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• Guilford HS grad claims bullying is a problem in the school

  31-08-2018 23:57
  GUILFORD --  A recent Guilford High School graduate is getting a lot of attention the last couple of days following a Letter to the Editor she wrote recently, making strong assertions about the schools administration.
  Kaileigh Roby alleges she was bullied as a student at Guilford High School and said the administration did nothing about it.
  “Guilford High School is not a safe space for children when it comes to bullying,” she wrote in her letter.
  “In my four years at GHS,
  
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• Stream #17 West Virginia vs. Tennessee

  31-08-2018 23:00
  The #17 West Virginia Mountaineers head to Knoxville to square off against the Tennessee Volunteers.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to fentanyl trafficking charges in Connecticut

  31-08-2018 22:41
  DERBY — A California man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in Connecticut.
  The Department of Justice says 27-year-old Omar Villarreal entered his plea in Hartford Thursday in connection with a traffic stop in Derby.
  Court records show the driver of a tractor trailer was stopped in Derby in December 2016, and police found a package with 55 pounds (25 kilograms) of the synthetic opioid fentanyl inside.
  Police say the man had arranged to meet Villarreal in Waterbury, where he had
  
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• Man arrested for hiding under porch of girl’s dormitory in Connecticut

  31-08-2018 22:23
  SALISBURY — A man once convicted of kidnapping in Massachusetts has been arrested after police found him hiding under the porch of a girl’s dormitory at the exclusive Hotchkiss School in Connecticut.
  The Hartford Courant reports police discovered Alexander Gimpelson, 59, under the dormitory porch Friday at about 1 a.m. He was charged with first-degree criminal degree trespassing, attempted burglary and disorderly conduct.
  The school was not in session, although some student
  
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• Connecticut relatives of slain South Carolina churchgoers to speak on forgiveness

  31-08-2018 22:17
  EASTON — A church in Connecticut is looking to learn about forgiveness from some who lost loved ones in the 2015 shooting massacre at a South Carolina church.
  The Covenant Church of Easton has invited three of the victims’ relatives to speak on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 8.
  The Connecticut Post reports the Easton church’s pastor, the Rev. Cary Slater, said the speakers “have a message for all of us” in light of their offer of forgiveness to the gunman.
  
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• Police rescue 2 dogs trapped in hot cars in Norwalk

  31-08-2018 22:16
  NORWALK — Police in Connecticut have rescued two dogs trapped in cars on one of the hottest days of the summer.
  The Hour reports two people have been charged with cruelty to animals Wednesday for leaving their dogs in the hot cars in Norwalk.
  Police found the first dog, a tan labradoodle, trapped inside a car with slightly opened windows around 2 p.m. Wednesday.
  Authorities say the inside of the car was 104 degrees, and the dog was trapped inside for nearly 30 minutes before it w
  
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• USPS Mailboxes Pried Open, Mail Stolen in Westport

  31-08-2018 21:58
  
  Westport police are investigating after someone pried open three US Post Office mailboxes and stole the letters and packages inside.Photo Credit: NBC Bay Area
  
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• Heat and humidity break, with a chance for rain

  31-08-2018 21:30
  Saturday will be another "cooler" day with low humidity and highs near 80 degrees. Morning clouds will break for sunshine and it will turn out to be a beautiful start to the holiday weekend.
  The humidity will make a comeback on Sunday with a mix of sun and clouds and the chance for a passing shower. Temperatures will be a bit warmer too, rising into the mid 80s.
  Then get ready to sweat! Yet another heat wave will get underway next week, starting on Labor Day and continuing through the mid-end o
  
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• CVS expands nasal spray recall due to microbiological contamination

  31-08-2018 21:19
  HARTFORD — CVS Health 12 Hour Sinus Relief Nasal Mist is being voluntarily recalled, according to the FDA. The product was found to have had microbiological contamination.
  The nasal decongestant and is packaged in a 0.5 fluid ounce bottle that is placed in an individual folding carton. The affected CVS Health 12 Hour Sinus Relief Nasal Mist lot is Lot # 173089J, EXP 09/19.
  Consumers with questions regarding this recall can call Product Quest Manufacturing LLC at (386) 239-8787, Monday thro
  
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• Dog Left in Car Outside Farmington Hotel: Police

  31-08-2018 20:38
  
  Police responded to a hotel in Farmington just before 9 p.m. Wednesday after receiving reports that a dog was left in a car and they issued a summons charging the owner of the dog with cruelty to animals.
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: College Football’s First Full Weekend

  31-08-2018 18:52
  Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia PhilliesFriday, August 31, 2018, 7:05 pm ET
  CHICAGO CUBS +101
  The Cubs continue to roll along, and while it’s often not easy, they’re finding ways to get close wins. For Friday’s matchup, the underdog Cubbies have better hitting splits across the board compared to the Phillies. Starter Jose Quintana is certainly a mixed bag, but he struck out a season-high 10 Phillies in 5.2 innings of work on June 6. He’s allowed just nine homers in 14 road
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Aretha Franklin’s funeral being held

  31-08-2018 18:20
  DETROIT — The Queen of Soul’s funeral is underway.
  A processional of Aretha Franklin’s family and other loved ones is filling the aisles of the Greater Grace Temple on Friday morning in her hometown of Detroit.
  The church’s choir sang Franklin’s “Say a Little Prayer” and her version of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” as mourners arrived. When the diva’s family arrived, the song was “You Are The Source of My Strength.”
  They fil
  
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• Police Investigating Bank Robbery in Monroe

  31-08-2018 17:43
  
  Police are investigating a robbery at a bank at the People’s Bank branch inside Stop and Shop in Monroe.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Teen Accused of Crashing Stolen Car Into School Bus in Hartford

  31-08-2018 17:26
  
  Hartford police have arrested a teen who is accused of stealing a car and crashing it into a school bus on Thursday morning.
  
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• Plainfield Memorial Students Start at New School After Fire

  31-08-2018 17:07
  
  Students from Plainfield Memorial School are starting the school year in a new school building today after fire damaged at least a dozen classrooms, the cafeteria and library around two weeks before the...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Man Accused of Trespassing at Hotchkiss School

  31-08-2018 17:06
  
  State police have arrested a New York man who is accused of trespassing at the Hotchkiss School, a boarding school in Salisbury, early Friday morning.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• 7 dead in New Mexico bus-truck crash, state police say

  31-08-2018 17:00
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  MCKINLEY COUNTY, NM  — At least seven people were killed in northwestern New Mexico when a tractor-trailer crashed head-on with a nearly packed Greyhound bus, officials said.
  “We do expect that number to rise,” New Mexico State Police Officer Ray Wilson said on Thursday. Dozens of passengers were seen trying to climb out of the windows of the bus while some bystanders walked among piles of debris carrying ladders.
  Most of the 49 people on the bus, including adu
  
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• L.A. man faces charges he threatened Boston Globe journalists to defend Trump

  31-08-2018 16:50
  LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles man who authorities said kept a small arsenal in his home was charged with making a series of phone calls threatening to kill journalists at The Boston Globe for what he allegedly called “treasonous” attacks on President Donald Trump.
  Robert Chain, 68, was arrested Thursday at his home in the Encino neighborhood. A neighbor said more than 30 heavily armed agents showed up and took him away in his boxer shorts.
  Chain later appeared in federal court, w
  
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• 3 Injured in Crash Involving School Bus in New London

  31-08-2018 16:34
  
  Three people were injured and transported from the scene after a crash involving a school bus and three cars in New London Friday morning.Photo Credit: New London Fire
  
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• Harwinton Man Accused of Stealing Construction Equipment from Wilton Public Works

  31-08-2018 16:07
  
  A Harwinton man is accused of stealing construction equipment from the Town of Wilton Public Works.Photo Credit: Wilton Police
  
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• Cape Cod Harbormaster Has Dire Shark Warning for Beachgoers

  31-08-2018 16:06
  
  A Cape Cod harbormaster has a dire warning as New Englanders prepare to head to the beach this Labor Day weekend."It is time for beachgoers to change their behavior or something terrible is going to happen,"...Photo Credit: @Codydegroffphoto
  
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• East Windsor man arrested in marijuana bust, explosives and guns found near middle school

  31-08-2018 15:44
  EAST WINDSOR — State Police say they’ve arrested 45-year-old Marc Betancourt from the Broad Brook section of East Windsor following a drug bust. Police say that drugs, guns, and explosives/fireworks were also found.
  Police say around 9 p.m., the State Narcotics Task Force, along with members of the East Windsor Police Department, along with the DEA Clandestine Lab Team, executed a narcotics related search arrant at 19 Wesley Street in East Windsor. The property is located right next
  
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• Drug Factory, Guns, Explosives Found at East Windsor Home

  31-08-2018 15:37
  
  Police said they found a drug factory and a cache of automatic weapons, as well as explosives and fireworks, during a raid on an East Windsor home Thursday night.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Sen. John McCain’s casket to lie in state at U.S. Capitol

  31-08-2018 15:26
  NEW LONDON — The city of New London, Connecticut, has placed a U.S. flag on the home where late U.S. Sen. John McCain lived as a child.
  City workers donated their time to install the flag with the current homeowner’s permission.
  The city on its Facebook page called the flag “a fitting tribute to an American hero who spent his formative years” in the city.
  The Republican senator from Arizona attended the Harbor School for kindergarten and first grade when he was
  
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• Route 32 in New London Closed After Crash Involving School Bus

  31-08-2018 15:13
  
  Three people have been transported from the scene after a crash involving a school bus and three cars in New London Friday morning.Photo Credit: New London Fire
  
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• ‘Chuck has his wingman back’ says wife of admiral beside whom McCain will be buried

  31-08-2018 14:38
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  ANNAPOLIS, MD — On Sunday, Sen. John McCain will be honored in a private memorial service at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and laid to rest alongside his longtime friend and classmate, Adm. Chuck Larson.
  “Chuck has his wingman back now,” Sarah Larson, the wife of the late admiral, told CNN’s John Berman in an interview on “New Day” Friday.
  Sarah Larson, who was married to Chuck for 52 years before he died in 2014, said she first lear
  
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• 3 hospitalized after New London school bus crash

  31-08-2018 14:10
  NEW LONDON — Police said a school bus was one of four vehicles involved in an early morning crash that sent three people to the hospital, but no students were on board.
  The accident occurred just after 7 a.m. Friday on Route 32 south in New London, near Connecticut College.
  Three people were hospitalized and two others refused treatment. The extent of their injuries was not released.
  The driver was the only person on the bus. The road was closed down. No names were released.
  Thre
  
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• Plainfield Memorial Students Head to New School After Fire

  31-08-2018 14:06
  
  Students from Plainfield Memorial School are heading to a new school building today after fire damaged at least a dozen classrooms, the cafeteria and library around two weeks before the beginning of the...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Australian Catholic Church rejects calls for priests to report child abuse confessions

  31-08-2018 13:57
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  VATICAN CITY — Australia’s Catholic Church has rejected calls for priests to be compelled to report child abuse revealed in confessionals.
  The Church said Friday it would accept “98%” of recommendations made by a high-level government inquiry into child sexual abuse, which uncovered shocking accounts of widespread abuse inside Australian religious institutions.
  But church leaders said that they would maintain the sanctity of confession, arguing to remove it wo
  
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• 2 Connecticut Swimming Areas Closed for Holiday Weekend

  31-08-2018 13:53
  
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• Washington Post: US denying passports to Hispanic Americans in South Texas

  31-08-2018 13:46
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  LAREDO, Texas — A growing number of Hispanics along the Texas-Mexico border with birth records showing they were born in the United States are being denied US passports, held in immigration detention centers, and entered into deportation proceedings, immigration attorneys and individuals affected told the Washington Post.
  According to the Post report, the issue stems from a government allegation that from the 1950s through the 1990s, midwives and physicians working along t
  
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• Dolphin stuck in closed Japanese aquarium prompts outrage

  31-08-2018 13:41
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  CHOSHI, Japan  — Animal rights groups in Japan have raised the alarm over a dolphin, 46 penguins and hundreds of fish and reptiles that are locked in an aquarium that has been closed for months.
  The bottle-nosed dolphin, known as Honey, is being kept on her own in a small pool and is showing signs of mental stress, activists say.
  The Inubosaki Marine Park, in the city of Choshi, just east of Tokyo, shut down in January because of a lack of visitors.
  Park staff continue to
  
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• Heat and humidity break for Friday and Saturday; Chance for rain

  31-08-2018 11:18
  The heat and humidity breaks today and Saturday. But with the cold front lingering nearby, clouds and showers will linger too. It doesn't look like a washout, but scattered areas of rain may be present.
  Clouds will persist into the start of the holiday weekend with an onshore flow. Saturday will be mostly cloudy with the chance for a passing shower. Sunday looks a little brighter and warmer though as more humid air begins to stream in.
  Then temperatures HEAT UP again just in time for Labor Day.
  
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• Foodie Friday: Emerald’s Eatery in South Windsor

  31-08-2018 10:27
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  Missing AttachmentSOUTH WINDSOR — People visit Emerald’s Eatery in South Windsor for the homemade hash and the juicy turkey, but they come back because they feel right at home.
  The cozy little joint in a massive Stop-n-Shop plaza, is a big player in the community and has been for nearly a quarter of a century.
  “It’s almost 25 years for us (October), said owner Irene Guay. “We focus on t
  
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• Meriden residents voice anger over cuts to police

  31-08-2018 10:03
  MERIDEN -- Cuts are being made to the police and fire departments in Meriden, and residents in the city are frustrated.
  A public meeting was held at the South Meriden Firehouse Thursday evening on the subject of the cuts. Mayor Kevin Scarpati, the fire chief, the police chief, and Deputy Majority Leader Cathy Battista were all in attendance.
  The meeting got quite heated with residents saying they felt like a price was being put on their safety.
  The cuts would affect school resource officers who
  
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• Special meeting held to vote on artificial field in Ellington

  31-08-2018 05:57
  ELLINGTON - Earlier this summer, Ellington's planning and zoning decided that making improvements, installing lights and artificial turf to fields and tennis courts at Ellington High School, would not be voted upon by residents on the ballot in November.
  After hearing the news, residents decided to start a petition to overturn the commission's decision.
  On Thursday, there was a special town meeting at Ellington High School where there was a vote to go forward with the petition and allow residen
  
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• Construction worker says he was fired for refusing to go to Bible study

  31-08-2018 05:31
  ALBANY, Ore. – An Oregon man who says he was fired from his construction job for refusing to attend Christian Bible study is appealing to a higher power: the court.
  In a lawsuit filed this month, Ryan Coleman, 34, says he didn’t find out about the weekly Bible study requirement until after Joel Dahl of Albany-based Dahled Up Construction hired him as a painter in late 2017, OregonLivereports.
  He says he went along with it for about six months before telling Dahl, “It&rsquo
  
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• 13th cat found mutilated as Washington authorities investigate ‘disturbing serial crime spree’

  31-08-2018 05:30
  LACEY, Wash. – A 13th cat was found mutilated Thursday in a case that law enforcement officials in one Washington county have described as a "disturbing serial crime spree."
  This one was found off Steilacoom Road SE near Salmon Lane SE in Thurston County, east of Lacey.
  "A homeowner found the cat and called it in," Thurston County Sheriff's Detective Ben Elkins said, adding that the owner of the cat has not yet been identified. The person who found it was not the owner.
  Elkins said it doe
  
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• Man arrested for dumping bag of flour onto 68-year-old grandmother at Walmart

  31-08-2018 05:29
  BEECH GROVE, Ind. – A man has been arrested after he brazenly poured a bag of flour onto a 68-year-old woman at an Indiana Walmart on Wednesday, according to Beech Grove police.
  The incident was captured on video by the suspect, Phillip Weaver, who then posted it online with the caption “Pouring flower on lady’s head,” police said. The video has since been taken down.
  According to a police report, it happened at about 10:21 a.m. at the store in the 4600 block of S. Emerso
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Calls grow for release of New Britain police-involved shooting dash cam footage

  31-08-2018 05:08
  NEW BRITAIN -- Police said a teal Toyota Paseo had been suspected in a string of carjackings and armed robberies when it was stopped on December 14th of last year.
  Police said they opened fired because the car hit several police vehicles as it tried to flee.
  “This is a really unique and troubling case because it was a situation where an officer fired on a car full of young people,” said ACLU-Connecticut Executive Director, David McGuire.
  20-year-old aspiring rapper Zoe Dowdell of Bl
  
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• State police prepare for Labor Day traffic

  31-08-2018 04:59
  HARTFORD -- The summer season got off to a busy start, and officials are preparing for it to be busy at the end.
  According to AAA, Memorial Day weekend and July 4th weekend experienced a record number of travelers in 2018. Now, with Labor Day weekend upon us, Connecticut roads are expected to have a record number of travelers again. With that, the Connecticut State Police have a message for those motorists:
  Millions of drivers are expected to travel across the United States this upcoming Labor
  
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• Judge denies Alex Jones effort to dismiss Sandy Hook lawsuit

  31-08-2018 04:57
  AUSTIN, Texas  — A judge has denied conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ request to dismiss a lawsuit surrounding the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that he has called a hoax.
  The Infowars host is being sued for defamation in Texas by the parents of a 6-year-old who was among the 20 children and six adults killed in the Newtown, Connecticut, attack. State District Judge Scott Jenkins on Wednesday ruled the case can proceed.
  Jenkins also refused to dismiss a similar lawsui
  
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• Crash Victim May Have Lain Undetected in Field for Days: PD

  31-08-2018 04:47
  
  The victim of a deadly motorcycle crash in Suffield may have been in a tobacco field for several days before being found, according to police.Photo Credit: Suffield Police Department
  
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• No. 21 UCF extends winning streak to 14 with rout of UConn

  31-08-2018 04:46
  EAST HARTFORD  — McKenzie Milton threw for 346 yards and five touchdowns and No. 21 UCF routed UConn 56-17 on Thursday night to extend the longest winning streak in the nation to 14 games.
  The reigning American Athletic Conference offensive player of the year completed 24 of 32 passes and ran for another 50 yards. Sophomore receiver Tre Nixon, a transfer from Mississippi, caught passes, scoring on plays of 34 and 11 yards.
  Backup quarterback Darriel Mack Jr. came on in the fourth qua
  
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• Etling TD pass, run lead Pats over Giants to end preseason

  31-08-2018 04:41
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.  — Third-stringer Danny Etling tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Ralph Webb early in the second half and iced the game with an 86-yard run late as the New England Patriots beat the New York Giants 17-12 in a preseason finale Thursday night.
  Both teams rested their starters.
  Giants quarterback Eli Manning chatted with receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in the first half, while Tom Brady sat next to the New England water coolers and relaxed.
  There wasn’t much action
  
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• Trailer truck accident on I-84 in Manchester blocks lanes

  31-08-2018 04:15
  MANCHESTER - Traffic in on I-84 East is delayed due to a tractor-trailer crash.
  The Tractor Trailer and a vehicle crashed on  I-84 Eastbound between Exits 62 and 63 shortly before 10 p.m.
  The left and right lanes are closed.
  For more traffic information, click here. 
  
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• 2 Seriously Injured in Bristol Crash

  31-08-2018 02:55
  
  Two drivers were taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a crash on Wolcott Street in Bristol Thursday.
  
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• Migrant Children Sent to CT Given Legal Immigration Status

  31-08-2018 01:43
  
  Six weeks after a judge ordered a pair of migrant children in Connecticut to be reunited with their parents, the government granted each child one year of legal immigration status in the United States.Photo Credit: Ross D. Franklin/AP (File)
  
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• K2 Education A Focus of Overdose Awareness Day in New Haven

  31-08-2018 01:14
  
  Two weeks after more than a hundred K2 overdoses in New Haven, a community health group is hoping to put more people on the path to recovery from addiction.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Dispute Between Ride-Share Drivers Turns Violent at Bradley

  31-08-2018 01:07
  
  Police responded to the Bradley Airport cell phone lot when a dispute between ride-share drivers turned violent Thursday.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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