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2 teens killed in head-on crash in Orleans County
Deanna Maryea-Cota traveled to the scene of the crash that killed her son in Charleston late Thursday afternoon where she placed a cross bearing the names of the two teens killed in the crash. Photo...
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St. Albans voters asked to fund 2nd police crisis worker
St. Albans City Hall. Photo by Peng Chen/VTDigger St. Albans Police Chief Maurice Lamothe recalled a challenging situation last year when his officers were called to help a local rescue service bring...
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Tennessee Waltz: Does the Bennington County sheriff still live in Vermont?
Bennington County Sheriff Chad Schmidt, bottom left, attends this year’s county budget meeting, held remotely on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Participants include County Clerk Marya Bossong, county...
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Prosecutor dismisses sex assault charges against ex-Landmark College student...
Landmark College. File photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger Charges have been dropped against a New York man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at Landmark College in Putney while they were both students...
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Driver pleads not guilty to charges in crash involving ‘hero dog’
A pickup truck crashed off Interstate 89 in White River Junction on Jan. 3, 2022. Photo courtesy New Hampshire State Police Editor’s note: This story by John Lippman originally appeared in the Valley...
View Article2 men face federal firearms charges amid homicide probe in Swanton
Two men arrested earlier this month in Swanton have been indicted on federal firearms charges in Vermont. The arrests come as authorities are investigating the Feb. 2 homicide of Elijah Oliver, 22, of...
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Police investigate death of incarcerated man at Springfield prison
Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a 73-year-old incarcerated man at the Springfield prison,...
View ArticleDriver in crash that killed 2 teens denies felony charges
The driver of a vehicle that police say crossed into an oncoming lane and struck a car killing two teenagers last week told investigators after the crash, “I think I passed out” and that she had a...
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Highgate man dies in 30-car crash that closed northbound highway for 9 hours
Emergency personnel responded to Interstate 89 in Milton on Friday, Feb. 25, following a multi-car crash that closed the highway for nearly nine hours. Photo via Vermont State Police Police said the...
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Fire destroys home in Lunenburg; family escapes with minor injuries
Talietha Lewis, Peter Parlock and their son lost their Lunenburg home in a fire on Saturday. Photo via Gofundme A fire in Lunenburg on Saturday morning destroyed the home of a family of three, but all...
View ArticleStudy shows more Vermont police budgets rising than falling
Many are higher, some a bit lower, while others stayed flat. That’s what researchers found in a new survey of local police spending proposals facing voters in many communities across Vermont on Town...
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Police investigate fatal shooting in St. Johnsbury hospital parking lot
Vermont State Police respond to a fatal shooting in the parking lot of Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury on Tuesday, March 1. Photo by Riley Robinson Updated at 7:38 p.m. ST....
View ArticleRutland man accused of threatening House speaker cited on violation of...
A man facing charges of threatening House Speaker Jill Krowinski last fall has been cited for an alleged violation of his no-stalking order, according to Capitol Police. Kyle Wolfe, 34, of Rutland,...
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Police identify fatal shooting victim, say spike strips used to stop fleeing...
Vermont State Police respond to a shooting in the parking lot of Northeastern Vermont Regional Hopsital in St. Johnsbury. Photo by Riley Robinson Updated at 10:16 p.m. A man fatally shot Tuesday...
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Prosecutors seek to bring defendant in Burlington fatal shooting back to state
Alfred L. Wisher. Police photo State prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant from the governor in order to bring back to Vermont a man charged in a fatal Burlington shooting three years ago. Alfred...
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Rutland man accused of stalking House speaker released on new conditions
Kyle Wolfe, right, appeared Thursday in court in Rutland to face a charge alleging he violated a no-stalking order. Screenshot by VTDigger A Rutland man accused last fall of threatening House Speaker...
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Brooklyn man charged in incident prior to fatal shooting in St. Johnsbury
Vermont State Police respond to a shooting in the parking lot of Northeastern Vermont Regional Hopsital in St. Johnsbury on Tuesday, March 1. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger A Brooklyn man has been...
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Accuser’s lawyer calls $100K payout to ousted Stowe fire chief ‘a reward for...
Stowe Fire Chief Kyle Walker. Courtesy photo The town of Stowe has reached a $100,000 settlement with ex-Fire Chief Kyle Walker, who was axed amid allegations that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a...
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Social media posts lead to new charge against accused stalker of House speaker
Kyle Wolfe, right, appears in court in Rutland on Thursday, March 3, 2022, to face a charge alleging he violated a no-stalking order. Wolfe was back in court on Monday, where he pleaded not guilty to...
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Grand Isle courthouse open five days a week, but trials still held remotely
The Grand Isle County Courthouse in North Hero. File photo The Grand Isle County Courthouse is now open five days a week for limited in-person services, more than six months after state officials...
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