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• Seattle Seahawks draft a player with one hand, the first in modern NFL history

  28-04-2018 23:39
  ARLINGTON, TEXAS  — Shaquem Griffin didn’t let having one hand stop him from playing football.
  The University of Central Florida linebacker lost his left hand at the age of 4 due to a rare condition called amniotic band syndrome, which stunted the development of his hand, according to a 2012 Tampa Bay Times article.
  But after countless accolades, including being the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, the Florida native was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday. He
  
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• Man Shot While Standing on Residential Street in Hartford

  28-04-2018 23:14
  
  A 25-year-old man was shot in Hartford on Saturday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Man accused of killing Maine police officer arrested, ending 4-day manhunt

  28-04-2018 21:41
  NORRIDGEWOCK, Maine — The search for a man accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy came to an end Saturday on the fourth day of an intense manhunt in the woods of central Maine.
  The Maine Department of Public Safety reported that 29-year-old John Williams was in custody but provided no details of the arrest. A state police spokesman declined to say whether Williams had been apprehended, or had turned himself in.
  Williams was wanted in the fatal shooting of Cpl. Eugene Cole early Wednes
  
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• PHOTOS: Feeding Our Families Statewide Food Drive

  28-04-2018 20:54
  
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• Warm and sunny today, showers tonight. Clouds and lower temps for Sunday.

  28-04-2018 20:09
  Saturday will feature warm weather, perfect for outdoor activities! By the evening, you can expect showers to develop from the west.  That complex of showers will bring temps back below average.
  These clouds, cold temps and rain chances will stick around through Tuesday.. By then, a warm airmass  will bring a thorough warm spell to the state. in fact, temps could eclipse 80 for several days. It won’t qualify as a heat wave (that takes 3 days of 85 or more) but it’ll feel l
  
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• Cloudy and cooler Sunday

  28-04-2018 20:09
  Clouds, cooler temperatures and chances for rain will stick around through Tuesday. By then, a warm airmass will bring a thorough warm spell to the state. In fact, temperatures could top 80 for several days. It won't qualify as a heat wave (that takes 3 days of 85 or more) but it'll feel like it!
  Expect a chance for rainfall on the back side of this stunning warmth, which should knock temperatures back some... but not entirely. All signs point to prolonged spring warmth!
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• PHOTOS: Frightening Morning Crash Impacts House, Pole

  28-04-2018 19:58
  
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• Wild Crash Ends With Arrest of Wanted Man in Hartford

  28-04-2018 19:55
  
  A wanted man was captured in Hartford after a wild crash that ended with the suspect's car hitting a house.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Truck Crash Causes Delays on I-91 South in Wallingford

  28-04-2018 19:16
  
  A tractor-trailer took out part of a guardrail and ended up in the median of I-91 in Wallingford on Saturday.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Pursuit leads to crash; Police capture man wanted in fatal accident and recent shooting

  28-04-2018 19:16
  HARTFORD – A dramatic early morning chase through the streets of Hartford’s south end resulted in a multi-vehicle crash, and the capture of a man wanted by police since another crash in February.
  According to spokesman Lt. Paul Cicero, about 7:30 Saturday morning police and fire personnel were called to the area of New Britain Avenue and Zion Street for a report of person in a parked car who might have been in medical distress. When they got there, the driver woke up, and fled i
  
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• Driver Charged In Crash That Killed 9-Year-Old Boy

  28-04-2018 18:58
  
  State police have arrested a man in connection with a crash that killed a 9-year-old boy on I-95 in Westport in April 2017.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Donald Trump calls for Jon Tester to resign over Jackson opposition

  28-04-2018 17:05
  WASHINGTON–President Donald Trump on Saturday morning called for Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester to resign over his opposition to White House physician Ronny Jackson’s nomination for secretary of veterans affairs, saying some of the allegations against Jackson “are proving false.”
  Tester, the top Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, had raised concerns about allegations against Jackson, including that he loosely handled prescription pain medications
  
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• Man shot multiple times in Hartford

  28-04-2018 14:28
  HARTFORD – Major Crimes Detectives from the Hartford Police Department are investigating an overnight shooting.
  The city’s ‘shot-spotter’ system detected gunfire about half-past midnight last night. When police responded to that alert near 719 Wethersfield Avenue, they found a 19 year old city man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the legs.
  He was taken to Hartford Hospital where he is listed in stable condition.
  Police are not yet identifying the victim. Anyone w
  
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• Brokaw gets support after harassment allegation; withdraws from SHU commencement

  28-04-2018 14:19
  NEW YORK — A group of 65 women in the television industry have circulated a letter in support of NBC’s Tom Brokaw after he was accused by a former colleague of unwanted sexual advances.The women say he has treated all of them with fairness and respect, giving them opportunities for advancement and championing successes in their careers.
  Maria Shriver, Rachel Maddow, Andrea Mitchell, Kelly O’Donnell, Anne Thompson and Kristen Welker are among the women who put their names to the
  
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• EPA inspector general details numerous reviews into Scott Pruitt’s actions

  28-04-2018 13:09
  WASHINGTON — The EPA inspector general is looking into embattled Administrator Scott Pruitt’s $50-per-night apartment rental, travel expenses, security team, controversial raises for staff, use of subordinates’ time and staff reassignments that some have said were retribution.
  The litany of ethics reviews were detailed in a letter to Democratic Reps. Ted Lieu of California and Don Beyer of Virginia, which noted that some of the matters may already be under review as part of oth
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: Assessing the candidates for Connecticut governor

  28-04-2018 12:31
  Former Hartford city councilman, Kenneth Kennedy joins the Stan Simpson Show to talk about the candidates for the upcoming Connecticut gubernatorial race.
  
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• The Stan Simpson Show: The latest on the casino expansions in Connecticut and Massachusetts

  28-04-2018 12:30
  Business reporter for the Hartford Courant joins the Stan Simpson Show to talk about the latest on the casino expansions in both, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
  
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• Tuition Hikes Possible at State Colleges

  28-04-2018 05:37
  
  Tuition at all of Connecticut’s state colleges universities and community colleges could be going up in a big way if state lawmakers in Hartford don’t step in, according to the college system’s president.
  
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• 2 Waterbury Firefighters Fired After Failing Drug Tests

  28-04-2018 05:36
  
  Two Waterbury firefighters have been fired after failing random drug and alcohol tests, and one was driving a fire truck while drunk, according to an internal investigation.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Middletown Woman Says Chipped Car Paint Drove Her Crazy

  28-04-2018 05:26
  
  Tracy Mazerolle was excited to get her new bright orange Subaru. But her excitement quickly turned to disappointment after driving her brand new vehicle off the lot and soon discovering a defect.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Search turns to recovery for child swept away by wave on Kitty Hawk beach

  28-04-2018 04:31
  KITTY HAWK, N.C. — The United States Coast Guard has suspended its search for a child who went missing on a Kitty Hawk beach Wednesday.
  The search was suspended at 8:30 p.m.
  According to a Coast Guard spokesperson, Kitty Hawk Police received a report a woman was walking with her four-year-old son on the beach when the child was swept into the ocean by a surprise wave.
  The mother was unable to keep her eye on the child and the child went farther out into the water.
  “Suspending a searc
  
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• Shake Shack and other new stores pop up in West Hartford’s Corbin’s Corner

  28-04-2018 04:26
  WEST HARTFORD – Business is booming in a popular section of West Hartford.
  New developments at Corbin’s Corner in West Hartford are now open for business. One of the main attraction’s is the new Shake Shack.
  All day Friday afternoon, customers lined up around the block to get their fix of burgers and fries.
  “I’m a big fan of Shake Shack. I’ve been to Shake Shack many times in New York and I’m pretty pumped up that they’re here in Hartford,”
  
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• ‘Hero’ officer recalls bloody battle to save woman from ex-boyfriend’s torture-kill plot

  28-04-2018 03:29
  PANOLA COUNTY, Miss. — A Mississippi officer saved a woman from a likely horrific death at the hands of an ex-boyfriend thanks to a chance encounter that brought them together.
  Officer Sean Shelton is living his childhood dream of being a police officer. He says he always wanted to protect and serve, so he didn't hesitate when a woman at a local store needed help in 2010.
  "The store clerk (Joyce Betts) was in there and she said, 'I'm glad you came in the store. We have a lot of kids
  
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• Paralyzed in a football accident 7 years ago, groom walks down aisle on his wedding day

  28-04-2018 03:28
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  JUPITER, Fla. – Her floor-length veil blowing gently in the wind, the young bride glances at her beloved, dressed in a navy, three-piece suit, on this, their wedding day.
  Then, she crouches over his wheelchair, slips her arms under his armpits and heaves.
  Together, they stand in their first moment as husband and wife and embrace in a kiss. Then, she braces him from the side as he takes one wobbly step at a time, the unsteady — and extraordinary — effort captured in&
  
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• Doctors forced to amputate woman’s leg after complications from the flu

  28-04-2018 03:28
  INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana woman is in the hospital recovering from severe flu complications which included a leg amputation.
  Shari Hall was diagnosed with bronchitis in February. Hall's sister-in-law, Kellie Lannon, told WXIN Hall's symptoms started to get worse from there.
  "She had trouble breathing, out of breath, had no energy and was complaining of her back aching," Lannon said.
  Hall went to the ER on a Friday. By Saturday morning, she was on life support. She wasn't taken off it for
  
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• Manure message: Farmer gives residents whiff of what could happen if his land deal fails

  28-04-2018 03:26
  LORDSTOWN, Ohio - An Ohio farmer is going to extreme measures to show he's not happy with some Trumbull County residents.
  Harvey Lutz has planned to sell property to the company that owns TJ Maxx. But the people in Lordstown aren't happy about the idea of the traffic and put the deal in jeopardy.
  "Fine. I'll raise chickens for Kentucky Fried Chicken instead," Lutz told WJW.
  And, to give his neighbors an idea of what they would be in for, he dumped chicken manure on the land.
  "Guess what? I
  
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• Florida dad angered by ‘highly inappropriate’ question on daughter’s anatomy assignment

  28-04-2018 03:26
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Florida school is thanking a father for bringing a ‘highly inappropriate’ homework assignment to their attention.
  Omar Austin demanded answers from Westside High School in Jacksonville after seeing his 11th-grade daughter’s homework for anatomy class, according to WTLV.
  Austin posted a Facebook video of himself reading from the homework with the caption, “This needs to be seen. WTH is going on in our schools???”
  One of the questions on
  
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• Presidential debate celebrity Ken Bone posts photo of son at gun range, gets him suspended

  28-04-2018 03:25
  BELLEVILLE, Ill. - The man in the red sweater who became an overnight internet sensation during the 2016 presidential debate has gotten his son into trouble at school.
  On Thursday, Ken Bone told KTVI that a picture he tweeted of his son at a shooting range got the 14-year-old suspended from the St. Claire County Regional Office Safe School.
  Bone said he shared the two-year-old picture out of sheer innocence, showing his support for Kyle Kashuv, one of the survivors of the Parkland, Florida shoo
  
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• Attorney asks for leniency in a federal lawsuit because the Utah Jazz lost

  28-04-2018 03:22
  SALT LAKE CITY – An attorney is asking a federal judge to give him a little bit of a break on a deadline because he was up late watching the Utah Jazz playoff game.
  Brian King (who also serves as the House Minority Leader in the Utah State Legislature) filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City on Thursday asking for leniency in epic fashion.
  House Minority Leader Brian King, D-Salt Lake City, in an interview with KTSU.
  A brief in a medical benefits lawsuit against United Heal
  
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• DNA from genealogy sites led to break in Golden State Killer case, DA says

  28-04-2018 03:21
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  SACRAMENTO – The man suspected of being the Golden State Killer was arrested after investigators compared DNA collected from crime scenes to genetic information on genealogy websites, according to a spokeswoman with the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.
  The DNA matched a relative of 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo, investigators said. From there, investigators zeroed in on DeAngelo, who lived on a quiet street in Citrus Heights.Sacramento County Sheriff
  
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• Brought back to life! Kittens saved from IHOP fire

  28-04-2018 03:21
  CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Cupped in a palm, weighing just about the same as a couple slices of bread - that's how rescuers explain how tiny both Lazarus and Zuko really are.
  And with the fitting name of Lazarus, it tells their story.
  "They were dead and we were able to miraculously resuscitate them," Olivia Beaudette with Billy the Kidden Rescue told WTKR.
  A concerned neighbor notified volunteers with the rescue that just a week before flames engulfed a Virginia IHOP, a cat had given birth to four kitt
  
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• ‘Gross’: Serial rape suspect claims he’s a germaphobe and couldn’t have had sex

  28-04-2018 03:20
  CHICAGO – A Chicago tanning salon owner accused of raping several women denied he had sex with one of the women accusing him of rape because he is a germaphobe.
  Marc Winner, 47, took the stand on Thursday and denied having sex with his accuser, who is identified only as J.B.
  The victim said she was menstruating when she was attacked and Winner removed her tampon. He said that's impossible because as soon as he found out she was bleeding, he said, “Gross,” and went to take
  
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• West Hartford Businessman Owns Kentucky Derby Horse

  28-04-2018 01:03
  
  Out of the gate, Michael Gualtieri will tell you exactly where you’ll find his horse My Boy Jack.
  
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• Witness calls for improvements after two pedestrians struck in Windsor Locks

  28-04-2018 00:54
  WINDSOR LOCKS --  Patty Gamache was driving with two of her children on Route 75 in Windsor Locks Tuesday night when they noticed 30-year-old Jessica Gelebert on the ground surrounded by people.
  “She couldn’t get up,” Gamache said. “It looks like her leg was broken. She was in shock.”
  Gelebert had just left Friendly’s restaurant on Route 75 and was crossing the road around 10 p.m., when she was struck by 64-year-old Michael Mangeri of Windsor Locks accor
  
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• Democratic candidate suspends bid for governor, backs Lamont

  28-04-2018 00:39
  HARTFORD  — Former Consumer Protection Commissioner Jonathan Harris is suspending his race for governor.
  The Democrat made the announcement on Friday, saying it was a "tough decision" but he feels it's best for the state and the Democratic Party to rally behind a single candidate. He says "now is the time where we all have to work together. We have to be cohesive."
  He is throwing his support to Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont, who ran for governor in 2010 and for the U.S. Senate in
  
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• Harris Ends Run for Governor, Endorses Lamont

  28-04-2018 00:27
  
  Former Consumer Protection Commissioner, Connecticut Democratic Party leader, and State Senator Jonathan Harris announced he would drop his bid for governor, Friday, and threw his support to businessman...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Middle School Students Get Taste of College Experience

  28-04-2018 00:26
  
  On Friday hundreds of middle school students from New Britain got to spend the day in college at Central Connecticut State University as part of an event meant to show them the value of higher education and...
  
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• McMahon Replaces Brokaw as Sacred Heart Graduation Speaker

  28-04-2018 00:18
  
  Linda McMahon will be taking Tom Brokaw’s place as the graduation speaker for Sacred Heart University in the wake of allegations that the former NBC News anchor tried to kiss and grope an NBC News correspondent...
  
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