fraudulent painkiller prescriptions to patients.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• This Is What Connecticut Taxpayers Are Most Worried About This Tax Season

  04-04-2018 23:11
  By Carson Yarbrough, AskMen
  Filing taxes is a chore that ties Americans together. Not everyone loves tax season, but we all have to go through the same struggles – gathering receipts and files to make sure everything is in order for Tax Day in April (April 17 this year). But what may come as a surprise is what people are willing to do to get out of paying their taxes. According to an AskMen-Offers.com survey conducted with more than 1,000 people across the nation, 24% of Americans would be
  
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• Ancestry.com DNA Test Finds Fertility Doctor Is Woman’s Biological Father, Lawsuit Says

  04-04-2018 23:05
  CBS Local — A lawsuit in Idaho is accusing a retired fertility doctor of using his own sperm to impregnate a woman who was struggling to have a child. The shocking revelations came about after the woman’s daughter, now 36 years old, took a DNA test and learned that her biological father was a complete stranger.
  According to reports, Kelli Rowlette was using Ancestry.com’s DNA testing service to learn about her family history. Rowlette was never told that her parents strugg
  
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• LeBron Has Closed Gap In MVP Race, But It Should Still Go To Harden

  04-04-2018 22:15
  By Matt Citak
  With the 2017-18 NBA regular season nearing its end, one of the biggest questions that remains is who will take home the league’s Most Valuable Player Award.
  There are numerous players that are worthy of being in the conversation for the coveted award. Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard is having a career-year, averaging 26.7 points, 6.6 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game while likely leading Portland to the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference Playoffs. Raptors guard De
  
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• Car and Tractor-Trailer Collide on I-95 North in Norwalk

  04-04-2018 22:02
  
  There are delays on Interstate 95 in Norwalk after a tractor-trailer and car collided Wednesday.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Facebook says Cambridge Analytica may have had data on 87 million people

  04-04-2018 21:59
  MENLO PARK, Calif. —  Facebook said Wednesday that Cambridge Analytica, a data firm with ties to President Donald Trump’s campaign, may have had information on about 87 million Facebook users without the users’ knowledge.
  Facebook had previously said the number of people whose information may have been shared with Cambridge Analytica was only around 50 million. It announced the revised number in a blog post on Wednesday.
  Facebook has said the data was initially collected b
  
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• Trump admin sending National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border

  04-04-2018 21:53
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will sign a proclamation directing agencies to deploy the National Guard to the southwest border, Homeland Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced Wednesday.
  “The President has directed that the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security work together with our governors to deploy the National Guard to our southwest border,” Nielsen said at the White House.
  The formal move follows days of public fuming by Trump about immigratio
  
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• Why trainloads of other people’s poop have been rotting in an Alabama town for months

  04-04-2018 21:50
  Right now, dozens of train cars carrying 10 million pounds of poop are stranded in a rural Alabama rail yard. Technically it’s biowaste, but to the 982 residents in the small town of Parrish, that’s just semantics.
  They want it gone. The load has been there for almost two months, and it’s making the whole place smell like a rotting animal carcass.
  To add insult to injury, it isn’t even their poop. For the last year, waste management facilities in New York and one in
  
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• FBI analyst says cellphone records of Easton man support murder theory

  04-04-2018 21:25
  BRIDGEPORT — The FBI said cellphone information supports the police theory that an Easton man charged with killing his parents after they threatened to cut him out of their will shot his mother while she was riding with him in his garbage truck.
  Kyle Navin faces two counts of murder in the deaths on 56-year-old Jeffrey Navin and 55-year-old Jeanette Navin. The Easton couple disappeared in August 2015 before their bodies were found two months later, riddled with bullets.
  FBI Special Agent J
  
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• Job Fair for Veterans in East Hartford Today

  04-04-2018 21:06
  
  A job fair for veterans and their spouses will be held in East Hartford Wednesday and more than 100 employers are taking part it in.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Osprey Camera at Hammonasset Goes Live

  04-04-2018 21:05
  
  The Ospreys have returned to Hammonasset Beach State Park and the live camera is up.Photo Credit: Menunkatuck Audubon Society
  
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• Idaho Falls doctor artificially impregnated patient with his own semen, lawsuit claims

  04-04-2018 21:03
  IDAHO FALLS  — A retired Idaho Falls gynecologist is being sued for allegedly inseminating a woman and fathering her child more than 30 years ago.
  Dr. Gerald E. Mortimer and his former employer, Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates of Idaho Falls, have been accused of medical negligence, battery, fraud and breach of contract. The case against them was filed in Idaho federal court on Friday.
  The civil suit was filed by Kelli Rowlette, a Washington resident, and her divorced parents Sal
  
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• Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Announces Creation Of Amateur Women’s Championship

  04-04-2018 21:00
  Ryan Mayer
  The Masters returns once more tomorrow when the best golfers in the world descend upon Augusta National Golf Club for the weekend. Prior to the start of the tournament, the chairman of Augusta, Fred Ridley, made news today when he announced the formation of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship, the final round of which will be played at the famed course.
  The championship, which will have it’s inaugural event in April of 2019, will extend invitations to an inte
  
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• State Rep. Petit considers run for Esty’s U.S. House seat

  04-04-2018 20:48
  HARTFORD — Connecticut State Representative Dr. William Petit is considering a run for Elizabeth Esty’s U.S. House of Representative’s seat.
  Petit, a Republican, is the sole survivor of a violent Cheshire home invasion, where his wife and daughters were murdered in 2007.
  He confirmed Wednesday that he is considering a run for the Democrat’s 5th District seat.
  Esty said Monday that she won’t seek re-election after the backlash she has received for her decision to kee
  
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• Devils Could Be Dangerous In Playoffs

  04-04-2018 20:15
  By Steve Silverman
  As the NHL hits the deepest part of the regular-season stretch run, it’s all about making the playoffs and getting in position to get the best match-up possible.
  The team that may find themselves in quite a bit of trouble is the team that has to face the New Jersey Devils in the opening round.
  After Wednesday night’s action, the Devils were in the Eastern Conference’s number one wild-card position. If the season ended right now, they would face the Washington
  
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• Twin sisters with high-profile OCD cases found dead in suspected suicide pact

  04-04-2018 20:00
  Twin sisters, known for their debilitating symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder, have been found dead in Colorado in what police say was a possible suicide pact.
  Sara and Amanda Eldritch, 33, were found dead of gunshot wounds Friday in a vehicle near Canon City’s Royal Gorge Bridge, some 130 miles from their home in the Denver suburb of Broomfield, reports the Canon City Daily Record.
  They were the first people in the state to receive deep brain stimulation to treat their OCD co
  
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• Teen vows to walk again after being paralyzed in snow-tubing accident

  04-04-2018 19:52
  SULLIVAN, Ohio - An Ohio teenager who was left paralyzed from the waist down in a snow-tubing accident in February vows that he will walk and run again.
  Tommy Smithberger was an energetic sophomore who loved to play football at Black River High School in Ashland County. Then on Feb. 7, he had a terrible accident. He was on a tube being pulled by a four-wheeler when he slammed into a tree.
  "I just thought I got the wind knocked out of me, till that went away and then I thought I broke my ribs. A
  
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• Homeless man saves abandoned pup, gets unexpected surprise

  04-04-2018 19:46
  SALT LAKE CITY - A homeless man is being hailed as a hero for selflessly saving a dog abandoned in Salt Lake City.
  Now his good deed has sparked a community effort to give him a huge thank you in a way he wasn't expecting.
  Ron Howell says he spends his days standing on 700 East near the I-80 west offramp every day, flying a sign and hoping for a break- whether it's in the form of money or an offer for work, according to KSTU.
  "Thank you. God bless," he said to one driver after a woman handed hi
  
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• Torrington Man Charged With Sexual Assaulting Girl in Shelton

  04-04-2018 19:28
  
  A Torrington man accused of sexually assaulting a girl has been arrested on additional charges in Shelton.Photo Credit: Shelton Police
  
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• Ohtani’s Desire To Play Both Ways Should Be Applauded

  04-04-2018 19:08
  By Matt Citak
  Heading into this past offseason, there was one free agent that just about every team around the league had some level of interest in- Shohei Ohtani.
  Ohtani was leaving Japan and heading to Major League Baseball in pursuit of something that has not been done in almost 100 years. The 23-year-old Japanese phenom came to MLB in an attempt to become a productive two-way player, something that has not truly been done since Babe Ruth accomplished the feat in 1919.
  While there was a ton o
  
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• Pasta Linked To Healthy Dieting And Weight Loss, Study Says

  04-04-2018 19:00
  CBS Local — A new study has good news for pasta fans who are looking to enjoy their spaghetti but still watch their weight.
  According to researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, carbohydrates found in pasta have a low glycemic index. This means that they cause smaller increases in blood sugar levels and are less likely to affect your waistline.
  “The study found that pasta didn’t contribute to weight gain or increase in body fat,” Dr. John Sievenpi
  
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• Ford Escape fails passenger crash test

  04-04-2018 18:56
  The Ford Escape SUV earned a “poor” rating in a crash test designed to show how well front-seat passengers are protected in a violent collision.
  It was the only small SUV in a group of seven tested to fail the test.
  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s new passenger side front crash test is, literally, the flipside of a test the Institute has been doing for five year’s on the drivers side. In that test, a vehicle is propelled at 40 miles an hour and strikes a bar
  
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• Bullied Boy With Different Colored Eyes, Cleft Lip Adopts Cat With Same Attributes

  04-04-2018 18:47
  OKLAHOMA (CBS) – An Oklahoma boy and his new pet are stealing the hearts of social media users.
  Seven-year-old Madden was born with a cleft lip and two different colored eyes.
  Malaysia’s ‘Fake News’ Law Raises Media Censorship Fears 
  He’s had surgery to correct the cleft lip, but still gets bullied because of his scar and his unusual eyes.
  After his mom blogged about it, a Minnesota mom shared pictures of a cat with the same physical attributes.
  Madden’s
  
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• April 2 – April 8

  04-04-2018 18:41
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• Amity Regional High No Longer In ‘Secure Mode’

  04-04-2018 17:41
  
  Amity Regional High School is in a “secure mode,” according to school district officials.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Silver Alert Issued for 10-Year-Old Bridgeport Boy

  04-04-2018 17:27
  
  Police have issued a Silver Alert for a 10-year-old Bridgeport boy who has been missing since last Thursday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Sources: Police investigating shooting death in Woodbridge

  04-04-2018 17:21
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  Missing AttachmentWOODBRIDGE — Sources tell FOX61 that police are investigating a shooting death in Woodbridge Wednesday morning that may be a homicide.
  The incident happened in the area of Rimmon Road and Deer Run Road.
  Local and state police are on scene. The State Police Major Crimes Squad responded as well.
  Major crimes division pulling up on Rimmon Rd in Woodbridge to investigate. Sources confirm there was a shooting earlier this morning. @FOX61Ne
  
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• A sign of spring: Hammonasset osprey camera goes live

  04-04-2018 16:57
  MADISON — As spring makes slow progress in its arrival, the Hammonasset osprey camera has gone live.
  The Hammonasset Osprey Camera  is a joint project of the  Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection  and Menunkatuck Audubon Society. Viewers can watch video from one of the osprey platforms at Hammonasset Beach State Park.
  A press release said, “The solar-powered camera is installed on the osprey platform just west of the Meigs Point
  
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• Murder charge dropped after witness refuses to testify

  04-04-2018 16:45
  HARTFORD  — Prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a 31-year-old Hartford man after learning that a key witness was refusing to take the stand.
  Benjamin White was charged with murder in the September 2014 shooting death of 38-year-old Anthony Wortham outside a city convenience store.
  The Hartford Courant reports that the prosecutor told the judge on Tuesday that a jury had been picked and White’s trial was scheduled to begin, but a witness who was with White at the tim
  
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• PD: Newington man arrested for making threats in town council meeting

  04-04-2018 16:37
  NEWINGTON — Police arrested a man they said threatened to kill people at a town council meeting Tuesday evening.
  Police said they were called around 7 p.m. to a town council meeting at the town hall for a report of a resident creating a disturbance.  Police said William Gardner, 52, of Newington, was moved outside the chambers by an officer assigned to the meeting.
  Police said after Gardner left, a witness told police they heard Gardner make threats to kill people as he was entering t
  
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• My Life As An NFL Draft Prospect: K.C. McDermott

  04-04-2018 16:30
  The 2018 NFL Draft is set for Thursday, April 26th through Saturday, April 28th. As the stars of the college game get ready to find out where they will begin their NFL journey, CBS Local Sports’ “My Life As” series will give them an opportunity to talk about how they got to this point and what they expect from the future in their own words.
  We begin with Miami Hurricanes tackle K.C. McDermott. K.C. comes from a football family, both of his older brothers played at the
  
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• Report: Hubble catches glimpse of farthest star ever seen

  04-04-2018 16:19
  A team of researchers said in a published study that they discovered the farthest star ever seen in an image provided by the famed Hubble Space Telescope, according to FOX News.
  Astronomy magazine, citing Nature Astronomy, reported that the international team of researchers located the blue supergiant—nicknamed Icarus– that emitted its light when the universe was one-third its current age.
  The light was emitted 4.4 billion years after the Big Bang took 9 billion years to reach Earth.
  
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• Man Reported Missing from Mohegan Sun Has Been Located

  04-04-2018 16:05
  
  A man who was reported missing from Mohegan Sun has been located.Photo Credit: Silver Alert
  
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• Eat Your Way Across The US At America’s Best Diners

  04-04-2018 15:28
  By Randy Yagi 
  An iconic part of American culture for more than 100 years, diners have been described as one of the quintessential culinary experiences in the U.S. Generously portrayed in song, film, fiction and art, the classic American diners are typically defined by traditional late night American cuisine, retro food counters and simple stools, a smattering of tables and a stylish décor that sends customers back to a time when life was much simpler. Although diners are not nearly
  
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• FIRST ALERT: Wind and Thunderstorms Move Through Today

  04-04-2018 12:49
  
  The NBC Connecticut meteorologists have issued a First Alert for wind and thunderstorms this afternoon.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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• Blumenthal Wants More Safety Rules for Self-Driving Cars

  04-04-2018 05:03
  
  U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal wants to strengthen federal legislation surrounding the introduction of self-driving cars.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Missing 4-Month-Old From Bristol Found Safe

  04-04-2018 03:53
  
  A Bristol 4-month-old who was reported missing and possibly in danger Monday has been found safe, according to Bristol police.Photo Credit: Bristol Police
  
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• Bill to Ban Bump Stocks in CT Headed to General Assembly

  04-04-2018 03:52
  
  A bill to ban bump stocks in Connecticut is one step closer to become law Tuesday night.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Congresswoman Esty keeping low profile amid staffer harassment allegations

  04-04-2018 02:34
  NEW LONDON --  Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty has not made any public appearances since allegations surfaced last week alleging that she protected a violent staffer.
  Even a knock on her Cheshire home by FOX61 news Tuesday went unanswered.
  However, on Monday, Esty published a Facebook post announcing she is leaving the public office at the end of her term.
  "I have determined that it is in the best interest of my constituents and my family to end my time in congress at the end of this year and
  
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• State Police Union Establishes Fund for Fallen Trooper

  04-04-2018 02:31
  
  The Connecticut State Police Union has established a memorial fund for Trooper First Class Kevin Miller, who was killed in a crash on I-84 while on duty last week.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Caucus held on creating meaningful jobs for people with IDD

  04-04-2018 02:20
  Most adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) are either unemployed or underemployed.
  That’s why on Tuesday members of the IDD Caucus along with advocates, met to discuss public policy to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
  The session allowed for three companies to present how they are working to create programs to help people with IDD find meaningful employment.
  One of the speakers included 25-year-old self advocate Lauren Traceski.
  She cu
  
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• Bysiewicz officially announces run for Connecticut governor

  04-04-2018 01:39
  HARTFORD — Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz says she’s now officially running for governor.
  The Middletown Democrat on Tuesday announced she has filed paperwork needed to seek the party’s endorsement. She was previously exploring a possible run.
  Bysiewicz says she’ll “fight for good-paying jobs to keep our children in Connecticut,” pay equity for women, health care for everyone and cleaner environment.
  She is one of the better-known candidates or
  
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• Name Change Possible For School Named for Columbus

  04-04-2018 01:34
  
  New Haven Board of Education members are questioning the name of its Christopher Columbus Family Academy due to controversy surrounding its namesake.
  
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• Possible Replacements Line Up for U.S. Rep. Esty's Seat

  04-04-2018 01:28
  
  Republicans have started to line up to run for the vacated Congressional seat left by Elizabeth Esty.
  
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• Masters 2018: Breaking down the popular – and unconventional – bets at Augusta

  04-04-2018 01:26
  Welcome to Masters Week, and to what is easily one of the most wide-open golf betting fields for the major in some time, according to Covers.com.
  With eight golfers listed between +900 and +1,800 in the Masters betting odds, there’s no shortage of solid candidates heading into the 82nd edition of golf’s most famous tournament. And yes, that list includes the one and only Tiger Woods, who is installed at +1,600 after posting four Top-25 finishes over his first five events in wha
  
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• Stepfather charged with murder in death of 3-year-old New York girl

  04-04-2018 01:25
  NEW YORK — The stepfather of a 3-year-old girl found dead in a New York City apartment on Monday has been charged with her murder, according to the Queens District Attorney's Office.
  Bella Edwards, 3, was found dead in a Queens apartment on April 2, 2018. (Family)
  Police were called about 6 p.m. to an apartment on Beach 105th Street near Shore Front Parkway in the borough of Queens and found Bella Edwards unconscious and unresponsive.
  Her stepfather, 32-year-old Marc Jenkins, wa
  
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• Mysterious pickle jar keeps reappearing on ramp to Missouri highway, baffling drivers

  04-04-2018 01:24
  DES PERES, Mo. — Hundreds of people are following a Facebook page dedicated to a mysterious pickle jar that has been spotted for years on the ramp to northbound I-270 in Missouri.
  It isn’t clear who is placing the pickles on the ramp or what their motives are, but someone has consistently been placing them there since around 2012, according to KTVI.“They have survived snowmageddon, construction and protesters. There has got to be a story behind these pickles and inquiring
  
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