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Connecticut gas hasn't gotten any cheaper, but the state is no longer in the top ten state with the highest gas prices.

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Derby police have identified the suspects who vandalized a church in April, and they are just seven and 10 years old.]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 23:34:44 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/ridgebury1.jpg
There was a police-involved shooting on Ridgebury Road in Ridgefield on Friday evening has left one man dead.]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 23:35:18 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/handcuffs+hand+cuffs.jpg
Former Middletown police officer, Samuel DiProto, has been charged with risk of injury to a minor, just weeks after his arrest on child pornography charges.]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 16:22:52 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/223*120/realestate1112.jpg
The housing market in Connecticut is bouncing back as sales and prices appear to be on the rise.

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An unlicensed doctor wrote prescriptions that were paid for by Medicaid, then sold them on the streets, police said.]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:12 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/police-officer-badge-102011.jpg
The jogger was running in the area of Milford Point Road and Holly Street around 6 a.m. when a man exposed himself.

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Two Stamford police officers are under investigation for possible misconduct, according to the mayor’s office.]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 12:17:06 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/metro+north+train+derails_edited-1.jpg
The NTSB team investigating the Metro-North train crash left Bridgeport on Thursday and will be analyzing photos, video, data, reports and records, and other evidence.]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 11:26:45 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/classroom5.jpg
Little information is available, but police said the Special Investigation Division is investigating and detectives have been in contact with school administrators as well as the Connecticut States...]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 11:13:32 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Route+17+in+Glastonbury.JPG
Police said four vehicles are involved. One rolled over and was on fire.

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It appears that thieves have been going through obituaries and targeting mourning residents when they know people will be out of their homes.]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 09:12:02 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Kalyn+Dae+Jones.jpg
Kalyn Dae Jones was last seen on Briar Hill Road in Norwich around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to police.

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Traffic was congested on Interstate-84 Westbound in Waterbury after car and a dump truck collided this morning.

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Researchers examining the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut say they have found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers.

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The man convicted of raping a jogger in West Hartford was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday.

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A building at 26-28 Putnam Street in Hartford was evacuated after a wall began to bulge Thursday. By Friday morning, the building had partially collapsed and demolition crews were preparing to take the building...

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This week the FBI conducted a week-long training academy in Preston, Connecticut on the campus of the former Norwich State Hospital, where police learned to investigate bombing scenes.

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Heavy rain, lightning and winds of up to 50 miles per hour are rolling into the state from the west.

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Federal officials have charged five people in connection with a home invasion in Meriden and a jewelry store heist in Fairfield.

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West Haven Police responded to a residence on First Avenue for a domestic dispute around 3:45 a.m. on Thursday and found Tina Proctor, 32, also of First Avenue in West Haven.

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Jonathan Spann, 28, of Bristol, is due in court on Thursday to face an illegal possession of child pornography charge.

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Fire broke out around 11 p.m. on Wednesday and blew out two windows on the third floor.

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A crash on Interstate 95 North in New Haven is causing a five-mile delay this morning.

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The man accused of raping a jogger in West Hartford is expected to be sentenced next week after being offered a plea deal that's outraged the victim and her friends.

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Members of Connecticut House of Representatives have approved a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers licenses.

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The House passed a pool safety bill that would make public schools put a second pair of eyes on the water during gym class.

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Seven MTA workers hired an attorney to investigate the cause of last week's train collision.

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Southington parents got a special delivery at home when their daughter arrived earlier than usual.]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 11:37:35 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/false+tornado_722.jpg
A storm spotter mistakenly identified a suspicious cloud as a tornado leading to Tuesday's tornado warning.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 18:38:37 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/newtown+moms.jpg
Alissa Parker and Michele Gay didn't know each other before December 14. That changed on the day their lives were turned upside down.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 17:24:09 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/danielson+knife+drugs.jpg
A Danielson couple charged with operating a drug factory kept a 14-inch butcher knife under the pillow of a sleeping 4-month-old baby, according to state police.

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Many of the spouses and family members of the law enforcement personnel who died in the line of duty attended the 25th Annual Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony, including Caroline Quilty.

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Police said Edward Taupier has been charged with voyeurism and it is connected to an intimate video that was posted online.

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Hamden police have arrested a 17-year-old New Haven boy suspected of committing home invasions and burglaries in Hamden.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 14:17:53 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Newfield+Middletown+water+main+break+2.JPG
Newfield Street is closed between Tuttle Road and Mile Lane because the heavy water flowing beneath the street eroded the roadway, causing the asphalt to buckle.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 13:54:00 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/south+windsor+clouds.jpg
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for all of northern Connecticut until 10 p.m.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 12:17:04 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Dana+Stewart+sculptures.jpg
Between May 15 and May 16, the two statues were stolen from outside the Madison Stop & Shop on Samson Rock Road, according to police.

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Someone used a permanent black marker to scribble phrases on the tombstones at a veterans' cemetery in Manchester.]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 10:29:24 -0400 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/213*120/Hartford+heroin+sale.jpg
Police served a search warrant in Hartford on Tuesday and said they found heroin and cocaine.

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Fourteen people, including three children, have been displaced by a residential fire on Blue Hills Avenue in Hartford.

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Bridgeport Police are back at it cavassing the neighborhood and asking for the public's help to find the driver who critically injured a toddler in a hit and run accident last month.

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One of the most expensive homes to hit the market in the United States is now on sale—in Connecticut. The $190 million Greenwich estate includes two islands in the Long Island Sound, nearly a mile of...

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Bridgeport police have stepped up the search for the hit and run driver who critically injured a toddler.

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