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Burlington man in custody for attempted murder
The Burlington Police Department. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDigger Stephen J. Blaisdell, 36, has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, unlawful restraint and interference with access to...
View ArticleFamily expelled after crossing the border using the Haskell Library lawn
A black car carrying seven people sped across the manicured lawn of the Haskell Free Library in Derby Line, Vt., which straddles the border of Vermont and Canada, on the Fourth of July, according to...
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Middlebury College employee released on child pornography charges
The U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont in Burlington. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger A senior technology specialist at Middlebury College faces federal charges of possessing child...
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Londonderry man denies federal charges tied to 2017 overdose death
Stock photo by Pixabay A Londonderry man is facing federal charges linked to a fatal drug overdose four years ago. Timothy Slade, 29, pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court in Burlington to felony...
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Judge denies AG’s home-detention request for white supremacist from Bennington
Max Misch before a court appearance in August 2019. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger A judge has rejected a bid to impose home detention on a white supremacist from Bennington who has racked up...
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Fired Newport DCF director reinstated despite sexting, hostile workplace claims
File photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger State lawyers want the Vermont Supreme Court to reverse a decision by the state labor board to reinstate the head of the Department for Children and Families...
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Contempt charge dropped against activist critical of police investigation
Lee Morrigan, left, with attorney Avi Springer, faces contempt charges in a Barre courtroom Thursday, May 20. At right is Washington County State’s Attorney Rory Thibault. Photo by Grace...
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Five rounds fired into Barton home; neighbor arrested on separate charges
A pedestrian crosses Main Street in Barton on a snowy afternoon. Photo by Justin Trombly/VTDigger No one was injured when five shots struck and passed through a Barton residence with two adults and an...
View ArticleWoodstock physical therapist pleads not guilty to lewd and lascivious conduct...
Editor’s Note: This story by Anna Merriman was first published in the Valley News on July 12. WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — A 70-year-old physical therapist from Woodstock has pleaded not guilty to a charge...
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Former Randolph principal sentenced in sexual exploitation case
Former Randolph Union High School co-principal David Barnett, right, stands with his attorney Brooks McArthur as Barnett is arraigned on a sexual exploitation of a minor offense at Orange Superior...
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Panel briefed on mold removal at Vermont women’s prison, updated on new facility
Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility. Photo by Cory Dawson/VTDigger Work is underway to remove mold from the state’s only women’s prison, and the planning to replace the prison continues. That’s...
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Judge OKs deal in lawsuit over hepatitis C care for incarcerated individuals
The Northern State Correctional Facility in Newport. Photo courtesy Vermont Department of Corrections Updated Friday at 8:30 a.m. A federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a settlement that...
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Post Mills Airport owner dies in fall from hot-air balloon in Bradford
The Post Mills Airport, from which a fatal hot-air-balloon flight took off on Thursday. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDigger Updated at 6:40 p.m. The pilot of a hot-air balloon was killed after falling out of...
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Supreme Court upholds stalking order against Slate Ridge owner
Daniel Banyai, with coffee cup, speaks with some people attending a Slate Ridge picnic on April 17. VTDigger file photo Vermont’s Supreme Court has upheld a no-stalking order against Daniel Banyai,...
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National police oversight expert outlines next steps for Bennington
Brian Corr, immediate past president of the National Organization for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement, presents to Bennington residents and members of the Selectboard. Photo by Emma...
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Commissioner says corrections staffing shortage at ‘dangerous point’
Interim corrections commissioner James Baker, left, is seen in January 2020. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The head of the corrections department said the current staffing shortage is at a...
View ArticleJudge’s ruling deals blow to fertility doctor accused of lying about sperm donor
A federal judge says a woman suing a fertility doctor for allegedly lying and using his own sperm to impregnate her more than four decades ago can present evidence at her trial that the doctor is...
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Malware on employee’s company computer led to cyber attack on UVM Medical Center
The University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington on Monday, November 23, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger One afternoon in late October, the information technology department at the...
View ArticlePolice investigating series of burglaries in Chittenden County
The Mill Market and Deli was in shambles when owner Jim McCarthy walked in the morning of July 8. The front doors had been kicked in, the door to the back office had been broken and his safe,...
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Vermont will agree to national settlement with 4 opioid distributors
State Attorney General TJ Donovan on April 5, 2021. Photo by Justin Trombly/VTDigger Vermont will sign on to a national settlement agreement with four opioid distributors, Attorney General TJ Donovan...
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