Sheriff: pilot should face discipline for crash notification delay
GRAND ISLE — The sheriff who mounted a large-scale emergency response to a plane crash on a Lake Champlain island said the air national guardsmen who did not immediately notify authorities should face...
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Podcast: Justice Dooley reflects on historic career
Justice John Dooley. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger In his almost three decades on the bench, Supreme Court Justice John Dooley was involved in some of the state’s most pivotal court cases,...
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Deputy in fatal shooting fired twice before
Police cars block off an area in Winooski after a fatal shooting occurred. Photo Andrew Kutches/VTDigger WINOOSKI — The Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed an unarmed man in Winooski...
View ArticleBurlington shooting investigation leads to drug, gun charges
BURLINGTON — Police searching for the person who let off a volley of gunfire into a Hyde Street home last week ended up arresting a New York City man on gun and drug charges. No one was injured in the...
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Homes in troubled Rutland neighborhood to be seized
This is 117 Park Ave. in Rutland, one of three properties being seized by federal authorities. Photo courtesy of NeighborWorks of Western VermontThree properties in a Rutland neighborhood that has...
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Prosecutor: No charges in youngster’s death at day care
No criminal charges will be filed in the death of a child at a Waterbury Center day care earlier this year, Washington County State’s Attorney Scott Williams announced Monday. Three-year-old Parker...
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Quiros mortgages condo, looks to pay lawyers $1M
Ariel Quiros at a groundbreaking for AnC Bio Vermont in May 2015. File photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger Ariel Quiros’ legal bills are mounting, prompting him to mortgage his New York City condo and ask...
View ArticleAssociate of founder of defunct Brattleboro firm Great Auk seeks dismissal in...
Editor’s note: This article by Chris Mays was first published in the Brattleboro Reformer on Oct. 4, 2016. BRATTLEBORO — An alleged mentor and business associate of a man accused of defrauding up to...
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Contested fiber evidence to be admitted in Fell trial
The U.S. District Court and post office building on West Street in Rutland. File photo by Andrew Kutches/VTDigger RUTLAND — A judge has denied a motion by Donald Fell’s defense to withhold evidence...
View ArticleState launches effort to fight financial elder abuse
The Department of Financial Regulation is cracking down on financial abuse of older Vermonters, Commissioner Michael Pieciak said Monday. An estimated 1 in 5 Americans older than 65 fall victim to...
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More than $9 million in grants to aid victims of violence
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., announces federal grants Tuesday in Middlebury. Photo by Adam Federman/VTDiggerMIDDLEBURY — Vermont will receive more than $9 million in federal funding to support victims of...
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Colchester police stop field testing drugs because of danger
Colchester Police Chief Jennifer Morrison speaks with reporters in December. File photo by Morgan True/VTDiggerCOLCHESTER — In response to warnings from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration...
View ArticleBennington Police seize $100K in ‘honey oil’ marijuana extract
Editor’s note: This article by Keith Whitcomb Jr. was first published in the Bennington Banner on Oct. 6, 2016. BENNINGTON — Police have seized $100,000 worth of “hash oil,” a potent marijuana extract,...
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Prosecutors: Deputy justified in shooting of unarmed man
Chittenden County State’s Attorney TJ Donovan at a news conference Thursday announcing that a police shooting in Winooski was justified. Photo by Morgan True/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Prosecutors say a...
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Fell’s defense wants trial moved elsewhere
Judge Geoffrey Crawford. File photoRUTLAND — The defense in the upcoming trial of Donald Fell is planning to seek a change of venue, according to court documents filed Wednesday. The defense has asked...
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SCOV Law Blog: Contesting attorney fees in a public health case
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Amy Davis. Town of Milton Board of Health v. Brisson, 2016 VT 56 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr Whenever I see a case...
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PODCAST: Preventing child abuse in Vermont
DCF Commissioner Ken Schatz Wednesday. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger When Prevent Child Abuse Vermont first started running a phone hotline in the 1970s, many of the calls the organization...
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Judge dismisses DUI case involving Border Patrol
A judge’s decision to dismiss an Orleans County impaired driving case has raised questions about efforts by federal officers to enforce Vermont state law. U.S. Border Patrol Agent John Marquissee was...
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Emails show DMV fraud-fighting spilled over into immigration enforcement
Migrant workers hold up signs depicting Vermont driver’s licenses at the signing of a bill in 2013 allowing them to obtain credentials so they can drive in the state regardless of whether they are in...
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UPDATED: Wrong-way driver kills five high school students on I-89
Williston crash victims. Facebook images(This story was updated Oct. 9 at 4:30 p.m. and again on Oct. 10 at 6 a.m.) Four of the five people who died when their car collided with a truck going the wrong...
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