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Immigration rights protesters rally for policing policy changes in Burlington
After holding a rally outside Burlington City Hall in support of the No Más Polimigra campaign, protesters hung banners from balconies inside the City Council chambers. Photo by Sarah Asch/VTDigger...
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AG’s office on the hot seat at public records forum
Charity Clark, Attorney General TJ Donovan’s chief of staff, speaks during a VTDigger forum on access to public records in Montpelier on Tuesday. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Questions about...
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Burlington police committee recommends updates to use of force policy
Randall Harp of the Committee to Review Policing Policies speaks as the panel hears a report on the Burlington Police Department’s use of force policies last October. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger...
View ArticleWinooski police detective faces several domestic violence charges
A Winooski police detective is due in court Thursday to face charges that he repeatedly assaulted and threatened a woman, according to Vermont State Police. Christopher Matott, 31, of Alburgh, is set...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Unmarried couple’s finances difficult to untangle when they split
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by SCOV Law editor Andrew Delaney. McLaren v. Gabel, 2020 VT 8 This opinion issued on Valentine’s Day. I can imagine a lawyer couple reading this on...
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The Deeper Dig: Vermont’s deadliest decade for killings by police
A memorial for Mark Johnson at the location in Montpelier where he was killed by police in August 2019. Johnson’s death was one of four fatal police encounters last year. Photo by Mike...
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Margolis: Relax, gun owners, nobody is coming for your weapons
Rifles on display at Parro’s Gun Shop in Waterbury. Photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger Jon Margolis is a political columnist for VTDigger. To their credit, the gun rights advocates urging Vermont towns to...
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Possibility of death penalty looms over cases linked to Northeast Kingdom...
A Vermont State Police crime investigator enters the Waterford home of homicide victim Michael Pimental and his girlfriend, Krystal Whitcomb, on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDigger...
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Counselor accused of having sex with inmate denies charge
Victoria Calogero, 31, of Springfield, left, walks out of Windsor County criminal court in White River Junction with her attorney, Kevin Rogers, following her arraignment Tuesday, on a charge of...
View ArticleHostage situation at Newport prison ends peacefully
A hostage situation at the Northern State Correctional Facility ended peacefully Tuesday without injuries. State officials said an inmate took a fellow prisoner hostage inside a cell with a makeshift...
View ArticlePolice release video of fatal shootout in Rutland
A just-released Rutland City police video of a fatal shootout that involved the son of a former longtime mayor shows the suspect firing at police. The dashboard camera captured the incident that began...
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House rejects warrantless saliva tests, defying Scott’s terms for legal pot...
Gov. Phil Scott speaks during his weekly press conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Vermont House voted overwhelmingly on Thursday against...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Mother appeals CHINS ruling on children’s truancy
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. In re B.B., 2019 VT 12 Schools do a whole lot of things for kids. There’s learning – book learning, social learning. For some...
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Quiros seeks dismissal of criminal fraud case
Ariel Quiros, center, leaves federal court in Burlington after being arraigned on charges pertaining to the EB-5 fraud case on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The former owner...
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Judge rules tenants’ lawsuit against St. Albans can continue
Tenants said the city of St. Albans kicked them out of their apartments too quickly after violations were found. Photo from St. Albans city health inspector report. Two tenants allege the city...
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Schubart: Bring public scrutiny to ‘death by cop’
Vermont State Police investigate a fatal shooting involving the Montpelier Police Department last August. Photo by Peng Chen/VTDigger The last person Vermont executed was Donald Demag on Dec. 8, 1954....
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Four companies submit bids as plans advance to close Woodside
Ken Schatz, commissioner of the Department for Children and Families, talks the House Human Services Committee about the declining number of youth housed at the Woodside. Photo by Mike...
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Man shot in apparent homicide in Cambridge
Vermont State Police responded to the scene of the apparent homicide of Michael Haines in Cambridge. Photo by Ellie French/VTDigger Vermont State Police are investigating the apparent homicide of a...
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Taxpayers to foot bill for Stenger’s legal team in EB-5 case
Bill Stenger arrives outside federal court in Burlington for his arraignment on charges pertaining to the EB-5 fraud case on May 22. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Taxpayers will be paying for the...
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Brattleboro arrest doesn’t end 411% rise in vehicle break-ins
Rep. Nader Hashim of Dummerston speaks at a Brattleboro forum about his bill to expand the crime of unlawful trespass to entering a vehicle without the owner’s consent. Photo by Kevin...
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