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• Missing Person: 88-Year Old Man Missing from Glastonbury

  28-08-2018 23:57
  
  Police are trying to locate an 88-year-old man missing from Glastonbury.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Tariffs Being Felt by Connecticut Manufacturers

  28-08-2018 23:45
  
  Norm Needleman, president of Connecticut-based Tower Laboratories, says Trump administration tariffs have increased his costs, which may lead to price increases for the consumer.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Pay up for profanity? You could get a ticket for swearing in Myrtle Beach

  28-08-2018 23:36
  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Myrtle Beach visitors, listen up. You may want to watch your mouth at this popular vacation destination.
  According to Myrtle Beach Online, people who are caught swearing could be fined or even taken to jail.
  The ordinance, which reportedly falls under the city’s disorderly conduct offense, states a person can’t direct any “lewd, obscene or profane words toward another person.”
  Myrtle Beach Online reports the city brought in more than $22,000 la
  
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• Woman Found Dead, Police Investigating Homicide in Waterbury

  28-08-2018 23:22
  
  A 48-year-woman was found dead at a home in Waterbury Tuesday morning and police said they are investigating the case as a homicide.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Back to School: Norwich Offering New Classes, Free Meals

  28-08-2018 23:19
  
  Norwich public elementary schools are back in session Wednesday and middle schools start Friday, but students will see some changes this school year.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Additional conditions covered by medical marijuana program

  28-08-2018 23:18
  HARTFORD  — A legislative committee has agreed that more conditions can be added to Connecticut’s medical marijuana program.
  The General Assembly’s Regulations Review Committee voted Tuesday to include eight new conditions for adults and two new additions for adults and patients under 18 that can be treated with the drug.
  The new conditions for adults include spasticity and neuropathic pain associated with fibromyalgia; severe rheumatoid arthritis; post herpetic neuralgia;
  
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• Archaeologists dig Native American fort found in Norwalk

  28-08-2018 23:16
  NORWALK — Archaeologists are marveling at the site of a 1600s Native American fort in Connecticut that was uncovered as part of a rail bridge replacement project.
  About 20 of them gathered for a tour of the site in Norwalk on Tuesday. They say it’s one of the most important finds in the Northeast in terms of Native American history.
  An archaeological firm is removing artifacts for further study as part of the state’s replacement of the 122-year-old Walk Bridge. Experts believe
  
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• State releases list of unclaimed money; Is your name on it?

  28-08-2018 23:07
  HARTFORD  — Money from unclaimed securities, bank accounts and other financial property appears to be piling up.
  State Treasurer Denise Nappier announced Tuesday that unclaimed property receipts topped $138.7 million for the fiscal year ending June 30. That’s $23 million more than originally projected.
  It also surpasses the $129.2 million collected in the prior fiscal year.
  Nappier attributes the higher collections to an unexpected increase in the value of the unclaimed assets.
  
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• West Haven Schools Dismiss Early During Sweltering Heat

  28-08-2018 23:02
  
  The teachers at the Washington School in West Haven did what they could Tuesday as they tried to keep their students cool inside a more than 100-year-old building with classrooms that don’t have air...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• New Haven School Dropouts Encouraged to Continue Education

  28-08-2018 22:51
  
  Before the start of the new school year in New Haven Thursday, there is a new push for adults that dropped out of high school to continue their education.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• ‘Super Snake’ Slithering Around Florida? DNA Study Says Yes

  28-08-2018 22:36
  FLORIDA (CBS Local) – A study of Florida’s python population has discovered some unnerving information about a possibly terrifying new breed of slithering creatures. Researchers believe a “super snake” could be lurking in the Florida Everglades and may start traveling far beyond their home as well.
  A genetic study, published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, examined hundreds of pythons now living in South Florida. While most of the tail tissue revealed
  
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• Maker of 3D-printed guns begins selling blueprints, despite court order

  28-08-2018 22:28
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  The owner of a company that builds 3D-printed guns said he has begun selling blueprints of the weapons to elude a court order on Monday that banned him from giving the plans away for free.
  Cody Wilson, the founder of Defense Distributed, said that he interpreted Monday’s federal court order to mean that he could not put gun blueprints online to be downloaded for free. Instead, he said, he is now selling the blueprints to customers, letting them name their own price and then ema
  
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• Lindsey Graham gives a tearful tribute to John McCain on the Senate floor

  28-08-2018 22:21
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  Sen. Lindsey Graham took to the Senate floor Tuesday to give an emotional farewell to his friend and colleague, Sen. John McCain.
  “I have been dreading this,” the South Carolina Republican said, wiping away tears. “And now I am going to do this.”
  “My name is Graham, not McCain,” he said. “But I feel like a McCain. I don’t know if I have earned that honor, but I feel like it.”
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• Family of school shooting victim to be honored by UConn band

  28-08-2018 22:15
  EAST HARTFORD — The family of a student killed in the Parkland high school shooting will attend the season-opening football game between the University of Connecticut, where he was admitted posthumously, and the University of Central Florida.
  UConn says its marching band, which 14-year-old Alex Schachter hoped to join, will play his favorite song, Chicago’s “25 or 6 to 4,” Thursday and spell out the name “Alex” on the field.
  Alex was killed in the February sho
  
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• Police arrest man accused of threatening to harm officers

  28-08-2018 22:09
  HARTFORD  — A Hartford man accused of threatening to harm police officers has been arrested.
  Hartford police say Rodney Seegobin was arrested Tuesday and is charged with carrying a pistol without a permit, possession of a stolen firearm, operating a vehicle without a license and other offenses.
  Police say after officers located his car, Seegobin tried to flee before being apprehended. Police say they found a loaded .38-caliber Smith & Wesson revolver that had been stolen from Toll
  
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• Excessive Heat Prompts Early Dismissals Tuesday & Wednesday

  28-08-2018 22:04
  
  An excessive heat warning has been issued for Hartford County through Wednesday night and there is a heat advisory for the rest of the state, prompting schools to announce early dismissals for Tuesday and...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• State lottery on lookout for $2M winner

  28-08-2018 21:47
  ROCKY HILL — Someone purchased a $2 million winning lottery ticket at the Wheels Convenience Store at 2047 Post Road in Fairfield on Friday, according to the CT State Lottery.
  The winning numbers drawn were 1 – 6 – 13 – 18 – 49, Mega Ball 8 and Megaplier 2. Of the 7,027 winning tickets sold in Connecticut for that date, one matched all five white ball numbers. Since the player added the Megaplier for an extra $1, their $1,000,000 prize was multiplied to $2,000,000.
  
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• Waterbury police investigating after body was found inside a home

  28-08-2018 21:43
  WATERBURY — Police said they are investigating after they found a dead female inside a home Tuesday morning.
  Waterbury Police Department said around 7:45 a.m., they responded to 5 White Rose Avenue on a report of a female party bleeding.
  Police said when they arrived, they found a 48-year-old black female dead inside the home.
  Police said this is an active and ongoing investigation.
  Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Waterbury Police Detective Bureau at (203)
  
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• Report: Nearly 3,000 deaths in Puerto Rico linked to Maria

  28-08-2018 21:43
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico  — Hurricane Maria killed nearly 3,000 people in Puerto Rico in the desperate, sweltering months after the storm — almost double the previous government estimate — with the elderly and impoverished hit hardest, according to an independent study ordered by the U.S. territory.
  The new estimate of 2,975 dead in the six months after Maria devastated the island in September 2017 and knocked out the entire electrical grid was made by researchers with the Mi
  
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• Mustapha Heron hosts first annual Stop the Violence tournament

  28-08-2018 21:37
  WATERBURY – With summer winding down and kids from around the state soon gearing up for a return to school, local basketball standout and current St. John’s guard Mustapha Heron made sure young athletes had one final chance to hit the court before the school bell rings.
  Heron, in association with the Mustapha Heron Skills Academy, held the first annual Stop the Violence 14-and-under basketball tournament on Saturday in Waterbury. Games were held throughout the day between two locati
  
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• Bushnell Announces Public Sale Date for 'Hamilton'

  28-08-2018 21:29
  
  The national tour of the hit Broadway show "Hamilton: An American Musical" is set to make its Connecticut debut this December and tickets will be going on sale to the general public Sept.
  
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• King Bio Expands Recall To All Water-Based Meds For Kids And Adults

  28-08-2018 21:13
  (CBS Local) – King Bio is expanding a recall that started with 32 children’s medications because of a potential “microbial contamination.” The company is now pulling all of its water-based medicines for children, adults, and pets.
  In a statement on the company’s website on Aug. 27, King Bio announced that over 50 products were being voluntarily recalled over concerns of “water-purity issues.” The recall affects brands including Dr. King’s
  
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• Hold The Mayo: Town Changes Its Name To ‘Miracle Whip’

  28-08-2018 21:05
  MAYO, Fla. (CBS Local) – A small town in Florida is literally saying “hold the mayo” and changing their name to Miracle Whip.
  Mayo, Florida is a tiny town with less than 1,500 residents that sits between Jacksonville and Tallahassee. The small community drew national attention when town officials announced their plan to scrap their name and go with the Kraft Heinz-owned mayonnaise-alternative.
  “We aren’t going to be boring Mayo anymore. We are going to be Mirac
  
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• Secret Tunnels Between Your Brain And Skull Discovered By Scientists

  28-08-2018 20:57
  BOSTON, Mass. (CBS Local) – Did you know there are tiny tunnels running from your skull to your brain? Don’t worry, no one else did either… until now.
  A new study by scientists in Boston has discovered a group of secret tunnels which go from the skull’s bone marrow to the lining of the brain. It’s believed the passage ways may provide immune cells an express route to the brain in case of trauma caused by a stroke or other disorders.
  “We always thought th
  
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• Marlborough Man Charged With Arson

  28-08-2018 20:55
  
  A Marlborough man has been charged with arson after an investigation into a fire early Monday morning.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police and NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man Who Threatened Officers Had Loaded, Stolen Gun: Police

  28-08-2018 20:47
  
  Hartford police have arrested a man who is accused of making threatening statements about harming police officers and they said they found him with a loaded gun that had been stolen.Photo Credit: Hartford Police
  
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• Caretaker in Windsor Locks Charged With Abuse of 83-Year-Old Woman

  28-08-2018 20:04
  
  Windsor Locks police said they have arrested a caretaker at a senior living community after an 83-year-old woman was injured.Photo Credit: Windsor Locks
  
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• See If the State Is Holding Onto Money That Belongs to You

  28-08-2018 19:19
  
  The state of Connecticut’s treasury is holding onto hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed property and some of it might belong to you.Photo Credit: Office of the State Treasurer
  
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• Former FBI Director Comey to Speak at UConn

  28-08-2018 18:41
  
  Former FBI director James Comey is coming to Connecticut to speak at a forum at UConn this fall.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Men's Group Cheers for Students in Hartford

  28-08-2018 18:12
  
  Roughly 700 kids are in the middle of learning new subjects and names of classmates after receiving a huge, loud welcome on their first day back.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Hartford Schools Adapt to Change as School Begins

  28-08-2018 18:07
  
  The first day of school in Hartford means several new things as the district continues to make changes to wrestle budget, population, and performance challenges.
  
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• Good Samaritan attempts to help seemingly stranded woman, finds out it’s a set up

  28-08-2018 17:46
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  BELLEVILLE, MI  — A Good Samaritan is placed in a bad situation on a metro Detroit highway. Now, his close call is going viral on social media while also alerting motorists to beware and trust your instincts.
  It was around 10 p.m. on Sunday when John Hadyniak, of Belleville, was heading home driving down I-94. When he got near Belleville road, he saw a woman on the side of the road changing a flat tire.
  Hadyniak’s first thought was to stop and give her a hand, then h
  
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• Kim Kardashian, Celebs Model Jewelry That Looks Implanted In Your Skin

  28-08-2018 17:45
  NEW YORK (CBS Local) – Kim Kardashian West is sporting a new accessory and it’s making us do a double take!
  The KKW Beauty founder showed off on Instagram a choker in the same color of her skin, which looks like it was implanted onto her neck. The necklace is from A. Human, an experiential art exhibit and fashion line that explores body modification created by friend Simon Huck. Kardashian West explained the necklace lights up to the rhythm of her heartbeat on her
  
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• Bristol fire damages home

  28-08-2018 17:45
  BRISTOL -- Fire damaged a single family home in Bristol Tuesday morning.
  The fire happened around 11 am on Village Street.
  No other details were available.
   
  
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• Larry Fitzgerald, Other Arizona Athletes To Serve At Senator John McCain’s Memorial

  28-08-2018 17:39
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  Arizona Senator John McCain died on Saturday at the age of 81 following a yearlong battle with brain cancer. McCain was one of America’s most respected senators and is being mourned by people across the country.
  In honor of his service to the country both in the Senate and in the military, McCain’s memorial services will be spread out over the course of the rest of this week with the senator lying “in state” first in the Arizona State Capitol building before be
  
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• Stars Rally Together Again For Stand Up To Cancer’s Live Broadcast On September 7

  28-08-2018 17:25
  LOS ANGELES– Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a division of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), is proud to announce that the Hollywood community is rallying together yet again to support the sixth biennial televised fundraising special. CBS will donate one hour of commercial-free primetime to broadcast the event on Friday, Sept. 7  from 8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT (7:00 – 8:00 PM CT). Mahershala Ali, Kathy Bates, Katie Couric, Jennifer Garner, Tony Hale, Marg Helgenberger, Ed
  
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• Man accused of hacking into bank account, stealing $300,000

  28-08-2018 17:16
  HARTFORD — Police have arrested a Connecticut man they allege hacked into someone’s retirement account and stole more than $300,000.
  Hartford police say 36-year-old Kwadjo Osei-Wusu, of Manchester, was arrested Friday and charged with money laundering, larceny and conspiracy to commit identity theft.
  Police say the FBI began investigating fraudulent activity on the Wells Fargo account in March.
  Authorities say the account was compromised in 2014, and more than $300,000 was stolen and
  
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• New Brain Cancer Treatment For Dogs Could Someday Help Humans

  28-08-2018 17:13
  BLACKSBURG, Va. (CBS Local/CBS News) – Sen. John McCain died Saturday after a year-long battle with glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer. It is rare, with only about 20,000 cases in the U.S. each year. It’s the same type of aggressive cancer that claimed the life of his Senate colleague and friend Ted Kennedy in 2009.
  Glioblastoma can be very difficult to treat and a cure it is often not possible. Researchers are working on developing new treatmen
  
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• WATCH: Intense Spikeball Rally

  28-08-2018 16:24
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  Spikeball is one of the newer backyard games that has quickly risen to prominence in the past couple of years. Like the ever-popular Cornhole, tournaments have even popped up across the country in recent years.
  In case you’re unfamiliar with the game, the object is to bounce a small yellow ball off a circular net and have it hit the ground before your opponent can get it back onto the net. Similar to volleyball, teams have three hits before the ball has to be back on the net. It
  
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• Judge: Hamden man charged with killing mother incompetent for trial

  28-08-2018 16:21
  NEW HAVEN — A judge has ruled that a Connecticut man charged with killing his mother is not mentally competent to stand trial.
  The New Haven Register reports that the judge on Monday ordered 34-year-old Kyle Tucker to a mental health facility for a 60-day program aimed at restoring him to competency after a psychiatrist testified that Tucker has “a psychiatric illness that has resulted in delusional beliefs.”
  Prosecutor say Tucker attacked his 60-year-old mother, Donna Tucker,
  
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• The Vatican knew of a cover-up involving abusive priests, Pennsylvania AG says

  28-08-2018 16:16
  In the latest scathing allegation against the Catholic church, Pennsylvania’s attorney general said the Vatican knew about a cover-up involving sex abuse allegations against priests.
  “I can’t specifically speak to Pope Francis,” Attorney General Josh Shapiro told NBC’s “Today” show Tuesday. But “we have evidence that the Vatican had knowledge of the cover-up.”
  Shapiro did not specify what evidence he has that would suggest the Vatican knew of
  
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• Man Charged in Cyber Hacking, Bank Wire Fraud Case: Police

  28-08-2018 15:49
  
  Hartford police have arrested a Manchester man after an investigation into the theft of retirement funds led to the discovery of cyber hacking, bank wire fraud and money laundering, according to police.
  
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• Multiple Towns Opens Cooling Centers to Help Residents Escape Excessive Heat

  28-08-2018 15:47
  
  Multiple towns are opening cooling centers ahead of this week's excessive heat.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• Lustful dolphin causes bathing ban on French beach

  28-08-2018 15:45
  Watching “Jaws” as a kid might have left you with a lifetime fear of swimming with sharks, but who knew swimming with dolphins could be dangerous?
  The pretty coastal village of Landévennec in Finistère, in France‘s northwestern Brittany region, has been terrorized by a sexually aroused dolphin getting too close to swimmers.
  The dolphins antics got so bad that the local mayor, Roger Lars, banned bathing on the Brittany beach, issuing a new bylaw. Now local swi
  
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• Man Accused of Threatening Police Officers Found With Gun: Police

  28-08-2018 15:21
  
  Hartford police have arrested a man who is accused of making threatening statements about harming police officers and they said they found him with a loaded gun that had been stolen.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Miami model charged, accused of fatally beating panhandler with bat

  28-08-2018 15:18
  MIAMI (WPTV) — New surveillance footage shows a Miami model allegedly clubbing a panhandler with a bat during an argument at a gas station that ended with the panhandler dead and the model facing a murder charge.
  The video, released Friday, shows the June 8 encounter at the Valero gas station at 570 Northwest 79th Street between 32-year-old Hivo Rolando Gonzalez and Pedro Cruz.
  Gonzalez had stopped for gas in his black pickup truck that was towing a boat when Cruz approached, according to
  
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• Firefighter rescues new best friend while battling California wildfire

  28-08-2018 15:15
  DRAPER, Utah – The Draper City Fire Department tragically lost a crew member in the Mendocino complex fire in California, but they also gained a new one with four legs.
  Draper City Firefighter Patrick Cullen had been battling the Mendocino Complex Fire for about four days when he felt something move in the middle of the night, according to KSTU.
  “I thought, 'oh, me and a mountain lion. This will be fun,'” said Cullen.However, that mountain lion ended up being a German Shepherd.
  
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• Ask the Attorney: Can you fight city hall?

  28-08-2018 15:11
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  I was jogging on a city sidewalk when I tripped over a hose that was laying across it.As a result, I broke my wrist. I know they say you can't fight city hall,but I have thousands in unpaid medical bills. What can I do?
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• #SHARE61: Share your back-to-school photos!

  28-08-2018 15:07
  It’s that time of year again! Time for the kids to head back to school across the state! Did you snap a photo on their first day? Send it to us!
  You can share yours by emailing us at [email protected], tag us on Facebook, Twitteror Instagram, send them through the FOX61 app, or use the “submit” button below (desktop only).
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• #SHARE61 Back to School photos!

  28-08-2018 15:07
  It’s that time of year again! Time for the kids to head back to school across the state! Did you snap a photo on their first day? Send it to us!
  You can share yours by emailing us at [email protected], tag us on Facebook, Twitteror Instagram, send them through the FOX61 app, or use the “submit” button below (desktop only).
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