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• Milford softball team headed to Little League World Series

  31-07-2023 23:30
  
  There was a big celebration for a little league team Monday as fans honored Milford’s little league softball team. They are the New England champions, and now those players are headed to the Little League World Series. It is the second year in a row that this team, the 12-year-old age group, has made it to the World Series. Dozens...
  
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• Man hospitalized after shooting on Barbour Street in Hartford

  31-07-2023 22:16
  
  A man is in the hospital after a shooting on Barbour Street in Hartford Monday night. Police said they were called to the area of 284 Barbour St. at about 9:10 p.m. Officers found a man in his 50s with a gunshot wound. He was alert and conscious, and was taken to the hospital for treatment. The Hartford Police Major...
  
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• 13-year-old girl released from hospital after being shot in New Haven: police

  31-07-2023 22:05
  
  New Haven Police say a 13-year-old girl is out of the hospital after being shot over the weekend. Detectives say she was riding in a stolen car that was chasing another car when gunfire broke out. “It never stops ceases to be disheartening every single time,” said Manuel Camacho, vice president of Ice the Beef, an anti-gun violence organization. New...
  
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• Powerful funnel cloud deemed a near-miss

  31-07-2023 18:29
  
  Windham County avoided what could’ve been a major natural disaster. The National Weather Service (NWS) says the massive storm that swept through eastern CT Saturday was a powerful funnel cloud, but it did not touch down. As the ominous cloud-wall built over the area Saturday evening, people took notice. “I could see what looked like a funnel cloud, but not...
  
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• Cromwell man arrested for allegedly mistreating person in his care: police

  31-07-2023 18:00
  
  A 66-year-old homeowner has been arrested after police determined that a person in his care was living in deplorable and unsanitary conditions. The police department said they were contacted by a medical office who said one of their patients hadn’t shown up for several appointments. Officers responded to a Cromwell man’s house and discovered that the person in his care...
  
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• Late winter and early spring freezing still impacting farms across Connecticut

  31-07-2023 17:33
  
  A very cold snap of weather in February is taking its toll on peaches across Connecticut. “Those blossoms, those buds froze on us in February,” said Woody Scott with Scott’s Orchard and Nursery in Glastonbury. Woody Scott said his farm lost their entire peach crop during that February freeze. Peaches bud the previous year, and temperatures below a certain threshold...
  
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• Rifle and ammunition stolen from inside EnCon police officer's car in Wallingford

  31-07-2023 17:06
  
  Police are investigating after a person allegedly stole a rifle and ammunition from inside an EnCon police officer’s car in Wallingford last week. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said one of their officers had a state-issued rifle and ammunition stolen from their police vehicle while it was parked and locked at a private home. The incident happened...
  
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• Lucky for Life ticket worth $365,000 a year expires in August

  31-07-2023 13:46
  
  Someone who played Lucky for Life in Greenwich in March has just weeks to claim the ticket before it expires. A Lucky for Life ticket for the March 3 drawing won $365,000 a year for life and the ticket will expire on Aug. 31 if no one claims it in time. The winning numbers were 4-7-15-17-30 LB-5. The winner bought...
  
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• State issues warning about exotic, invasive ticks

  31-07-2023 13:04
  
  The state is issuing a warning about invasive ticks that pose a public health concern in Connecticut. The state agricultural experiment station said there is an increased frequency of invasive ticks in the state because of people traveling internationally. In the last few weeks, the tick testing lab has received at least four exotic tick species from residents returning to...
  
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• Police issue warning about bobcat, coyote sightings in Westport

  31-07-2023 12:15
  
  Police in Westport are addressing an increase in bobcat and coyote sightings and they are providing some advice for owners of pets, particularly small animals. Police said there is renewed attention to bobcat sightings because of high-profile social media posts in recent weeks and Westport Animal Control has been receiving a higher volume of calls reporting coyote and bobcat sightings....
  
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• Congresswoman DeLauro gets tattoo for granddaughter's 18th birthday

  31-07-2023 11:21
  
  Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro celebrated her granddaughter’s 18th birthday by getting a tattoo with her. Her office released a photo, which is on the Congresswoman’s left upper arm, and a statement Monday morning. “For her eighteenth birthday, my granddaughter wanted to get a tattoo with me. So, we went together. She’s off to college in the fall and this strengthens our...
  
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• Swimmer's Itch reported at several Greenwich beaches

  31-07-2023 11:13
  
  Swimmer’s Itch has been reported at multiple beaches in Greenwich, according to the town’s Department of Health. Health officials say Swimmer’s Itch, also known as cercarial dermatitis, appears as a skin rash caused by an allergic reaction to microscopic parasites that are released from snails into fresh and salt water including in lakes, ponds and oceans. While humans are not...
  
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• Police ID man who died after suffering medical emergency at Coventry lake

  31-07-2023 10:27
  
  A 75-year-old man has died after suffering a medical emergency at the Lakeview Terrace Beach in Coventry Friday afternoon, according to police. Police officers and marine patrol responded to the beach off Lakeshore Drive at 3:22 p.m. because a man who was in the water suffered a medical emergency and found the man in around 10 feet of water, police...
  
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• Man dead after medical emergency at Coventry lake

  31-07-2023 10:27
  
  A 75-year-old man has died after suffering a medical emergency at the Lakeview Terrace Beach in Coventry Friday afternoon, according to police. Police officers and marine patrol responded to the beach off Lakeshore Drive at 3:22 p.m. because a man who was in the water suffered a medical emergency and found the man in around 10 feet of water, police...
  
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• National Weather Service to make determination on possible tornado

  31-07-2023 09:25
  
  The National Weather Service will be making a final determination on whether a tornado touched down in northeastern Connecticut Saturday night and a decision is expected Monday. The National Weather Service was in Windham County on Sunday to survey damage from Chaplin to Killingly, including possible wind damage in Mansfield, Chaplin, and surrounding towns. The National Weather Service initially confirmed...
  
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• National Weather Service determines no tornado touched down in CT

  31-07-2023 09:25
  
  The National Weather Service has made a final determination on whether a tornado touched down in northeastern Connecticut Saturday night. The National Weather Service was in Windham County on Sunday to survey damage from Chaplin to Killingly, including possible wind damage in Mansfield, Chaplin, and surrounding towns. They said Monday that a funnel cloud in the Chaplin and Hampton area...
  
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• Prison sentence of former State Rep. Michael DiMassa is postponed

  31-07-2023 08:05
  
  A judge ruled that former State Representative and West Haven staffer Michael DiMassa will not have to start his federal prison sentence until September. DiMassa, who was supposed to start his prison sentence on July 31 for the theft of COVID relief funds, will now report to prison on Sept. 7 so that he can travel to Texas in the...
  
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• Former State Rep. Michael DiMassa to begin prison sentence after COVID-19 aid theft

  31-07-2023 08:05
  
  Former State Representative and West Haven staffer Michael DiMassa will begin his federal prison sentence on Monday for the theft of COVID relief funds. He will spend more than two years behind bars and then will have five years of supervised release. DiMassa will also have to complete 100 hours of community service along with being ordered to pay back...
  
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• Two $50,000 Powerball winners in CT

  31-07-2023 08:04
  
  There were two $50,000 Powerball winners in Connecticut Saturday night. The winning numbers were 10-25-27-34-38 and the Powerball was 2. Powerplay was X3. The $50,000 winning tickets matched four numbers and the Powerball. Neither had Powerplay. It is not clear where the two tickets were sold. The Powerball jackpot for Monday night is $74 million.
  
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• Seven hospitalized after Wethersfield house fire

  31-07-2023 06:59
  
  Seven people have been taken to the hospital after a house fire in Wethersfield Monday morning and a neighbor, a police officer and a firefighter are being credited with helping to save a woman. Firefighters responded to the home on Laconia Road after getting multiple reports of a fire around 6:15 a.m. When they arrived, they found heavy smoke coming...
  
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• Neighbor, police officer and firefighter help rescue woman from Wethersfield house fire

  31-07-2023 06:59
  
  A neighbor, a police officer and a firefighter are being credited with helping to save a woman from a house fire in Wethersfield on Monday morning. Fire crews were called to the home on Laconia Road after getting multiple reports of a fire around 6:15 a.m. When they arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from the home. According to the...
  
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• Neighbor and police officer help rescue woman from Wethersfield house fire

  31-07-2023 06:59
  
  A neighbor and a police officer are being credited with helping to save a woman from a house fire in Wethersfield on Monday morning. Fire crews were called to the home on Laconia Road after getting a report of a fire. According to the fire chief, a neighbor and a police officer helped the family get a woman in a...
  
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• LifeStar called to motorcycle crash on Route 11 South in Salem

  31-07-2023 06:13
  
  LifeStar has been called to a motorcycle crash on Route 11 South in Salem on Monday morning. State police said a motorcyclist crashed on the last exit ramp to Route 82. It appears no other vehicles were involved in the crash. The motorcyclist’s condition is unknown at this time.
  
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• Electric buses return to service one year after defect caused fire

  31-07-2023 05:39
  
  Electric buses will be back on Connecticut roads on Monday. This comes after one caught on fire in Hamden last year and forced all of them to be pulled from service. After the fire, electric buses were pulled from the fleet. The Department of Transportation said the electric buses were recalled because of a defect in the vehicle’s design. The...
  
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• Lower humidity, isolated storm chance to start the new workweek

  31-07-2023 04:52
  
  Happy Monday! We’re starting the new workweek with lower humidity and there is a chance for an isolated storm on Monday. The day will be partly to mostly sunny with highs in the upper 70s and 80s. As the day goes on, there is a chance for an isolated storm. It would more than likely be between 5 p.m. and...
  
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