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Barre man denies killing girlfriend whose body found in Middlesex
Randal Gebo speaks to reporters as he arrives in the courtroom Monday in Barre. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger BARRE — More than a month after the body of a Barre woman was found dumped on the side...
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Burlington adopts measures to tackle unruly behavior downtown
A sign at the corner of St. Paul and Main streets in Burlington points to downtown landmarks. File photo by Morgan True/VTDigger BURLINGTON — The City Council passed a pair of resolutions Monday night...
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Quiros can use IRS refund on taxes, $15,000-a-month expenses
A federal judge is letting Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros use a nearly $1 million tax refund to pay his $15,000-a-month living expenses as well as taxes and other bills for his properties not under...
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Panel calls for ‘honest conversation’ about racial justice reform
Vermont State Police Capt. Ingrid Jonas speaks during a meeting of a state racial justice panel Tuesday. Flanking her are Bruce Wilson, executive director at Service Rendered, a youth outreach...
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Rutland parent-child center wins tax exemption
A sign directs people to the Rutland County Parent-Child Center on Chaplin Avenue in Rutland. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger RUTLAND – The Rutland County Parent-Child Center has prevailed in its...
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Police won’t release video, audio of Poultney fatal shooting
This house in Poultney is where Michael Battles, 32, was shot and killed in a standoff with police. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger Vermont State Police have denied a request to release any video or...
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Vermont joins suit to preserve DACA from Trump action
Dozens of lawmakers, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., gather Wednesday at the Capitol to call for a vote on immigration legislation. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger...
View ArticleVermont judge: Google must obey warrants in child sex cases
A Vermont judge has told tech giant Google it must turn over evidence in cases of alleged sexual exploitation of children, the Vermont attorney general’s office said Wednesday. The orders by Judge...
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Jay Peak investor sues immigration attorney
Jay Peak’s Tram Haus Lodge was built with EB-5 money. VTDigger photo A Brazilian man who came to the United States hoping to escape corruption in his native country has accused his immigration attorney...
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Judge: Plea deal too easy on ex-Burlington police officer
Former Burlington police officer Christopher Lopez appears in Chittenden County Superior Court in Burlington on Thursday. Pool photo by Ryan Mercer/Burlington Free Press BURLINGTON – A judge rejected...
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SCOV Law Blog: Determining a child’s ‘home state’?
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Eric Fanning. Pierce v. Slate, 2017 VT 63 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr I’ll bet everyone reading this has heard the old...
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AG backs decision to withhold audio, video of Poultney shooting
Attorney General TJ Donovan. Photo by Anne Galloway/VTDigger Vermont’s top prosecutor, who will review the investigation into a shooting last week involving five troopers that left a Poultney man dead,...
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Lawyers: Study on policing gives new grounds for bias suit
Bennington Police Chief Paul Doucette testifies in January at the Statehouse. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger BENNINGTON — Lawyers for an African-American man who filed a civil rights suit over...
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Judge Murtha to step down; federal courthouse in Brattleboro to close
The federal courthouse and post office in Brattleboro. Wikimedia Commons photo BRATTLEBORO — The U.S. District Court in Brattleboro will close permanently on Sept. 29 as senior federal Judge J. Garvan...
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Poultney man faces charge for allegedly hiding dead body
The scene in Poultney where Alexandra Rooker’s body was found March 15. File photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger A Poultney man already facing federal drug and firearms charges after police found a dead...
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State mulls suing Equifax over lag in data breach notification
Vermont’s attorney general is considering going to court to protect the more than 240,000 Vermonters affected by a data breach at the credit rating agency Equifax. The Vermonters affected are among the...
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Class-action fraud suit can go ahead against People’s bank, Quiros
The lead plaintiff was an investor in the Penthouse Suites project, part of the Hotel Jay. VTDigger file photo A federal judge has given the green light for a proposed class-action investor fraud...
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UPDATED: Man shoots 70-year-old mother in Dartmouth-Hitchcock intensive care...
Hanover EMT Jeremy LaBombard helps a patient who was evacuated Tuesday due to an active-shooter lockdown at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Photo by James M....
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Vandal scrawls racist graffiti on Jasper Hill Farm structure
Racist graffiti was discovered at West Glover’s Andersonville Farm. Photo courtesy Jasper Hill Farm On Monday afternoon, Jasper Hill Farm posted a photo to its Facebook and Instagram accounts that...
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UPDATED: Autopsy shows hospital shooting victim was hit four times
Travis Frink, of Warwick, R.I., stands with his attorney, public defender Rebecca McKinnon, during his arraignment Wednesday in Grafton County Superior Court in North Haverhill, N.H. He faces a murder...
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