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Detectable levels of PFAS chemicals were found in portions of seven different water utilities in CT. They provide service to thousands.

West Haven’s corporation counsel has over the past three years funneled city work to his own private law firm, enabling him and his wife to represent the city in foreclosure cases and to bill up to $225 per hour for their services.

The Municipal Accountability Review Board questioned West Haven's mayor about the city's purchase of a $51,000 Ford Explorer.

Lawmakers are considering several legislative fixes to help prevent wrong-way crashes on highways as part of a larger effort this year to cut down on the number of motorists and pedestrians being killed on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø roadways.

A state oversight board announced on Thursday that it could recommend a full state takeover of West Haven to fix longstanding problems in the city’s finance department, which allowed a former lawmaker and city employee to steal more than $1.2 million in recent years.

The defendant in a high-profile fraud trial involving the theft of more than $431,000 from the city of West Haven was found guilty Friday of two federal crimes. After roughly five hours of deliberations, a 12-member jury convicted John Trasacco, a Branford resident, of wire fraud and a federal conspiracy charge.

Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered their closing arguments on Thursday as part of a high-profile criminal trial that included allegations about kickbacks, bogus invoices, shell companies and a massive level of fraud within the West Haven city government.

John Trasacco, a Branford resident is accused of conspiring to steal more than $431,000 from West Haven taxpayers.

John Trasacco’s attorneys sought to portray former state Rep. DiMassa as a sexual philanderer and gambling addict.

Delay in creating different rates for lower-income customers in CT is raising concerns among lawmakers.