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Cops: Stripper Slugs Club-Goer With Beer Mug

By Ben MuessigMar 28th 2011 – 8:00PM
Vernon Police

Vernon Police

For one exotic dancer, a mug shot led to a mugshot. Police in Hartford, Conn., arrested a stripper who allegedly smashed a beer mug on a club-goer's head early this morning. Investigators believe 28-year-old dancer Teonna Jean Rogers became irate when a patron at Sweethearts Gentleman's Cafe and started taking pictures...

Groundhog Day 2011 Will be a Snow Day for Midwest Schools

By Steven HofferFeb 1st 2011 – 2:07PM

Tomorrow may be Groundhog Day, but when Punxsutawney Phil emerges he'll probably be thinking snow day. Chicago is bracing itself the potential of two feet of snow over the next 24-hours, and Chicago public schools have already cancelled after-school activities for today and tomorrow due to the weather. According to...

Here's a Snowfall Roundup for the Big Cities in the Northeast [VIDEOS]

By Steven HofferJan 27th 2011 – 11:16AM

Let it snow, let it snow. The season has felt like one ongoing snowstorm for many Northeasterners, with yet another major blizzard blanketing the region from Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The storm has delayed commuters, stranded travelers and left hundreds of thousands of people without power in the Washington,...

Here Comes More Snow, From Deep South to New England

By Paul YeagerJan 25th 2011 – 8:27AM
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Elsa, Getty Images

Winter storm watches and warnings are in effect from the Deep South to New England for another significant winter storm system, one that will spread snow, sleet, rain and strong thunderstorms along its path during the next couple of days. Snow amounts might reach a foot in the hardest-hit areas in the mountains of West...

Hold the Phone! Distracted Driving Meeting Begins

By Deborah HastingsSep 21st 2010 – 11:58AM
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Getty Images

(Sept. 21) -- Americans are addicted to talking and texting behind the wheel, despite warnings and laws against driving while distracted. "It's an epidemic because everyone has a cell phone and everyone thinks they can use it while driving," U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in a webcast monitored by AOL News...

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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn: Michael Uthoff and the Hartford Ballet

By Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn May 11th 2012 - 07:17PM

After leaving the Joffrey Ballet, Uthoff choreographed and performed with Lisa Bradley in the First Chamber Dance Company of New York and also took a teaching position at SUNY Purchase to gain some financial security.

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Background on hartford

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River.

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