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Speeding ticket spat raises claims of intimidation, corruption and bad behavior
Addison County Sheriff Peter Newton speaks Wednesday at a press conference at the department’s headquarters in Middlebury. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDigger Addison County Sheriff Peter Newton is calling...
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Consulting firm’s assessment of Burlington Police has major omissions and...
Skyler Nash, a public policy and research analyst for the Burlington’s Racial Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Department, is pictured in Montpelier on April 11, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger...
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Authorities investigate fatal shooting by Hartford police officer
Vermont State Police investigate a fatal police shooting on Paula Street in Hartford Village on Aug. 5, 2021. Photo by Jennifer Hauck/Valley News This article by Anna Merriman was published July 28 in...
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Grand Isle courthouse now closed 3 days a week after sheriff cuts security...
The Grand Isle County Courthouse is now closed three days a week after the county sheriff cut security services at the building. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons The Grand Isle County Courthouse is...
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Ex-North End Studios leader Ben Bergstein arrested on sexual assault charge
Ben Bergstein at the North End Studios’ Winooski location in January 2019. Photo by Oliver Parini Ben Bergstein, the discredited former operator of the North End Studios, has been arrested on a charge...
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‘Hero dog’ crash coverage shows not every story is the full story
Police say a dog helped them locate the driver and passenger in a pickup truck that crashed off Interstate 89 in White River Junction on Jan. 3. New Hampshire State Police photograph Editor’s Note:...
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Farm management or climate change? Vorsteveld trial wraps up in Addison County.
This Exhibit presented by the Hoppers’ attorneys shows runoff in Lake Champlain near the Hopper and Vorsteveld properties. Photo courtesy of Addison County Superior Court By the time attorneys had...
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Chittenden prosecutor won’t try charges resulting from ‘non-public safety...
The Chittenden County prosecutor’s office will no longer pursue charges in cases where evidence of a crime was collected during a “non-public safety” traffic stop, according to a memo from Chittenden...
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Supreme Court denies Banyai’s appeal, orders Slate Ridge to close
Daniel Banyai speaks to a group at Slate Ridge in Pawlet. Facebook photo Updated at 5:50 p.m. A Supreme Court decision has confirmed that Slate Ridge must permanently shut down and pay the Town of...
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Beehives and greenhouses wrecked at Burlington farm
The wreckage of six beehives and two greenhouses at Burlington’s Intervale Center, seen the morning of Jan. 13. Photo courtesy of Bill Mares The destruction of six beehives and two greenhouses set...
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Bennington man gets 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting children
Peter Drutchal. Photo courtesy of New Hanover County (North Carolina) Sheriff’s Office A Bennington man who ran youth adventure camps in multiple states was sentenced in North Carolina on Wednesday to...
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Shaftsbury man sues Vermont State Police for $25 million, alleging troopers...
Vermont State Police Trooper Robert Zink has been charged with assault, accused of striking a handcuffed suspect. Vermont State Police photo Shaftsbury resident Christopher Campbell has filed a $25...
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Judge: FBI interviews of Shumlin administration in EB-5 fraud case must be...
Ariel Quiros, left, whispers to former Gov. Peter Shumlin at a press conference at Jay Peak Resort in 2014. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDigger Federal Judge Geoffrey Crawford on Wednesday ordered the...
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State trooper sues Vermont Human Rights Commission, newspaper over...
A photo of the Barn House at the Clemmons Family Farm in Charlotte. Photo via Human Rights Commission report A state trooper is accusing a newspaper of giving favorable coverage to the Vermont Human...
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Meme justice: When does ‘calling out’ cause more harm?
Editor’s Note: Students: Is there a story in your school community involving questions of justice and social media? This article first appeared in Lamoille Union High School’s student newspaper, the...
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Burlington mayor nominates acting police chief to stay on the job
Jon Murad speaks after Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger named him as the city’s new police chief on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Updated at 7:14 p.m. More than two years...
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Facebook user’s lawsuit claims Vermont statute violates free speech rights
Several hundred Black Lives Matter supporters march through downtown Brattleboro in June 2020. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — A local Black Lives Matter supporter questioned by police...
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UVM study paints grim picture at Springfield prison
Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield, Vt. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger Staff and incarcerated people at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield have experienced high...
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Man sentenced to life without parole could get parole hearing in March under...
Amy Fitzgerald, center, and her mother Ellen Zeltserman in an undated family photo. Photo courtesy David Zeltserman A man who killed his wife by strangulation in 1993 could go before the Vermont...
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28 neglected farm animals rescued in St. Albans Town
Seven horses and 21 sheep were found neglected in St. Albans Town this month. Photo courtesy of Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Police and volunteers on Thursday removed and relocated 28 neglected...
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