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Investigators at Site of Middletown Blast


_ Investigators are at the site of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant under construction, trying to determine the cause while making sure the badly damaged building is safe. Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano said investigators were interviewing survivors while crews were slowly and carefully removing more than 100 gas cylinders.  (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Search at Middletown Plant Stops While Building Section is Shored Up


Police Release Names of Workers Killed in Blast


State, Federal Inquiries Planned on Middletown Blast


Grid Operator: Explosion Shouldn't Affect Power Supply


Man Convicted of Murder, Kidnapping, Assault in Attack on Family


UConn Plans 6.3 Percent Hike for 2010-2011 School Year


Arrest Made in Discovery of Burned Body in North Stonington


Up to 75 Layoffs Planned at Millstone Complex


Umanned Chopper Developed by Bloomfield Company


Court Order Blocks Man from Owning, Caring for Animals


UConn Women #1 in Poll for Record 38th Week


Mayor, State Rep. Ask for Review of Liquor Permit After Shootings


Exec in Newton Bribery Case Pays State Ethics Fine


Kaman Working with Lockheed Martin on Unmanned Helicopter


Jury Selection Delayed in Cheshire Home Invasion Case


Official: 95% Accounted for after Middletown Blast


Plumber from Old Saybrook among The Dead in Blast


Photos from Kleen Energy Plant, Middletown


Tina Charles with 20 as Connecticut Breezes Past Louisville 84-38


Gambling Game Keno Again in State's Budget Considerations


Explosion and Fire at Middletown Plant Rocks Area


UConn Snaps Three-Game Losing Streak, 64-57 Over DePaul


Newspapers Fighting Plan for Online Notices


Gonzalez-Claudio Pleads Guilty in $7M 1983 Wells Fargo Heist


Rell Unenthusiastic with Girls Center Alternate Sites


Judge: Pratt Can't Move Jobs out of State


Missing Man's Car Found in Trumbull


Three 2009 #1 Seeds May Not Make 2010 NCAA Tournament


Relatives in Freezing Death Sue Lawmaker


Mom Charged after Home-Alone Son Spills Gasoline


DiBella Agrees to Pay $800,000 Fine


17 Year Sentence for Defendant in Girlfriend's Stabbing


Police Identify Victim, Suspect in Domestic Homicide


Police Arrest 19 in Reverse Sting


Stamford Attorney Nominated as US Attorney


Police Say Holdup Suspect Fled in Cab


Governor Proposes Commission to Consider Reducing Size of Government


Power Outage Closes Canton Schools Early


New Britain Police: Woman's Death 'Suspicious'


Litchfield Officials Compromise on Ribbon Ban


Norwich Woman Pleads Guilty in Toddler Death


Police: Fall onto Glass Table Killed Woman


UConn Football Names New Assistant Coaches


Link to Reactions on the Rell Speech


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Scott Gray Reports on the 2009 Manchester Road Race
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Face Connecticut Part 2 October 25, 2009
Patricia Baker of the Connecticut Health Foundation and Michael Wynn of the Lower Naugatuck Valley Child-Parent Resource Center
Face Connecticut October 25, 2009
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Big East Women's Basketball Media Day
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