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• Mixmaster Construction Could Cause Waterbury Traffic Trouble

  16-04-2018 23:53
  
  For three years, drivers have been dealing with I-84 widening construction work in Waterbury, but come May it will be all about the Mixmaster.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• 2 Teens Reported Missing from Plainville Found in Maine: PD

  16-04-2018 23:33
  
  Two teens reported missing from Plainville over the weekend have been found safe in Maine.Photo Credit: Plainville Police
  
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• 8-year-old boy at school slashes other students with knife

  16-04-2018 23:24
  MINNESOTA — An 8-year-old student attacked three other students with a knife at an elementary school Monday morning, according to the New York Post. 
  Authorities said the second grade boy brought a kitchen knife from home which he used to randomly attack his classmates.
  The three victims, ages 8, 9, and 13, suffered “superficial wounds” and required stitches following the attack, according to Police Chief Perry Beise.
  After talking to the police, the boy was released to hi
  
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• Silver Alert Issued for Missing 86-Year-Old Man

  16-04-2018 23:20
  
  Police are trying to locate a missing 86-year-old man from Farmington.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Residents bemoan lack of Spring as snow, sleet covers ground

  16-04-2018 22:55
  WETHERSFIELD -- If the saying holds true, April showers will bring May Flowers. However,  those showers looked a lot like sleet on Monday.
  If the saying holds true, April showers will bring May Flowers. However, those showers looked a lot like sleet on Monday.
  "Why," said Paul Manso of Eastford, as he looked out his window Monday morning.
  April showers, we understand. But April sleet?!
  "It's a little late in the year for this stuff, but it's New England right," said Manso.
  Folks in the Har
  
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• Husband reunited with lost wedding band just in time for 50th anniversary

  16-04-2018 22:35
  HENRICO COUNTY, Va. – While Friday the 13th may invoke superstitious dread for some, a husband and wife in Virginia are celebrating.
  Larry Eavey, of Henrico, lost his wedding band before this last Easter – with his 50th wedding anniversary just weeks away. Eavey married his wife Martha in June of 1968. He went off to Vietnam one month later, the ring on his finger, and managed not to lose it during the war.
  Decades later, however, he lost the golden band while cheering on his t
  
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• Kyle Navin pleads guilty in deaths of his parents

  16-04-2018 22:31
  BRIDGEPORT — Kyle Navin plead guilty on two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of his parents in 2015
  The defense struck a plea deal with the state that lifted the Murder with Special Circumstances charge.
  He’ll be getting 55 years in prison as part of the agreement.
  Navin had originally pleaded not guilty to the slayings of his parents, Jeffrey and Jeanette Navin, of Easton. The couple went missing in August 2015 and their bullet-ridden bodies were found two months later
  
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• Heavy rain and wind could lead to localized street flooding

  16-04-2018 22:30
  1"-3" of rain caused localized flooding across the state today, on top of a layer of slush from overnight sleet. YUCK!
  Finally the rain has ended! Other than a leftover shower in spots, the rest of the night will be dry.  Areas of fog are possible with some clearing tonight.
  Luckily temperatures will not drop below freezing! The exception might be northwest Connecticut where roads could be an issue late tonight  into early tomorrow.
  Where did the warmth go?? Far from here! Don't expec
  
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• Best Team Fits For NFL Draft Prospects

  16-04-2018 22:30
  By Pete Prisco
  (CBS Sports)- Sometimes an NFL team and a draft pick just make sense together.
  They fit. They work. They seem like the perfect marriage.
  As we ready for the 2018 NFL Draft next week, here’s a look at some of the players I think would be perfect fits for some NFL teams.
  Some might actually end up with those teams – which would make their careers interesting from my standpoint.
  Then again, maybe there won’t be any matches come the draft. If not, that’s too ba
  
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• Over 70 pounds of marijuana discovered during Indiana traffic stop

  16-04-2018 22:00
  INDIANA — “Somebody’s 4/20 celebration is canceled.”
  That’s what Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine tweeted after officers seized more than 70 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in Greenfield, Indiana on Monday morning.
  A trooper pulled over a 2017 Ford Expedition for a traffic violation on I-70 near Greenfield around 11 a.m. The trooper said the SUV was weaving outside the traffic lanes, according to WXIN.
  The trooper later discovered more than 78 p
  
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• Khloé Kardashian reveals daughter’s name

  16-04-2018 21:59
  HOLLYWOOD —  Welcome, to the Kardashian clan, True.
  Just days after giving birth, Khloé Kardashian has revealed she has named her daughter True Thompson.
  Kardashian’s boyfriend and the father of her child is Cleveland Cavaliers basketball player Tristan Thompson.
  “Our little girl, True Thompson, has completely stolen our hearts and we are overwhelmed with LOVE,” Kardashian, who gave birth on April 12, wrote on Twitter. “Such a blessing to welcome this an
  
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• Flooding, Thunderstorms Follow Wintry Weather

  16-04-2018 21:43
  
  Sleet and slushy conditions led to dozens of school delays Monday morning. Then, rain led to flooding, including in Newington, where the school district warned parents that buses would be late in getting...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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• Police Arrest 3 Suspects in Armed Robbery in Bloomfield

  16-04-2018 21:35
  
  Police responded to an armed robbery at Kim’s Gift Shop in Bloomfield Monday afternoon and have arrested three people accused of smashing display cases and stealing jewelry.
  
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• Michael Cohen’s mystery third client is Sean Hannity

  16-04-2018 21:16
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  Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen also represents Fox News host Sean Hannity, Cohen’s attorneys said Monday afternoon.
  Cohen had told the court earlier he had at least 10 clients between 2017 and 2018, including the President, and the former GOP fundraiser Elliot Broidy who acknowledged paying $1.6 million to a Playboy model with whom he had an affair.
  Judge Kimba Wood ordered Cohen to attend and provide information about his clients as she weighs an emergenc
  
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• This Week In Golf: Kodaira Wins RBC Heritage, His First PGA Tour Title

  16-04-2018 21:07
  By Sam McPherson
  After tying for 28th place last week in his inaugural appearance at The Masters, Satoshi Kodaira of Japan won his first PGA Tour event on Sunday at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, South Carolina. He shot a 66 in the fourth round to qualify for a playoff against Si Woo Kim of South Korea. After both players parred two holes in sudden death, Kodaira birdied the third hole to claim the championship at the Harbour Town Golf Links and the $1.2 million winner’s purse.
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• Serious crash closes Rt. 32 in Mansfield

  16-04-2018 20:58
  MANSFIELD — A stretch of Rt. 32 remains closed in Mansfield after a serious crash. 
  Police investigating serious accident between dump truck and other vehicle near the intersection of Route 44 and said serious injuries were involved.
  The crash happened around 12 noon.
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• Dog ‘arrested’ for being a bad boy, picking fights with deer

  16-04-2018 20:53
  A bad dog in Canada who ran away from his owners to chase a deer was “arrested” and detained in the back of a cop car.
  Reid Thompson and his girlfriend were walking on a trail with the pup, Finn, in Kenora, Ontario, when they decided to let him off his leash. Instead of sticking around, Finn caught the scent of something interesting and took off after it, Thompson told Fox News.
  Clearly on a mission, Finn ignored the calls and whistles from his owners. About 30 minutes later, Thompso
  
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• Spring storm causes accidents, flooding across state

  16-04-2018 20:42
  HARTFORD — A storm with heavy rain and winds caused problems throughout the state.
  Flooding in Farmington caused South Road to be closed. According to police, South Road will be detoured in the area of Berkshire Drive and Robin Road starting immediately and continuing until further notice.
  Get the latest weather here. 
  Traffic updates are here. 
  Police said  the intersection of Main Street and  Dowd Street in Newington  is temporarily closed due to flooding. Parent
  
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• Life-Threatening Injuries Reported in Crash in Mansfield

  16-04-2018 20:39
  
  State police are investigating a crash in Mansfield Monday afternoon and they said there are life-threatening injuries.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 21-Year-Old Stabbed During Robbery in Hamden

  16-04-2018 20:27
  
  A 21-year-old Hamden resident was stabbed during a robbery early Sunday morning and police said the attack happened when the victim and another person had pulled over on Park Road at 3:45 a.m.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Crews Battle Fire in Rocky Hill

  16-04-2018 19:52
  
   Vehicles were damaged when fire broke out in a two-car attached garage on Whitewood Drive in Rocky Hill Monday morning. There is some smoke damage to the house, as well as the garage.The...
  
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• Bronin Will Not Run For Governor

  16-04-2018 19:48
  
  Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin announced Monday that he will not enter the 2018 race for governor.
  
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• Luke Bronin abandons run for Governor

  16-04-2018 19:42
  HARTFORD — Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin says he has decided not to run as a Democratic candidate for governor.
  Bronin announced Monday he is ending his exploratory committee and will “stay focused on my work as mayor.”
  The announcement comes amid criticism from some gubernatorial candidates and other politicians about an agreement to have the state of Connecticut pay off $550 million of Hartford’s debt over the next 20 years to help the struggling city avoid bankruptcy. Som
  
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• Hamden man stabbed, police searching for suspects

  16-04-2018 19:23
  HAMDEN — Hamden police are searching for two men involved in a robbery and stabbing Sunday night.
  Police said, “two Hispanic males” approached two men who were pulled over on Park Road around 3:45 a.m. The suspects demanded their belongings, and stabbed one of the victims, a 21-year-old Hamden resident, in the abdomen during a physical altercation.
  The suspects made off with the victim’s keys and cell phone. The victim was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital
  
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• Supreme Court Sales Tax Case Could Make Online Shopping Cost More

  16-04-2018 19:21
  CBS Local — Sales Tax: $0.
  Online shoppers have gotten used to seeing that line on checkout screens before they click “purchase.” But a case before the Supreme Court could change that.
  At issue is a rule stemming from two, decades-old Supreme Court cases: If a business is shipping to a state where it doesn’t have an office, warehouse or other physical presence, it doesn’t have to collect the state’s sales tax.
  That means large retailers such as Apple
  
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• Elderly Woman Hospitalized After Fire in New London

  16-04-2018 19:15
  
  An elderly woman has been taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after fire broke out at a home at Cutler and Coleman streets in New London Monday.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi surges to win men’s Boston Marathon

  16-04-2018 19:12
  BOSTON — Japan’s Yuki Kawauchi  surged with a mile to go to overtake Geoffrey Kirui to win the Boston Marathon on Monday.
  Kawauchi crossed the finish line in an unofficial time of 2:15:58. He becomes the first Japanese man to win Boston since 1987, when Seko Toshihiko won the title.
  American woman wins Boston Marathon for 1st time in 33 years 
  Kawauchi said through an interpreter that the wind and cold were the “best conditions possible” for the race.
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• Desi Linden wins Boston Marathon, 1st US woman since ’85

  16-04-2018 19:07
  BOSTON —  Desiree Linden splashed her way through icy rain and a near-gale headwind to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, the first victory for an American woman since 1985.
  The two-time Olympian and 2011 Boston runner-up pulled away at the end of Heartbreak Hill to win in 2 hours, 39 minutes, 54 seconds. That was more than four minutes better than second-place finisher Sarah Sellers — one of seven Americans in the top 10 — but the slowest time for a women’s winner i
  
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• Injuries Reported in Crash Involving School Bus in Rocky Hill

  16-04-2018 19:00
  
  A minor injury is reported in a crash involving a school bus and an SUV on the Interstate 91 South ramp in Rocky Hill.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Keidel: Dez’s Only Distraction Was His Pending Cap Hit

  16-04-2018 18:46
  By Jason Keidel
  For the first few years of his career, Dez Bryant was an NFL cliche. Equal parts productive and impetuous, the wildly gifted wideout was the latest in a growing line of pass-catchers who couldn’t see past his stats, whose numbers had to be weighed against his impact. Bryant was so unpredictable off the field that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones used to have a security detail keeping tabs on him.
  Yet unlike Chad Johnson or Terrell Owens or any number of high-flying wide receivers
  
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• 5 cars stolen in Branford, all with keys inside

  16-04-2018 18:43
  BRANFORD — Police are warning drivers to remove their keys and keep their cars locked  following a series of car thefts in the area.
  Capt. Geoff Morgan said on Monday that five cars were stolen from the Pine Orchard section of the town.
  Morgan said all five vehicles had the keys inside them. Most of the cars were also unlocked.
  Police said other suspects rummaged through for valuables some vehicles.
  “Please lock your cars and take your keys,” Morgan said.
   
  
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• President Trump holds tax event in Florida

  16-04-2018 18:37
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is promoting the Republican tax law during an event in South Florida.
  Trump is holding a roundtable discussion Monday with local business owners in the Miami area, joined by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta and Small Business Administration head Linda McMahon.
  Facing headwinds this fall, Republicans are placing their midterm election hopes on selling the benefits of the law to Americans.
  Trump has sometimes chafed at script
  
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• Crews Battle Fire in Wallingford

  16-04-2018 17:35
  
  Firefighters are battling a fire at a home at 1068 South Colony Road in Wallingford.The fire is at a home, but no additional information was immediately available. 
  
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• Crash Involving Taxi Closes Sherman Avenue in New Haven

  16-04-2018 17:13
  
  Part of Sherman Avenue in New Haven is closed after a crash involving several vehicles, including a taxi.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Stormy Daniels to Make Appearance at Connecticut Strip Club

  16-04-2018 17:08
  
  Stormy Daniels is scheduled to make an appearance at an East Windsor strip club in June.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Teenage Girls Charged in Hamden Home Burglary

  16-04-2018 17:07
  
  Two teens have been arrested and charged in a home break-in and burglary in Hamden and they are also suspected of trying to force their way into a vehicle.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut,com
  
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• Bald Eagle Rescued on Route 9 Released Into Wild

  16-04-2018 15:56
  
  The bald eagle that Good Samaritans came to the rescue of on Route 9 in Berlin about a week and a half ago has been released into the wild.Photo Credit: Horizon Wings
  
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• Truck Carrying Human Waste Rolls Over in Farmington

  16-04-2018 15:52
  
  A truck carrying human waste rolled over on the Route 6 ramp to Interstate 84 East in Farmington Monday morning and went down an embankment, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut,com
  
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