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Burlington task force gets to work on issue of reparations for chattel slavery
Paul Growald, left, and the Rev. Arnold Thomas install stopping stones in September to honor the memory of Lavinia and Francis Parker, who had been enslaved by Ethan Allen’s daughter. Photo by Ellie...
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Prisons face staffing crisis
Commissioner of Corrections Jim Baker, left, listens as Human Services Secretary Mike Smith discusses the conditions at the South Burlington women’s prison on Jan. 8. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger...
View ArticleEssex Junction fire damages 24 vehicles, condominium
Twenty-four vehicles were damaged in a fire discovered Saturday at 4 a.m. inside a carport at 7 Densmore Drive in Essex Junction. The extended carport, which housed multiple cars, was fully ablaze...
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Report on death of Black inmate who pleaded for help rips corrections, health...
Kenneth Johnson died at the Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport on Dec. 7, 2019. Courtesy Vermont Department of Corrections A new report into the death of Kenneth Johnson, a 60-year-old...
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Brattleboro minority populations voice concerns about public safety
Downtown Brattleboro is reflected in a window with a sign promoting community safety. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — At a public hearing with the potential for division and discord, a...
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Reasonable limit or overly broad? High court looks at high-capacity magazine ban
Gun magazines on display wall at Parro’s Gun Shop in Waterbury. Photo by Jim Welch/VTDigger For the second time in less than six months, Vermont’s highest court heard a challenge of the...
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Burlington Police Commission OKs body camera policy
A screen capture from body cam footage from the Burlington Police Department that was released after two suits alleging excessive use of force by officers were filed. The Burlington citizen oversight...
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State education agency will review troubled Kurn Hattin Homes for Children
The original building of Kurn Hattin Homes for Children in Westminster. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger The Agency of Education will undertake a review of the troubled Kurn Hattin Homes for Children,...
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Chief suspends Rutland officer for ‘dereliction of duty’ in botched DUI...
Rutland Police Officer Misty Klementowski. Facebook photo from 2016 A Rutland City police officer has been suspended for “dereliction of duty” for her role in a bungled investigation of an off-duty...
View ArticleState settles with Apple for $1.2 million over deception about iPhone battery...
Vermont will receive $1.16 million as part of a settlement with Apple Inc. over allegations the tech giant knowingly deceived customers about iPhone battery issues in 2016. Vermont’s share is part of...
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Newport Center insurance agent loses license; accused of fraudulent practices
Mike Pieciak, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, ordered that a Newport Center insurance agent lose his license, alleging fraudulent practices. Photo by Mike...
View ArticleSCOV Law Blog: When does the count start for the 60-day rule for bail hearings?
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. State v. Downing, 2020 VT 97 & State v. Downing, 2020 VT 101 By Elizabeth Kruska I teach a class at Vermont Law School...
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Family of man who died after Burlington officer’s punch files suit against city
A University of Vermont Medical Center security camera provides a view of the encounter between Burlington Police Officer Cory Campbell and Douglas Kilburn. BURLINGTON — The family of Douglas Kilburn,...
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Lawmakers OK plans for privately run juvenile treatment center in Newbury
Architectural rendering of a six-bed juvenile treatment center proposed in Wells River on Oct. 29, 2020. The facility would be run by Becket Family Services of New Hampshire. The Vermont Legislature...
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Ex-employee sues Burlington Health & Rehab, alleging Covid violations,...
Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Center. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A former administrator is suing Burlington Health & Rehab, saying the facility didn’t provide adequate protections...
View ArticleBurlington wine maker sought investors, but didn’t have a liquor license
The state has ordered a cease-and-desist order against Zafa Wines LLC, a Burlington wine maker, for actively seeking investments while failing to disclose its lack of a proper liquor license. The...
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Dorothy Day’s Vermont granddaughter off to prison for nuclear break-in
Vermonter Martha Hennessy and supporters prepare for sentencing in the former bedroom of her grandmother, Dorothy Day, at the Catholic Worker Maryhouse in New York City. Courtesy photo A Vermont...
View ArticlePolice probe shooting death of man found in Rutland motel room
Vermont State Police say the death of a Massachusetts man found in a Rutland hotel room over the weekend has been ruled a homicide. Jonathon Houghton, 35, of Holyoke was identified Monday as the...
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Pot prosecution of paralyzed NEK man raises policy concerns
Bruce Prosper Jr., known as B.J., has been charged with illegal growing of marijuana, which he says he uses to treat medical issues from a diving accident in 1990 that left him paralyzed from the...
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AG’s office clears Rutland officer in shooting that wounded man in drug probe
Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan’s office has cleared a police officer of wrongdoing that left a man wounded. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger The Vermont Attorney General’s Office has cleared...
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