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• Spring Weather Draws People to Renovated New Haven Pier

  22-04-2018 23:57
  
  Sunday was a beautiful day to get outside and many people headed to the newest attraction on New Haven’s shoreline.Fishermen and others celebrated the reconstructed pier at Fort Hale Park in New...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Milford emergency crews battle brush fire

  22-04-2018 23:48
  MILFORD — Crews worked Sunday afternoon to extinguish a brush fire in town.
  The fire happened near Wampus Lane. Officials said a homeless encampment was impacted by the fire.
  The fire department fought the blaze for nearly three hours before putting it out.
  Dispatchers said that they believe no people or structures were in danger from the flames.
  
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• Planned Parenthood chief says Trump administration is ‘the worst for women that I’ve seen in my lifetime’

  22-04-2018 23:34
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  Outgoing Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards is slamming the Trump administration, dubbing it “the worst for women that I’ve seen in my lifetime.”
  Richards’ comments came during an interview with CNN’s Van Jones on his show Saturday, as she recalled a “disappointing” January 2017 meeting at the White House with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.
  “I wouldn’t say I had high expectations for the meeting going in,” Richard
  
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• Hero customer ambushes Waffle House killer and wrests away his assault-style rifle

  22-04-2018 23:05
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  As soon as gunshots tore through a Waffle House, James Shaw Jr. bolted and hid in a restroom.
  But he kept an eye and an ear out for the gunman. And the moment the shooter paused, Shaw decided to ambush him.
  That heroic act by a customer saved countless lives at a Nashville-area Waffle House, where a seminude gunman killed four people early Sunday morning.
  Shaw “saw the gunman looking at his rifle. At that point, the shots had stopped,” Metro Nashville police spokesman Don
  
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• Shelton Man Facing Gun, Drug Charges After Traffic Stop in Westport

  22-04-2018 22:38
  
  A man from Shelton is facing various gun and drug charges after a traffic stop in Westport Sunday morning.Tony Bowens Jr. of Shelton was stopped for going 63 m.p.h. in a 25 m.p.h.
  
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• Spring Weather Finally Arrives

  22-04-2018 20:40
  
  Spring temperatures are finally here!You can expect lots of sun and temperatures in the 60's today, perfect for enjoying some time outside.These sunny, spring-like temperatures will stay through the...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Dozens of Soap Box Derby Racers Compete in Bristol

  22-04-2018 20:25
  
  A trip to the world championships was on the line this weekend for dozens of soap box derby competitors.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Man in Serious Condition After Motorcycle Crash in Hamden

  22-04-2018 18:53
  
  Officers are investigating a motorcycle crash in Hamden that seriously injured one person on Saturday.Investigators say 28-year-old Eric Weinstein of North Haven was driving on Dixwell Avenue near...
  
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• Man Robbed at Knife-Point in Hamden

  22-04-2018 18:23
  
  Hamden police are searching the person who robbed a man at knife-point in a grocery store parking lot on Sunday morning.Investigators say a man from North Haven was putting his groceries inside of his...Photo Credit: Hamden Police
  
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• Vigil Held for Suffield Teen Killed in Crash

  22-04-2018 16:54
  
  A vigil was held in Suffield tonight after a teenage girl lost her life too soon.
  
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• Police issue silver alert for missing 8-year-old from Hamden

  22-04-2018 16:49
  HAMDEN – Police have issued a silver alert for a missing 8-year-old girl from Hamden.
  Police said Daisy Elci was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and turquoise short sleeve shirt with a Marilyn Monroe picture on it. She is 4’2″ tall, weighs 70 pounds, and has blonde hair and gray eyes.
  Police are asking the public to contact them at 203-230-4000 with any information on her whereabouts.
  
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• Police cancel silver alert for missing 8-year-old from Hamden

  22-04-2018 16:49
  HAMDEN – Police have cancelled a silver alert for a missing 8-year-old girl from Hamden.
  Police said Daisy Elci was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and turquoise short sleeve shirt with a Marilyn Monroe picture on it. She is 4’2″ tall, weighs 70 pounds, and has blonde hair and gray eyes.
  Police said she was located safe Sunday morning.
  
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• 4 killed at Waffle House in Tennessee

  22-04-2018 13:29
  NASHVILLE, TN – Four people were killed and at least two others were shot at a Tennessee Waffle House on Sunday morning, Metro Nashville Police said.
  Police say the gunman was naked except for a green jacket when he opened fire at about 4:25 a.m. ET in Antioch, part of the Nashville area.
  The assailant later shed his jacket, police spokesman Don Aaron said.
  He said a customer intervened. “The man who wrestled the gun away is a hero,” Aaron said.
  Authorities are asking for
  
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• 3 killed at Waffle House in Tennessee

  22-04-2018 13:29
  NASHVILLE, TN – Three people were killed and four were wounded in a shooting Sunday at a Waffle House in the Nashville area, Metro Nashville Police tweeted.
  Police say the gunman, who was nude, opened fire at about 4:25 a.m. ET.
  CNN affiliate WSMV reported that the gunman was naked except for a green jacket when he entered the restaurant in the town of Antioch.
  A patron wrestled away the rifle, police said.
  
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• Western Connecticut State University addresses viral outbreak

  22-04-2018 05:25
  DANBURY -- Dozens of students at Western Connecticut State University have fallen ill as a virus makes its way around the university.
  “A lot of people having the same symptoms, getting really sick, not really being able to get out of bed,” said sophomore Brianna Durante.
  Not much studying has been happening for those who’ve been effected on the university’s Midtown and Westside campuses.
  “It’s more susceptible for you to get sick as a college student living o
  
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• Hundreds gather in Torrington for free dental clinic

  22-04-2018 04:28
  TORRINGTON -- Many people came out to Torrington for a free dental clinic on Saturday. This was part of a two day clinic where people could walk in no questions asked.
  However there was a cap on people coming in and so many camped out overnight outside of Torrington High School to guarantee themselves a spot. Volunteers from different dental practices came to service about 400 people on Saturday.
  "This is why I went into this profession to be able to help people and what better setting than thi
  
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• Al Franken to make first public appearance since leaving Senate over sexual harassment allegations

  22-04-2018 04:14
  ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA — Al Franken will make his first public appearance next month since leaving the Senate last December over sexual harassment allegations.
  The former senator from Minnesota will be discussing Russian interference in the 2016 election at the Privacy XChange Forum, a privacy and cybersecurity forum being held in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 1, according to a press release sent out Friday.
  The title of the event: “Lies and Lying Liars in 2018: Privacy, Competitio
  
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• Germany: Truck tips over, floods field with fish

  22-04-2018 03:44
  BERLIN, Germany — Oh sprat!
  A tractor-trailer tried to take a turn and toppled over, tipping its entire load of fish onto a German farmer’s field.
  Police says some 20 metric tons (22 tons) of sprat spilled out of the truck in Friday’s accident in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
  German news agency dpa quoted a police spokesman saying: “The fish bar is open.”
  
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• Colin Kaepernick named Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience

  22-04-2018 03:18
  AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS –Amnesty International awarded Colin Kaepernick its Ambassador of Conscience Award on Saturday for his public protest against racial and social injustice.
  “The Ambassador of Conscience award celebrates the spirit of activism and exceptional courage, as embodied by Colin Kaepernick,” Salil Shetty, the human rights group’s secretary-general, said in a statement. “He is an athlete who is now widely recognized for his activism because of his refus
  
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• Family displaced after Middletown fire destroys home

  22-04-2018 02:34
  MIDDLETOWN --  A family's home was destroyed after a fire broke at 9:00 A.M. on 1580 Bartholomew Road.
  A neighbor noticed that the house next door was on fire and proceeded to call 911.  Nobody was home at the time of the fire.  However, the fire left severe damage to the back of the house which is why it is deemed uninhabitable by the Middletown Building Department.
  The displaced family of 4 is being assisted by the Red Cross.
  The cause of the fire has not been identified a
  
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• East Haven Police pursuit of stolen car ends with 2 arrests

  22-04-2018 02:13
  EAST HAVEN — A police car chase ended with arrests of two people who had allegedly had stolen a car.
  Late Thursday evening, East Haven police were told by New Haven Police about a pursuit of a stolen car on I-91 north. New Haven Police gave up chase after the car reached East Haven town lines.
  East Haven quickly found the car in their town and attempted to pull over the occupants of the stolen car.  The driver seemed to ignore police and sped away, driving through a stop sign and pass
  
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• Good Samaritan in East Haven helps make drug arrest

  22-04-2018 01:02
  EAST HAVEN — On Wednesday, a local Good Samaritan who originally called about a suspicious vehicle helped police officers get a situation under control when negotiations between a suspect and the police turned violent.
  A resident near Cortina Road and Thompson Street noticed a suspicious vehicle parked outside his house with its emergency lights on.  He proceeded to call the police to report the suspicious vehicle.  When the police arrived they noticed a man who was ide
  
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