UPDATED: One person injured in Essex car-train crash
(This story was updated Nov. 10 at 4:45 p.m.) ESSEX — A driver was injured late Thursday morning after pulling in front of a train, which struck the car, police said. Jane Rowe, 54, of Essex Junction,...
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As nearby states legalize marijuana, Vermont weighs impact
Matt Simon, New England political director of the Marijuana Policy Project, speaks to reporters in early 2015. File photo by Tom Brown/VTDiggerAs the dust settles on the results of the 2016 general...
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Fell is denied death penalty exemption for disability
The U.S. District Court and post office building on West Street in Rutland. File photo by Andrew Kutches/VTDiggerDonald FellRUTLAND — A judge has denied a motion that would have spared Donald Fell the...
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Burlington begins new approach to ending opioid crisis
Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo speaks alongside Mayor Miro Weinberger and Burlington’s first opioid policy coordinator, Jackie Corbally, on Thursday. Photo by Morgan True/VTDiggerBURLINGTON —...
View ArticleThree arraigned on new charges in deadly Northfield fire
BURLINGTON — Three people were arraigned Thursday in federal court in Burlington after a grand jury indicted them last month on charges in a Northfield fire that killed one person last year. Jonathan...
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SCOV Law Blog: Incomplete deeds?
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Thomas M. Kester. Khan v. Alpine Haven, 2016 VT 101 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr Bill Cosby in “Himself” (1983)¹ has this bit...
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New group of EB-5 investors sues Quiros, Raymond James
Gov. Peter Shumlin, Jay Peak CEO Bill Stenger, Ariel Quiros, the owner of Jay Peak, and his son Ary Quiros at a ribbon cutting. Photo by Hilary Niles/VTDiggerA group of Chinese investors have filed a...
View ArticleTwo men found dead in Shaftsbury
SHAFTSBURY — Two men were found dead at a Shaftsbury Hollow Road on Friday afternoon in what law enforcement believe to be a murder-suicide, according to Vermont State Police. Troopers say they found...
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Investors press case over ‘Ponzi’ email search
Jay Peak majority owner Ariel Quiros. File photo by Anne Galloway/VTDiggerAttorneys for a group of investors who claim they were victims in the largest alleged fraud case in Vermont’s history aren’t...
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Burlington gets $625,000 grant to hire more police officers
BURLINGTON — The Board of Finance voted Monday to accept a $625,000 federal grant to help pay the salaries of five additional police officers the city plans to hire over the next three years. If...
View ArticleVSP releases more details on apparent murder-suicide in Shaftsbury
Editor’s note: This article by Bennington Banner staff was first published in the Banner Nov. 15, 2016. SHAFTSBURY — Detectives from the Shaftsbury barracks of the Vermont State Police and the Major...
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I-89 wrong-way driver to undergo competency evaluation
Steven Bourgoin is arraigned in Burlington in October on five counts of second-degree murder after a head-on crash with a car carrying five teenagers. Pool photo by Glenn Russell/The Burlington Free...
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Vermont State Police invite scrutiny with new database
The Vermont State Police is the first statewide police agency in the country to join a nationwide initiative to increase transparency about policing. Vermont’s largest law enforcement agency announced...
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Swastika found on Middlebury Jewish center
These photos of symbols found on the door of Havurah House in Middlebury were posted to Facebook.Anti-Semitic graffiti was found on a Jewish congregation house in Middlebury this week. The education...
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SCOV Law Blog: The complicated finances of divorce
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. Flanagan v. duMont (Flanagan), 2016 VT 115 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr The facts of this post-divorce...
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People’s United Bank, investors square-off over EB-5 claims
Jay Peak: Tram Haus LodgeA federal judge has been asked to decide whether People’s United Bank should be dropped from a class-action lawsuit brought by EB-5 immigrant investors in the Jay Peak...
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SIT alumni push ‘community conscious policing’
SIT Graduate Institute hosted alumni Brandon Lee and Hun Taing of T4T (Training For Transformation) as part of All SIT Time. T4T’s trademarked “Community Conscious Policing” is a workshop-based...
View ArticleSaxtons River man shot up houses on Sunday
Editor’s note: This story was first published in the Brattleboro Reformer. SAXTONS RIVER – Evidence shows a man shot at numerous houses and discharged rounds inside the residence he was in Sunday...
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State releases redacted EB-5 documents; VTDigger fights on
Bill Stenger, Ariel Quiros and Peter Shumlin at a ribbon cutting. VTDigger photo The state of Vermont has released heavily redacted records to VTDigger in response to a request for documents related to...
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Segregation of prisoners with mental illness declining
Alpha unit, a mental health stabilization unit at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield. File photo by Phoebe Sheehan/VTDiggerA controversial unit for prisoners with mental illness at...
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