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Vermont Supreme Court swiftly denies Banyai’s motion to reargue Slate Ridge case
Daniel Banyai speaks to a group at Slate Ridge in Pawlet. Facebook photo The owner of Slate Ridge will not be able to reargue his recently closed case, according to a decision issued Friday by...
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Vermont Conversation: The ‘pandemic-to-prison pipeline’ and the student...
School resource officer Jason Ziter of the Winooski Police Department waves to a student outside John F. Kennedy Elementary School at the end of the school Sept. 28, 2020. File photo by Glenn...
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Windsor resists plan for juvenile detention facility at former prison
The Southeast State Correctional Facility in Windsor on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. Photo by James M. Patterson/Valley News WINDSOR — Two identical bills in the Vermont Legislature proposing a 10-bed...
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Burlington City Council rejects acting police chief for permanent job
Jon Murad on Thursday, Jan. 27. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger After an emphatic debate that stretched late into Monday night, the Burlington City Council declined to confirm Jon Murad as the city’s...
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‘Just between you and me’: FBI records reveal an EB-5 fraudster’s direct line...
Former Gov. Peter Shumlin took gifts, campaign contributions and apartment stays from Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros while he helped the Miami developer troubleshoot problems, newly unsealed records...
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Quechee renters forced out of at least 18 apartments
The apartment building at 77 Quechee Hartland Road, where residents received notices to vacate last Friday. VTDigger photo/Ethan Weinstein Without leases for protection, dozens of renters in Quechee...
View ArticleFire kills at least 130 cows at Stowe dairy farm
More than 100 cows were killed in a fire at Percy Farm in Stowe on Wednesday night. Officials believe the fire, which started around 11 p.m. Wednesday, was caused by a skid loader parked inside the...
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Pownal man who taught at private school charged with sexually assaulting student
Peter Hirzel, 60, shown attending his hearing from a Vermont correctional facility. Screenshot A Pownal man who worked as a teacher at a Massachusetts private school is being held without bail on...
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Burlington apartment building damaged by fire for 2nd time in 13 months
A vacant King Street apartment building in Burlington caught fire early Friday morning. Courtesy photo A vacant Burlington apartment building with a troubled history caught fire early Friday morning,...
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Police: Milton man charged with assault was motivated by victim’s gender...
A view out a window at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans on Nov. 8, 2019. File photo by Glenn RussellVTDigger Police say a Milton man charged with sexually assaulting a...
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Bennington seeks public input on group that would have oversight of local police
Bennington Police Department headquarters. File photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger The Bennington town government has taken another step toward creating a community group with oversight of the local police...
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Fertility doctor accused of misconduct is stripped of medical license
After investigating six counts of wrongdoing, including using his own sperm to artificially inseminate two patients, the Vermont Board of Medical Practice reprimanded John Coates III, revoking his...
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Burlington mayor wades into Vermont’s discussion of qualified immunity
Jon Murad, right, speaks after Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger on Thursday, Jan. 27. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Since the national reckoning that followed George Floyd’s murder in summer 2020,...
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Hartford police may face leadership vacuum as veteran considers top-cop job...
Editor’s Note: This story by John Lippman first appeared in the Valley News on Feb. 9. Hartford Police Deputy Chief Brad Vail (Hartford Police photograph) Hartford Deputy Police Chief Brad Vail, a...
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Mother and daughter set to plead guilty in 2018 Highgate murder case
Erika Guttilla appears in Vermont Superior Court in St. Albans on May 8, 2018. Pool photo by Greg Lamoureaux/County Courier A mother and daughter from Highgate are set to plead guilty next month in...
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Her own brand of justice: Quechee’s Sarah George presses progressive reforms...
Sarah George is the Chittenden County State’s Attorney and a criminal justice reformer. George was in the Upper Valley visiting her family on Friday, Jan, 28, 2022, in White River Junction. Photo by...
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Hartford deputy police chief takes job in Barre leaving department with...
Hartford Police Deputy Chief Brad Vail. Photo by Hartford Police via Valley News Editor’s note: This story by John Lippman first appeared in the Valley News on Feb. 16. HARTFORD — Creating a...
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Woman in civil union custody dispute pleads guilty to taking child out of the...
Janet Jenkins, left, had not seen her daughter since 2009, when former partner Lisa Miller fled to Nicaragua to avoid sharing custody of the girl. Photo courtesy of Southern Poverty Law Center A woman...
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Bill would prevent immigration arrests in and around courthouses
Will Lambek, left, and Enrique Balcazar, both of Migrant Justice, speak at a rally outside federal court in Burlington in November 2018. File photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger A new bill would protect...
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Senate panel rejects bill to turn former Windsor prison into juvenile...
The Southeast State Correctional Facility in Windsor on Oct. 30, 2017. File photo by James M. Patterson/Valley News Cross Windsor off the list of towns that would host a new juvenile detention center...
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