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• Real Estate Agent Left Kids in Car While Showing Home: PD

  29-08-2018 21:36
  
  A Southington father and real estate agent is accused of leaving his two children under the age of 5 alone in a car while he showed a home earlier this month.Photo Credit: Southington Police Department
  
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• Get a Sneak Peek of New Food at the Big E

  29-08-2018 21:03
  
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• Child in Diaper Found Wandering Alone in Middletown: PD

  29-08-2018 20:58
  
  Police have arrested a 35-year-old Middletown man after a little boy wearing a T-shirt and diaper was found wandering alone on Main Street early Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: Middletown Police
  
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• Two More Human Cases of West Nile Virus in CT, Including a Child

  29-08-2018 20:11
  
  The state Department of Public Health today announced two more Connecticut residents have tested positive for West Nile virus.
  
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• 4-Year-Old Reported Missing in New Fairfield Found Safe

  29-08-2018 20:07
  
  Police were searching for a naked 4-year-old boy who was reported missing near Candlewood Lake in New Fairfield and said he has been found safe and OK near his home.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Blood Pressure Drug Recalled For Possible Life-Threatening Label Error

  29-08-2018 19:26
  (CBS Local) – A potentially life-threatening label mix-up has led to a nationwide recall of a high blood pressure medication, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
  Accord Healthcare Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of 12.5 mg hydrochlorothiazide tablets after a 100-count bottle of the drug was found to contain 100 tablets of another drug, spironolactone.
  Accord Healthcare is recalling some bottles of Hydrochlorothiazide tablets USP, 12.5 mg, which is prescribed for
  
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• Raccoon Spotted Hitching A Ride On D.C. Circulator Bus

  29-08-2018 19:17
  WASHINGTON D.C. (WJZ/CBS Local) — A D.C. bus driver had a furry friend hop on board for a ride around the National Mall on Sunday.
  A raccoon decided it was tired of walking everywhere, so it hitched a ride on a DC Circulator bus.
  The National Mall and Memorial Parks posted the picture on their Facebook page of the raccoon poking its head out from the back row of the bus.
  Passengers were reminded that it’s only $1 for a bus ride, but you won’t always be joined by critt
  
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• School’s “Opt Out’ Fundraising Letter Goes Viral

  29-08-2018 19:04
  (CBS Local)– Back to school means back to raising money for bands, clubs, field trips and more. How would you like the option to ‘Opt Out’ of traditional school fundraisers for the entire school year?
  Auburn High School in Alabama decided to make light of their fundraising efforts this year and offer a few different ‘Opt Out’ options for parents and guardians.
  One parent shared the letter, which offers a box “Here’s $50 or more forget my name and fa
  
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• Hayward Parents Angry After School Lets Kindergartner Walk Home Alone

  29-08-2018 18:32
  Hayward, Calif. (CBS SF) — The family of an East Bay kindergartner was demanding answers from administrators on Tuesday after he walked more than two-and-a-half miles home alone through downtown Hayward on the first day of school.
  The kindergartner’s parents want to know how their child could be safe while at school when he apparently fell through the cracks entirely on Monday.
  “I felt he would be safe at school, but he wasn’t,” said Duana Kirby, the mother of Jacks
  
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• Stolen Vehicle Crashes Into Hamden House: Police

  29-08-2018 18:18
  
  A stolen vehicle crashed into a house in Hamden Wednesday morning, according to police, and they are looking for the people who were in the vehicle.
  
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• Jay Feely: ‘Ed Oliver Does Things I’ve Never Seen A Defensive Lineman Do’

  29-08-2018 17:29
  Ryan Mayer
  The opening weekend of college football is nearly upon us. Every team across the nation will have played a game by Tuesday morning (and in some cases two), and the chase for the College Football Playoff will officially be on.
  With the return of college football comes the return of our weekly college football interview series. Each week, we’ll chat with a different analyst from CBS Sports to get their thoughts on some of the weekend’s biggest games, the sport’s bigges
  
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• Farmers' Almanac Predicts Cold, Snowy Winter for New England

  29-08-2018 16:48
  
  We may be sweltering in the heat of the end of August, but we're in for a brutal winter, if you put your faith in the Farmers' Almanac.
  
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• 1 In 50 People Finds Love On An Airplane, Study Claims

  29-08-2018 16:40
  (CNN/CBS Local) — There aren’t many things more irritating to people than your fellow airplane passengers — but apparently there’s still a chance you’ll fall in love with them.
  A new study from British bank HSBC suggests that 1 in 50 airplane passengers meet the love of their life on board an aircraft. The other 49, presumably, just annoy the heck out of each other.
  The results came from interviews with 2,150 people from 141 countries in which participants were aske
  
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• Mansfield Man Injured in Motorcycle Crash in Brooklyn

  29-08-2018 16:08
  
  A 35-year-old Mansfield man has serious injuries after a motorcycle crash in Brooklyn Tuesday night, according to state police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Worker Taken to Hospital After Construction Accident in Derby

  29-08-2018 15:27
  
  One person was taken to the hospital to be treated for a leg injury after a construction accident in Derby on Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Newington Teacher of the Year Heads New Medical Science Program

  29-08-2018 14:30
  
  The town's Teacher of the Year is kicking off the new school year with a brand new medical science program.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Excessive Heat Prompts School Early Dismissals, Closures

  29-08-2018 13:15
  
  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 and even a closure...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Emergency Crews Respond to Construction Accident in Derby

  29-08-2018 12:51
  
  Emergency crews are responding to a construction accident in Derby on Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Inspections Help Keep School Buses Safe for Children

  29-08-2018 12:47
  
  Your kids are likely going be getting onto one of thousands of buses this week as they head back to school.
  
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• A mother was shoved into the path of an oncoming train. Her daughter jumped onto tracks to save her.

  29-08-2018 12:24
  (CNN) — Susan Wenszell didn’t know who shoved her off a passenger platform at an Atlanta subway station. And unconscious after she fell onto the tracks, she was unaware that a train was rolling right at her. But her 28-year-old daughter, Katie, leaped down to rescue her.
  “She pulled me in between the two rails, and the train rolled over me,” Wenszell, 57, told CNN. “All of my injuries came from just being pushed.”
  The mother suffered a concussion and fractures
  
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• Affordable alternatives to expensive EpiPens

  29-08-2018 12:03
  If you’ve been struggling to afford EpiPens you may not realize that you’ve had other, cheaper, options and more on the way.
  Senator Richard Blumenthal is trying a legislative approach to controlling prices. Yesterday he unveiled a proposed bill that would allow the government to step in if drug companies drastically raised a drug’s price. He said that’s what happened with EpiPen‘s maker, Mylan. Blumenthal said the price of an EpiPen jumped from roughly $50 a decad
  
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• Enfield Starts School Year Earlier After Numerous Snow Days Last Year

  29-08-2018 12:02
  
  Students are back in class before Labor Day, when the academic year typically follows the holiday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• West Hartford Police Investigate 2 Burglaries

  29-08-2018 12:01
  
  West Hartford Police are investigating what appears to be two burglaries early Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• ICE raids Texas business and detains more than 100 people

  29-08-2018 11:52
  SUMNER, Texas — Federal immigration agents detained more than 100 people suspected of using fraudulent identification documents to get jobs at a trailer manufacturer in North Texas, authorities said.
  Agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations went to Load Trail in Sumner, Texas to execute criminal search warrants Tuesday.
  Katrina W. Berger, special agent in charge of HSI’s Dallas office, said the raid occurred after they received infor
  
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• ‘Feels like’ temps around 100 Wednesday; Showers and storms possible Thursday

  29-08-2018 11:09
  The heat wave peaks today with high temperatures in the mid-upper 90s (near record warmth). Tropical humidity will make it feel like near or over 100 at times during the afternoon.
  That's why a Heat Advisory continues through Wednesday for the entire state with a heat index between 95 and 100. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for Hartford County where it will "feel like" 100 to 105 degrees.
  While Thursday will still be hot and humid, a cold front moving through in the afternoon
  
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• West Hartford police investigate early morning burglary

  29-08-2018 09:46
  WEST HARTFORD — Police say they’re investigating what looks like a burglary at the intersection of Boulevard and Prospect Avenue.
  Police say that an alarm had gone off inside Sam’s Food Store around 3 a.m., and when they arrived, they saw a window that was smashed.
  At this time, it’s unknown if anything was stolen.
  Police say there was another reported burglary on Flatbush Avenue at a liquor store around 1 a.m., but it’s unknown at this time if that was connected.
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• New Haven bringing new meaning to ‘back to school’

  29-08-2018 05:43
  NEW HAVEN - In recent years, New Haven public schools have touted the decrease in their drop out rate.
  But, for those who ultimately never did get their a high school diploma, there was a big push made Tuesday to get them back in the classroom.
  "Today is all about no excuses," said Michelle Bonora, Principal, of the New Haven Adult & Continuing Education Center, as she and her outreach team boarded a city bus.
  "Do you know anyone who doesn’t have their high school diploma," asked Bono
  
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• Walker has pinch-hit HR in 9th, Yanks rally past White Sox

  29-08-2018 05:33
  NEW YORK  — Pinch-hitter Neil Walker connected for a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the New York Yankees rallied from a four-run deficit to defeat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Tuesday night.
  Aaron Hicks hit a tying homer in the eighth and rookie Miguel Andujar also had a two-run shot to help the injury-depleted Yankees win for the ninth time in 11 games. With the second-best record in the majors, they began the night 6½ games behind first-place Boston in t
  
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• Red Sox score on throwing error in 9th, beat Marlins 8-7

  29-08-2018 05:33
  BOSTON  — J.D. Martinez scored when Marlins shortstop JT Riddle threw away a potential double-play ball in the ninth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox over Miami 8-7 on Tuesday night following a wild, back-and-forth final two innings.
  Boston snapped a three-game skid and avoided its first four-game losing streak of the season — barely.
  Miami scored five runs in the eighth inning to lead 6-4, allowed three runs to Boston in the bottom of the inning, then tied the game at 7 in th
  
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• Thieves Steal Information Kiosk from Iwo Jima Memorial

  29-08-2018 04:49
  
  An act of vandalism at the Iwo Jima Memorial Park on the New Britain Newington line is under investigation.Photo Credit: Marianne Mihalyo
  
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• Thousands of bees swarmed this Times Square hot dog stand

  29-08-2018 03:55
  Times Square was a hive of activity Tuesday afternoon, as more than 40,000 bees swarmed a hot dog stand at the corner of Broadway and West 43rd Street.
  Known as an absconded hive, the bees were looking for a new home to escape the sweltering heat, said Officer Darren Mays, one of the New York Police Department’s two official beekeepers.
  “The hive got overcrowded because it was hot and humid and they just needed a new place to go so they can keep cool,” Mays said. He also runs t
  
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• Silas Deane Highway Reopened in Rocky Hill After Crash

  29-08-2018 03:53
  
  The Silas Deane Highway in Rocky Hill has reopened after a serious motorcycle crash.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Headless body found in fish tank during search of missing man’s home

  29-08-2018 03:46
  SAN FRANCISCO – Authorities searching for a missing 65-year-old man found human remains inside a fish tank in his San Francisco home, police announced Tuesday.
  A relative of Brian Egg called authorities and reported him missing on Aug. 7, sparking the initial investigation, according to a San Francisco Police Department news release.
  About a week later, on Aug. 15, homicide investigators went to Egg’s residence in the 200 block of Clara Street, in the city’s South of Market ne
  
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• Windsor Locks PD: Senior caretaker arrested for pushing elderly woman out of wheelchair

  29-08-2018 03:00
  WINDSOR LOCKS --  Police said they arrested a caretaker Friday for assaulting an elderly woman in July.
  Windsor Locks Police Department said on July 10, they responded to Stonebrook Village on a report of an assault that took place the day before.
  Police said the facility was notified of an injury/fall to one of their residents, an 83-year-old female. Police said it was reported that the elderly woman fell out her chair while being pushed down the hallway by her caretaker, Christine Christ
  
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• Man Killed Woman, Attacked Her 11-Year-Old Son: Police

  29-08-2018 02:52
  
  A man is accused of killing a Waterbury woman and attacking her 11-year-old son over an argument about their relationship, according to police.Photo Credit: Waterbury Police Department
  
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• E-Cigarettes in Schools: Rising Concerns About Juuling

  29-08-2018 02:09
  
  As students head back to school there is growing concern of vaping and the use of e-cigarettes among teenagers on school grounds.
  
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• Winning off the field: UConn football expands food options

  29-08-2018 02:08
  EAST HARTFORD -- The kickoff is coming, UConn's Football season starts Thursday night.
  Before the first snap, the food service staff at Pratt & Whitney Stadium is busy with their game plan and new tastes for the 2018 season.
  "We have seven food trucks lined up for opening day," said Charles Tillem, the GM of food service for Spectra Venue Management at Pratt & Whitney Stadium."
  Joining other offerings like Bear's BBQ and Roma Pizza, are new additions such as The Whey Station a
  
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• Police issue Silver Alert for elderly man of Glastonbury

  29-08-2018 01:56
  Glastonbury police have issued a Silver Alert for 88-year-old Gerard Gosselin who has been missing since Monday.
  Police describe Gosselin as a 5’9″ white male, with grey hair and hazel eyes and weighs 170 pounds. Police said he was last seen wearing dark shorts, a dark t-shirt, black socks and black slip-on shoes.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Glastonbury Police Department at 860-633-8301.
  Silver Alerts are issued by law enforcement agencies for missing pe
  
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• Caregiver in Windsor Locks Charged With Abuse of 83-Year-Old Woman

  29-08-2018 00:56
  
  Windsor Locks police said they have arrested a caregiver at a senior living community after an 83-year-old woman was injured.Photo Credit: Windsor Locks
  
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• Schools dismissing early due to heat, cooling centers open

  29-08-2018 00:38
  Students at several schools across the state were let out of class early because of the high heat and humidity Tuesday.
  West Haven schools, issued an early dismissal for the second day of school, Naugatuck schools closed early and Milford ended classes. Those are among several across the state who are trying to cope with the upcoming heat wave.
  Wednesday, the humidity continues to peak. Temperatures will be in the low/mid 90s, and the tropical humidity will make it feel like near or over 100 at
  
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