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• Food Truck Fest Coming to CT this Summer

  14-06-2018 22:39
  
  The 2018 Greater Hartford Food Truck Fest will be coming this summer to The Promenade Shops at Evergreen Walk in South Windsor.Photo Credit: Greater Hartford Food Truck Fest
  
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• Fireball Whiskey Covers Interstate After Crash Between 2 Tractor Trailers

  14-06-2018 22:29
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A crash involving two tractor trailers in Arkansas left the roadway covered in Fireball whiskey and shut down an interstate for several hours Thursday.
  The Arkansas Department of Transportation reports the crash happened at 10:45 a.m. on Interstate 40 west in Pulaski County.
  A tweet from the department showed bottles of Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey along the highway.
  Looks like we’ll be working this for a while. Updates as they are available. pic.twitter.com/KEaXI
  
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• Here’s How To Properly Dispose A Damaged American Flag

  14-06-2018 22:11
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Today is Flag Day, a day that commemorates the adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777.
  Given the amount of attention the American flag has received in recent months, it is important to treat the flag, a symbol of freedom and justice, with the utmost respect.
  Part of treating the flag with respect is knowing how to properly dispose of a damaged flag. According to the United States Flag Code (4 USC Sec 8 Para (k) Amended 7 July 1976) states, &ldquo
  
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• Hartford to Hold Annual Rib Off

  14-06-2018 21:42
  
  The 9th Annual Hartford Rib Off is coming to Riverside Park in Hartford on Saturday, June 16.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Feeling Hangry? Study Says It’s A Real Thing

  14-06-2018 21:23
  (CBS LOCAL) — Have you ever found yourself getting angry after not eating food for a long time? It turns out that being “hangry” is a legitimate condition.
  According to a new study conducted by doctoral students at the University of North Carolina, operating on an empty stomach can create a negative emotional response.
  “We all know that hunger can sometimes affect our emotions and perceptions of the world around us,” said Jennifer MacCormack, a doctoral st
  
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• Stephanie McMahon Stars In An All-New ‘Undercover Boss’

  14-06-2018 21:19
  Stephanie McMahon is the chief brand officer of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., the primary spokesperson for WWE’s social responsibility initiatives, a global brand ambassador and now…an undercover boss. In Friday night’s new installment of Undercover Boss: Celebrity Edition, McMahon slams into undercover mode to find raw talent and helps a young WWE fan’s charitable dreams come true.
  During her time undercover McMahon meets Kenny Marquez, a South California native
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick Money In The Bank

  14-06-2018 21:18
  By Chuck Carroll
  WWE Money in the Bank features 10 matches, including men’s and women’s ladder matches for an all-important guaranteed title shot. But it isn’t the matches for which the pay-per-view is named that is generating the buzz. Former UFC superstar Ronda Rousey gets her first crack at gold in WWE, as she takes on Nia Jax for the RAW Women’s Championship.
  In some regard, Rousey’s title shot has backed WWE into a corner. On one hand, a strong case can be made
  
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• Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana Launches Tomato Line

  14-06-2018 20:46
  
  Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana is bringing the famous taste of Pepe's pizza to your home by launching a retail tomato line.
  
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• Missouri Woman Seeks Apology After Government Workers Caught Shaming Family

  14-06-2018 19:23
  Jefferson City, MO (CBS Local)– A Missouri woman says she was laughed at by a government worker when she called for food stamps and now she’s seeking an apology from the Missouri Department of Social Services.
  KCTV News 5 acquired a recording of the phone call between the woman, Assami Sudduth, and a social services worker who was working in the St. Louis call center. According to the station, Sudduth has an app on her phone that automatically records every phone call. Sudduth and he
  
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• Kansas City Cemetery Tells Woman They Can’t Find Her Mother’s Headstone

  14-06-2018 18:26
  Ryan Mayer
  Kansas City, MO (CBS LOCAL) — A Kansas woman got an unpleasant surprise recently when she went to visit her mother’s grave. Her mother’s headstone was missing.
  According to Fox 4 KC, Tierra Morrison said that she buried her mom at Lincoln Cemetery a decade ago because it was close to where she lived at the time. But, when she went to visit the grave site in March for what would have been her mom’s 55th birthday, her headstone was nowhere to be found.
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• Norwich Library Stocks Narcan Just in Time

  14-06-2018 17:42
  
  The Otis Library in Norwich is one of the latest public buildings in Connecticut to carry a dose of Narcan, the life-saving antidote to an opioid overdose, and they have already had to use it.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• MLB’s Worst Teams: Reasons For Hope

  14-06-2018 17:39
  By Dayn Perry
  (CBSSports.com) — Man, all we do is talk about the good teams, so let’s change that.
  In order to devote some bandwidth to the miserable MLB squadrons among us, we’ll first turn to our standings page. On the far right columns, you’ll find the playoff odds for each team, which come to us courtesy of SportsLine (@SportsLine on Twitter) Projection Model. We’re going to take those teams that, according to SportsLine, presently have
  
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• Rick Gonzalez: ‘Being On Arrow Is A Dream Come True’

  14-06-2018 17:37
  DJ Sixsmith
  Rick Gonzalez grew up reading any Marvel comic book he could get his hands on. He was a comic book collector and loved Wolverine and Punisher. After dreaming of being a super hero, Gonzalez finally got to play one when he got the part of Wild Dog on “Arrow.”
  “Being apart of this show is a dream come true,” Gonzalez said in a recent interview with CBS Local. “I’m fulfilling a fantasy and I always wanted to play a bad a**. Wild Dog is similar to my f
  
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• Purse Snatcher Threatened to Shoot 81-Year-Old Woman: Police

  14-06-2018 16:52
  
  State police are looking for a woman who threatened to shoot an 81-year-old woman, struggled with her and stole her purse.
  
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• Recently-Reconnected Brothers Going Viral As They Try To Track Down Their Twin Sisters

  14-06-2018 16:46
  ENON VALLEY, Pa. (KDKA/CBS LOCAL) — Two brothers who just made a pretty remarkable connection are now trying to track down their twin sisters.
  Ed Clark, from Enon Valley, Lawrence County, just met his half-brother, Matt Shaw, who was born in Lawrence County, but later moved to South Carolina.
  (Source: Clark Family/Facebook)
  Both men were adopted by different families at birth, but they connected, recently, through Ancestry.com. Matt also employed the help of a private detective.
  They later
  
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• Scherzer Putting Together MVP-Type Season For Nationals

  14-06-2018 14:55
  By Matt Citak
  Winning a Most Valuable Player Award is quite an impressive feat. By definition, the award is given to the most outstanding player from each league.
  Since the award was created in 1931, only 25 pitchers have received the honor. The most recent National League pitcher to take home the title of MVP was Clayton Kershaw in 2014, while Justin Verlander was the last to do it in the American League in 2011.
  Prior to Verlander receiving the award, no pitcher had won the MVP award since Den
  
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• Dog Races On Field To Retrieve Ball At Minor League Baseball Game

  14-06-2018 14:49
  Ryan Mayer
  “Bark At The Park” night has become a steadily more prevalent promotion through all levels of baseball in the last few years, offering fans the opportunity to bring their favorite four-legged friends to the game with them. In some cases, teams will have on-field promotions with the dogs during the game to further entertain the crowd. At Wednesday night’s Tulsa Drillers (Los Angeles Dodgers Double-A affiliate) game, one very good dog saw that the humans were throwing
  
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• Crash Closed Lanes of I-91 South in New Haven

  14-06-2018 14:46
  
  Interstate 91 South in New Haven was congested Thursday morning after a crash and the backup was around five miles.Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  
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• Ledyard to Hold Meeting Tonight on Short-Term Rental Policy

  14-06-2018 14:22
  
  The town of Ledyard is considering whether to allow residents to post homes on Airbnb and other short-term rental sites and that issue will go before a local board tonight.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Region 10 School District to Arm Security Guards Next Year

  14-06-2018 06:11
  
  The Region 10 school district will arm security guards next year, according to a letter sent to parents Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Meriden Police Seek Driver in Hit-and-Run Crash

  14-06-2018 04:34
  
  Meriden police are searching for a driver who hit a person then left the scene Wednesday.
  
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• Lamont Distances from Malloy at Technology Forum

  14-06-2018 00:38
  
  For the first time of the primary season, endorsed Democratic candidate for governor Ned Lamont took some shots at outgoing Gov. Dannel Malloy.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• GOP Governor Candidates Offer Similar Solutions at Forum

  14-06-2018 00:37
  
  The three Republican candidates for governor with spots on the August primary ballot all provided similar ideas on how to jumpstart Connecticut’s economy and to balance the state budget.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Some Bathrooms in Hartford Line Cars Not ADA Compliant

  14-06-2018 00:36
  
  Connecticut commuters are three days away from the long-anticipated launch of the state’s new commuter rail line - which offers Connecticut service from New Haven to Hartford, with some service to Springfield...Photo Credit: Connecticut Department of Transportation
  
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• Man Secretly Recorded Women in Tight Clothing at Mall: PD

  14-06-2018 00:13
  
  A Rocky Hill man has been banned from The Shoppes at Buckland Hills in Manchester after accusations that he followed women around the mall and recorded them without their knowledge.Photo Credit: Manchester Police Department
  
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• Worker Injured When Excavator Falls in Hole in Manchester

  14-06-2018 00:02
  
  A worker suffered minor injuries when an excavator fell into a hole at a construction site in Manchester Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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