Metro-North: Conn. train outage expected for days
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Tens of thousands of commuters are bracing for a difficult trip around southwest Connecticut and to New York City beginning Monday as workers repair the Metro-North commuter rail line crippled by a derailment and crash....
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Crash kills Conn. student day before graduation
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- A 21-year-old Fairfield University student from Massachusetts has died after a car crash a day before he was to graduate....
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How the Conn. train crash will affect commuters
Two commuter trains collided just outside Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening, damaging the tracks and snarling travel in the Northeast. Here's a look at what commuters can expect Monday, as the work week gets underway, and beyond:...
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Preston 1st selectman recovering from downed tree
PRESTON, Conn. (AP) -- Preston First Selectman Robert Congdon is recovering after he said he was hit by a falling tree while clearing a road....
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Foxwoods seeks a financial win with Mass. casino
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino faces daunting hurdles as it joins a crowded race for the lucrative destination resort business in Massachusetts....
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Innovative schools share ideas to improve learning
WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. (AP) -- A.J. Swan had accepted that he wasn't going to graduate from Vermont's Williamstown Middle High School after failing 9th grade for a second year in row....
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Damaged trains set to be removed from wreck site
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- The transit agency that runs the Metro-North commuter rail line says trains damaged in a Friday crash are being removed in the first step to making repairs and restoring service....
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Plans would turn naturalist's home into refuge
OLD LYME, Conn. (AP) -- Tucked amid hardwood forest off Route 156, a modest white house with doors and windows covered with plywood awaits its transformation into a kind of entryway into the world of Roger Tory Peterson....
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Lime Rock hosts race for electric cars
SALISBURY, Conn. (AP) -- Two flat tires didn't deflate the enthusiasm of the Housatonic Valley Regional High School team that competed in the Electrathon at Lime Rock Park....
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One Jackpot Winner
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- One of the tickets sold in Florida for the Powerball game Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were:...
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Syracuse beats Yale 7-6 in NCAA lacrosse quarters
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Redshirt freshman Dylan Donahue scored with 13 seconds remaining to lift top-seeded Syracuse past Yale 7-6 in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals Saturday....
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Arrest made in death of missing ECSU student
TRUMBULL, Conn. (AP) -- Almost a month after Eastern Connecticut State University student Alyssiah Wiley disappeared, authorities on Saturday identified her remains and charged a Bridgeport man in her death....
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No bipartisan goodwill for Conn. budget talks
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut legislators drew national attention for bridging the political divide last month to reach a bipartisan agreement on one of the thorniest issues before them: gun control....
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Police: gunman kills 1, wounds 2 in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Investigators are trying to identify the man who opened fire on several people in New Haven, killing one man and wounding two others as nightclubs were closing....
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UConn to host training session on NE school safety
STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- The University of Connecticut is hosting a training session for New England educators this week on how to prepare and respond to a crisis....
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Hartford holds gun buyback program
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Hartford police and the city's hospitals are teaming up to offer a daylong gun buyback program, giving out gift cards in exchange for working weapons....
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Conn., NTSB officials to tour train crash site
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Officials in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office say the governor will meet with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and Connecticut's two U.S. senators at the site of a Metro-North Railroad crash that injured 70 people....
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Sacred Heart, Mystic Aquarium collaborate on crabs
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- With their spiky, armor-plated shells, they look like miniature tanks mounting a surprise invasion on local beaches - except they have been at it for nearly a half-billion years....
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DEEP says 14 types of snakes live in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- The black rat, eastern hognose, northern redbelly, and timber rattlesnake are among the 14 snakes the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says can be found in the state....
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Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
ATLANTA (AP) -- The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:...
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