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Essex schools locked down after gun, bomb threats
A member of the state police bomb squad speaks with a police officer Wednesday at the edge of a perimeter set up around Essex High School following gun and bomb threats. Photo by Morgan...
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House advances bills promoting racial justice
Rep. Kiah Morris, D-Bennington, is a sponsor of one of the bills. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerThe House advanced two pieces of legislation that aim to address racial justice issues in policing...
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Vermont ACLU sues border agency over secrecy on travel ban
Lia Ernst is a lawyer with the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. File photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDiggerThe Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit Wednesday...
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Relatives left behind by overdose speak about opiate response
Melissa Zebrowski, Jeanette Birch and Gov. Phil Scott appear at a news conference about opiate addiction Thursday. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerTo a crowded room at the Statehouse, Bill Mapes of...
View ArticlePolice: Essex school threats were likely ‘swatting’ hoax
Police say the credibility of threats to Essex High School, which resulted in lockdowns at area schools Wednesday, has “greatly diminished” after their initial investigation. The Essex Police...
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UPDATED: Raymond James agrees to pay $150 million in EB-5 fraud settlement
Michael Goldberg, the court-appointed receiver in the EB-5 fraud case, speaks at a Statehouse news conference Thursday with the governor beside him. Photo by Michael Dougherty/VTDigger The...
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SCOV Law Blog: A question of a testator’s intent
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Thomas M. Kester. In re Holbrook, 2017 VT 15 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr Tom Sawyer watched his own funeral. But Dr. Alfred...
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Vermont Supreme Court calls for new sentence in Rutland hit-and-run fatality...
Defender General Matt Valerio. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerThe Vermont Supreme Court has ordered a new sentencing hearing for former Rutland city attorney Christopher Sullivan, convicted in a...
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Delays for St. Albans treatment clinic ‘troubling,’ state official says
The location of the future St. Albans opiate treatment hub. Photo by Morgan True/VTDiggerST. ALBANS — Thursday was opioid overdose awareness day at the statehouse, a day for officials and members of...
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Windham County sheriff’s deputies get body cameras
A body camera worn by a member of the Windham County Sheriff’s Office. Photo by Randolph T. Holhut/The CommonsNEWFANE – Windham County sheriff’s deputies are now armed with cameras. Sheriff Keith Clark...
View ArticleSenate panel passes racial justice board bill
The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed legislation creating a panel to monitor issues of racial disparity in Vermont’s criminal and juvenile justice systems. The bill creates a 13-member panel,...
View ArticlePolice: Passed-out man left 9-year-old alone in movie theater
RUTLAND — Police said a 9-year-old child found alone at a downtown movieplex had gone there with a Rutland man who was later discovered passed out from using heroin. Lawrence F. Jacques, 29, pleaded...
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Five face indictments in Colchester drug ring
Almighty Peaks Painting on West Shore Drive in Colchester. The business from which Darrick Holmes was allegedly distributing drugs. Photo by Morgan True / VTDiggerBURLINGTON — Federal grand juries...
View ArticleSenators scaling back domestic violence gun removal proposal
The Senate Judiciary Committee is paring back a House bill that would allow police to remove firearms from the scene of domestic violence incidents. Last month the House narrowly approved H.422, which...
View ArticleRutland theater offers reward after laptops, Ortiz-signed ball stolen
RUTLAND — Officials with the Paramount Theatre are offering a $1,000 reward for four staff laptops stolen during a weekend burglary. In addition to the laptops, $300 in cash was taken, as well as a...
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Frustrated by House inaction, Senate to move on marijuana
Sen. Jeanette White, D-Windham, speaks in support of marijuana legalization last year. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerAs a marijuana legalization bill idles in a House committee, senators are...
View ArticleThreats lead to lockdown at South Burlington High School
SOUTH BURLINGTON — South Burlington High School went into lockdown Wednesday after school staff received threatening emails and phone calls this week. Superintendent David Young reported that threats...
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Rutland City denies police bias claims
The owner of The Local nightclub in downtown Rutland has filed a federal lawsuit against the city’s police department alleging their discriminatory practices forced him to shutter his establishment...
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Judge: Officials’ messages on private accounts aren’t public
A recent ruling by Superior Court Judge Robert Mello would allow public officials to circumvent Vermont’s Public Records Act by conducting official business on their private cellphone or email...
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House gives initial approval to media shield law bill
Journalists Hilary Niles and Paul Heintz at the Statehouse. Photo by Mark Johnson/VTDiggerThe Vermont House gave support Wednesday to a bill that would protect journalists from having to provide the...
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