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March 13 / 6:45 pm
UConn Men Advance to Sweet 16
 (Denver-AP) _ The Connecticut Huskies are headed to Phoenix, but their sights are set on St. Petersburg. The top-seeded Huskies scored the first 17 points of the game and cruised into the round of 16 with a 78-56 win over overmatched New Mexico at the West Regional on Saturday. The Huskies (30-2), seeking their first trip to the Final Four in coach Jim Calhoun's 13 seasons, held the Lobos scoreless for the first 7:12. After that, UConn seemed content to trade baskets the rest of the way with a New Mexico team that has lost four straight second-round games in the NCAA tournament. "That's two (wins) for us and we earned a trip to Phoenix," Calhoun said of the Huskies' next stop on what they are confident will be their first trip to the Final Four in St. Petersburg at the end of the month.
 Here's more on the game.
Women Arrested For Murder of Glastonbury Man
(Glastonbury-WTNH) _ Two women are under arrest in the murder of a man, found strangled in his Glastonbury home. 53 year old Richard Barlow was found Thursday morning at his home at 195 Griswold street.
News Channel 8's Verna Collins reports.
Murder suspect held on $3 million bond
(New Haven-AP) _ A 23-year-old man turned himself in for the shooting of three men, one of whom died from his injuries. Benjamin King Jenkins was ordered held on $3 million Thursday after he was charged with murder and two counts of first-degree assault for fatally shooting Marcus Warner, 23, in December. Two others also were wounded in the shooting. Police said the shooting was prompted by an ongoing dispute between the men, but they could not comment on the nature of that dispute.
Jenkins, whose criminal record dates back to 1993, has a case pending in New Haven Superior Court for breach of peace and unlawful restraint, court records show.
Death Ruled Homicide
(Bridgeport-AP) _ The death of 32-year-old James Barnes has been declared a homicide after an autopsy today. Police found Barnes with two gunshot wounds in the thigh and chest on a city street around 3 this morning. Police say a motorist reported hearing the shots and officers responded to find Barnes, leaning on a fence, surrounded by several people. Barnes was taken to Bridgeport Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later.
Woman, Dog Die in Fire
(Stratford-WTNH) _ A desperate attempt to save a woman from her burning home failed Saturday, and what makes the incident even more tragic, is that it could have been prevented.
News Channel 8's Christina Hager reports.
Third man arrested in connection with rape of 13-year-old girl
(East Hartford-AP) _ A Hartford teenager has been charged with participating in the gang rape of a 13-year-old girl. Desmon Gordon, 16, was arrested Friday, police said. He is the third and final suspect in the attack, police said. The victim, from Manchester, told police she was held against her will on Jan. 25 in East Hartford, where she was raped by several men and threatened with a gun, investigators said. Police would not reveal any other details about the crime, citing sealed warrants and the ongoing investigation. Gordon is charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault, four counts of criminal liability for first-degree sexual assault, kidnapping with a firearm and risk of injury to a minor.
A 15-year-old Hartford boy whose name has not been released because of his age faces similar charges. Carlton Smith, 25, of Windsor was charged with aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping with a firearm and risk of injury to a minor.
Convicted drug smuggler sentenced to 13 years in prison
(Hartford-AP) _ A man suspected of smuggling heroin for a New York City-based drug ring has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. 45 year old Jose Penaloza was sentenced Friday for selling heroin, selling drugs near a school and racketeering.
Police say Penaloza was arrested in May 1997 with 7,500 packets of heroin hidden in his car. Authorities say the drugs were worth about $100,000. Three months later, Penaloza was one of 22 suspects charged with drug and racketeering counts which police say involved activity between New York City and Hartford for at least a year.
Drugs Seized
(East Haven-AP) _ Police have seized $200,000 worth of heroin in a bust they believe taps into a New York to Rhode Island drug pipeline. East Haven police say they stopped 37-year-old Quilvio Nunez on Friday and found the drugs in his car. Nunez, of Warwick, Rhode Island, has been charged with illegal possession of heroin over one ounce and motor vehicle charges. He is being held on $250,000 bond. Police had stopped Nunez's car because of suspicion it was involved in a robbery the day before. Police say the incidents are not linked. Police say the drug bust is the largest in the city's history.
Investigator ordered to testify before Moxley grand jury
(Greenwich-AP) _ A private investigator has been ordered to tell a Connecticut grand jury about interviews with two Kennedy nephews considered suspects in the 1975 slaying of a Greenwich teenager. Suffolk County, New York judge Michael Mullen on Friday denied a motion by a lawyer for Michael and Thomas Skakel to quash a subpoena of the investigator, Willis Krebs. Connecticut prosecutors want Krebs to testify about interviews he conducted with the Skakel brothers, nephews of the late Robert F Kennedy who have been identified as suspects in the murder of 15-year-old Martha Moxley. Prosecutors say those interviews, conducted in the early 19-90s, show the Skakels maintained their innocence, but changed their stories. Krebs was scheduled to appear before the grand jury sitting in Bridgeport on March 24th.
State Sex Offender Website Online
(Hartford-WTNH) _ The State of Connecticut's Sex Offender Registry went online at the first of the year. Residents can look to see if a convicted sex offender is living in their neighborhood by accessing the information through the Department of Public Safety's website at www.state.ct.us/dps/sor.htm
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