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Manhunt ends with shooting suspect taking his own life
Police tape cordons off the scene of a shooting at 50 Meadow Lane in Underhill on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger This story was updated at 6:29 p.m. A manhunt for a suspect...
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Inmate convicted in 2008 shooting released to home confinement due to Covid-19
Kyle Bolaski listens to testimony from a toxicologist on the second day of a motion hearing to admit evidence at his new trial about the shooting victim’s mental health on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in...
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Jay Peak sale process ‘ground to a halt’ due to Covid-19 pandemic
The Tram Haus Lodge at Jay Peak Resort on June 7, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The coronavirus pandemic is delaying the sale of the Jay Peak ski resort, with the man in charge of overseeing...
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Donovan backs off injunction against gym owner, lawsuit continues
Attorney General TJ Donovan on March 12, 2020. File photo by Kit Norton/VTDigger VTDigger posts regular coronavirus updates on this page. You can also subscribe here for daily coronavirus news. Please...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: Drug conviction appeal argues ‘reasonable suspicion’ lacking
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by SCOV Law editor Andrew Delaney. State v. Tetreault, 2017 VT 119 It was a dark and stormy night. Well, actually, it was around 10 in the morning....
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Hundreds protest against death of George Floyd in Burlington and Montpelier
Demonstrators march on the Burlington Police Department after gathering at Battery Park in Burlington to protest the deaths of George Floyd and other people of color at the hands of police on...
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Child exploitation online spikes during pandemic
U.S. Attorney for Vermont Christina Nolan said her office has been aggressively pursuing cases. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger VTDigger posts regular coronavirus updates on this page. You can also...
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Photo Gallery: Rutland residents gather for vigil to honor George Floyd
RUTLAND — A large crowd gathered in Rutland’s Main Street Park Monday evening to protest the killing of George Floyd and the disproportionate numbers at which people of color are affected by Covid-19....
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Vermont’s Episcopal bishop decries Trump photo op
Vermont Episcopal Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown is the first African American woman to lead the statewide diocese. Provided photo Vermont’s first black Episcopal bishop has denounced the use of force...
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Will George Floyd’s killing reignite Vermont’s stalled use-of-force legislation?
Demonstrators march on the Burlington Police Department after gathering at Battery Park in Burlington to protest the deaths of George Floyd and other people of color at the hands of police on...
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Mass. man in legal ‘pickle’ after striking AOT worker
A Massachusetts man is heading to court after allegedly throwing a “large pickle” out of a moving car that struck an Agency of Transportation worker in Pownal. Christoph Herrmannsdoerfer was charged...
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Covid-19 forces a mother to make an ‘impossible choice’
Sara St. Peter decided to leave her son with his father after the pandemic hit. Courtesy photo Very early on when the new coronavirus reached the United States, Sara St. Peter knew that the virus...
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St. Albans police accuse protester of gun threat on counter-protester
This video shows Christopher Reynolds, left with hand on a gun, stepping forward as a counter-protester approaches Tuesday in St. Albans. Local 22/Local 44 screenshot St. Albans police arrested a...
View ArticlePolice arrest 4 at St. Johnsbury George Floyd protest
This story was updated at 9:54 p.m. Four protesters were arrested during a demonstration in St. Johnsbury Wednesday as protests against racism and police brutality have continued across the country....
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Montpelier appoints new police chief
Brian Peete will become Montpelier’s next police chief later this month. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Brian Peete will be making history as he steps into the job as Montpelier police chief. Peete,...
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St. J chief says protester who tumbled down stairs is not ‘innocent little...
Police officer makes contact with a protester who then tumbled down the department stairs. Facebook video screenshot ST. JOHNSBURY — Police Chief Tim Page says the woman who tumbled down the steps of...
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Lawyers object to electronic court filing fees
Some lawyers are objecting to a new fee put in place as part of the judiciary’s new electronic filing system. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Vermont Bar Association has called on lawmakers to...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: What makes a ‘deadly weapon’ deadly?
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Charlie Buttrey. State v. Kuzawski, 2017 VT 118 One evening, Justin Kuzawski was cutting boxes with a box-cutter. His girlfriend’s 6-year-old...
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Burlington Police Commission to consider update to use of force policy
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger and Deputy Chief Jon Murad on Monday, December 16, 2019. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Burlington Police Commission will consider updating the use of force...
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LIVE UPDATES: Racial justice protests in Vermont
A “Justice for George Floyd” memorial sits on the Vermont Statehouse lawn during a vigil on June 4, 2020. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger As protests against police violence and racism have continued...
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