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• Two Old Saybrook Students Arrested After Investigation Into ‘Shooter List’

  13-09-2018 23:48
  
  Two high school students in Old Saybrook have been arrested after police investigated a so-called “shooter list” and authorities said they do not believe the students had any plans to harm students or staff.
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• Wine Club Leaves A Bad Taste For A New Britain Man

  13-09-2018 23:46
  
  A New Britain man reached out to NBC Connecticut Responds after he says he was charged for a membership to a wine club he never joined.
  
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• Get the flu shot now, or you’ll have to wait a few weeks

  13-09-2018 23:43
  Both the State of Connecticut and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended you get your yearly flu shot now, if you can.
  They’re not wrong, because the recommendation takes into account the reality that many people don’t have easy access to medical care, and some of them who could get a flu shot now may not be able to at a later date, due to an unexpected shortage, financial problem or some unforeseen event.
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• Watch LIVE: Multiple natural gas line explosions, evacuations in towns north of Boston

  13-09-2018 23:41
  LAWRENCE, Mass.   — Emergency crews are responding to what they believe is a series of gas explosions that have damaged homes across three communities north of Boston.
  Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon says there are 20 to 25 homes on fire in Lawrence. Solomon, who’s in Lawrence, says there are so many fires “you can’t even see the sky.”
  The Eagle-Tribune newspaper in North Andover reports at least one home has been demolished and several others have ca
  
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• Panicked neighborhoods evacuate as gas blasts destroy homes north of Boston

  13-09-2018 23:41
  LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — A series of gas explosions left at least four people injured and ignited fires in at least 39 homes in three communities north of Boston on Thursday, forcing entire neighborhoods to evacuate as crews scrambled to fight fires and turn off gas and electric lines to prevent further damage.
  Massachusetts State Police urged all residents with homes serviced by Columbia Gas in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover to evacuate Thursday afternoon, snarling traffic and causing
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Property Manager responds to tenants complain of deplorable conditions in Hartford apartment

  13-09-2018 23:36
  HARTFORD — Tenants of a Hartford apartment building said they’ve been living in squalor inside their filthy building at 183 Wethersfield Avenue.
  From the outside it looks like a regular apartment, but what's inside has tenants demanding answers.
  “We’re paying to live with mice,” remarked tenant Lloyd Morgan.
  FOX61 followed up on a Facebook post that sounded the alarm on what they call deplorable conditions.
  “We’re living like animals in here,” sai
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Property Manager responds to tenant complaints of deplorable conditions in Hartford apartment

  13-09-2018 23:36
  HARTFORD — Tenants of a Hartford apartment building said they’ve been living in squalor inside their filthy building at 183 Wethersfield Avenue.
  From the outside it looks like a regular apartment, but what's inside has tenants demanding answers.
  “We’re paying to live with mice,” remarked tenant Lloyd Morgan.
  FOX61 followed up on a Facebook post that sounded the alarm on what they call deplorable conditions.
  “We’re living like animals in here,” sai
  
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• Track the hurricane here

  13-09-2018 23:12
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• Lingering clouds for the evening; Partly cloudy Friday with temps in the 70s

  13-09-2018 22:30
  We are finally transitioning to drier weather but clouds will linger for a while longer.
  Friday will be mostly cloudy but should stay dry with high temperatures in the mid 70s to near 80 degrees.
  We finally get some more sunshine by this weekend! Clouds will beak for some sun and Saturday and Sunday looks mostly sunny with highs in the low 80s. This is great news for all the fairs going on across the state.
  There is a chance for rain Tuesday or Wednesday of next week as the remnants of Florence
  
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• 911 Caller: ‘At least 8’ people surrounded Justin Brady after fatal stabbing in Enfield

  13-09-2018 22:17
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  ENFIELD —  Police have released the 911 tapes of the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Justin Brady that took place just after midnight Monday.
  Police arrested 18-year-old Shyhiem Adams and charged him with first-degree manslaughter in the death of Brady. Brady was found stabbed in the front yard of a home in Enfield.
  In the 911 calls released by Enfield police Thursday, a caller is heard telling
  
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• ‘I Ain’t Afraid Of Dying’: Jimmy Buffett Goes Surfing In South Carolina As Hurricane Florence Approaches

  13-09-2018 22:14
  FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (CBS) – Jimmy Buffett isn’t afraid of a hurricane. He felt like “going surfing in a hurricane,” so he did.
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  The Margaritaville singer, known for his “island escapism” lifestyle, posted a photo on Instagram of him and another man posing next to surfboards on Folly Beach in South Carolina.
  Meteorologist: Hurricane Florence Might Dump 10 Trillion Gallons Of Rain On North Carolina
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• 1,200 flights canceled due to Florence; Find out who to call to rebook

  13-09-2018 22:11
  A flight-tracking service says about 1,200 U.S. airline flights scheduled for today or tomorrow have been canceled, with some airports in the Carolinas essentially shut down. FlightAware said in its midday report that the number of canceled flights could increase. However, the hurricane's effect on the nationwide air-travel system could be less than feared if, as now forecast, Florence veers away from the American Airlines hub airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, and doesn't score a direct hit
  
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• Fan Essentials: Best NFL Coach

  13-09-2018 22:09
  What makes a great NFL coach? From mastering the game to putting together the perfect game plan to connecting with players, many traits can be cited. But, the answer to the greatness question, frankly, is that it depends. It depends on the coach. It depends on the players. It depends on the game. It depends on a vast and forever shifting array of factors.
  So, maybe what a great coach really needs is the ability to assimilate information, turn it into a viable strategy and execute it on the field
  
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• WATCH: Frying Pan Web Cam Shows Hurricane Florence Off North Carolina Coast

  13-09-2018 22:05
  (CBS)— Hurricane Florence is bearing down on the East Coast, and a web cam Thursday morning is capturing the initial fury of the storm.
  The camera is positioned on a lighthouse called The Frying Pan Tower. It is a Coast Guard station located 34 miles off the coast of North Carolina.Some fast facts about Hurricane Florence:
  Florence was downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane late Wednesday night as it approached North and South Carolina.
  The storm is still forecast to be an “extremely d
  
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• Officials Urge CT Residents to Prepare for Storms

  13-09-2018 21:40
  
  As residents of the southeast evacuate their homes to get away from areas Hurricane Florence, officials in Connecticut are urging residents to prepare in the event that a major storm could strike here at...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Woman Hit in Glastonbury Driveway Has Died: Police

  13-09-2018 20:49
  
  A woman who was struck by a car in a driveway on Oakwood Drive in Glastonbury this morning had died, according to police.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
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• Stewart, Storm surge past Mystics 98-82 for WNBA title

  13-09-2018 20:49
  FAIRFAX, Va.— Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart fretted following the regular-season opener after the Seattle Storm lost at home to the Phoenix Mercury.
  “We thought, ‘Oh, crap, what kind of year is this going to be?'” Bird reminisced.
  The answer came nearly four months later with a championship.
  Stewart led the Storm to their third WNBA title Wednesday night, scoring 30 points in a 98-82 victory over the Washington Mystics in Game 3 of the best-of-five series.
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• Woman dies after being struck by car in Glastonbury driveway

  13-09-2018 20:41
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  Missing AttachmentGLASTONBURY —  A woman died after being struck by a car in the driveway of a home on Thursday.
  Police were called to 595 Oakwood Drive around 11 a.m. for a report of a person who had been struck by a vehicle in the driveway of the residence.
  Police said. “An elderly female was transported to the hospital with serious injuries.” She later died of her injuries. Police are not releasing her name.
  A preliminary investigation indicates
  
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• Quassy Attraction Named Among Best Wooden Roller Coasters in the World

  13-09-2018 20:18
  
  Wooden Warrior, a roller coaster at Quassy Amusement & Waterpark in Middlebury, has been chosen as one of the top 50 wooden coasters in the world.Photo Credit: Quassy
  
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• MGM says initial attendance, revenues strong for new casino

  13-09-2018 19:59
  BOSTON — MGM officials said attendance and revenues from their nearly $1 billion casino in Springfield are exceeding expectations weeks after opening.
  MGM Springfield President Michael Mathis told state gambling regulators Thursday that the hotel, casino and entertainment complex is averaging about 50,000 daily visitors on weekends and about 25,000 during the work week.
  He said revenues have been similarly strong but declined to cite figures as they’re expected to be released Monday
  
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• Mom donates thousands of ounces of breast milk after losing newborn daughter

  13-09-2018 19:45
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Stephanie Surrey's fourth child, Marion Ohana Surrey was born with a full head of hair, but severe complications.
  "They told us we didn't know how long she would be with us. Whether minutes or days, I was unsure," she told WDAF.
  Marion died three days after she was born. Initially, her family considered donating her organs.
  "I have always felt like Marion - that her purpose here was to help others," the mom said.
  She was too tiny. Instead, ounce by ounce, her family fou
  
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• Target Plans To Hire 120,000 Workers For The Holidays

  13-09-2018 19:31
  (CBS Local)– Target is planning to hire 120,000 workers across the country ahead of the holiday season.
  The Minneapolis-based retailer made the announcement Thursday, adding that this year’s hiring commitment is 20 percent greater than that of the 2017 holiday season.
  “Coming off a strong second quarter, we’re anticipating a busy holiday season and want to make sure we have the right teams in place across all of our stores and distribution and fulfillment centers to
  
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• North Haven woman to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro

  13-09-2018 19:31
  HARTFORD — A North Haven woman is heading to Africa, and in the coming weeks she’ll be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
  Kathleen Bonvicini traveled there for the first time last year, on a volunteer vacation, where she taught English at the Step Up Center. an NGO that teaches math and English to kids ages 3-6.
  She went there after she had cancer surgery, deciding in her recovery to give back because she had been given so much support. It was on her trip that she got the idea to make
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick Hell In A Cell 2018

  13-09-2018 19:20
  By Chuck Carroll
  Can you believe it has been 20 years since Mick Foley cheated death twice in a Hell In A Cell match? His combined hang time for the falls can’t exceed more than a second or two, but the impact they had on both his body and the wrestling world will last forever. It’s only fitting that WWE inserted the man behind Mankind into the main event of the pay-per-view built around the five-ton cage he made famous.
  Foley has been tapped to be the special guest referee when the
  
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• 22-year-old college graduate from South Windsor wins $2,000 per month for life from CT Lottery

  13-09-2018 18:20
  ROCKY HILL – A 22-year-old college graduate won $2,000 every month for the rest of her life.
  Anissa Dellaripa of South Windsor won on a $1 scratch ticket from the Connecticut State Lottery.
  “My dad often buys me scratch tickets for fun,” Dellaripa said in a statement. “He gave me this one and said, ‘Here, scratch it.’ The ticket cost only a dollar; he didn’t really think anything of it. I went to my room, scratched the ticket, and couldn’t believe
  
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• East Hartford Man Has Been Missing for More Than a Month

  13-09-2018 18:15
  
  An East Hartford man has been missing for more than a month and police are asking anyone with information on where he is to contact them.Photo Credit: East Hartford Police
  
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• Several College Football Teams Offering Free Admission To Hurricane Florence Evacuees

  13-09-2018 17:59
  Ryan Mayer
  As Hurricane Florence begins to make landfall in the Carolinas, millions of people have been evacuated from the expected path of the storm. Those displaced people have been offered places to stay by casinos, AirBnB, and other Good Samaritans.
  Now, several college football teams are offering some solace in the form of free admission to their games on Saturday afternoon. It may not be the most important action taken, but it does offer a way for the evacuees to take the impact of the sto
  
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• North Carolina Man Plans To Ride Out Hurricane Florence On His Boat

  13-09-2018 17:52
  (CBS Local)– Hurricane Florence is quickly approaching North Carolina and South Carolina. While many people are abandoning their homes and their states, one man won’t be going anywhere.
  57-year-old Masten Cloer from Hudson, North Carolina will be staying on his boat during the hurricane.
  “We’re pretty far from the beach,” Cloer said. “But all water rises together.”
  Cloer’s boat named Later is located about two miles from the Atlantic shore of
  
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• Health Watch: Making medications affordable

  13-09-2018 17:49
  Rising drug prices have been a nationwide trend, so much so that at a recent hearing regarding a proposed rate increase, the insurer ConnectiCare said it is now paying more for customers’ pharmaceuticals than for their in-patient hospital care.
  However, a group of health providers out in Utah have banded together to try to buck that trend, by forming their own non-profit drug company, Civica Rx. It’s comprised of seven major hospital systems, and three philanthropic organizations. O
  
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• CT LIVE!: Hartford Preservation Alliance Kitchen Tours

  13-09-2018 17:05
  
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• Police Investigating Burglary at West Hartford Liquor Store

  13-09-2018 16:37
  
  West Hartford police are investigating a burglary at Wise Old Dog liquor store on South Quaker Lane and said the burglary this morning is similar to several other recent burglaries at the same shop.
  
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• Atlantic City Casino To Take In Hurricane Evacuees For Free

  13-09-2018 16:25
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CBS/AP) — An Atlantic City casino owner says he’ll take in people fleeing the powerful hurricane due to strike the East Coast this week.
  Bruce Deifik told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he will let anyone fleeing the storm stay for free at his Ocean Resort Casino until it has passed.
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  People must show identification proving that they live in an area endangered by the storm.
  “It’s the right thing to do,” he said. &
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Funeral for man shot dead in his apartment in Dallas by off-duty cop

  13-09-2018 16:07
  DALLAS — Anger continued to simmer as protesters briefly interrupted a Dallas City Council meeting Wednesday, nearly a week after an off-duty officer killed an unarmed man in his apartment.
  Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger, who is white, has been charged with manslaughter after killing her neighbor, Botham Shem Jean, a black man. She told police she mistakenly thought Jean was in her apartment.
  Residents and activists condemned the fatal shooting at the City Cou
  
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• Protest erupts at Dallas City Council over shooting death of unarmed man in his apartment

  13-09-2018 16:07
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  DALLAS — Anger continued to simmer as protesters briefly interrupted a Dallas City Council meeting Wednesday, nearly a week after an off-duty officer killed an unarmed man in his apartment.
  Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger, who is white, has been charged with manslaughter after killing her neighbor, Botham Shem Jean, a black man. She told police she mistakenly thought Jean was in her apartment.
  Residents and activists condemned the fatal shooting at t
  
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• Video shows clumsy man drop gun in robbery attempt

  13-09-2018 16:02
  AURORA, Colo. -- Police are investigating an attempted robbery at an E-Cig of Denver store in Aurora, according to KDVR.
  The clumsy would-be thief dropped the gun over the counter and quickly fled the store, and it was all caught on camera.
  In the video, the suspect walks up to the counter and pulls out what the owner and employee later identified as an Airsoft, or BB gun.
  As the footage continues, the suspect fumbles the gun and tries to hop the counter, but the employee picks up the weapon, f
  
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• Trump falsely claims 3,000 ‘did not die’ in Puerto Rico, blames Dems

  13-09-2018 16:00
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  Nearly 3,000 people died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. President Donald Trump denied this reality as a hurricane barrels toward the Carolinas.
  “3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. When I left the Island, AFTER the storm had hit, they had anywhere from 6 to 18 deaths. As time went by it did not go up by much. Then, a long time later, they started to report really large numbers, like 3000,” he said in a tweet Thursd
  
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• Anheuser-Busch breweries to produce emergency canned water

  13-09-2018 15:58
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Anheuser-Busch's brewery in Fort Collins has become the company's second facility that can produce cans of drinking water for those affected by natural disasters and other emergencies, according to KDVR.
  The Fort Collins brewery joins Anheuser-Busch's facility in Cartersville, Georgia, that will produce emergency drinking water.
  The announcement was made Wednesday as Hurricane Florence appears poised to strike the East Coast.
  Anheuser-Busch says its emergency relief progr
  
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• State Makes Decisions on Health Insurance Rate Increases

  13-09-2018 15:43
  
  The state Insurance Department has made decisions on the health insurance rate filings for the 2019 coverage year and said the average increase for individual plans is 2.72 percent, down from average request of...Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Celebrating Connecticut: Small State Great Beer 2018 comes to Downtown Hartford

  13-09-2018 15:38
  HARTFORD — Want something to do this Saturday? This might pique your interest!
  Small State Great Beer is a beer festival, music festival, food festival, and a sing-your-heart-out festival. Some might consider it the best-way-to-spend-your-Saturday festival.
  The festival will be featuring unlimited tastings from 45 Connecticut beer breweries. General admission is $48 which covers the tastings and the full music concert!
  Small State Great Beer says the price also allows full access to food t
  
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• Humboldt Broncos Return To Ice Five Months After Devastating Crash

  13-09-2018 15:33
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  Humboldt, Saskatchewan (CBS Local)- The Humboldt Broncos hockey team may have ended up on the losing end of the scoreboard on Wednesday night, but it’s hard to call the night anything but a win. The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League team returned to the ice just five months after the bus crash that killed sixteen members of the team and injured 13 more.
  The lone survivors from last year’s team to return to the ice, Brayden Camrud and Derek Patter, started the night off tak
  
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• FDA Warns Trendy Treats Prepared With Liquid Nitrogen Could Be Harmful

  13-09-2018 15:22
  (CBS Local) — Some trendy treats could be dangerous to eat, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
  The FDA says foods and drinks prepared with liquid nitrogen could cause serious injury.
  These treats — like “Dragon’s Breath” and “Nitro Puff” — have liquid nitrogen added to them immediately before consumption so that once the consumer eats them, they can breathe out a smoke-like vapor.
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• Windy With A Chance Of Waffles: Waffle House Activates Storm Center As Hurricane Florence Approaches

  13-09-2018 15:15
  (CBS4) — You know hurricanes are formally ranked from Category 1 to Category 5, based on the severity of the storm. But did you know they’re also ranked by something called the Waffle House Index?
  It’s a real thing — and the Federal Emergency Management Agency uses it.
  The comfort-food restaurants are known for staying open 24 hours a day, even under the most severe weather conditions. So when one or more are forced to close, it’s a sign things are getting seri
  
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• 83-Foot Wave Recorded By Satellite Monitoring Hurricane Florence

  13-09-2018 15:08
  (CBS Local) – A National Weather Service satellite monitoring Hurricane Florence has recorded a wave reaching 83 feet in the storm churning in the Atlantic Ocean.
  That’s more than eight stories tall, for reference.A satellite altimeter under the northeast quadrant, the strongest area of the storm, recorded the wave. It ranged 59 to 83 feet Wednesday morning.
  The waves are produced by being trapped along with incredibly strong winds moving in the same direction as the storm’s mo
  
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• Super Typhoon Mangkhut: Alerts issued as huge storm nears Philippines

  13-09-2018 14:52
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  Countries across east and southeast Asia are issuing emergency alerts and ordering evacuations as two typhoons barrel down on the region.
  Around 12,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying parts of China’s Guangdong province and shipping halted ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Barijat Thursday, according to state media.
  But the real concern is Super Typhoon Mangkhut, which is still gathering strength as it nears the northern Philippines.
  The storm is expected to make l
  
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• Officials Urge CT Residents to Be Prepared for Hurricane Season

  13-09-2018 14:21
  
  As residents of the southeast evacuate their homes to get away from areas Hurricane Florence, officials in Connecticut are urging residents to prepare in the event that a major storm could strike here at...Photo Credit: Raleigh News & Observer/TNS via Getty Images
  
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