To help make sure you stay informed on the most shared and talked about stories, each Saturday and Sunday we'll revisit 5 stories from the previous week, including the most recent updates.

Dog Attack

A Stratford police officer shot and killed a dog that was attacking a girl on Everett Street Tuesday afternoon. The 8-year-old girl was walking the dog with her cousin, when it attacked her. The family had only gotten the dog a few days earlier. The girl was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. See more on the attack here.

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CT Prosecutor Appointed

Attorney General William Barr tapped John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, to oversee the probe into the origins of the Russia investigation. The investigation is examining intelligence and surveillance used during the Russia investigation that shadowed Donald Trump's presidency for nearly two years. For more on Durham, click here.

Horrific Crime

Security video recorded a woman shoving a 74-year-old man with a walker off a public transit bus in Las Vegas after he asked her to be nice to other passengers, and she's facing a murder charge after the man died, according to court documents. The woman was accused of shoving Fournier out the door "with enough force that he never touched any of the steps" before hitting his head about 8 feet (2.4 meters) from the bus. See more on what led to the incident on the bus here.

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Up in Smoke?

Connecticut may be running out of time to become the latest state to legalize and regulate the recreational use of marijuana. Multiple legislative sources told NBC Connecticut the votes are not there to pass cannabis legislation in either the House or the Senate. Leaders in both chambers acknowledged the possibility of a special session to address the issue. Click here for more on the possible stall of pot legislation in the General Assembly.

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Remembering Tim Conway

Tim Conway, the impish second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, starred aboard "McHale's Navy" and later voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for "Spongebob Squarepants," died Tuesday. He was 85. Conway died in a Los Angeles care facility after a long illness. Conway's wife, Charlene Fusco, and a daughter, Jackie, were at his side. For more on the beloved comedy legend, click here.

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A 12-year-old girl from Hartford has been reported missing after she was last seen on Wednesday.

Hartford police say that Lexlian Rosa was last seen boarding the school bus on Wednesday, May 15 at 6:05 a.m.

She is described as a Hispanic female with black hair and brown eyes. She is 5'3" and weighs 149 pounds.

Lexlian was last seen wearing an Achievement First school uniform consisting of black pants, a purple shirt, black fleece with the school logo and black and white sneakers. She was carrying a black backpack.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Hartford Police at 860-757-4000.

This weekend's sunny weather drew crowds towards the shore.

Lots of people daydreaming of summer fun to come, but of course, time spent on the water comes with safety concerns.

Saturday marked the start of National Safe Boating Week.

The Coast Guard stressed while it’s easy to buy a couple of paddle craft, like a kayak, canoe, or stand up paddle board, make sure you take the time to review safety requirements as we approach summer.

“The sun is finally out, but the water is still freezing cold and people don’t realize that,” said Chris Howe, a longtime Coast Guard auxiliary member who teaches boat safety courses.

On Saturday, we didn’t find any Connecticut residents risking the chilly water on a paddle craft, but the Coast Guard is seeing more and more people enjoying them each summer.

“It’s really easy to operate a paddle craft. It doesn’t require much skill, but the environment you’re in is complex and it doesn’t take much wave action to capsize and fall overboard,” said Coast Guard Lt. Alaina Fagan.

By Connecticut law, come June, adults just have to have their life jacket aboard their paddling boat of choice, not on their bodies.

“I wear my life jacket all year long. Why not? How much is your life worth,” said Howe.

A whistle or something like it is also required on board.

Coast Guard members are also begging you to label your boat this summer.

They give out stickers or you can just grab a permanent marker.

Write your name, number and a friend’s digits, too.

It's wasting resources and risking the lives of personnel, if your board goes rogue.

“Just in the last week alone we’ve already had two or three unmanned, adrift paddle craft. We never confirmed anyone was missing, but we have had search and rescue crews along with local first responders searching for possible people in water,” said Lt. Fagan.

Similar to hiking, let someone know where you plan on going and when you plan on returning.

The Coast Guard calls it a float plan.

They hope if safety is talked about now, the summer will be that much more fun for everyone.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sunday said President Donald Trump confirmed sending undocumented migrants apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border to South Florida "is not going to happen."

DeSantis made the announcement in a Twitter post.

"President [Trump] and I spoke yesterday and confirmed that he did not approve, nor would approve, sending immigrants who illegally cross the border, to Florida," DeSantis wrote. "It is not going to happen."

The federal government has run out of space to process the thousands of immigrants who have been arriving at the border, forcing them to fly migrants to Border Patrol facilities in other locations that have room.

On Friday, DeSantis said the state "cannot accommodate" the influx of immigrants.

"We cannot accommodate in Florida just dumping unlawful migrants into our state. I think it will tax our resources, the schools, the health care, law enforcement, state agencies," DeSantis said.

Trump has previously threatened to relocate migrants into so-called sanctuary cities – places where law enforcement does not honor federal requests to hold arrested people who are in the country illegally until they can be picked up by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

Protesters gathered outside of the State Capitol in Hartford on Saturday to voice their opinions about Governor Ned Lamont's plan to bring back tolls.

"No tolls! No tolls! No tolls!" protesters could he heard shouting.

Protesters said tolls would be another "unfair tax."

Democratic lawmakers are working on finalizing a toll bill while Republicans unveiled a five step plan. The plan, in part, would borrow millions of dollars to be used specifically for transportation projects.

Governor Lamont argues that the cost of tolls would be shared with out of state drivers and that the Republican plan has "excessive borrowing."

A man is hospitalized in critical condition after getting stabbed following a fight in New Haven early Sunday morning.

Officers responded to Yale-New Haven Hospital shortly after 2 a.m. after getting a report of a stabbing victim who had arrived by private vehicle.

According to police, officers were told the 49-year-old man had been stabbed after a fight that started inside a Fair Haven neighborhood bar on Blatchley Avenue. The dispute continued outside of the bar and ended outside near the New Haven Police Department substation.

The man suffered a life-threatening stab wound to his abdomen and is hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said.

Investigators responded to the bar, which was previously known as Lou's Lodge, as well as the area around the police station substation, officers added.

Witnesses to the incident are urged to call New Haven Police Department Detective Bureau at (203) 946-6304. Witnesses may remain anonymous.

Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Marton, is set to run for office.

Fulton is set to launch her campaign for Miami-Dade County Commission, District 1, on Monday.

After many years of service and activism, Fulton hopes to bring her experience to the county commission.

“My time as a public servant began 30 years ago at Miami-Dade County. Since 2012, I have advocated tirelessly to empower our communities and make them safer. But the work is not done,” said Fulton in a statement that was released Saturday night.

“Our county must continue moving forward so our families are safe from violence, can afford to live in Miami-Dade, and have access to good paying jobs,” said Fulton. “I am ready to take on these issues and many others in county government.”

Fulton’s son Trayvon was shot and killed in 2012. The 17-year-old was returning to his father’s home after a trip to a convenience store. Martin was shot by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer. Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges in 2013.

Veterans and their families and friends put on their helmets for the 10th annual Iwo Jima Memorial Victory Ride in New Britain on Sunday.

Gary Roy from East Hartford said he started the Iwo Jima Survivors Victory Ride ten years ago to honor World War II veterans.

"Nobody's doing nothing like this to really thank them," said Roy, the chairman of the Iwo Jima Survivors Victory Ride.

One of those veterans is 101-year-old Edward Skehan from Newington.

"It's very nice. You meet a lot of people. You meet them every year," Skehan said.

Skehan served in the Army from 1943 to 1946. He fought with the 280th Engineer Combat Battalion in the famous Battle of the Bulge.

"Started off very hard with the Battle of the Bulge. We went through all different countries all the way to the Rhine River, crossed the Rhine River and that was the end of it," he said.

On Sunday, Skehan watched as family, friends and other veterans honored him and so many others by riding across New Britain to the Iwo Jima Memorial.

Rider Raymond Philippon is a veteran, too. He was riding for his son, Lawrence, who he lost 14 years ago this month, in Iraq.

"I ride in this event because of the love everyone shows for our veterans. It's an awesome community, so much support," he said.

The proceeds of the Memorial Ride go towards the construction of a proposed Gold Star Families memorial monument in Connecticut. It would be a place for the families of fallen veterans to honor their loved ones.

"Having that monument would mean a lot to me, it’d be a place for me to go and honor my brother," said Angelina Blankschen of Wolcott.

Even though Skehan may not have been able to ride on Sunday, he did give his secret to living a long and happy life.

"I have a Dunkin' donut and a Dunkin' coffee every single morning," Skehan added.

Residents of a home in Shelton and their dog are safe after a police officer heading to work saw smoke coming from their house and helped them escape.

Shelton patrol officer Michael Kichar was on his way into work shortly before 7 a.m. when he saw smoke coming from a home on Meadow Street, police said.

Officer Kichar called 911 and then woke up and alerted the residents of the home and helped them and their dog escape, according to authorities.

The fire spread quickly through the home and firefighters from multiple departments including Monroe, Shelton and Trumbull fought the flames for nearly an hour and a half, officers said.

There were no injuries reported to any residents of the home or any firefighters at the scene.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Shelton Fire Marshal's Office.

Bethel Middle School will be closed on Monday after a fire broke out inside of the school on Sunday afternoon.

School officials said there was a fire in an isolated part of Bethel Middle School around 1 p.m.

Firefighters responded promptly and the fire was extinguished.

Clean up operations are expected to begin soon. School officials said they are in the process of evaluating the impact of the fire on the electrical panels.

Bethel Middle School will not be in session Monday. All other schools in town will have a normal school day.

The transgender woman whose April assault in a Dallas parking lot went viral was shot and killed Saturday morning, police say.

Dallas police said they found Muhlaysia Booker, 23, dead of an apparent gunshot wound in the 7200 block of Valley Glen Drive around 6:40 a.m. Saturday.

Police said they had not made any arrests in connection to Booker's death and could not say on Sunday whether the assault and the shooting were related.

Booker was assaulted in the parking lot of Royal Crest Apartments, in the 3500 block of Wilhurt Avenue, on April 12. The assault was captured on video and shared on social media. Dallas police flagged it as a possible hate crime.

Police said Booker told them that she got into a minor car crash and afterward was assaulted by several people.

Police arrested 29-year-old Edward Thomas on April 14 in connection to the assault. An arrest warrant released the day after Thomas' arrest said that after the minor car crash, several people, including Thomas, crowded around Booker and the driver of the second vehicle.

Thomas is accused of repeatedly punching Booker while calling her derogatory names, according to the arrest warrant.

"This case is certainly disturbing," Dallas police Lt. Vincent Weddington, commander of the crimes against persons unit, said after Thomas' arrest. "The video shocks the conscience of anyone who looks at this video and it is something that the Dallas Police Department takes seriously."

Thomas later admitted to his role in the beating, but denied calling her derogatory names, according to his arrest affidavit.

The FBI confirmed to NBC 5 after Thomas' arrest that Dallas police contacted the agency to help determine if the case rose to the level of a federal hate crime. The FBI would not confirm if it had opened a formal investigation.

Weddington said Sunday that Thomas was no longer in jail and police did not know where he was. However, there was nothing to connect Thomas to Booker's death, Weddington said.

Booker's murder is not currently being investigated as a hate crime, police said.

Anti-money laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank flagged multiple transactions involving Donald Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, from 2016 and 2017. Those specialists recommended the activity be reported to the federal government's financial crimes unit, The New York Times reported Sunday.

But top executives at the global financial giant rejected that advice, current and former employees told The Times, according to NBC News.

The transactions that came under review "set off alerts in a computer system designed to detect illicit activity," five current and former Deutsche Bank employees told The Times. Those transactions were then reviewed by the bank's compliance staff, who prepared suspicious activity reports that they felt should be sent to the U.S. Treasury Department. Those reports were never filed, The Times reported. 

The Times noted that those red flags "did not necessarily mean the transactions were improper."

"At no time was an investigator prevented from escalating activity identified as potentially suspicious," Kerrie McHugh, a Deutsche Bank spokeswoman, said in a statement. "Furthermore, the suggestion that anyone was reassigned or fired in an effort to quash concerns relating to any client is categorically false."

The "Temple of Time" memorial built to honor the lives tragically taken in the Parkland school shooting was reduced to ash Sunday evening. 

"It was just a really good way to try and express ourselves and let go of all our hurt we've been going through," said Tivia Hill, who watched the burn.

Seventeen people, mostly students, were fatally shot in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018. On Sunday, the powerful monument for the victims was burned down.

"I think it will be healing because a lot of weight will be lifted off my shoulders," said Angelica Williams, a friend of a victim of the shooting. 

The Temple of Time was built across the street from City Hall in Coral Springs, located at 9500 W Sample Rd. 

"All of the members of the community who I've spoken with have said it's a very healing process," said Todd DeAngelis of the City of Parkland. "It's very cathartic."

"I was crying," said Hill. "It was very, very emotional. When it lit on fire, it was really wonderful to see it and it just felt like healing starting. Like just trying to let go."

Sample Road between Coral Hills Drive and University Drive will be closed from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday.

Up to 30,000 people have visited the Temple of Time since it opened to the public in February.

"For a lot of this community, for the kids that have been murdered, they will always remember their kids. This is a celebration. A fire is not a negative thing," said David Best, the artist behind the art installation.

The artist did not burn the "Temple of Time" himself. Several family members of the victims, along with a dispatcher, a police officer and a firefighter lit the structure on fire.  

Now, some hope the Parkland and Coral Springs communities can rise from the ashes stronger and unified. 

"One of the things I've been asked many times is who I've selected to light the fire. And it's not my decision. It belongs to the community," said Best. "I see fire not as a weapon, but as a healing."

A New Hampshire cafeteria worker who was fired after giving a hungry student a free lunch has been offered a job with a world renowned chef.

Chef José Andrés, who is known for providing free meals to survivors of natural disasters, tweeted the story of Bonnie Kimball Friday and encouraged her to apply for a position at the celebrity chef's company, according to a report on News Center Maine.

"New Hampshire school cafeteria worker fired for giving food to student who couldn’t pay … The hero is Bonnie Kimball! If she needs a job we have openings at @thinkfoodgroup if you know her, let her know!" Andrés said in his tweet.

Kimball, a lunchroom employee at Mascoma Valley Regional High School in Canaan, was let go by her employer, Cafe Services, Inc., on March 28 after she gave a student lunch whose account showed it did not have enough funds to cover the $8 tab.

Kimball told The Associated Press she quietly told the student "tell your mom you need money." She said a manager just asked what was on the boy’s plate and walked away. The next morning the student paid his bill. 

"The student brought the money in the morning – in the afternoon the district manager called me aside and fired me. Told me that that was theft because I let him leave the kitchen without paying for it," Kimball said.

Kimball told the AP the student's family is well known in town and knew that the bill would get paid. "If I called his mother, she would have come right in and paid the bill. But I didn’t want to get her out of work,” she said.

The decision sparked a public outcry and, according to the AP, some coworkers quit in protest. The Mascoma Valley Regional School District, in a statement, said it would review its food services policies to avoid future conflicts between vendors and the district, and requested the right to be released from its contract with the company next year, which would open the process to other bidders.

Superintendent Amanda Isabelle said Friday she spoke with Cafe Services, and that the company had agreed to rehire Kimball, effective immediately, with back pay. Isabelle said in a statement that she told Cafe Services it could lose its renewal contract that was voted on by the school board just days earlier.

Kimball, however, declined the offer.

She accused Fresh Picks, Cafe Services' school lunch division, of only offering to give her back the position so that it could keep its contract with the school. 

A spokesperson for Cafe Services told NBC10 Boston the information as reported by Kimball was not accurate.

"Fresh Picks Cafe, a division of Cafe Services, Inc., would never authorize an employee to not feed a student or a staff member a meal," the company said.

About 364 out of the nearly 1,000 students enrolled in the district, or 36%, receive free or reduced fee lunch, according to the New Hampshire Department of Education. Isabelle said the district "does not refuse food to hungry children who cannot afford to pay." She noted in her statement that the free lunch policy is limited to "meals, milk, fruits and vegetables," but that other items such as "ice cream bars and sports drinks" are not provided for free. 

It was not immediately clear if the student was given these non-essential nutritional items. 

Kimball said she worked for the school for years and always served up lunch with a smile.

"They're all like my grandchildren – I've watched them all grow up. I was there four and a half years," Kimball said Thursday.

Even though Kimball lost her job, she hasn't lost touch with her students.

"I still go to their sports games. It's like one big family. I'm just not there every day," she said.

The incident comes as schools across the country are struggling to deal with how to address students who can’t pay for their lunch. A 2011 survey found that a majority of districts had unpaid lunch charges and that most dealt with it by offering students alternative meals. Last month, federal lawmakers also introduced “anti-lunch shaming” legislation to protect students with unpaid lunch bills. The USDA also discourages practices that stigmatize students, but allows districts to set their own policies.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Click it or ticket!

That’s message from police as they crack down on people driving without their seat belt on. Those who are caught could face a hefty fine.

Dale Geslien knows firsthand the importance of a seat belt.

“It saved my life recently. I had an accident on 84. Always wear my seat belt,” Geslien said. “It kept me in my place with the air bags so it all works together.”

Thankfully she’s okay, but many involved in crashes are sadly not as fortunate.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports of the 37,000 people who died in car crashes in 2017, nearly half were not wearing a seat belt.

Changing that grim statistic is the hope of a national, two-week campaign called “Click It or Ticket” which starts on Monday.

East Hartford Police is among those conducting special enforcement and in a statement the chief wrote in part:

“Seat belts save lives, and everyone – front seat and back, child and adult – needs to remember to buckle up – every trip, every time.”

Those who don’t and are caught by officers could face a fine of $92.

“I don’t move until he’s bucked up,” Kiara Gill of Glastonbury, said.

Gill says she’s taught her son Cameron about the dangers of not wearing a seat belt.

“I let him know if I get into an accident he could possibly fall out of the car or fly out of the car so I want to make sure he’s buckled up and safe,” Gill said.

And it’s a lesson a 7-year-old understands well.

“If you don’t have your seat belts, that’s just messed up,” Cameron said.

The good news is federal traffic safety experts report about 90 percent of us wore our seat belts last year.

That’s up from about 20 years ago when it was around 70 percent.

A police investigation is underway at a gas station in Newington on Monday morning.

The investigation is at the Gas Man gas station on Fenn Road, police said.

Officers did not release specifics about what they are investigating.

More details are expected to be released later Monday morning.

More than 100 firefighters responded to a fire at a business in Bethel on Sunday afternoon.

Around 120 firefighters from departments across Litchfield and Fairfield counties responded to the fire on Francis J. Clarke Circle around 1 p.m.

Crews found heavy fire at the center of the building and firefighters were forced to fight the fire from the outside, firefighters said.

To complicate things more, one company makes tape adhesives so there was some flammable materials in the building, fire officials said. The other company makes a non-toxic cleaner.

There is significant damage to the building, fire officials added. They said it doesn't really look bad from the outside, but there is a lot of damage on the inside.

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was called in and sampled the air and water, but found both were safe.

No injuries were reported.

Both businesses are expected to be closed on Monday.

A pedestrian is hospitalized with serious injuries after a hit-and-run in New London early Monday morning.

Officers were called to the intersection of Shaw Street and Hamilton Street around 1:15 a.m. after getting a report of a man who had been hit by a car.

According to police, the vehicle involved in the collision fled the scene before officers arrived. Authorities have no description of the vehicle. So far, the driver and the vehicle have not been found.

The injured pedestrian was transported to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital and then later was transferred to Yale-New Haven Hospital to be treated for serious injuries, police added.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact New London Police Department at (860) 447-5269 ext. 0 or by using the NHLP Tips 411 system by texting NLPDTip plus the information to Tip411 (8474111) or by clicking the submit a tip button on the NLPD Facebook page.

The investigation is ongoing.

Police captured a man suspected of fatally shooting an Alabama police officer and injuring two others in a trailer park Sunday night, NBC News report.

The officers were responding to a domestic disturbance at the Arrowhead Trailer Park when they were shot. The two injured officers are expected to recover, authorities said.

The suspect, Grady Wayne Wilkes, was "armed and definitely considered dangerous," Auburn police Chief Paul Register said at a news conference before Wilkes' capture, adding it was "probably the worst day of my time here."

Before he was caught, Wilkes was last seen at the trailer park wearing body armor over camo clothing and a helmet, according to an emergency blue alert activated by the state of Alabama.

A Chelmsford woman was seriously injured Sunday after her child accidentally put her vehicle in reverse before the vehicle struck and dragged her.

Chelmsford police and fire personnel responded to the North Road house at 10 a.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Upon arrival, officers found a woman suffering from traumatic injuries, according to police.

The 37-year-old woman was taken by ambulance and flown by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Police said she was conscious and speaking to first responders; her injuries are not said to be life-threatening.

Police said the woman's 9-year-old son accidentally shifted the car into reverse. The mother was standing at the open driver's side front door, got caught inside the door and tried to dive for the brake pedal, but was pinned and then run over by the vehicle.

Police said the car continued down the driveway and crossed North Road, which is also Route 4, and then struck a rock wall at the opposite side of the roadway. The vehicle was moving at a slow rate of speed and the child was uninjured.

"This appears to be a terrible accident. The mother sustained serious injuries but is expected to survive at this time," Police Chief James Spinney said. "Thankfully, the child was not also injured as the vehicle rolled across the busy roadway."