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• Memorial held in Enfield for slain student

  16-09-2018 23:48
  ENFIELD — A memorial was held Sunday for Justin Brady who died a week ago after a fight.
  The memorial happened at the Town Green at noon.Courtesy  Bree Skye
  Brady was found stabbed in the front yard of a home on Hoover Lane just after midnight Monday. Adams is charged with manslaughter.
  18-year-old Shyhiem Adams  is accused of stabbing Brady.
   
  
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• Student News – Educating parents about teen substance abuse

  16-09-2018 23:39
  Student news reporter Brooke Barry from Shelton Intermediate School shares a program that educates parents about teen substance abuse and how to keep drugs out of their home.The FOX 61 Student News program empowers Connecticut middle and high school students to explore the world of multi-media journalism by giving them the opportunity to capture, edit and publish original content under the guidance of industry professionals.
  Each student produced and hosted segment will showcase a local story o
  
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• 94-Year-Old Man Reported Missing From East Haven

  16-09-2018 22:44
  
  A Silver Alert has been issued for an elderly man who is missing from East Haven on Sunday.Photo Credit: Connecticut State Police
  
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• Shark attack victim was engineering student, outdoorsman

  16-09-2018 22:20
  WELLFLEET, Mass.   — A 26-year-old man who was killed in a shark attack off a Cape Cod beach had been a part-time engineering student who was engaged to be married and loved surfing and other outdoor activities, according to friends and school officials.
  Arthur Medici, of Revere, Massachusetts, was bitten by a shark Saturday while boogie boarding off Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet and later died at a hospital. He was the state’s first shark attack fatality in more than 8
  
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• Hundreds are still trapped from Florence’s flooding, and ‘the worst is still yet to come’

  16-09-2018 22:16
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  Florence’s catastrophic encore could bring some of its worst destruction yet on Sunday.
  “We’re going to get hammered,” said Kevin Arata, spokesman for the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina. “The worst is still yet to come.”
  Never mind that Florence weakened to a tropical depression Sunday morning. That just means the wind speeds calmed down slightly. The real dangers are Florence’s relentless rainfall and historic flooding, which keep gett
  
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• US Border Patrol agent arrested in 4 deaths described as serial killer

  16-09-2018 22:13
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  A US Border Patrol agent who authorities are calling a serial killer was arrested Saturday in the deaths of four people after a would-be fifth victim narrowly escaped harm and alerted a police officer.
  Juan David Ortiz, 35, confessed to killing four people between September 3 and September 15, according to a criminal complaint filed in Webb County, Texas. Ortiz was charged with four murder charges and one unlawful restraint with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to W
  
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• Washington Post: Kavanaugh accuser comes forward

  16-09-2018 22:10
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  A woman accusing Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct more than 30 years ago came forward publicly Sunday, detailing her allegations about the Supreme Court nominee in an interview with The Washington Post.
  The paper said Christine Blasey Ford, a professor in California, reached out to the Post in July as Kavanaugh’s name appeared on short lists to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, but she opted not to speak with the Post on the record for weeks. As her private outreach to
  
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• The Real Story – Rod Hanscomb, Libertarian for CT Governor

  16-09-2018 21:40
  Rod Hanscomb, Libertarian for CT Governor, is the second candidate (after Republican Bob Stefanowski) to call for elimination of the state income tax, as the best way to get the state economy booming again.  At the same time, Hanscomb says he would increase the state sales tax, to 8.5% or 9.5%!  What about bringing back highway tolls, or privatizing the state DMV?  Would he try to undo the state's financial bailout of Hartford?
  
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• The Real Story – Security Threat

  16-09-2018 21:39
  International Relations Expert Yvonne Davis discusses the security threats posed by North Korea (Will President Trump agree to another summit meeting next month?) and Russia (currently engaged in huge war games, including forces from China).   She also comments on US policy in Afghanistan.  She says merely increasing American troop levels there is not enough.
  
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• Wishes On Wheels breaks record; more than 600 trucks join convoy

  16-09-2018 21:37
  EAST HARTFORD- The 19th annual Wishes on Wheels brought hundreds of trucks and families out to support the Make-a-Wish Foundation. The event continues to grow year after year.
  “Every year we do bigger and better and this year is no exception,” says Wishes on Wheels President, Al Spranzo.
  For kids dealing with tough illnesses early in life, easy times don’t come often. But, when they do get a wish, it’s heard loud and clear.
  All different kinds of trucks come out in drove
  
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• The Real Story – Remembering Ben Davol

  16-09-2018 21:29
  Who was Ben Davol?  A well-known political strategist, and leader of the winning state campaign for Sen. John McCain's presidential bid in 2000.  Sadly, he died of a heart attack last Saturday while participating in the annual charity ride for the Smilow Cancer Hospital.  Fox61's Jenn Bernstein presents a tender tribute to Davol, one that demonstrates how well-respected he was, by people from all across the political spectrum.
  
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• Police searches at issue in father killing-cop shooting case

  16-09-2018 21:23
  DANIELSON  — Police searches have become an issue in the case of a Connecticut man charged with killing his father and living with the corpse for months before shooting a police officer who entered the home during a welfare check in 2013.
  Lawyers for Andrew Samuolis, of Willimantic, argue the searches were illegal because no warrants were issued, and any evidence collected should be prohibited from being used at the upcoming trial.
  A hearing on the searches is scheduled to resume Mond
  
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• Enfield High School Students Honor Slain Classmate

  16-09-2018 20:31
  
  In honor of a young life taken too soon, Enfield High School students released balloons on Sunday to remember 16-year-old Justin Brady, who was killed earlier this week.Photo Credit: Submitted
  
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• Motorcyclist Dies in Crash in Plainfield

  16-09-2018 20:21
  
  A motorcyclist has died after a crash in Plainfield on Saturday night.
  
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• 500 Trucks Line Up for 19th Annual 'Wishes on Wheels' Event

  16-09-2018 19:18
  
  It was an impressive sight in East Hartford on Sunday morning as a convoy of five-hundred trucks lined up at Rentschler Field for Make-A-Wish’s annual “Wishes on Wheels,” an event the organization plans...Photo Credit: NBC Connecticut
  
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• Connecticut Volunteers Help With Disaster Relief Efforts Following Hurricane Florence

  16-09-2018 19:00
  
  Connecticut volunteers were on location in the Carolinas on Saturday afternoon, ready to help with disaster relief efforts following Hurricane Florence.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Huge squirrel population chomps crops, driving New England farmers nuts

  16-09-2018 18:58
  CONCORD, NH–There’s a bumper crop of squirrels in New England, and the frenetic critters are frustrating farmers by chomping their way through apple orchards, pumpkin patches and corn fields.
  The varmints are fattening themselves for winter while destroying the crops with bite marks.
  Robert Randall, who has a 60-acre orchard in Standish, Maine, said he’s never seen anything like it.
  “They’re eating the pumpkins. They’re eating the apples. They’re raising
  
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• Defense lawyers ask judge to dismiss doctor murder case

  16-09-2018 18:17
  NEW BRITAIN — Defense attorneys are asking a judge to throw out the murder case against a woman accused in the beating death of her husband, a UConn medical school doctor whose disappearance went unnoticed for months.
  A New Britain Superior Court judge will hear testimony Monday about documents seized from the home of Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi during the investigation into the death of Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi.
  Her lawyers say investigators should not have viewed those documents, which include not
  
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• 19-Year-Old Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Torrington

  16-09-2018 18:12
  
  A 19-year-old has died after a motorcycle crash in Torrington on Saturday.
  
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• Residents allowed to return to homes after gas explosions

  16-09-2018 17:49
  Watch VideoLAWRENCE, Mass. — Residents in communities north of Boston that were rocked by natural gas explosions were given the green light Sunday to return to their homes.
  Gov. Charlie Baker and other officials announced the move at a morning news conference and said electricity was restored to nearly all affected homes and businesses in Lawrence, North Andover and Andover. Gas service will remain shut off while officials continue investigating what caused Thursday’s explosions and
  
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• Local teen competes for $400,000 of prizes in science contest

  16-09-2018 17:34
  WEST HARTFORD-- A local  teen is competing for $400,000 in prizes towards a scholarship and a new science lab for his school as a part of the Breakthrough Junior Challenge global science video contest.
  Sam Rothfarb of West Hartford is among 29 semifinalists of more than 12,000 original registrants from around the world who submitted engaging, imaginative videos to demonstrate difficult scientific concepts and theories in the physical or life sciences.
  Sam’s video focuses on a universa
  
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• Suspect Sought in Robbery of USPS Driver in Cromwell

  16-09-2018 17:09
  
  U.S. Postal Inspectors and Cromwell Police are searching for a suspect after a United States Postal Service employee was robbed at a post office earlier this month.Photo Credit: NBC Bay Area
  
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• Man Found During West Haven House Fire Dies

  16-09-2018 15:32
  
  A man who was found unresponsive during a house fire in West Haven on Saturday afternoon has died.
  
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• Enfield High School Students to Honor Slain Classmate

  16-09-2018 15:31
  
  In honor of a young life taken too soon, Enfield High School students will release balloons on Sunday to remember 16-year-old Justin Brady, who was killed earlier this week.Photo Credit: Submitted
  
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• Nice two days before rain enters the picture Tuesday

  16-09-2018 14:51
  Today & tomorrow look great! Temps will be around 80 degrees through Monday. Clouds will be increasing ahead of the remnant moisture associated with Tropical Depression Florence. This moisture will link up with a non-tropical front, and is expected to bring heavy rain to the area through Tuesday. With moisture content so high, temps will still be around the upper 70s with higher humidity.
  After the front moves through, things will be much drier, with temps around the mid to upper 70s into t
  
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• Federal prosecutors weigh charges against Democratic powerbroker in Manafort-linked probe

  16-09-2018 13:57
  Watch VideoNEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in New York are weighing criminal charges against former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig as part of an investigation into whether he failed to register as a foreign agent in a probe that is linked to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, according to sources familiar with the matter.
  In addition, these sources said, prosecutors in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York are considering taking action against
  
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• Task force will look at establishing special opioid courts

  16-09-2018 13:04
  HARTFORD — Connecticut is considering setting up special courts or processes to deal with defendants who are caught up in the ongoing opioid epidemic.
  A task force holds its first meeting on Tuesday in at the state courthouse in Torrington to discuss the idea of “Opioid Intervention Courts.”
  The group is charged with studying whether to test people arrested for opioid use; what the options are for treating the addiction; the development of judicial processes to monitor opioid-d
  
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• Typhoon Mangkhut: ’40 dead’ as Philippines rushes to aid of victims in north

  16-09-2018 12:45
  Watch Video MANILA– Rescue efforts ramped up in the Philippines Sunday to aid a quarter of a million people caught in the path of Typhoon Mangkhut, as authorities attempted to gauge how many people died in the strongest typhoon so far this year.
  A spokesperson for President Rodrigo Duterte told reporters on Sunday that 40 people had died from the typhoon. Spokesman Harry Roque said most of the deaths were due to landslides, mainly in the Cordillera Administrative Region.
  However the offici
  
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• UConn outscores Rhode Island 56-49

  16-09-2018 12:32
  EAST HARTFORD — David Pindell threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 137 yards and two more as UConn outscored Rhode Island 56-49 on Saturday.
  Pindell outdueled Rhode Island quarterback JuJuan Lawson, who threw for 351 yards and four scores and ran for 85 yards and two TDs for the Rams.
  The teams combined for 1,123 yards of offense.
  The Huskies (1-2), who had three touchdowns in their first two games, got into the end zone on all six of their drives in the first half, includin
  
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• Motorcycle crash kills Canterbury man

  16-09-2018 12:16
  PLAINFIELD – A Canterbury man is dead after he crashed head-on into a car in the Central Village area of Plainfield.Local police say they responded to the crash about 8:20 Saturday night on Black Hill Road. Their initial investigation determined that a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by 42-year-old Jason Miller of Canterbury crossed the center line and struck a Chevy Bolt driven by 27-year-old Kurtis Needham of Plainfield.
  Miller was thrown from his motorcycle and pronounced dead
  
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• Run For The Fallen in Middletown honors 65 men and women who died in Iraq and Afghanistan

  16-09-2018 04:37
  MIDDLETOWN -- The annual Fallen Soldier Run honors military service members who have lost their lives in post 9/11 conflicts.
  Race directors say the run has a significant history.
  "In 2008 there were a group of veterans who decided to run across the country and run one mile for each fallen comrade that they lost in Iraq," says Barbara Michalek, one of the run's organizers. "It kind of turned into a national movement. After that a lot of states started their own chapter and Connecticut started a
  
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• Annual Fallen Soldier Run in Middletown honors 65 men and women who died and Afghanistan

  16-09-2018 04:37
  MIDDLETOWN -- The annual Fallen Soldier Run honors military service members who have lost their lives in post 9/11 conflicts.
  Race directors say the run has a significant history.
  "In 2008 there were a group of veterans who decided to run across the country and run one mile for each fallen comrade that they lost in Iraq," says Barbara Michalek, one of the run's organizers. "It kind of turned into a national movement. After that a lot of states started their own chapter and Connecticut started a
  
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• Couple From NY Dies After Plane Crashes in Boston Suburb

  16-09-2018 01:29
  
  A couple from New York was killed following a small plane crash in Woburn, Massachusetts.The plane crashed into the woods behind a house on Minchin Drive around 11 a.m. Saturday.The victims were identified...
  
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• Man taken to hospital, 10 people displaced following West Haven house fire

  16-09-2018 01:14
  WEST HAVEN — One person was taken to the hospital and 10 people were displaced following a fire that happened on Richard Street Saturday.
  Officials said they responded to the two-family home around 5 p.m. A person was found by firefighters in a bedroom and was removed by firefighters through the basement of the house. He was taken to the local hospital for serious injuries. It is unclear if the man lived in the house.
  The Red Cross is assisting 10 people who have displaced by the fire. Fir
  
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• Man dies, 10 people displaced following West Haven house fire

  16-09-2018 01:14
  WEST HAVEN -- One person was killed and 10 people were displaced following a fire that happened on Richard Street Saturday.
  Officials said they responded to the two-family home around 5 p.m. A person was found by firefighters in a bedroom and was removed by firefighters through the basement of the house. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased, according to West Haven police. The man has not yet been identified and it is unclear if the man lived in the house.
  The Red C
  
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• Fantasy Football Week 2: Start Jared Cook, Sit Amari Cooper

  16-09-2018 00:00
  Ryan Mayer
  It’s early. Those two words are key to remember not only for your favorite NFL team, but also for your fantasy team. One week in, maybe your lineup didn’t produce the way that you were expecting after drafting it. But, there’s still plenty of time to right the ship in the coming weeks.
  Or, if you won your opening week matchup, that’s great, but this is no time to sit back on your haunches proud of your accomplishment. Keeping track of matchups and injuries is k
  
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