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• Jay Harrington Of ‘S.W.A.T.’: ‘We Work Hard To Bring The Reality To The Screen’

  10-05-2018 23:18
  The first season of “S.W.A.T.” is coming to an action-packed ending. Jay Harrington, who plays 10-year SWAT Team veteran Deacon, spoke to CBS Local about the mounting tension between his character and Hondo [Shemar Moore], the physical demands of playing a SWAT officer, and the writers’ attempts to make the audience connect emotionally with the characters on the show. The show airs tonight, with the season finale airing next Thursday, May 17.
   
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• Papa John’s Is Now Selling Its Garlic Sauce By The Jug

  10-05-2018 22:38
  LOUISVILLE, KY (CBS Local) – Fans of Papa John’s are getting some exciting news about the pizza chain’s popular garlic sauce. Customers who aren’t satisfied by the little containers that come with their pizza can now order the tasty dipping sauce by the gallon.
  Starting May 11, the Kentucky-based pizza company is offering a limited edition one-gallon jug of their famous garlic sauce. Customers will be able to order the jugs online for $20 and then dip, dunk
  
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• Mother’s Dying Wish To See Son Graduate High School Fulfilled

  10-05-2018 22:29
  MEMPHIS, TN (CBS Local) – A mother’s dying wish was fulfilled when she got to see her son graduate high school from her hospital bed.
  Stephanie Northcott has Lynch Syndrome, a genetic condition linked to several types of cancer. It’s the same disease that claimed her daughter’s life in 2010 when she was just 20 years old.
  Northcott is being treated at Baptist Hospital East in Memphis, over 200 miles away from Knoxville where her only son, Dalton, was wrapping up his
  
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• NBC CT Connect-A-Thon: Call & Share Your Stories Now

  10-05-2018 22:02
  
  NBC CT will be holding its second Connect-A-Thon Thursday from 4-10 p.m. to take your calls with your story ideas about your neighborhoods.
  
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• School Bus Involved in Crash in Orange: Police

  10-05-2018 21:59
  
  Police have responded to a crash involving a school bus on Route 34, near Greenway Road, in Orange.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Accused stalker sent man 65,000 texts after one date, police say

  10-05-2018 21:35
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  PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. – A woman is accused of breaking into an Arizona home, bathing in the homeowner’s bathtub, and sending tens of thousands of disturbing text messages to the man’s phone after the pair went on one date, according to KNXV.
  In July 2017, 31-year-old Jacqueline Ades was found parked outside of the victim’s Paradise Valley home, police said. The man also accused her of repeatedly texting him, despite him saying he no longer wanted to
  
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• ‘My Dog Shot Me’, Man’s Puppy Playtime Ends With Bullet Wound

  10-05-2018 21:33
  FORT DODGE, Iowa (CBS Local/AP) —An Iowa man was roughhousing with his dog when playtime turned extremely painful for the 51-year-old.
  “My dog shot me,” Richard Remme, of Fort Dodge told The Messenger newspaper.
  Remme told police he was playing with his dog, Balew, on the couch and tossed the animal off his lap.
  “And I carry in a belly band, under my bib overalls. And apparently he bumped the safety one time, and when he bounded back over one of his toes went ri
  
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• ‘Black dot of death’ bug hits iPhones – here’s how to fix it

  10-05-2018 21:15
  There’s a new iPhone bug floating around out there, one that will completely freeze a user’s Messages app — and not even a reboot can fix it.
  It’s called by at least one tech website the “black dot of death,” Mashable reports. 
  And it’s similar to a bug that hit the WhatsApp for Android.
  Scary 'black dot of death' bug is crashing iPhones https://t.co/VFCkA1MqRx pic.twitter.com/ZgTadwscOw
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• One killed in Greenwich accident

  10-05-2018 21:06
  GREENWICH — One person was killed in an accident on I-95 Wednesday evening.
  Manuel De Pena, 58, of Bulverde Texas, was killed in the crash.
  He was a passenger in a car that hit two vehicles on I-95 North by exit 4.
   
  
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• Truck Hits Wires in Southington

  10-05-2018 20:58
  
  A tractor-trailer hit wires in Southington and the area around Spring and Queen streets is closed.
  
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• Smartphones Distract Parents From Connecting With Their Kids, Study Says

  10-05-2018 20:55
  CBS Local – For many, smartphones have become more important to their daily lives than their own keys or wallet. A new study on how the cellphone obsession is affecting parents claims that smartphones are preventing mothers and fathers from connecting with their children.
  The Details:A study claims smartphones distract parents from connecting with their kids
  Nearly 500 parents were studied to see how smartphones interfered with their ability to pay attention to their children
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• Texas Man Killed in Crash on I-95 in Greenwich

  10-05-2018 20:52
  
  A Texas man was killed in a crash on Interstate 95 North in Greenwich Wednesday night.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• PHOTOS: Junior League of Hartford Show House Now Open

  10-05-2018 20:15
  
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• Spotify cuts R. Kelly music from playlists, cites new policy

  10-05-2018 20:04
  NEW YORK  — Spotify has removed R. Kelly’s music from its playlists, citing its new policy on hate content and hateful conduct.
  A spokesperson said Thursday that Kelly’s music is no longer available on the streaming service’s owned and operated playlists and algorithmic recommendations. His music will still be available, but Spotify will not promote it.
  Kelly’s representative didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
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• Bridgeport man charged with killing teen niece blames PTSD

  10-05-2018 19:49
  BRIDGEPORT  — A Bridgeport man charged with nearly cutting off his teenage niece’s head says he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder because of the tribal violence he witnessed while living in his native Congo.
  The Connecticut Post reports that 31-year-old Richard Segabiro, speaking through an interpreter, waived a probable cause hearing Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to a murder charge, and told a judge wants a jury trial.
  Authorities say Segabiro, a refugee from the Cong
  
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• Yale: Officers admonished white student for calling police

  10-05-2018 19:39
  NEW HAVEN — Yale University police officers who responded to a call about a black graduate student who had fallen asleep in the common area of a campus residence admonished the white student who reported it, a university administrator said Thursday.
  The officers interviewed both students and then told the complaining student that the other woman had every right to be there, according to Yale Vice President for Student Life Kimberly Goff-Crews, who said she found the episode deeply troublin
  
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• Man pleads guilty to reduced charges in Norwalk shootout

  10-05-2018 19:33
  NORWALK — One man has pleaded guilty in a daytime shootout in Norwalk that his attorney says looked like a scene from a Quentin Tarantino movie.
  The Stamford Advocate reports 20-year-old Alexander Cardone entered his plea Wednesday to reckless endangerment, carrying a pistol without a permit and unlawful discharge of a pistol.
  Authorities say residents were mowing their lawns and walking about when the gun battle erupted in Norwalk last July.
  One man was shot in the leg and returned fire,
  
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• Bear Struck and Killed on I-84 in West Hartford

  10-05-2018 19:26
  
  A bear was struck and killed on Interstate 84 in West Hartford Thursday afternoon.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  
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• Faculty Takes Board of Regents to Task Over College Consolidation Plan

  10-05-2018 19:15
  
  The Connecticut Board of Regents was taken to task Thursday by members of its own faculty and former board members. At issue was a controversial plan to consolidate the community college system.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Police: Dad Poses As Teen Daughter, Catches Alleged Child Predator

  10-05-2018 19:14
  FRESNO, Calif. (CBS Local) – A California father is warning parents about an alleged child predator after he caught the man trying to meet his teenage daughter in a park.
  In March of 2017, Todd Thomas discovered that his 14-year-old child was secretly sexting with a man identified as 42-year-old Hugo Rabson. Thomas said that he found his daughter asleep with a cellphone in her hands, but he hadn’t allowed her to own one. Police say Rabson gave the teenager the cell aft
  
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• Monica Lewinsky gets apology after magazine uninvites her from event where Bill Clinton will attend

  10-05-2018 19:10
  Town & Country magazine apologized to Monica Lewinsky after they uninvited her from an event about social change after receiving President Bill Clinton’s RSVP.
  “We apologize to Ms. Lewinsky and regret the way the situation was handled,” the magazine tweeted on Thursday.
  We apologize to Ms. Lewinsky and regret the way the situation was handled.
  — TOWN&COUNTRY (@TandCmag) May 10, 2018Their tweet came after Lewinsky called them out on Twitter saying, “dear worl
  
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• Shelter Dog’s Heartwarming ‘Freedom Ride’ Captures Internet

  10-05-2018 19:03
  HANCOCK, OH (CBS Local) – A photo of a shelter dog named Gregory on his “freedom ride” has gone viral. Gregory was scheduled to be euthanized at the Franklin County Dog Shelter in Ohio when his new pal Joe Kirk came to pick him up and bring him to safety.
  Kirk works at HOUND Rescue and Sanctuary in Ohio, a special place for hound dogs that need homes. When dogs are rescued from shelters, they go on “freedom rides” to places like HOUND Rescue and
  
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• Legendary Pro Wrestling Announcer Tony Schiavone Returns

  10-05-2018 18:49
  By Chuck Carroll
  His voice is legendary in professional wrestling circles. Whenever he spoke, you knew that World Championship Wrestling was on. And for a time, Tony Schiavone’s pipes were more widely known than Jim Ross, whom many consider to be the most well-known announcer of the modern era. But it was Schiavone who led the WCW broadcast team as the company soared to new heights while battling WWE (then WWF) for ratings supremacy. It was the Monday Night Wars — the golden era of w
  
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• Wil Wheaton Talks Playing Himself On Wedding Season Finale ‘Big Bang Theory’

  10-05-2018 18:41
  Tonight’s season 11 finale of “The Big Bang Theory” has been a long time coming, with fans finally getting a chance to see Amy and Sheldon tie the knot. CBS Local spoke to “Big Bang” guest star and “Star Trek: The Next Generation” alum Wil Wheaton about what we can expect on tonight’s wedding, what it’s like playing himself on the show, and how it felt to share the screen with a top roster of iconic guests, including Academy Award winner Kath
  
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• Water main break ties up traffic in West Hartford

  10-05-2018 18:26
  WEST HARTFORD — Crews fixed a water main break at a busy intersection Thursday afternoon.
  The MDC said the main was fixed and service was restored around 3 p.m. Officials at MDC  said crews responded to the  break on a 12 inch water main.  “Construction work being performed by CNG in close proximity to the water main appears to be the cause of the break,” said Kerry Martin, of the MDC.
  Police tweeted, “There is currently a water main break near the intersec
  
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• A teen called her mom to talk, then her mother heard a fatal attack begin

  10-05-2018 18:24
  As was typical, 15-year-old Baleigh Bagshaw got home from school shortly after 3 p.m. Monday and then called her mother to talk.
  As they were on the phone, the conversation suddenly stopped.
  “Her mother heard the attack going on,” Salt Lake City Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Brandon Shearer said. “And then the phone went dead.”
  The incident was part of what police called a “very violent and brutal attack” in the home, Shearer said.
  Once the phone went de
  
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• Army Doctors Transplant New Ear From Soldier’s Arm

  10-05-2018 17:30
  EL PASO, TX (CBS Local) – An Army soldier who lost her ear received a revolutionary transplant in which doctors grew her a brand new ear on the patient’s own arm.
  Plastic surgeons at William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) in El Paso successfully transplanted the organ onto Shamika Burrage after the Army Private lost her left ear in a one-car accident while on leave in 2016. Instead of finding a donor, surgeons took cartilage from Burrage’s ribs and carved it int
  
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• Old Saybrook Police Urge Victims of Car Burglaries Not to Touch Cars

  10-05-2018 16:46
  
  Police are investigating several car burglaries in Old Saybrook and they are urging any residents whose cars might have been targeted not to touch their vehicles.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Chance for Storms Tonight

  10-05-2018 16:17
  
  There is some drizzle this morning and there are chances for rain showers this afternoon, but the NBC Connecticut meteorologists say the threat of showers or thundershowers will be higher this evening.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 Investigating Fatal Crash Near East Rock Park in New Haven

  10-05-2018 14:31
  
  One person has died after a crash on Farnam Drive, near East Rock Park, in New Haven Thursday morning.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• CT Man Helped Evacuate Delta Flight When Smoke Filled Cabin

  10-05-2018 13:54
  
  A Thomaston man who was onboard a Delta flight helped fellow passengers evacuate the plane as smoke filled the cabin soon after landing at Denver International Airport on Tuesday.
  
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• Aaron Hernandez Jailhouse Letter Being Sold Online

  10-05-2018 13:18
  
  A jailhouse letter from Aaron Hernandez detailing concerns about his dental problems is up for sale on eBay.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• A mission of peace: Hartford activist brings city residents together

  10-05-2018 10:41
  HARTFORD -- There’s no shortage of issues dividing many people, from political disagreements to violence in some neighborhoods.
  In Hartford, a man who once divided the city is still on a mission to try and get everyone in the same room. “We are in turbulent times. Things are shaky,” said Iran Nazario.
  Nazario opened the Peace Center in Hartford last year, but recently held his first awards dinner to bring attention to those who portray peace. Included in the program, a Sikh an
  
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• Chance for showers Thursday; Unsettled weekend with showers

  10-05-2018 10:13
  Trees and other plants are exploding with color in this beautiful spring weather. The tree pollen count has tripled over the last few days to VERY HIGH levels.
  Today, look for another shot at early morning fog along the shoreline. Then we'll lose some of the sun as clouds increase. An isolated shower is possible in the afternoon but there is a better chance for a shower/storm at night. It will be brief and likely hit-or-miss.
  Then on Friday it's back to the sunshine! But temperatures will be sl
  
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• President Trump welcomes home 3 Americans freed by North Korea

  10-05-2018 10:08
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  WASHINGTON DC — Under an American flag and dark night sky, US President Donald Trump personally welcomed home three American detainees Thursday morning after they were released from North Korea.
  The Americans — Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak-song and Kim Sang Duk, also known as Tony Kim — were freed Wednesday while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was on a visit to the North Korean capital of Pyongyang to discuss President Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korean leade
  
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• Celtics beat 76ers 114-112 in Game 5, advance to face Cavs

  10-05-2018 06:17
  BOSTON  — Jayson Tatum caught a pass underneath the basket, shook off a hit and went up for the go-ahead layup with 23 seconds left and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-112 on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.
  Tatum scored 25 points, Jaylen Brown had 24 and Terry Rozier 17, sinking a pair of free throws after forcing Joel Embiid’s turnover in the final seconds. Al Horford added 15 points and eight rebounds for Boston, which will play
  
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• Motorcycle accidents have become a recent trend in Connecticut

  10-05-2018 05:53
  HARTFORD --  Connecticut has seen five motorcycle accidents in the last six days, including deadly accidents Friday in Lisbon, Sunday in Wallingford and Tuesday in Enfield.
  The warmer weather is bringing out more motorcycles for the season.
  “This is when everybody’s dusting off their bikes,” said Mike Schwartz, owner of Mike’s Famous Harley Davidson in New London.
  May also marks Motorcycle Awareness Month because it is a prime time for motorcycle riding. Schwartz ur
  
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• Thieves Cut Through Wall During New Haven Store Break-Ins

  10-05-2018 05:39
  
  The search is one for two brazen thieves who burglarized a New Haven shop by crawling through the wall.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Hartford City Councilor Proposes Ban on Vaping in Public

  10-05-2018 05:39
  
  One Hartford city councilor is proposing a ban on vaping in public and raising the age limit to buy the devices.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Family members of Jayson Negron gather to celebrate life one year after his death

  10-05-2018 05:30
  BRIDGEPORT -- It's been 365 days since 15-year-old Jayson Negron was killed in an officer involved shooting.
  Wednesday afternoon friends and family members gathered at Negro's memorial to celebrate his life.
  “I think this is a beautiful thing to be doing for him. I know he’s probably looking down on us smiling," said Diamond Bradley, a friend of Negron.
  People held a block party where Negron was shot by Bridgeport officer James Boulay.
  Food was served, music played and videos of lov
  
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• Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman gives tearful goodbye to State Senate

  10-05-2018 05:19
  HARTFORD -- On the final night of Connecticut's legislative session, legislators put the business on pause for a warm goodbye to Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman.
  Lt. Gov. Wyman, who serves as President of the Senate, is not seeking re-election.
  Lawmakers gave Wyman a standing ovation Wednesday evening in recognition of her years of service.
  Standing ovation in the Senate for outgoing Lt. Gov Nancy Wyman. @LGWyman got emotional as she heard tributes from her colleagues. @FOX61News pic.twitter.com/8AUxYwZ39
  
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• Yanks rally to beat Red Sox again

  10-05-2018 05:14
  NEW YORK  — Brett Gardner capped a slump-busting performance with a go-ahead, two-run triple off Craig Kimbrel in the eighth inning, Aaron Judge followed with a homer and the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 9-6 Wednesday night for their 17th victory in 18 games.
  Kimbrel (1-2) entered with two on and one out to face Gardner seeking the first five-out save of his career. Gardner drilled a full-count pitch into left-center field, well over the head of center fielder M
  
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• Ford suspends production of F-150 trucks

  10-05-2018 04:25
  Ford is suspending production of its F-150 trucks after a fire at a supplier’s facility caused it to run out of parts for the nation’s best-selling vehicle.
  Ford will temporarily stop making the F-150 at its plant in Dearborn, Michigan, on Wednesday night. The company had already suspended truck production at a plant just outside Kansas City, Missouri. Those are the only plants that make the truck.
  The F-150 has been the top selling US vehicle by any manufacturer for more than 40 yea
  
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• WATCH: Gov. Malloy gives closing remarks for the 2018 regular session of the state legislature

  10-05-2018 04:19
  HARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is expected to close out the legislative session for the last time in his gubernatorial career.
  For the two-term Democrat, who is not seeking re-election in November, the traditional post-legislative session address to the General Assembly shortly after midnight, early Thursday, will mark a milestone in his complicated relationship with the General Assembly.
  While he has been able to work with lawmakers to pass measures like the bipartisan gun control bill
  
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• Trump signs executive order to make it easier for military spouses to get jobs

  10-05-2018 04:16
  President Donald Trump took action Wednesday to make it a little easier for the nation’s military spouses to find employment as their families deploy domestically and abroad.
  The President signed an executive order aimed at increasing opportunities for military spouses to obtain federal jobs and encouraging agencies to increase their use of the noncompetitive hiring authority for military spouses. Trump said he hoped the executive action would encourage private-sector businesses to follow
  
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• Lawmakers Say Work on Tweed Airport Proposal Came Too Late in Session

  10-05-2018 04:15
  
  State lawmakers said the city of New Haven made progress on a proposal to expand Tweed Airport in New Haven to boost the airport’s business, but it was too late in the legislative session.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Another one: The ‘deodorant challenge’ is latest trend hitting the internet

  10-05-2018 03:31
  HARTFORD —  From the recent condom challenge, to the cinnamon challenge to the Tide Pod challenge, comes the new deodorant challenge
  According to the USA Today, a mom from the United Kingdom, sent out a warning to other parents on Facebook in regards to the harmful deodorant challenge.
  So how is this challenge is done?
  The USA Today says a person sprays the aerosol deodorant directly on their skin, or someone else’s to test their endurance.
  “These are the damaging results
  
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• Grandmother tired of granddaughter ‘soaking up the AC’ arrested for slipper slap

  10-05-2018 03:00
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A 95-year-old grandmother in Florida was arrested Saturday after police said she slapped her granddaughter in face with her slipper before calling 911 to get her out of the house, according to WCVB.
  According to the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Hattie Reynolds told police her granddaughter, Janeen Williams, 46, would not get out of bed, and that she was “tired of her staying in bed all day soaking up the air conditioning.”When officers arrived at the
  
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• WATCH: Video shows aftermath of violent car accident in Hartford 

  10-05-2018 01:42
  HARTFORD --  FOX61 News obtained exclusive video of a crash in Hartford Tuesday night in which a man and woman were ejected out of a car during the accident.
  Firefighters attempted to lift a vehicle off of a man trapped underneath after it crashed near Main and Belden Streets around 9 p.m.
  When first responders arrived, the man's head and part of his torso was protruding out from under the car.
  “The car had him over here and he went like that, help, help, help,” said Angel Gonz
  
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• First Responders Prepare for Rescues at Enders State Forest

  10-05-2018 01:34
  
  Enders Falls’ reputation as one of New England’s must-see waterfalls flows just as fast online as the water that runs through it.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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