Border Patrol checkpoint on I-89 in NH snarls traffic, causes stir
Asma Elhuni, left, of White River Junction, holds a sign with Suzanne Serat, of Hanover, N.H., over I-89 south in Lebanon on Thursday. The sign alerts drivers that a Border Patrol check point is ahead...
View ArticleMurder victim’s stepson denies gun charges
The LaPlatte Town Forest trailhead on Gilman Road in Hinesburg, where David Auclair was fatally shot in July. Photo by Alexandre Silberman/VTDigger BURLINGTON — The stepson of a Williston man shot and...
View ArticleHartford immigration policing issue going to voters
Supporters of the originally worded proposed “Welcoming Hartford” ordinance sit in the front row of the auditorium at Hartford High School in White River Junction, on July 30. Rick Russell photograph...
View ArticleHigh court rules landowners protected from suit in toddler’s death
The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled a state law protects the owners of a Waterbury property next to a daycare from liability for the drowning of a toddler who wandered off from that facility. Parker...
View ArticlePolice honor teen who tipped them off to alleged school shooting plot
The Vermont State Police color guard troops the colors at the VSP Annual Awards Ceremony at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday, September 6, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A New York state...
View ArticleNortheast Kingdom defenders worry hiring problems harm clients’ rights
Public defender Jill Jourdan, right, appears in Orleans County Superior Court in Newport last month. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger When Carl King met the lieutenant governor this summer to talk...
View ArticleCourt documents detail investigation into alleged downtown Burlington pot...
The Ridin’ High skate shop, located on the corner of Battery and Pearl Streets in Burlington, is seen on August 22. Photo by Alexandre Silberman/VTDigger This article was updated on Sept. 9 with a...
View ArticleBurlington woman faces charges following Leddy beach incident
The Friday night incident involving what appeared to be a firearm occurred at Leddy Park Beach in Burlington. Photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger BURLINGTON — A 47-year-old woman has been ordered into court...
View ArticleBakersfield man used vehicle to try to kill relative, troopers say
A 53-year-old Bakersfield man was arrested Sunday after troopers said he intentionally crashed a vehicle into one driven by a family member. Jeffrey Cota. Vermont State Police photo Jeffrey Cota now...
View ArticleVermont’s AG eyes settlement with Purdue Pharma, despite stalled negotiations
Purdue’s headquarters are housed in One Stamford Forum in Stamford, Connecticut, seen here in 2010. Photo via WikiMedia Commons Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan is hopeful the state will reach a...
View ArticleCriminal case to delay state auditor EB-5 report
VT State Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer at his office in Montpelier in 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont State Auditor Douglas Hoffer’s effort to find out who knew what when in state...
View ArticleMore sex offenders in St. J facility? No thanks, says Selectboard
Inside the ward of the St. Johnsbury work camp, where state officials have asked to house more sex offenders. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger ST. JOHNSBURY — Selectmen roundly rejected a...
View ArticleSuspicious package at Sanders field office found harmless
The St. Johnsbury Fire Department responded to a call of a suspicious package at the field office of Sen. Bernie Sanders in St. Johnsbury on Tuesday. Photo by Justin Trombley/VTDigger This story was...
View ArticleBurlington police ask public’s help in locating suspects in beating
Police are seeking two suspects in an Old North End beating last week. Burlington City photo BURLINGTON — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two suspects still at large in the beating...
View ArticleAG: No charges against troopers in fatal Tunbridge shooting
This article by Jordan Cuddemi was published by the Valley News on Sept. 10. MONTPELIER — The Vermont Attorney General’s Office says it won’t prosecute the Vermont State Police troopers who fatally...
View ArticleMan accused of attempting to murder wife and stepson with his car pleads not...
Jeffrey Cota enters the Franklin County courtroom along with his attorney, Steve Dunham, left, for his bail hearing on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. Still image from MyNBC5 An Enosburg Falls man has pleaded...
View ArticleWoman charged in armed threat against teens works for Homeland Security
The woman who approached the teens with an air rifle Friday night was said to live north of Leddy Park Beach, shown here on Sunday. Photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger BURLINGTON — The woman charged with...
View ArticleVermont won’t join landmark $12 billion opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma
Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan speaks before a joint legislative committee in July. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Vermont will not be part of what could be the largest settlement yet in...
View Article4 more F-35 protesters arrested after refusing to leave Leahy’s office
F-35 protesters, from left, Roseanne Greco, Roddy O’Neil Cleary and Rabbi Joshua Chasan. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Four more F-35 protesters were arrested at Sen. Patrick Leahy’s...
View ArticleGroup says prison system’s care provider should be subject to public records act
Human rights attorney Robert Appel in front of Washington Superior Court. Photo by Mark Johnson/VTDigger Does a private contractor working for the state have to disclose the same information to the...
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