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Powerball jackpot hits $1 billion ahead of Labor Day weekend drawing
Saturday’s jackpot is the highest of the year and the sixth largest ever.
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CT police arrest man suspected of robbing exotic dancers in Stamford, West Haven: Warrant
Stamford police have arrested an Ansonia man who is accused of robbing an exotic dancer and they learned during their investigation that he was suspected of robbing an exotic dancer in West Haven as well, according to the arrest warrant. Stamford police said the man followed an exotic dancer home from Harry O’s in Stamford as she was leaving work...
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Search underway for child who went into river in Connecticut: officials
A search is underway for a young child who fell into the Housatonic River in Stratford, according to officials. Coast Guard officials said they are searching the Housatonic in the Long Island Sound area, and a Coast Guard helicopter and boats from the Stratford and Bridgeport marine units are taking part in the search. Stratford police said a 6-year-old boy...
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Mom calls for answers after death of 2-year-old who choked at daycare in Connecticut
A 2-year-old boy who choked on a meatball while he was at daycare at the YWCA New Britain on Tuesday has died and the state Department of Children and Families is investigating, according to the little boy’s mother and a statement from DCF. The little boy’s mother, Shamyra Cooke, said she had dropped her son, Saunti Reynolds, off at daycare...
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United Airlines flight forced to return to Connecticut airport after engine part lands on runway
United said Flight 325, an Airbus A320, was heading from Bradley International Airport to Denver International Airport and it returned safely to Bradley to address an issue with one engine
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25 arrests made at UConn; camps removed at UConn, Yale pro-Palestinian protests
Encampments set up at pro-Palestinian protests were taken down at Yale University and the University of Connecticut on Tuesday morning and police made some arrests at UConn. UConn officials said police removed tents and tarps on the campus in Storrs and arrested protesters who refused to take down tents and disperse. Officials said a total of 25 people were arrested…
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Broadway superstar Stephen Sondheim's Connecticut estate sells for $3.25 million
It appears one home buyer was more than willing to go “Into the Woods” to buy Steven Sondheim’s Connecticut home.
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Recall issued for spinach sold in 7 states, including NY, NJ, CT
A recall has been issued for some spinach that was distributed to retailers in seven states, including Connecticut, because of potential listeria contamination. BrightFarms, based in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, has issued a voluntary recall of spinach grown by its supplier, Element Farms, in their Pompton Plains, New Jersey farm and distributed under the BrightFarms brand because the spinach has the potential…
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Twins born moments apart on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day in Connecticut
A Hamden family ended 2023 and started 2024 by welcoming twins at Yale New Haven Hospital and the newborns have different birthdays — one in 2023 and the other in 2024. Mykel and Aliyah Kiyomi Morris of Hamden, welcomed a baby boy, Seven Morris, at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2023. Then baby sister, Souli Morris, was born at 12:02 a.m….
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Recall issued for ground beef shipped to institutions in several states
A beef recall has been issued in Connecticut and several other states, including Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
