SCOV Law Blog: Legislative intent
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska. State v. Joseph, 2017 VT 52 Mr. Joseph owns some land in Bennington County. He had some trees he wanted to cut down....
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Judge quashes whistleblower deposition in EB-5 investor case against state
A judge has ruled that, for now, defrauded EB-5 investors in a class action lawsuit against the state cannot take the deposition of a key whistleblower in the case. Lamoille County Superior Court Judge...
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Court security workers say whistleblowing caused firing
The U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont in Burlington. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger Duane Dingler has had a tough time finding work in the two years since he lost his job working...
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Police increase patrols, stress safety after rash of fatal crashes
Public Safety Commissioner Thomas D. Anderson speaks at a news conference Tuesday about a recent spate of traffic deaths. Photo by Cyrus Ready-Campbell/VTDigger Police plan to put more cruisers on the...
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Two face federal drug charges after Winooski sting operation
BURLINGTON — A Connecticut man and a Vermont woman arrested Monday in Winooski are being charged in federal court with conspiring to sell heroin. Nigin Gunter, 25, of Hartford, Connecticut, who goes by...
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Stabbing prompts Burlington’s del Pozo to call for reforms
Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo. File photo by Morgan True/VTDigger BURLINGTON – A violent attack in the heart of downtown this week prompted Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo to renew...
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Fired legal team presses for $3M payment for defending Quiros
Ariel Quiros at a groundbreaking in Newport in May 2015. File photo by Anne Galloway/VTDiggerFormer attorneys for Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros are renewing their push to get paid more than $3 million in...
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SCOV Law Blog: A reversal of a not guilty verdict
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by SCOV Law editor Andrew Delaney. McLaughlin v. Pallito, 2017 VT 30 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr Most of the time, you only get...
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Police: Rutland man charged after phoning in threat to ‘shoot up’ hospital
The emergency department at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerRUTLAND – Rutland Regional Medical Center was put on lockdown late Friday morning after a man called and...
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Judge again orders Diaz to turn over Coventry documents
Cynthia Diaz, the former Coventry clerk, treasurer and delinquent tax collector, leaves the courtroom Tuesday in Newport. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger A superior court judge has again ordered the...
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State seeks dismissal of suit against trooper, DCF workers
BENNINGTON — The state seeks dismissal of a suit brought by a former day care owner who alleges the actions of a state trooper and three Department for Children and Families employees forced her out of...
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ProPublica spotlights VTDigger’s EB-5 reporting
ProPublica, the national investigative news outlet, produces the Breakthrough, a podcast where investigative reporters talk about their biggest stories. On Friday, VTDigger’s Anne Galloway joined the...
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McAllister requests acquittal or new trial
Norm McAllister’s attorney Bob Katims briefly talks with Franklin County Deputy State’s Attorney John Lavoie during McAllister’s July trial. ST. ALBANS — An attorney for former Republican state Sen....
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Rutland man denies threatening to ‘shoot up’ hospital
Rutland Regional Medical Center. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger RUTLAND – A 60-year-old Rutland man is denying charges he threatened in a phone call to “shoot up” Rutland Regional Medical Center late...
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Rutland in solidarity with Charlottesville: ‘You can’t stop standing up’
Tabitha Pohl-Moore, president of the Rutland Area NAACP, spoke Monday night at rally in Rutland to show solidarity with Charlottesville, Virginia.RUTLAND — Tabitha Pohl-Moore said people must speak up...
View ArticleBarre man to face murder charge in death of girlfriend
A Barre man will face murder charges in the strangling death of his girlfriend. A judge granted an arrest warrant for Randal Gebo, 61, for first-degree murder in the death of Cindy Cook, 59, according...
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Killer of toddler Dezirae Sheldon gets 13 years
Sandra Eastman and her newborn daughter, Dezirae Sheldon. Courtesy photoRUTLAND – Dennis Duby, stepfather of 2-year-old Dezirae Sheldon, will serve at least 13 years in prison for killing the toddler....
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Vermont State Police mourn death of corporal
Vermont State Police Cpl. Daniel Marcellus died at home Tuesday evening after a battle with brain cancer. State police announced the death of the 14-year department veteran in a news release on...
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Burlington continues push for opiate treatment in prisons, debates safe...
Mayor’s Chief of Staff Brian Lowe listens during a City Council meeting at City Hall in Burlington on Nov. 9, 2015. Photo by Phoebe Sheehan/VTDigger BURLINGTON — A high ranking city official said...
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Alburgh man charged for spewing manure on Border Patrol car
Mark Johnson, 53, of Alburgh, center, wearing a plaid shirt, leaves the courthouse flanked by reporters. Photo by Alexandre Silberman/VTDigger NORTH HERO – Mark A. Johnson, 53, of Alburgh, pleaded not...
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