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• Enfield Elementary School Cited by CONN-OSHA

  07-06-2018 23:50
  
  The Henry Barnard School in Enfield has been cited by the state Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Division for what a report calls a calls “gross accumulations of dirt, dust, cobwebs,...
  
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• Sheriff Loses Election To His Deputy, Fires Him Moments Later

  07-06-2018 23:14
  TYNDALL, SD (CBS Local) – A South Dakota sheriff didn’t handle losing his bid for re-election well. The sheriff was defeated by his deputy and then fired him.
  Bon Homme County Sheriff Lenny Gramkow was soundly beaten by Deputy Mark Maggs on June 5. Maggs took home 878 of the 1,209 votes to become the county’s new sheriff in January.
  Gramkow apparently wasn’t ready for there to be a new sheriff in town and sent his deputy a letter of termination one minute after
  
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• Destinations to Visit During Connecticut Open House Day

  07-06-2018 22:59
  
  The states 14th annual Connecticut Open House Day is Saturday, June 9 and over 240 tourist destinations in Connecticut will offer special discounts and promotions.Photo Credit: http://www.ctvisit.com
  
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• Retired Special Ed Teacher Leaves $1 Million To Students In Will

  07-06-2018 22:05
  DUMONT, NJ (CBS Local) – Genevieve Via Cava was a special education teacher in New Jersey for years before passing away in 2011. Before she died, the educator made a promise to give her school a million dollars one day. Via Cava kept that promise and a new scholarship has just been created with her amazing gift.
  “I thought it was a joke, but then we got the paperwork,” Superintendent Emanuele Triggiano of the Dumont school district said, via NorthJersey.com.
  Mrs.
  
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• Police Chase Ends With Car Slamming Into East Hartford Gym

  07-06-2018 21:40
  
  A police pursuit ended with a car slamming into an East Hartford gym Wednesday, according to police.Photo Credit: Aaron Matthew BrownThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Connecticut Swimming Areas Water Quality

  07-06-2018 21:34
  
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• Santa in Custody for Obstructing Traffic in East Windsor

  07-06-2018 21:23
  
  Santa was in East Windsor overnight and police had to come for him after someone reported that he was in the middle of the road, obstructing traffic.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Man Conspired to Rob Former Business Partner: Norwich Police

  07-06-2018 21:13
  
  Norwich police have arrested a man accused of conspiring to rob a former business partner during a home invasion in December.Photo Credit: Norwich Police Department
  
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• Mail Room on ESPN Campus Evacuated

  07-06-2018 21:06
  
  A mail room on the ESPN campus in Bristol was evacuated after a white, powdery substance was found in a letter or package Thursday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Snake Slithers Out Of Car Air Vent While Woman Is Driving

  07-06-2018 20:57
  WARRENTON, VA (CBS Local) – Hollywood may have just been given the perfect sequel to Snakes on a Plane. This time, it’s a snake in a moving car.
  A Virginia woman got a horrifying surprise when a nearly three-foot long snake came slithering out of an air vent while she was driving in Warrenton on June 4.
  “At first, I was in disbelief. I was like, ‘Oh, my God,'” Lora Goff told The Washington Post. “The thing that caught my attention is it mad
  
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• Steph Curry Golfing During Finals, Posts Two Rounds Of 71

  07-06-2018 20:53
  Ryan Mayer
  Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry’s love for golf is well known. He’s played in several pro-am events and even played a Web.com tour event last August. Curry doesn’t only golf during the off-season though, as seen by the fact that he’s posted two scores to the USGA Handicap Index this month.
  According to Golf Channel, Curry posted a pair of 71s to his handicap index during the NBA Finals. In addition to posting the round scores, a photo surfaced on Snap
  
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• Chris Matthews & Peter Edelman Reflect On Bobby Kennedy’s Life: ‘He Really Connected With People’

  07-06-2018 20:43
  DJ Sixsmith 
  Fifty years ago this week, Senator Bobby Kennedy was assassinated shortly after winning the 1968 California primary. Kennedy is remembered today for his time as an attorney general and senator, and of course as the brother of President John F. Kennedy, but it was his spirit that left an indelible impact on the people who worked with him and knew him best.
  Television host Chris Matthews has written several books on the Kennedy family and recently published “Bobby Kennedy:
  
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• Dogs May Be Next Source Of Deadly Flu Pandemics, Study Finds

  07-06-2018 20:04
  WASHINGTON, DC (CBS Local) – In recent years, Americans have been told to be on guard for various strains of influenza including “bird flu” and “swine flu.” A new report is now warning that the next deadly flu pandemic may be carried by dogs.
  Research, published in the journal mBio, warns that the flu can jump from pigs to dogs and the diversity of flu strains found in canines is continuing to grow. Similar disturbing trends were found during the 2009 pandemic,
  
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• University Offers $3,500 To Get Sick And Stay At ‘Hotel Influenza’

  07-06-2018 18:56
  ST. LOUIS, MO (CBS Local) – Looking to take 10 days off from work and get paid for it? St. Louis University is willing to fund your vacation under one condition: you have get sick and agree to stay at “Hotel Influenza.”
  The university has converted a 24-room hotel into a research center that’s looking to intentionally expose their “guests” to the flu. The SLU team is hoping the hotel will help them test new vaccines for the illness.
  “Human challenge
  
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• Sixers President Of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo Resigns In Wake Of Burner Twitter Accounts Probe

  07-06-2018 18:42
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo has resigned amid an investigation into an alleged use of a variety of Twitter accounts that anonymously trash some Sixers players and fellow executives. The investigation revealed that Colangelo’s wife was behind those accounts.
  Statement from 76ers Managing Partner Josh Harris: pic.twitter.com/eCmz42FD7P
  — Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) June 7, 2018“An indepen
  
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• Researchers Create ‘Psychopath AI’ Using Violent Images Online

  07-06-2018 18:16
  CAMBRIDGE, MA (CBS Local) – Meet Norman.
  He’s not your everyday AI. His algorithms won’t help filter through your Facebook feed or recommend you new songs to listen to on Spotify.
  Nope — Norman is a “psychopath AI”, created by researchers at the MIT Media Lab as a “case study on the dangers of artificial intelligence gone wrong when biased data is used in machine learning algorithms.”
  The researchers set Norman up to perform image caption
  
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• Report: Kaepernick’s Legal Team Expected To Subpoena President Trump, VP Pence In Collusion Case

  07-06-2018 17:41
  Ryan Mayer
  Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is in the middle of a legal battle with the NFL after filing a lawsuit against the league alleging collusion by the owners to keep him off any team’s roster. Several owners and commissioner Goodell have already been deposed in the case and now Kaepernick’s legal team reportedly has its sights set on President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
  According to a report from Yahoo! Sports, Kaepernick’s lawye
  
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• CM Punk Doubts He’ll Wrestle Again, Not Completely Ruling It Out

  07-06-2018 17:23
  By Chuck Carroll
  Will CM Punk wrestle again? It’s a question being asked repeatedly after the former world champion was victorious this week in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by a WWE physician. Doctor Christopher Amann sued Punk, whose real name is Phil Brooks, for claims made by the ex-wrestler during a 2014 podcast hosted by another former WWE wrestler, Colt Cabana. Cabana, who was also named in the lawsuit, was likewise cleared by jurors.
  Punk hasn’t set foot inside of a
  
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• State Trooper Suspended After Incident in Harwinton

  07-06-2018 16:51
  
  A Connecticut state trooper is on suspension after he was charged with interfering with an officer in Harwinton.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Mom's Mission Leads to Drowning Warning Signs Being Installed

  07-06-2018 15:47
  
  A Meriden mother has been on a mission to prevent another family from enduring unspeakable tragedy after her son drowned. Today, warning signs will be going up.
  
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• Thanks To Warriors Game 3 Win, America Gets Free Tacos

  07-06-2018 15:04
  Ryan Mayer
  The Golden State Warriors took Game 3 of the NBA Finals 110-102 on the road in Cleveland on Wednesday night thanks to Kevin Durant’s 43-point outburst. With the win, the Warriors take a 3-0 series lead, but, perhaps more importantly for some folks, they earned America free tacos from Taco Bell.
  At the beginning of the NBA Finals, Taco Bell announced their “Steal a game, steal a taco” promotion that stated if the road team won Games 1-3 of the series, fans would be ab
  
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• Man Seriously Injured in Tractor Crash in Woodbury

  07-06-2018 14:13
  
  A man was seriously injured when his tractor and a pickup collided in Woodbury Wednesday evening.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• 75-Year-Old Man Missing From Wolcott

  07-06-2018 05:35
  
  Wolcott police are trying to locate a missing 75-year-old man.Photo Credit: Wolcott Police Department
  
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• East Hartford Considers Purchasing Showcase Cinemas Property

  07-06-2018 05:29
  
  Showcase Cinemas off Silver Lane in East Hartford shut its doors in 2006, and it's remained boarded up for years, leaving an eyesore along Interstate 84.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• CT Ranks Second for Skin Cancer Rates: Report

  07-06-2018 05:28
  
  A new report puts Connecticut near the top of the list of states with the most skin cancer patients.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• State trooper placed on suspension following arrest

  07-06-2018 03:02
  LITCHFIELD —  A Connecticut State Trooper who was arrested Saturday, is now on suspension.
  State police said they responded to the area of Hill Road in Harwinton on reports of a suspicious vehicle. State police said when they arrived, they spoke with Trooper Kenneth Dillion who became uncooperative with troopers at the scene.
  He was issued a misdemeanor summons for interfering with an officer and was transported for medical evaluation.
  Dillon has since been placed on administrative su
  
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• WATCH: Alice Marie Johnson thanks Trump and Kim Kardashian as she leaves prison

  07-06-2018 02:47
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  Alice Marie Johnson’s life changed on Wednesday — and she has Donald Trump and Kim Kardashian West to thank.
  And thank them she did as she left an Alabama prison on Wednesday after 21 years behind bars.
  “I feel like my life is starting over again,” an emotional Johnson told reporters outside the prison in Aliceville.
  The 63-year-old grandmother expressed gratitude to Trump and Kardashian, whom she called “her angel.”
  Johnson was convicted of conspi
  
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• NFL star has a message for many of you in the discussion on racial injustice: ‘You aren’t listening’

  07-06-2018 02:44
  After Wednesday’s Eagles practice, reporters surrounded Malcolm Jenkins at his locker, hoping the normally outspoken captain would talk about the Super Bowl champions being denied a celebratory trip to the White House.
  Jenkins wanted to be heard but effected his message by staying silent.
  The NFL star safety had decided on his words beforehand, using a black magic marker to put his thoughts on white poster board.
  He ignored the reporters’ queries, instead switching the cards as the c
  
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• Car Chase Ends With Car Slamming Into East Hartford Gym

  07-06-2018 02:37
  
  A police pursuit ended with a car slamming into an East Hartford gym Wednesday, according to police.Photo Credit: Aaron Matthew Brown
  
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• Cavs may turn to Hood, Warriors know him well

  07-06-2018 02:28
  CLEVELAND —  Rodney Hood’s insertion into Cleveland’s rotation won’t catch the Warriors off guard.
  They know the forward well.
  Hood is expected to get more playing time in Game 3 of the NBA Finals after barely getting on the floor during the first two games at Golden State. Cavs coach Tyronn Lue needs some kind of spark with J.R. Smith and Kyle Korver struggling and he’s planning to give minutes to Hood, who began the postseason in the starting lineup but has s
  
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• DEEP closes part of Quinnipiac River to hunting

  07-06-2018 02:22
  NEW HAVEN  — A Connecticut agency has announced the temporary closure to hunting of an area along the Quinnipiac River.
  The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says Wednesday the area along the river in New Haven from the southernmost top of Fargeorge Preserve to north of the I-91 highway bridge will be closed for one-year.
  This is at the request of the New Haven Police Chief for the DEEP to review public safety concerns related to waterfowl hunting in the area. Police s
  
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• Homeschooling Parents Concerned Over State Report

  07-06-2018 02:19
  
  Home-schooling advocates gathered at the state capitol Wednesday to speak out against a report suggesting Connecticut needs a stronger safety net for home-schooled children at risk of abuse.
  
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• Malloy issues 2nd veto, says bill creates state revenue loss

  07-06-2018 02:17
  HARTFORD — Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has issued his second veto so far this year.
  He nixed a bill Wednesday that would allow certain business owners to claim a tax credit against their personal income tax for hiring manufacturing apprentices. The credit is currently available for businesses that pay the corporate tax.
  Malloy vetoed a similar bill last year. He says it would allow would result in a loss of $650,000 in revenue per year and potentially allow some business owners and sh
  
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• Military personnel will receive free admission to museums

  07-06-2018 02:15
  HARTFORD — Military personnel can gain free admission to over 50 Connecticut museums this summer.
  Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday museums will offer free admission this summer to active duty members of the military and up to five members of their families. This is a part of the ninth annual Blue Star Museums Program, a collaboration with the Blue Star Families and U.S. Department of Defense.
  Malloy says “We owe a debt of gratitude” to those who sacrifice so m
  
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• CT DMV Hopes New Express Center Will Decrease Wait Times

  07-06-2018 01:27
  
  A DMV Express Center will open at the Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union at 977 Boston Post Road in Milford and customers will be able to renew driver’s licenses and ID cards.Photo Credit: Governor Malloy's Office
  
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• Canton Mom Says Home Warranty Wasn’t Worth the Frustration

  07-06-2018 01:18
  
  When Sherry Savino, her husband, and their three children moved into their Canton home last year, Sherry thought a home warrant was a good idea since she didn’t know the history of the appliances she was...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Car crashes into fitness center in East Hartford following police chase

  07-06-2018 00:38
  EAST HARTFORD —  A car crashed into the Club Fitness Training Center Wednesday afternoon following a police pursuit.
  East Hartford police said the vehicle was wanted in related to two gun incidents in the city. Police said they spotted the vehicle which led to a short pursuit.
  BREAKING: Car crashes into the Club Fitness Training Center in East Hartford after police chase. A suspect in custody. #Fox61 pic.twitter.com/oMfio6zl85
  — Ike Ejiochi (@IkeEjiochi) June 6, 2018EXCLUSIVE: P
  
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• 'Nowhere to Go': CT Transit Drivers in Diapers on the Job?

  07-06-2018 00:24
  
  Several CT Transit bus operators, with the support of their union, are speaking out about what they say is a lack of available and adequate restroom facilities for drivers on all bus routes.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Enfield Police Encourage Addicts to Reach Out for Help

  07-06-2018 00:17
  
  Enfield police are asking those struggling with opioid addictions to come forward, and promising they will not arrest anyone proactively raising their hand for help.
  
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