Criminal probe is launched in Conn. plant blast

Authorities looking for the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant  launch a criminal investigation, saying they could not rule out criminal negligence.

Conn. governor calls for safety review

Connecticut's governor is calling for a review of state safety codes following a deadly explosion at a power plant in Middletown.

‘Unanswered questions’ in deadly Conn. blast

Mayor Sebastian Giuliano said Monday officials have accounted for everyone assigned to work at an under-construction power plant that exploded.

Official: 5 still missing after Conn. blast

About five people remain unaccounted for after a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and a section of the site was too unstable to search, a fire official said.

Toyota’s powerful friends in Washington

Toyota has friends in high places in Washington, including some of the very people now investigating the Japanese automaker.

D.C. ‘held captive’ by storm, more snow looms

Tens of thousands of workers in the snowy Mid-Atlantic were given Monday off to shovel out from a blizzard that buried some areas in nearly 3 feet of snow as another storm loomed.

Experts probe cause of gas plant blast

Fire marshals start their investigation into a massive explosion that rocked an under-construction power plant where gas lines were being tested, killing at least five people.

5 dead in Conn. power plant blast

Workers at a power plant under construction were purging natural gas lines when a powerful explosion blew off part of the building Sunday, killing five people and injuring at least 12, officials said.