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• Police Respond to Crash Involving Car, Bicycle in West Hartford

  08-09-2018 23:03
  
  West Hartford Police responded to a collision between a car and a bicyclist on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Connecticut high court to hear first cases of 2018-19 year

  08-09-2018 21:11
  HARTFORD — Parents’ rights, disability benefits and an attempted murder conviction are among the issues being taken up by the Connecticut Supreme Court as it begins its 2018-2019 year.
  The court’s first term of the new year starts Monday as it hears two appeals.
  The first involves James Gavis, of Willimantic, who is trying to bar his dead wife’s sister from having contact with his son, who is a minor. The second involves the late Waterbury Fire Chief Thomas Brennan and wh
  
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• Deep River to host third annual Boobstock festival on September 15

  08-09-2018 20:58
  DEEP RIVER -- September is halfway done, which means breast cancer awareness month is right around the corner.
  But, happening on September 15, folks in Deep River will be listening to bands, and helping to raise funds for breast cancer patient programs at the yearly event, Boobstock.
  Boobstock was founded in 2013 by the late Margaret Rohner to "pay it forward," after her breast cancer diagnosis through an early detection program. Since then, many have gathered to raise funds for Middlesex Hospi
  
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• Deep River to host sixth annual Boobstock festival on September 15

  08-09-2018 20:58
  DEEP RIVER -- September is halfway done, which means breast cancer awareness month is right around the corner.
  But, happening on September 15, folks in Deep River will be listening to bands, and helping to raise funds for breast cancer patient programs at the yearly event, Boobstock.
  Boobstock was founded in 2013 by the late Margaret Rohner to "pay it forward," after her breast cancer diagnosis through an early detection program. Since then, many have gathered to raise funds for Middlesex Hospi
  
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• Middletown police investigating untimely death

  08-09-2018 20:37
  MIDDLETOWN — Police are investigating an untimely death Saturday.
  Police said a woman was found in the Westlake area of town. The woman’s identity has not yet been released.
  Officials said that this is an isolated incident and that the public is not in danger.
  There is limited information regarding this incident.
  
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• Police Investigate Body Found in Middletown

  08-09-2018 20:29
  
  Police in Middletown are investigating an untimely death on Saturday.
  
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• ‘Predator’ actress gets Connecticut sex offender cut from film

  08-09-2018 20:12
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  HOLLYWOOD – The new Predator movie that debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday was not the same flick that existed mere weeks ago.
  Hours before the fourth installment in the franchise premiered, Twentieth Century Fox revealed The Predator underwent a last-minute edit to remove a scene featuring 47-year-old former Days of Our Lives and Melrose Place actor Steven Wilder Striegel, who is on the Connecticut sex of
  
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• US officials secretly met with Venezuelan military officers plotting a coup against Maduro

  08-09-2018 19:42
  Watch VideoWASHINGTON — US officials met secretly with Venezuelan military officers who were plotting a coup against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, both a current and a former US official confirmed to CNN.
  American officials met with the renegade Venezuelan military officers several times over the last year after the Venezuelan officers made contact, but Washington ultimately decided against supporting the coup, the two sources said.
  The US did not provide the Venezuelan officers wit
  
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• Cyclist dies during Yale-New Haven’s Closer to Free Ride

  08-09-2018 19:06
  NEW HAVEN – A spokesperson for Yale-New Haven Hospital says a man died Saturday morning while participating in a bicycle ride to raise funds for the hospital’s cancer center.
  Very few details are being released about the man’s death. The hospital’s full statement thus far simply says:Yale New Haven Hospital and the Closer to Free bike ride family were saddened to learn of the sudden passing of a 58 year old male rider during this morning’s annual ride. No other deta
  
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• LifeStar Responds to Early Morning Crash in Lebanon

  08-09-2018 18:50
  
  LifeStar responded to a one-car crash in Lebanon early Saturday morning.Photo Credit: Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department
  
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• Silver Alert Issued for Missing Man from New Haven

  08-09-2018 18:08
  
  A Silver Alert has been issued for a man who is missing from New Haven on Saturday.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Man Dies While Riding in Closer to Free Ride in New Haven

  08-09-2018 17:55
  
  A man participating in the 8th annual Closer to Free Ride in New Haven on Saturday has died.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Tickets for 'Hamilton' at the Bushnell On Sale Now

  08-09-2018 17:27
  
  The national tour of the hit Broadway show "Hamilton: An American Musical" is set to make its Connecticut debut this December and tickets went on sale to the general public Saturday morning.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• 8th Annual Closer to Free Ride Kicks Off in New Haven

  08-09-2018 17:10
  
  More than 1900 people are participating in the eighth annual Closer to Free Ride in New Haven on Saturday.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Cooler temperatures this weekend

  08-09-2018 15:17
  From sweating to sweatpants, all in a New England week!
  This weekend will be comfortably cool with a mix of sun and clouds. High temperatures today will be in the low to mid 70s. At night low temperatures will drop into the low-mid 50s with some upper 40s for our typical cooler spots.
  Sunday will have a fall feel with clouds and some sun, and high temperatures only in the mid 60s – near 70 degrees.
  There is a slight chance for showers late Sunday in southern/southwest CT. But there is a m
  
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• Intense air raids on edge of Syria’s rebel-held Idlib

  08-09-2018 15:01
  BEIRUT — Syrian government and Russian warplanes on Saturday targeted the southern edge of Idlib province with an intense wave of airstrikes and shelling, activists and a war monitoring group said, ratcheting up the military pressure on the densely populated rebel-held bastion.
  The intense air raids came a day after Iran and Russia backed a military campaign in the rebel-held area despite Turkey’s pleas for a cease-fire. Turkey has troops and 12 observations points that ring Idlib.
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• With Power Restored, Stranded Cruise Ship Takes Off

  08-09-2018 14:54
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard says a disabled cruise ship in Buzzards Bay on Cape Cod has passed inspection and is back on its way to New York Saturday morning.The disabled vessel, the 376-foot Star Pride, is a luxury...
  
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• Build-A-Bear Works To Rebuild Customer Relations

  08-09-2018 14:39
  
  Walk into Heather Trachtenberg’s South Windsor home and you’ll find just about any toy imaginable, including a few of the popular stuffed animals from Build-A-Bear workshop. But she said the shopping experience...
  
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• Tropical Storm Florence prompts North Carolina State of Emergency

  08-09-2018 14:33
  Watch VideoMIAMI — North Carolina’s governor has declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Florence approaches the U.S. East Coast.
  The National Hurricane Center said Florence’s maximum sustained winds Friday evening were estimated to be 65 mph (105 kph). The storm was centered about 905 miles (1,457 kilometers) east-southeast of Bermuda and moving west at 8 mph (13 kph).
  Gov. Roy Cooper announced the declaration in a news release Friday evening as the storm neared Bermud
  
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• “#PlaidShirtGuy” removed from Trump rally for facial expressions

  08-09-2018 14:09
  BILLINGS, Mont. — A high school student’s appearance behind President Donald Trump at a Montana campaign rally caused a social media stir on Friday after the 17-year-old made a series of facial expressions that looked a lot like, well, a teenager reacting to a rambling politician in a suit.
  Internet users were quick to ascribe meaning to the student’s raised eyebrows, his knowing smiles and pursed lips, variously interpreting the looks as disbelief, disinterest or hostility tow
  
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• Cardi B escorted out of fashion party after lunging at Minaj

  08-09-2018 13:03
  NEW YORK — Nicki Minaj and Cardi B were involved in an altercation Friday night that got physical at a New York Fashion Week party and left Cardi B with a mark on her head.
  A person who witnessed the incident who asked for anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly said Minaj was finishing up a conversation with someone when Cardi B tried to attack her, but Minaj’s security guards intervened.
  Video circulating on social media shows Cardi B lunging toward someone and
  
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• Passing Grade: Point guards go to head of Hoops Hall class

  08-09-2018 12:44
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Lefty Driesell had the crowd laughing. Dino Radja fought back tears. Blue Devils and Tar Heels brought their rivalry to the Basketball Hall of Fame, and Ray Allen made a peace offering to his spurned Celtics teammates.
  And they did it with an assist from three of the greatest point guards in NBA history.
  The Springfield shrine inducted its 13-member Class of 2018 on Friday night, recognizing the players, coaches and contributors who broke records and barriers in equal
  
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• Company: Cruise Ship Carrying 350 People Has Regained Power

  08-09-2018 03:18
  
  The company that owns a cruise ship that became disabled off the Massachusetts coast says the vessel has regained power and is expected to continue on its way to New York.The Star Pride carrying 351 people...
  
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• Fan Essentials: NFL Sleeper Teams

  08-09-2018 02:07
  Champions are made in the offseason. So it makes perfect sense that the NFL offseason is a time of change.
  Players train and improve their game, removed from the rigors of the regular-season schedule. Coaches and management evaluate and retool their team, without the burden of game-planning for that next opponent. This is when an NFL hopeful lays the foundation for success.
  Offenses and defenses are refined and realigned. New players are drafted. Veterans are re-signed or allowed to leave. The i
  
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• Dog Bitten By Copperhead Snake at West Hartford Reservoir

  08-09-2018 01:49
  
  A dog is recovering from a snake bite after an encounter at the West Hartford Reservoir Tuesday morning.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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• Man Sentenced 80 Years For Murder of Girlfriend and Daughter

  08-09-2018 01:35
  
  A 29-year-old Waterbury man was sentenced 80 years in prison for murdering a mother and her 9-year-old daughter in 2017.
  
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• 350 Passengers Stranded After Cruise Ship Loses Power

  08-09-2018 01:26
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard says it is at the scene of a disabled cruise ship in Buzzards Bay on Cape Cod on Friday afternoon.
  
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• CT Business Survey: Companies Profitable, but Not Confident

  08-09-2018 00:43
  
  Connecticut businesses provided a mixed bag of news in the annual survey conducted by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association.
  
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• Controversial Jewelry Store Billboard References NFL Protests

  08-09-2018 00:36
  
  A billboard advertising a Massachusetts jewelry store has stirred up some controversy.The advertisement on Route 20 in Charlton, promoting Farieri Jewelers in Sturbridge, shows a man proposing on one knee on a...
  
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• Dad Fighting Deportation Has Lived in Church for 9 Months

  08-09-2018 00:34
  
  Dozens of people rallied outside the First and Summerfield United Methodist Church in New Haven Friday to show their support for a father who has called the church home since last December.Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Experts Advise Children Get Flu Shots Early This Season

  08-09-2018 00:31
  
  The American Association of Pediatrics has issued new recommendations about when children should get a flu shot.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News
  
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• More Letters Connected to White Powder Cases Discovered

  08-09-2018 00:19
  
  Authorities investigating several cases of letters containing white powder that were mailed to facilities in Connecticut have uncovered more letters connected to the case.Photo Credit: NBC ConnecticutThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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