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Montpelier officer was cleared in shooting. But the probes took different paths.
Washington County State’s Attorney Rory Thibault, center, speaks at a press conference Wednesday alongside Montpelier Police Chief Tony Facos, left, and City Manager Bill Fraser about his...
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State police get 11 drones for accident mapping, rescues and surveillance
Vermont State Police Trooper Tom Howard demonstrates one of the department’s new drones at the New Haven barracks on Wednesday. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger After completing a lengthy review...
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Man who fled Vermont furlough gets death penalty in N.C. murders
Mikel Brady at court hearing in White River Junction on Sept. 8, 2009. File photo by Jennifer Hauck/Valley News A Vermont man has been sentenced to death for his role in an attempted prison break in...
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AG said to be ‘very close’ to decision in Burlington police case
Attorney General TJ Donovan and Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George, shown here at a 2018 press conference, have both been reviewing a March altercation between an officer and a man who...
View ArticleMother, daughter in Morrisville drug operation heading to prison
A mother and daughter hailing from the Bronx, New York, who prosecutors say set up a drug-dealing operation in Central Vermont, including buying a home in Morrisville as a base, have been sentenced to...
View ArticleWestminster slaughterhouse settles with town over $500K-plus debt
A man who borrowed money from the town of Westminster to renovate what ultimately became a failed slaughterhouse is now on the hook for the more than $545,000 that the town says it’s owed. Daniel...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: A CHINS disposition order oversteps its authority
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. In re A.M., 2019 VT 79 In re: A.M. is a good example of, “sometimes it makes sense to do something in order to get it done, but...
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Ben & Jerry’s sued for deceptive marketing in ‘happy cows’ case
James Ehlers, here at a launch event for his gubernatorial campaign in 2018, has filed a class action lawsuit against Ben & Jerry’s. File photo by Mike Polhamus/VTDigger Ice cream maker Ben &...
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Rutland chief weighs viewing of video in Louras killing
Clockwise from top left, Rutland City Police Cpl. Elias Anderson, Rutland City Police Sgt. Adam Lucia, Rutland City Police Sgt. Kenneth Mosher and Rutland Town Police Deputy Chief Ted Washburn....
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Q&A: Preet Bharara on the politics of impeachment
Former federal prosecutor Preet Bharara is scheduled to speak at UVM Nov. 14. Supplied photo After Preet Bharara was forced out as U.S. Attorney for New York’s Southern District in the first months of...
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Boston delivery driver found shot and killed in Vermont
Police found this truck at the side of the road in Rockingham and discovered the driver inside, dead of apparent gunshot wounds. Vermont State Police photo Vermont State Police are investiating the...
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Victim advocates seek systemic change
Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George, center, is flanked by community members Lisa Bettinger and Susanna Weller, at left, and police officers Gregg Jager and Sarah Superneau at a forum on...
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Shooting death of Boston produce delivery driver ruled a homicide
View this post on Instagram In memory of Roberto A post shared by Katsiroubas Bros. (@katsiroubasbros) on Nov 3, 2019 at 12:41pm PST The death of a Boston produce delivery driver who police say was...
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Suit claims DCF failed to protect children from years of abuse
Vermont Department for Families and Children offices in Waterbury. Google Street View The grandparents of two children are suing the state’s Department for Children and Families for ignoring what they...
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Corrections department rebuffs VTDigger again in public records dispute
Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield, Vt. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger The Vermont Department of Corrections, despite an order from a judge, isn’t revealing much about the...
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When inn tried to evict a tenant, he launched a harassment campaign
Sarah and Benjamin McIntosh rented this property behind their home in Lyndonville on a short-term basis to Gary Megrath. They say he refused to leave. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger LYNDONVILLE — The...
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Former corrections officer pleads guilty in sex crimes case
Southern State Correctional Facility. Photo by Phoebe Sheehan/VTDigger This article by Anna Merriman was published by the Valley News on Nov. 5. WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A former prison guard at the...
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Trial begins for 2017 murder that was Montpelier’s first in 100 years
BARRE — Jury selection has begun in a first-degree murder trial for the fatal shooting of former Vermont Frost Heaves basketball player Markus Austin outside his Montpelier home in the winter of 2017....
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Vermont organic hemp shipment leads to arrest of recipient in New York City
A photo posted to the NYPD 75th precinct’s Twitter feed showing officers with what they thought was 106 pounds of marijuana. New York City police took to social media Sunday to tout its seizure of 106...
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As opioid litigation expands, Vermont towns weigh their options
An unprecedented legal mechanism has opened national litigation against prescription drug companies to nearly any city or town. Last month, a packet of paperwork arrived at the town office in Kirby....
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