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• New Haven Approves Pilot Parking Pricing Program

  13-07-2018 23:30
  
  New Haven has approved a pilot parking program, essentially based on a supply and demand model, that they hold will solve the parking congestion problems in the city.
  
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• First Alert: Strong Storms Possible This Weekend

  13-07-2018 23:05
  
  The NBC Connecticut Meteorologists have issued a First Alert for Sunday.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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• Connecticon 2018 Arrives in Hartford

  13-07-2018 22:46
  
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• Geese Making Mess of Lakewood Park in Waterbury

  13-07-2018 22:41
  
  A popular Waterbury beach is back open after high bacteria levels kept it off-limits to swimmers for over a week. However, some say it’s just a matter of time before it happens again.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Amazon Seller Spends Two Years Fighting To Get His Money

  13-07-2018 22:41
  
  When Eric Ristaino sold his iPhone 6S on Amazon, he wanted to get a little extra cash to pay for a new one. But the Branford resident said he ended up without the money or the phone because of a problem with the...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Stream The John Deere Classic

  13-07-2018 22:21
  The PGA Tour comes to you live from TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.
  
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• Aggressive Deer Targeting Dogs In Georgia

  13-07-2018 21:34
  Peachtree City, GA (CBS Local)- Normally, deer tend to scurry away when humans approach. However, in one Georgia town, a group of deer have become aggressive, attacking multiple dogs and injuring one so badly that it had to be put down.
  According to CBS 46 in Atlanta, GA, deer in southeast Peachtree City have attacked at least a dozen dogs in the area. Caroline Lucsko, whose daughter Carolyn Taylor’s dog was attacked, described how the attack happened.
  “All of the sudden, the deer st
  
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• Dog Attack Causes Pilot To Crash Drone And Start Fire

  13-07-2018 21:23
  Springfield, Ore. (CBS Local) — Dogs are typically known as being man’s best friend, but one dog in Oregon is going to be known for a whole different reason.
  An Oregon man, who was flying a drone, claims a dog caused him to crash his drone and start a fire.
  “If nothing else I would like for this to be a cautionary tale about dog ownership and fire danger this time of year,” he said. “I know I’m going to be a lot more careful.”The video abo
  
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• 12 Russians accused of hacking Democrats in 2016 US election

  13-07-2018 20:34
  Watch VideoWASHINGTON — Twelve Russian intelligence officers hacked into the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2016 election and released tens of thousands of stolen communications in a brazen effort by a foreign government to meddle in U.S. politics, according to a grand jury indictment announced Friday.
  The indictment stands as the clearest Justice Department allegation yet of Russian efforts to interfere, through illegal hacking, in
  
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• Assistant Manager Of Florida Sporting Goods Store Fired For Stopping Attempted Robbery

  13-07-2018 20:28
  Tallahassee, FL (CBS Local)- The assistant manager of Academy Sports in Tallahassee, Florida was fired this week after tackling a suspect who was accused of stealing a handgun.
  Dean Crouch told WXTL news in Tallahassee that he was informed on Tuesday that he was fired despite tackling Jason White and stopping him from leaving the store with a handgun from the firearms department on June 29th.
  Crouch told the station that he was upset by his firing because he was only trying to prevent the man fr
  
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• Tim McGraw to Perform at Greenwich Wine and Food Festival

  13-07-2018 19:11
  
  Country music star Tim McGraw is coming to Connecticut and will perform at the Greenwich Wine + Food Festival in September.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Milwaukee Bucks Forward Jabari Parker Hosts Pickup Game In Local Park

  13-07-2018 18:49
  Ryan Mayer
  While some of the future NBA stars are lighting up the court in Las Vegas in Summer League, Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker chose to take his game to the blacktop and take on some fans in a pickup game. Parker put out a post on Instagram yesterday afternoon of him in his basketball shoes with the address of a local park in Milwaukee.Fans in the area flocked to the court and Parker played in some pick-up games with those that showed up. CBS 58 News was able to talk to Parker and
  
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• Woman With Frozen Eye Lashes Takes New Viral Picture With Mosquitoes

  13-07-2018 18:13
  (CBS News/CBS Local)– In January 2018, a woman from Yakutia, Russia, posted a photo that went viral of her frozen eyelashes, completely white with frost in extreme sub-zero temperatures. Now, six months later, another one of her selfies is taking off, but it is vastly different than the frozen eyelash photo.
  Her name is Anastasia Gruzdeva and she’s still in Yakutia, but temperatures in that part of Siberia these days are too hot, not too cold, and she is covered in mosquitoes in
  
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• More Than 100 People Fall Ill From Parasite Possibly Linked To Salads At McDonald’s

  13-07-2018 17:56
  By Debra Goldschmidt, CNN
  (CNN) — The Illinois and Iowa health departments are investigating outbreaks of a parasite that causes intestinal illness and might be linked to McDonald’s salads, both states said Thursday.
  Illinois is reporting 90 cases since mid-May. Iowa is reporting 15 cases since late June.
  File photo (Photo Credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)
  The cyclospora parasite causes intestinal illness as a result of consuming contaminated food or water. Symptoms can begin a
  
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• Retired CCSU Professor Charged After Student's Accident

  13-07-2018 17:48
  
  A retired Central Connecticut State University theater professor has turned himself in to police after an accident in class in May and he was charged with interfering with a police officer and reckless...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Babies Sleep Better When They Begin Solid Food Early, Study Says

  13-07-2018 17:20
  (CNN) — Both the UK National Health Service and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that mothers exclusively breastfeed until about 6 months of age and then begin to introduce solid foods.
  Yet, an alternative feeding plan is also safe for babies, new research suggests.
  Introducing a child to solid baby foods after just 3 months was associated with a small but significant improvement in nighttime sleep and slightly fewer wakings throughout the week compared with babies who began ea
  
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• New York to allow medical marijuana as substitute to opioids

  13-07-2018 17:17
  ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state is now allowing anyone prescribed an opioid to request medical marijuana instead.
  The state’s Department of Health announced details of the new policy Thursday. State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker says medical marijuana has been shown to be an effective pain treatment that doesn’t carry the risk of addiction that comes with opioids. Zucker says that giving people an alternative to opioids is a critical step in the fight against the opioid epide
  
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• Chuck E. Cheese’s Announces ‘Pay Your Age’ Deal

  13-07-2018 17:09
  (KDKA/CBS Local) – Chuck E. Cheese’s is getting in on the “pay your age” deal after yesterday’s Build-A-Bear fiasco.
  The restaurant announced its offering a pay your age deal Friday for games.
  Parents can pay their child’s age for 30 minutes of ‘All You Can Play’ on Friday, July 13.
  Chuck E. Cheese’s posted the deal on their Facebook page, and says it’s only available at locations where a “Play Pass” is available.The “
  
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• Chuck E. Cheese’s jumping on ‘Pay Your Age’ bandwagon after Build-A-Bear chaos

  13-07-2018 17:08
  Didn’t get to Build-A-Bear?
  Chuck E. Cheese’s is jumping on the ‘Pay Your Age’ bandwagon.
  Massive crowds led Build-A-Bear to cancel its ‘Pay Your Age’ event Thursday. During the event, customers were told they could pay their current age for any make-your-own furry friend.
  In a Facebook Post Friday, Chuck E. Cheese’s said parents can pay their child’s age to get 30 minutes of All You Can Play.
  The offer is available only Friday at participating loc
  
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• Police arrest suspect in Dallas after chase

  13-07-2018 16:56
  DALLAS — Dallas and Irving police departments are chasing a carjacking suspect, according to FOX4.
  The chase reportedly started just before 9:30 a.m. Friday near Singleton Boulevard and Shady Grove Road, near Loop 12 in Dallas.
  At least a half-dozen Dallas Police Department officers are following a pickup truck that’s pulling a trailer.
  When the chase first started it went north on Loop 12 and reached speeds of about 80 miles per hour. The suspect headed into Irving and that’s
  
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• NTSB provides update on deadly Plainville plane crash

  13-07-2018 16:35
  PLAINVILLE — Donald Eckberg, 67, of Burlington is dead after the plane he was piloting crashed in Plainville shortly after 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
  Eckberg was flying his experimental Rutan Defiant model kit airplane. He took off from nearby Robertson Airport. It’s not clear how long he was in the air before the crash or if he tried to make contact with the airport about a mayday or problem in the sky.
  “It kept getting closer so I figured I’d better run because it looked lik
  
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• Virginia teen suffers third-degree burns from Giant Hogweed plant

  13-07-2018 16:33
  RICHMOND, Va. - Doctors have discharged a Virginia teenager who received burns from an invasive Giant Hogweed plant.
  Alex Childress was working a landscaping job clearing vegetation near Spotsylvania on Tuesday when he felt intense burns originally thought to be caused by a sunburn.
  Childress' father, Justin, said they later discovered his pain was caused by a brief encounter with sap from the Giant Hogweed plant.
  "Alex continued working throughout the day once he got it on his face," Justin to
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: Baseball Heads Into All-Star Break

  13-07-2018 16:02
  Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh PiratesFriday, July 13, 2018, 7:05 pm ET
  MILWAUKEE -109
  My projections see the Brewers toppling the Pirates in more than 60 percent of simulations for their Friday showdown. We’re getting value on Milwaukee at essentially a pick’em price. The Brewers have won the last four games started by Jujnior Guerra, and are 5-2 when he takes the mound against losng teams. The Pirates are 1-5 in the last six outings by Nick KIngham.
  SportsLine Expert: Stephen Oh
  
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• It’s National French Fry Day!

  13-07-2018 15:55
  Do you love potatoes? We love potatoes! Especially on National French Fry day!
  Click here for where to get the deals on this awesome day.
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect in Bridgeport Homicide

  13-07-2018 15:53
  
  Police have arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting on May 24 in Bridgeport.Photo Credit: Bridgeport Police
  
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• Papa John’s was already losing the pizza wars

  13-07-2018 14:38
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  Papa John’s still has a pizza problem.
  John Schnatter, the founder and public face of the company, has resigned as chairman and apologized for using the N-word on a conference call.
  The company still has to contend with a dreadful sales slump. It’s losing the pizza wars to Pizza Hut and Domino’s.
  Earlier this decade, Papa John’s was gaining market share against its competitors, said Chris O’Cull, an analyst for Stifel.
  But a couple of years ago, customer
  
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• Waterford Police Take on Lip Sync Challenge

  13-07-2018 13:55
  
  The police department lip sync challenge continues to spread across the country and Waterford police have accepted it.Photo Credit: Waterford PoliceThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Trump won’t rule out ceasing military exercises if Putin asks

  13-07-2018 13:52
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  President Donald Trump capped off his dramatic appearance at the annual NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday by teasing another controversial possibility, saying he would not rule out ceasing NATO military exercises in the Baltic States if Russian leader Vladimir Putin requested it during their upcoming meeting in Helsinki, Finland.
  Asked if he would cancel them, Trump said, “Perhaps we’ll talk about that,” referring to Putin, a response that has only fuele
  
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• Blockbusters in Alaska set to close; 1 store left in US

  13-07-2018 13:35
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska’s last two Blockbuster video stores are calling it quits, leaving just one store open in the U.S.
  The stores in Anchorage and Fairbanks will close for rentals after Sunday night and reopen Tuesday for video liquidation sales through the end of August, said Kevin Daymude, general manager of Blockbuster Alaska.
  “It’s going to be crazy,” Daymude said of the temporary reopening. He said residents were sad when they heard the news and many peop
  
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• Waterford Police Department weighs in on lip sync challenge

  13-07-2018 13:25
  WATERFORD — The lip sync challenge goes on. And on.
  On Friday, the Waterford Police Department said on Facebook that they were “aware of the Police Lip Sync Challenge moving across the country. Yes, we know we have been called out to do our own. Here you go!”
  Waterford police challenged the New London and Groton police departments.
  
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• Backlash over Forbes dubbing Kylie Jenner ‘self-made’

  13-07-2018 13:05
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  You know it’s something when a dictionary feels the need to weigh in.
  After Forbes magazine touted “America’s Women Billionaires” with Kylie Jenner on its cover, the backlash was immediate over the reference to the reality TV star as “self-made.”
  “At 21, she’s set to be the youngest-ever self-made billionaire,” the cover reads. “Welcome to the era of extreme fame leverage.”
  The publication also tweeted the news using t
  
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• Trump denies he criticized British prime minister

  13-07-2018 12:51
  President Donald Trump denied Friday that he criticized British Prime Minister Theresa May, the day after a British tabloid published an interview with him in which he did just that. He dismissed the interview, conducted by a Ruport Murdoch-owned publication, as “fake news” saying it didn’t include all his comments about May.
  Trump said his comments came after he “read some reports” that suggested the United Kingdom would not be able to make a free trade deal
  
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• ‘Miracle’ baby born at just 24 weeks celebrates his first birthday

  13-07-2018 12:43
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Kaio Doxey has come a long way over the past year.
  Born at 24 weeks at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, the micro-premie, who weighed a little more than a can of soda, turned one on July 7, according to East Idaho News.
  For the first few days of life, Kaio lived second-by-second and fought to live.
  He gained weight, became stronger and was called a “miracle” baby. Four months after his birth, went home.
  He came home in November with oxygen and a feed
  
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• Lamont, Ganim Lay Out Contrasting Outlooks at Debate

  13-07-2018 05:38
  
  The two Democratic hopefuls for governor took the stage in a debate in New Haven Thursday night.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• GOP Candidates for Governor Try to Stand Out in Dense Field

  13-07-2018 05:38
  
  With five Republican candidates still in the running for governor ahead of the primary, the hopefuls did whatever they could to set themselves apart at a debate at Mohegan Sun Thursday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• What is an Experimental Plane?

  13-07-2018 05:32
  
  A plane involved in a fatal crash in Plainville Thursday was classified as an experimental aircraft. But what does that mean?Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Southbury Votes to Spend $1.7 Million on Storm Cleanup

  13-07-2018 05:31
  
  Voters in Southbury approved spending more than $1 million on storm cleanup, which is ongoing after a tornado his town on May 15.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Yankees score twice in 8th off Kluber, top Indians 7-4

  13-07-2018 05:16
  CLEVELAND  — Aaron Hicks drove home Didi Gregorius from first base with a one-out double in the eighth inning off Cleveland ace Corey Kluber, sending the New York Yankees to a 7-4 win over the Indians on Thursday night.
  Hicks drove a 3-2 pitch from Kluber (12-5) to deep center field, and Gregorius scored easily when the ball one-hopped the wall. Indians manager Terry Francona elected to stay with Kluber in the eighth rather than turn things over to his shaky bullpen, which has the AL&
  
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• Betts’ slam leads Red Sox past Blue Jays 6-4 for 10th in row

  13-07-2018 05:15
  BOSTON — Mookie Betts fouled off seven pitches before hitting a grand slam that helped the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Thursday night, extending their winning streak to 10 games.
  Betts added an RBI single in the seventh inning and went 2 for 4, increasing the top batting average in the majors to .352. He finished with five RBIs.
  Boston has the longest current winning streak in the big leagues and hasn’t lost since getting routed by the Yankees 11-1 on July 1 in N
  
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• Daytrippers: Elm City Party Bike in Milford

  13-07-2018 04:30
  MILFORD – It’s twenty feet long, nine feet high, and six feet wide and it has made its way to Milford.
  The Elm City Party Bike, which has been roaming the roads of New Haven for the past year, is now prowling the pavement in Milford.
  Captained by owner Colin Caplan, one of the lead guides, guests can now take tours in Milford on select dates.
  “There’s a bunch of downtown businesses and restaurants and they’ve been very inviting to us so we’re running tours in
  
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• Lamont, Ganim spar in first Democratic governor debate

  13-07-2018 04:02
  NEW HAVEN  — The two Democratic contenders for Connecticut governor sparred in their first primary debate Thursday over who is the best candidate for working people and the state's struggling cities, and whether Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim should even be running for governor, given his felony corruption conviction.
  Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont, the party's endorsed candidate, suggested Ganim, who petitioned his way onto the Aug. 14 primary ballot, should instead focus on helping t
  
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• 90-Year-Old Greenwich Woman Found Safe

  13-07-2018 02:40
  
  Police have located a 90-year-old Greenwich woman reported missing Thursday at a business in Yonkers, New York.Photo Credit: Greenwich Police
  
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• Final Preps Underway for Sailfest in New London This Weekend

  13-07-2018 01:04
  
  Around 300,000 people are expected to pour into New London this weekend for the 41st annual Sailfest and there’s no shortage of food, art and entertainment.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• World’s longest fingernails finally cut after 66 years

  13-07-2018 01:02
  They were only fingernails, but to Shridhar Chillal, cutting them off probably felt a bit like cutting off his own hand.
  That’s because for 66 of his 82 years, Chillal, of Pune, India, has been growing the longest fingernails ever recorded on a single hand, his left. They together stretched about 30 feet, or the length of a bus, before he finally had them cut on Wednesday.
  Beginning with his curling, 6.5-foot long thumb nail, the nails were removed with a mini power saw, as seen in a Guin
  
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• Trump wants new paint job, cushier bed for Air Force One, report says

  13-07-2018 01:02
  WASHINGTON – Air Force One is reportedly not to Donald Trump’s taste. The president wants a bigger, cushier bed and a “more American” look for his aircraft, now painted what he calls a “Jackie Kennedy color,” Axios reports.
  Air Force One last underwent a redesign under the John F. Kennedy administration, which opted for a color scheme of white and blue—JFK’s favorite color, reports the Sun.
  But during a February meeting with Boeing
  
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• Preschooler wrote own obituary before dying of rare cancer

  13-07-2018 01:02
  VAN METER, Iowa - For nine months a set of parents from Iowa watched their son battle a rare form of pediatric cancer. Last week, 5-year-old Garrett Matthias died.
  Once doctors told the family Garrett's cancer was terminal, they knew they could not put off learning of how their son wanted to be remembered.
  "We never necessarily talked about his funeral, so we never had the conversation with him that he was going to die but we had a lot of conversations around, 'when I die I want to do this,'" G
  
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• PayPal tells dead woman she is ‘in breach of contract’ because she died

  13-07-2018 01:02
  “You are in breach of condition 15.4(c) of your agreement with PayPal Credit as we have received notice that you are deceased.”
  That’s the very real message a British man received three weeks after informing PayPal of his wife’s May 31 death from cancer at age 37.
  “What empathy-lacking machine sent this?” Howard Durdle, 40, first wrote on Facebook, sharing the letter threatening legal action over Lindsay Durdle’s $4,200 debt, which her widower
  
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• Man accused of breaking into Golden Corral found wedged in kitchen duct

  13-07-2018 01:02
  MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — An alleged criminal’s plans went awry when he got stuck in a ventilation duct of a North Carolina restaurant on Tuesday.
  Employees first noticed something was wrong when smoke stopped ventilating properly from an exhaust vent over the stove of the Mount Airy Golden Corral, according to a news release.
  The manager discovered the root of the problem when he went up to the roof and took a look inside.
  Police say the cause of the blockage was 59-year-old Charlie Edward
  
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• Father on the run after attacking wife with chainsaw in front of children, police say

  13-07-2018 01:02
  WHITTIER, Calif. – Police are searching for a Southern California man who allegedly attacked his wife with a chainsaw in front of their children then fled on Wednesday.
  Officers responded to reports of a domestic violence incident at the couple's home in the 7700 block of Milton Avenue in Whittier around 3 p.m. and found the woman suffering from traumatic injuries, according to the Whittier Police Department.
  Alejandro Alvarez is seen in a booking photo provided by the Whittier
  
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