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• Another Round of Snow for Tuesday Morning

  09-04-2018 23:44
  
  NBC Connecticut Meteorologists are tracking another round of snow just in time for Tuesday morning.
  
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• Woman Hit Westport Parks Employee With Her Car: Police

  09-04-2018 23:38
  
  A Middletown woman is accused of hitting a Westport Parks and Recreation employee with her car and striking a police officer with a car door in two separate incidents in Westport Sunday.
  
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• Pregnant Woman and Teen Killed in Crash in Shelton

  09-04-2018 23:38
  
  A pregnant 23-year-old Bridgeport woman, the baby she was carrying, and an 18-year-old West Haven woman were killed in a crash in Shelton on Sunday night, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Woman arrested for beheading boyfriend asks cops to ‘let me get my heads’

  09-04-2018 23:36
  WEST VIRGINIA — A women was arrested after police said she beheaded her boyfriend, according to the New York Post.
  Roena Cheryl Mills, 41, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Bo Allen White.
  Police said when they drove Mills away from the crime scene, she said “You have to take me back and let me get my heads.”
  According to court documents, Mills was found covered in blood while wearing a glove on her left hand when deputies responded on April
  
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• Tapas in West Hartford to Close After 32 Years

  09-04-2018 22:56
  
  Tapas restaurant in West Hartford has closed its doors after more than three decades of service.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Police: Student faked kidnapping to scam parents for $85K ransom

  09-04-2018 22:42
  CALIFORNIA —  A college student in California was arrested for allegedly scamming her parents after sending them a photo of herself bound and gagged according to the New York Post.
  Yimei Wang, 20, was arrested for allegedly conning her parents into sending her $85,000.
  Police said the student of ArtCenter College of Design, told her family that she was safe but needed ransom money, according to the New York Post.
  The father, who lives in China, sent the money while her mother called p
  
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• Waterbury Park Vandalized With Swastikas

  09-04-2018 22:30
  
  Waterbury police are investigating after someone spray-painted swastikas on trees and rocks at Fulton Park.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Tracking small storm Tuesday; warmer temps rest of the week

  09-04-2018 22:30
  Bradley Airport tied a record low temperature this morning! The record low of 23 degrees was set back in 1977, and now it belongs to 2018 as well.  Continuing on with that wintry theme, there’s a bit more snow in the forecast Tuesday.
  Light snow and rain showers will be around in the morning through early afternoon.  Overall, this is not expected to mess up your day too much. Roads should stay wet. But there could be a scattered coating on grassy surfaces (perhaps up to an inch
  
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• NYT: FBI raids Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s office; Trump responds

  09-04-2018 22:15
  The FBI raided the office of Michael Cohen, a personal lawyer and confidant of President Donald Trump, Cohen’s attorney confirmed to CNN Monday.
  One source familiar with the matter told CNN that included in the documents authorities seized was information related to Stephanie Clifford, better known as porn actress Stormy Daniels, who alleges she had an affair with Trump in 2006 that the White House has denied. A source familiar with the matter said the search warrant was very bro
  
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• NYT: FBI raids Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s office

  09-04-2018 22:15
  The FBI raided the office of Michael Cohen, a personal lawyer and confidant of President Donald Trump, The New York Times reported Monday.
  Stephen Ryan, a lawyer for Cohen, said the US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York had executed “a series of search warrants and seized the privileged communications” between Cohen and his clients, according to the Times.
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• Man in police custody after allegedly assaulting FedEx driver

  09-04-2018 22:14
  WALLINGFORD — Police arrested a man  Friday afternoon following an alleged fight with a FedEx driver.
  When police arrived on South Cherry Street, to they saw a red pick -up truck blocking a FedEx truck.
  Police said the driver of the pick-up, Peter Amadon, came home and saw the FedEx truck parked in his driveway. Amandon blocked the truck in and began a verbal argument with the driver.
  Amadon, 59, then tried to grab the driver out of the truck. The driver opened the door in an attempt
  
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• Dirt Bikers Take Illegal Ride Down North Haven Street: PD

  09-04-2018 22:13
  
  North Haven police are searching for a group of dirt bike and quad riders accused of driving illegally on town streets Sunday.Photo Credit: North Haven Police Department
  
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• What National Guard troops on the border can and can’t do

  09-04-2018 21:54
  Hundreds of troops are on the way to the US-Mexico border after President Trump signed a memo warning of a security crisis there.
  National Guardsmen are already meeting with US Customs and Border Protection officials to plan next steps.
  They’ll work together, but in some ways troops will have to stay in the background; legal restrictions limit what they can do on US soil.
  Defense Secretary James Mattis has authorized the deployment of up to 4,000 National Guar
  
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• How to find out if your Facebook data was stolen by Cambridge Analytica

  09-04-2018 21:47
  Some Facebook users can now see whether their data may have been obtained by political data firm Cambridge Analytica.
  On Monday, the social media giant began rolling out a “see how you’re affected” tool at the top of News Feeds to inform users if they’re among the tens of millions of people who had their data improperly harvested by Cambridge Analytica.
  The full roll out will happen over time, so not all users will see the link at the same time.
  Users who w
  
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• 23 Displaced After Fire Damages 3 New Britain Buildings

  09-04-2018 21:37
  
  Intense flames forced residents out of their homes and damaged three buildings on Arch Street in New Britain Sunday.Photo Credit: Kyle Goodfield
  
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• Nathan Carman’s Vermont home for sale

  09-04-2018 21:30
  VERNON, Vermont -- The home of Nathan Carman, who is fighting on several legal fronts in cases involving the death of his grandfather and mother, has put his home on the market.
  Carman's home in Vernon, just over the Massachusetts border, is unfinished. Carman told the judge in the probate case over his grandfather's estate, that he plans to sell the house he was working to fix up so he can hire an attorney for the next hearing. Small said the house is listed in the market for $149,000.
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• Teen turns down 25-year plea deal, gets sentenced to 65 years instead – and laughs

  09-04-2018 21:10
  ALABAMA —  An Alabama teen laughed as a judge sentenced him to 65 years in prison, according to Fox News.
  Lakeith Smith, 18, was originally handed a 25-year sentence for felony murder, armed burglary, second-degree theft and third-degree theft.
  Instead of accepting the plea deal, he was then sentenced to 65-years.
  “I don’t think Mr. Smith will be smiling long when he gets to prison,” C.J. Robinson, chief assistant district attorney, said. “We are very pleased w
  
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• Quarantined Dog Stolen from Plainfield Animal Control

  09-04-2018 20:36
  
  A German Shepard that was being quarantined has been stolen from the Town of Plainfield Animal Control Office and police are investigating.Photo Credit: Plainfield Police
  
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• Russian woman dies after given formaldehyde instead of saline drip

  09-04-2018 19:51
  A 27-year-old Russian woman has died after doctors mistakenly filled her IV bag with a solution containing formaldehyde.
  Ekaterina Fedyaeva was said to be undergoing routine surgery at a hospital in Ulyanovsk, in the Volga Federal District of Russia, when the hospital provided her on a formalin drip, which contains formaldehyde and is used to prevent corpses from decomposing, FOX News reports.
  Doctors had allegedly intended to put Fedyaeva on a saline solution drip.
  “This is pure murder,&r
  
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• Tanker overturns on I-91 South in Enfield

  09-04-2018 19:36
  ENFIELD – A crash has closed an exit ramp in Enfield Monday.
  Officials said an overturned tractor-trailer was blocking the exit ramp from I-91 Southbound at Exit 49. The exit ramp is closed.  DEEP was responding to the scene.
  #CTtraffic: I91 sb x49 Enfield off-ramp closed for minor injury gasoline tanker truck rollover with gas leak. DEEP, FD & DOT on-scene.
  — CT State Police (@CT_STATE_POLICE) April 9, 2018For more information on traffic, click here.
  
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• Remains of seaman killed in Pearl Harbor attack identified

  09-04-2018 19:24
  JACKSON, Ohio  — The military says the remains of a Navy seaman from Ohio who died in the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor during World War II have been identified.
  The Defense Department says the remains of 25-year-old Navy Seaman 2nd Class Frank Wood, of Jackson, Ohio, will be buried Saturday with full military honors in Franklin, North Carolina.
  The Defense Department's POW/MIA Accounting Agency says Wood was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which capsized in the attack by Japa
  
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• Woman Claims Wind Blew Cocaine Into Her Purse, Police Say

  09-04-2018 19:18
  CBS Local — Authorities say a Florida woman is blaming a windy day for the cocaine that police found in her purse.
  Kennecia Posey was reportedly one of two passengers in a car stopped for erratic driving by police in late March. Fort Pierce police say an officer smelled marijuana and, after searching the car, found cocaine and marijuana in separate bags inside a purse Posey had on her lap.
  Authorities say they questioned Posey about the drugs. According to the arrest report, Posey res
  
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• Man Kicked Car With 2-Year-Old Inside During Road Rage Incident: Police

  09-04-2018 18:52
  
  A Bolton man is accused of kicking a car while a 2-year-old girl was inside during what police are calling a road rage incident in South Windsor.Photo Credit: South Windsor Police
  
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• NASA Plans To Put Robot Bees On Mars

  09-04-2018 18:45
  CBS Local — NASA has revealed their plan for the next generation of space exploration. The space agency says it is working on creating a swarm of robot bees that will fly around the surface of Mars.
  In a March 30 press release, NASA outlined their proposal for the “Marsbees.” The tiny robots will launch from a new rover dropped on the red planet and then spread out; mapping the terrain, taking air samples, and searching for signs of life.
  NASA wants to send swarms of robot bees
  
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• Connecticut Has One of the Highest Tax Burdens: WalletHub

  09-04-2018 18:27
  
  If you think taxes are high in Connecticut, the statistics back you up. Connecticut has the sixth highest overall tax burden in the United States, according to a recently released report from WalletHub.
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• Are you into Disney? Check out this house for sale in Florida

  09-04-2018 18:11
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  According to it’s description on Zillow.com, “Spectacular Magical Fireworks view nightly, Almost ev
  
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• Lawsuit Against Saudi Arabia Over 2001 Terror Attacks Moves Forward

  09-04-2018 17:55
  
  Families who lost loved ones in the attacks on September 11 have filed suits against Saudi Arabia that claim agents of the Saudi government knowingly assisted the attacks.
  
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• Keidel: Is Something Wrong With The Warriors?

  09-04-2018 17:44
  By Jason Keidel
  Fans have long lamented the length of the NBA season. It starts sometime around Halloween and, aside from a few showcase games on Christmas and MLK Day, we don’t watch the league with any fervor until after the Super Bowl.
  So imagine how the Golden State Warriors feel. Any other team with a record of 58-23 would be dancing in the locker room. But with one more loss, the Warriors will have as many losses this year as they had the last two seasons combined (24). Other than Le
  
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• Stafford schools in ‘soft lockdown’

  09-04-2018 17:17
  STAFFORD — All Stafford schools are in a ‘precautionary soft lockdown’ as of 10 a.m.
  Superintendent Steven Moccio couldn’t comment on the specifics on the reasons why the schools are in the lockdown, but he said that law enforcement is investigating.
  Moccio said that there will be extra police presence until the end of the day. School activity remains normal, but access in/out of the schools is limited to one door, and photo ID must be shown.
  He expects schools to dismiss
  
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• Defense Secretary Mattis says US hasn’t ruled out military action against Syrian government

  09-04-2018 17:13
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  WASHINGTON DC — The US has not ruled out launching airstrikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in response to the weekend’s suspected chemical gas attack on civilians, Defense Secretary James Mattis said Monday.
  “I don’t rule out anything right now,” Mattis said while hosting Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the emir of Qatar, at the Pentagon.
  “The first thing we have to look at is why are chemical weapons still bei
  
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• Help End Hunger by 'Feeding Our Families' This April 28

  09-04-2018 17:01
  
  NBC Connecticut, Telemundo Connecticut, Stop & Shop and food pantries across the state have teamed up for "Feeding Our Families," a food drive to help end hunger on April 28.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Pregnant woman, teen killed in Shelton crash

  09-04-2018 16:46
  SHELTON -- Police have identified two people who were killed in a crash Sunday night.
  18-year-old Shalmymar Herrera of West Haven was pronounced dead, as well as 23-year-old Briana Torres-Carter from Bridgeport. Police say she was pregnant. They were both passengers in a Mini Cooper that was being operated by 19-year-old Lawrence Carter of Bridgeport.
  Carter is currently at the hospital in critical condition following the crash. A fourth passenger in the car, 19-year-old Jessie Abrams of Bridge
  
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• Mother, boyfriend beat her son to death after spilling cereal

  09-04-2018 16:21
  WILLOW GROVE, PA — A pregnant mother and her boyfriend have been accused of severely beating her four-year-old son and scalding him in a shower until he died as punishment because he spilled his cereal Daily Mail reports. 
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  Lisa Smith, 19, and her boyfriend Keiff King, 26, of Willow Grove, near Philadelphia, were arrested on Tuesday after they called 911, saying her Tahjir was unconscious.
  Police say that after the little boy spilled the food, S
  
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• Police have amusing response after someone toilet-papers Chief’s truck

  09-04-2018 16:05
  Someone toiled-papered the Police Chief’s truck in Salina, Utah. Image courtesy Salina City Pd.
  SALINA, Utah – Police in one Utah city got a little nostalgic Saturday after someone toilet-papered the Chief of Police’s truck.
  Salina City Police posted a photo of the prank on Facebook and were clearly taking a light-hearted look at an activity they say they don’t recommend but “has several positive effects.”
  Police said while this may have been a good way for ki
  
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• 23-Year-Old Man Found Dead in West Hartford Parking Lot

  09-04-2018 16:03
  
  West Hartford police are investigating after a 23-year-old man's body was found in a car parked in a Brace Road lot Saturday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Silo crushes cultural center as demolition goes wrong

  09-04-2018 15:57
  Demolition experts successfully destroyed a 173-foot silo in the town of Vordingborg, Denmark, on Friday.
  Unfortunately, they also wrecked the adjacent cultural center after the demolition went spectacularly wrong, the Guardian reports.
  In video of the botched demolition, onlookers can be heard shouting in alarm as the silo topples the wrong way after explosives are detonated, causing serious damage to a library and music school.
  Authorities say nobody was injured and there was n
  
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• Family furious after video of toddler’s terrified reaction to Easter Bunny goes viral

  09-04-2018 15:43
  KISSIMMEE, Fl. — A video of a two-year-old girl being scared by the Easter Bunny amused so many it went viral but the girl’s family insist it is no laughing matter Daily Mail reports.
  Little Surai, two, was scared when the Easter Bunny visited her Kissimmee Florida pre-school last week and teachers filmed the festivities.
  The clip went viral and even Jimmy Kimmel showed it during one of his opening monologues on his show.
  ‘This is not funny. My child is hurt
  
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• New Haven Restaurant Week Full of Great Deals

  09-04-2018 15:32
  
  Check out the list of all participating restaurants and deals that New Haven Restaurant Week will be serving up.
  
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• Chance for Mix of Rain and Snow Tuesday

  09-04-2018 15:16
  
  Warm weather is on the way later this week, but we still have some chilly weather to get through first and there is some light rain or snow in the forecast for Tuesday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Study Says Connecticut Has One of the Highest Tax Burdens: WalletHub

  09-04-2018 15:06
  
  If you think taxes are high in Connecticut, the statistics back you up. Connecticut has the sixth highest overall tax burden in the United States, according to a recently released report from WalletHub.
  Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.comThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• This Week In Golf: Reed Wins Masters, Holding Off Fowler, Spieth

  09-04-2018 14:09
  By Sam McPherson
  American Patrick Reed did most of the hard work on Friday and Saturday at Augusta National, although his Sunday was anything but easy. He shot a one-under par 71 on the final day, and 15-under par for the tournament, to win The Masters by one stroke over Rickie Fowler and two strokes over Jordan Spieth. In winning his first major championship, after tying for second at last year’s PGA Championship, Reed also collected the $1.98 million winner’s prize.
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• Person Hospitalized After Serious Crash on 6 in Hampton

  09-04-2018 14:02
  
  One person was flown to Hartford Hospital after a serious head-on crash on Route 6 in Hampton Monday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Serious Crash Closes Route 6 in Hampton

  09-04-2018 12:54
  
  Route 6 is closed in Hampton after a head-on crash and Lifestar medical transport helicopter has been called to transport one patient.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Torrington Fire chief says volunteers came to fire without water

  09-04-2018 10:36
  TORRINGTON — A Connecticut fire chief has proposed cutting funding for a volunteer department that recently showed up to a fire with no water in its truck.
  Torrington Fire Chief Gary Brunoli proposed the cut as an alternative to laying off a paid firefighter. He says reductions will be necessary under the budget as currently proposed, and last week he told the city’s Board of Public Safety that he cannot count on the Torringford volunteer department.
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• Chilly Monday, warmer temps following small Tuesday storm

  09-04-2018 10:20
  Today will start out bright and chilly with sunshine as high pressure builds into region.  Our Tuesday storm will not be all that impressive as it will deliver a band rain and snow showers with no accumulation expected. We’re not concerned about a high impact event with this storm.
  Then we will FINALLY be able to turn a corner and get some warmer weather in here, by the end of week into the weekend.   Early indications are that temperatures will jump well into the 60s to po
  
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• CAS Featured Student Artists: Timothy Edwards Middle School Spotlight Show Choir

  09-04-2018 07:00
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   Nominated by Linda Gasta, Choir Director at Timothy Edward Middle School: 
  “The Spotlight Show Choir of the Timothy Edwards Middle School in South Windsor consists of 40 talented students in grades 6, 7 and 8.  They rehearse before and after school, several
  
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• Troopers teach parishioners how to handle critical situations

  09-04-2018 04:42
  NEW FAIRFIELD  –State Police led a training session at the New Life United Methodist Church in New Fairfield Sunday.
  Troopers taught people how to treat medical emergencies and spot exits, and what to do if confronted one-on-one with an aggressor.
  They stressed ways to make smart decisions in critical situations.
  State Police say they’ve been offering the training for the past couple years, but it’s only recently received more attention.
  Over 75 people attending including
  
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• Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: Data could have come from more than 87 million users, be stored in Russia

  09-04-2018 04:36
  Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie says the data the firm gathered from Facebook could have come from more than 87 million users and could be stored in Russia.
  The number of Facebook users whose personal information was accessed by Cambridge Analytica “could be higher, absolutely,” than the 87 million users acknowledged by Facebook, Wylie told NBC’s Chuck Todd during a “Meet the Press” segment Sunday.
  Wylie added that his lawyer has been contacted b
  
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• Two Dead after Serious Crash in Shelton

  09-04-2018 03:42
  
  Two people have died and others taken to the hospital after a serious crash on River Road in Shelton Sunday night, according to police.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 2 dead in Shelton crash, several others injured

  09-04-2018 03:03
  SHELTON -- Police are investigating a crash that killed two people and injured several others on Sunday evening.
  Emergency crews were called to River Road near Constitution Blvd South around 7 p.m. Two vehicles were involved in the crash. River Rd between Rocky Rest Rd and Murphy’s Ln is currently closed.
  The Shelton Police Traffic Division Reconstruction Team is currently investigating this accident. Any witnesses or persons with additional information may call the Shelton Police Traffic
  
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