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• Gas prices could jump 14% this summer, forecast says

  10-04-2018 23:30
  Summer driving will be more expensive this year. Thanks, OPEC.
  Prices at the pump are likely to be 14% higher than last summer — an average of $2.74 per gallon, the US government estimated on Tuesday.
  The price of oil has climbed because of efforts by OPEC and Russia. Brent crude, the global benchmark, surged 3.5% on Tuesday to $71.04 a barrel, the highest since late 2014. That’s already above the EIA forecast of $63 for this summer, suggesting gas prices could go even higher. Brent
  
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• Teacher’s post on ‘disruptive’ students, ‘rude’ parents, and ‘measly’ salary goes viral

  10-04-2018 23:29
  BASTROP, Texas – A teacher in a suburban Dallas school district didn’t hold back when she expressed her frustration about the teaching industry.
  On March 28th, Julie Marburger wrote a lengthy post that has been shared more than 400,000 times:“I left work early today after an incident with a parent left me unable emotionally to continue for the day,” Marburger wrote. “I have already made the decision to leave teaching at the end of this year, and today, I don’t
  
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• Semitrailer full of beer kegs overturns, falling off Pennsylvania highway exit ramp

  10-04-2018 23:29
  BENSALEM, Pa. – A tractor-trailer carrying empty beer kegs fell off an exit ramp in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Tuesday.
  The truck and its payload spilled onto the roadway below.
  According to authorities – the 18-wheeler lost control on an I-95 overpass and plunged onto the northbound lanes.
  Bensalem Fire Rescue on the scene of a Tractor Trailer accident NB I-95 at Cornwells Parking Ride. pic.twitter.com/n5GevQEMs0
  — Bensalem Fire Rescue (@Bensalem_Fire) April 10, 2018A driver
  
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• Bag It Up: Dog Poop A Major Environmental Pollutant, Reports Find

  10-04-2018 23:12
  CBS Local — Whether you live in a crowded city or small rural town, no one likes having to dodge the waste left behind by a neighbor’s dog. While many areas in the U.S. try to crack down on the littering aspect of not cleaning up after your dog, studies are also finding that dog poop is becoming a major environmental hazard too.
  Pet dogs in the United States produce over 10 million tons of feces every year and not every dog owner is bagging the waste on each walk. A 2014 report by Li
  
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• Man Charged With Attempted Murder in New London Shooting

  10-04-2018 22:40
  
  A man accused of shooting a customer at a convenience store in New London in March has been charged with a attempted murder.Photo Credit: New London Police Department
  
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• Partly sunny Wednesday with temps in the 50s

  10-04-2018 22:30
  From snow to 70s, all in a New England week!
  Skies will clear tonight with lows near 30 degrees.
  Wednesday will be bright and seasonable with highs in the low 50s.
  A warm front could bring a shower or two Thursday followed by a big warm-up.
  Friday will be partly cloudy and warm with highs near 70 degrees for the first time in 50 days!
  Saturday could be even warmer with highs soaring through the 70s. BUT there is a catch. A nearby front needs to be watched. If it moves in a little earlier, tempe
  
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• Norwich Garage Fire Investigated as Possible Arson: Police

  10-04-2018 22:25
  
  Norwich police and fire officials are investigating a fire at a garage over the weekend as a possible arson.Photo Credit: Norwich Police Department
  
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• Snowy Start to Spring Break

  10-04-2018 22:22
  
  Students in several Connecticut towns are on spring break, but mother nature still thinks it's winter and snow has been falling for hours.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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• Infant safe after being left in baby box outside fire station

  10-04-2018 22:22
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  MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. – An infant left inside a baby box at a northern Indiana fire department is safe and being cared for.
  The child was left in the Coolspring Township Volunteer Fire Department’s Safe Haven Baby Box in LaPorte County on Sunday.
  This was the second time in five months that the box has been used at this particular fire station, last November an infant was also left inside the box.
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• California family disappears after leaving on spring break road trip

  10-04-2018 22:21
  KLAMATH, Calif. – Friends and relatives are asking for help in an ongoing search for a family of four from Southern California that left on a spring break road trip late last month but hasn’t been seen or heard from since April 5.
  A flyer asking for help in the search was posted on a family member's Facebook page.
  Sandeep Thottapilly, 42, of Valencia, took his family up the West Coast on a trip to Portland, Oregon, on March 30. They were planning to stop in San Jose on their way bac
  
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• Woman who survived leukemia and breast cancer goes back to school, becomes oncology nurse

  10-04-2018 22:20
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - After beating cancer not once, but twice, an Indiana woman is now working with cancer patients as an oncology nurse.
  Two-time cancer survivor Michelle McGovern, battled Leukemia when she was 11 years old - and was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 37. After completing treatment, she decided to follow her calling to become a nurse.
  "After all my treatment was complete, I just realized I had a lot of anxiety and was having a hard time," McGovern told WXIN. "On the outside,
  
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• Fan Essentials: Most Challenging Course

  10-04-2018 22:13
  Golf is a unique sport, in that the course is as much the opponent as the other players. Pros on the PGA Tour play the world’s most challenging golf courses week in and week out for much of the year. And each course tests those players in different ways.
  But which golf course is the most challenging?
  A few names stand out, possibly because they host some of the sport’s bigger events. Augusta makes players use every club in the bag. The scenic Pebble Beach presents lesser players
  
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• Connecticut man shows his love for Taylor Swift by robbing bank: Police

  10-04-2018 21:57
  ANSONIA —  A Derby man accused of robbing a bank told police his motive behind the crime was to impress Taylor Swift.
  On April 5, Ansonia police said Bruce Rowley, 26, was arrested and charged with robbery in the second degree and larceny in fourth degree.
  Police said Rowley’s arrest came after two people identified him as the person who robbed the Webster Bank at 200 Division Street in Ansonia the day before.
  “After identifying Rowley as the person involved
  
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• Alcoholic beverage machines bill clears Connecticut House

  10-04-2018 21:37
  HARTFORD — A bill allowing consumers to purchase glasses of wine, beer and hard cider from a machine has again cleared the Connecticut House of Representatives.
  The legislation was approved Tuesday, 110-to-34. It moves to the Senate, where it failed last year.
  Danbury bar owners are among those pushing for the legislation, saying the novelty and convenience of the machines will help lure customers. They can also taste different flavors without having to purchase a full glass.
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• Terryville women charged with stealing $617,000 from New Haven senior

  10-04-2018 20:52
  NEW HAVEN — Two women were charged in connection with money stolen from a senior citizen’s bank account.
  Police said Sandra Pelkey, 71, of Terryville is accused of stealing  $22,712.66 from a senior citizen’s bank account. In a separate warrant, police charged Mary Jeannine Benedetto, 60, also of Terryville, stole $594,960.71 from the same woman. Both were charged with larceny in the first degree and conspiracy to commit larceny in the first degree.
  Police said t
  
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• Home Health Aide Stole $100K Worth of Rings: Police

  10-04-2018 20:24
  
  A home health aide is accused of stealing several rings from a woman in her care in Stratford and police said the rings are worth more than $100,000.Photo Credit: Stratford Polce
  
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• Man Robbed Ansonia Bank to Impress Taylor Swift: Police

  10-04-2018 20:14
  
  A Derby man suspected of robbing a bank in Ansonia told police he had a crush on Taylor Swift and committed the robbery because he wanted to impress her, according to the police report.Photo Credit: Ansonia Police
  
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• Scientists Say They Have Fixed The Gene Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease

  10-04-2018 19:59
  CBS Local — A team in California has identified the gene that is the primary risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease. More importantly, the scientists have reportedly created a way to correct the harmful gene in human cells.
  According to researchers at Gladstone Institutes in San Francisco, people who have one copy of the “apoE4” gene are at twice the risk for developing Alzheimer’s. A person with two copies of the gene have 12 times the risk for eventua
  
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• Stamford home health aide charged with theft of rings worth $100,000

  10-04-2018 19:44
  STAMFORD — A home health aide was charged in connection with the theft of rings valued over $100,000. 
  Police arrested> Nicole Passander, 32, of Ansonia, was charged with larceny in the first degree on Friday. Police said Passander was a home health aide and took the rings from a woman in her care.Officials said the investigation started last month, when the victim report the rings that police said are valued at over $100,000.Police said Passander posted a $30,000 bond and she is s
  
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• Police Investigating Stabbing in New London

  10-04-2018 19:08
  
  Police are investigating a stabbing Monday night at the DB Mart on Bank Street in New London.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Actor T.J. Miller arrested for calling false bomb threat on Amtrak train in Westport

  10-04-2018 18:58
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  Missing AttachmentWESTPORT — Actor/comediant T.J. Miller was arrested Monday on charges he called in a false bomb threat.
  Miller was arrested at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York.  He appeared in Federal court in New Haven Tuesday and was released on a $100,000 bond.  The charge carries a maximum term of imprisonment of five years.
  Miller starred in “Silicon Valley.” He had a role in “Ready, Player, One.”
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• ‘Congratulations, You Won’ Pop Up Scam Infecting iPhones And Androids

  10-04-2018 18:40
  CBS Local — Pop-up ads were a plague to internet users for years before the invention of pop-up blocking technology. Now, it seems the old menace has come back with a new twist as iPhone and Android users are reportedly being bombarded by phony messages telling them they’ve won a prize.
  The new wave of “congratulations” pop-up ads promise prizes like free Amazon gift cards, iPhones, or cash in exchange for clicking on the message or submitting personal information. A
  
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• Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty breaks her silence over staffing abuse claim

  10-04-2018 18:37
  WASHINGTON DC — Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty broke her silence to FOX61’s Jenn Bernstein Tuesday afternoon, speaking out on the controversy surrounding her handling of an abuse claim by a staffer, and her decision to not seek reelection.
  The controversy stems from claims made by Anna Kain alleging that in May of 2016 while working for Esty, she reported to the congresswoman and authorities that she had been sexually harassed punched and had her life threatened by Esty’s Chief
  
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• Porn star sues adult film studio for $5M for sexual assault

  10-04-2018 18:15
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  Missing AttachmentAdult entertainer ‘Nikki Benz,’ whose legal name is Alla Montchak, has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $5 million in damages for alleged sexual assault and battery against MindGeek, the parent company of adult film studio Brazzers, according to the Daily Mail.
  On set bullying, rape, & violence should never happen. #NoMeansNo
  
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• Job licensing details trip up storm-displaced Puerto Ricans

  10-04-2018 18:14
  HARTFORD — Trained as a massage therapist in her native Puerto Rico, Catalina Olea says she can only dream of the jobs advertised at Connecticut hotels and spas offering salaries of $40,000 or even $50,000.
  Since leaving the island after Hurricane Maria, Olea said she has struggled to pin down how to obtain the professional license she needs to work in her field. For now, she is focusing on improving her English while her husband, an information systems engineer, supports the family by dri
  
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• College senior defends posing for graduation picture with gun

  10-04-2018 18:09
  A Tennessee college senior is sticking to her guns after posting a graduation photo in which she stares wistfully off-camera while lifting her “Women for Trump” t-shirt to expose a firearm in her waistband, according to FOX News.
  Despite receiving what she called a surprising “amount of hate” on social media, Brenna Spencer, 22, said she has no regrets.
  I don’t take normal college graduation photos… pic.twitter.com/eI1NvLFYHs
  — Brenna Spencer (@Bre
  
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• Retired Shelton Teacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting Student Years Ago

  10-04-2018 17:57
  
  A retired Shelton teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a student more than a decade ago and has been arrested. Police said the male victim came forward in October and reported that 76-year-old David...Photo Credit: Shelton Police
  
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• Retired Shelton teacher arrested for sexual assault of student: Police

  10-04-2018 17:54
  SHELTON — Police arrested a retired teacher in connection with the sexual assault of a student.
   Police arrested David Munson, 76, of Shelton, Tuesday and charged him with first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.
  Officials said their investigation started in October 2017 when a man told police he had been sexually assaulted while attending Shelton Intermediate School more than 10 years ago.
  “From 2005 to 2007 the male juvenile was enrolled in Shelton Intermedia
  
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• CCSU President issues statement after allegations of faculty sexual misconduct

  10-04-2018 17:53
  NEW BRITAIN — The Recorder, a CCSU publication, has published a story reporting that multiple women accuse a theater professor of sexual misconduct.
  The article states that then 21-year-old Anna Brewer alleges sexual assault by 46-year-old Joshua Perlstein back in 2004.
  “I was trying to be nice about it because I was aware I was in a park, alone with a man who had become dangerous to me,” Kelly, who is now 35, said in an interview with The Recorder in February.
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• After Craigslist personals go dark, sex workers fear what’s next

  10-04-2018 17:47
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  For a year and a half, River Stark took down all the mirrors in her home.
  Seeing her own reflection “was so traumatizing” for Stark, a transgender woman who hadn’t yet undergone the surgical treatments she knew she needed. Some days, she couldn’t leave the house. She tried taking her own life.
  An Army veteran living with disability, she could not get this surgical care from her usual provider, the Department of Veterans Affairs, which does not pay for or
  
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• Two Southington residents arrested for animal cruelty

  10-04-2018 17:40
  SOUTHINGTON — Police say they’ve arrested two people, charging them with animal cruelty.
  Police say Jason Savage, 41, and his wife Kelly Savage, 38, were arrested after police say they had three abandoned dogs in the basement bedroom of their home.
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  Animal control found the dogs, back on February 21st, and found that the conditions in the bedroom were uninhabitable. Trash and feces were covering the floor. Animal Control found one of the dogs had been removed f
  
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• Therapist Charged With Sexual Assault in Greenwich

  10-04-2018 17:37
  
  A therapist has been charged with sexual assault in Greenwich after police received reports of an inappropriate relationship.Photo Credit: Greenwich Police
  
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• Search warrant reveals Mueller’s interest in Manafort’s actions during Trump campaign

  10-04-2018 17:04
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  WASHINGTON DC — Search warrant documents used by special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators reveal how agents zeroed in on potential criminal activity related to New Britain native Paul Manafort’s time as Donald Trump’s campaign chairman.
  The documents, used to obtain a search warrant in building the case against Manafort, were revealed in a court filing late Monday night. Manafort has pleaded not guilty in two federal cases, and the charges he faces do no
  
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• Man revived, arrested after overdosing in Taco Bell drive-thru

  10-04-2018 16:59
  STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. – A Virginia man was revived – then arrested – after overdosing in a Taco Bell drive-thru on Friday.
  A deputy responding to a report of an unresponsive man in a vehicle found 26-year-old Brian Tyler Edwards passed out in the driver’s seat in the drive-thru of the fast-food restaurant, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.
  There was a needle in Edwards’ right hand and the vehicle was still in drive, deputies said.
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• Oklahoma teachers, students reunite for playdate as walkout continues

  10-04-2018 16:52
  OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Teachers and students at Wilson Elementary School met up at the playground before the educators walked to the state capitol for a sixth day.
  It's been quiet on the Wilson Elementary School playground during the teacher walkout. For just one hour, students and teachers gathered to play together because they said they've missed each other.
  "I hope tomorrow's not an out-of-school day," Nora, a kindergarten student, said to KFOR.
  It's not what you'd expect to hear k
  
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• The Baseball Report: The New York Mets Are On Fire

  10-04-2018 16:51
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  Two weeks into the Major League Baseball season, a few things are very clear. Los Angeles Angels pitcher and designated hitter Shoehei Ohtani is the real deal, the New York Mets are the hottest team in baseball and Washington National superstar Bryce Harper is on pace for a historic season. Each week, we’ll bring you the top stories from around the league with The Baseball Report.
  Meet The Red Hot Mets
  Nobody is playing better baseball in the National League than the New
  
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• Man recorded himself ‘doing unspeakable things’ to woman’s corpse before stuffing it in suitcase, prosecutor says

  10-04-2018 16:47
  SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Opening statements began Monday in the trial of a San Diego man accused of beating, raping, and strangling a coworker, then stuffing her body in a suitcase and leaving it out with the trash.
  Deputy District Attorney Martin Doyle alleged that Joshua Matthew Palmer videotaped himself doing "unspeakable things'' to Shauna Haynes' body after he killed her at the Chadwick Hotel in San Diego on April 5, 2016, according to KSWB.
  Palmer, 34, then stuffed the 21-year-old vi
  
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• Homeland Security Advisor resigns from Trump administration

  10-04-2018 16:38
  WASHINGTON DC  — President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser is resigning in the latest White House departure.
  White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Tuesday that Thomas Bossert would be leaving his post. She said Trump was “grateful for Tom’s commitment to the safety and security of our great country.”
  Bossert was a point person in the White House on protecting the nation from terror and cyber threats. He also helped spea
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg testimony: Everything you need to know

  10-04-2018 16:11
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  WASHINGTON DC — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has arrived on Capitol Hill. What happens next could be big.
  Zuckerberg will spend two days answering lawmakers’ questions about the powerful social network he helped create more than a decade ago, and whether the company is doing enough to protect users’ privacy.
  It’s the first time Zuckerberg will personally sit for questions from Congress, instead of sending a deputy.
  His testimony marks a pivotal
  
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• Ask the Attorney: How to settle medical bills

  10-04-2018 16:09
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  I was rear-ended in a car accident this past January. The insurance company says they will take care of my emergency room bills and primary doctor bills and I just received a call from the adjuster who wants to settle my case for $1500.00, but I’m still in pain. What should I do?
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• Amid ad boycott, Laura Ingraham says she won’t be silenced by ‘the left’

  10-04-2018 16:08
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  “My friends, something alarming is taking place.”
  On Monday night, Laura Ingraham cast the ongoing ad boycott against her show as part of “the left’s plot to silence conservatives.”
  The Fox News prime time host said the “bullying on the left” is “desperate” and “Stalinist,” but promised: “We will never relent and we will never give in. Never.”
  At no point did Ingraham mention the proximate cause of the ad b
  
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• Lockdown at Windham Schools Lifted

  10-04-2018 15:49
  
  Windham Schools were placed on lockdown as a precaution as police search for a suspect, but the lockdown has been lifted.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Brain effects of ‘hottest pepper in the world’ put man in hospital

  10-04-2018 15:44
  NEW YORK — What happened to a contestant in a hot-pepper-eating contest may give spicy food aficionados one more reason to “fear the reaper,” according to a recent case report.
  The 34-year-old man, who was not identified, experienced a series of intense headaches and dry heaving after eating a Carolina Reaper, reportedly the hottest pepper in the world, during the contest in New York.
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  The man developed excruciating pain in his head and neck, prompting him to go
  
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• Southington Couple Arrested After Ill Dogs Were Found Abandoned: PD

  10-04-2018 15:38
  
  A Southington couple has been charged with animal cruelty after dogs were found abandoned in a basement, according to police. Authorities said two of the dogs were so sick that they had to be euthanized.Photo Credit: Southington Police
  
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• Contestant loses $7,000 in embarrassing ‘Wheel of Fortune’ fail

  10-04-2018 15:31
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  Ouch.
  A Wheel of Fortune contestant lost out on $7,000 and a trip to Spain after mispronouncing a word.
  The contestant’s name was Jonny, and he correctly guessed the final letters in one of the puzzles, which read “Flamenco Dance Lessons.”
  But Jonny said ‘flamingo’ rather than ‘Flamenco’. Jonny had a look of disbelief on his face as Pat Sajak buzzed him for the wrong answer.
  SAY WHAT???#flamingo #flameco @WheelofFortune #opps pic.twitter.com/
  
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• ECSU Student Killed in Crash in Bolton

  10-04-2018 14:36
  
  A 23-year-old Eastern Connecticut State University student was killed in a crash on Interstate 384 in Bolton Friday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Another Round of Snow Comes Through

  10-04-2018 14:23
  
  Another round of snow has moved in and the flakes are falling.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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• I-91 Ramp in Enfield Still Closed After Truck Rollover Monday

  10-04-2018 13:58
  
  A tanker truck carrying 8,400 gallons of gasoline rolled over on an Interstate 91 off-ramp in Enfield, forcing evacuations of at least five nearby homes and closing the ramp through the day and possibly longer.Photo Credit: Submitted
  
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• Candidate Removed From Gubernatorial Debate by Police

  10-04-2018 13:10
  
  Gubernatorial candidate Lee Whitnum was arrested on breach of peace charges during a candidates’ debate at Brookfield High School Monday.Photo Credit: News 12 Connecticut
  
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• Experts Concerned About Potential 'Second Wave' of Flu

  10-04-2018 05:26
  
  After an already severe flu season, there is concern about a potential second wave.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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