Five Confirmed Dead In CT Explosion (Middletown, CT) -- Five people were killed Sunday in a massive natural gas explosion at a power plant under construction in Middletown, Connecticut. The explosion took place at the Kleen Energy plant along the Connecticut River ...Read More
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Rell Orders No Fly Zone Over Plant Blast Site (Middletown, CT) -- Governor Jodi Rell has ordered a no-fly zone over the site of the Middletown power plant explosion. Rell says the decision was made because of the instability of the heavily damaged building ...Read More
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Attorney Confirms Hayes Prison Overdose (New Haven, CT) -- The public defender for Cheshire home invasion and triple homicide suspect Steven Hayes confirmed that he overdosed on drugs in prison. Thomas Ullman told a judge during a status conference in New Haven Superior Court Monday that Hayes took nine to ten times his daily doses of his medication January 31st ...Read More
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State Taxpayers Admit Evading Taxes (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says 148 state taxpayers have admitted to using offshore accounts to evade paying taxes. Blumenthal says the information came through a voluntary disclosure program, which enables the state to collect back taxes from them ...Read More
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Crack Conviction (Bridgeport, CT) -- A Bridgeport man has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for his role in a narcotics trafficking ring that operated in the city. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Victor Roberson was arrested as part of "Operation G Force," a joint law enforcement investigation into narcotics trafficking in the Bridgeport area ...Read More
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